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

[achilles]

Unfortunately his stubborness will get us relegated, if he will not change then he has to go, I really don't know what other options we have got anymore.
Although having said that with the muppets in charge I don't really trust them to be able to appoint a manager to get us out this mess!
 
On second thoughts, I think we are f**ked!

[Nev]

He's tried something, nothing wrong with that. It's not working and he is burying his head in the sand and refusing to do anything about the state we are in. Everything wrong with that.

This team doesn't need millions to stay up, just a few experienced players to help out.

[TheSandman]

No sane manager with ambition will come to us. Di Matteo is pie in the sky and IMO not good enough anyway

Who (be realistic) will be joining us then?

Pie in the sky why?  I personally think it will be di matteo and quickly.

Because somebody on Twitter said so. 

[hawkeye]

He's tried something, nothing wrong with that. It's not working and he is burying his head in the sand and refusing to do anything about the state we are in. Everything wrong with that.

This team doesn't need millions to stay up, just a few experienced players to help out.

I agree, a couple of very decent players and i mean decent, players with experience not potential and we could survive. We need a top signing to rally around in the same way that Bent changed that season. If not forget it.

[Shrek]

We've been let down by the players Lambert inherited and injuries.

It's pretty simple, if we spend some money and get the right people we will stay up, don't spend and we are relegated.

[eastie]

No sane manager with ambition will come to us. Di Matteo is pie in the sky and IMO not good enough anyway

Who (be realistic) will be joining us then?

Pie in the sky why?  I personally think it will be di matteo and quickly.

Because somebody on Twitter said so. 

Whatever the reason doesn't matter but I know it's where my money is going, even though he is ridiculously short priced clear favourite..
Who are you going to go for mr sandman?

[Lambert and Payne]

No sane manager with ambition will come to us. Di Matteo is pie in the sky and IMO not good enough anyway

Who (be realistic) will be joining us then?

Pie in the sky why?  I personally think it will be di matteo and quickly.

Because he's off the back of a Champions League team?

[Shrek]

So we are going to employ a manager who went on a massive losing run at WBA and wouldn't change the way he played?

I'll put money on Di Matteo never managing Villa.

[hawkeye]

No sane manager with ambition will come to us. Di Matteo is pie in the sky and IMO not good enough anyway

Who (be realistic) will be joining us then?

Pie in the sky why?  I personally think it will be di matteo and quickly.

Because somebody on Twitter said so. 

Whatever the reason doesn't matter but I know it's where my money is going, even though he is ridiculously short priced clear favourite..
Who are you going to go for mr sandman?

hey I will take the bet, how much ?

[ronshirt]

In - because no-one has suggested any kind of credible alternative. The kids are knacked and their confidence is shot - as for luck Paul Lambert must have a back garden full of smashed mirrors and dead black cats. But I think the wind will change and we'll survive.

[eastie]

So we are going to employ a manager who went on a massive losing run at WBA and wouldn't change the way he played?

I'll put money on Di Matteo never managing Villa.

The same man Chelsea employed who won the fa cup and champions league and who Chelsea fans sing constantly about.

The same man who took west brom back up and was sacked when clear of the relegation zone .

The same man who was a hero at mk dons as manager .

Not perfect by a long way but not shit either.

He is not who I would choose either , but I think it will be him- either way don't worry if it isn't him you won't be the one losing money , I will.

[TheTimVilla]

I said to my Dad on the way out - he's been here 6 months , they are now his players - and we have gone backwards - massively.

Its complete rubbish - worse than TSM.

I'd agree but what did Fin Feds Dad's Dad think?

[eastie]

No sane manager with ambition will come to us. Di Matteo is pie in the sky and IMO not good enough anyway

Who (be realistic) will be joining us then?

Pie in the sky why?  I personally think it will be di matteo and quickly.

Because somebody on Twitter said so. 

Whatever the reason doesn't matter but I know it's where my money is going, even though he is ridiculously short priced clear favourite..
Who are you going to go for mr sandman?

hey I will take the bet, how much ?

My money's on at the bookies !

[pauliewalnuts]

He's tried something, nothing wrong with that. It's not working and he is burying his head in the sand and refusing to do anything about the state we are in. Everything wrong with that.

This team doesn't need millions to stay up, just a few experienced players to help out.

And that is the thing.

We need:

LB - and, really, maybe even Warnock would do here if Lambert will swallow his pride
CB - even if Vlaar plays next week, I'm scared he'll go again, I'd like more experience here.
M - a bit of muscle and energy in the middle

With clever scouting and imaginative thinking, I reckon we could find all of those for 10m, and the effect on this team would be enormous.

At times, we can play decent football. We even saw some of it today, we put the odd decent passing move together. Nowhere near as often as we need to, but I can not believe anyone who understands the club, and has a role to play in its future can not see what we need, and how much some experience would help us, and is prepared to sit on their arse and do nothing while we career downwards.

It doesn't really require much. If Lerner isn't prepared to play his part in this and thinks we just need to stay calm and go with what we have, then he's an even bigger idiot than I thought he was.

[pauliewalnuts]

So we are going to employ a manager who went on a massive losing run at WBA and wouldn't change the way he played?

I'll put money on Di Matteo never managing Villa.

The same man Chelsea employed who won the fa cup and champions league and who Chelsea fans sing constantly about.

The same man who took west brom back up and was sacked when clear of the relegation zone .

The same man who was a hero at mk dons as manager .

Not perfect by a long way but not shit either.

He is not who I would choose either , but I think it will be him- either way don't worry if it isn't him you won't be the one losing money , I will.

Yes, the same man whose side, when he got sacked by Albion, was leaking almost 2 goals a game, just like we have recently.

The major blockage to us improving is not the manager. It is money.

That doesn't mean Lambert is without blame, it's just the plain truth that there isn't a manager out there who would improve this side of anxious kids sufficiently to get us out of the shit.