Remi Garde - Departs Aston Villa

[pauliewalnuts]

According to John Percy in the Torygraph, Fox and Almstadt are flying out to New York to see Lerner and ask for money for signings.

Honestly, if this conversation is only happening now, on January the fucking 10th, then what on earth do these people think has been happening for the last five months?

[ozzjim]

I would love to be able to listen to that conversation.

If Lerner had any balls he would say "you are coming to me now?!" Fire the pair of them come over and run it for a few weeks while appointing a football focused boardroom.

[Steve67]

According to John Percy in the Torygraph, Fox and Almstadt are flying out to New York to see Lerner and ask for money for signings.

Honestly, if this conversation is only happening now, on January the fucking 10th, then what on earth do these people think has been happening for the last five months?

What I fail to understand is why they have to go to Lerner for dosh when Aston Villa is a business and should have its own pots of identified money for transfers. Is the club so badly operated that they a) have to ask for some pocket money every time a transfer window comes around and b) they have only just got around to asking for it now, on what will be the 11th January. I think this story is BS.

[Steve67]

Oh, and another thing, does the club not have Skype facilities or a suitable telephone? They are probably bringing the cash back in a bag. Mind you, a bag full of 50 princes is heavy, no wonder two of them are going!

[ozzjim]

As I said on the transfer thread, use the fucking phone. You could buy a Bowery with all the flight costs to New York, or is Randy sending the jet? Farcical.

[Toronto Villa]

You can ask for money over the phone. I imagine it's a lot more serious than that. It could very well be that Garde has given them an ultimatum on transfer dealings or on the overall situation, or they might be considering another change anyway. I don't think they need to fly across the world to ask for a few more million.

[Des Little]

The word 'shambles' doesn't even come close does it?

[peter w]

According to John Percy in the Torygraph, Fox and Almstadt are flying out to New York to see Lerner and ask for money for signings.

Honestly, if this conversation is only happening now, on January the fucking 10th, then what on earth do these people think has been happening for the last five months?

I'd be surprised if it was just that more that the players and the actual amounts have been identified and it may be more than lerner had already sanctioned. They are probably going to see if they can squeeze that little more out of him.

[Des Little]

If I was Garde I'd be packing my bags and getting the next Mega Bus to The Dordogne

[OzVilla]

Or Garde is serious about cancelling a few contracts and they need Lerner to give the green light. 
Or they think we need another change and Garde is out. 
Or they are planning for inevitable relegation and the aftermath (no forget that, that would require some forethought).

Could be any of these but I'd seriously doubt even we'd be so unprepared as to be having to fly across the Atlantic to beg for transfer funds on the 11th January though.

But it's Villa kicking season in the media so whatever makes us look more incompetent makes better copy - it's not like they risk Lerner cutting the media off is it.  They've bought all this on themselves.

[aj2k77]

We employed Alex Mcleish after courting Martinez.
We gave Lambert another contract.
We gave Gabby another contract.
We had a period of virtually no coaches or help for the manager at the club.
We let nob head Keane use us as a publicity stunt.
We had bullying taking place at the club.
We hired Sherwood from a shortlist of 1.

I wouldn't put anything past the lot of them, including being unprepared.

[Toronto Villa]

Or Garde is serious about cancelling a few contracts and they need Lerner to give the green light. 
Or they think we need another change and Garde is out. 
Or they are planning for inevitable relegation and the aftermath (no forget that, that would require some forethought).

Could be any of these but I'd seriously doubt even we'd be so unprepared as to be having to fly across the Atlantic to beg for transfer funds on the 11th January though.

But it's Villa kicking season in the media so whatever makes us look more incompetent makes better copy - it's not like they risk Lerner cutting the media off is it.  They've bought all this on themselves.

Yep, it's not about asking for more funds. There would be way more to it than that. The board haven't exactly covered themselves in glory, but I don't think they are just starting transfer discussions two weeks into the window. If fact last month Garde was already talking about the window and strengthening. I doubt he was only discussion that with his wife and the bloke in the mirror.

[olaftab]

his record is shot, he cant pick a team, he has lost the dressing room already, he is to all intent and purpose Harvey Oswald. Lerner killed the Villa

Where's Jack Ruby when you need him?

Careful now at this rate we will need cancer to strike next!

[Fasth56]

Does anyone else find it strange that once the signal was given to Kozak to get ready to come on Richards suddenly developed a life threatening injury prior to which he didn't seem to be suffering.

[kippaxvilla2]

Oh, and another thing, does the club not have Skype facilities or a suitable telephone? They are probably bringing the cash back in a bag. Mind you, a bag full of 50 princes is heavy, no wonder two of them are going!

They all have to go to the bank manager at mbna dressed in nice suits to apply to open a Junior Savings Accounr and a Player Improvement Loan.