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

[ozzjim]

We have I would say 3 days to turn round the manager if we are to sack him, giving the new man a week. And also, you would have to appoint inside the UK, and someone who has watched Villa a bit this season. At that point, they would see we need a couple of big strong midfielder and a couple of defenders.

I would still go for Curbishley on a 6 month, keep us up you get the job contract. He had Bent scoring at Charlton, can organise a side and would have a calm head on him.

[Dave Clark Five]

Unless the clown has already got someone tapped up, it is too late. We are down without a prayer.

[London Villan]

With the players we had on the books and £20m to spend keeping us up should have been a straightforward task. What has been served up over the past six months are some of the most embarrassing and worst performances ever by a Villa team, that is some achievement. And you think this is over dramatic look at this little run

0-8 Chelsea - club record defeat
0-4 Spurs
0-3 Wigan - record goals conceded in three games
2-2 Swansea
2-1 Ipswich
1-3 Bradford - 4th tier team never beaten a top league team in a semi final
0-1 Southampton - one goal in six home league games
2-1 Bradford - lose on aggregate in a semi final

Untenable.

[Lee]

Leighton, is that banner still in storage?

[London Villan]

PS Nigel Adkins

[bertlambshank]

Can't argue with that.

[TonyD]

After tonight's team selection. I am beginning to wonder. He picked Ireland to start. From me that was a big mistake. The man has no passion. This game needed passion. His subs were rubbish. We had  no idea.  AGAINST A TEAM FROM THE FORTH DIVISION.

[Lee]

With the players we had on the books and £20m to spend keeping us up should have been a straightforward task. What has been served up over the past six months are some of the most embarrassing and worst performances ever by a Villa team, that is some achievement. And you think this is over dramatic look at this little run

0-8 Chelsea - club record defeat
0-4 Spurs
0-3 Wigan - record goals conceded in three games
2-2 Swansea
2-1 Ipswich
1-3 Bradford - 4th tier team never beaten a top league team in a semi final
0-1 Southampton - one goal in six home league games
2-1 Bradford - lose on aggregate in a semi final

Untenable.

Indeed it is. Action required from our headless Board

[Greg N'Ash]

Unless the clown has already got someone tapped up, it is too late. We are down without a prayer.

Still got new manager syndrome as a last desperate fall back. I really don't think its a good idea sacking a manager who may have players lined up before the end of January but really its looking more and more unlikely and unless he gets new faces in we'd be better off letting a new guy try and turn it around.

[richtheholtender]

With the players we had on the books and £20m to spend keeping us up should have been a straightforward task. What has been served up over the past six months are some of the most embarrassing and worst performances ever by a Villa team, that is some achievement. And you think this is over dramatic look at this little run

0-8 Chelsea - club record defeat
0-4 Spurs
0-3 Wigan - record goals conceded in three games
2-2 Swansea
2-1 Ipswich
1-3 Bradford - 4th tier team never beaten a top league team in a semi final
0-1 Southampton - one goal in six home league games
2-1 Bradford - lose on aggregate in a semi final

Untenable.

You missed out the 2-2 draw with them lot, their bad run that they was on and Odemwingie not scored in 10 games

[picicata]

I would still go for Curbishley on a 6 month, keep us up you get the job contract. He had Bent scoring at Charlton, can organise a side and would have a calm head on him.

I don't have a problem with Curbishley, its always confused me as to why he was lumped in with the McCarthys and Coyles of this world as he actually has a pretty decent record in the Prem considering who he has managed. If (When) we do go down I think he would be an ideal choice for manager.

[Pat McMahon]

I still say keep Lambert ( am still getting used to singing Paul Lambert's claret and blue army) but after that tactical performance I would not be distressed if he walked.

[saunders_heroes]

I would still go for Curbishley on a 6 month, keep us up you get the job contract. He had Bent scoring at Charlton, can organise a side and would have a calm head on him.

I don't have a problem with Curbishley, its always confused me as to why he was lumped in with the McCarthys and Coyles of this world as he actually has a pretty decent record in the Prem considering who he has managed. If (When) we do go down I think he would be an ideal choice for manager.

I'd take Curbishley over this clown.

[Dave Clark Five]

Keep Lambert but bring back McLeish as Director of Football.

[FatSam]

I wanted him.  I was delighted when we got him.  And am now seriously questioning where he goes from here. 

However, my big concern is that we are heading for a long exile in the Football League and will spend years looking back whistfully on the day we were drawn in a semi-final against a fourth tier club and asking, how did it go so wrong?  The answer to that, I don't think, is necessarilly down to the manager.

HE put together a defence that can't defend.

I also wanted Lambert, and it therefore hurts me to say that TSM is now looking more equipped for the job in hand. If you accept that we are only ever going to be struggling at the bottom of the table then we would probably benefit from a back-to-basics approach. Having said that, I don't think TSM could have guided us to an away victory at the Etihad - which makes the pain all the more exquisite.