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

[Rudy Can't Fail]

My to do list would be very similar to that:-

1.  Sign up Weimann and Benteke.
2.  If they're costing a lot and not contributing, get rid!
3.  Get more goals from midfield.
4.  An experienced CB to go straight into the side.
5.  Keep up the excellent scouting of young and hungry players.

6. Look up in the dictionary the word 'caution'. Going gung-ho against beter sides will more often than not see us humiliated. (See goals conceded column).

[Concrete John]

We are Aston Villa.  There are no 'better sides'.

[Legion]

We are Aston Villa.  There are no 'better sides'.

Quite right.

[PeterWithesShin]

Sod caution. I'd rather go down 5-0, or more, trying to win than limp to a 2-0 defeat by playing it safe.

[OCD]

I would say there is no better club. There are plenty of better sides.

[Sexual Ealing]

My to do list would be very similar to that:-

1.  Sign up Weimann and Benteke.
2.  If they're costing a lot and not contributing, get rid!
3.  Get more goals from midfield.
4.  An experienced CB to go straight into the side.
5.  Keep up the excellent scouting of young and hungry players.

6. Look up in the dictionary the word 'caution'. Going gung-ho against beter sides will more often than not see us humiliated. (See goals conceded column).

Have you seen your sig?

[eastie]

Sod caution. I'd rather go down 5-0, or more, trying to win than limp to a 2-0 defeat by playing it safe.

But not 8-0

[*shellac*]

Sod caution. I'd rather go down 5-0, or more, trying to win than limp to a 2-0 defeat by playing it safe.

But not 8-0

It will not happened again.

But thrashing Sunderland ...

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Sod caution. I'd rather go down 5-0, or more, trying to win than limp to a 2-0 defeat by playing it safe.

That lack of caution could have seen us relegated this season due to our shocking goals against column. Being 3-0 down to both Chelsea and the Plastics after 34 minutes is a poor habit to keep. We're a team that will always make chances but unlike you, I'd prefer to do it when there's still something to play for.

[PeterWithesShin]

Sod caution. I'd rather go down 5-0, or more, trying to win than limp to a 2-0 defeat by playing it safe.

That lack of caution could have seen us relegated this season due to our shocking goals against column. Being 3-0 down to both Chelsea and the Plastics after 34 minutes is a poor habit to keep. We're a team that will always make chances but unlike you, I'd prefer to do it when there's still something to play for.

But it didn't. And doing it twice in a 38 game season is hardly a habit. And we got more points by going for it this season than we got last season playing it cautious.

[OCD]

Sod caution. I'd rather go down 5-0, or more, trying to win than limp to a 2-0 defeat by playing it safe.

That lack of caution could have seen us relegated this season due to our shocking goals against column. Being 3-0 down to both Chelsea and the Plastics after 34 minutes is a poor habit to keep. We're a team that will always make chances but unlike you, I'd prefer to do it when there's still something to play for.

Using the 'Plastics' as an example just seems to be skewing the facts to make it fit your argument. The title was there to be won and they way the started the game, they would have blown most sides away. The fact that it didn't get any worse after the third was encouraging.

[LeeB]

Sod caution. I'd rather go down 5-0, or more, trying to win than limp to a 2-0 defeat by playing it safe.

That lack of caution could have seen us relegated this season due to our shocking goals against column. Being 3-0 down to both Chelsea and the Plastics after 34 minutes is a poor habit to keep. We're a team that will always make chances but unlike you, I'd prefer to do it when there's still something to play for.

But it didn't. And doing it twice in a 38 game season is hardly a habit. And we got more points by going for it this season than we got last season playing it cautious.

Amen to that.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Sod caution. I'd rather go down 5-0, or more, trying to win than limp to a 2-0 defeat by playing it safe.

That lack of caution could have seen us relegated this season due to our shocking goals against column. Being 3-0 down to both Chelsea and the Plastics after 34 minutes is a poor habit to keep. We're a team that will always make chances but unlike you, I'd prefer to do it when there's still something to play for.

Using the 'Plastics' as an example just seems to be skewing the facts to make it fit your argument. The title was there to be won and they way the started the game, they would have blown most sides away. The fact that it didn't get any worse after the third was encouraging.

The point I'm trying to make is Lambert doesn't do caution and we'll suffer for it more often than not. I love the way we play but it's bloody naive to think we can just turn up every game and give it a go. Sorry but football has moved on from an under 7's kick about. His whole philosophy is based on scoring more goals than the opposition. How many clean sheets did we have last season? It was the same at Norwich.

I'd prefer it if we were difficult to score against and still score loads. Yes, I want everything but look at the final league table stats - only two teams conceded more goals than us and both were relegated. Even the shiteness that is QPR conceded less goals than us. Add to that we only managed 1.23 goals a game, we were hardly free scoring.

Hopefully a couple of centre halves brought in over the summer will do the trick but I have a horrible feeling the defence is Paul Lambert's achilles heel. If that turns out to be the case, it will be another great opportunity in the history of Aston Villa - wasted.

Getting beat 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3-0 does nothing for the confidence of the team either.

Apart from that I love him.

[LeeB]

Don't worry, we'll be fine.

[PeterWithesShin]

Don't worry, we'll be fine.

And we'll have more fun along the way than we've had for years.