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

[LeeB]

even if we do stay up i dont think it proves Lambert has done a good job, far from it actually,
 but i still think he deserves another season to prove himself,
 i like some of the football we are playing,

standing at the Emerites on saturday in a game we lost to put us further in trouble ,yet at no point did i think this team is a load of shit playing shit football, i actually thought we played some decent stuff, which for me is the big difference from last season

whether Lambert can take us on and progress is another story, i hope he can i actually believe he can, and i was one who didnt want him as the new manager and was completly ambivalent towards his appointment

but there are signs that things could get better, maybe only small slow steps, but steps never the less
anyway the alternatives some mentioned on here are just to catastophic to behold, so i hope we stay up and see what he can do next season

if we go down i think it would be difficult for him to stay to be honest, i would still take him over a lot of others, but the confidence in the man from the fans would be shot,
 at the moment considering the record breaking shitty results weve had, there is absolutly no turning agaisnt him from the supporters, Lamberts army still being sung, i feel its because of the battling performances and qaulity of some of the football being played, even if we are naive in giving late goals away

That's an interesting point pal.

As much as I'd be willing to keep him on, you get the feeling he'd be up against it with the support, and the last thing we'd need is everyone at each others throats again.

[eastie]

Bennett has shown signs that he could be a decent player , a bit lapse defensively but good going forward, i wouldnt rule him out just yet - i think he could become a decent player for us - kea has been a huge disappointment to me , the other signings to varying degrees have not been bad.

If we do survive i can see why people would make a case for lambert being given another year .

[john e]

I wasn't at Millwall so can't comment, when your team loses there is all sorts of frustrations but I have yet to hear the ' Lambert out' chant yet
But I could be wrong

[eastie]

I wasn't at Millwall so can't comment, when your team loses there is all sorts of frustrations but I have yet to hear the ' Lambert out' chant yet
But I could be wrong

Millwall post match thread was heated to say the least - i think as the vote shows its pretty much a 50/50 split.

[LeeB]

I wasn't at Millwall so can't comment, when your team loses there is all sorts of frustrations but I have yet to hear the ' Lambert out' chant yet
But I could be wrong

I've been pleasantly surprised that some of my more reactionary mates have stuck with him.

There's been calls for him out directly after the Bradford and Milwall games, but once the dust has settled they've generally remained behind him.

It may just been that it was so bad last year, and we've not really got anywhere left to turn, but also there has been those little chinks of light, like a glance off a bird you thought way out of your league, that suggest the good times might not be far off.

[not3bad]

I heard Bennett did OK on Saturday.

[eastie]

I heard Bennett did OK on Saturday.

Yes he did pretty well, i think  confidence is improving and a flat back 4 suits him better.

[PaulWinch again]

I think Bennett did alright Saturday.

[Mister E]

Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
In the summer a lot of people were impressed with Lambert looking at other options instead of the typical 'MON type' etc...

The thing that screwed Lambert - or the thing that he screwed up for himself - is that the experienced players he was left with have failed to deliver. Hutton, Warnock, Dunne, Charles, Ireland - nearly half a team - have delivered virtually nothing. Bent, Given and Gabby have added a little something this season, and Charles is beginning to.

If most of PL's summer signings had blended well with a group of motivated and determined senior players, we'd be comfortably mid-table.

His biggest error - having decided that most of the above experienced players were not in his plans - was not getting the Chairman's commitment to a couple of credible replacements in January. With those, we'd probably not be leaking these infuriating last-five-minute goals.

[Clampy]

It's probably the one season where Dunne and Collins would have been an ideal pair.

[not3bad]

His biggest error - having decided that most of the above experienced players were not in his plans - was not getting the Chairman's commitment to a couple of credible replacements in January. With those, we'd probably not be leaking these infuriating last-five-minute goals.

Hiring Mcleish in 2011 and not signing defenders during the 2013 January window.  If we are relegated these will be the two major factors.

There are other factors of course, but these two will be at the top for me.

[LeeB]

It's probably the one season where Dunne and Collins would have been an ideal pair.

I'd have kept Collins above all the others, but I suppose he was the only one anyone offered cash for.

[eastie]

He's operating within a shit budget, yes the players could be better but we miss the influence of Vlaar and I don't think realistically he wanted to play all the kids at once but we ain't got much bloody choice, sounds like there is no money in January either?? Who's going to sort it out? We've been shit under GH, Mccunt and now Lambert, who's to blame? Managers or chairman?

Both manager and chairman to blame- regarding vlaar i am not sure he's as good as some believe, he has not looked like an international .

[Concrete John]

He's operating within a shit budget, yes the players could be better but we miss the influence of Vlaar and I don't think realistically he wanted to play all the kids at once but we ain't got much bloody choice, sounds like there is no money in January either?? Who's going to sort it out? We've been shit under GH, Mccunt and now Lambert, who's to blame? Managers or chairman?

Both manager and chairman to blame- regarding vlaar i am not sure he's as good as some believe, he has not looked like an international .

It's been a difficult first season for him.  I thin it's games like Saturday - 1 all away from home with 10 minutes left - that he is missed.

[Risso]

In the summer Lambert was counting on the likes of Dunne to step in and help us out.

Expecting anything from Dunne was a huge mistake, and in any event he was always going to be out for at least three months.  Even with that, Lambert knew the score in January and STILL didn't get a defender in.