Remi- It has happened.

[SheffieldVillain]

One thing about Garde is he never managed to get his backroom staff to join us. If he is to stay, we should do everything possible in the summer to get the support he needs. I do wonder how things would have turned out if he'd had a UK assistant manager alongside him from Day 1. Wenger had Pat Rice, Mourinho had Clarke, Benitez had Phil Thompson. Maybe our players wouldn't have been such c**ts if they knew they couldn't get away with their childish games.

How much difference has Eric Black made though? Or Roy Keane? Or Ray Wilkins? Or Ian Culverhouse?  None, our players are mostly c**ts and will still be c**ts no matter who the manager or assistant is. It's them that need to go.

[ChicagoLion]

Gone Monday.

[olaftab]

I hope on Monday he is confirmed for next season with funds to back him in transfer market this summer.

[SoccerHQ]

Feel very sorry for Garde. He has called out the players for a lack of fight and commitment which we've all been able to see these last 6 months and then not been given the tools by the club to make the changes he wanted to make.

Worst of all, those spineless players will get a clean slate to hang around for another manager. It will be a lost opportunity as anyone coming in is going to have to assess them all again. I just don't see an immediate bounce back if this happens.

I do agree with that point but let's make the change now rather than waste pre season so the new manager can see with his own eyes how poor some of these players really are.

[berneboy]

I hope on Monday he is confirmed for next season with funds to back him in transfer market this summer.

Me too.But I don't expect it.

[OzVilla]

I hope on Monday he is confirmed for next season with funds to back him in transfer market this summer.

Me too.But I don't expect it.

Make that three of us. It's the players that need changing not the manager.

[auntiesledd]

Tomorrow, at a midday press conference.

"Aston Villa regret to announce... blah blah cobblers." 

Next!   

[mr woo]

I hope on Monday he is confirmed for next season with funds to back him in transfer market this summer.

Me too.But I don't expect it.

Make that three of us. It's the players that need changing not the manager.

The support the guy has received still amazes me.

He's done absolutely nothing (in his managerial career if I'm honest) to warrant being kept on.

I'm sorry chaps. He has to go. He's sulked like a school girl for 3 months now. What we need is someone bright and enthusiastic to give the place a lift.

The biggest concern is trusting the board in getting  the right replacement. Hopefully now Fox has gone we will.

[gpbarr]

I hope on Monday he is confirmed for next season with funds to back him in transfer market this summer.

Me too.But I don't expect it.

Make that three of us. It's the players that need changing not the manager.

The support the guy has received still amazes me.

He's done absolutely nothing (in his managerial career if I'm honest) to warrant being kept on.

I'm sorry chaps. He has to go. He's sulked like a school girl for 3 months now. What we need is someone bright and enthusiastic to give the place a lift.

The biggest concern is trusting the board in getting  the right replacement. Hopefully now Fox has gone we will.

I think your looking at this through tinted glasses. Look at his record developing a young team (on the cheap) at Lyon. But then he had three things there he has never had here. Time, his coaches, his players.

Bright & enthusiastic ..... ah yes, that will do it!

[ciggiesnbeer]

Sherwood was bright and enthusiastic.......

[Ian.]

Bright? Did you really say bright?

[Steve67]

I don't think it will happen this season. Mutual consent after the last game but the new man is already watching. That's my bet.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Bright? Did you really say bright?

As in a bright personality. Not intellectually. Obviously

[Ian.]

Bright? Did you really say bright?

As in a bright personality. Not intellectually. Obviously

Ha ha. Got you, he's a bit bubbly, jovial or good humoured, certainly not that clever though!

[olaftab]

We don't need bright and enthusiastic. The football side of club needs building from bottom up. So we need a methodical, considered approach by a sincere and strong minded man in charge.