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

[Dave Clark Five]

Lose on Saturday & I expect Lambert to walk.  Just look at his body language & total lack of fuck last night in the last 15 minutes or so, in fact in any part of the game.  Him & Culverhouse whispering sweet nothings at each other, clueless.

Not that I blame him in entireity I might add, having to work for our useless absent owner under the conditions he set havent helped.

Looking at that bench last night was depressing. They was no life on there at all. When we got to our lowest point it was just heads down and muttering between themselves. It needed someone on the side of the pitch trying to fire some life into the team.

[Dave Clark Five]

I don't think Dave Woodhall was being serious about this being the worst defeat in our history, but it is another indicator that there is something rotten down at Villa Park that isn't being purged.

The trouble is that all these problems are kept behind closed doors and all we can do is moan about it or take our money elsewhere. That is the problem with football. A secret 'elite' group of people where fiddles exist left, right and centre with transfer dealings, tax avoidance is prevalent and, the worse you perform as a manager, the richer you get. Players are thought of as 'kids' if they are under 25 and we still keep throwing money at them. It is a disease being a match attending football supporter.

[David_Nab]

He was tactically undone by Parkinson last night.The 3 behind Benteke just wondered around which left no cover on the flanks time and time again Bennet was left exposed and we didn't change it.It then got to a point where we relized we couldn't pass around them so just hoofed it to Benteke to flick on , which in fairness got us a goal but you expect better against a team that cost roughly Bent's DAILY wage.

[N'ZMAV]

We're in the shit, I'm losing faith. Any other manager would be under massive pressure, especially after the state of performances and results this last month or so. I hate what's going on, Ok - I can see a longer term vision, which, makes sense. But, it's pointless if we're going to get beat by one of the worst clubs in the whole Football league. Wankers, the lot of them.

[Dave Clark Five]

Wankers, the lot of them.

That's the 'W' sorted in the A-Z thread.

[Walmley_Villa]

Against any opposition in the first leg of a tie we had a far too open formation that gave no respect to Bradford. Should have started with a solid formation 4-4-2 to get a grip of the game and take any sting out of the opposition. Then adjust it to go for the win. There was too much for Delph and Bannan to do and what they did was executed badly. I would have gone for Ireland believe it or not in the middle.
I do like Lambert and have no doubt he was sold Randy's romantic dream of a team of homegrown kids etc but the PL is too tough for this to be realised. I think this has dawned on Lambert and if Lerner and PF don't back him he realises his reputation will have been damaged.
We should stick with him imo.

[London Villan]

With what we've got to choose from who else could have played in midfield last night?

Holman and Herd both injured I guess due to their exclusion from the squad.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Just look at his body language & total lack of fuck last night in the last 15 minutes or so, in fact in any part of the game.  Him & Culverhouse whispering sweet nothings at each other, clueless.

I couldn't believe what I was seeing. There seemed to be absolutely no communication to the players from the coaching staff. He's got a bunch of kids playing and he was sitting in his dugout saying very little to them. Some managers like to stay quiet while their coaches do all the shouting but nobody seemed to be managing them last night.

Lambert looked as if he was leaving the kids to their own fate.

[PaulWinch again]

Assuming he's staying he needs to face some cold hard facts and Lerner as well. The kids are in a lot of cases not really kids anymore and they're not good enough on the whole. Buying a few prospects from lower divisions is fine if your bedding them in slowly, not ok if they're the basis for your first team. They need to swallow their collective pride and spend money on experienced quality in defence and midfield, and we also actually need to do some training on the defence. If they don't we will go down.

[VinnieChase84]

Bring back Brian little until season end with Peter Withe his assistant

[Nev]

Just look at his body language & total lack of fuck last night in the last 15 minutes or so, in fact in any part of the game.  Him & Culverhouse whispering sweet nothings at each other, clueless.

I couldn't believe what I was seeing. There seemed to be absolutely no communication to the players from the coaching staff. He's got a bunch of kids playing and he was sitting in his dugout saying very little to them. Some managers like to stay quiet while their coaches do all the shouting but nobody seemed to be managing them last night.

Lambert looked as if he was leaving the kids to their own fate.

Exactly. This is what has turned me against the manager.

I recall Arsenal coming to us in a late KO some years ago. They demolished us 0-4 in torrential rain and throughout the match Wenger stood on the touchline guiding his team, getting drenched in the process while our manager stayed out of sight, keeping dry in the dug out. You don't have to be a genius to work out who was in charge back then but the fact that this came into my head during last nights game is very worrying.

[Risso]

Bring back Brian little until season end with Peter Withe his assistant

I said that on Brian Little's Facebook page last night (minus the Peter Withe bit) and Brian's wife "liked" it.

[mr woo]

Well, I have to hold my hands up. I thought Lambert was the right man for the job when the vacancy came up.

I was totally against Martinez at the time because I was worried he'd turn us into a soft touch, resulting in heavy losses against the good sides and embarrassing cup defeats against lower league teams.

I think I was worrying about the wrong man. Trying to be optimistic, it's not too late for Lambert to turn things round given time but there are times you wonder if he sees the things we see.

This January is so, so important.

[Nev]

There's a photo half way down this report that speaks volumes.

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/bradford-3-aston-villa-1-547780

[Stu]

Bring back Brian little until season end with Peter Withe his assistant

Shearer helped Newcastle didn't he? Now is not the time to make emotional decisions, things have to be looked at properly; players need to be identified and added to our pitiful defence and midfield, and quickly.