Risso Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 People were not really thinking it would take 3 months did they? It was clear to me it was just a few loose ends needing tidying up and leaving on god terms. Interesting listening to the Guardian podcast how he was involved more of the decent generation of French footy when they won the world cup, Henry etc etc. Only loosely involved with the current mess. Encouraging. He was quite heavily involved when they didn't qualify though! And if he was "only loosely involved" then why all this bollocks about his leaving date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 good good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Excellent news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-Reacho Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 People were not really thinking it would take 3 months did they? It was clear to me it was just a few loose ends needing tidying up and leaving on god terms. Interesting listening to the Guardian podcast how he was involved more of the decent generation of French footy when they won the world cup, Henry etc etc. Only loosely involved with the current mess. Encouraging. France Football's London correspondant Phillipe Auclair reckons Houllier is an inspired choice for Villa. Encouraging words indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 People were not really thinking it would take 3 months did they? It was clear to me it was just a few loose ends needing tidying up and leaving on god terms. Interesting listening to the Guardian podcast how he was involved more of the decent generation of French footy when they won the world cup, Henry etc etc. Only loosely involved with the current mess. Encouraging. He was quite heavily involved when they didn't qualify though! And if he was "only loosely involved" then why all this bollocks about his leaving date? Because they haven't got short memories and remembered that he is actually half decent and didn't want him to leave. Houllier obviously wanted to leave on good terms, a bit annoying for us but honourable all the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted September 15, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted September 15, 2010 People were not really thinking it would take 3 months did they? It was clear to me it was just a few loose ends needing tidying up and leaving on god terms. Interesting listening to the Guardian podcast how he was involved more of the decent generation of French footy when they won the world cup, Henry etc etc. Only loosely involved with the current mess. Encouraging. But if you go and listen to one of last weeks podcasts, they painted GH in a very different light. According to them, he was the one lobbying hardest for Domenech to keep his job - the subtext being that he expected him to resign with one or two more bad results at which point GH would take over again. They painted him as a very self-serving Machiavellian type. Not saying I believe either stories TBH but I thought it interesting that they could discuss GH one week and then give him a completely different description a week later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted September 15, 2010 Moderator Share Posted September 15, 2010 People were not really thinking it would take 3 months did they? It was clear to me it was just a few loose ends needing tidying up and leaving on god terms. Interesting listening to the Guardian podcast how he was involved more of the decent generation of French footy when they won the world cup, Henry etc etc. Only loosely involved with the current mess. Encouraging. He was quite heavily involved when they didn't qualify though! And if he was "only loosely involved" then why all this bollocks about his leaving date? Because they haven't got short memories and remembered that he is actually half decent and didn't want him to leave. Houllier obviously wanted to leave on good terms, a bit annoying for us but honourable all the same. Under French law Houllier had little option Jez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HJ Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Now what are we going to moan about?? That he's not an especially good manager. IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 People were not really thinking it would take 3 months did they? It was clear to me it was just a few loose ends needing tidying up and leaving on god terms. Interesting listening to the Guardian podcast how he was involved more of the decent generation of French footy when they won the world cup, Henry etc etc. Only loosely involved with the current mess. Encouraging. Everyone else seems to be quoting Jez so I'm joining in. Hou? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Hou's Better, Hou's Best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy_loes Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 People were not really thinking it would take 3 months did they? It was clear to me it was just a few loose ends needing tidying up and leaving on god terms. Interesting listening to the Guardian podcast how he was involved more of the decent generation of French footy when they won the world cup, Henry etc etc. Only loosely involved with the current mess. Encouraging. France Football's London correspondant Phillipe Auclair reckons Houllier is an inspired choice for Villa. Encouraging words indeed. Was Auclair the one who wrote the Cantona biography? He knows his onions that chap. An English/British equivelent of France Football would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Was Auclair the one who wrote the Cantona biography? He knows his onions that chap. You daft racist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 To be honest Jez I don't think a single part of his appointment has been clear, I think its been a mess. I disagree Ash personally. We loose MON. We gather ourselves. We start looking, some think it should have taken longer others appreciate taking the time to get things right. Find our man, oh shit he is in another job, we'll announce we have appointed him but he has to sort out his previous employment. To both please the fans and give a boost i'd imagine. Seems perfectly reasonable to me, i'm interested to see why you think its a mess Obviously in an ideal world MON would have left and we have the replacement in a quickest time as possible, this personally would have meant a lesser manager coming in. I hope Houllier does some magic because we need it, he has been both good and bloody awful in the past so i'm hoping for the former. Spent too long getting worked up about whether we're going to make the holy grail of the top four or not. We're a good solid side with some exciting players and not much of a chance of being relegated imo, so why not enjoy playing in the premier league. Never know we might do better than most expect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 I hope he meets the players before the match to tell them this is their first chance to impress him in person as he'll be in the stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWeedMcGrass Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Reo Coker will need a lot of impressing to do to retain his position in the first 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dundeevilla Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Houllier will be sat in the Villa Park stands for this weekend's Premier League match... Abominable use of English for a supposed journalist. Good news about Ged though. Got a feeling he's going to do a grand job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyHowell Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 He's certainly the best qualified manager we've ever had! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Reo Coker will need a lot of impressing to do to retain his position in the first 11. Really can't see that happening to be honest, NRC is probably our least technically gifted player. I'm looking forward to seeing if Houllier can get us playing a more expansive type of game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Houllier wont be in the dugout for the Bolton game? THIS IS AN OUTRAGE! RANDY AND HOULLIER MUST GO!! I DEMAND BLOOD!!!!!!!!!! Kidding of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 I've not exactly followed Houllier's whole career but I guess if you are hoping for a more expansive type of game, you will be very unhappy (well not unhappy but can't think of the right word) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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