mwj Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 I would't go out of my way to describe Remi as any of those. Definitely not strong, motivational or proven. Have you even seen any of his interviews or press conferences? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 fat sam i think would have walked by now had he had what remi has to deal with no signings. Huge respect for Garde for staying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 10, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 10, 2016 (edited) 21 minutes ago, mwj said: That makes no bloody sense whatsoever. With the French players (Cabaye, Debuchy etc) they finished 5th, now they've "ditched" them they are fighting relegation. Plus we only have Veretout as a regular French player. Cissokho now as well but he was pretty much brought back as an emergency. We don't actually have very many French players in the first team. Edited February 10, 2016 by Stevo985 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Plus we only have Veretout as a regular French player. Cissokho now as well but he was pretty much brought back as an emergency. We don't actually have very many French players in the first team. I dont know if they mean french or french speaking because if that is the case Ayew would fall in that catergory as would Gana Edited February 10, 2016 by Demitri_C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 10, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 10, 2016 2 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: I dont know if they mean french or french speaking because if that is the case Ayew would fall in that catergory as would Gana Well then they should say French speaking. Although that doesn't make sense as a criteria to judge players by. Is a player from France the same as a player from Quebec because they both speak french? it's like saying English players are the same as Australian because they speak English. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael118 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 1 hour ago, thunderball said: In fairness IYR excludes 'Proven', but what makes you sure Garde isn't Strong (for me that's his stand out quality) or Motivational? The thing is with Aladyce and Pulis, you know what you are getting, but with some credit to the board, they appear to have taken a risk and avoided the lower middle ground option and opted for more a progressive appointment. I wouldn't say it hasn't worked given our paucity of squad and forward quality, and because for example, Aladyce is not pulling up trees at Sunderland, and we seemed better when we met, the difference being Defoe. If we had ended up beating them we would be ahead of them today. So the jury is s out still for me. I would much rather continue to "gamble" on Garde and let him prove himself in the summer and next season, I think Aladyce's Sunderland will be in the Championship with us next season, and West Brom are sliding at the moment too. When I look at Allardyce he exudes strength. When I look at Remi Garde he doesn’t. When I listen to Allardyce I feel confident and assured. When I listen to Remi Garde I feel doubtful and uncertain. Our squad is better than Sunderland’s. Defoe has only started scoring goals since Allardyce arrived. I would say “knowing what we were getting” is exactly what we needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Keyblade Posted February 10, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted February 10, 2016 How can you not feel assured when listening to Garde? I feel like he knows the solution to world peace every time he talks. Whereas all Allardyce does is fumble through cliches. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post alreadyexists Posted February 10, 2016 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted February 10, 2016 (edited) When I look at Allardyce he exudes chip fat from his greasy pores. Edited February 10, 2016 by alreadyexists 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael118 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 6 minutes ago, Keyblade said: How can you not feel assured when listening to Garde? I feel like he knows the solution to world peace every time he talks. Whereas all Allardyce does is fumble through cliches. He’s very sensible and considered with what he says but underneath I see a lot of apprehension and it does anything but fill me with confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisVillan Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 30 minutes ago, Michael118 said: When I look at Allardyce he exudes strength. When I look at Remi Garde he doesn’t. When I listen to Allardyce I feel confident and assured. When I listen to Remi Garde I feel doubtful and uncertain. Our squad is better than Sunderland’s. Defoe has only started scoring goals since Allardyce arrived. I would say “knowing what we were getting” is exactly what we needed. Except Allardyce wasn't available and you think Sherwood deserved his chance this season. So when exactly were we supposed to appoint Allardyce? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael118 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 5 minutes ago, ChrisVillan said: Except Allardyce wasn't available and you think Sherwood deserved his chance this season. So when exactly were we supposed to appoint Allardyce? Allardyce was available and I would have let go of Sherwood sooner to get him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ingram85 Posted February 10, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted February 10, 2016 Have you got your card and flowers for Big Fat Sam on Sunday? Jeez. Can we shut the **** up about Allardyce now, he isn't our manager and this isn't his thread so move on. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Delighted he wants to stay. Despite my posturing otherwise I was mildly concerned. Massive credit for laying down the law as well, takes balls. He's clearly not the shy retiring type. The gloves are off in every respect and I'm glad I've got this man in my corner. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_c Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 2 hours ago, mwj said: That makes no bloody sense whatsoever. With the French players (Cabaye, Debuchy etc) they finished 5th, now they've "ditched" them they are fighting relegation. But they steelin r jobz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weedman Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 But they steelin r jobz Dey turk our DURR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Dey turk our DURR Derrrr turk eeeerrr durrrrr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 1 hour ago, Michael118 said: When I look at Allardyce he exudes strength. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 (edited) So about Rémi Garde... Edited February 10, 2016 by sne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Here is a challenge for Football Manager.Take Villa,adrift at the bottom of the PL,no money at all for transfers,no strikers and only 1 win since August. The challenge, avoid relegation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 3 hours ago, Keyblade said: To bite or not to bite, that is the question. Not. Then it might go away and we can have proper discussions. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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