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Offline SheffieldVillain

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Re: Sack the Manager?
« Reply #750 on: March 25, 2011, 07:08:26 PM »
Get a room, lol

It'd have to be a pretty big room to fit in everyone fed up with your repetitive posting.

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Re: Sack the Manager?
« Reply #751 on: March 25, 2011, 07:14:33 PM »
Ok I'm hearing you loud and clear, I will not be commenting on Monsieur Houllier now until after Liverpool or as soon as fate is known

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Re: Sack the Manager?
« Reply #752 on: March 25, 2011, 07:17:52 PM »
No less boring than all this banging on about giving him more time, he plays an exciting brand of football, he knows what he's doing bollocks


But nobody is posting this continuously, every single fucking post they make!
We know your opinion, you have posted it eleventy-billion fucking times in the last week, give it a fucking rest you boring, boring knobber.

Dave, my apologies for not having posted this sooner. But that sir is fucking brilliant.

Offline TheSandman

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Re: Sack the Manager?
« Reply #753 on: March 25, 2011, 07:27:04 PM »
I seem to remember reading when he was appointed articles quoting Carragher and Gerrard saying that Houllier is the best manager they'd worked with (or words to that effect). Now don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan of either of those players, but they've still done a lot more in this game than the majority of our squad have. (Pires excepted of course).

Interestingly those two Liverpool players you mentioned were very young when Houllier brought them through. Aren't we hearing similar mutterings from our young kids? That they like him as a manager, and like his training methods. If I remember correctly, when Houllier came to Liverpool he gutted the old guard out of that squad and brought in a lot of his own along with the kids. They went on to do alright. I'm quite sure he wants to do the same to us.

He absolutely slaughtered Paul Ince once after training apparently.


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Re: Sack the Manager?
« Reply #754 on: March 25, 2011, 07:32:11 PM »
He had that time with Evans with him first though didn't he, so the squad were stabilised more than ours. I agree though, he has walked into the bar and puposefully picked a fight with the biggest kid. Touble is that he has done it in a back drop of huge amounts of injuries which has meant alienating others has caused more problems than it would have ordinarily. I think if we survive, he has to be given the time to sort it to the way he wants. Oh and get a coach.


Offline mrfuse

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Re: Sack the Manager?
« Reply #755 on: March 25, 2011, 08:19:36 PM »
Someone tell that im wrong but even though I think Footballers are pampered and are not in the real world and That everyone is saying Houlier is right to enforce his strict regime why does this not happen all over the premiership?
 

It probably does, but winning clubs don't make good headlines.


Okay name me the last club that had so many players that seemed to be causing problems and tell me it wasnt because of  the manager

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Re: Sack the Manager?
« Reply #756 on: March 25, 2011, 09:09:40 PM »
He had that time with Evans with him first though didn't he, so the squad were stabilised more than ours. I agree though, he has walked into the bar and puposefully picked a fight with the biggest kid. Touble is that he has done it in a back drop of huge amounts of injuries which has meant alienating others has caused more problems than it would have ordinarily. I think if we survive, he has to be given the time to sort it to the way he wants. Oh and get a coach.

I'd take that. If we stay up I fully expect he will get that chance. It will either be a disaster or a monumental triumph.

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Re: Sack the Manager?
« Reply #757 on: March 25, 2011, 09:42:58 PM »
Friedel said today the regime is not strict. So the press are blowing much of it way out of proportion

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Re: Sack the Manager?
« Reply #758 on: March 25, 2011, 09:56:10 PM »
Friedel said today the regime is not strict. So the press are blowing much of it way out of proportion

Oh well thats sorted then if Friedel says so

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Re: Sack the Manager?
« Reply #759 on: March 25, 2011, 09:58:31 PM »
Someone tell that im wrong but even though I think Footballers are pampered and are not in the real world and That everyone is saying Houlier is right to enforce his strict regime why does this not happen all over the premiership?
 

It probably does, but winning clubs don't make good headlines.


Okay name me the last club that had so many players that seemed to be causing problems and tell me it wasnt because of  the manager

That's what I said.

Offline Dave Cooper please

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Re: Sack the Manager?
« Reply #760 on: March 25, 2011, 10:05:58 PM »
Friedel said today the regime is not strict. So the press are blowing much of it way out of proportion

Oh well thats sorted then if Friedel says so

You'd rather believe a tabloid journalist than a Villa player?

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Re: Sack the Manager?
« Reply #761 on: March 25, 2011, 10:13:47 PM »
Any link to friedels comments ?

Offline VillaAlways

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Re: Sack the Manager?
« Reply #762 on: March 25, 2011, 10:40:12 PM »
This is all I can find


Brad Friedel: "There has been a set of rules here for as long as I have been at the club, as there is at every club and probably most, if not all, work environments. The suggestion that I am in revolt - or any player is in revolt - over new rules is laughable. There are no new rules of any substance that I am aware of and the vast majority of what is in the rule book is something which was agreed years ago in conjunction with the PFA in any case. Supporters need to know there is nothing in this story. I`m committed to the club and our objectives and I`ve trained all week along with my team-mates who are not involved in internationals. The focus has been on getting ready for a big game against Everton and this is what we`re concentrated on."



Read more: http://www.astonvilla.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=7508196#ixzz1Healgx00

Offline damon loves JT

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Re: Sack the Manager?
« Reply #763 on: March 25, 2011, 10:49:58 PM »
Siege mentality please. Let's have it

Offline WikiVilla

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Re: Sack the Manager?
« Reply #764 on: March 25, 2011, 10:55:25 PM »
Thanks VILLALWAYS
Very interesting and positive from friedel

He still needs dropping mind
« Last Edit: March 26, 2011, 07:32:56 AM by WikiVilla »

 


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