Remi Garde - Departs Aston Villa

[kippaxvilla2]

Rarely have I seen such an obviously decent man and potentially good manager for us in time treated so disprespectfully and shabbily in such a short space of time.  The current players aren't blameless in this either especially the usual suspects.

[Irish villain]

This c*** Hollis is a faceless consultant we've probably all come across if we've worked for a big ailing organisation. No connection with the staff or the 'customers' and armed with a bit fat red pencil cutting and slashing with no remorse at the behest of the 'shareholder' then fucking off within a few months with a big fat fee in his pocket and a sanctimonious smirk on his face.
This looks like the end of our status as a big club, period.

Nailed it. Talking about the money spent in the summer and failing to mention the £40m brought in.

Your last sentence, I am afraid, is spot on. How can we call ourselves a big club, circling the drain for half a decade. It hasn't been anywhere near good enough for a very long time and the pathetic 'custodianship' of the past half decade, signing utter crap after seasons of scraping to safety, is an insult to everybody who has ever worked to make the villa what it is.

[ozzjim]

If he walked now I wouldn't blame him.

Not  often you and I see eye to eye, but 100% agree with this.

If what Stu has said about him persuading a couple to sign up only to have the rug pulled from under him are true, I'd happily slip on my size 11 steel toe caps and jump on a flight to give Fox and Hollis a cheery early morning kick in the bollocks to match the one they've given Garde and by extension, us.

Clearly Kharzi and Debuchy. Both would have on paper improved the team. 

[Ad@m]

If he goes it'll probably be another couple of million payout.

Not if he resigns I would have thought.

How much did we pay MON? Genuine question that is.

Non disclosed as it was a mutual settlement with no admission on either side.  It was essentially, "Here's some money.  Now please f##k off so we concentrate on other matters." Whatever we gave him was probably judged to be less than the costs of the case going through tribunal plus possible appeal without thinking about any settlement afterwards.  From recollection those kinds of case are never 100% in favour of one party or the other.  As employer you're always going to get stuck for 10-15% of the claim as it's as good as impossible to fully document compliance with every point.

The O'Neill costs were in the relevant accounts.

Pretty sure it was 8million

It's difficult to say with certainty from the accounts as it gets mixed up with other amounts.  Over the last 5 or so years we've been in the comically ridiculous situation most seasons of either paying a manager off, paying a club to release a manager, or both.  As a result, trying to nail down amounts to just one manager is quite difficult.

[Monty]

I think Garde will see out the season, but unless the ownership situation changes he'll go then I think. Like Wenger he has a slightly mad sense of duty and honour, so he won't walk out mid-season. Beyond that, however, I think it's looking very unlikely indeed that he'll be our manager for or first match in next year's Championship. The board deserve congratulations for that, it's some achievement really.

[Axl Rose]

I just feel sorry for Remi.

I feel nothing but disdain for those who 'run' our club. The players had better get their proverbial fingers out.

[Ad@m]

He's now the favourite to be the next Premier League manager to leave his post.

How the fuck have we got to this?

[Steve R]

Under Garde we have seem a few signs of twitching from the corpse - no mean feat. In him there is a glimmer of hope that at last we have a manager to take us in the right direction. If anyone doesn't agree with that then fine, but the qualities and qualifications of the man that will replace him don't bear thinking about.

The only thing that can be said for Nigel Pearson is that If he is appointed I hope that it is before N'Zogbia leaves the club.

Hollis has been a horror story so far. Foot in mouth when faced with a microphone,  and now almost certainly pissing off one of the few positives the club has in its favour at the moment. I would never have imagined that we would end up with a chairman that makes Mark Ansell look like a big hitter.

Never mind 86/7, this is 1966/7 all over again. We have people in charge who do not have the first idea as to how to run a football club, it is way beyond their level of competence.

If you are leaving, all the best Remi - and thanks. On your way out please spare a thought for those of us who do not have the same option.

[ozzjim]

By not backing the bloke. Going out in the first week of the window and getting Kharzi and the deal for the keeper sorted would have a. shown some support, and b. allowed time to find another keeper! As it was it was all left too late. They were clearly indecisive and then would not pay the required money.

You are not telling me offering Doumbia the same money as Newcastle plus a 2m bonus for keeping us up would not have swayed him here. There are ways and means, and clearly we have managed to appoint someone who looks like they could do a job in the long term throughout the club structure, but have tied his hands behind his back and spun him round a few times.

It really is piss poor.

[Villa in Denmark]

He's now the favourite to be the next Premier League manager to leave his post.

How the fuck have we got to this?

Start with a dose of recklessness then stir in a dash of panic.
Add a good portion of stupidity and a heaped spoonful of blind hope.
Mix vigorously and blend in a measure of desperation garnished with a clutch of straws.
Finish with a pinch of decency then throw the whole lot on the floor and shit on it from a great height.

[Nunkin1965]

The night before the City game I watched Villa Newcastle from 07/08 I think. 0-1 at half-time. 4-1 full-time. Bouma, Larrson, Mellberg, Petrov,Barry, Carew,Young, Maloney etc.

These are sad days indeed.

What an extraordinary collapse.

[kippaxvilla2]

Look on the bright side.  If he does end up going before Saturday at least we will have Kev to rely on to pick all the good players against Norwich.  You know those ones that don't come from anywhere near Dover.

[LukeJames]

He's now the favourite to be the next Premier League manager to leave his post.

How the fuck have we got to this?

Start with a dose of recklessness then stir in a dash of panic.
Add a good portion of stupidity and a heaped spoonful of blind hope.
Mix vigorously and blend in a measure of desperation garnished with a clutch of straws.
Finish with a pinch of decency then throw the whole lot on the floor and shit on it from a great height.

Second verse to spoon full of sugar?

[saunders_heroes]

The night before the City game I watched Villa Newcastle from 07/08 I think. 0-1 at half-time. 4-1 full-time. Bouma, Larrson, Mellberg, Petrov,Barry, Carew,Young, Maloney etc.

These are sad days indeed.

What an extraordinary collapse.

And all quite deliberate. Slash the wage bill, that was our only tactic.

[ozzjim]

Look on the bright side.  If he does end up going before Saturday at least we will have Kev to rely on to pick all the good players against Norwich.  You know those ones that don't come from anywhere near Dover.

Shudders