Paul Lambert on Randy Lerner .

[ROBBO]

If you have your two key centre halfs missing it forces the manager to go more defensive to give them cover. He can see that Baker is a weak link so he has to try and get him some cover, i notice how Albrighton is dropping back to prop up the defence and doing it well at the moment. When you have an inexperienced squad this is what happens when you get injuries to key players.

[aj2k77]

Ok so if it's true and not just more Aston Villa Pravda bullshit that Lerner watches every game and phones Lambore after them then what does he make of how we play football? Surely he can see this is a failed experiment about to explode in our face?

[eastie]

Ok so if it's true and not just more Aston Villa Pravda bullshit that Lerner watches every game and phones Lambore after them then what does he make of how we play football? Surely he can see this is a failed experiment about to explode in our face?

I remember jimmy hill saying that as a chairman once the fans turn on the chairman thats the time the manager has to go.

He was adamant that it wasn't the chairman who sacks  managers but the fans .

[Jimbo]

I think it's important to keep stressing the point, Lerner has given Lambert a fair amount for transfers, but won't allow him to pay the wages of experienced, competent, PL standard players. This forces Lambert's hand over who he can buy, so we end up with lower league hopefuls and poor foreign imports, but no leaders with genuine quality.

It's a false economy, because a balanced combination of the two types of player would see us climb the table, but it appears the wage structure is rigidly opposed to this. The result being that the young, inexperienced players have their confidence dashed so frequently and comprehensively that they become damaged goods at the club, and will soon want to be taken out the firing line. Trouble is there's nobody to replace them. We can get away with one season of this, but two or more on the bounce will have disastrous consequences.

Lerner needs to act quickly, call Lambert in and tell him he must buy at least three experienced, quality players in January, and that we'll be prepared to pay their wages. Go ahead and ensure our survival. Things will improve markedly once we get some leaders out on that pitch, because at the moment we have none. But leadership begins at the top, so Lerner must act accordingly.

[eric woolban woolban]

Randy's remit was for lambert to reach the playoffs.

Sadly this isn't American football and we'll scrape into the playoffs in the championship only to receive a crushing defeat to Ipswich in the semis.