MrDuck

I'd be quite happy with Fat Sam. I reckon he'd do well at a decent sized club, plus he knows how to organise a defence. And as you say, Sam would never have done so badly with our squad as Monsieur Foot-in-Mouth has done.

Bet he'd have no problem taking the credit for that...

We could be in league 2 by then. Although in fairness it would probably be MON's fault, rather than Houllier's.

Too late to sack him now, but I really hope he goes come the season's end. We've had some tools managing this club over the years, but he is really taking the piss now.

You should spend a while checking out some of the footage of him on Youtube. One of the all time greats. For what he did for Liverpool as a player and a manager he deserves all the accolades you can throw at him. King Kenny indeed. He represents all that was so good about Liverpool in the 70's/80's, when they were actually respected (rather than laughed at) worldwide for the way they did everything - both on and off the field.

MON out.

Excellent post Blandy, well said.

How would it damage our reputation? If anything, showing this cut-throat attitude toward anything below-par will represent our high standards and ambitions Frankly I'd rather a damaged reputation than relegation, which is what we'll get if Houllier doesn't get his shit together sharp-ish.

Excellent article. I must admit that despite not liking the appointment, despite recent results and performances and despite being grievously offended by his actions at Anfield, I'd still side with the sensible notion of giving the man more time... BUT the way he has turned a team of players who would have run through brick walls for MON into players that for the most part don't seem to have any fight or passion in them at all speaks volumes. For all his obvious faults, MON was a brilliant man-manager, and Houllier appears to be bloody hopeless at this, as well as being a walking PR disaster. I can't see that changing, and I'd rather we cut our losses now before it's too late. I'm old enough to remember the likes of Venglos and McNeill all too clearly, and as others have said, this is all a bit too similar for my liking.

No, on that basis alone he should not be allowed back into Villa Park. Utterly inexcusable.

General, interested to see how/if you defend GH after his comments tonight, as detailed in the previous posts. Utterly unforgivable. His actions were a complete disgrace, and if Randy and yerself are happy to let him act like this then I will have nothing more to do with Aston Villa. And I **** love this club. Can't adequately put into words how pissed off I am right now. The man has loyalty to one club in this country and it ain't Aston Villa.

This.

It shows you cannot forget. He lost me tonight. If he said that he shouldn't even be given a lift home on the team bus.

Rubbish. Injuries or not, the players now look and play like they don't give a shit. Poor results are acceptable if the players are busting a gut and doing their best, but Houllier seems to have no ability to motivate them whatsoever. I'm doubting it would be much better with a full strength team available. GH is past it and still seems to wish he was Liverpool manager. I think Randy would be mad to give him money to spend in January. See how we go next season? Might be too late by then. Cut our losses and get Jol now, before we're truly ****. We're just lucky that Wigan, West Ham and Wolves are so awful, but right now we're really not much better. Still, at least people might start to appreciate that MON - for all his obvious faults - is actually a bloody good manager.

Some quality satire on this page guys

Well that was all rather under-whelming. Once again. Note to Collins - stop trying be David Beckham. Trying 60 yard passes out of defense every feckin time you get the ball is not the way to go. Just give the ball to the midfield and let them move it up the pitch. The we might actually keep possession for more than 5 seconds. Warnock still looks a shadow of the player we signed. Frankly he's beginning to look a shadow of the player Nicky Shorey is. Come back Martin O'Neill.

But, unfortunately for Villa, less successful than Spurs since WWI onwards. As I've said, it's perhaps time for Villa fans to stop looking backwards into the remote, Victorian past when the league was tiny. There really are no words to adequately describe the absurdity of Glaston's posts.

Well in fairness I think many people said the same (including the Liverpool players) - Rafa won it with what was essentially Houllier's team. Bit surprised that Houllier backed Domenech after Euro 2008 though - that's a bit of a worry!

Harry interested in England manager job - who'd have thunk it! http://bbc.in/dtML0m

Stoke have lost 3 in a row, and you wouldn't expect them to make it 4. I'd be inclined to think a draw, but... hopefully we'll have new manager syndrome and give them a good beating.

I thought Sven did a good job at City. Got their highest ever premier league points total (at the time) and did the double over Man U. I'd have preferred Sven over Houllier to be honest. I don't get all the people who write off Curbishley as crap either. Wouldn't be my first choice here, but the man did a brilliant job with Charlton. Followed that up with saving West Ham from relegation and got them top 10 the following year - no mean achievement. I don't see any negatives on his record really. I can cope with the Houllier appointment, but I hope to god he doesn't bring Thompson with him. The man is Liverpool through and through and in the media he acts like he has some sort of personal grudge against Villa.

So very true.

Wot 'e said.

Roger was awesome. If you don't think so, you possibly didn't get it. 8)