Remi Garde - Departs Aston Villa

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I don't think he'll walk.

[saunders_heroes]

I don't think he'll walk.

I think you're right. He walked from his last job so I don't think he'd want to get the reputation of a quitter. I think he'll definitely see out the season whatever happens, though I still wouldn't hold it against him if he walked right now.

[Ron Manager]

I don't think he'll walk.

He might sprint though!

[NeilH]

I doubt very much he will walk, but how in gods name he is going to motivate himself, let alone the players after this, heaven knows.

[Villa in Denmark]

I don't think he'll walk.

I think you're right. He walked from his last job so I don't think he'd want to get the reputation of a quitter. I think he'll definitely see out the season whatever happens, though I still wouldn't hold it against him if he walked right now.

He didn't quit.  He saw out his 3 year contract and didn't renew citing personal and family reasons.

BBC article is one of many with the same story

[kippaxvilla2]

I don't think he'll walk.

I don't think he will walk either, but he might boogie.

[gpbarr]

I suspect he will walk on May 16th because he will not get the assurances he needs. Clearly a man of principal so he won't quit mid season but walking after the last game of the season would be a smart move in the circumstances he finds himself in.

A shame for the club because I am a big fan of Garde - I think he has shown true class which we have lacked in many a year. Period.

[aj2k77]

I like Garde, he has a dignified way about him and he has really been dumped on - as we all have.

BUT

before I get too teary eyed about him:

1. He is getting paid a lot of money
2. I had a quick look through his results which were:

Played 15 (PL Played 12 Won 1)
Won 2
Drawn 7
Lost 6
For 11
Against 23

I would like him to stay bur would I be fussed if he left?

No

You'll be fussed when we cannot attract any half decent managers because we are becoming well known as a problem club ran by nut jobs and bean counters who can't count.

[aj2k77]

He's said in his own words that he thought the changes he wanted to implement would be backed with a couple of transfers. So there's no doubt that he did not agree to hang out the white flag and do fuck all for the next 5 months. You're just kidding yourself if you think otherwise. The trust between him and the board will have taken a massive knock and the trust between the board and fans is at zero.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

I like Garde, he has a dignified way about him and he has really been dumped on - as we all have.

BUT

before I get too teary eyed about him:

1. He is getting paid a lot of money
2. I had a quick look through his results which were:

Played 15 (PL Played 12 Won 1)
Won 2
Drawn 7
Lost 6
For 11
Against 23

I would like him to stay bur would I be fussed if he left?

No

You'll be fussed when we cannot attract any half decent managers because we are becoming well known as a problem club ran by nut jobs and bean counters who can't count.

I agree with that, you could argue that Garde isn't a half decent manager based on the impact he has had.

I think he has been stitched up with no backing but the way we are run is going deter the vast majority of managers, we are in it big time and there is no guarantee that he will get backed in the summer which is a big worry

[aj2k77]

I think the board are blind enough to think that the summer requires a couple of players and then rely on the fact we should be better than most of the rest of the teams anyway and spend next to nothing.

Planet Earth calling Villa Park, planet Earth calling Villa Park.

[auntiesledd]

I don't think he'll walk.

He might sprint though!

Nah, he'll moonwalk away filled with joie de vivre, in a southerly direction - whilst tipping his beret as he passes The Holte'.

 

[aj2k77]

I like Garde, he has a dignified way about him and he has really been dumped on - as we all have.

BUT

before I get too teary eyed about him:

1. He is getting paid a lot of money
2. I had a quick look through his results which were:

Played 15 (PL Played 12 Won 1)
Won 2
Drawn 7
Lost 6
For 11
Against 23

I would like him to stay bur would I be fussed if he left?

No

You'll be fussed when we cannot attract any half decent managers because we are becoming well known as a problem club ran by nut jobs and bean counters who can't count.

I agree with that, you could argue that Garde isn't a half decent manager based on the impact he has had.

I think he has been stitched up with no backing but the way we are run is going deter the vast majority of managers, we are in it big time and there is no guarantee that he will get backed in the summer which is a big worry

If Garde walks we will be interviewing gobshites of the ilk of the strangler Pearson and lower league managers with the excuse that they have the knowledge to get us out of their and know the league inside out etc . Limited chancers like Lambert at best who have ridden the crest of a wave but will freeze when they're hit by the juggernaut of problems we have. We need him to stay, he knows full well what cancers we have at the club, even more now he's been fucked over by the bean counters.

[paul_e]

He's said in his own words that he thought the changes he wanted to implement would be backed with a couple of transfers. So there's no doubt that he did not agree to hang out the white flag and do fuck all for the next 5 months. You're just kidding yourself if you think otherwise. The trust between him and the board will have taken a massive knock and the trust between the board and fans is at zero.

But that's only true if we hung out the white flag and decided to do nothing for the next 5 months.  He also said, in his own words, that he and club had been working hard to get transfers in so there's nothing 'in his own words' which reinforces the idea that the board decided to give up.  I'm not saying i'm not upset that we didn't get transfers, I just don't like selective quoting.

[saunders_heroes]

He's said in his own words that he thought the changes he wanted to implement would be backed with a couple of transfers. So there's no doubt that he did not agree to hang out the white flag and do fuck all for the next 5 months. You're just kidding yourself if you think otherwise. The trust between him and the board will have taken a massive knock and the trust between the board and fans is at zero.

But that's only true if we hung out the white flag and decided to do nothing for the next 5 months.  He also said, in his own words, that he and club had been working hard to get transfers in so there's nothing 'in his own words' which reinforces the idea that the board decided to give up.  I'm not saying i'm not upset that we didn't get transfers, I just don't like selective quoting.

Depends if you believe that though. There was a tweet from a Telegraph journalist last night who claimed Villa's failure to do any business was down to lack of funds, and Pat Murphy on Radio 5 claimed that we missed out on Khazri because we wouldn't pay the fee.