How would you feel....

[Ger Regan]

My biggest worry with Lambert is that I can see him having a similar month of inactivity in the transfer market next month as last january, purely because it worked out ok for him then. There are serious deficiencies in the squad, ones that I don't believe can be fixed by existing squad members. I fear that lambert's stubbornness may stop him from addressing them.

[Clampy]

One thing I miss is a midfielder who gets the ball and runs forward with it. All our three did yesterday was just lay it off to the nearest player. Albrighton did at least try and make something happen yesterday, even at 3-0 down.

[supertom]

My biggest worry with Lambert is that I can see him having a similar month of inactivity in the transfer market next month as last january, purely because it worked out ok for him then. There are serious deficiencies in the squad, ones that I don't believe can be fixed by existing squad members. I fear that lambert's stubbornness may stop him from addressing them.

Ideal world we have someone decent coming in on Jan 1st.
Won't happen though.

[Jon Crofts]

This is Lamberts 4th transfer window fast approaching, he cant keep ignoring what everyone else can see, signing more Jordan Bowery's isn't the answer, in fact what was the question if Bowery was the answer?  Anyone?

[cheltenhamlion]

Too early to pull the trigger for me. It would do more harm than good. I will explain why I think that is the case in the next H+V.

[aj2k77]

in fact what was the question if Bowery was the answer?  Anyone?

What is the easiest way to waste £500k?

[mrfuse]

I'm perplexed really with Lambert and Learner.

I get getting rid of the high end earners who are not contributing to the squad angle and the fact we need to build a younger team but as Hansen said "you will never win anything with kids" and he was right.
Surely its about having a balanced squad with plenty of youngsters coming through not replacing the whole team with youngsters. We are crying out for an experienced head in midfield and although we are not spending big money we seemed to then spend a fair chunk on a striker that we were not as desperate for!

Despite my reservations I did vote for Lambert to stay as I want some kind of continuity, but I think my patience is wearing thin and if we haven't improved next season or at least addressed the issues that are blatantly obvious then some big changes need to be made and that's not just not at  the managerial level.

[paul_e]

Every window up until this one he's been filling gaps in the squad to give us cover in every position and a decent sized squad.  I can't really see any need for another window of that sort, instead Jan and next summer should be about picking up 1-2 players who come in and improve the best 11.  A midfielder who can play between the lines (some will call this a 10 but I think we need some one playing a little deeper than that) is top of that list.  I think getting the right player in that role could be the key to us progressing from where we are and, importantly, give us the ability to open teams up at home.

[Concrete John]

Well, I voted for him to stay.  We've regressed a bit during the past few games, but given the massive squad over haul we've had and only being one and a third seasons into his tenure, it's hard to say whether this is the norm or a bad patch of form.  We were certainly worse than this last season, but managed to turn it around. 

In the interests of balance, here's a few things he needs to fix:-
1.  Benteke's form.  There was a large criticism levelled at MON for not having a Plan B, but we're equally devoid of ideas when Big Ben isn't at it. 
2.  Longterm, a number 10 player to give us that Plan B.
3.  If the combination of Clark and Baker can't function without Vlaar, then move one of them on and bring in a more experienced reserve.
4.  Get our FBs better at defending.  Man Utd targeted Luna on Sunday and that won them the game.
5.  Under MON, I remember someone saying that when we lost a game, everybody avoided him for a few days as he was in a foul mood.  It's a trait you can see being common in top managers like Mourinho and Ferguson.  I believe a football team takes on their manager's traits, so I'm not sure losing hurts this punch enough.  When they get back into training, will it be much different to what would happen after a win?  I think he needs to get nasty with a few of them and make them want it more. 

[Fuse]

How much has Lambert spent since he arrived? Anyone got a rough idea of the total?

I am guessing it is over £40m. Wish he had bough 5-6 players with that rather than the dross he has

[aj2k77]

How much has Lambert spent since he arrived? Anyone got a rough idea of the total?

I am guessing it is over £40m. Wish he had bough 5-6 players with that rather than the dross he has

£43m as confirmed by both Faulkner and the accounts. Certainly not pidgeon feed and a bit more than Lambert would have you believe.

[Fuse]

How much has Lambert spent since he arrived? Anyone got a rough idea of the total?

I am guessing it is over £40m. Wish he had bough 5-6 players with that rather than the dross he has

£43m as confirmed by both Faulkner and the accounts. Certainly not pidgeon feed and a bit more than Lambert would have you believe.

What pisses me off is that I believe a good % of that, probably a 3rd, has gone on dross that we could have supplemented from our own youth policy.

[PeterWithesShin]

It's also on something like 15 or 16 players to rebuild a squad. If we'd just bought 5 or 6 players i'd be sat on the bench as a sub as we'd have no players.

Paul e has it right, we've rebuilt the squad numbers wise, now it is time to start buying first team players, not squad players.

[Concrete John]

It's also on something like 15 or 16 players to rebuild a squad. If we'd just bought 5 or 6 players i'd be sat on the bench as a sub as we'd have no players.

Paul e has it right, we've rebuilt the squad numbers wise, now it is time to start buying first team players, not squad players.

That's one issue I had with the summer dealings - very few of them improved on the team that finished last season for us.

[London Villan]

One thing I miss is a midfielder who gets the ball and runs forward with it. All our three did yesterday was just lay it off to the nearest player. Albrighton did at least try and make something happen yesterday, even at 3-0 down.

Or heaven forbid.. a midfielder getting in front of the ball when we are in the last third of the pitch.