Remi Garde - Departs Aston Villa

[ROBBO]

Gestede was a TS personal pick he owns it and if we can point to any position that has bought our downfall it is the central striker. I only know what I've read and that is that when Garde came in he couldn't believe how unfit the players were, he got them doing loads of laps to get their fitness up which led to certain players complaining about his training regime. The point is well made that our players run the least of any team in the premiership and it shows I can't remember which game but a couple of months ago the whole team put in and closed down the opposition, they looked a different side that day but sadly it was a one off. I would just choose runners from now on and the first time Garde sees a player not chasing or closing down drag him off even if it's only ten minutes in, examples have to be made.

[VancouverLion]

Even Hutton who as very limited as he is generally puts a shift in, jogged back with no attempt to tackle or intercept the cross for Kane' s 2nd Sunday.
The players offer nothing, sweet fa!
That ladies and gentlemen is why we're rock bottom and relegated.

[pbavfckuwait]

The point raised that our squad has more ability than lets say Bournemouth, I just do not see this lets take a couple of them for example, Bacuna do me a favor, no worse player in the prem, Westwood as bad as Bacuna, Richards awful defender, Gil as lightweight as any to be found in this division, Gestede calls himself a forward, god help us, Gabby need anymore be said, thats 6 players who have played a large part of this season, we are not where we are just because of effort, we are also there because we have to many players without the required ability and also who conspire to not put the effort in.

[aev]

Gestede was a TS personal pick he owns it and if we can point to any position that has bought our downfall it is the central striker. I only know what I've read and that is that when Garde came in he couldn't believe how unfit the players were, he got them doing loads of laps to get their fitness up which led to certain players complaining about his training regime. The point is well made that our players run the least of any team in the premiership and it shows I can't remember which game but a couple of months ago the whole team put in and closed down the opposition, they looked a different side that day but sadly it was a one off. I would just choose runners from now on and the first time Garde sees a player not chasing or closing down drag him off even if it's only ten minutes in, examples have to be made.

I don't think buying Gestede was a mistake, but picking him and not playing to his strengths is silly.

[LukeJames]

I'd say buying him in the first place and not playing to his strengths were both mistakes.

[aev]

I'd say buying him in the first place and not playing to his strengths were both mistakes.

Maybe it was all part of the long term plan, as he has scored goals in the Championship before.

[LukeJames]

I'd say buying him in the first place and not playing to his strengths were both mistakes.

Maybe it was all part of the long term plan, as he has scored goals in the Championship before.

With forward thinking like that we could take over the world!

[mr underhill]

good heavens - the Randy, Rudy, and Remi show! It reads like a firm of shady lawyers.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

Some may have seen a story going around about Sky Sports website stating Remi Garde had left.

http://www.astonvilla.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=7520491

We think it was via a 6th Form student (WBA fan) of ours who did this during a Media lesson. When I walked in the room he was in this morning, he specifically called me over to show me what he had done, which was basically altering the coding of a website page that had a different story about Remi Garde and Villa and it had the headline saying something along the lines of how Remi Garde has left Villa. I have to say, when I first saw it , it did look genuine.

He took a picture of it and posted it on Twitter, which then started doing the rounds, and ended up with other websites reporting that he'd left.

Makes a mockery of what people take for granted through rumour pages on the Internet and Newspapers.

[class-of-82]

They should be all put on that Dudley wheel and never let off
Ay it

[Toronto Villa]

They should be all put on that Dudley wheel and never let off
Ay it

Dudley now has the wheel? I didn't even know they had fire. Bloody hell a lot has changed since I left the area.

[Richard E]

They should be all put on that Dudley wheel and never let off
Ay it

Dudley now has the wheel? I didn't even know they had fire. Bloody hell a lot has changed since I left the area.

Yeah, we have computers, electricity, all sorts of stuff now.

[Ron Manager]

They should be all put on that Dudley wheel and never let off
Ay it

And a great selection of second hand vinyl in the Salvation Army charity shop opposite the Little Barrel.

Dudley now has the wheel? I didn't even know they had fire. Bloody hell a lot has changed since I left the area.

Yeah, we have computers, electricity, all sorts of stuff now.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

The point raised that our squad has more ability than lets say Bournemouth, I just do not see this lets take a couple of them for example, Bacuna do me a favor, no worse player in the prem, Westwood as bad as Bacuna, Richards awful defender, Gil as lightweight as any to be found in this division, Gestede calls himself a forward, god help us, Gabby need anymore be said, thats 6 players who have played a large part of this season, we are not where we are just because of effort, we are also there because we have to many players without the required ability and also who conspire to not put the effort in.

One of my incredibly deeply thought-out phrases after most games this season has been:
"You can carry one or two players who underperform, but you can't carry seven or eight"!

[brian green]

To that Frank I would add my own homily.  You can carry one or two dressing room trouble makers but not four or five.