nick76 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 6 minutes ago, tomav84 said: jeez people actually getting annoyed about this? it's a charity event ffs emi martinez has his fa cup winning arsenal shirt + gloves framed in his gym...shall we have a whinge about that too? he's an AVFC employee. he's never claimed to be a villa fan. get a grip guys Comparing this to emi’s framed shirt is a bit different! No issue with the match es playing but the media vid of our manager in another clubs gear (yes I know his connection) is just not right. He should go there play the game and the come back. Doing solo Liverpool media clips while he’s manager of another club is strange. You don’t agree, that’s fine but seems like others feel like me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 If John McGinn did a testimonial at hibs and was interviewed by SSN in a hibs shirt would anyone care? did anyone care when gabby put a Celtic shirt on for petrov and kicked him from one direction? its daft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted March 25, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, nick76 said: You don’t agree, that’s fine but seems like others feel like me. yeah and i find it quite pathetic to be honest....from people who are normally quite rational like yourself! but sure, each to his own. just an odd thing to be annoyed about IMO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Don't mind this so much. Still more worried about that stupid narrow formation. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallisFrizz Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 1 hour ago, VillaParkAvenue said: I don’t really mind this. But theoretically, if we played Liverpool and somehow managed to beat them, he probably wouldn’t celebrate at all. That would piss me off a little. I couldn’t care less about his charity appearance but I want him to go mental when we score against them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QldVilla Posted March 25, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 25, 2022 44 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Come on... He's knocking round melwood as part of a charity event, he's there to play for Liverpool legends, in Liverpool gear, a TV crew pulls up and says give us a few words stevie and you want him to say hang a minute lads just let me cover up the Liverpool tracksuit I'm in so that villa fans aren't offended? Nonsense, means nothing He’s the Aston villa manager, there’s no issue with him playing in a charity match. But he doesn’t have to give an interview and especially not in the jersey. It’s about the optics. And let’s not kid ourselves, that wasn’t some random tv crew it was liverplop. That you try to dismiss it by making it some random tv crew which just happens to roll up out of nowhere, says everything. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted March 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2022 (edited) I can't believe this is actually a " thing ". It's like throwing a strop when you find out your girlfriend dated other men before you. I hope people step back and think about how non sensical this is. He handles the whole Liverpool thing very well 99.99 percent of the time, yet is now being christened Judas for a clip for a charity match. He's their most iconic player of the modern era. His Instagram profile photo has always been him in Liverpool kit with trophies, I wonder if Rangers fans moaned about this sort of thing? It comes back down to the same obvious again. Alot of people don't like him, and never wanted him, so every little thing he does will be criticised. Like when you've fallen out with someone, so even if they breath too hard it pisses you off . I'll admit, once upon a time, Bollox like this might have bothered me too. However, it's not like the whole world, including us, don't know who the guy is ffs. Edited March 25, 2022 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 5 minutes ago, QldVilla said: He’s the Aston villa manager, there’s no issue with him playing in a charity match. But he doesn’t have to give an interview and especially not in the jersey. It’s about the optics. And let’s not kid ourselves, that wasn’t some random tv crew it was liverplop. That you try to dismiss it by making it some random tv crew which just happens to roll up out of nowhere, says everything. What optics? He's a Liverpool fan, he's an ex Liverpool player, he's in Liverpool tonight because he's playing for them tomorrow... Why should shock or disgust anyone that he's wearing a Liverpool shirt? After the game tomorrow do you want him to get changed before he does any interviews? Or are you going whole hog and expecting him to stick black tape over the badge of the shirt? Its only a problem if you're desperately looking for one, there's sticks to beat him with but this ain't one of them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Complete non-story. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 13 minutes ago, villa4europe said: What optics? He's a Liverpool fan, he's an ex Liverpool player, he's in Liverpool tonight because he's playing for them tomorrow... Why should shock or disgust anyone that he's wearing a Liverpool shirt? After the game tomorrow do you want him to get changed before he does any interviews? Or are you going whole hog and expecting him to stick black tape over the badge of the shirt? Its only a problem if you're desperately looking for one, there's sticks to beat him with but this ain't one of them The only issue for me is he should probably be back at the training ground as we have 8 or 9 players not on international duty and can probably find a solution to our dreadful performance last week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rightdm00 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 59 minutes ago, NoelVilla said: Don't mind this so much. Still more worried about that stupid narrow formation. Seriously. While he's there maybe he can get a couple pointers from Klopp as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Wow what a dumb controversy. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 3 hours ago, nick76 said: I know for a good cause but this doesn’t sit right with me at all. I don’t know whether I’m a bad person for thinking/feeling that or whether that’s ok. It's nothing. Tbf to him he's been pretty clear where his ambitions/loyalties lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 The least thing to get wound up about ever. Hes not wearing it on holiday. He is wearing it for a charity game . He is a lifelong Liverpool fan , so what. Come game day he wants to win with his team. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 It’s weird how some people get high and mighty dismissing some of us. Some thought this media clip was not quite the right thing to do and some thought those who thought that was off the mark (obviously they expressed themselves with words like dumb etc). As the original poster it hit a nerve with me hence why I posted and I said I felt bad for feeling that but that’s not because I dislike Gerrard, it’s not because it’s dumb, it’s not because I don’t understand his connection with Liverpool. It’s just one of those things that didn’t seem clever by him to me. Of course play the match, raise some money but the LFC media clip, in the gear as a primary clip seemed too in your face, as was commented on in the Twitter replies. It seems half agreed with me on here and half didn’t, which is fine. It’s not a controversy, it’s not a mark against him, it’s just a bit off the mark for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 47 minutes ago, Rightdm00 said: Seriously. While he's there maybe he can get a couple pointers from Klopp as well. probably get the Eddie Howe treatment and come back with some duds in the summer like Origi 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QldVilla Posted March 25, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 25, 2022 1 hour ago, villa4europe said: What optics? He's a Liverpool fan, he's an ex Liverpool player, he's in Liverpool tonight because he's playing for them tomorrow... Why should shock or disgust anyone that he's wearing a Liverpool shirt? After the game tomorrow do you want him to get changed before he does any interviews? Or are you going whole hog and expecting him to stick black tape over the badge of the shirt? Its only a problem if you're desperately looking for one, there's sticks to beat him with but this ain't one of them excuse...excuse....excuse...excuse Hes currently the Villa Manager. I don't care if he wears Liverplop PJ's and undies at home. And no i'm not desperately looking for anything. I commented on another members post, i didnt have a problem except for the jumper. Also not sure where the stick to beat him with comes from either, I'm a Gerrard supporter have copped rubbish like others from other members who want him gone. Having worked for professional sporting clubs, optics is everything, especially when it comes down to sponsorship etc. it's one thing giving an interview after a match, its another giving a short message dressed in their kit at their training ground for the club who no longer employee him. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PieFacE Posted March 26, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted March 26, 2022 Well, there's a lot of things to give a shit about. Gerrard wearing a Liverpool kit isn't one of them. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 47 minutes ago, PieFacE said: Well, there's a lot of things to give a shit about. Gerrard wearing a Liverpool kit isn't one of them. Not for him anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 1 hour ago, PieFacE said: Well, there's a lot of things to give a shit about. Gerrard wearing a Liverpool kit isn't one of them. Yep I be more worried when we play Liverpool in the next few weeks and roll over again. Im not expecting another 7-2 but hopefully give them a game this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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