Managing the club was like being on death row says Paul Lambert

[Leighton]

If hew was in prison, I'd have him down as a type of  "Horrible" Hives character. Hopefully Lennie Godber would find a way to get him twatted.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Thing is no one is denying that he had to work within excessively stringent restraints. But there are two things that stand up badly against that. Firstly that he not only took the job in the first place, but signed a contract extension knowing the extent of those restrictions. Secondly that even taking those restrictions into account he did a terrible job. This was a team that didn't score a goal for a month for fuck's sake. He needs to accept his obvious failings if he's ever going to have a chance of rectifying them.

I am.

Even when he was here and I was a Lambert supporter I questioned this notion he was operating on a shoestring.

Lerner backed Lambert to the tune of around 60 million during his time. Including over 25 million in his first season during which as he didnt have to sell anyone with a significantly better net spend than Sherwood has had so far.

These are not poor numbers, its better than many other Premier League clubs who never endured the kind of relegation scraps we had.

I am happy to defend Lambert on many things (I rather liked his early tactical choices and some of his signings were brilliant) but its a myth of his own invention that he didnt get money to spend, he did imho.

[PeterWithesShin]

Former Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has likened managing Aston Villa to being on death row.

You should have felt what it was like for us to watch the shite you served up Paul.

Funny how you never take responsibility for anything. Tried to leave leave twice waaah waaah (still signed a new deal though). It ay fair, I didn't have enough money, my hands were tied, owner wants leave and I had to protect him (I still signed a new deal). He's turning into a bitter tool blaming anyone but himself to try and save face.

[steffo]

Never to have a decent job again. Any future employer: Tell me Mr Lambert with all talent and infrastructure available at Aston Villa how did you manage to lose to Bradford City?

[silhillvilla]

Sick of still reading about this prick. Can we move all related threads to "other sports" as it wasn't football we played when he was in charge.

[Dave]

...including over 25 million in his first season during which as he didnt have to sell anyone with a significantly better net spend than Sherwood has had so far.

That's pretty misleading though - it's not through Sherwood's brilliance that this summer's net spend is so low, it's because Lambert turned a £7m punt from the ninth best league in Europe and a guy on our bench who most people had given up on into around £40m of transfer revenue.

He also turned a lot of promise into a pile of unwatchable dross, so it doesn't mean that his tenure wasn't dreadful overall - but there's enough real stuff to complain about without having to bring something like 'net spend' which is one of the very few things for which he is in credit.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Fair enough, you can ignore the net bit. Just focus on the actual spend. 25 million in his first season is not chump change for a manager who was not forced to sell his stars.

I happen to think he spent it pretty well but it undercuts the false narrative* that he was severely restricted in the transfer market. That was not severely restricted. It was a middling to decent backing for the league at that time.


*yes, yes I did go there

[tomd2103]

C**t interviewed by two other c***s, ends up talking like a c**t.

And the comments are then published in an article by another c**t who works for a paper whose journalists can't help being c**ts when it comes to covering Villa. 

[Walmley_Villa]

Apparently he was also asked what difference kicking towards the Holte End made in games?

His response was "nothing in the time I was there"...

He has turned all bitter very quickly.

[LTA]

Why are people giving this man so much airtime?  Bloody rent a  gob.

[adrenachrome]

Previous managers have been constrained by severance arrangements, but because of the takeover position, PL would seem to have an opening in which to air his reflections.     

[OzVilla]

Stop talking about us you dumb bastard. You should be ashamed of your record at the Villa.

Believe me, watching your utterly hopeless hoofball followed by your brain dead interviews felt like being on death row too (ridiculous analogy by the way) so why don't you just fuck off. 

Having you still in the job after 3 seasons just showed how far we'd fallen. Worst Manager we've ever had and if you carry on gobbing off like this you'll be the most disliked aswell. (and after DOL I can't believe anyone would even get close to that award).

[mr underhill]

Let's just hope Paul never gets the opportunity to go again. Anywhere.

[Kevin_Brum12]

Lambert won't be getting a job managing anything.  Even if you running a lower tier, Scottish League tin-pot club would you want a grade A twunt like Lambert managing you, especially if after the inevitable denouement he slags you off in the press.

He is like O'Leary - someone who has managed the Villa, was exposed as a failure and managed to do naff all since. 

And it is typical of the toilet paper that is the Birmingham Mail that they thought running this story would be a good idea.  Can you imagine the Liverpool Echo or Newcastle Chronicle running a similar story running down one of their local clubs?  Thought not.  If I was Fox I think the Evil would be banned and their journalists escorted off Bodymoor Heath the next time they attempt to turn up to a press conference, after publishing that pile of arsebiscuits.

Meanwhile I'm sure there is a piggery somewhere that needs someone to help do the slopping out.  An ideal job for Lambert.

[LeeB]

Apparently he was also asked what difference kicking towards the Holte End made in games?

His response was "nothing in the time I was there"...

He has turned all bitter very quickly.

He was right though, in his time here he managed to render any advantage null and void.