Pez1974

He ain't the worse, but only becuase there is a lot of shite in there with some good 'uns.

In no order - Heskey; Routledge; Salifou; Agathe; Sutton.

There was also some that looked OK but didn't work - Shorey, Carson, Sidwell, Maloney.

However, in terms of money and benefit - he is just shit.

Staggering the amount of negative people on here. Then i really don't think it would matter who was appointed as some would still find some way of turning it into a negative so i guess with Houllier's age, former heart problem & consequential loss of form at Liverpool it merely makes him an easy target for the "ink bullies".

Don't get me wrong i understand just how much this means to us all but for me it is time to accept the difficult predicament the club found itself in & move forward with positivity & focus on all the good in this situation.

If it is GH then we can rest assured that Randy & co must have seen him as the best option & therefore, as i trust their judgement, i will trust he is the best guy for the job at this time. So what are the positives?

1. By all accounts his tenure at Liverpool was split into 2 halves. The 1st half before his heart problems was fantasic. He won the treble etc & made good signings mainly. The 2nd half, after his heart problem was poor but was that really any suprise? The guy had serious problemss for goodness sake.

2. He is now over his health problems so surely we would be getting more of an "early period" liverpool manager which would be awesome.

3. His age for me is a bonus as he will need every ounce of experience coming into this particular situation. Also he will be the perfect guy for KM to learn from at close quarters.

4. His style in the way he likes setting up strong foundations for youth development etc would seem to be perfect for us.

5. He's a proven winner which none of the other candidates are. Neither are Moyes or Jol in the Premiership.

6. His style of play would suggest he would be able to utilise the current squad to it's full capacity.

This seems about right for me

Happy Birthday General, sir!

On the piss m'lud?

2. GavLa80: Beating the small heath 5-1 was my most memorable game to date. I watched almost the entire game from the Holte End...I didn't have a seat so I had to stand at the very top (yes, I know, I did a bad thing!!) I was surrounded by rabid Villa Fans and we had a ball...a great day.

Quality!

General

I hope the tests go well, and that you are back over here again as soon as is possible.

You are doing a fantastic job, and I wouldn't change the management team at Villa for all the oil money in the world.

PS: I haven't got a final ticket, and won't get one becuase I haven't got a season ticket or been to enough games - so I don't deserve one. A few years ago, I had a season ticket and went to 2 Wembley finals, and it was a privilege, not a right.

Milner has let Gabby have his second goal, and has donated his first goal to Heskey. Because he can.

Last night was mental, but Tranmere was so tense because we were almost out of it so often! Oh, and I'm 35 so nostalgia rules!

Dunne, Milner, Cuellar.

Wow, a very threadbare list. And the left wing position seems to be a one man show.

Has to be Milner - done well for 2 1/2 years of the decade, whereas Solano only did 18 months; and didn't give much of a shit at the end (IMHO).

Go on then, Merse. But I hate having to pick between those 2.

Taylor - every team needs a heart. Barry and Merse may be the best 2 on the list, but Taylor would make it a better team!

I am starting to worry, but he is a top man and we would get no-one even close to his calibre. I think we need to manage our own expectation and take pride in the club conducting transfers properly (unlike Man Shitty).

A solid 8

We need another forward - and Man Citeh have shown what can be done to capture the imagination.

I would have liked a better right back, but there you go, nothing wrong with Young, just wanted a bit more.

I love MON's decision to go (mostly) English, but England just aren't that good, and we would have bought more foreigners in - peraps a Villa for the Villa?

Milner may become worth the figure being asked for Barry - but not yet, and not close

I am so proud to be a Villa fan today - please pass on the thanks to everyone at the club.

And the fact that we are doing to for a charity that means so much to the club, rather than going for a national or global charity (which would still be a great thing) should show everybody that this gesture is from the heart of the club, rather than being 'a bit of a gimmick' as some turd described it to me this morning.

Boo him? Only if he gobbed off about us.

Otherwise, never

DDS I like it but would change a couple of lines

Ashley Young, Young, Young

Better than that Ashley Cole,

Ashley Young, Young, Young,

Gets the ball and scores a goal

On the left, on the right

Giving de-fenders such a fright,

Ashley Young, Young, Young

Makes Ronaldo look like SHIITE

Try Joe Cole instead of Ashley Cole - more relevant

3 is the best - 4 is terrible. Might need my Gran to do a bit a stitch changing shortly though!