Remi Garde - Departs Aston Villa

[VinnieChase84]

Been told some things this afternoon. A current player is staying with a friend as his house is being refurbished.
Garde doesn't have the dressing room. He allegedly only speaks in depth to the French and foreign guys. He show no motivational stance or approach at all. Post match regardless of how we have played, he just leaves. Doesn't year a strip off anyone or give positives. Tony parks was the main 'motivator' in the dressing room and he has been told to wind his neck in by the current staff

[johnc]

I am starting to think that only type of manager who manage at this club, is someone who has years of premier league experience.
Pulis, Hughes, Allerdyce, Moyes, Pardew.

We are no club for an up and coming promising youngster.
We are no club for a retired player who wants to cut his teeth in football management.
We are no club for pretty much any foreign manager, especially not one who has not been here for years.

Unfortunately, all the managers who DO fit the criteria are precisely the ones we turn our noses up at, because we are so conceited, that we think they aren't good enough for us, or aren't  'sexy' enough for us or don't 'fit' Aston Villa.

I don't for one minute think the club those names are beneath us, it's more like those managers not touching us with a barge pole with our ongoing austerity.

I reckon the club did go for them but were turned down. However I have seen them all roundly slagged on here. I would give my eye teeth for Pulis or Allardyce to be here at the moment. At least I would feel he was getting the best out of what was in front of him. If Garde is gettinng the best out of this crowd then things are somehow worse than I imagined

[andyh]

I am starting to think that only type of manager who manage at this club, is someone who has years of premier league experience.
Pulis, Hughes, Allerdyce, Moyes, Pardew.

We are no club for an up and coming promising youngster.
We are no club for a retired player who wants to cut his teeth in football management.
We are no club for pretty much any foreign manager, especially not one who has not been here for years.

Unfortunately, all the managers who DO fit the criteria are precisely the ones we turn our noses up at, because we are so conceited, that we think they aren't good enough for us, or aren't  'sexy' enough for us or don't 'fit' Aston Villa.

I don't for one minute think the club those names are beneath us, it's more like those managers not touching us with a barge pole with our ongoing austerity.

I meant us as fans, turning our nose up at them.

[SheffieldVillain]

Been told some things this afternoon. A current player is staying with a friend as his house is being refurbished.
Garde doesn't have the dressing room. He allegedly only speaks in depth to the French and foreign guys. He show no motivational stance or approach at all. Post match regardless of how we have played, he just leaves. Doesn't year a strip off anyone or give positives. Tony parks was the main 'motivator' in the dressing room and he has been told to wind his neck in by the current staff

Without wishing for you to betray a confidence, is this source one of the 'old guard' i.e. not signed this summer?

[saunders_heroes]

I am starting to think that only type of manager who manage at this club, is someone who has years of premier league experience.
Pulis, Hughes, Allerdyce, Moyes, Pardew.

We are no club for an up and coming promising youngster.
We are no club for a retired player who wants to cut his teeth in football management.
We are no club for pretty much any foreign manager, especially not one who has not been here for years.

Unfortunately, all the managers who DO fit the criteria are precisely the ones we turn our noses up at, because we are so conceited, that we think they aren't good enough for us, or aren't  'sexy' enough for us or don't 'fit' Aston Villa.

I don't for one minute think the club those names are beneath us, it's more like those managers not touching us with a barge pole with our ongoing austerity.

I meant us as fans, turning our nose up at them.

Fair enough. Moyes was my number one choice for the job anyway, but we're that desperate I would have taken any of the other names you mentioned as well.

[VinnieChase84]

Been told some things this afternoon. A current player is staying with a friend as his house is being refurbished.
Garde doesn't have the dressing room. He allegedly only speaks in depth to the French and foreign guys. He show no motivational stance or approach at all. Post match regardless of how we have played, he just leaves. Doesn't year a strip off anyone or give positives. Tony parks was the main 'motivator' in the dressing room and he has been told to wind his neck in by the current staff

Without wishing for you to betray a confidence, is this source one of the 'old guard' i.e. not signed this summer?

Surprisingly no!

[CT]

Been told some things this afternoon. A current player is staying with a friend as his house is being refurbished.
Garde doesn't have the dressing room. He allegedly only speaks in depth to the French and foreign guys. He show no motivational stance or approach at all. Post match regardless of how we have played, he just leaves. Doesn't year a strip off anyone or give positives. Tony parks was the main 'motivator' in the dressing room and he has been told to wind his neck in by the current staff

Interesting as he made a point of saying he'd be speaking in English and the French players were just part of the squad like everyone else.

That story of him walking in to the dressing room at Goodison at half time and saying "Boys, boys, boys" and then walking out might be accurate them?!!

[villadelph]

Been told some things this afternoon. A current player is staying with a friend as his house is being refurbished.
Garde doesn't have the dressing room. He allegedly only speaks in depth to the French and foreign guys. He show no motivational stance or approach at all. Post match regardless of how we have played, he just leaves. Doesn't year a strip off anyone or give positives. Tony parks was the main 'motivator' in the dressing room and he has been told to wind his neck in by the current staff

And this is concrete?

[sirlordbaltimore]

Why would a millionaire footballer stay at someone's house rather than in a hotel ?

[andyh]

Been told some things this afternoon. A current player is staying with a friend as his house is being refurbished.
Garde doesn't have the dressing room. He allegedly only speaks in depth to the French and foreign guys. He show no motivational stance or approach at all. Post match regardless of how we have played, he just leaves. Doesn't year a strip off anyone or give positives. Tony parks was the main 'motivator' in the dressing room and he has been told to wind his neck in by the current staff

And this is concrete?

What? Vlaar knows what's going on at the club?

[VinnieChase84]

Why would a millionaire footballer stay at someone's house rather than in a hotel ?

Relative of his

[VinnieChase84]

Been told some things this afternoon. A current player is staying with a friend as his house is being refurbished.
Garde doesn't have the dressing room. He allegedly only speaks in depth to the French and foreign guys. He show no motivational stance or approach at all. Post match regardless of how we have played, he just leaves. Doesn't year a strip off anyone or give positives. Tony parks was the main 'motivator' in the dressing room and he has been told to wind his neck in by the current staff

And this is concrete?

It's come from the relative of the player. Villa fan too. I see no reason for any BS from him.

[sirlordbaltimore]

Why would a millionaire footballer stay at someone's house rather than in a hotel ?

Relative of his

Still seems a bit odd. Not saying it's not true though

I doubt many of our current crop would listen to Garde anyway. They probably barely speak to each other

If you need someone to shout at you in order to get motivated to do your job you're probably not what we need

[SheffieldVillain]

Been told some things this afternoon. A current player is staying with a friend as his house is being refurbished.
Garde doesn't have the dressing room. He allegedly only speaks in depth to the French and foreign guys. He show no motivational stance or approach at all. Post match regardless of how we have played, he just leaves. Doesn't year a strip off anyone or give positives. Tony parks was the main 'motivator' in the dressing room and he has been told to wind his neck in by the current staff

Without wishing for you to betray a confidence, is this source one of the 'old guard' i.e. not signed this summer?

Surprisingly no!

Interesting. I think it's probably true that there's a split in the dressing room between the 'Sherwood players' and the foreign signings from this summer. I suppose it could be one of the signings generally thought to be a 'Sherwood signing' - Richards, Lescott etc.

I would say though - if Tony Parks was the 'main motivator' before, he was doing a pretty shit job of it as we didn't win at all then either.

All in all with the exception of Ayew, Veretout, Amavi and Okore, I really would like us to have a complete clearout of this squad. The spirit (or lack of) is toxic.

[sirlordbaltimore]

All in all with the exception of Ayew, Veretout, Amavi and Okore, I really would like us to have a complete clearout of this squad. The spirit (or lack of) is toxic.

I wouldn't argue with that