Remi Garde - Departs Aston Villa

[Witton Warrior]

Getting concerned about this nice guy the saintly RG - he has basically told the team they aren't good enough and, worse for a professional footballer, not trying then expects them to produce something? Naïve at best - chucking them under a bus (ring any bells?) at worst...

He'll be gone in the Summer - doesn't need the job and doesn't seem bothered. I don't buy this cool, calm and collected nice-guy façade - IMHO he doesn't give a toss

[KevinGage]

It didn't do Man Utd any harm throwing a kid on the other night.

There is a massive, massive difference between throwing on a kid in a European cup tie at home versus into the hell that is a relegation battle.

Not sure we're in a battle.

Or if we are, it's a mismatch.

Like a legion of Juian Clarys armed to the teeth with water pistols and accessories against the might of the Red Army. 

[brian green]

I suspect Remi Garde is sending a message to Lerner, Fox and Hollis.  He is playing the team they have forced on him.  He does not want to put at risk the careers of young players by making them fight hopeless battles the owner and the board have brought on themselves.  It is payback for hanging him out to dry in January.  If Remi stays he will present Steve Hollis with a shopping list that will make him shit his pants.

[aj2k77]

If Garde stays I'll be amazed. He'd be wanting another 10 players in the summer and the cronies aren't going to finance that.

We will downgrade on the manager and therefor downgrade on the transfers, it will be a Championship manager with his eyes on Championship bargains. He will be asked to do better with some of the players we have got too. Gabby will start next season with Gestede as our strike force, it would be very surprising but also nice if it wasn't the case.

[brian green]

Hollis will try to penny pinch in the summer because his appointment was to cut costs.  Remi will walk and all those who do not like having an articulate, multi lingual, thoughtful, dignified manager will get somebody more to their taste.

[PeterWithesShin]

Humiliated 6-0 at home, called out by their manager and they 'respond' with a performance like that. Says it all about too many of our players.

[Des Little]

We are next season's Bolton in the making. Rome is burning...

[andyh]

Hollis will try to penny pinch in the summer because his appointment was to cut costs.  Remi will walk and all those who do not like having an articulate, multi lingual, thoughtful, dignified manager will get somebody more to their taste.

With respect, that is unfair.
All of those attributes you mention are admirable.
But, this is a results business. Remi has not achieved anywhere near the results that should have been expected given the amount of time he has had.
And yes, we all know he has a basket case of a squad, has been hamstrung in the transfer market and has been fighting fires since day 1.
But, no one can say with any certainty that he is the right man to take us forward, or to get us out of the championship quickly.
The bloke could be given £100 million to spend in the summer, but we have seen very little that suggests he will be a success.

[Hoppo]

I'm not totally against Garde but if we had shown more up to the end of window, maybe he would have been backed.

[aj2k77]

2 wins in 16 and only 11 goals. It's not good. I like him but the results have still be shite as have the performances, the dead cat bounce was more of a slightly twitching corpse.

It's alright them all having their own personal wars at the club over what has happened and writing the season off but us fans have another 3 months of this and it's gut wrenching at the moment. I've never felt anywhere near as low about football as I do this season. I hate the game, there's not a single player I feel I can connect to or get behind like a hero.

[sickbeggar]

He really needs to blood the kids as playing the same faces is getting him and us nowhere. No-one is expecting them to fly up the league  but i'd rather put them in now then wait till the championship next season. Hopefully 3 or 4 will show some promise and provide some optimism for the fans and prove he can motivate players with the right attitude

[mattjpa]

Nice bloke, poor manager.Daft appointment.

Think I'd prefer Terry Connor over this cowardly idiot. 

I'd be interested to see your workings for this argument.

Opinions truly are like arseholes. And giving people the Internet to vent them is like giving said arsehole a laxative vindaloo

[LeeB]

He really needs to blood the kids as playing the same feaces getting him and us nowhere. No-one is expecting them to fly up the league  but i'd rather put them in now that wait till the championship next season. Hopefully 3 or 4 will show some promise and provide some optimism for the fans and prove he can motivate players with the right attitude

Edited for you sir.


And I agree.

[LeeB]

Nice bloke, poor manager.Daft appointment.

Think I'd prefer Terry Connor over this cowardly idiot. 

I'd be interested to see your workings for this argument.

Opinions truly are like arseholes. And giving people the Internet to vent them is like giving said arsehole a laxative vindaloo

It's Stripey logic. Pick the most lamentable manager from your arch rivals, or who were your arch rivals before you became big time (stop laughing back there), and suggest him over the current encumbent at your real arch rivals now, whilst masquerading as one of them.

What a wit.

[Chris Jameson]

Why wasn't he/she watching his/her team this evening?