1.) 04 Jul 2021
04 Jul 2021 09:15:20
That was a fantastic read!

Thanks ed.

{Ed001's Note - cheers Jan!}

2.) 04 Jul 2021
04 Jul 2021 10:03:57
The Molby diet, 15 pints, 12 shots, 2 double cheeseburgers and extra large fries. That was a Monday night in.

3.) 04 Jul 2021
04 Jul 2021 10:40:17
That also sounds like Hunter S Thompson’s diet as well Mark.

4.) 04 Jul 2021
04 Jul 2021 11:40:30
What a fantastic read Tris, absolutely loved that. Possibly the best article I have ever read in fact, so much so I've read it 3 times. Fair play mate.

{Ed001's Note - thank you very much In Istanbul, I really appreciate that.}

5.) 04 Jul 2021
04 Jul 2021 12:05:46
Great article as usual Ed. Thank you.

{Ed001's Note - thanks stone, glad you enjoyed.}

6.) 04 Jul 2021
04 Jul 2021 12:36:18
Will you please stop telling Tris how good he is🤦‍♂️Is ego is insufferable on a bad day never mind days like this.

{Ed025's Note - love it barry, his head will be bigger than birkenhead if theres much more of it mate.. :)

7.) 04 Jul 2021
04 Jul 2021 13:15:45
It would be just torture with him Billy.

{Ed025's Note - very much so barry, dont get me wrong hes a very accomplished writer...but if he was a mars bar he would eat himself mate.. :)

8.) 04 Jul 2021
04 Jul 2021 14:04:36
Ed001 the poet laureate.

9.) 04 Jul 2021
04 Jul 2021 14:05:50
Absolutely flawless stuff, Ed01. Even in the 3rd division, Pep still had the best team and resources to work with compared to the part-timers he was going against. Seeing a theme here?

Pep is a fantastic coach who turned a pretty much underachieving team into one of the greatest teams in club football history. That said, the team he inherited were very good in terms of player personnel. They were just underachieving with the hopeless Rijkaard. I give him credit for getting them to buy into his ethos and getting them to work hard and fight for each other and for him. That was a tough sell clearly.

However the main point you made near the end, is spot on. His record and achievements are overblown hence, his screwups are glossed over, IMO. The guy is very much up his own backside now due to the hype and clearly believes in it cos it had cost him time and again esp on the CL, always trying to reviver the football wheel so one can say he revolutionised the game whereas none of that is true. Until Pep stops doing that and goes back to what made him great at the start of his Barcelona career, he will continue to struggle, IMO.

10.) 04 Jul 2021
04 Jul 2021 14:34:31
Interesting stuff, thanks Ed!

11.) 04 Jul 2021
04 Jul 2021 15:14:35
Thanks Ed. Excellent read as ever. Cheers. 🍻.

12.) 04 Jul 2021
04 Jul 2021 18:18:14
Didn't houllier win 6 trophies in a calender year?

{Ed001's Note - I think it was 5 mate.}