I'd like to see Remi Garde patrolling the line with an electric cattle prod; running on the pitch every now and again to give Richards and Lescott a few volts up their lazy, incompetent arses.
How about Roy Keane as the next manager? Could work, but doubt he'd come.
Quote from: postal on March 03, 2016, 01:38:11 PMHow about Roy Keane as the next manager? Could work, but doubt he'd come.If he had a book to flog he might consider it.The parasitic fucker.
Quote from: Nev on March 03, 2016, 01:40:52 PMQuote from: postal on March 03, 2016, 01:38:11 PMHow about Roy Keane as the next manager? Could work, but doubt he'd come.If he had a book to flog he might consider it.The parasitic fucker.So that's a vote for no then? Whoever we get, I think we need someone who has a bit of fight about them, and I know shouting & scowling isnt really a sign of it, but less of the nice guy.I like Garde but he's out of his depth really. Even with an electric cattle prod.
Quote from: ozzjim on March 02, 2016, 11:43:41 PMand even Martiez praised the tactical switch as something they were not expectingNo one would be expecting Westwood up front either but it doesn't make it a great tactical switch. I don't see what he was trying to do with two fullbacks who can't cross the road.
and even Martiez praised the tactical switch as something they were not expecting
Quote from: Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle on March 03, 2016, 01:27:08 PMI'd like to see Remi Garde patrolling the line with an electric cattle prod; running on the pitch every now and again to give Richards and Lescott a few volts up their lazy, incompetent arses.I would buy a season ticket to see that every week tomorrow. Brilliant suggestion.
Aston Villa’s relegation-bound squad is split damagingly into two factions with many of the longer-serving players openly questioning manager Remi Garde’s reluctance to challenge or criticise any of the squad in the aftermath of defeats, Telegraph Sport has learned. It was revealed yesterday that new chairman Steve Hollis will make sweeping changes to the club’s recruitment personnel responsible for the disastrous summer last year when they made 12 signings, few of whom have had any impact. Hendrik Almstadt, the sporting director brought from Arsenal, is expected to leave soon, and Paddy Riley, the head of recruitment and scouting, is also on his way having been cut out the loop for plans for this summer. The highest profile departure could yet be chief executive Tom Fox, who has presided over what will surely be Villa’s first relegation since 1987. The American has told others at the Premier League’s bottom club that he believes progress in commercial deals will preserve his job but he has stopped coming to the training ground where, in the early days after his appointment in 2014, he would eat with the players. Most worrying for those at the club’s Bodymoor Heath training ground has been the division between the players and occasional open disregard for the training sessions that Garde’s coaches have put on for them. The French manager, who was appointed on the recommendation of Arsene Wenger, sets the agenda for training but it is led by his first team coach Eric Black and Garde’s assistant Reginald Ray. There have been questions asked openly during sessions by players as to the relevance of what they are doing, and how it relates to their next game. Senior players have also expressed their dismay that Garde has been unwilling at times to come in to the dressing room to speak to them after certain games to dish out blame or, in the rare cases it is merited, praise. On at least two occasions, the1-1 draw in January with Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park in the FA Cup third round, and then the 6-0 defeat at home to Liverpool on February 14, senior players have been vocal about the absence of their manager in the changing rooms afterwards. Garde told Fox and owner Randy Lerner when he took the job that he could keep Villa in the Premier League with the existing squad, although his faith wavered in the weeks that followed. By the time the January transfer window opened, Lerner was unwilling to chase his losses with a team that has now won only twice in the league under Garde. Broadly the squad is split into two camps: on one side the long-serving players such as Gabby Agbonlahor, Alan Hutton, Leandro Bacuna, Ciaran Clark, Brad Guzan, Mark Bunn as well as Joleon Lescott and Micah Richards. On the other side are the new arrivals, many of them from France, including Jordan Ayew, Idrissa Gana and Jordan Veretout as well as Aly Cissokho. The latter group feel, with some justification, that they are being blamed for all the club’s problems. There were suggestions at the club that Garde would walk away if they lost to Everton but he has stayed on to face Manchester City on Saturday. Looking forward it is understood that Hollis wants to keep the sporting director model but is looking for a different profile of individual to fill it – potentially a former player - rather than another like Riley and Almstadt who both had a background in analytics. Whoever takes the job will be in for a summer of major trading. The club’s highest earner Charles N’Zogbia is on £62,000-a-week and, having made two appearances all season, will be out of contract in June. Adama Traore, who was signed from Barcelona last summer instead of Aaron Lennon, earns £50,000-a-week which would have increased season by season, although that will not be a consideration now that the club are almost certain to be relegated. There is hope that the club has a strong group of players coming through the academy who can be given their opportunity in the Championship. They include midfielder Andre Green and Rushian Hepburn-Murphy, both 17, and also the Under-18s defender Jake Humphries. Aston Villa declined to comment.
There is hope that the club has a strong group of players coming through the academy who can be given their opportunity in the Championship. They include midfielder Andre Green and Rushian Hepburn-Murphy, both 17, and also the Under-18s defender Jake Humphries. Aston Villa declined to comment.
Broadly the squad is split into two camps: on one side the long-serving players such as Gabby Agbonlahor, Alan Hutton, Leandro Bacuna, Ciaran Clark, Brad Guzan, Mark Bunn as well as Joleon Lescott and Micah Richards. On the other side are the new arrivals, many of them from France, including Jordan Ayew, Idrissa Gana and Jordan Veretout as well as Aly Cissokho. The latter group feel, with some justification, that they are being blamed for all the club’s problems.
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