Remi Garde - Departs Aston Villa

[Ian.]

When we have had a good run in my time, the likes of Taylor, Atkinson, Little have had the chance to rebuild. What has Remi had the chance to do? I can't think of a manager who has had his hands tied so much to be honest.

[Chris Jameson]

There will be all the clamour from the usual suspects to go for a British manager and we end up with glow in the dark Phil Brown.

I'm convinced Nigel Pearson will be the manager by the start of next season and if it's not him it will be Billy Davies.

A mate who has been to VP once in the last 10 years sent me a text after the Liverpool game saying that we need a good, proper British manager and proper British players as all these young foreigners have let the club down.


I nearly cried. 

I was listening to 5 Live on Wednesday night while doing the dinner and they were talking about Villa's current plight and it was basically five minutes of quack quack manager with Championship experience quack quack foreign players quack quack and I was reduced to swearing at the radio.

It's fucking Danny fucking Mills stock answer. Blah, blah, english, blah, blah, passion, blah, blah, blah, Championship knowledge, repeat to fade...

[andyh]

pathetic wanker just fuck off

There are many,many others at the club who should be on the end of that before Remi.

[TB]

his maths is a bit off as well, i always thought half of 38 was 19 not 11

So his English isn't absolutely perfect. Well done. Not being a native English speaker myself, I can understand someone saying "in the middle of the season" instead of something along the lines of "with the season well under way", especially when doing a live press conference.

But who has claimed that this was to do with him doing exact maths calculations anyway? Besides, if someone asked you to divide a 38 game season into three thirds instead of two halves, the "middle of the season" statement wouldn't be that far off.

[tomd2103]

That walk out was a bit pathetic wasn't it?  Just further proof that he hasn't got the stomach for the fight.  I also think it guarantees that he won't be our boss next season, if he does see this one out.  To not respond in the negative when asked if his bosses lied to him, isn't going to go down very well at all.  All things considered, he's been an absolutely dreadful appointment.

The walkout seemed to be actioned by the scottish guy rather than Remi who just followed

Yeah that seemed the case to me as well.  Who was the journo?  Was it Pete Colley?  Heard the Scottish guy mention something about being a fan.

[Chris Jameson]

I just watched it and it's pretty clear whoever the Scottish bloke is jumped in and ended it. Bugger all to see here. I hope he's still our manager next season but know he won't be and when he goes I hope he tells all on the cowardly pricks that are responsible for the mess our great club are in.

[CT]

If anything, it was the Scottish bloke who was pathetic, Remi just followed when he said "that's it".

I dont blame Pete Colley - things like this just add to circus we've become / or are fast becoming.

Remi is a beaten man, I think he'll walk when we're mathematically down.

[Ads]

I'm not sure I get why anybody be would levelling abuse at him over that? The Press Officer terminate the interview and proceeds to continue arguing with Pete Colley after. "Is it because you're  fan Pete?".

[brian green]

Nothing wrong with Remi Garde's conduct there.

[conman]

so remi says that was a question for the end of the season , presuming he is off in the summer  , I hope he has the balls to stick the confidentiality agreement up the clubs arse  ,

[dave shelley]

When Colley fires the question at him; you can audibly hear Remi Garde sigh.  He must be thinking, not this shit again, please ask me something you don't already know the answer to.

[Billy Walker]

Everything about the Club from the top down is broken - it shouldn't be surprising that it's come to this, I suppose.  People calling Remi pathetic for walking out are missing the point that this shambles is not his fault, he has been shat on by our dysfunctional boardroom and left hanging out to dry. (Not a great image there.)  I think another small but telling example of how the Club is not running properly is that none of us know who the Scottish bloke is.  Is he our new head of media and PR?  Why has he such a low profile?  It's a small detail, admittedly but, to me, it smacks of things not running as smoothly, openly or professionally as before.

[aj2k77]

The whole British manager thing is so utterly bollocks. Especially when they don't stop to think who has managed Man City, Chelsea, Spurs, Arsenal and Liverpool over the past few years. It's so fucking lazy. Ferguson aside what British manager has been a success? I'd argue the vast majority have been a failure. Moyes and Rodgers have been the most consistent and neither has achieved all that much at the top level. Certainly not in terms of winning things.

Quck question - how many English managers have won a trophy since Brian Little twenty years ago?

Roy Evans, Schteve McLaren and Dodgy Harry. Can't remember anymore.

[TB]

I believe he'll want to stay at Villa to the end of the season, and even wants to stay in charge for the foreseeable future, rebuilding the squad. But I also think he'll walk the very minute he's certain he won't be given the financial/moral support to do so. Some interesting insights into the inner workings of Villa might be emerging at that point.

If he's sacked, he's probably too honorable to ignore a non-disclosure agreement. I don't believe money comes into it.

[dave.woodhall]

When we have had a good run in my time, the likes of Taylor, Atkinson, Little have had the chance to rebuild. What has Remi had the chance to do? I can't think of a manager who has had his hands tied so much to be honest.

Two of those took over during the summer, when they had three months to bring in the players they wanted. The third took over mid-season and we came closer to going down than we have since 1987 before he had the chance the rebuild.