Houllier's Popped His Clogs

[John Arne]

The man brought Anthony Le Tallec and Florant Sinama-Pongelle to Liverpool, so will always be remembered.

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[John Arne]

Oh, and he signed Erik Meijer. Legend.


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[Spikey M]

Less freds

[John Arne]

Less gerards.

[Manc]

FSP was the classic case of overwhelming talent at younger age group not translating to first team football. Didn't even reach 100 career goals.

[Luke Emia]

If only he had gone in 2002 when he should have done.

[John Arne]

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The Big Hits
Sami Hyppia
Didi Hamann
Markus Babbel (pre-debilitating injury)

The Good 'Uns
Milan Baros
Smicer
Henchoz
Gary Mac
JA Riise
Jari Litmanen (only just - was past it by the time he joined us)
Djibril Cisse?

The Andy Lonergan Award for Signing Old Keepers
Paul Jones

[thommo]

As if you wouldn't include Steve Finnan as a "good 'un".

[niko_cee]

Liverpool signing Barmby in this millennium has blown my mind somewhat, would really have thought it was a mid-to-late-90s transfer if I'd had to guess.

[Luke Emia]

As if you would only include Gary Mac as a 'good un'

[Jimmy Floyd]

Liverpool signing Barmby in this millennium has blown my mind somewhat, would really have thought it was a mid-to-late-90s transfer if I'd had to guess.

And he was 26 when you signed him, I thought he was about 34.

[Lewis]

Imagine the bullshit/seethe that would be generated now by that lol co-manager arrangement they cooked up.

[Kikó]

Is Roy Evans being buried with him?

[Danny]

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[Manc]

What a backwards career Anelka had.

[Baz]

If Who Let The Dogs Out isn’t Christmas number 1, we’ve failed as a club.

[Smjffy]

Gutted.

[Don]

One of the nice guys (even if he was why we didn't sign Anelka), great memories of his era.

[Mike]

That 2000/01 season was utterly wonderful. What a man,

[Shindig]

I didn't even know he managed France. 3rd in group behind Bulgaria and Sweden. Very 1994. EDIT: They lost to Israel. :D

[niko_cee]

Famously blamed Ginola for that and hated him for life thereafter. That second bit may be made up.

[Shindig]

France needed a draw with Bulgaria in November 1993 to progress and were level at 1-1 until the visitors netted a late winner after launching a counter from a failed Ginola cross, leaving Houllier to blame the winger for the elimination.

Oh, fuck off. :D We're all your defenders up for the cross, Gerard?

[Mellberg]

Our last half decent Prem season before this one. RIP Ged.

[Shindig]

I've seen the cross in question now. He had one person to aim for and hoofed it. :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMbCxl4hnzA

Some finish tbf.

[niko_cee]

All the shrugging at the end of that really makes it.

Didn't Houllier also hate/exile Cantona? Or was that before his time?

[Shindig]

I think he had Cantona down as a playmaker. Y'know, from all the playmaking he did at club level.

[niko_cee]

Cantona's greatest contribution to football was his most excellent slagging off of Didier Deschamps. I hope he still does it whenever he can.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

All the shrugging at the end of that really makes it.

Didn't Houllier also hate/exile Cantona? Or was that before his time?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Cantona#International_career

He was called up by Michel and then dropped by him and Cantona responded by calling him "a bag of shit" which saw him banned from the national team. Platini then recalled him and Houllier kept him in the team.

He lost his place fully under Jacquet (who had made him captain) as his suspension for ninja kicking a fan allowed Zidane the opportunity to take his spot.

[Kikó]

Houllier defended Eric rather than the other way round.

[phonics]

In line with Limmy's bit about how everyone tries to make someones death about themselves, this is a prime candidate.

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"I bothered this man knowing he was sick and he was so nice that he didn't say fuck off i'm dying like he should have. RIP."

[phonics]

Houllier defended Eric rather than the other way round.

Him and Alex Ferguson were good friends despite him managing Liverpool in part due to this.