Remi Garde - Departs Aston Villa

[adrenachrome]

Percy's record is quite good in terms of breaking news from VP.

For example, nobody is questioning his assertion in the same story that Grealish has been dispatched to the U21 squad.

He is making mischief about Round, but there must be something to it, in my opinion.

[Phil from the upper holte]

I can't see us forcing an assistant on the manager. You never know though

[aev]

You would have thought this would have been discussed and agreed upon before Garde signed up.

Normally, I'd think the story to be rubbish but as Phil above says, who knows with the way we seem to be run at the moment?

[OCD]

I think it's quite feasible that we suggested Steve Round and that Garde interviewed him. After that, it would be crazy to try and force an assistant onto him if it's not who he wants - so let's hope it's bollocks.

[PaulWinch again]

I can't believe that we'd be forcing an assistant on the manager.

[Phil from the upper holte]

I have to say normally we let managers bring in who they want

[itbrvilla]

This is Aston Villa we don't do logic.

[Ormy Droid]

Seems to me that we've replaced Newcastle as the media's favourite bat shit crazy crisis club now, therefore all stories about us have to fit into the narrative 'big club falling apart at the seams'. And until we get back to actually wining games of football (which might be next season at this rate) we'll just have to put up with more made up shit in the future.

[mr underhill]

I actually can't see anything wildly inaccurate about big club falling apart at the seams to be honest. We are.

[OzVilla]

And if we go down the national press wont give a shit about how we go next season. The Champioship is an irrelevance to them.

[fredm]

Agree with the 3 above. It seems as if the press have decided we are just a laughing stock and are going to have their feast on it before the inevitable disappearance into the Championship (in their eyes).

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I think it's quite feasible that we suggested Steve Round and that Garde interviewed him. After that, it would be crazy to try and force an assistant onto him if it's not who he wants - so let's hope it's bollocks.

True but John Percy is the club's journalist of choice so I don't see any media conspiracy by him to make us look foolish. I understand the club's desire (and after Everton, panic) for us to have a defensive coach but they've got to show some trust and let Garde get on with the job. Garde only met Round to be "polite" and is on record that he's happy with his current staff. It does sound like Reilly is trying to push his weight around which is very worrying.

[cheltenhamlion]

The club aren't pushing Garde to bring in Round.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

That's comforting to know. I wonder where Percy got his story from?

[cheltenhamlion]

Not sure. He does "fill column inches" at times though. A couple of others at the nationals we leak things to occasionally think it is bollocks as well if that gives any further comfort.