Remi Garde - Departs Aston Villa

[Des Little]

This arsehole board seem to be happy to hide behind the manager, so we need to be reminding him of our support as well as our clear distain of messers Fox, Lerner et al.

[Dante Lavelli]

Do you think the mistakes he refers to could be signing 'Plan B' players rather than the Plan A, hence why this window we've decided against buying a Gestede?

[LukeJames]

I hope.... really really hope, that the support get right behind Remi, he's been hung out to dry by the failures running the club.

[DeKuip]

Suggestions?

Above and beyond the obvious 'Remi Garde's claret and blue army', I'll be in the away end tomorrow night trying to get 'Remi Garde my lord' off the ground.

The best support ever given to any individual associated with our club was 90 minutes non-stop "Graham Taylor's Claret & Blue Army" at Goodison Park, last match of 1989/90. More than that as it also went right through half-time and long after the game as well, incredible. I can't remember now whether we already knew it would be his last game before taking the England job or the constant noise and being unable to sleep for days with that still pounding in his head drove him away.

[Villa in Denmark]

Do you think the mistakes he refers to could be signing 'Plan B' players rather than the Plan A, hence why this window we've decided against buying a Gestede?

Fairs fair, Gestede is a true one of a kind, you'll never pick up another like him.

Pele, Cruyff, Maradonna, Zidane, Messi, Gestede.

[Yossarian]

To rub salt into the wound when he walks away he won't be replaced by Pep. Oh well, looks like we will have to make do with Jose.

[Nunkin1965]

I hope.... really really hope, that the support get right behind Remi, he's been hung out to dry by the failures running the club.

I think that this could be a great opportunity for Garde. You're right. He has been seriously hung out by the club. He's taking all this mess and could like certain players desert his duty.

But I just don't think he will. I think he'll stay and try and bring back some pride and passion.

Its an opportunity to turn this mess around. Albeit in the Championship but fans can see whats happening and in the main I hope will be behind him. Who knows almost 20 years on this could be his Graham Taylor era.

[OzVilla]

To rub salt into the wound when he walks away he won't be replaced by Pep. Oh well, looks like we will have to make do with Jose.

We'd end up with someone like Steve Cotterill.

[pauliewalnuts]

To rub salt into the wound when he walks away he won't be replaced by Pep. Oh well, looks like we will have to make do with Jose.

We'd end up with someone like Steve Cotterill.

Yes, that's another thing that concerns me.

If Garde walks out, what kind of chumps are we going to be looking at as our new manager?

[OzVilla]

I hope.... really really hope, that the support get right behind Remi, he's been hung out to dry by the failures running the club.

I think that this could be a great opportunity for Garde. You're right. He has been seriously hung out by the club. He's taking all this mess and could like certain players desert his duty.

But I just don't think he will. I think he'll stay and try and bring back some pride and passion.

Its an opportunity to turn this mess around. Albeit in the Championship but fans can see whats happening and in the main I hope will be behind him. Who knows almost 20 years on this could be his Graham Taylor era.

The big difference though was the Doug was seriously on the back foot and Taylor was able to lay down the law early on meaning Doug had to give GT total control. Money also wasn't the be all and end all back then. Also Doug wasn't looking to get out like Lerner is.

  It's a horrible situation for Garde, shit squad but no money or urgency to sort it out from above.

I'd love your analogy to be true but different times I'm afraid.

[BC54 VFC]

Suggestions?

Above and beyond the obvious 'Remi Garde's claret and blue army', I'll be in the away end tomorrow night trying to get 'Remi Garde my lord' off the ground.

Great idea; let's do it.

[CT]

To rub salt into the wound when he walks away he won't be replaced by Pep. Oh well, looks like we will have to make do with Jose.

We'd end up with someone like Steve Cotterill.

Hey, less knocking of SC please!

Tell you what though, if we did choose him, I'll happily be employed as Club Enterpreter because you'll never understand his accent. 😀

[old man villa fan]

Like everybody else I am well and truly p***** off with the situation.  I just hope that Remi leans towards pragmatism than throwing toys out of the pram.

If I was Remi I would stop playing anybody he doesn't want to be part of the future and bring in the young players.  I am sure the supporters would back him and show encouragement rather than negativity.  If the club are not going to support him sufficiently he should look to build his own team from what we have.  Clear out the deadwood to train on their own, even if it lowers the value of the players.  The fans are sick of 2nd (or 3rd or 4th) chances to players like Guzan, Hutton, Bacuna, Westwood, Richards, Gabby, Richardson etc.  We are down so why bother about the results for the rest of the season.  Lets try and get something out of this season to take forward to next.

[Villa in Denmark]

To rub salt into the wound when he walks away he won't be replaced by Pep. Oh well, looks like we will have to make do with Jose.

We'd end up with someone like Steve Cotterill.

Yes, that's another thing that concerns me.

If Garde walks out, what kind of chumps are we going to be looking at as our new manager?

Nigel "Are you looking at me?" Pearson.

Nailed on.

It'll be like 2 desperate, pretty drunk, not very attractive people coping a feel when the lights go on at the end of the night.  There might be a bit of a feel good factor right there and then, but no one's walking away with their dignity intact or ego's bossted, and please god no unexpected surprises 9 months later.

[Clampy]

Like everybody else I am well and truly p***** off with the situation.  I just hope that Remi leans towards pragmatism than throwing toys out of the pram.

If I was Remi I would stop playing anybody he doesn't want to be part of the future and bring in the young players. 

You've beaten me to it as in regards to young players. New signings would have freshened up the squad and given the place a lift but that's not happening and although I don't really like the idea of throwing kids into a relegation scrap, giving the likes of Hepburn-Murphy and Sellars might be an idea, just to try something different.