RIP Gerard Houllier

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14-12-20, 10:41
LeningradCowboy

RIP Gerard Houllier

https://news.sky.com/story/gerard-ho...ed-73-12161041
14-12-20, 11:05
the other bob wilson

Re: RIP Gerard Houllier

Sad to hear that because he did seem to be a good bloke - not altogether surprising though given his previous heart problems.

RIP
14-12-20, 11:50
Elwood Blues

Re: RIP Gerard Houllier

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Sad to hear that because he did seem to be a good bloke - not altogether surprising though given his previous heart problems.

RIP

From what I have read now and in the past he was an exceptionally decent man as well as a fine manager.

A great shame but as you say Bob he had had heart problems for many years.

RIP Gerard
14-12-20, 12:25
Bobby Dandruff

Re: RIP Gerard Houllier

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Sad to hear that because he did seem to be a good bloke - not altogether surprising though given his previous heart problems.

RIP

Yes, he seemed like a throughly decent chap.

A friend of mine just told me this story about someone he knows who:

'..... rang up the Vale training ground a couple of days before the 2001 FA Cup Final in Cardiff and asked to be put through to Mr Houllier’s room. The muppet did it as a laugh as he simply wanted to know if Liverpool were wearing the home or away kit so as a fan he could wear the right top to the pub as it hadn’t been confirmed in the press at time. A charming but confused Houllier gave him a scoop that it was away kit!'

:-)
14-12-20, 12:47
Hilts

Re: RIP Gerard Houllier

The Ginola incident was an all time classic.

RIP.
14-12-20, 13:23
LeningradCowboy

Re: RIP Gerard Houllier

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">When Gerard Houllier returned to Anfield after a health scare in 2002, he was given the warmest of welcomes and a warm embrace from Fabio Capello ❤️ <a href="https://t.co/OaCejdwfiw">pic.twitter.com/OaCejdwfiw</a></p>— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/btsportfootball/status/1338436541463584772?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
14-12-20, 15:32
NYCBlue

Re: RIP Gerard Houllier

RIP
14-12-20, 17:36
the other bob wilson

Re: RIP Gerard Houllier

Nice tribute here;-

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55219725
14-12-20, 17:55
life on mars

Re: RIP Gerard Houllier

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff

Yes, he seemed like a throughly decent chap.

A friend of mine just told me this story about someone he knows who:

'..... rang up the Vale training ground a couple of days before the 2001 FA Cup Final in Cardiff and asked to be put through to Mr Houllier’s room. The muppet did it as a laugh as he simply wanted to know if Liverpool were wearing the home or away kit so as a fan he could wear the right top to the pub as it hadn’t been confirmed in the press at time. A charming but confused Houllier gave him a scoop that it was away kit!'

:-)

classy man RIP Gerard
14-12-20, 17:58
life on mars

Re: RIP Gerard Houllier

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hilts

The Ginola incident was an all time classic.

RIP.

Didier Deschamps, who would go on to captain France in 1998, said the failure was collective: "We've made real asses of ourselves." Gerard Houllier, who described the night as "the most catastrophic scenario imaginable", disagreed. The France manager singled out Ginola for criticism, accusing him of being "the murderer" of French hopes: "He sent an Exocet missile through the heart of French football and committed a crime against the team."