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

[ez]

I think personally it's a case of taking one game at a time. I've been encouraged by the last few perfomances (first half  against Newcastle aside). It can be done.

Sadly i don't think it can. I can't remember the last game where on the balance of play we deserved to win. The last few performances have been improved but still didn't make us the better side. Draws are as good as we're worth.

[Clampy]

I think personally it's a case of taking one game at a time. I've been encouraged by the last few perfomances (first half  against Newcastle aside). It can be done.

Sadly i don't think it can. I can't remember the last game where on the balance of play we deserved to win. The last few performances have been improved but still didn't make us the better side. Draws are as good as we're worth.

I agree to an extent. It can be done though if we can tighten things up at the back (which is obvious i know). We need to go back to defending how we did when we were 3-1 up at Anfield. We were unlucky at Swansea and Everton not to take all three points.

[eastie]

I think personally it's a case of taking one game at a time. I've been encouraged by the last few perfomances (first half  against Newcastle aside). It can be done.

Sadly i don't think it can. I can't remember the last game where on the balance of play we deserved to win. The last few performances have been improved but still didn't make us the better side. Draws are as good as we're worth.

I agree to an extent. It can be done though if we can tighten things up at the back (which is obvious i know). We need to go back to defending how we did when we were 3-1 up at Anfield. We were unlucky at Swansea and Everton not to take all three points.

Its happened for years though clampy, even in the o neill days we seemed to let in quite a few late goals - i dread the last 10 minutes even with a 2 goal i never feel safe.

[Pete3206]

I think Lambert should only target winning the next game.

[KevinGage]

I think personally it's a case of taking one game at a time. I've been encouraged by the last few perfomances (first half  against Newcastle aside). It can be done.

Sadly i don't think it can. I can't remember the last game where on the balance of play we deserved to win. The last few performances have been improved but still didn't make us the better side. Draws are as good as we're worth.

I agree to an extent. It can be done though if we can tighten things up at the back (which is obvious i know). We need to go back to defending how we did when we were 3-1 up at Anfield. We were unlucky at Swansea and Everton not to take all three points.

Unlucky in the sense that we conceded late.

But we didn't dominate either of those games.  There haven't been many (if any) games in this Godawful run where we've been the better side over the majority of the match -that's the concern for me.

[Greg N'Ash]

well seeing every preview in the newspapers mentions Lambert wants 5 or 6 wins i think its safe to say he's said something

I've got to be honest, I think this a ridiculous way of looking at it. Do you not think if he had actually said it they would have printed the quotes? What he has said is all there in the interview and it's certainly not what you are having a pop at him for is it? Newspapers do this sort of stuff all the time, then people like you fall for it and spout it as fact. Find the qoutes you're referring to as fact and I'll believe they're telling the truth.

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*sigh* From the mail

"A lot is going to depend on what other teams do, but i think five or 6 wins yes" said Lambert.

[Clampy]

I think personally it's a case of taking one game at a time. I've been encouraged by the last few perfomances (first half  against Newcastle aside). It can be done.

Sadly i don't think it can. I can't remember the last game where on the balance of play we deserved to win. The last few performances have been improved but still didn't make us the better side. Draws are as good as we're worth.

I agree to an extent. It can be done though if we can tighten things up at the back (which is obvious i know). We need to go back to defending how we did when we were 3-1 up at Anfield. We were unlucky at Swansea and Everton not to take all three points.

Unlucky in the sense that we conceded late.

But we didn't dominate either of those games.  There haven't been many (if any) games in this Godawful run where we've been the better side over the majority of the match -that's the concern for me.

Yes, we seem to be only able to play one half. Against Everton though it seemed a bit more of a rounded display which was good to see.

The defeats against Wigan and Southampton really buggered things up for us.

[eastie]

well seeing every preview in the newspapers mentions Lambert wants 5 or 6 wins i think its safe to say he's said something

I've got to be honest, I think this a ridiculous way of looking at it. Do you not think if he had actually said it they would have printed the quotes? What he has said is all there in the interview and it's certainly not what you are having a pop at him for is it? Newspapers do this sort of stuff all the time, then people like you fall for it and spout it as fact. Find the qoutes you're referring to as fact and I'll believe they're telling the truth.

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*sigh* From the mail

"A lot is going to depend on what other teams do, but i think five or 6 wins yes" said Lambert.

I know how you feel gnasher- just to confirm from official website also-



Paul Lambert has backed his players to pick up the "five or six" wins he thinks they need from their thirteen "cup finals."

"They know themselves, we've spoken about it. They know exactly what they've got to do.

"It's never wavered, my belief, whether people have said things or not. I've got to have that belief with the way I think about the team.

"That's the belief we will get out of it. Everyone is focused on getting out of it and we'll do that to the end.

"Even though we've had some heavy knocks, the lads have kept their heads up and kept their dignity which I think is a great thing as well. But we have to keep going and get out of it."

He said: "We need five or six wins. We are going to have to. The way they are playing just at the minute, they can do that. There's no grey area. You know what you have to go and do. There are 13 cup finals for us to play.

[PaulWinch again]

Well he's right 6 wins would do it, but getting them will be very tough. It's up to the defence and midfield to tighten up.

[McGraths Dry Cleaning]

He said: "We need five or six wins. We are going to have to. The way they are playing just at the minute, they can do that. There's no grey area. You know what you have to go and do. There are 13 cup finals for us to play.

If only we had played our two cup semi-finals like cup finals then we would have been playing in a real cup final as well as these other 13 cup finals.

[eastie]

He said: "We need five or six wins. We are going to have to. The way they are playing just at the minute, they can do that. There's no grey area. You know what you have to go and do. There are 13 cup finals for us to play.

If only we had played our two cup semi-finals like cup finals then we would have been playing in a real cup final as well as these other 13 cup finals.

How very true sir.

[Jockey Randall]

well seeing every preview in the newspapers mentions Lambert wants 5 or 6 wins i think its safe to say he's said something

I've got to be honest, I think this a ridiculous way of looking at it. Do you not think if he had actually said it they would have printed the quotes? What he has said is all there in the interview and it's certainly not what you are having a pop at him for is it? Newspapers do this sort of stuff all the time, then people like you fall for it and spout it as fact. Find the qoutes you're referring to as fact and I'll believe they're telling the truth.

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*sigh* From the mail

"A lot is going to depend on what other teams do, but i think five or 6 wins yes" said Lambert.

No need to sigh Greg, my apologies. It's a shame you didn't put these quotes up earlier when asked instead of saying "he must have said something". However, I notice you've chosen to ignore the fact that he has actually said we need 5 or 6 wins, when you're original point was that he said we needed 6 wins, no less.

[pauliewalnuts]

If I lookout the table, I think there's a chance to stay up.

If I think about it in terms of five or six wins, I genuinely can't see us getting anything like that.

When was our last league win? Reading? Anfield? It seems ages ago.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

4 wins and 4 draws might just about be enough. That may be achievable whereas 5/6 wins is a big, big ask.

[eastie]

4 wins and 4 draws might just about be enough. That may be achievable whereas 5/6 wins is a big, big ask.

That would give us 37 but with our goal difference being so bad i think we need to aim for more.