ecuk268 Posted 14 December, 2020 Share Posted 14 December, 2020 Always seemed like a decent bloke. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55300386 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 14 December, 2020 Share Posted 14 December, 2020 I was shocked hearing this as it didn't feel that long ago he was Villa manager, looked and it was 10 years ago! Sad really, he was out of the game for 3 years after Lyon, went to Villa for a year then nothing...probably knew then he wasn't up to it anymore but just wanted to feel the thrill of the game again. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 14 December, 2020 Share Posted 14 December, 2020 Nice man, very sad 😩! RIP Gerard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 14 December, 2020 Share Posted 14 December, 2020 2 hours ago, Saint_clark said: I was shocked hearing this as it didn't feel that long ago he was Villa manager, looked and it was 10 years ago! Sad really, he was out of the game for 3 years after Lyon, went to Villa for a year then nothing...probably knew then he wasn't up to it anymore but just wanted to feel the thrill of the game again. RIP. Had major heart problems years ago (while he was still at Liverpool I think), has been head of global football for Red Bull for the last 8 years, still closely involved with football but on a broader scale, had just taken on the role of technical director for Olympic Lyon women's team as well. Probably had dealings with Ralph when he was at RB Leipzig. Always came across as a nice bloke, not Liverpool manager mould at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 14 December, 2020 Share Posted 14 December, 2020 41 minutes ago, VectisSaint said: Had major heart problems years ago (while he was still at Liverpool I think), has been head of global football for Red Bull for the last 8 years, still closely involved with football but on a broader scale, had just taken on the role of technical director for Olympic Lyon women's team as well. Probably had dealings with Ralph when he was at RB Leipzig. Always came across as a nice bloke, not Liverpool manager mould at all. Going by that, let's hope he was happy and fulfilled right to the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 14 December, 2020 Share Posted 14 December, 2020 1 hour ago, VectisSaint said: Had major heart problems years ago (while he was still at Liverpool I think), has been head of global football for Red Bull for the last 8 years, still closely involved with football but on a broader scale, had just taken on the role of technical director for Olympic Lyon women's team as well. Probably had dealings with Ralph when he was at RB Leipzig. Always came across as a nice bloke, not Liverpool manager mould at all. Was it not Houllier who had some sort of infarction during a game and was taken to hospital? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopper Posted 14 December, 2020 Share Posted 14 December, 2020 Very sorry to hear this sad news. The thing I admired perhaps most about him was his steadfast insistence in referring to Fergie as `Mr. Ferguson` rather than acknowledging the dubious knighthood. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefizzy14 Posted 14 December, 2020 Share Posted 14 December, 2020 (edited) Very sad news. A great manager and very well respected throughout football. Ralph knew him well. Edited 14 December, 2020 by davefizzy14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 14 December, 2020 Share Posted 14 December, 2020 2 hours ago, Lighthouse said: Was it not Houllier who had some sort of infarction during a game and was taken to hospital? Yep, resulted in open heart surgery. Had a re-occurrence whilst at Villa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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