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Offline tomd2103

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Re: Paul Lambert talks about Villa again
« Reply #60 on: February 19, 2016, 08:27:27 AM »
He should have been sacked immediately after relegation had been staved off in 2014. No ifs no buts. After the Chelsea win we nosedived.

It was the second such run of form we encountered under him. It was no surprise to any of use we had a 3rd in the autumn.

Total wasted opportunity. The only reason he stayed was because the inpet board were too frightened of making duff (inappropriate) appointment number 4 on their watch, which they duly managed in their own inimitable manner.

I can think of two clear junctures where he should have gone.  The first was after the Spurs game at the end of his second season (Weimann's "whoop whoop" tweet) and after the defeat at Loftus Road in the Autumn of his third season.  Saying that, the second scenario would have probably meant a longer time under Sherwood.

Offline mr underhill

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Re: Paul Lambert talks about Villa again
« Reply #61 on: February 19, 2016, 09:23:37 AM »
yep that would have then been a game of choosing between the tallest/ thickest dwarf

Offline aj2k77

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Re: Paul Lambert talks about Villa again
« Reply #62 on: February 19, 2016, 09:46:55 AM »
He should have been sacked after we got beaten by Milwall during the nightmare run in his first season.

Offline boboonthecorner

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Re: Paul Lambert talks about Villa again
« Reply #63 on: February 19, 2016, 10:51:28 AM »
'Dave - edited to amend horrendous thread title.'
Good work Mod. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Paul Lambert talks about Villa again
« Reply #64 on: February 19, 2016, 11:22:38 AM »
Seeing as Blackburn achieved their first win in ten games the other night ,you'd think he had enough on his plate to worry about,rather than what happened at a previous club

Offline Irish villain

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Re: Paul Lambert talks about Villa again
« Reply #65 on: February 19, 2016, 12:41:01 PM »
He should have been sacked after we got beaten by Milwall during the nightmare run in his first season.

He should have been sacked earlier than he was. That said, it wasn't him that ripped the soul out of this club. He was showing promise towards the end of the first season he was in charge. There were some great wins in that run in. Perhaps he didn't get the backing he deserved that summer? Having to make do with the likes of Tonev probably demoralized him. What we needed that year were two or three really quality players to come in and supply Benteke.

Offline aj2k77

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Re: Paul Lambert talks about Villa again
« Reply #66 on: February 19, 2016, 01:27:59 PM »
Then you look at some of the players that have been purchased for less than £3m and see what we got when we signed the Bennets and Bacunas and Tonevs and realise he would have pissed it all away anyway. He was garbage.

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Re: Paul Lambert talks about Villa again
« Reply #67 on: February 19, 2016, 01:31:40 PM »
It's ridiculous. He knew he was working to a budget so coming out and saying he tried to sign Bony and Lukaku is pointless.

Offline aj2k77

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Re: Paul Lambert talks about Villa again
« Reply #68 on: February 19, 2016, 01:38:05 PM »
Wasn't the myth at the time that he wanted Lukaku on loan but we wouldn't pay the wages and he went on loan to Albion instead?

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Re: Paul Lambert talks about Villa again
« Reply #69 on: February 19, 2016, 02:55:57 PM »
There was quite a bit of talk about Lukaku at some stage.

And his mate on SSN Charlie Nicholas said he wanted Lukaku and Holtby -both available on loans- but the board wouldn't sanction it.

On the day we signed Benteke, we had been in advanced talks with Bony's Dutch club at the time to sign him, so he seemed to have a reasonable eye for forwards. 

In his defence, I will say it's right that that is the calibre of player we should have been aiming at, so I understand his frustration. But he probably could have been sacked on at least five different occasions during his time with us, so swings and roundabouts.

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Re: Paul Lambert talks about Villa again
« Reply #70 on: February 19, 2016, 03:56:21 PM »
Seeing as Blackburn achieved their first win in ten games the other night ,you'd think he had enough on his plate to worry about,rather than what happened at a previous club

Yes a good point

Offline The Man With A Stick

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Re: Paul Lambert talks about Villa again
« Reply #71 on: February 19, 2016, 03:58:49 PM »
He might have had an eye for a forward, but he wouldn't know a decent midfielder if one booted him up the arse from behind.

Even more baffling when you consider he was one himself.

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Re: Paul Lambert talks about Villa again
« Reply #72 on: February 19, 2016, 05:40:25 PM »
There was quite a bit of talk about Lukaku at some stage.

And his mate on SSN Charlie Nicholas said he wanted Lukaku and Holtby -both available on loans- but the board wouldn't sanction it.

On the day we signed Benteke, we had been in advanced talks with Bony's Dutch club at the time to sign him, so he seemed to have a reasonable eye for forwards. 

In his defence, I will say it's right that that is the calibre of player we should have been aiming at, so I understand his frustration. But he probably could have been sacked on at least five different occasions during his time with us, so swings and roundabouts.

Wasn't there money for Dempsey (who turned us down) as well as Benteke? And strong insinuations from someone close to the board during a Jan window when we only got Grant Holt, that there was more money for him to spend but he was being ''Scottish'' about it.

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Re: Paul Lambert talks about Villa again
« Reply #73 on: February 19, 2016, 05:42:21 PM »
This fella continues to make more sense than the real version:




Offline Tokyo Sexwhale

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Re: Paul Lambert talks about Villa again
« Reply #74 on: February 19, 2016, 07:09:54 PM »
The Mumbler is on Five Live now, and for the next hour or so.


 


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