Rémi Garde is the new Aston Villa manager.
The 49-year-old Frenchman succeeds Tim Sherwood at Villa Park, and has signed a three-and-a-half year deal.
Garde’s last job in football management was with Lyon in Lique 1, between 2011 and 2014, before he stepped down due to family reasons.
Garde will be a spectator at Villa’s game away to Tottenham Hotspur tonight, but will be in charge for the visit of Manchester City on Sunday. Villa are currently bottom of the Premier League, with just four points from 10 games, and their lacklustre form has extended to welcoming their new manager.
The club’s official website managed to misspell their new manager’s name, using the hastag “WelcomeRemy”.
The blunder didn’t go unnoticed on social media.
Well done @AVFCOfficial – managed to misspell their new managers name in a hashtag to welcome him… Oops #AVFC pic.twitter.com/s4w6Fk2ZS5
— Georgie Bingham (@georgiebingham) November 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/tehTrunk/status/661225251733417984
https://twitter.com/Bxcuna/status/661231686710116352
Villa appoint Remi Garde and then use the hashtag #WelcomeRemy gg Villa gg
— Vinnyiow (@Vinnyiow) November 2, 2015
I know #WelcomeRemy is comedy gold, but how must he feel knowing his new club can't even be arsed to check how to spell his name? Poor.
— Kevin Hatchard 🎙⚽️ (@kevinhatchard) November 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/clubthanz1/status/661235911066300416
We apologise for the fault on the website. Those responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked have been sacked.#welcomeremy
— Stuart Chapman (@SPCPhotography) November 2, 2015
And don’t forget, before the inevitable claims by ex-pros that Garde will need time to adjust to the Premier League, the former midfielder won the title as part of Arsenal’s squad back in 1998.
DID YOU KNOW? Rémi Garde joined @Arsenal on the same day as @OfficialVieira & won the #BPL title in 1997/98 pic.twitter.com/pZAm2TvZNi
— Premier League (@premierleague) November 2, 2015
