That is also evidently BS!!!The simple fact is that the airbus will ALWAYS call retard, even if the levers are already in idle.
It has been some time and things may have changed but when I transitioned to the A-320 (1991) there was one captain who had a reputation for consistently making the best landings - we were all pretty new to the Bus then. One very observant F/O picked up on the fact that he NEVER heard the RETARD call when this gentleman was at the controls.