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Offline Diablo

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Fox says sacking Lambert would be like flicking a coin??
« on: January 28, 2015, 09:32:12 AM »
Unbelievable?! Or does this mean the pressure is beginning to tell?

As for Lerner having "fun with the club" - Jeez!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31015504
« Last Edit: January 28, 2015, 09:34:11 AM by Diablo »

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Re: Fox says sacking Lambert would be like flicking a coin??
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2015, 09:36:49 AM »
Ooh, the famous "vote of confidence".  With a bit of luck we should see the buffoon gone by next Monday.

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Re: Fox says sacking Lambert would be like flicking a coin??
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2015, 09:40:26 AM »
On 5 Live just now, Fox said something along the lines of:

"Randy is not a motivated seller right now... He's having fun with the Villa... He's committed to the club."

Oh, shit.

Offline cdbearsfan

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Re: Fox says sacking Lambert would be like flicking a coin??
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2015, 09:43:21 AM »
I read "not a motivated seller" in a positive way. It suggests to me that, while he wants out, he won't just sell to any Tom, Dick or Carson who may not have the club's best interests at heart.

Offline stuart r

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Re: Fox says sacking Lambert would be like flicking a coin??
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2015, 09:44:50 AM »
I read "not a motivated seller" in a positive way. It suggests to me that, while he wants out, he won't just sell to any Tom, Dick or Carson who may not have the club's best interests at heart.

That could be a false narrative though

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Re: Fox says sacking Lambert would be like flicking a coin??
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2015, 09:48:19 AM »
The only alternative meaning I can see is that he doesn't really want to sell after all.

That would mean that either:

(i) he didn't really want to sell in the first place. Seems hugely unlikely as why would you make a statement which would be sure to create uncertainty around the club and have a negative effect on season ticket sales if you didn't mean it?

or

(ii) he's changed his mind and now wants to stay. Possible I suppose, but again, why not just make a statement to that effect if that was the case?

I still feel my inclination that he still wants to sell but won't sell to a cowboy is the most likely interpretation of the "not a motivated seller" comment.

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Re: Fox says sacking Lambert would be like flicking a coin??
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2015, 09:52:37 AM »
The problem is that they could well be doing things behind the scenes to move the club in the right direction, but at the end of the day if we're relegated that all goes out of the window.

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Re: Fox says sacking Lambert would be like flicking a coin??
« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2015, 09:57:33 AM »
Well the way I see it is that it is a bit of a false narrative ::)

Offline Des Little

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Re: Fox says sacking Lambert would be like flicking a coin??
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2015, 09:58:53 AM »
Flick it bitch!

Online Chico Hamilton III

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Re: Fox says sacking Lambert would be like flicking a coin??
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2015, 09:59:42 AM »
Heads

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Re: Fox says sacking Lambert would be like flicking a coin??
« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2015, 10:00:49 AM »
The other problem is that he says it's a 'false narrative', but doesn't actually explain how he's come to that conclusion. Every single stat is against Lambert, so it seems odd that you'd completely disregard them.

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Re: Fox says sacking Lambert would be like flicking a coin??
« Reply #11 on: January 28, 2015, 10:01:42 AM »
I'm too skint to afford a real coin. :-(

https://www.random.org/coins/?num=1&cur=60-gbp.1pound

Offline RussellC

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Re: Fox says sacking Lambert would be like flicking a coin??
« Reply #12 on: January 28, 2015, 10:05:36 AM »
I have to say, I can see where TF is coming from on this one. Yes, there is a very good case for sacking Lambert but there is absolutely no guarantee that we could bring anybody in who improve things in the long-term. That’s not to say we couldn’t employ somebody like a Pulis or a Laudrup who would get us playing better football in the short-term, but are they going to show the same willingness to work under Lerner’s ownership for the foreseeable future? Or would they do what they did at Palace and Swansea and jump ship as soon as  the purse-strings started to tighten? Then we’re back into the Managerial merry-go-round, which, as Fox says, is like flipping a coin.

I think Fox is playing this right. Get a Director of Football in to take some of the work-load from Lambert, and demand that PL put a full and experienced coaching and back-room team in place, and give him the a final chance to turn this around.

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Re: Fox says sacking Lambert would be like flicking a coin??
« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2015, 10:06:12 AM »
On 5 Live just now, Fox said something along the lines of:

"Randy is not a motivated seller right now... He's having fun with the Villa... He's committed to the club."

Oh, shit.
Has anybody told Randy that we're having fun with The Villa too!

Fu**in' whale of a time.
Laugh a minute.
Pi**ing ourselves and guffawing with glee every fu**in' game!





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Re: Fox says sacking Lambert would be like flicking a coin??
« Reply #14 on: January 28, 2015, 10:09:56 AM »
The other problem is that he says it's a 'false narrative', but doesn't actually explain how he's come to that conclusion. Every single stat is against Lambert, so it seems odd that you'd completely disregard them.

Yeah, I wish they'd just asked the obvious question 'So what's the real narrative, then?'

 


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