Lambert Out?

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

We have to give him a full season, problem is, unless results start to arrive his position may become untenable as the fans frustrations are simmering just below the surface. A loss to Norwich and it will be getting serious for Paul Lambert.

We have to give him a full season, problem is, unless results start to arrive his position may become untenable as the fans frustrations are simmering just below the surface. A loss to Norwich Villa and it will be getting serious for Paul Lambert Chris Hughton.

[silhillvilla]

Agree if we can beat Norwich & Swindon it should give a lift to all.
Hughton has just beat arsenal so his position is fine for a few months now.

[Tom_Mc9?]

His signings have been poor, none of them are ready to make an impact on the Premier League yet.

Surely Vlaar and KEA aren't 'poor'? In fact the only player I consider to look poor value for money is Benteke at present, but think he will improve.

[eastie]

His signings have been poor, none of them are ready to make an impact on the Premier League yet.

Surely Vlaar and KEA aren't 'poor'? In fact the only player I consider to look poor value for money is Benteke at present, but think he will improve.

KEA keeps possession but goes sideways or backwards , we lack a cutting edge and someone who can go forward and create from midfield.

[saunders_heroes]

His signings have been poor, none of them are ready to make an impact on the Premier League yet.

Surely Vlaar and KEA aren't 'poor'? In fact the only player I consider to look poor value for money is Benteke at present, but think he will improve.

Vlaar's cost us goals since he's been here and KEA seems to have perfected the art of sideways and backward passing at Villa. You must be watching a different Villa to me.

[PaulTheVillan]

The signings we've made are probably the best players we can attact in the sorry state we're in.

[saunders_heroes]

The signings we've made are probably the best players we can attact in the sorry state we're in.

Probably. We won't pay the wages, so lower league and foreign players are probably the only option.

[Tom_Mc9?]

Vlaar's cost us goals since he's been here and KEA seems to have perfected the art of sideways and backward passing at Villa. You must be watching a different Villa to me.

Possibly. Everything will be fine.

[paulcomben]

Harry Redknapp likes a budget for transfers and wages, so he would even go to the likes of Stoke before Villa...

[supertom]

I think Vlaar will get better. I like him. He's got mistakes in him but hopefully the more he settles, the better he'll get. In truth, he could have done with bedding in alongside some experienced. He has to come into the EPL and jump into leading a backline of young, inexperienced kids. That doesn't help.

Dunne could help when he gets back, though in truth, IMO he's well, well past his best.

KEA I think is decent. IMO he's probably our only decent midfielder. The rest aren't (yet, or never will be) prem quality.
Attacking midfielders, Ireland and NZog are too inconsistent. Their attitudes and their temperaments aren't good enough for us. Holman I really like because of his attitude and endeavour, however he'll never be able to carry the creative torch by himself. He's more like the industry who counters for a mercurial spark elsewhere in midfield. The trouble for KEA is that our midfield is set up in a way that you have to have two decent centre mids running the show. He doesn't have anyone good enough alongside. In that respect, we need to switch to a 3 man CM. KEA is a tidy player. He'll keep the ball well but he's not gonna create a lot of goals or score many. He's not a defensive mid either. He's more like Carrick. He's a connective player. He keeps it moving, ticking along nicely. Then it's up to the attacking players to create and score.

Lambert, given time will come good. Even if we go down, I wouldn't want us to get rid because I think he'd build us into a better side when we go back up.

[Risso]

Lambert, given time will come good. Even if we go down, I wouldn't want us to get rid because I think he'd build us into a better side when we go back up.

Going down would be a disaster, and if Lambert is the man to do it he should be put on the next one way NASA mission to Mars.  Even that idiot McLeish didn't manage to relegate us, and Lambert has spent £20m with no significant departures.

[eastie]

Lambert, given time will come good. Even if we go down, I wouldn't want us to get rid because I think he'd build us into a better side when we go back up.

Going down would be a disaster, and if Lambert is the man to do it he should be put on the next one way NASA mission to Mars.  Even that idiot McLeish didn't manage to relegate us, and Lambert has spent £20m with no significant departures.

If we go down the blame will lie at lerners feet, he has made a total shambles of the job in the last 3 years.

[Risso]

Agreed Eastie, but to be fair he gave Lambert £20m, which although not enough to repair the damage that has been done for the last three years, should have been enough to at least make a big difference to last year.  Lambert gambled it all on lots of very average players though, when he'd probably have been better buying two or three very good players.

[eastie]

Agreed Eastie, but to be fair he gave Lambert £20m, which although not enough to repair the damage that has been done for the last three years, should have been enough to at least make a big difference to last year.  Lambert gambled it all on lots of very average players though, when he'd probably have been better buying two or three very good players.

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Fair point risso, many clubs in the premier have spent less this summer than us.

[not3bad]

we lack a cutting edge and someone who can go forward and create from midfield.

This.  We're not making enough chances.