Remi Garde - Departs Aston Villa

[joe_c]

Sadly I find Chicago Lion's ambivalence to a good victory entirely predictable.

Haters gonna hate.

[Risso]

so the Garde got his first win on the Board, how much of that was to Villa fans spelling the truth out on Saturday??

I'm going to have a stab at "absolutely zero".

Dunno paulie, that could have been a factor in their preparation for the game and the togetherness I hear they showed - a " we owe them something after that shite we served up in Wycombe" type tng. Saturday may have been a wake up call, as until now the fans have been pretty supportive.

And if it assisted in getting Guzan dropped....

[supertom]

so the Garde got his first win on the Board, how much of that was to Villa fans spelling the truth out on Saturday??

I'm going to have a stab at "absolutely zero".

Dunno paulie, that could have been a factor in their preparation for the game and the togetherness I hear they showed - a " we owe them something after that shite we served up in Wycombe" type tng. Saturday may have been a wake up call, as until now the fans have been pretty supportive.

And if it assisted in getting Guzan dropped....

Not that I condone quite the verocity of some (particularly the bloke outside the team coach), but I do think there must have been some effect. It wasn't until the Wycombe game that the squad would have seen so close up, just how bad the mood has become for Villa fans. Now we're not all raving lunatics, but we're hurting and sometimes it takes more than some booing on 90 minutes to really register it.

The fact is we've not put in anything like the shift we did at Palace, all season. It's the first game where I can confidently say that everyone seemed to try their best and work hard for each other. Some of the performances previously have been utterly pathetic. Not merely the lack in quality but the lack in application and cohesion.

We won't go and give gobby bollocks the keys to Villa park just yet (or access to the carpark after games) but I do think the fans mood really hit home at the Wycombe game more than any other. Garde knew he had to really shake things up. Some players probably had a good long hard look at themselves and some players probably decided to put aside any friction they may have had with some other teammates, because we've too often played like every player thinks all his other team-mates are a bunch of c**ts. I do wonder if there was some team meeting in order to address splits and tension within the camp and just for some to say "fuck it, we've got to pull together here." This lot don't have to like each other. They don't need to hold hands and take windy walks but they do have to play like a team and fight for each other when they step onto the pitch. 

[PaulWinch again]

The last two games have confirmed what I already thought, relegation or not Remi is definitely the guy for us.

[ozzjim]

He is starting to get them playing for him. As he is tactically way more astute than Timmy, or indeed TSM2, I really hope he is given backing to create his own side next season to come back. Look at what Karanka is doing at Boro. What is his record now this season? is he up to 8 points in 11 games? I said after Sunderland if he can manage a point a game or more from there I would be happy that there is progress being made. I think we have seen that start. Keep it up now.

[Monty]

I think it's really unlucky that he'll be the manager who goes down in history as relegating us, officially. Hopefully he can also promote us back to wipe that out, because he does seem like the real thing.

[Toronto Villa]

yep. He's made some mistakes, he's persisted with certain players too long, but part of that is figuring out what he needs and what he wants. But there is now visible improvement and forward momentum. We have something to build on now, and beat Wycombe we will go into the Albion game in a much stronger frame of mind. We can only control our own results and we can have an influence on the results of those around us by applying pressure. But we must strengthen to give ourselves any hope at all.

[ozzjim]

I think even if he does get an incredible up turn and gets us to say 35-36 points, the safety line this season I reckon will be 42 ish

[Ger Regan]

I do wonder how much of the slow start was down to the disgraceful conditioning of the players when he arrived. I can forgive sherwood his tactical deficiencies, but there's really no excuse for allowing a team to be that unfit.

[Toronto Villa]

good point Ger, they do look a lot fitter don't they?

[Martin Wadsworth]

so the Garde got his first win on the Board, how much of that was to Villa fans spelling the truth out on Saturday??

I'm going to have a stab at "absolutely zero".

Dunno paulie, that could have been a factor in their preparation for the game and the togetherness I hear they showed - a " we owe them something after that shite we served up in Wycombe" type tng. Saturday may have been a wake up call, as until now the fans have been pretty supportive.

And if it assisted in getting Guzan dropped....

I can't accept that the actions of a few chavs should be given any credit.

[pauliewalnuts]

so the Garde got his first win on the Board, how much of that was to Villa fans spelling the truth out on Saturday??

I'm going to have a stab at "absolutely zero".

Dunno paulie, that could have been a factor in their preparation for the game and the togetherness I hear they showed - a " we owe them something after that shite we served up in Wycombe" type tng. Saturday may have been a wake up call, as until now the fans have been pretty supportive.

And if it assisted in getting Guzan dropped....

I can't accept that the actions of a few chavs should be given any credit.

Me neither, Dennis.

[Martin Wadsworth]

so the Garde got his first win on the Board, how much of that was to Villa fans spelling the truth out on Saturday??

I'm going to have a stab at "absolutely zero".

Dunno paulie, that could have been a factor in their preparation for the game and the togetherness I hear they showed - a " we owe them something after that shite we served up in Wycombe" type tng. Saturday may have been a wake up call, as until now the fans have been pretty supportive.

And if it assisted in getting Guzan dropped....

I can't accept that the actions of a few chavs should be given any credit.

Me neither, Dennis.

Ok Reg. Know what I mean, nudge nudge?

[dave.woodhall]

so the Garde got his first win on the Board, how much of that was to Villa fans spelling the truth out on Saturday??

I'm going to have a stab at "absolutely zero".

Dunno paulie, that could have been a factor in their preparation for the game and the togetherness I hear they showed - a " we owe them something after that shite we served up in Wycombe" type tng. Saturday may have been a wake up call, as until now the fans have been pretty supportive.

And if it assisted in getting Guzan dropped....

I can't accept that the actions of a few chavs should be given any credit.

Me neither, Dennis.

Ok Reg. Know what I mean, nudge nudge?

How many times is it now, cobber? Any idea?

[Martin Wadsworth]

so the Garde got his first win on the Board, how much of that was to Villa fans spelling the truth out on Saturday??

I'm going to have a stab at "absolutely zero".

Dunno paulie, that could have been a factor in their preparation for the game and the togetherness I hear they showed - a " we owe them something after that shite we served up in Wycombe" type tng. Saturday may have been a wake up call, as until now the fans have been pretty supportive.

And if it assisted in getting Guzan dropped....

I can't accept that the actions of a few chavs should be given any credit.

Me neither, Dennis.

Ok Reg. Know what I mean, nudge nudge?

How many times is it now, cobber? Any idea?

Now with you there, youth.