Remi Garde - Departs Aston Villa

[conman]

'I am sure Pearson knew all along they would stay up'. Really? Oh well, sign him up. A clairvoyant manager would be just the thing...

he wasnt the only one

[TB]

'I am sure Pearson knew all along they would stay up'. Really? Oh well, sign him up. A clairvoyant manager would be just the thing...

he wasnt the only one

Well, possibly not. But I've also seen them staying up described as 'miraculous' elsewhere. They were sure-fire candidates to be relegated, bar some miracle - which happened for once.
 
Their end-of-season run-in was impressive, and all the power to those involved, players and management team and everyone else. But no-one would have known beforehand. Hoping, yes. Feeling positive? Possibly. But knowing? Heck, no.

I'd wish Villa could be able to pull off a similar coup this season.

[conman]

'I am sure Pearson knew all along they would stay up'. Really? Oh well, sign him up. A clairvoyant manager would be just the thing...

he wasnt the only one

Well, possibly not. But I've also seen them staying up described as 'miraculous' elsewhere. They were sure-fire candidates to be relegated, bar some miracle - which happened for once.
 
Their end-of-season run-in was impressive, and all the power to those involved, players and management team and everyone else. But no-one would have known beforehand. Hoping, yes. Feeling positive? Possibly. But knowing? Heck, no.

I'd wish Villa could be able to pull off a similar coup this season.

well pearson was available when sherwood was sacked

[PeterWithesShin]

Pearson and others knew Leicester would stay up all along? This would be 4 wins out of 29 Leicester? A side that hadn't won for 8 games when they started that crazy run? I'm sure there were people that thought they had a chance, but knew 100% a side that spent 29 games last season being pretty much as useless as we have this would stay up? Yeah ok and Gabby ain't a chubby little fecker.

[conman]

Pearson and others knew Leicester would stay up all along? This would be 4 wins out of 29 Leicester? A side that hadn't won for 8 games when they started that crazy run? I'm sure there were people that thought they had a chance, but knew 100% a side that spent 29 games last season being pretty much as useless as we have this would stay up? Yeah ok and Gabby ain't a chubby little fecker.

i knew
Leicester last season were ten times better than us this season
dont know if you was there in january last season  when they beat us one nil
i was , and it should have been 6 or 7  , they were bottom we were about 12th

[PeterWithesShin]

You must have made a fortune at the bookies. And I said as useless, which they were, they had 19 points after 29 games, we had 16. So they were nearly as useless as us.

Using one game doesn't prove anything. I know we were woeful that day. We were better than them at VP this season and drew, we were bottom and they were top, doesn't prove anything. If Leicester were so good how come they didn't win another league game for nearly 3 months? Or had taken 2 points from 13 games prior to beating us and Hull in the space of a couple of weeks?

So 2 wins from 23 games before an anomaly happened but you knew they'd stay up? *scratches chin*

[conman]

You must have made a fortune at the bookies. And I said as useless, which they were, they had 19 points after 29 games, we had 16. So they were nearly as useless as us.

Using one game doesn't prove anything. I know we were woeful that day. We were better than them at VP this season and drew, we were bottom and they were top, doesn't prove anything. If Leicester were so good how come they didn't win another league game for nearly 3 months? Or had taken 2 points from 13 games prior to beating us and Hull in the space of a couple of weeks?

So 2 wins from 23 games before an anomaly happened but you knew they'd stay up? *scratches chin*

yes and i knew they would win the league this season

[supertom]

You must have made a fortune at the bookies. And I said as useless, which they were, they had 19 points after 29 games, we had 16. So they were nearly as useless as us.

Using one game doesn't prove anything. I know we were woeful that day. We were better than them at VP this season and drew, we were bottom and they were top, doesn't prove anything. If Leicester were so good how come they didn't win another league game for nearly 3 months? Or had taken 2 points from 13 games prior to beating us and Hull in the space of a couple of weeks?

So 2 wins from 23 games before an anomaly happened but you knew they'd stay up? *scratches chin*

yes and i knew they would win the league this season

There was a consensus last season that Leicester were somewhat unfortunate in many games. That they were plucky and deserved more than what they had but perhaps didn't have the quality for this level. Then of course some things clicked into place, they had a little more fortune and were winning games.

Last season for pretty much Lamberts entire run after the opening two months, until his sacking I thought we were far and away the most piss awful side in the top flight to behold. Sherwood through she new manager bounce and gusto then saved us.

I don't think, points or not, there's been a more thoroughly awful side to behold in the top flight since those dreadful Derby and Sunderland sides. And probably QPR last season. Certainly in terms of squad performance, given how much we pay our players and how much we paid for them, our level of performance is possibly unmatched as far as wretchedness is concerned. If you look at that Derby side for example, I can kind of see why they were that bad when you consider the quality they had. Less forgiveable is ourselves, QPR and also that Sunderland side which wasn't without it's share of decent players (they still had Super Kev IIRC).

If a club comes up and finishes bottom then it's not really a great surprise. There's no way a club like us should be finish bottom and be so far adrift. It's shocking really.

[AV89]

Good to see him looking fresher already for being away from Villa Park!

https://twitter.com/OL/status/721008706981212160

[supertom]

Good to see him looking fresher already for being away from Villa Park!

https://twitter.com/OL/status/721008706981212160

As per normal when a manager leaves here, they look ten years younger within weeks.

[brian green]

Look at that picture of Garde and look at the picture of Gabby in his baseball cap with one eye closed and the other rolled  back inside his head and tell me which one will go on to better things in football.

[Toronto Villa]

Look at that picture of Garde and look at the picture of Gabby in his baseball cap with one eye closed and the other rolled  back inside his head and tell me which one will go on to better things in football.

Or more importantly in life

[brian green]

Indeed TV.  Remiss of me to omit the really important matter.

[ozzjim]

Glad he looks well. I like Remi Garde, and think he will have a much more enjoyable next few seasons in football than we will.

[brian green]

He deserves to considering the way he handled the treatment he got from the board and the players.  Once again only the supporters emerged from the 157 days with any credit.  It basically is all Aston Villa FC has got in the bank.  Great supporters.  Nothing else.