Official - Houllier leaves by mutual consent (p.28)

[themossman]

Bit of a sad day really. Fair play to him, kept us up in difficult circumstances, got the best signing in years to come here. The football was up and down but moving in the right direction and I would have loved to see what he could do with a full pre season and a few more of his own signings.

[DrGonzo]

Thoroughly good bloke and I wish him all the best.  Lets see how many more managers want to come and take some of the abuse he has. 

[ozzjim]

Bit of a sad day really. Fair play to him, kept us up in difficult circumstances, got the best signing in years to come here. The football was up and down but moving in the right direction and I would have loved to see what he could do with a full pre season and a few more of his own signings.

Spot on. Would trust him with transfers etc a hell of a lot more than I do Aisla.

[Nev]

Its Ailsa. And I hope thats the last time I have to make that correction.

[Eckybloke]

Quite sad about this really.  I hoped he would succeed and wanted him to be well enough to manage the next season.

I worry that no-one's going to be good enough for some folk....hope I'm wrong.

[Dave P]

Yes some of the results were shite.  Yes some of the decisions from him were baffling, but I'm sure a lot of us could see what he trying to achieve. Above all he kept his dignity and I wish him well for his future health.

[Summers]

Now the fun begins..

[CJ]

Leeg - for the benefit of us pedants could you change the title to P28.

[john e]

i'l miss him more if we end up with Hughes

[Clampy]

Good luck to the bloke, i hope he gets another crack in management before he retires, but i think it's for the best all round really.

[Legion]

It's 18 on my laptop. I think it's to do with the number of posts per page you have set.

[Ger Regan]

Good luck GH, but he wont be missed

Yes he will.

[Grande Pablo]

It looked as if things were turning around until Man City away, which was one of many odd decisions he made (Pires, Liverpool, loaning Bannan).  Good luck, good health but this club needs better.

[PaulMcGrathsNo5Shirt]

Best of luck for a full and speedy recovery Gerard. I don't question Randy's committment to Villa, I want him to go out and show the doubters that he wants the best by getting in Ancelotti.

[The Situation]

Maybe the doctors advised against him returning, he banged his fists when he heard this because he believes he's healthy enough to return, Villa had some doubt anyway, when hearing what the doctors had to say it made their decision easier.

Since the signing of Bent I've seen some really promising things from the team and Houllier. I'm very sorry to see his health got in the way of him doing his job, atleast we now have the chance of carefully selecting our next manager.

We ended the season on a high note, lets look at the positives and look towards the future.