Neil

1 minute ago, sexbelowsound said:

Kozak is a thousand times better than Gestede.

Less than 10 minutes in to confirm my suspicion this was the case.

Pardew writing down his chinese takeaway order

ANyone else seeing what i'm seeing, like a team trying to play football - and with some sense of urgency.

1 minute ago, AXD said:

Kozak already looks more mobile than gestede

I know, that run was more than Gestucke has done.

Well, the Bunn is in the oven and we're off.

2 minutes ago, villakram said:

No Guzan, No Richardson, No Gestede, No Richards.... 

Think he's been reading this forum for ideas?

26 minutes ago, Grasshopper said:

Wow

well done Remi

i was only bacuna for Richards & Westwood for Bacuna out

no complaints from me for that

Oddly, it looks rather tasty.  God I hope this comes off, fair play to Remi...just notched up a point in my book.  It's a selection I can almost forgive even if it goes wrong, it shows he's not totally bereft of ideas already.

Well Remi making some wholesale changes tonight, weeding out those who're not following his orders?

Even if it doens't work, I like it that he's giving something else a try.

IF he turns out to be crap now I'll just blaim this guy for jinxing him :-

" Libor Kozak starts his first game of the season. In fact, it's his first Premier League start since Boxing Day in 2013.  That day, Aston Villa lost 1-0 at home to Crystal Palace...  "

Holy crap, he is starting?  Damn I passed my season ticket on already tonight, because I've to pack for flying out to Malaysia.

Would have like to seen if he actually does turn out to be any better than spare goal post.

2 hours ago, AntrimBlack said:

I agree with Blandy.

And it will not be a popular opinion, but from what I have seen, Gestede is better, and Gestede is fairly useless.

Bit soon for April fools, it's only January.

5 minutes ago, terrytini said:

He has to prove himself by getting the very best out whats here, which I dont yet think he has, but he may. If he doesnt win any games, for example, we shouldnt keep him ! Thats hardly extreme !

I agree, and this is my biggest concern.  There seems to be a common belief that we have seen already the absolute best you can get out of this current set of players, I don't buy that but we'll find out by the end of the season if we get improvements.

The latter part isn't unreasonable either, 0 wins between now and the end of the season - I don't think anyone would be disagreeing with you.

7 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said:

Given the reactions here, I'm not sure a statement is a good idea.

Still, for this thread at least, hearing "the b****rd will just cobble together a lot of words that mean nothing, I hate him" is a nice change from "the b****rd never speaks to us, I hate him."

 

Hates a strong, I'm too apathetic towards him to feel such a strong emotion.

For instance it's not like I actually want him dead, I just couldn't care less if he dropped dead.

1 hour ago, VillaCas said:

I'm firmly in the "give Garde until the end of the season" camp. 

So am I, but through a forced proposition.  In so much that there is undoubtedly no plan B, and we just have to pray this one comes good.

9 minutes ago, dounavilla said:

This thread is deeeeep.

We're in deep do-do, fits.

1 minute ago, Jareth said:

I think Remi needs his preffered coaches in pronto.

Judging by fan anger, he'll have to go for bullet proof coaches next time.

4 minutes ago, Richard said:

Look Sherwood was useless and had to go but that does not mean Garde is any better because he is not Sherwood.  In fact it's pretty obvious he is not better. In fact,  I'll repeat what I said yesterday,  I am not sure why people expected anymore considering who has appointed him.

The idiots in charge at the club do not see any error in the way they work,  the culture or philosophy they have instilled or the kind of manager they want.  As a result they get those decisions wrong and will continue to get them wrong.  He is a poor manager ,  not because of their decision,  he just is because the philosophy they are recruiting against is wrong and failed.  We will not get a decent manager until it changes or they are replaced.  Does that mean Garde has to go now?  Well on one hand it will not make a blind bit of difference to the fortunes of the team.  However on the other hand Tom Fox going for a 5th manager in just under 12 months does give him and Lerner a great deal of embarrassment and highlight their ineptitude in running the club. So really I can't be arsed if he goes or not.

But in all seriousness by any measurable means there is no way anyone can argue that he is vastly better than Sherwood and retain seriousness. 

 

 

One would be inclined to agree

7 minutes ago, Mantis said:

I really do worry if he gets sacked because I think we'll just end up with another Sherwood-esque chancer who's all about PASHUN and nothing else.

That's the problem, I would have no problem in sacking this guy..fine, I think it would be pointless at this point we might as well stick but fine.  Though I would only be fine with it if they had someone proper lined up, and this you can almost certainly be assured they won't have.

It is a worrying prospect, just going from one bad decision to another (maybe even worse again).

17 minutes ago, useless said:

So looks like it'll just be a few words on our position, in terms of how poor we're doing, and not any actual news.

' “At some point it is important that the Aston Villa voice for now is not only mine.” '

Birmingham Mail.

Just a forced reassurance of usual bollocks, nothing new confirmed.

Maybe it's to announce after last nights UFO landing on his house, he's actually okay and alive and well.

Shame.

1 minute ago, dounavilla said:

In that case give it to a Birmingham City fan.

Uf, I wouldn't give them the satisfaction - I'd be worried my card was also infected afterwards.

I'm protesting by giving my season ticket to someone else to use whilst I piss off to Asia for 5 weeks minimum, that'll learn em.

8 minutes ago, Zatman said:

but what if the aliens want to buy the club

Then we'd hope the aliens survived.

8 hours ago, sne said:

I have to say I don't much care for Mr Randolph "Randy" Lerner.

If a UFO crash landed on his house, I wouldn't shed a tear.

Wrong quote