Remi Garde - Departs Aston Villa

[ez]

I think some of you need a reality check, I don't care who the manager is or was with this squad we were always going to be relegated. The powers that be took a massive gamble last summer and it has blown up in our face, to bring in so many players that were untried in the premiership or at least a league equivalent to it has been shown to be a disaster and the biggest mistake of all was replacing our leading goal scorer with a donkey has proved fatal. Get of Gardes back his only mistake was in believing the players may have been better than what they turned out to be. As we saw today the effort was there but the players are simply not good enough at this level.

Spot on.

[ROBBO]

Nothing he has done so far has put any belief he has improved on what went before him. Yes, it isn't his squad (which is shit), but not even fight or a glimpse that we have improved. I would look elsewhere come what May.

 I think they showed some fight today they are simply not good enough.

[Ron Manager]

we've got that already

It's a cracker!

[Malandro]

I think some of you need a reality check, I don't care who the manager is or was with this squad we were always going to be relegated. The powers that be took a massive gamble last summer and it has blown up in our face, to bring in so many players that were untried in the premiership or at least a league equivalent to it has been shown to be a disaster and the biggest mistake of all was replacing our leading goal scorer with a donkey has proved fatal. Get of Gardes back his only mistake was in believing the players may have been better than what they turned out to be. As we saw today the effort was there but the players are simply not good enough at this level.

Very well put. Dire straits when he arrived - I said at the time I wouldn't blame him.
I'm sure he will be the next Lerner scapegoat.

[Diablo]

Louis van Gaal has gone from respected manager to clown at Utd. I see no reason to abuse or mock Garde - the players are just awful.

History will forget McLeish, Houllier, Lambert and Sherwood. It's a pity.

I'd love LVG here. At the very least we'd get comedy value.

Pretty sure Yanited will be his last gig. Although he's clearly bat shit crazy I don't think he'd have the energy (or more importantly be crazy enough) to undertake the enormity of the project.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Graham Taylor on the radio, said it was the first time he's seen us live this season and he was surprised to see the lack of effort being shown. Players standing around, hands on hips, looking at other players, shit body language, general negativity.....he sounded quite sad.

[gpbarr]

I think some of you need a reality check, I don't care who the manager is or was with this squad we were always going to be relegated. The powers that be took a massive gamble last summer and it has blown up in our face, to bring in so many players that were untried in the premiership or at least a league equivalent to it has been shown to be a disaster and the biggest mistake of all was replacing our leading goal scorer with a donkey has proved fatal. Get of Gardes back his only mistake was in believing the players may have been better than what they turned out to be. As we saw today the effort was there but the players are simply not good enough at this level.

Very well put. Dire straits when he arrived - I said at the time I wouldn't blame him.
I'm sure he will be the next Lerner scapegoat.

Agreed. Those calling for a new manager still don't get it - its quite unbelievable - I really do wonder how many managers we need to burn cash on before the twig falls. A new manager simply buys a few months hope (for some) before the reality settles in again that he is the least of the problems at this club.

I hope Remi walks, I really do - why should he give a shit when no-one else at the club clearly does, and the fans are turning (easy scape-goat again).   

[supertom]

I think some of you need a reality check, I don't care who the manager is or was with this squad we were always going to be relegated. The powers that be took a massive gamble last summer and it has blown up in our face, to bring in so many players that were untried in the premiership or at least a league equivalent to it has been shown to be a disaster and the biggest mistake of all was replacing our leading goal scorer with a donkey has proved fatal. Get of Gardes back his only mistake was in believing the players may have been better than what they turned out to be. As we saw today the effort was there but the players are simply not good enough at this level.

There was some effort today but we're never going to compete with a club like Spurs (vomits in mouth). What has really let us down, and this includes under Garde, is not showing enough fight in the games we should be competing on an even keel. We've really let ourselves down against the sides from 8th down, because these are results we need to be pulling off. I still don't think some of the players do enough, and all the basic errors are shocking. Tactically we're atrocious.

We don't have the worst squad of players in this league. We just don't have the fight that some of the others have, or the cohesion or management. We're not worse than Bournemouth if you're talking about ability, but they wipe the floor with us as far as organisation and desire goes and they've got over twice as many points as we do to show for it. Garde has failed dismally.

This season is done with, and I agree, thanks to the clubs dismal organisation, it would have been a hell of a task for anyone to keep us up, but at the very least we would expect some fight and to at least take it to the final weeks. We'll be lucky if we're not mathematically done by mid-April.

[supertom]

I think some of you need a reality check, I don't care who the manager is or was with this squad we were always going to be relegated. The powers that be took a massive gamble last summer and it has blown up in our face, to bring in so many players that were untried in the premiership or at least a league equivalent to it has been shown to be a disaster and the biggest mistake of all was replacing our leading goal scorer with a donkey has proved fatal. Get of Gardes back his only mistake was in believing the players may have been better than what they turned out to be. As we saw today the effort was there but the players are simply not good enough at this level.

Very well put. Dire straits when he arrived - I said at the time I wouldn't blame him.
I'm sure he will be the next Lerner scapegoat.

Agreed. Those calling for a new manager still don't get it - its quite unbelievable - I really do wonder how many managers we need to burn cash on before the twig falls. A new manager simply buys a few months hope (for some) before the reality settles in again that he is the least of the problems at this club.

I hope Remi walks, I really do - why should he give a shit when no-one else at the club clearly does, and the fans are turning (easy scape-goat again).   

I don't think anyone is saying the main problem isn't the top of the club. That most certainly needs adressing in the summer and hopefully the recent acquisitions on the board are the beginning (As well as fucking Tom Fox a million miles away on a rocket into the Sun).
But Remi hasn't shown anything whatsoever to suggest that he'd be up for a battle in the Championship to get us up. Quite the opposite. He's been fucking horrendous recently and the excuses don't wash any more.

What we need is a complete sweep from top to bottom and we need to identify a feasible plan that can see the club firstly stabilise and then rebuild. That means changing our transfer policy, our youth policy, our club structure and on the playing side that also means fresh impetus from a manager who has the potential to inspire. Garde isn't that man. Too much damage has been done. He's damaged good and the relationship between he and the board is irreparable.

[Billy Walker]

I think some of you need a reality check, I don't care who the manager is or was with this squad we were always going to be relegated. The powers that be took a massive gamble last summer and it has blown up in our face, to bring in so many players that were untried in the premiership or at least a league equivalent to it has been shown to be a disaster and the biggest mistake of all was replacing our leading goal scorer with a donkey has proved fatal. Get of Gardes back his only mistake was in believing the players may have been better than what they turned out to be. As we saw today the effort was there but the players are simply not good enough at this level.

Very well put. Dire straits when he arrived - I said at the time I wouldn't blame him.
I'm sure he will be the next Lerner scapegoat.

Agreed. Those calling for a new manager still don't get it - its quite unbelievable - I really do wonder how many managers we need to burn cash on before the twig falls. A new manager simply buys a few months hope (for some) before the reality settles in again that he is the least of the problems at this club.

I hope Remi walks, I really do - why should he give a shit when no-one else at the club clearly does, and the fans are turning (easy scape-goat again).   

Spot on.

[john e]

Graham Taylor on the radio, said it was the first time he's seen us live this season and he was surprised to see the lack of effort being shown. Players standing around, hands on hips, looking at other players, shit body language, general negativity.....he sounded quite sad.

Bloody hell, and we thought that was one of our better performances for effort shown
Can you imagine what he would have thought if he was at the Liverpool match

[supertom]

Graham Taylor on the radio, said it was the first time he's seen us live this season and he was surprised to see the lack of effort being shown. Players standing around, hands on hips, looking at other players, shit body language, general negativity.....he sounded quite sad.

Bloody hell, and we thought that was one of our better performances for effort shown
Can you imagine what he would have thought if he was at the Liverpool match

I saw Gana putting in a hell of a shift. The others? Some did the bare minimum, others didn't get close (as per).

[kippaxvilla2]

Garde out along with Wenger.

[Durham58]

Graham Taylor on the radio, said it was the first time he's seen us live this season and he was surprised to see the lack of effort being shown. Players standing around, hands on hips, looking at other players, shit body language, general negativity.....he sounded quite sad.

That ain't right , he was at  the Man City game in November, he looked pretty depressed then..

[andyh]

Graham Taylor on the radio, said it was the first time he's seen us live this season and he was surprised to see the lack of effort being shown. Players standing around, hands on hips, looking at other players, shit body language, general negativity.....he sounded quite sad.

But Remi said we fought and battled?
I'm all confused on who to believe now!