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

[Sexual Ealing]

The protest. Against Lerner? Strikes me as weird. He has plunged several millions in and around the club. Yes, made a huge mistake by letting MON loose with the cheque book and we have been paying for it since. But. He has given Lambert money. Cut the wage bill, fair enough. But has given Lambert the chance to buy a load of shit and have to get rid of most of them again. For me, Lambert first, then Lerner. Lambert is a shockingly bad Manager. He needs to go. Lerner also needs to go, but I don't think he is damaging the club half as much as Lambert.

Everything I've ever read about the correlation between money spent and success in football has always concluded that it doesn't matter what you spend on transfer fees (there are Newcastles/QPRs/Monacos everywhere) but the teams who pay the most in wages have the most success. Admittedly, these things were, I think, studied pre-Man City/PSG, but the fact that wages have been squeezed further than fees at Villa makes me point the finger at Lerner rather than Lambert.

[saunders_heroes]

The protest. Against Lerner? Strikes me as weird. He has plunged several millions in and around the club. Yes, made a huge mistake by letting MON loose with the cheque book and we have been paying for it since. But. He has given Lambert money. Cut the wage bill, fair enough. But has given Lambert the chance to buy a load of shit and have to get rid of most of them again. For me, Lambert first, then Lerner. Lambert is a shockingly bad Manager. He needs to go. Lerner also needs to go, but I don't think he is damaging the club half as much as Lambert.

Everything I've ever read about the correlation between money spent and success in football has always concluded that it doesn't matter what you spend on transfer fees (there are Newcastles/QPRs/Monacos everywhere) but the teams who pay the most in wages have the most success. Admittedly, these things were, I think, studied pre-Man City/PSG, but the fact that wages have been squeezed further than fees at Villa makes me point the finger at Lerner rather than Lambert.

Indeed. You pay peanuts you get monkeys, and that's why we're in the brown stuff right now. Lerner is to blame for the club's decline 100%, in my opinion of course.

[Concrete John]

The protest. Against Lerner? Strikes me as weird. He has plunged several millions in and around the club. Yes, made a huge mistake by letting MON loose with the cheque book and we have been paying for it since. But. He has given Lambert money. Cut the wage bill, fair enough. But has given Lambert the chance to buy a load of shit and have to get rid of most of them again. For me, Lambert first, then Lerner. Lambert is a shockingly bad Manager. He needs to go. Lerner also needs to go, but I don't think he is damaging the club half as much as Lambert.

Everything I've ever read about the correlation between money spent and success in football has always concluded that it doesn't matter what you spend on transfer fees (there are Newcastles/QPRs/Monacos everywhere) but the teams who pay the most in wages have the most success. Admittedly, these things were, I think, studied pre-Man City/PSG, but the fact that wages have been squeezed further than fees at Villa makes me point the finger at Lerner rather than Lambert.

Indeed. You pay peanuts you get monkeys, and that's why we're in the brown stuff right now. Lerner is to blame for the club's decline 100%, in my opinion of course.

Although this is true, it doesn't make Lambert a better manager, just a less bad one given that our maximum position right now probably isn't all that higher than we are now.

[saunders_heroes]

The protest. Against Lerner? Strikes me as weird. He has plunged several millions in and around the club. Yes, made a huge mistake by letting MON loose with the cheque book and we have been paying for it since. But. He has given Lambert money. Cut the wage bill, fair enough. But has given Lambert the chance to buy a load of shit and have to get rid of most of them again. For me, Lambert first, then Lerner. Lambert is a shockingly bad Manager. He needs to go. Lerner also needs to go, but I don't think he is damaging the club half as much as Lambert.

Everything I've ever read about the correlation between money spent and success in football has always concluded that it doesn't matter what you spend on transfer fees (there are Newcastles/QPRs/Monacos everywhere) but the teams who pay the most in wages have the most success. Admittedly, these things were, I think, studied pre-Man City/PSG, but the fact that wages have been squeezed further than fees at Villa makes me point the finger at Lerner rather than Lambert.

Indeed. You pay peanuts you get monkeys, and that's why we're in the brown stuff right now. Lerner is to blame for the club's decline 100%, in my opinion of course.

Although this is true, it doesn't make Lambert a better manager, just a less bad one given that our maximum position right now probably isn't all that higher than we are now.

Oh I agree. Lambert has stank the place out far too long now but lets not forget who employed him and then rewarded home with a brand new 4 year deal after nearly relegating us last season.
Lerner is a incompetent buffoon who humiliated us left right and centre.

[pauliewalnuts]

I am starting to think Lerner and Fox actually want us to get relegated.

What other reason could there be for then not doing what really obviously needs to be done?

[CT]

Please let this end soon. Please.

[PaulWinch again]

and again, Fuck off and leave. 0 goals in 5 games is absolutely disgusting.

[Deano's Mullet]

It honestly feels nailed on doesn't it? We're gone.

[pauliewalnuts]

1 goal in our last 7 games.

How is this even remotely acceptable?

Please, please, please Lerner, do the right thing and sack this fucking chancer before it is too late.

[caster troy]

Some records for Lambert and Lerner to set their sights on this season:

Fewest goals scored in a season: 20, Derby County (2007–08)
Fewest goals scored at home in a season: 10, Manchester City (2006–07)
Most consecutive losses in a season : 15, Sunderland (2002–03)
Most home losses in a season: 14, Sunderland (2002–03), (2005–06)

To be fair, we're absolutely shit at the moment, and have been for two years, but we're not going to be nudging any of those records.

Hate to say I told you so...

[mr underhill]

this is now so far beyond egregious that I am considering the possibility that the Paul Lambert known at Norwich was in fact abducted by aliens on his way to Villa Park and substituted with the a clueless doppelganger . It's the only rational explanation

[pauliewalnuts]

Some records for Lambert and Lerner to set their sights on this season:

Fewest goals scored in a season: 20, Derby County (2007–08)
Fewest goals scored at home in a season: 10, Manchester City (2006–07)
Most consecutive losses in a season : 15, Sunderland (2002–03)
Most home losses in a season: 14, Sunderland (2002–03), (2005–06)

To be fair, we're absolutely shit at the moment, and have been for two years, but we're not going to be nudging any of those records.

Hate to say I told you so...

You did.

[pauliewalnuts]

Reset the poll.

[Deano's Mullet]

Sack him.

[curiousorange]

I've voted to get him gone every time this poll has been run. No positive results convince me he's anything but a failure, and I would have voted to sack him if we'd have won 5-0 today. He's sodding, bloody, cowing useless.