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

[brian green]

He thumped Norwich for a start but I was referring to what he did in an abstract sense in that he showed enough ability to make Norwich poach him.

[PaulWinch again]

Well I am playing Football Manager and Villa have just hired Pulis, dread the thought.

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Well I am playing Football Manager and Villa have just hired Pulis, dread the thought.

They'll be dancing in the streets of Douglas.

[Drummond]

Well I am playing Football Manager and Villa have just hired Pulis, dread the thought.

They'll be dancing in the streets of Douglas.

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[Risso]

They'll be dancing in the streets of Newcastle, Southampton, Stoke and just about everywhere else that we kept the mumbling cretin.

[SoccerHQ]

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.

I just think he'll be a managerial dead man walking if that happens, bit like Coyle at Bolton.

[Chris Smith]

Brian, you dress up opinion as fact but it's opinion based on the scarcest of information. If you've been paying attention you'll see that we had interest in players in January but they were asking for more than we can afford. The club have been cost cutting for 2 years so it can't have come as a surprise to anyone that the manager has financial constraints under which he knows he has to work. It would therefore be pretty pathetic of him to play the sort of games you suggest when he signed up to those terms just 6 months ago.

We, as fans, might not like it but to that's Aston Villa in 2013.

[ROBBO]

If QPR or Newcastle get relegated their huge spend up to avoid relegation could see them flounder for years. It all comes back to the fact that any club in the prem except the top four or five could find themselves relegated but only three could possibly win the Prem. What the owners of Man City are thinking after spending the annual budget of any small country only to be 15 points of United i would like to know.

[pauliewalnuts]

They'll be dancing in the streets of Newcastle, Southampton, Stoke and just about everywhere else that we kept the mumbling cretin.

Not a fan, Risso?



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[damon loves JT]

What the owners of Man City are thinking after spending the annual budget of any small country only to be 15 points of United i would like to know.

They are probably wondering what colour Range Rover to give their favourite Saker Falcon for his birthday.

[Greg N'Ash]

End of the day, if you spend 25m on a team that finished 16th under most supporter's idea of the worse possible manager then finishing higher or indeed 16th shouldn't be out of the question. Its not like Lerner asset stripped the squad in the summer and made it noticably worse - he let Ivanhoe, collins and cuellar go, presumably with lambchop's full consent.

[Mister E]

End of the day, if you spend 25m on a team that finished 16th under most supporter's idea of the worse possible manager then finishing higher or indeed 16th shouldn't be out of the question. Its not like Lerner asset stripped the squad in the summer and made it noticably worse - he let Ivanhoe, collins and cuellar go, presumably with lambchop's full consent.

End of the day, 25m?
You've been told a million times not to exaggerate, Greg! Lambert has spent £20m, tops, on transfer fees.

[eastie]

According to the transfer league site its £25.7 m including sylla.
Not sure thats totally accurate but certainly closer to 25m than the 20m tops that you suggest.

[danlanza]

Good to know that we spent enough to buy Ronaldo's left foot.!

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According to the transfer league site its £25.7 m including sylla.
Not sure thats totally accurate but certainly closer to 25m than the 20m tops that you suggest.

And it wasn't anywhere near enough.