Lambert in or out? Poll reset with majority 'in', 7th May

[olaftab]

Yes let's  get Lambert out and bring in Dave Bassett or Iain Dowie and turn us into a complete joke.

After conceding 15 goals in 3 games I'd suggest Lambert's already turned us into a joke.

Nothing to stop you from suggesting that however we are not a joke club, never have been , never will be.

[kippaxvilla2]

Ottmar Hitzfeld.

[Dave Clark Five]

Ottmar Hitzfeld.

He is nicknamed 'The General' so would be ideal.

[Stu]

According to the Graun, Lambert has accepted that he has to sign players with Prem experience: click

[Steve R]

I can't see Lambert being sacked any time soon, even if results continue to go against us.

I would have thought the more likely event would be Lambert deciding that being manager of Villa can only tarnish his reputation from hereon and jumping ship whilst he still has any kind of reputation left and the mitigating factors in the club's league position are fresh in the mind.

I suspect he has enough career ahead of him to make this more important than a payoff.

[JUAN PABLO]

According to the Graun, Lambert has accepted that he has to sign players with Prem experience: click

what did he expect .  signing 7 players with no experience in the prem

[Californian Villain]

According to the Graun, Lambert has accepted that he has to sign players with Prem experience: click

what did he expect .  signing 7 players with no experience in the prem

In the article he pretty much says his rationale was "it worked at Norwich last year" link .

[N'ZMAV]

It may work at Villa, but it's too much of a gamble. There's a huge difference blooding younger and more inexperienced players at a newly promoted club with less expectation. This is Aston Villa. Which means we expect more than we should.

[Singapore Villa]

This is a big January for Lambert.  It could make or break his career.  Some shrewd signings, turn things around in the second half of the season and move onwards and upwards with Villa.  Or he royally fucks it up with the wrong buys/loans, Villa end up relegated and he then gets booted back to Norfolk or Scotland, or as far away from Villa Park as possible.  It's your time now Paul, step up to the plate.  It's shit or bust time!

[Mister E]

... We've been appalling this season ...

The usual sweeping statement. We were certainly appaling on Saturday and that followed two pretty piss-poor games.
We were poor at S'ton.

There have been games where we played far better football than at any point last season.

[themossman]

This whole idea of buying lower league players as a 'strategy' is just obviously bollocks. I'd suggest the market for players is basically pretty efficient and that they usually find their level pretty early on. That's not to say good scouting or an imaginative manager won't find the odd gem but that's different from relying on a load coming in at once to keep you in the premier league.

[N'ZMAV]

There have been games where we played far better football than at any point last season.

Exactly that. Last season our poor play meant we should have went down. If we go down this year it will be weird. Especially as in most areas we have improved.

[danlanza]

I am sure he will get it right in January. He has to or else we are bolloxed.

[N'ZMAV]

Leeds had to all those years ago, they didn't... and so on....

I'm fucking scared man.

[Clampy]

According to the Graun, Lambert has accepted that he has to sign players with Prem experience: click

what did he expect .  signing 7 players with no experience in the prem

In the article he pretty much says his rationale was "it worked at Norwich last year" link .

In fairness, you can't blame him for sticking with the policy that's worked for him in the past. There's some very useful players at Norwich at the moment (Pilkington being one).