Gerard Houllier

[pmk1981]

Pmk have you seen what houllier has achieved as a manager in his career- his tactical knowledge can hardly be questioned, get off his back and enjoy the good times ahead of us , he is starting to build his team so give him a chance!

FINALLY, as sensible answer off someone who obvously has intellegence and isnt a snotty , spotty 15 year old wanking over justin beiber..

I know what you mean east, but that was YEARS ago,  the english game has changed loads since then,  i just think he his "too out of it" to be managing in these times,  we needed someone who has managed a club in the premier league more recently..

and for jar jar binks....

cowans should be assistant !!!

[eastie]

You may be right , but he deserves a chance and time to build a team.

[koreanmeatballs]

Might as well dig this up.

If he has failed in his attempt at signing J2M after flying out there to meet him, before a huge game for us then it is almost laughable. Just how shit was that sales pitch?

This couldn't have inspired much confidence with Randy.

Lose against them and I reckon that he will be gone by 6pm Monday.

May as well dig it up again. How's your mate the chef, by the way?

Haha...

Mate let's face it, we're still on the same amount of points as Wigan, we didn't beat the Blues when really we should of wiped the floor with them. He's signed a couple of players doesn't mean we are out of the shit yet. So let's not get too carried away, you don't get points for spending money.

Will have to say I was wrong, I thought the club wouldn't back him, clearly they have. So now we have to back him and give him our full support. I'm allowed not to like him though.

The chefs maintain that before KO he isn't in the changing room and on match days he spends an awful lot of time away from the team. As Rafa Benitez would say 'It'z ee facht'

[Lowendbehold]

David James' column in The Observer today about managers (and Houllier & Grant specifically) worth a read:

http://bit.ly/h9EYxy

Really good read there.

Abit worrying though, he seems to indicate that Houllier has always had a problem with player disliking him.

He also has the opinion that success early in the managers tenure usually means you have time when things get abit rough. Houllier is on thin ice then Jamo!

Does anyone seriously think any of the Man U players would want to go out to dinner with Ferguson?

I think the difference here is, though I would be willing to bet a good portion of the Man U squad dislike SAF they all respect(/fear) him & want to play for him.

We need to draw a line under this, as todays events have shown GH will be here a good while longer, the signing of Bent & his 20+ goals a season will improve any squad I just wish we had signed him a few seasons ago. Hopefully if he does come results should turn around & make Villa Park a happier place to be.

I think the point is the Man U players want to play for Man U, win lots of medals and earn lots of money.  Yes they probably respect/fear Ferguson. 

But I doubt players suddenly respect or fear a manager when he first arrives.  They might be cautious because he might not like the player, or if they know he is going to upset their apple cart, they might just try to get rid of him soonest, or they might just kick back at his methods and resist the changes, the most experienced of them anyway.  That might be what happened to us.

Then after a while they realise the boat they are all in is sinking and they are on contracts for 2 or more years at salaries they wouldn't get elsewhere.  They want to play, new players start coming in.  The Chairman makes it clear the manager is staying, so they get on with it.

[Ger Regan]

FINALLY, as sensible answer off someone who obvously has intellegence and isnt a snotty , spotty 15 year old wanking over justin beiber..

The irony is overwhelming. If you're trying to have a dig at others, it's probably best if you are able to spell intelligence, and obviously.

[PaulWinch again]

Well done Gerard, obviously showed Darren how ambitious we are.

[john e]

FINALLY, as sensible answer off someone who obvously has intellegence and isnt a snotty , spotty 15 year old wanking over justin beiber..

The irony is overwhelming. If you're trying to have a dig at others, it's probably best if you are able to spell intelligence, and obviously.

and Bieber,
and theres nothing wrong with a bit of Justin Bieber fever

[TheSandman]

He's certainly signed some ace players.

[Michel Sibble]

Pmk have you seen what houllier has achieved as a manager in his career- his tactical knowledge can hardly be questioned, get off his back and enjoy the good times ahead of us , he is starting to build his team so give him a chance!

FINALLY, as sensible answer off someone who obvously has intellegence and isnt a snotty , spotty 15 year old wanking over justin beiber..

I know what you mean east, but that was YEARS ago,  the english game has changed loads since then,  i just think he his "too out of it" to be managing in these times,  we needed someone who has managed a club in the premier league more recently..

You do realise he has continued his career with Lyon and won the French league?

[The Left Side]

Well done GH, all we need now from you is to conjure up a decent left back and this season will get back on track!

[Shrek]

Well I wanted him out after the Sunderland game, but for a man who has been out the game so long he certainly knows what he wants and doesn't mess around in getting them!

[Eigentor]

I just don't get the "he's been out of it too long" argument when it is obvious that his methods are more modern than MON's and his tactics are more sophisticated. Yes, GH has weak points, but every attainable manager has. Signing players doesn't make him the best manager around, but it shows that he has a clear idea about where we need strengthening -- ie what we lack to be a better football team. Those who have claimed that he is a useless clown are wrong. One piece of evidence is that fact that he has persuaded Bent that he is better off here than at the club that are currently sixth.

[Phil from the upper holte]

He's out of touch with the modern game so much he signs Bent & Walker & Makoun, he's not a mug I just hope he can get the players playing the way he wants, to get these players he must be saying something right.

[Clampy]

I'm still not convinced he's got the right motivating skills to get us out of trouble and take us on, but Bent and Walker are very good signings to be fair.

[pmk1981]

houllier trying to say gabbys surname - 1min .30 sec

tickles me every time i hear it

http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/aston-villa-fc/aston-villa-news/2011/01/19/video-darren-bent-and-gerard-houllier-press-conference-97319-28011307/