Zatman Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, TheEgo said: Waaaaayyyy too much made of this. Houllier LITERALLY had his life saved at that very ground and club. We are a sensitive and insecure fan base at times Sign wasn't the issue. It was the whole attitude that night. We got smashed by Hodgson Liverpool and didn't lay a glove on them live on Sky then he treated it as his testimonial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted November 11, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2021 4 minutes ago, Steero113 said: Nah. Not when there are 'fans' on here who are actively wishing the club to get relegated. Regardless of whether anyone wanted him or an alternative, that is pretty shocking behaviour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HanoiVillan Posted November 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2021 7 minutes ago, hippo said: Sorry I meant what does a typical fan have to do be "backing the manager" I don't like the appointment. But imo it's misguided rather than lacking ambition. SG met the whole board and was impressed by what he heard. I think he will have a fair wedge to spend I agree, this is a meaningless thing that fans demand of each other, vaguely cult-like. IMO you are giving sufficient 'backing to the manager' if you don't boo him or the team at games, dunno what else anyone needs to do really. Certainly demanding that people stop being skeptical of an appointment they feel skeptical of is not going to work; the way skepticism disappears is if results start coming on the pitch, and when that happens nobody will need to be going around demanding 'backing to the manager'. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 4 minutes ago, TheEgo said: Waaaaayyyy too much made of this. Houllier LITERALLY had his life saved at that very ground and club. We are a sensitive and insecure fan base at times I actually have little issue with Houllierl and the sign, given that very same set of circumstances you mentioned. I'm cautiously optimistic about Gerrard as head coach too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 What time do we reckon he'll talk to the media? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, Johnnyp said: Why no interview yet ? Photo hardly photoshopped was it ? He has some quotes on the BBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted November 11, 2021 Moderator Share Posted November 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, briny_ear said: FFS this is desperate stuff. Ha ha, people can imitate a clapped out 90s TV show’s impersonation of the Liverpool accent. Wow, I’m rolling about laughing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Just now, Zatman said: He has some quotes on the BBC I know but i meant actually seeing him speak to avtv or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 1 minute ago, HanoiVillan said: I agree, this is a meaningless thing that fans demand of each other, vaguely cult-like. IMO you are giving sufficient 'backing to the manager' if you don't boo him or the team at games, dunno what else anyone needs to do really. Certainly demanding that people stop being skeptical of an appointment they feel skeptical of is not going to work; the way skepticism disappears is if results start coming on the pitch, and when that happens nobody will need to be going around demanding 'backing to the manager'. Thank feck you posted that. Agree totally with every word. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzel Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 I wasn't sure about appointing him, but I am sure that Steven wouldn't have come to Villa without a guarantee of some pretty major backing from the owners. So with that in mind I'm pretty happy with the appointment, as he is convinced he will be able to get the support needed from the owners to achieve his aims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Just a quick to @Eastie for the ITK on Gerrard that you were good enough to share with everyone long before it became public knowledge. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEgo Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 4 minutes ago, Zatman said: Sign wasn't the issue. It was the whole attitude that night. We got smashed by Hodgson Liverpool and didn't lay a glove on them live on Sky then he treated it as his testimonial Again, he was massively sentimental to a club that saved his life.We as fans don't have an entitled right to exacting behaviour. For me to be talking about it years later is odd. Our fan base needs to get a little more self assurance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, blandy said: now do one with deano saying "no, yeah" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Our Scouse In the middle of VP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, Zatman said: Sign wasn't the issue. It was the whole attitude that night. We got smashed by Hodgson Liverpool and didn't lay a glove on them live on Sky then he treated it as his testimonial Houllier looked down on villa from day 1. He postponed his start date to take in an awards ceremony !!! Not a fan of SG - but I don't believe he will do that. Sure he will get a massive reception at Anfield - which he will acknowledge - fair enough. But he won't give BS about it being ok to lose to Liverpool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichiBoi11 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 2 hours ago, MaVilla said: with regard to NSWE/Purslow, they must have promised him substantial backing in the transfer market, will be interesting to see who we go for in Jan/the summer. £60 million for January supposedly, which you can easily see being true due to the Grealish profit that massively pushed back our FFP limits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEgo Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, maqroll said: Our Scouse In the middle of VP Works better if you use it's full title. Our Scouse in the middle of Villa Park, our Scouse etc!! Very good though haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Just now, RichiBoi11 said: £60 million for January supposedly, which you can easily see being true due to the Grealish profit that massively pushed back our FFP limits. the interesting thing will be if the money was always there but we couldn't get our targets, with a new coaching team do we have new targets im guessing we will never know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEgo Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, hippo said: Houllier looked down on villa from day 1. He postponed his start date to take in an awards ceremony !!! Not a fan of SG - but I don't believe he will do that. Sure he will get a massive reception at Anfield - which he will acknowledge - fair enough. But he won't give BS about it being ok to lose to Liverpool. John Terry got away with outright saying he couldn't and wouldn't play against Chelsea. Far far worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Just now, TheEgo said: Works better if you use it's full title. Our Scouse in the middle of Villa Park, our Scouse etc!! Very good though haha id change it slightly, drop the "middle" our scouse, manager at villa park play with manager to make it fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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