Louis Van Gaal

[HeroesAndVillains]

Isn't Gaal pronounced with a throat rolling "R"?

You can practice by starting with a "H" sound in the throat and then try to roll over to "R".

You can hear Van Gaal use the "R" sounds several times in this video.

 

[OZHotspur]

From wiki:

"Haal" isn't quite right, but it's closer than making it sound like "gallstone".

so kinda like Y-H-A-A-L ?

 

[OZHotspur]

Isn't Gaal pronounced with a throat rolling "R"?

You can practice by starting with a "H" sound in the throat and then try to roll over to "R".

You can hear Van Gaal use the "R" sounds several times in this video.

god dam he looks like he takes absolutely no shit...
the kinda teacher I was never bad for

 

[El flaco]

If Holland get a pounding in the world cup and exit early - potentially good for us if he's coming as he'll be early - but will his rep be damaged.
Then if Holland do well, and he's there until the end, we get him late (and might not because his stock will have risen) but with a glowing rep.
I fear we'll receive our customary bumming over the summer and end up with Neil Lennon

 

[HeroesAndVillains]

At the 28 second mark he says Van Gaal the correct way.

It's like a mix of the Germanic "Sch" and the Netherlandic "Hr" sounds.

 

[Hegarz]

If Holland get a pounding in the world cup and exit early - potentially good for us if he's coming as he'll be early - but will his rep be damaged.
Then if Holland do well, and he's there until the end, we get him late (and might not because his stock will have risen) but with a glowing rep.
I fear we'll receive our customary bumming over the summer and end up with Neil Lennon

That's why if he's the man, we need to get him to sign the contract before the world cup, can't leave finding a manager until August if he falls through.

 

[El flaco]

At the 28 second mark he says Van Gaal the correct way.

It's like a mix of the Germanic "Sch" and the Netherlandic "Hr" sounds.

 

[Nick "Trevor" Sharp]

...and I can't wait to hear 'Shpursh' pronounced with a Dutch accent again!!

Certainly better than the crap we get on Soccer Saturday, with Phil Thompson's scouse "Spares" and Charlie Nicholas' Scots "Spuzz"

 

[Benjoss]

...he still doesn't have a chin. :llorisserious:

 

[paddyspurs]

I was trying to find a documentary on Van Gaal, this is the best I found. Quite interesting.

 

[Shelfside27]

Not sure if already discusssed, but if he comes should we sing "Louis Van Gaal's blue and white army" or the quicker "LVG's blue and white army" ?

 

[Tucker]

Lets not start discussing chants for someone who hasn't been hired yet. There is literally no quicker way to piss off fate and ensure we end up appointing Glenn Roeder.

 

[LLB Part Deux]

Not sure if already discusssed, but if he comes should we sing "Louis Van Gaal's blue and white army" or the quicker "LVG's blue and white army" ?

God I hope that chant gets retired. If Spurs are an army then the death in service record of our war heroes is up there with pilots in the Japanese Kamikaze squadrons.

At the end of the day, it's not *insert managers* blue and white army, it's OUR blue and white army and we aint going nowhere.

 

[moley]

Not sure if already discusssed, but if he comes should we sing "Louis Van Gaal's blue and white army" or the quicker "LVG's blue and white army" ?

The latter, three letter managers worked well for us in the past

 

[Chucklevision82]

Not sure if already discusssed, but if he comes should we sing "Louis Van Gaal's blue and white army" or the quicker "LVG's blue and white army" ?

 

[Yorkshire_Spurs]

Lets not start discussing chants for someone who hasn't been hired yet. There is literally no quicker way to piss off fate and ensure we end up appointing Glenn Roeder.

Glenn Roeders blue and white armyyyy

 

[1882]

Big Fat Sam's Hairy White Armpits!

 

[Bale Force]

Someone needs to turn this into a serious, "what the fuck did you just say?" face Smiley

 

[Bale Force]

On a serious note, he sounds like he has Mourinho-esque levels of arrogance. Maybe that will be a good thing for us, if he can back it up with his coaching

 

[57 varieties]

If Holland get a pounding in the world cup and exit early - potentially good for us if he's coming as he'll be early - but will his rep be damaged.
Then if Holland do well, and he's there until the end, we get him late (and might not because his stock will have risen) but with a glowing rep.
I fear we'll receive our customary bumming over the summer and end up with Neil Lennon

I wouldn't take a blind bit of notice either way!.. international management is totally different from
club management .
imho he's the best man available to stabilise our club if allowed .