dounavilla Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Did he say -"Nous allons à nouveau" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody1000 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 For me it's a 27 game season starting this weekend, and we need 36 points. We've got to be 100% behind him.That is 9 wins, 9 draws and 9 defeats. That is a big ask IMO considering it's going to take him a few games to fully get his ideas across. I wonder if it's a step too far considering we've already dropped a lot of vital points from 'winnable' home games this season.Could any of you see us winning 9, 10 or 11 games this season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 (edited) Move over fetty wap & remy boyz 1738. Remi Boyz 1874 are here I demand royalty payments Edited November 4, 2015 by Keyblade 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I'd say he aced that interview. Did we really just have Tim Bloody Sherwood as our manager? Holy Christ.No although we were paying him for a while.we could be paying for it for some time to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 (edited) For me it's a 27 game season starting this weekend, and we need 36 points. We've got to be 100% behind him.That is 9 wins, 9 draws and 9 defeats. That is a big ask IMO considering it's going to take him a few games to fully get his ideas across. I wonder if it's a step too far considering we've already dropped a lot of vital points from 'winnable' home games this season.Could any of you see us winning 9, 10 or 11 games this season? The wy im trying to look at it is, normally 1 point per game (38points) is good enough to keep you up. With 27 games left, he needs 3 wins in top of that average.I agree that won't be easy, but its not the impossible task that it first seems. Edited November 4, 2015 by av1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Certainly not impossible as we just need to make up 2-4 points on 3 teams above us. Great news regarding Duverne. Just need his Lyon coaches to come over now and we will be sorted...hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Yeah thank god there are some other really shit teams. We should be well adrift after only picking up 4 points from 11 games (!), but are somehow only 4 points from safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I liked his demeanour when I saw his interview on TV this morning. He seems to have a more likeable style than the arrogance of the last manager and the arsey style of Lambert and O'Neil. I like the way he said that the French players will have to just get on with it because English will be spoken in the dressing room. Maybe there's been a hint of self pity in them since they arrived and he's been made aware of it so he's letting them know from the start that it's not acceptable? Who knows? Let's hope he can get the team playing well because they're better than what they've shown so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Banning speaking french? Hmmm. Can't say I see that as a good move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OutByEaster? Posted November 4, 2015 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2015 Banning speaking french? Hmmm. Can't say I see that as a good move. I like this - he's banned the French players from speaking French and told the English players to speak more slowly. That's indirectly saying he knows that there is a split in the dressing room and he's not having it. If we're going to go forward then it needs to be as a team. It does seem that the French players haven't settled, either because they haven't been made welcome or because they've chosen not to integrate with their team mates - MacDonald's team selection suggests it's the latter. A French manager will be helpful for them, but he's made it clear from the off that he's in no mood to be too helpful to his French players at the expense of team morale.I think it's a very good move, one I suspect that's come directly from the Arsenal of the mid to late nineties. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn1982 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Even though Garde will not have had much time with the players Sunday's team can go a long way to lifting the gloom from the club. Pick an adventurous hard working team that fights until they drop and regardless of the result I think most fans will be happy. If he sticks with a KMac/TS type team and I think the atmosphere will be flat! Gana Ayew Amavi Gil have to start probably even Veretout and Okore. Traore needs to be on the bench at least. It'll be nice to have a manager who's only agenda is to get the squad playing well and not scapegoating players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TrentVilla Posted November 4, 2015 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2015 Banning speaking french? Hmmm. Can't say I see that as a good move. You are probably right. I mean it definitely makes more sense to have poor communication on the pitch, in the dressing room and at BMH.In a potentially divided dressing room short of confidence ensuring everyone speaks the same language is absolutely guaranteed to make things worse.Especially when it's a language none of them can speak. It's certainly it going to help those French players adjust to loving and working in England.What a fool Garde is, I can't believe he hasn't followed Wenger's example and made everyone only speak French. Ray Palour, Merson and Tony Adams all clearly benefited from it. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Banning speaking french? Hmmm. Can't say I see that as a good move. I like this - he's banned the French players from speaking French and told the English players to speak more slowly. That's indirectly saying he knows that there is a split in the dressing room and he's not having it. If we're going to go forward then it needs to be as a team. It does seem that the French players haven't settled, either because they haven't been made welcome or because they've chosen not to integrate with their team mates - MacDonald's team selection suggests it's the latter. A French manager will be helpful for them, but he's made it clear from the off that he's in no mood to be too helpful to his French players at the expense of team morale.I think it's a very good move, one I suspect that's come directly from the Arsenal of the mid to late nineties. But to completely ban it? Surely that could alienate them further. I think it's important to recognise that aston villa is an english club but that we celebrate diversity. They need to learn English but let's help them out instead of just speaking a bit slower and banning their language.Think it could hAve been worded a lot different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Banning speaking french? Hmmm. Can't say I see that as a good move. I like this - he's banned the French players from speaking French and told the English players to speak more slowly. That's indirectly saying he knows that there is a split in the dressing room and he's not having it. I don't know that he's necessarily saying that. He might not yet have a clue how things are in the dressing room. I think he just has experience of trying to understand a second language as spoken between first-language speakers.I know from my experience that it's bloody frustrating to have to slow your speech down, to the point where you're thinking "why can't the stupid clearing just understand faster", and also that it makes it heaps easier for a second language learner if people do make the effort to slow it down for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Banning speaking french? Hmmm. Can't say I see that as a good move. In the dressing room, pitch and training, presumably. I'm sure they're allowed to go home to their loved ones and speak French 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneNightInRotterdam Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 He didn't say "banning" though. The press have twisted his words to make it sound stricter than he said it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn1982 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Banning speaking french? Hmmm. Can't say I see that as a good move. that's not a surprise is it? Picking up on something that's not actually said and putting a negative spin on it. We are an English club and sooner the squad uses the common language the better it is for the squad. This is the same everywhere. I guarantee most French players will have basic English and you only get better by using that language so making English the first language is just common sense but if a player is struggling to understand I'm sure they'd rather someone tell them in their native tongue than to get it wrong. French is not banned nor is Spanish but for squad cohesion it's better if they communicate in English. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted November 4, 2015 Moderator Share Posted November 4, 2015 Banning speaking french? Hmmm. Can't say I see that as a good move. In the dressing room, pitch and training, presumably. I'm sure they're allowed to go home to their loved ones and speak French No, they aren't allowed. In fact from this moment forth they may never use their native language again, even in their heads!!! Garde out! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 He didn't say "banning" though. The press have twisted his words to make it sound stricter than he said it.Fox and Lerner were getting hammered by the media for choosing someone just because they speak French, now Remi gets it in the neck for saying they will have to speak English in the dressing room. They're really hating the fact that Tim got sacked, which will make it even more satisfying when he keeps us up using the new lads. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted November 4, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2015 Shops in Birmingham have also been told to replace all baguettes with pork pies. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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