Lerner to meet PL early next week?

[N'ZMAV]

Statement on a Sunday. Doubt it.

[Villain1874]

Statement tomorrow AM at 10:00 apparently.

Interesting. Imagine it will be backing Lambert.

True. I doubt it'll be new signings! I think it might be a re-statement of the General's leaked comments.

Sorry mate, what leaked comments?
Have I missed anything important or is it the usual stuff?

Entirely usual I'm afraid. There were about as surprising as the sun rising.

Ok thanks mate

[Villafirst]

The sound of silence remains .

It's downright ignorant to not make any statement to your paying customers. Lerner is just fucking odd and a screwball. Just sell-up!

[eastie]

Wasnt there a public vote of confidence in mcleish last year? - not a peep from faulkner either .

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Win or draw on Tuesday, they meet at Bodymoor.
Lose and they meet in Dougs back garden.

[maigrait]

and a host of players who are suffering from a clear lack of belief and confidence.

I'd go for at least 50% being a bit sh1t...

[pauliewalnuts]

The statement thing was tweeted from a parody account

[Monty]

The statement thing was tweeted from a parody account

Yeah, saw that. To be honest, I'm not sure if it would have made any difference either way. It's not statements we need from the club, it's actions.

[eastie]

The statement thing was tweeted from a parody account

Seemed a bit odd - why would anyone issue a statement to say they are going to make a statement.

[achilles]

Is there any truth in this meeting talk , where did radio wm get it from ?
If true i suspect randy will take his chopper to lambert should we lose on tues.

There's a good chance that he will come over but it is probably WM just having a punt. If he doesn't show up it will be 'Lerner cancels plans to meet Lambert for showdown talks'.
You would think that local radio would not try to play the tricks of the big newspapers and would just report facts. I have no doubt that the whole thing is fabricated.

This, they have just met over in the States, its just WM stirring things up!

[achilles]

It's all speculation that alleged money promised to Lambert has been pulled. Wasn't there talk from Pelty or some, supposedly authoritative source in August that Lambert actively chose to bring in lower wage earners from lower league sides? I think the Dempsey bid proved that there was scope for leeway in making a big signing (or more, who knows?).

Lambert could well have had targets lined-up for this window but maybe they've knocked him back after seeing our form utterly collapse in the last five weeks.  Maybe the clubs in question have also raised their prices knowing we're desperate and thus we don't want to be made mugs of.
Lambert has praised Lerner a number of times recently unprompted. He spoke to MON before taking the job - presumably O'Neill had plenty of good things to say about Lerner as well as not so good.

We're all just looking for someone to blame at the moment and it's clearly a combination of an owner who doesn't seem sure of himself in this business, a manager clearly still learning at the the biggest job of his management career and a host of players who are suffering from a clear lack of belief and confidence.

... shit!

[eastie]

Under pressure: Paul Lambert is facing the chop as Aston Villa boss (Picture: AFP)
Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert says he will fight for his job following the club’s humiliating FA Cup exit at Millwall – but will have to reportedly explain himself to owner Randy Lerner next week.

Lambert has suffered another disappointing week in charge at Villa Park, with the club currently fourth from bottom in the Premier League and now exiting both cup competitions to lower league clubs, with the latest that crushing 2-1 defeat to Millwall.

They are the kind of results that have installed Lambert as the favourite to be the next Premier League manager to be sacked, but speaking last night, the Scot says he will fight for his job.

‘There are two ways to deal with it – you either accept it or come out fighting, and I will keep fighting because I’m not brought up to accept it,’ said Lambert.

‘I’ve got to handle it – you are the custodian of the football club and I will try everything I can to turn it around.’

Poor: Aston Villa players have not performed well this season (Picture: Reuters)
The comments could come too late though, with reports emerging that the Villa boss is set to face the owner next week to explain how he will turn around the run of poor form.

Lambert is hoping to be given extra funds to spend in the transfer market to help drag Villa up the table, but given their precarious position, Lerner is said to be cautious at investing.

Further news is expected after the meeting scheduled before Wednesday at Villa’s Bodymoor Heath training centre.

[Salsa Party Animal]

Randy probably make 30 millions pounds available after the transfer windows close then withdraw it when it open. Knowing our luck.

[Dave Clark Five]

Eastie - note the word 'reportedly' in that quote who put up. That pretty well confirms it is bullshit.

[Des Little]

It's all speculation that alleged money promised to Lambert has been pulled. Wasn't there talk from Pelty or some, supposedly authoritative source in August that Lambert actively chose to bring in lower wage earners from lower league sides? I think the Dempsey bid proved that there was scope for leeway in making a big signing (or more, who knows?).

Lambert could well have had targets lined-up for this window but maybe they've knocked him back after seeing our form utterly collapse in the last five weeks.  Maybe the clubs in question have also raised their prices knowing we're desperate and thus we don't want to be made mugs of.
Lambert has praised Lerner a number of times recently unprompted. He spoke to MON before taking the job - presumably O'Neill had plenty of good things to say about Lerner as well as not so good.

We're all just looking for someone to blame at the moment and it's clearly a combination of an owner who doesn't seem sure of himself in this business, a manager clearly still learning at the the biggest job of his management career and a host of players who are suffering from a clear lack of belief and confidence.

... shit!

Some of them will need to improve to be deemed 'shit'