Lambert Out?

[Phil from the upper holte]

I like Bent, He kept us up and in my opinion he's earnt he's spurs so to speak

[Clampy]

Bent has never seemed part of the furniture at Villa has he?

That's a phrase which sums him up. I've said all along that he's never been the big hero he should have been, for whatever reason. Older readers might recall Tony Hateley was the same.

Bent has never played in a decent Villa team and we've been pretty awful since he joined so it's hardly surprising he's not got the praise his goals deserve. If he had been signed in the early days of Lerner's reign I'm sure the fans would by now have hailed him as a hero.

When he first signed we went on a really good run and our form was top 6 level until the end of the season.

He was signed to keep us in the league. There's no way on earth that was a decent team.

I'm not sure he was signed just to keep us up. I think we would have brought him anyway.

[Villafirst]

The title of this thread should be changed to ''Lerner out?'' Bright future?... what a joke!!

[ozzjim]

And it should be changed because?

[Dave]

Moving this thread back to Lambert and away from Bent, Philippe Auclair and Barney Ronay on the ever-excellent Football Weekly podcast have suggested that we seem to be developing in the same way as a youthful Borussia Dortmund with a very similar playing style. And they were extremely positive about how we looking against Arsenal.

So that's nice to hear.

[ozzjim]

I think most can see there is a direction Dave, which is nice. Just a lot of anxiety about the immediate points situation.

[danlanza]

i hope to see more points on the board after tonights game, and  a few goals wouldn't go amiss either.

[Irish villain]

i hope to see more points on the board after tonights game, and  a few goals wouldn't go amiss either.

Done and done.

[pauliewalnuts]

The Guardian Football Weekly podcast from 26th is well worth a listen.

Barney Ronay and Phillipe Auclair talking about our match v Arsenal. Auclair sounds very impressed with the way Lambert sets us up tactically, and drew the comparison to the way Borussia Dortmund play.

In fact, he was quite gushing in his praise, which is nice to hear.

[sirlordbaltimore]

I've about reached the point of thinking Lambert definitely isn't the man to take us forward. He's doing a grand job of backwards granted

[OCD]

Having seen what Dortmund did to City a few weeks ago, I hope they're right and that's the direction we're headed with time.

[pauliewalnuts]

I've about reached the point of thinking Lambert definitely isn't the man to take us forward. He's doing a grand job of backwards granted

You've not given him long, have you?

[MoetVillan]

Can we start a thread "Lambert to remain in".  I like him.  I like what he is trying to do.  I have enjoyed three home games in a row, which is the first time for some time.  (didnt enjoy the United result, granted).  His players in are pretty much our best players, i know we had a thin squad to begin with.  And he seems to want to go and get results.

[Chris Smith]

I've about reached the point of thinking Lambert definitely isn't the man to take us forward. He's doing a grand job of backwards granted

You've not given him long, have you?

The thing that tickles me about it is that "about reached the point" suggests that it's a view that has been reluctantly announced after long and careful consideration.

[sirlordbaltimore]

In my opinion, considering what he has to work with, and the money he's had to spend, We should be better off than bottom 3.

Is that harsh ?