Houllier has turned on those critical of him including Ian St John, John Toshack and Mark Lawrenson. "There are 25 or 28 of them [ex-Reds] who earn a living by speaking to the media. Most of them support me but there are two or three connards who are often quoted."
'Connard' has several possible meanings in French as a slang word. 'Tosser' is the politest one!
