Remi Garde - Departs Aston Villa

[PaulWinch again]

When a manager finally gets it right at Villa it will go very well, very quickly. I hope this is the man. But it wouldn't be a big surprise if we had a few terrible results at first.

Yep there's likely to be a transitional phase, and we need to stick with him. He comes across as very impressive and appears to have the right sort of thoughts on football.

[brian green]

It will be a bit like teaching your child to ride a bike. You are not going to loose me are you? Can I have the stabilisers back on? I want to do it tomorrow. They eventually overcome fear and push on the pedals. That is the way it is going to be. Yellow Jersey here we come.

[PaulWinch again]

The contrast between Sherwood, and his ranks of fans in the pundit world, and Garde has made me think of a slightly broader subject. Why do British footballers appear much more stupid and just less well rounded than footballers from the continent? Obviously there will be exceptions in both groups, and it might be down to greater exposure to the British players, but when I hear foreign footballers talk I often think how much more eloquent and thoughtful they are.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Appearing to be intelligent, thoughtful, sensitive and cultured cuts no ice in British football.
Ask Graeme Le Saux.


 

[Ron Manager]

Well the proof of the pudding will be in the eating....as gabby will no doubt confirm! The Man City match will be a good pointer as to the way ahead for some of our players.

[AVH87]

The contrast between Sherwood, and his ranks of fans in the pundit world, and Garde has made me think of a slightly broader subject. Why do British footballers appear much more stupid and just less well rounded than footballers from the continent? Obviously there will be exceptions in both groups, and it might be down to greater exposure to the British players, but when I hear foreign footballers talk I often think how much more eloquent and thoughtful they are.

Sounds the same as when I go on holiday and see the difference between us and the foreign holidaymakers.

[brian green]

I don't think they are actually as thick as they come across but they ape their peers. They want to be seen as part of the football in crowd so they hang about with flash birds in night clubs because they think it is expected of them and they want to conform. They would die before they admitted to liking to read books. In the early days Gary Lineker was embarrassed by his wife being a world authority on the architecture of Antoni Gaudi. They divorced and he was free to become an authority on crisps.

[Rudy65]

Benty type signing in January - not another  Bent of course, someone better /more talented/etc for the same money. Embolo here we come!!

find another benteke will do

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

I don't think they are actually as thick as they come across but they ape their peers. They want to be seen as part of the football in crowd so they hang about with flash birds in night clubs because they think it is expected of them and they want to conform. They would die before they admitted to liking to read books. In the early days Gary Lineker was embarrassed by his wife being a world authority on the architecture of Antoni Gaudi. They divorced and he was free to become an authority on crisps.

This has just made me laugh. Out loud.

[Drummond]

Hvaing watched that Class of '92 - Salford thing (which I've actually enjoyed) it appears footballers at every level are thick.

[Toronto Villa]

I don't think they are actually as thick as they come across but they ape their peers. They want to be seen as part of the football in crowd so they hang about with flash birds in night clubs because they think it is expected of them and they want to conform. They would die before they admitted to liking to read books. In the early days Gary Lineker was embarrassed by his wife being a world authority on the architecture of Antoni Gaudi. They divorced and he was free to become an authority on crisps.

It has to be killing the media that he hasn't delivered any tried and trusted cliches. Tim was always great for those.

Now that I say that I expect an article in the French media after we have a lost a couple with him saying over and over "nous allons à nouveau"

[john e]

Hvaing watched that Class of '92 - Salford thing (which I've actually enjoyed) it appears footballers at every level are thick.

football fans in phone ins are just as bad

talsksport have had a handful of rugby League fans on today talking about their game re Sam Burgess,
everyone of them knew there stuff put there points over well and generally embarrassed the presenters by actually knowing what they were talking about

[Dave]

I don't think they are actually as thick as they come across but they ape their peers. They want to be seen as part of the football in crowd so they hang about with flash birds in night clubs because they think it is expected of them and they want to conform.

I think that the majority probably are actually. To play at the top level, you've probably had to make football your number one priority from the age of about 8 years old - training, matches, away games, fitness etc. Schoolwork is going to take a backseat for most of them.

As soon as you get to the age where they sign professionally, at the age where kids of the same age are moving into higher education, training or work - they're spending their days playing football, being told what to eat, where to be, what to do, what not to do - pretty much until they stop playing football 20 years later.

A lot more is being done by some clubs now to ensure that young players are educated as well as trained, so it might be less of an issue in the future - but I think that most footballers these days sound less educated simply because they are. Not through any fault of their own, but it's just something that has to be sacrificed by a lot of them in order to become a footballer.

[Toronto Villa]

Whenever a Villa fans calls up a radio show all I pray is that he or she eloquently articulates the current situation. Invariably with odd exception they up sounding fucking thick. Like some plonker who called up other night on that show with Bobby Gould I think and started going on about Garde being a crap appointment, Sherwood not given enough time, the players we bought are a bit rubbish, and we needed more PL experience. I wanted to go out an buy a tank to ensure my radio was smashed into 10 million pieces.

[Dr Butler]

I don't think they are actually as thick as they come across but they ape their peers. They want to be seen as part of the football in crowd so they hang about with flash birds in night clubs because they think it is expected of them and they want to conform. They would die before they admitted to liking to read books. In the early days Gary Lineker was embarrassed by his wife being a world authority on the architecture of Antoni Gaudi. They divorced and he was free to become an authority on crisps.

This has just made me laugh. Out loud.

same here frank   very good Brian

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