The Paul Lambert thread - poll reset after our capitulation to Hull

[SoccerHQ]

I lose track of which work experience kid is covering our match in the Mail these days. They've also changed their match reports recently into five bullet points.

I know they weren't popular but it's weird reading the sport section of the Mail on a Monday and now seeing messers Kendrick, Lepkowski and Twattum not covering the respective clubs.

[Dante Lavelli]

A mate of mine used to work as a journalist and he said that he/they rarely had time to do any real research and try and find new/interesting angles.  Ultimately they rely on being spoon fed stories through press releases and information fed from pressure groups and the like.  Therefore if we wanted to exert pressure a compilation of Lambert's 'unwanted records' compiled on a different thread issued as an open letter from [in not saying H&V, but a recognised fan organisation] then I'm sure that would get published in some form.

[saunders_heroes]

I lose track of which work experience kid is covering our match in the Mail these days. They've also changed their match reports recently into five bullet points.

I know they weren't popular but it's weird reading the sport section of the Mail on a Monday and now seeing messers Kendrick, Lepkowski and Twattum covering the respective clubs.

That "5 things we've learned about..." rubbish the Mail churns out every week is really lazy and amateurish.

[Dazvillain]

I did ask this question a week or so ago but didn't see a reply .... Does anyone know if the club has made any back room changes or appointments since keane left ?
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[Dante Lavelli]

A list of potential Newcastle managers, i.e. probably who we could/should be thinking of:
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-uniteds-head-coach-job-8384393

I must admit, its a bit more tantalising than I'd have imagined.  Lambert out!

[Monty]

Wow that is quite good. Lerner, however, would probably combine the worst of his appointments (bad football, bad health, bad rapport with fans) by going ahead and signing up Joe Kinnear.

[Tom_Mc9?]

Why is Glenn Hoddle always in the running for these jobs? Surely he's one of yesterday's men.

[brian green]

If we can't have a new manager who is any good, somebody of proven awfulness might be like a new puppy for us to play with.   There are potentially thousands of posts in a three way comparison between TSM, Lambert and Kinnear.

[olaftab]

Paul Clement will do.

[SoccerHQ]

I lose track of which work experience kid is covering our match in the Mail these days. They've also changed their match reports recently into five bullet points.

I know they weren't popular but it's weird reading the sport section of the Mail on a Monday and now seeing messers Kendrick, Lepkowski and Twattum covering the respective clubs.

That "5 things we've learned about..." rubbish the Mail churns out every week is really lazy and amateurish.

In their defence, I was up in Manchester on a monday recently and their sports coverage had the same bullet points so the overall management for the local papers seem to have decided on this.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

From The Guardian's Cup round up:

14) Lambert risks the wrath of a forgiving Villa faithful
The discrepancy between Paul Lambert’s press conference assessment and the FA Cup tie witnessed at Villa Park yesterday left the attendant media somewhat bemused. The Holte End had just turned on the Aston Villa manager for the first time in his tenure, three minutes before Christian Benteke’s winning goal broke Blackpool’s resistance. Lambert said he found their vehemence “strange”. With 12 goals from 22 games this season, and three wins from the last 17, it is stranger that Villa fans have remained supportive of Lambert. In these days of short-term reigns and so little loyalty, strange but laudable. It is as if, with Randy Lerner hitting stony ground thus far in his attempt to sell up, the Villa crowd have become accustomed to mediocrity.

After the relatively heady days of three successive top-six finishes and two Wembley visits under Martin O’Neill, Villa fans never bought into Gérard Houllier. They positively howled at the moon until delivered with Alex McLeish’s head on a plate. Yet after finishing 15th in the Premier League in each of the past two seasons, with one run to the semi-finals of the Capital One Cup (where they lost to Bradford City from League Two), and now facing a third successive campaign endeavouring to keep their heads above the relegation parapet, Lambert has received very little grief from the crowd.

Benteke was a superb signing, even if he has flattered to deceive in the past 18 months, and the likes of Ashley Westwood and Fabian Delph have developed into good Premier League midfield players. The players work hard for him and are now trying to adapt to a preferred passing game, but still lack touch and movement. Lambert is deluded if he thinks maintaining harmless possession in recent games against Sunderland, Crystal Palace and Blackpool equals progress. Lambert has been fortunate to avoid too much criticism thus far. But if he continues to praise Villa’s performances every week, not distinguishing between the good and the bad games, then he risks alienating supporters further. In these dour, difficult days for Villa he needs to keep a forgiving fan base onside. Peter Lansley

[London Villan]

Pretty good summary that, with the exception of the TSM part.

[brian green]

That howled at the moon for TSM's head is way off the truth.   I was there and so were you.   We put up with a great deal from Alex McLeish and it was absolutely nothing to do with where he came from.   It snapped at the Bolton game and we turned him out.   That is not howling at the moon, it was a very quick and humane coup de grace.   Why do journalists tell so many lies?

[Matt Collins]

These spot on articles put a lot of journos to shame

[PaulWinch again]

I'm not sure Benteke has flattered to deceive for 18 months. He's been injured for about 7 or 8 of those and not just one injury either.