Remi Garde - Departs Aston Villa

[Risso]

Tom Fox quoted on SSN tonight "we are building something special and Remi Garde is a massive part of what we are trying to build". God help us when we are only building something average then...

The bloke really is too stupid for words.  In his mind the fact that we've bought a few young French players this summer is probably the start of a glorious revolution that will transform us into Southampton or Arsenal mk II.  The reality is that we're going to get relegated, and any of them that are any use will probably be snaffled by a better team than us, who are still in the Premier League.  Like Bournemouth or Watford.

Honestly, clueless isn't the word.  We've spent the last five years lurching from one managerial style to another, with no semblance of a continuity plan like Southampton or Swansea seem to have.  We went from dour, defensive first anti-football under McLeish, to a more European style under Houllier, then back to an agricultural-style young British manager, to an absolute chancer with no managerial experience in Sherwood, and now it's Garde's turn and presumably they're hoping he's going to be the next Arsene Wenger.  While it's not fair to blame Fox for anything that happened prior to his watch, since he came things seems to have gone from very shit to absolutely apocalypticly bad.  What sort of amazing plan are we supposed to believe is in place that has resulted in the appointment of Sherwood and then Garde inside 6 months?  I've said it before, but Fox is the directorial equivalent of Sherwood; a chancer making it up as he goes along and is the latest in a line of poor appointments by Lerner, promoting people over their experience and ability.  Listen Mr Fox, we're not stupid, and we can spot bullshit from a mile off.

[Jimbo]

There are many, many things Tom Fox could say about our current predicament, and still stay safely within the bounds of meaningless corporate babble. But "we're building something special", when you're rooted to the bottom of the table, and have broken almost every record going for shitness, is up there among the most stupid things he could possibly come out with.

None of this bodes well for our new chapter of lower league football.

[Legion]

Not quitting

[Chico Hamilton III]

Not quitting

I can't think of any other manager who, after no wins in 8 and meekly dropping out of the league, has been able to choose whether he keeps his job or not.

[Legion]

Aston Villa: Remi Garde will not quit if relegated

Remi Garde wants to remain Aston Villa manager even if they are relegated from the Premier League.
The former Lyon boss signed a three-and-a-half-year contract in November, succeeding Tim Sherwood.
Villa have failed to win any of his eight matches in charge and are bottom of the table, 11 points from safety at the halfway stage of the season.
When asked if he would stay if the club were relegated for the first time since 1987, Garde said: "Yes."
Villa have won just once in the league this season, on the opening day at Bournemouth, and have lost 13 of the following 18 games.
"Of course I thought we would have won earlier, but I knew when you come to a club that has played 11 and lost nine you don't expect to find everything going well," he added.
"If they are, you do not get the call to come in. I knew it would be difficult but now I am full of confidence for what we can achieve in this club."
Villa play second-bottom Sunderland on Saturday. They are four points adrift of their relegation rivals but Garde does not believe defeat will mean relegation will follow.
"It's a very important game but this is not the last chance we will have," he said.

[VinnieChase84]

I think that our problems are proven to be much higher than just the manager. Until the clowns are gone then it won't make any difference who our manager is

[Legion]

Vila!?

[Legion]

[Clampy]

Regarding Garde, I think it's a decision to be made at the end of the season. I'd like to see a bit of continuity if possible though.

[saunders_heroes]

If he relegates us he should be sacked by default, just like Billy McBingo was.

[Chris Harte]

The more soundbites come out of Villa Park the more I think of Comical Ali, the one-time head of communications for Sadam Hussain's Iraqi government.

[brian green]

My twopennorth for what it is worth is we shall see Fox and Garde still in place at the start of next season but of the two I think Fox's job is much the least secure of the two. I very much want to see Garde given the chance to show what he can do. Fox can go tomorrow as far as I am concerned. He is the one who has shown nothing, not Remi Garde.

[saunders_heroes]

Fox is a bullshitter, but if he's given the boot he'll be replaced with another bullshitter. He isn't the problem at the club, and neither is the manager, but I'm sure we all know that in reality.

[ozzjim]

Fox has had what, nearly 18 months? I agree with Brian, I am much more comfortable with Garde than Fox. Get Houllier in above Garde and have a proper football structure at the club for once, rather than people above Garde not being any type of footballing experts.

[Chris Harte]

If he relegates us he should be sacked by default, just like Billy McBingo was.

To be fair to Garde, whatever happens he won't have relegated us. Five years of mismanagement at the boardroom level will be whats relegated us.

Like others, I suspect Garde will still be in place at the club next season regardless of how early our clubs demise is mathematically confirmed.