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

[eastie]

Where has all this talk of Lerner being broke come from?

He seems to me to have lost desire and interest if anything , having cashed in on the browns he is far from broke .

[brian green]

My clock has broken and I am stuck in January.   I keep watching over and over the games at the Africa Cup of Nations and seeing these superb specimens of athletic excellence heading away corners and swatting strikers and mullering midfield maestros and I am shouting at the television HE'LL DO  GET HIM and HIM AND HIS MATE OVER THERE THE ONE KICKING THE LINESMAN.

Then I sigh a little and stifle a sob because it isn't January any more and Dunne remains in the intensive idleness ward, Polystyrene Ron has a bruise on his leg, Baker and Clark polish up their Running Against The Wind act and our CEO continues to hope that there will be a Premiership wild card for the most carbon neutral club.

[silhillvilla]

Where has all this talk of Lerner being broke come from?

He seems to me to have lost desire and interest if anything , having cashed in on the browns he is far from broke .

How much of that $1Bn from the Browns sale did he get to bank ??

[adrenachrome]

My clock has broken and I am stuck in January.   I keep watching over and over the games at the Africa Cup of Nations and seeing these superb specimens of athletic excellence heading away corners and swatting strikers and mullering midfield maestros and I am shouting at the television HE'LL DO  GET HIM and HIM AND HIS MATE OVER THERE THE ONE KICKING THE LINESMAN.

Then I sigh a little and stifle a sob because it isn't January any more and Dunne remains in the intensive idleness ward, Polystyrene Ron has a bruise on his leg, Baker and Clark polish up their Running Against The Wind act and our CEO continues to hope that there will be a Premiership wild card for the most carbon neutral club.

Our carbon footprint can save the day.

[Risso]

My apologies for the strong language. As ridiculous as Risso's post was, it was uncalled for.

Why is it ridiculous?  People have agreed that it doesn't look like we have any money to spend.  If you don't have money and you can't/won't pay your debts because of a huge drop in income, what do you think happens?

[Ads]

Whats the huge drop in income?

Have I missed our relegation?

[Risso]

Whats the huge drop in income?

Have I missed our relegation?

Ignoring the fact that people are clearly debating what will happen IF we get relegated, just finishing in the bottom four and losing thousands off our home gates will lead to a big reduction in income.

[pauliewalnuts]

In isolation, getting rid of Reo-Coker, Sidwell and Makoun have made sense - at least from a business perspective. But there have been games this season where I found myself thinking that a midfield trio of said players would have been an improvement on what we currently have.

That's not what I mean, though.

Getting rid of, in the sense of "selling them", yes, but we haven't doen that with the players I mentioned, we just stuck them in the reserves or kept sending them on loan.

Vast amounts of money pissed away, because, other than the manager at any one time, there is not a single person at the club with a clue as to how to run it over a period of time.

[pauliewalnuts]

This is not necessarily a defence of what's happened, but there does seem to be a policy now of only buying players whose value will increase, rather than decrease.

I can see the logic of it, even if it makes no sense if the players aren't good enough to stop you getting relegated.

The purchase of Sissoko will cost Newcastle an absolute fortune over the six-and-a-half years of his contract, and even if his value at the end of that period is nil, it could still be an astute piece of business.

QPR buying Samba could be the same if he keeps them up, but if he doesn't then his purchase will be an act of financial suicide.

Buying Lowton, Bennett and Westwood may be considered a visionary act come 2015. But at the moment we're like a man dying of hypothermia waiting for the weather to warm up rather than just lighting a fire

The above post is exactly my feelings. That is all i have to say, at the moment.Keep the fucking faith lads and lasses, please. UTV.

Eh?

Did you actually read the post, Dan? Particularly the last line?

[Des Little]

My clock has broken and I am stuck in January.   I keep watching over and over the games at the Africa Cup of Nations and seeing these superb specimens of athletic excellence heading away corners and swatting strikers and mullering midfield maestros and I am shouting at the television HE'LL DO  GET HIM and HIM AND HIS MATE OVER THERE THE ONE KICKING THE LINESMAN.

Then I sigh a little and stifle a sob because it isn't January any more and Dunne remains in the intensive idleness ward, Polystyrene Ron has a bruise on his leg, Baker and Clark polish up their Running Against The Wind act and our CEO continues to hope that there will be a Premiership wild card for the most carbon neutral club.

Our carbon footprint can save the day.

This is true. We may be free falling towards oblivion, but at least we can sleep soundly knowing that the staff are turning the toilet light off once they've finished having a shit.

[old man villa fan]

If we do go down, getting rid of Lambert for taking us down should not be the reason.  The reason should be because there is somebody more suitable to bring us back up with a stronger squad and something building for the future.

[tomd2103]

If we do go down, getting rid of Lambert for taking us down should not be the reason.  The reason should be because there is somebody more suitable to bring us back up with a stronger squad and something building for the future.

My major concern about Lambert is regarding the defensive side of the game.  Norwich had a poor defensive record last season and we have been defensively poor pretty much all season.  Attacking wise, we have shown signs of promise, but we have been so naive defensively (all over the pitch not just at the back) that I do wonder if Lambert and his coaching staff struggle with that side of the game.

[ozzjim]

If we do go down, getting rid of Lambert for taking us down should not be the reason.  The reason should be because there is somebody more suitable to bring us back up with a stronger squad and something building for the future.

My major concern about Lambert is regarding the defensive side of the game.  Norwich had a poor defensive record last season and we have been defensively poor pretty much all season.  Attacking wise, we have shown signs of promise, but we have been so naive defensively (all over the pitch not just at the back) that I do wonder if Lambert and his coaching staff struggle with that side of the game.

There is no wondering, they are pig awful at it clearly. But in other areas there are clear signs of marked improvement.

The failure to get a centre back in Jan may well see us relegated, but I would still give Lambert the first 3-4 months of next season to bring us back up, which I think he would.

[eastie]

The bottom team next season according to collymore gets £60m so it makes the lack of signing of a defender last month even more ridiculous.

[Walmley_Villa]

I'm still convinced that Lerner thinks the Prem League operates like American sport where there is no relegation and we get the first picks on the draft. It's the only explanation for the strategy they have adopted.

If we have no plan to try and compete then he should be actively looking to sell up to a party that has that ambition. That is what a good custodian would do.