Lambert Out?

[Toronto Villa]

Sooner have that than Sam.

I wouldn't.  The football and the results are far worse than what Allardyce is managing at West Ham. 

Did you want Sam over Lambert in the summer?

I'd have chosen him over Lambert this summer.

I don't remember you calling for him to get the job this summer.

nobody did. Following on from McLeish this place would have melted down had we been seriously linked with Allardyce let alone appoint him.

[pauliewalnuts]

I'd go as far as to say that after McLeish, Allardyce would have been the only appointment they could have made which would have alienated the fanbase more.

[Mark H]

We need to stop this talk of getting rid of Lambert - its stupid and silly and is going to be so devisive and counter productive and makes absolutley no sense what so ever on any level ......just my opinion obviously !

[Toronto Villa]

We need to stop this talk of getting rid of Lambert - its stupid and silly and is going to be so devisive and counter productive and makes absolutley no sense what so ever on any level ......just my opinion obviously !

I completely agree. The whole notion is utterly ludicrous.

[not3bad]

It's the constant chopping and changing of the management side of the club over the last three years that have landed us in the sh*t we find ourselves in at the present. Another change of manager now with all the instability that it would bring, new gaffer, new coaches and probably a new style of play would only serve to make us even more likely to be relegated.

And if we were relegated, I'm not sure it would help our chances of coming straight back up.

[pauliewalnuts]

There's also the question - if we went down and sacked Lambert, what sort of manager would we be looking at as a replacement?

[Chris Smith]

It's the constant chopping and changing of the management side of the club over the last three years that have landed us in the sh*t we find ourselves in at the present. Another change of manager now with all the instability that it would bring, new gaffer, new coaches and probably a new style of play would only serve to make us even more likely to be relegated.

And if we were relegated, I'm not sure it would help our chances of coming straight back up.

Not getting relegated would give us absolutely no chance of coming straight back up.

[Irish villain]

Forgive me for butting in, but IMO they were probably still hopeful when they went in front against us through Keane at Upton Park. I think if they had beaten us that day they probably would have caught us.

I only comment as that's the point up to which I was still cacking myself.

When I talk about two relegation scraps in a row (looking increasingly like three now) I usually get told we finished ninth that season and suppose we should simply forget that we were indeed cacking ourselves right up until April.

[not3bad]

It's the constant chopping and changing of the management side of the club over the last three years that have landed us in the sh*t we find ourselves in at the present. Another change of manager now with all the instability that it would bring, new gaffer, new coaches and probably a new style of play would only serve to make us even more likely to be relegated.

And if we were relegated, I'm not sure it would help our chances of coming straight back up.

Not getting relegated would give us absolutely no chance of coming straight back up.

Absolutely, and ultimately I don't think we will be.

[N'ZMAV]

I'd go as far as to say that after McLeish, Allardyce would have been the only appointment they could have made which would have alienated the fanbase more.

Trevor Francis.

[tomd2103]

Good point Percy, I was wondering if most fans still have hope until its mathematically impossible.

I think most fans go bipolar, believing (maybe hoping) it can be done till the the fat lady sings, but at the same time shitting bricks if they're anywhere near the relegation spots at any time of the season.

I left Villa Park after the Bolton game at the end of last season thinking that we were going down.  I just couldn't see where we going to get any more points from and the teams around us were winning at the time.  Thankfully we were able to get a couple of draws and the luck the other teams were having ran out, but the outlook was grim that Tuesday night. 

[silhillvilla]

Reading next Tues could feel very much like Bolton of last season, or perhaps Sunderland at home under Houllier. Both very dank depressing evenings.

[N'ZMAV]

Good point Percy, I was wondering if most fans still have hope until its mathematically impossible.

I think most fans go bipolar, believing (maybe hoping) it can be done till the the fat lady sings, but at the same time shitting bricks if they're anywhere near the relegation spots at any time of the season.

I left Villa Park after the Bolton game at the end of last season thinking that we were going down.  I just couldn't see where we going to get any more points from and the teams around us were winning at the time.  Thankfully we were able to get a couple of draws and the luck the other teams were having ran out, but the outlook was grim that Tuesday night. 

That night was a mess. We was down. I just didn't think we'd stay up after that. Same as the Sunderland game with Houllier, and the 1-0 loss to Wolves too.

[silhillvilla]

The Bolton away under GED when we lost 2-3 was another low point.
Jeez there's been too many of late.

[danlanza]

It's the constant chopping and changing of the management side of the club over the last three years that have landed us in the sh*t we find ourselves in at the present. Another change of manager now with all the instability that it would bring, new gaffer, new coaches and probably a new style of play would only serve to make us even more likely to be relegated.

And if we were relegated, I'm not sure it would help our chances of coming straight back up.

No one would touch us with a long pole, well no one with any sense and quality.