Remi Garde - Departs Aston Villa

[olaftab]

has he won more games than sherwood?
has he tightened up the defence?
has he shown any motivational skills?
does he inspire confidence?
does he have a tactical plan?

OK but other than that what's wrong?

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We he has won more than Sherwood could with his own players.

[olaftab]

Have lost a little bit of confidence in him but he should stay and prove himself.

So have I - I bet he has lost some confidence too Olaf managing that bunch of underperforming clowns with an appalling attitude. Them, not him.

The problem is rob it's not so easy to move on  these lazy bastard masquerading as footballers these days as was proved with the original bomb squad. I hope we can bribe the fuckers to sign for Small Heath or Smethwick. It will be the best 20 Million ever spent.

[VillaAlways]

I was all for Remi but sadly now I think he should go. His record is completely unacceptable, whether they are his players or not.

You are always going to get divisive characters in the dressing room, it's up to the manager to manage that

I also feel he is just ticking off each game til we're relegated

Not acceptable and neither is his record no matter what the circumstances

We need a completely fresh start

[brian green]

Firmly in the stay camp.

He inherited the biggest collective mess at all levels of the club from the owner down, that I can recall since WW2.

He has not been allowed to sign a single player, not one.

He has not been allowed to sell or dispose of the trouble makers at the core of the dressing room knife fighting.

He has not prejudiced the careers of young players by throwing them into dog fights with the shite hawks at the core of our squad around them dragging them down to their level.

We have to pull out of the tail spin that is hiring managers, chewing them up and spitting them out.

The manager, whether we like it or not, is the face of the club. Honesty, integrity and dignity in my view are the values I want Aston Villa to present to the world.  I cringe at the thought of the name Aston Villa being preceded in the media by "Nigel Pearson' s or Tony Pulis's or Harry Redknapp's or Neil Warnock's or Steve Bruce's or Billy Davies's or Schteve McClaren's.

[Ormy Droid]

If we can get rid of those elements in the squad who have lined themselves up against him and bring in some of his own players, I'd be happy for him to stay. But if we can't, sticking with him would just write off another season. I know the list of alternatives is depressing in the extreme, but IMO we could probably use a bit of Realpolitik in our current predicament.

[john e]

But he's the manager, if he wants to get rid of the 'wastrels' then all he had to do is drop them

no one picks the side only him,
anyone he puts onto the pitch is his pick, he has options, not good or strong ones but he has them, it's not that the players he is choosing are making themselves up undroppable

If there is backroom problems he needs to be stronger especially while he has some support from the fans

[Diablo]

Can we have an undecided added to the poll? As I am currently dazed and confused.

[Malandro]

I hope he both wants and gets the chance next season,  but it is imperative the decision is made once relegation is confirmed.

[andyh]

We he has won more than Sherwood could with his own players.

Last season, did Sherwood win as many games as Lambert, with Lamberts players?

Not advocating Sherwood in any way, just saying that you can still get a tune out of a broken fiddle.
And yes, I know he had Benteke and Delph and Cleverly,but  the team was stil destined to go down though.

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You've answered your own question. Sherwood had a 1 in 2 striker who had saved us the previous two seasons.

[Ormy Droid]

But he's the manager, if he wants to get rid of the 'wastrels' then all he had to do is drop them

no one picks the side only him,
anyone he puts onto the pitch is his pick, he has options, not good or strong ones but he has them, it's not that the players he is choosing are making themselves up undroppable

If there is backroom problems he needs to be stronger especially while he has some support from the fans

I don't think dropping them is going to be enough, we need to get them away from our first team squad altogether such is the level of malaise/toxicity they've helped create. But if we can't do that and end up flogging the french contingent instead, it would be suicide to leave Garde in charge. We'll just have to wait and see how the summer and this review pans out first. Anyway, Remi might want to go back to Lyon, regardless of what our 'model' is.

[sickbeggar]

Still not getting the "he'll be good when we sell all the shite" arguement.. Someone please state a coherent scenario where anyone is going to buy Gabby, Bacuna and all the rest. And if its just the players, why didn't we just keep Sherwood and find a decent scout?

[Jimbo]

Still not getting the "he'll be good when we sell all the shite" arguement.. Someone please state a coherent scenario where anyone is going to buy Gabby, Bacuna and all the rest. And if its just the players, why didn't we just keep Sherwood and find a decent scout?

Ooh, I know the answer. Is it because Sherwood is a thick twat who encourages dressing room cliques and leaks shit-stirring stories to the press?

[mr underhill]

I might be being thick but that doesn't address the issue of anyone (Garde/A N Other) trying to move on the shite we know exists and who must leave one way or the other. If the troublemakers do not go, it doesn't matter one iota who is in charge. The tail will still be wagging the dog.