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

[hilts_coolerking]

I remember all the positivity about those hungry young signings. I just wanted a couple of gnarled old pros (ooh matron). The year after a brush with relegation was never the time for a worthy but risky experiment. Most applauded it at the time though.

That's just it, I don't think it was an experiment.  It was an imposition, dictated by Lerner / Faulkner's determination to bring the wage bill down.  At any cost, seemingly.  I don't think at any point prior to the start of this season anyone at the club said, "Hmm, shall we go with youth or old pros or a mix of the two?"  And even if they did, the answer must have come back like lightning - "Whichever is the cheapest."

[VillaAlways]

I made my mind up after the first leg against Bradford, and nothing has made even slightly reconsider that standpoint.

He may have been a good manager before and may do well again but clinging onto him will see us drop.

Who will do better?

Who wouldn't do better?Nobody could do any worse

[mike]

I remember all the positivity about those hungry young signings. I just wanted a couple of gnarled old pros (ooh matron). The year after a brush with relegation was never the time for a worthy but risky experiment. Most applauded it at the time though.

That's just it, I don't think it was an experiment.  It was an imposition, dictated by Lerner / Faulkner's determination to bring the wage bill down.  At any cost, seemingly.  I don't think at any point prior to the start of this season anyone at the club said, "Hmm, shall we go with youth or old pros or a mix of the two?"  And even if they did, the answer must have come back like lightning - "Whichever is the cheapest."

I disagree, but we'll never know. I think Lambert convinced Randy that for a mere £20 million he could find him a load of diamonds from lower leagues who would appreciate in value, play for peanuts and get him results. 'I did it at Norwich, I'll do it for you'. And so Randy gave him a job.

[PaulWinch again]

"I've never seen a standing ovation after getting beat before but that shows the effort we put in in the second half. We never played well in the first half all but I couldn't fault them after the break. Sometimes it is easy to play at 2-0 down because noone expects anything.''

God Almighty, if that's what you've taken from this game we're fucked Lambert.

[Small Rodent]

If he doesn't walk he has no dignity. But that's modern football. No dignity whatsoever.

[nick harper]

I remember all the positivity about those hungry young signings. I just wanted a couple of gnarled old pros (ooh matron). The year after a brush with relegation was never the time for a worthy but risky experiment. Most applauded it at the time though.

That's just it, I don't think it was an experiment.  It was an imposition, dictated by Lerner / Faulkner's determination to bring the wage bill down.  At any cost, seemingly.  I don't think at any point prior to the start of this season anyone at the club said, "Hmm, shall we go with youth or old pros or a mix of the two?"  And even if they did, the answer must have come back like lightning - "Whichever is the cheapest."

Think it was Lambert's decision to spend c£25m on generally unproven players. Tonight has shown for the umpteenth time that we lack experience and more importantly a seasoned leader or two. He chose not to buy those types.

[saunders_heroes]

He hasn't the decency or dignity to resign so he has to removed from the club by the chairman. He doesn't deserve to be manager of our great club.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Did the crowd turn tonight?

[eastie]

He hasn't the decency or dignity to resign so he has to removed from the club by the chairman. He doesn't deserve to be manager of our great club.

The sad thing is lerner thinks hes the bees knees - lambert is lerners puppet , he wont  be sacked and we will go down with a whimper- heartbreaking to see our great club brought to its knees in this way.

[pauliewalnuts]

He hasn't the decency or dignity to resign so he has to removed from the club by the chairman. He doesn't deserve to be manager of our great club.

The sad thing is lerner thinks hes the bees knees - lambert is lerners puppet , he wont  be sacked and we will go down with a whimper- heartbreaking to see our great club brought to its knees in this way.

Lerner probably thinks he's the bees knees because he tells him his amazing new policy for running the club - which involves stripping back, selling the good players, and replacing them with a cunning mix of shit ones and teenagers - is actually the future.

Lerner knows nothing about football, and clearly knows nothing about the club he owns.

[Somniloquism]

Midfield has been our achilles heal for some time now, his biggest mistake was the players he bought in to play that role,Westwood and Kea, simply not good or strong enough. It has been our downfall all season and why we will almost cartainly be relegated.

I remember all the positivity about those hungry young signings. I just wanted a couple of gnarled old pros (ooh matron). The year after a brush with relegation was never the time for a worthy but risky experiment. Most applauded it at the time though.

What is it with us and foreign imports though. For years we get none in and now we have they justify why we MON was right not to get them in. The experience this season should have come from Ron and KEA. They both have experience of playing in big matches previously.

Pardew gets Sissoko in who looks like he has hit the ground running (although I will make a full judgement on him when he is playing against proper midfielders and not Bannan). We get KEA and Makoun in who are both similar players and we get nothing. Vlaar looked like he was going to be a no nonsense defender who will be a great leader for us a la Olaf, instead he looks like a cross between Curtis and Alpay at his worst with no leadership for the youngsters to follow.

[eastie]

He hasn't the decency or dignity to resign so he has to removed from the club by the chairman. He doesn't deserve to be manager of our great club.

The sad thing is lerner thinks hes the bees knees - lambert is lerners puppet , he wont  be sacked and we will go down with a whimper- heartbreaking to see our great club brought to its knees in this way.

Lerner probably thinks he's the bees knees because he tells him his amazing new policy for running the club - which involves stripping back, selling the good players, and replacing them with a cunning mix of shit ones and teenagers - is actually the future.

Lerner knows nothing about football, and clearly knows nothing about the club he owns.

And lambert spouts shit to him about dominating the millwall game etc, two fools together .

"We wont go down, we'll be fine , i just know it , we go again "- fucking clueless tosser and lerner hangs on his every word.

[VillaAlways]

"I've never seen a standing ovation after getting beat before but that shows the effort we put in in the second half. We never played well in the first half all but I couldn't fault them after the break. Sometimes it is easy to play at 2-0 down because noone expects anything.''

He didn't say that did he :0.Did they really get a standing ovation???

[MarkM]

"It wasn't the system"

Is that right Paul? your a fucking idiot if you can't see that your system in the first half was shit

[ktvillan]

"It wasn't the system"

Is that right Paul? your a fucking idiot if you can't see that your system in the first half was shit

Something about football managers, especially Villa managers, they are always the last ones to see what is blindingly obvious to everyone else on the planet.