DJ_Villain Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Get.... the ****.... IN!!! Super Ray Wilkins!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompedyret Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Certainly an improvement over Roy Keane.or is it "to", "compared to" or something completely else?) You could say 'an improvement on' or 'an improvement compared to'. Those would be the most natural choices IMO. Thanks, HV. Annoyingly difficult to nail the English prepositions, sometimes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_Villain Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Can anyone come up with a Ray Wilkins themed chant to the tune of either the Adams Family or Superman considering his likeness to both Uncle Fester and Lex Luthor respectively? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReasonforRevolution Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Welcome Ray! Delighted. I've wanted this to happen for a while. Wilkins is an likeable and insightful chap. The players have got a massive opportunity to work under some top staff at the moment. This alongside amazing facilities, top support etc. they haven't got many more excuses. By the way, can anyone find the footage when he swears at a ball boy whilst playing for England? Funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Wow, great hire! Very positive news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Certainly an improvement over Roy Keane. or is it "to", "compared to" or something completely else?) You could say 'an improvement on' or 'an improvement compared to'. Those would be the most natural choices IMO. Thanks, HV. Annoyingly difficult to nail the English prepositions, sometimes. No worries, any time! I agree with you, I think prepositions are the hardest part of English really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Certainly an improvement over Roy Keane. or is it "to", "compared to" or something completely else?) You could say 'an improvement on' or 'an improvement compared to'. Those would be the most natural choices IMO. Thanks, HV. Annoyingly difficult to nail the English prepositions, sometimes. No worries, any time! I agree with you, I think prepositions are the hardest part of English really. On VT, I sometimes think commas, full stops and capital letters appear to be the hardest part. But you two guys have nailed that bit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 The anti-Keane. Good job, Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 I hope he wears his world cup 86 shorts on the touchline. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIVillan Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 I seem to remember Houllier getting lots of stick for saying that. Yes because the circumstances were entirely different. Yes. In those days 6th place was the norm. The Norm I would expect over a period of ten years not 2-3. Our average is 7/8th over history so I never saw what Houllier said a crime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nazvfc Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Does come across as a bit pompous and patronising at times. However, you really can't argue with his pedigree in the game, should be a very good appointment. He'd fit in well as a member on VT then :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) Does come across as a bit pompous and patronising at times. However, you really can't argue with his pedigree in the game, should be a very good appointment. He'd fit in well as a member on VT then :-) Keep an eye out for any new members with a nickname like "Baldy Head" or things like that Edited June 25, 2015 by sne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AntrimBlack Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Does come across as a bit pompous and patronising at times. However, you really can't argue with his pedigree in the game, should be a very good appointment. He'd fit in well as a member on VT then :-) Keep an eye out for any new members with a nickname like "Baldy Head" or things like that Or Kryton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Or Kryton. Nah, POB's not allowed to post anymore. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 I seem to remember Houllier getting lots of stick for saying that. Yes because the circumstances were entirely different. Yes. In those days 6th place was the norm. The Norm I would expect over a period of ten years not 2-3. Our average is 7/8th over history so I never saw what Houllier said a crime. Well, Houllier took over when we had 3 consecutive 6th places, that's why he was getting some stick. I suspect it was just a throw away remark, and most of us were not bothered by it. More of a problem was that he turned us from a top six side into a top 10 side. I suppose you could say that he kept his promise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 I seem to remember Houllier getting lots of stick for saying that. Yes because the circumstances were entirely different. Yes. In those days 6th place was the norm. The Norm I would expect over a period of ten years not 2-3. Our average is 7/8th over history so I never saw what Houllier said a crime. Well, Houllier took over when we had 3 consecutive 6th places, that's why he was getting some stick. I suspect it was just a throw away remark, and most of us were not bothered by it. More of a problem was that he turned us from a top six side into a top 10 side. I suppose you could say that he kept his promise. He turned us into a top 15 side and then Gary McCallister magically turned us into a top 10 side. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Has he got a book coming out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Maybe the sole reason for his appointment is media training for Jack Grealish: "stay on your feet" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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