Remi Garde - Departs Aston Villa

[avfcpg]

I don't think he'll walk.

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

I guess that would be good news for the board because then we'd have something else to blame it on.

Genius !!

[AV82EC]

Is that the song we need:

Don't blame it on the Sherwood
Don't blame it on the Lambert
Don't blame it on Remi
Blame it on the Lerner!

[Clark W Griswold]

Was it a £2.5m loan fee for Bebuchy for 4 months? Fuck that, can't blame them. The GK was a work permit issue, and the others are just speculation. I honestly don't think most of these would have made a great difference anyway. Maybe the GK slightly. It really depends what's been agreed between Garde and the board as to his position at the moment but I'm not really sure that the reaction is quite justified to our window. That said, I still say 'sack the board' of course but that's a build up of the last 5 years, not one window where our hands are pretty tied anyway.

[Malandro]

Is that the song we need:

Don't blame it on the Sherwood
Don't blame it on the Lambert
Don't blame it on Remi
Blame it on the Lerner!

Come on, you can add the rest of the managers to that song

[Pat McMahon]

Just another opportunity for Murphy to have a dig at Villa

I never get that with Murphy, I remember when he criticised Lerner for being so secretive and refusing to give any interviews people were tearing into him on here, he was right though. I've always thought he has a great deal of respect for Aston Villa Football Club but not the clowns in charge.

I completely agree. He always comes across as well informed and honest, with a critical eye. He would rather report on us play in the PL than in the Championship

[Duncan Shaw]

I'd like to think someone would have had an inkling as to whether we'd need or manage to obtain the work permit too - other clubs seem to have no problems on this front for players of a similar stature, but again I think our lack of "nous" at admin level of how it all works showed itself up here.

[aj2k77]

The board should know the going rate for players.They clearly don't.

They don't even appear to understand the work permit rules.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

Just another opportunity for Murphy to have a dig at Villa

I never get that with Murphy, I remember when he criticised Lerner for being so secretive and refusing to give any interviews people were tearing into him on here, he was right though. I've always thought he has a great deal of respect for Aston Villa Football Club but not the clowns in charge.

Agree with that, whenever I have heard Murphy he is speaking the truth.

[Deano's Mullet]

I remember Pat Murphy during as far back as the BFR and Little days - he was a big advocate of AVFC. I think he simply calls it as he sees it and lets face it its nothing any of us aren't saying ourselves the last 3-4 years.

[David_Nab]

I'd like to think someone would have had an inkling as to whether we'd need or manage to obtain the work permit too - other clubs seem to have no problems on this front for players of a similar stature, but again I think our lack of "nous" at admin level of how it all works showed itself up here.

It seems like the recent change of rules got them.It's an unfair system

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/alexandre-pato-chelsea-case-makes-a-lame-duck-of-greg-dyke-s-quality-controls-for-overseas-players-a6847736.html

Pato gets one because  of his salary and club he played for despite basically being shit for 3 years

[passport1]

I  assume the managerial post at Villa is just about as toxic a job as there is in football.

[itbrvilla]

I  assume the managerial post at Villa is just about as toxic a job as there is in football.

Toxic Wankers.

[LTA]

I read yesterday that when Garde took over we were 4 points from safety.
Now it's 10.

Bearing in mind the opposition in the games we have played under him, that is pretty damn shit.

Says it all really.  Joke appointment who has not improved us.

I had the talksport  on this morning and Neil Warnock was on talking about us.  He spoke of much sense about what we're doing wrong.  That's the sort of manager we need to sort this mess out in the Summer.  Not a passionless chancer like Garde.

[Hoppo]

Pat Murphy saw through Lerner long before most did.
The problems we have are deep rooted and are at Executive level and above.
A chief executive who willy nilly gave 5 year contracts out and a Chairman who hasn't the slightest interest or know how about Premier League football, added to a Chairman who has washed his hands of the situation.
We are indeed fucked..

[Clampy]

I read yesterday that when Garde took over we were 4 points from safety.
Now it's 10.

Bearing in mind the opposition in the games we have played under him, that is pretty damn shit.

Says it all really.  Joke appointment who has not improved us.

I had the talksport  on this morning and Neil Warnock was on talking about us.  He spoke of much sense about what we're doing wrong.  That's the sort of manager we need to sort this mess out in the Summer.  Not a passionless chancer like Garde.

The same Neil Warnock who's past his sell by date and now having to be a radio pundit to earn a living?