Remi Garde - Departs Aston Villa

[Dr Butler]

Welcome to B6 Remi.....good luck, as I think you are going to need some

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The Doc

[Chico Hamilton III]

I'm not sure he should be completely unknown. Plus even if he is to some, we've hired numerous 'known' managers of the last few years who have been complete failures. Maybe it's a good sign that we're looking further afield.

 My point was that Lerner has appointed shit manager after shit manager so it's no surprise that some people might be a little dubious about this appointment. I'd guess that, like many of the players we got in the summer, most people on here had never heard of Garde other than his brief stint with Arsenal.

And for every wonderful "unknown" appointment like Wenger, I can name a dozen Christian Grosses and Alain Perrins.

Anyway, done now, up to the club to win me over.

[paul_e]

I'm not sure he should be completely unknown. Plus even if he is to some, we've hired numerous 'known' managers of the last few years who have been complete failures. Maybe it's a good sign that we're looking further afield.

 My point was that Lerner has appointed shit manager after shit manager so it's no surprise that some people might be a little dubious about this appointment. I'd guess that, like many of the players we got in the summer, most people on here had never heard of Garde other than his brief stint with Arsenal.

And for every wonderful "unknown" appointment like Wenger, I can name a dozen Christian Grosses and Alain Perrins.

Anyway, done now, up to the club to win me over.

but the percentage of foreign managers who failed is probably only the same as the percentage of British managers who've failed.

I wish him well,unfortunately the decisions that have preceeded his appointment have probably sealed our fate. Where that leaves him and us in the long term I really couldn't guess.

Do you genuinely think we're 100% relegated and there's nothing he can do to resolve it?  That's about the most bleak view of anything ever.  A win today would leave us 1 point from safety and you think there's no chance that we can get out of it with another 27 games to go, really?

[Clark W Griswold]

I doubt he will be either an Arsene Wenger or a Christian Gross but somewhere in between. Whether it turns out to be enough to keep us up this year is anyone's guess but he might be a good bet to get us straight back up if he's already had over half a season here. You would hope to see him get the best from the continental players but we all know that a bit of steel is needed to get out of sticky situations and I don't feel that we have much of that.

[aev]

Jeez, I am not sure I feel as hopeful after reading that French article.

[Monty]

Jeez, I am not sure I feel as hopeful after reading that French article.

Yeah, but they also said that a midfield containing Westwood 'picks itself' because Sanchez likes to get forward too much. Bizarre.

[darren woolley]

Welcome aboard Remi let's hope the good times start now.

[mr underhill]

fuck me I thought for a moment I was reading Nostradamus's diary for the day of Armageddon, or some  of the most bleak unpublished verse from John Dunne. Let's start a new era by all growing a pair.

[Villa in Denmark]

Jeez, I am not sure I feel as hopeful after reading that French article.

Yeah, but they also said that a midfield containing Westwood 'picks itself' because Sanchez likes to get forward too much. Bizarre.

Not to mention describing Westwood as "someone who's not afraid to do the dirty work"

[dave.woodhall]

It's sad to think that 25 years after Jo Venglos there are still some - and Villa aren't alone in this - whose first thought is "He's foreign, I haven't heard of him so he must be shit" and hanker for Tony Pulis.

[cheadlevilla]

I get a sick feeling in the stomach when I think of the consequences of this not working...... Its a gamble, but in my view a gamble worth taking.
Fingers crossed and hold on as i suspect it will be a wild ride

[Chico Hamilton III]

Let's start a new era by all growing a pair.

Can we also start a new era by avoiding tired football banter-style clichés?

[claretandblue barmy]

I would of liked Moyes but what the hell do i know, I also wanted Lambert and that wasn't a massive success

Good luck Monsieur Garde

[Monty]

fuck me I thought for a moment I was reading Nostradamus's diary for the day of Armageddon, or some  of the most bleak unpublished verse from John Dunne.

Relegation be not proud?

[mr underhill]

Does anyone know if Robert Duverne is still in the frame to join Garde?