Popular Post avfc1982am Posted November 4, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2015 Does anyone else think garde was always first choice? just wondering if we wanted moyes or rodgers but neither were interested I believe that due to his links with Arsenal being very much active, and as with most people in positions of responsibility you will first and foremost trust those you know for advice. I think this appointment has been in the pipeline for quite a while and only the fact that Sherwood deserved time after last season has it taken so long to realise. Personally I think he was always first choice to replace Lambert. I think the fact that he was on a sabbatical though when Lambert was sacked changed the plan as it were. It would not surprise me in the slightest if Moyes, Rogers or anyone else were not approached at all and to be honest I'm fine with that.There is something quite exciting about stepping into the unknown with a manager so highly regarded by those that know him, even knowing so little myself. I am far more upbeat with the appointment of Garde than I would've been with Fat Sam, Pulis, Rogers or Moyes to be honest. Maybe because you know what you will get and it isn't necessarily entertaining with the british managers. For years we have had bang average and limited managers and having someone who nobody knows the ceiling of their abilities is in itself a fresh start.I think if fans are patient, support this dude to the max, encourage the players even when mistakes are made we may just have got the main ingredient to start moving Aston Villa forward again. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillanousOne Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 would rather Cissokho at LB and Amavi at left wing 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dont_do_it_doug. Posted November 4, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2015 Supporting the team now is huge. I got really annoyed at WHL Monday with some bloke behind me constantly trying to get a chant of "we want our money back" going, along with other similar chants. What the hell were you expecting pal? That said, "You're nothing special, we lose every week" did raise a wry smile. Gallows humour though eh, as opposed to just being a knob head. Luckily most can tell the difference. Considering the result and first half performance the support Monday night was great. We need to take that home with us on Sunday, win lose or draw. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Jesus. Is this our future? Losing 2-0 to Bayern away in the champions league?Wenger's protege OUTorWoohoo... Is this our future, winning 2-0 to Arsenal in the champions league at home?The French Guardiola IN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaCas Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I wonder if we may get a decent loan player from Arsenal in the Jan window as a welcome present from Arsene? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I wonder if we may get a decent loan player from Arsenal in the Jan window as a welcome present from Arsene? They don't have a squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cliffy Biro Posted November 4, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2015 Jesus. Is this our future? Losing 2-0 to Bayern away in the champions league? Wenger's protege OUT or Woohoo... Is this our future, winning 2-0 to Arsenal in the champions league at home? The French Guardiola IN If were playing in a competition in the next few years that starts with champions and doesn't end with 'hip' then it will be a minor miracle. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Can we still qualify for europe i'm guessing it's mathematically possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Can we still qualify for europe i'm guessing it's mathematically possible I'll be happy when we're 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robby b Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 (edited) Although he did well with Lyon and comes across as calm and articulate and all that, we're still in so much danger, so here's my question...If we do get relegated, which looks quite likely, do you think he'll stay next season to try to get us out of the Championship straight back into the PL (assuming that he makes us better and that Fox and Lerner want him to continue as the manager)? Edited November 4, 2015 by robby b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Although he did well with Lyon and comes across as calm and articulate and all that, we're still very likely to be relegated, so here's my question...Do you think he'll stay next season to try to get us out of the Championship straight back into the PL (assuming that he makes us better and that Fox and Lerner want him to continue as the manager)?Yes. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robby b Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Although he did well with Lyon and comes across as calm and articulate and all that, we're still very likely to be relegated, so here's my question...Do you think he'll stay next season to try to get us out of the Championship straight back into the PL (assuming that he makes us better and that Fox and Lerner want him to continue as the manager)?Yes.I hope so! I just edited my original comment from relegation looking 'very likely' to quite likely because I don't want to give up all hope just yet! And you never know, I suppose a Villa win on Sunday is a slight possibility if Man City get a red card and we get an own goal or a deflection or something flukey like that, fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Haven't bothered too much with his interviews - if we've learnt anything as Villa fans over the past few years it should be not to listen to the bollocks that comes out at any level of the club's PR "machine".What I have picked up is that he thinks the club has a big future under a wonderful owner who has a clear sense of purpose. This seems to echo something Gerard Houllier told him.All I can think is that Houllier must have handed Remi the MASSIVE spliff he was smoking when he was about halfway through & Remi finished it off. Yep. He complimented the people who have just employed him.What an absolute mental bastard.Well, there's "complimenting"... And then there's painting a completely ludicrous picture of the attitude and approach if of your new boss, which is undermined by just about everything our owner has actually done since about 2009... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 To be fair, not ALL of what Lerner's done since 2009 has been bad and arguably one of his biggest mistakes was overspending 2007-2009 (or rather, giving O'Neill a free reign). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robby b Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 (edited) I just had a look again at our sad league results this season, still hanging onto a glimmer of hope that it's all a bad dream (a strangely long dream) and that I'll wake up in a minute. It's just a vast collection of defeats! Maybe they could be put in the British Museum? Edited November 5, 2015 by robby b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 I really think the Houllier health problem was a lot more of a bump in the road than people give it credit for. We'd gone in a new direction, we were becoming a bit more continental in our style of play and towards the end (under McAllister's caretaking) we picked up again after the bumpy transition from MON's traditional counter attacking style.It all really went to shit after that. Hopefully this will be what we were trying to do all those years ago and it'll work out this time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Anybody else find it odd that there haven't been any training photos this week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Although he did well with Lyon and comes across as calm and articulate and all that, we're still very likely to be relegated, so here's my question...Do you think he'll stay next season to try to get us out of the Championship straight back into the PL (assuming that he makes us better and that Fox and Lerner want him to continue as the manager)?Yes.I hope so! I just edited my original comment from relegation looking 'very likely' to quite likely because I don't want to give up all hope just yet! And you never know, I suppose a Villa win on Sunday is a slight possibility if Man City get a red card and we get an own goal or a deflection or something flukey like that, fingers crossed.Yeah and then a couple of deflections in off the referee's bum to cancel out the goals that 10-man City score against us anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 I really think the Houllier health problem was a lot more of a bump in the road than people give it credit for. We'd gone in a new direction, we were becoming a bit more continental in our style of play and towards the end (under McAllister's caretaking) we picked up again after the bumpy transition from MON's traditional counter attacking style.It all really went to shit after that. Hopefully this will be what we were trying to do all those years ago and it'll work out this time.Certainly a bump in the road, but the appointment was a bad one from the start. There were any number of people at the time questioning the wisdom of giving the job to a man with a history of heart problems, and look what happened...Still at least we got to see Pires in a Villa shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Anybody else find it odd that there haven't been any training photos this week? Hopefully he's told the geniuses at AVFC.comedy to take the week off, learn how to spell, and come back next week refreshed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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