Who do you want the next Villa manager to be?

[Ozzjim]

At least he knows English football from playing for Arsenal. Assistant to Houllier, played for Wenger and turned Newcastle down. Would be bold and pretty gutsy move.

[Toronto Villa]

I'm not against this move at all. Probably because it isn't a bog standard, as expected appointment much like the transfer window had some inventiveness about it.

[mr underhill]

well if it is Remi, he's going to have to fuck up big time to be more of a car crash than Tim and Paul

[Rigadon]

Great. Another total fucking gamble.  What could possibly go wrong.

Muppets. 

[Toronto Villa]

Mods, How do I change the poll? I'd like to add in Garde and narrow down the selections to Garde plus the top 3.

[PaulWinch again]

Makes sense with all the players from France.

[Ron Manager]

At least he knows English football from playing for Arsenal. Assistant to Houllier, played for Wenger and turned Newcastle down. Would be bold and pretty gutsy move.

When he turned down Newcastle one reason was there were no Art Galleries of note. Well ours is not bad and there is a Canoletto in there.
What more does he want?

[pauliewalnuts]

At least he knows English football from playing for Arsenal. Assistant to Houllier, played for Wenger and turned Newcastle down. Would be bold and pretty gutsy move.

At the Arse he was being groomed as Wenger's long term successor, too. Also active at Arsenal at that time, Fox and Almstadt.

It is totally credible.

[Toronto Villa]

I like it. He left Lyon for personal reasons, nothing to do with results. They were having a decent league season, nothing spectacular I grant you.

[Sexual Ealing]

Philippe Auclaire saying there's something in it.

[Monty]

That would qualify as a 'good move'.

[Ozzjim]

It is, and reading write ups on the net, he took Lyon over as they hit austerity, worked really well with the young players, played attractive football and gave them belief. I think he may well have been eyed up for a while, and no doubt Houllier will have been asked an opinion.

He might turn it down of course.

[Ormy Droid]

At least he knows English football from playing for Arsenal. Assistant to Houllier, played for Wenger and turned Newcastle down. Would be bold and pretty gutsy move.

When he turned down Newcastle one reason was there were no Art Galleries of note. Well ours is not bad and there is a Canoletto in there.
What more does he want?

Just one Canoletto? Give it to Remi

[JUAN PABLO]

It is, and reading write ups on the net, he took Lyon over as they hit austerity, worked really well with the young players, played attractive football and gave them belief. I think he may well have been eyed up for a while, and no doubt Houllier will have been asked an opinion.

He might turn it down of course.

Been talking to someone since last week and the deal was nearly done then. 

[Toronto Villa]

It is, and reading write ups on the net, he took Lyon over as they hit austerity, worked really well with the young players, played attractive football and gave them belief. I think he may well have been eyed up for a while, and no doubt Houllier will have been asked an opinion.

He might turn it down of course.

This feel very much like the summer transfers that the board, crazy as this might be to believe, had a plan in the background. That if Garde is appointed this didn't just happen, and maybe the rumoured two games Sherwood had was sufficient time to get things sorted behind the scenes with Garde. Or at least get the ball rolling.