Remi Garde - Departs Aston Villa

[rob_bridge]

It's all very well saying that "we can only judge Garde once he's working with 11 of his own players" but then what was the point in sacking Sherwood so soon? Surely the idea was to bring in a Manager/Coach who could instantly improve performances and results with the players at his disposal? Garde's done neither.  I think even Tony Blair would struggle to justify the outlay on sacking yet another Managerial Team given what we've seen post-Sherwood and I have little faith that he'll be able to anything in January to even remotely improve us.

He was sacked because he undermined his Boss(es), slagged off his subordinates and had a terrible set of results.

Next!

[aj2k77]

If he had done a Lambert and sucked up to his superiors he probably would have got a contract extension next time he won a game.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

I've got to say though, he made a right mess of that defensive line up yesterday. Okore, fair enough but i'd have left Lescott in and kept Bacuna at left back and just brought Richards in. Changing three out of the back four was just asking for trouble and at times they looked like a defence that hadn't played together before.

Yesterday was fully on him in my opinion. He deserves criticism for it but there needs to be perspective.  Goes with an insane line up at Sunderland and he will deserve sick again.

Because of their long standing knee issues, Okore and Lescott obviously cannot play two games in the space of 48 hours, so what was he supposed to do? Play them both and fuck their knees up for the next month or two? Bacuna could've stayed left back maybe, but would it have mattered?

Regarding Lescott, then why buy him in the first place?

lescott was the the laziest shittest signing possible. signed on a two year contract when he only has the legs for one and it that time one of clark or okore isnt playing so at the end of the season you are back to square one.

add to lescott cole and senderos and you may as well just take 5 million quid and set fire to it/shove it up your arse

[ozzjim]

Lescott has been ok in the last couple, and I would bet will be ok in the Championship alongside Okore next season.

I think Richards' reaction to Ian Wright criticising him on MOTD is about all you need to know about him. There are big problems in the squad, and I think he is a big issue in that.

Garde needs to sort it out, but who else does he play at full back at the moment?

Cissokho will be back in after Sunderland you would think at left back, and he may well sign a right back, which would start to give more options.

[aj2k77]

Is Ilori dead?

If he's not and not injured then he needs to be given a go or if he isn't pulling his weight behind the scenes, pay Liverpool the loan fee, cancel the loan and tell him to fuck off.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

Is Ilori dead?

If he's not and not injured then he needs to be given a go or if he isn't pulling his weight behind the scenes, pay Liverpool the loan fee, cancel the loan and tell him to fuck off.

this

and im sure lescott could do a job in the championship as could westwood and gestede but then when we come back up they arent good enough and you are back to square one

the short termism and a retirement home for past it players looking for one last payday has to stop

[aj2k77]

It must be disheartening for the few triers that we have at the club, those who want to get on, come in to training, put a shift in and maybe a little extra to see so many scroungers lingering around the club doing nothing, contributing nothing to the club, just hanging around and picking up their pay packets.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

It must be disheartening for the few triers that we have at the club, those who want to get on, come in to training, put a shift in and maybe a little extra to see so many scroungers lingering around the club doing nothing, contributing nothing to the club, just hanging around and picking up their pay packets.

ladies and gentlemen i give you gabby our club captain

fuck me you couldnt have a worse role model for a young player

[JUAN PABLO]

Scott Sinclair is baffling, he actually does nothing on the pitch, so what is the point. It's laziness keep picking these guys on name alone. I can't accept we don't have anything better, because we aren't even trying, he does nothing on the pitch so what is worse than nothing?

We looked better without him against spam and he was brought back in for norwich. Strange

[JUAN PABLO]

When you look at ayew face sometimes , the way he looks at the other players as if to say, you really are shit.

I understand his frustration.

[Diablo]

Lescott has been ok in the last couple, and I would bet will be ok in the Championship alongside Okore next season.

I think Richards' reaction to Ian Wright criticising him on MOTD is about all you need to know about him. There are big problems in the squad, and I think he is a big issue in that.

Garde needs to sort it out, but who else does he play at full back at the moment?

Cissokho will be back in after Sunderland you would think at left back, and he may well sign a right back, which would start to give more options.

What did Ian Wirght say? And what was Richards reaction?

[mr underhill]

basically 'you are a shit centre half'. 'No I'm not that's bang out of order'.

[ozzjim]

Richards has had a go on twitter about Wright saying his defending is slack and as captain he should be showing the way.

[Phil from the upper holte]

No point in keep blaming the manager the problems start at the Top. Even if we sorry when we get relegated I'd still keep him we can't keep changing managers

[mr underhill]

but at some point you have to blame the manager because he is the manager. I'd like to see Garde be more adventurous in his selections and start winning a few. But if  at the end of the season we have only won the odd game or heaven forbid, not a single furhter game, he position would be untenable wouldn't it?