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

[eastie]

I would still stick by him even if we drop. He needs time to get it right, and firmly believe he would bring us straight back up with ease.

Not for me - if we drop he has to go and i would hope by his own choice so we don't have pay him off .

If we survive he will no doubt get another shot at things next season.

It's naive to think anyone would just leave without being paid what they're entitled to, would you do it? He signed a contract in good faith and the club have to honour it, one way or another.

Not that I think it will come to that.

In an ideal world i would have put in a clause that if we are relegated you  leave without a pay off but lets hope it doesn't come to relegation and we never find out.

[saunders_heroes]

And appoint who? He is rebuilding the squad from top to bottom with a strategy that in my view will pay off in the long term. Sure, it will be horrible to go down but I would take the seasons pain to stick with a longer term strategy that again, in my view will see us move forward with a way of playing, purchasing and bringing through players. The short termism does't work unless you have bucket loads, while the idea of being a Stoke type side bobbling about mid table playing shit football with no long term progression bores me to tears. The premier league is dull enough as it is, I can deal with a bit of Championship to stick with a plan. It is not the b all so to speak for me.

The only reason you're saying the PL is dull is because the Villa have been so dull. Can't see why you think the Championship would be any more exciting though. I'm sure the endless amounts of midweek games against the likes of Millwall and co doesn't bear thinking about.
If we go down Lambert must be sacked. We shouldn't reward him by letting him keep his job. He should never darken our door again if he drags us down.

[john e]

his body language certainly recently is very buoyant, jumping on peoples backs, shouting and balling, he seems to be kicking every ball, now contrast that to TSM last season, now there was a dead man walking
i think he has embraced the club, and feels a part of it, he definitely says all the right things to the fans, which as we know can be important (see O'dreary and houllier)

if there was any talk of him being on his way at the end of the season even if we stay up then he must be totaly unaware of it
for me its simple, if we stay up, he remains in his job and gets the chance to keep re-building and hopefully we can progress next season
 if we go down, he goes, as long as we dont get a long ball anti football speciallist in to replace him

[Ger Regan]

The only reason you're saying the PL is dull is because the Villa have been so dull.

This season has been monumentally shit, including or excluding villa.

[saunders_heroes]

The only reason you're saying the PL is dull is because the Villa have been so dull.

This season has been monumentally shit, including or excluding villa.

If we were in the top 6 and did well in the cups you wouldn't be saying that.

[Ger Regan]

Mind reader, and no mistake.

[saunders_heroes]

Mind reader, and no mistake.

You're right on one part. This season has been monumentally shit, for Villa that is.

[Ger Regan]

EDIT: Never mind, I really can't be bothered getting into a discussion on the differences between a successful season for villa and a good / entertaining season in general.

[eastie]

The only reason you're saying the PL is dull is because the Villa have been so dull.

This season has been monumentally shit, including or excluding villa.

If we were in the top 6 and did well in the cups you wouldn't be saying that.

If we were in the top 6 this thread would clearly not exist and most of us would be happy.

[Risso]

And appoint who? He is rebuilding the squad from top to bottom with a strategy that in my view will pay off in the long term. Sure, it will be horrible to go down but I would take the seasons pain to stick with a longer term strategy that again, in my view will see us move forward with a way of playing, purchasing and bringing through players. The short termism does't work unless you have bucket loads, while the idea of being a Stoke type side bobbling about mid table playing shit football with no long term progression bores me to tears. The premier league is dull enough as it is, I can deal with a bit of Championship to stick with a plan. It is not the b all so to speak for me.

Going down will render any "strategy" utterly irrelevant.  The vultures will pick over our bones and steal any decent players from us.  Meanwhile we'll be left with people like Shay Given and Ireland on huge wages, with an income far lower than the teams in the Premier League.  If he takes us down, he will shaft us for years, and shouldn't be allowed to continue to prosper from it.

[eamonn]

They may already have plans to sack him, regardless of how we end up.

Unlikely given Lerner's statement at the end of January.

[ozzjim]

Was there some white noise?


Saunders, yes I would, but thanks for telling me what I would be thinking. Now stop it please.

[Chris Smith]

The only reason you're saying the PL is dull is because the Villa have been so dull.

This season has been monumentally shit, including or excluding villa.

Not sure it's worthy of "monumentally", Ger, it's been too dull for that. The league done and dusted in early April and, however hard Sky try to peddle it, unless you are one of the clubs involved the "battle for fourth place" is a non-event.

[Dave]

They may already have plans to sack him, regardless of how we end up.

Unlikely given Lerner's statement at the end of January.

Were there not similar statements of support for McLeish last spring?

[saunders_heroes]

The only reason you're saying the PL is dull is because the Villa have been so dull.

This season has been monumentally shit, including or excluding villa.

If we were in the top 6 and did well in the cups you wouldn't be saying that.

If we were in the top 6 this thread would clearly not exist and most of us would be happy.

Indeed. And fans probably wouldn't be on here claiming the league's been dull.