How would you feel....

[N'ZMAV]

I just clicked on this thread to find it is about sack or to keep Lambert. I find it incredible that people are asking this question. Sack him and do what? Start again and waste more millions? Start with another squad building expedition? One sure way to get relegated is to keep changing managers.

Changing managers hasn't bought us relegation from the Premier League yet.

[OzVilla]

I just clicked on this thread to find it is about sack or to keep Lambert. I find it incredible that people are asking this question. Sack him and do what? Start again and waste more millions? Start with another squad building expedition? One sure way to get relegated is to keep changing managers.

This.  It ain't great but it's not reached anywhere near the point where we make a change IMO.

[SheffieldVillain]

I just clicked on this thread to find it is about sack or to keep Lambert. I find it incredible that people are asking this question. Sack him and do what? Start again and waste more millions? Start with another squad building expedition? One sure way to get relegated is to keep changing managers.

Changing managers hasn't bought us relegation from the Premier League yet.

It's come far too close.

[pooligan]

Seconded ,Good post Maz

[brian green]

The only realistic alternative to the acceptance of mid table mediocrity as the price of balancing the books is to concentrate the bulk of whatever money our manager has at his disposal into funding a top flight world wide scouting network and bringing on our own teenagers.   There are hundreds of cheap, young talented players out there.   You just have to get to them first.

[mike]

One thing is certain when you hear that just over the last couple of days alone,the Albion ,Spurs and Watford have parted company with their managers for bad results ,Lambert is very lucky to still have his

West Brom have a worse record than us not only this season but over the calendar year.
AVB spent an absolute fortune and his team have been thumped by two of their rivals.
Watford are spiralling into oblivion now they can't have half of Serie A on loan.

We are 11th.

Ahhh 11th - the new 4th for our ambitious manager and owner - dont think I could stand the euphoria of reaching a giddy 8th

Can we nail this once and for all. Has anyone - manager, director or supporter - said they ultimately want to finish eleventh or would consider it a success?

With our squad I'd think it was a miracle, never mind a success.

[SoccerHQ]

A pessimistic and depressed Mazrim is not good news!

[JUAN PABLO]

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.

this

[Clampy]

I just clicked on this thread to find it is about sack or to keep Lambert. I find it incredible that people are asking this question. Sack him and do what? Start again and waste more millions? Start with another squad building expedition? One sure way to get relegated is to keep changing managers.

This is it for me as well. With a new manager, we'd be starting all over again, he'd be bringing in his new players, new backroom staff, we'd have to wait for them to get etc. I know thing's aren't great but i'm not sure he deserves the sack.

[berneboy]

I am always positive about all things Villa. I have supported Paul Lambert and waited and hoped BUT it is looking so depressing currently. We looked like little boys against Manchester United, a Championship team at best. I would definitely be looking around for a new manager now and if I found anyone who might improve things I would go for it asap.

Currently I would even take .... well, who?

[JUAN PABLO]

I still support the Lambo plan for the time being. Steve Clarke with Zola together, though... Mmmm. Tempting? Nope! They failed at West Ham.

i think Clarke would be an excellent No 2 . Not sure he would do after being his own man thou

[JUAN PABLO]

I'm of the opinion we need a new start from top to bottom but I'm not holding my breath. We don't seem to make any smart moves any more. There doesn't seem to be any ambition or plan apart from treading water with as little expenditure as possible. Which for a club our size is a bit disappointing.

I personally feel the board feel we can't compete at anything like the top so won't try, the manager is regressing alarmingly. We look a shadow of the team we ended last season with. No energy or composure or determination. Very few ideas and a lot of tentative nervous play I thought we'd left behind during McLeish's era and the first half of last season. There's no appetite to keep the ball, to dominate even the lowliest teams and worst of all, there's a huge amount of naivety and stupidity in our play.

It's not all bad but it's not really going anywhere. Yes, we've lost some key players but that's not the reason we've fallen of a cliff. Nor can I offer any suggestions as to what exactly has happened but I'm sure something has. Something isn't right behind the scenes.

I don't want to watch the kind of football we play at the moment. It's nothing short of horrible. I'm not calling for the managers head but as things stand I wouldn't mind if he was to go. I rate Clarke and the kind of football he plays but I'm not sure he'd get any more backing here than he did at West Brom so don't see much point in it.

So I know I sound like a spoilt brat but I don't care. I want to watch some compelling football again and some positive direction from the board. That needs to happen whoever us calling the shots. We're all sick of the shite served up at Villa Park I'm sure. It should be a fortress not a help yourself buffet.

spot on

[supertom]

If we did boot him out then it's simple we dust ourselves off and then...


...wait for it....

it's coming...

...we go again!

[danlanza]

I am always positive about all things Villa. I have supported Paul Lambert and waited and hoped BUT it is looking so depressing currently. We looked like little boys against Manchester United, a Championship team at best. I would definitely be looking around for a new manager now and if I found anyone who might improve things I would go for it asap.

Currently I would even take .... well, who?

No one at the moment. I think we have to get used to the building process that is going on at Villa for a while yet, but a bit of flair would be nice to see. The first ten mins against MYOO were great, good attacking football, then we just gave up. We are badly missing Stan, who has not been replaced, Vlaar, Okore, Melberg, Laursen, Ashley Young on loan in a heartbeat, please santa. Benteke on form would be nice, Delph back, lovely.
It's Christmas, so what is on your shopping list for January ?

[Ian.]

A pessimistic and depressed Mazrim is not good news!

I read the post first, then who wrote it. My thoughts exactly. Very bad news!