The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL

[silhillvilla]

Where was Holt last 2 games ? Not that I wanted him played but ?

[steffo]

What academy players did he actually bring through?

[Percy McCarthy]

If we got new owners with bundles of money surely they wouldn't just be able to splash it around on top players because of the fair play rules

Not that it matters cus the sale to a multi billionaire ant gona happen anyway, IMO

Really? How's it going at Man City then?

[kippaxvilla2]

I don't think he's done as well as he could have.  But again it's hard to actually dislike the bloke.  For what it's worth I do think he has an affection for the club and it is a great shame he came in with such high expectations and was so deprived of the luxuries afforded to previous managers. 

[Gregorys Boy]

Lambert has done an appalling job. He bemoaned the fact he had to use academy players but where is the strker HE bought? (Helenius) Where is the winger he bought? (Tonev). Why are we playing a loan player at left back when he has signed two left backs already and with money so tight? Why did he buy Kozak at all when we needed a midfielder so desperately? Why take a fat useless oaf from warming Wigan's bench to warm ours instead? Why has he allowed the coaching staff he hired to poison the atmosphere at the club and oversee terrible training regimes? Why is Baker played instead of Clark when he's quite clearly hopeless? Why do the team play like strangers? The team hardly changes after all? Karim El Ahmadi?


Terrible manager. Terrible job.

Because things had not improved at the back and that loan sighing was one of his better ones I hope we keep him.  Also hasn't Tonev been injuried for a of the season?

[kippaxvilla2]

But having read Maz's post it's hard to defend any one of those collection of decisions.

[bertlambshank]

Lambert has done an appalling job. He bemoaned the fact he had to use academy players but where is the strker HE bought? (Helenius) Where is the winger he bought? (Tonev). Why are we playing a loan player at left back when he has signed two left backs already and with money so tight? Why did he buy Kozak at all when we needed a midfielder so desperately? Why take a fat useless oaf from warming Wigan's bench to warm ours instead? Why has he allowed the coaching staff he hired to poison the atmosphere at the club and oversee terrible training regimes? Why is Baker played instead of Clark when he's quite clearly hopeless? Why do the team play like strangers? The team hardly changes after all? Karim El Ahmadi?


Terrible manager. Terrible job.

Because things had not improved at the back and that loan sighing was one of his better ones I hope we keep him.  Also hasn't Tonev been injuried for a of the season?

Tonev has been shit all of the season.

[pauliewalnuts]

But having read Maz's post it's hard to defend any one of those collection of decisions.

Yet, on MOTD tonight, you just know Shearer and Lineker will talk of how he's done a good job.

[Rolta]

One of these managers put the club in a secure financial position on a tiny budget with an inexperienced squad (as a result of fixing the finances) – and has had to play without 3 of his most expensive signings for most of the season. The other one signed Given on a 5 year deal and N'Zogbia on 4 years or something – plus Alan Hutton and Jermaine Jenas – he had plenty of expensive proven premiership players on high wages and still did an awful job.

If you really think Lambert has done a job on the level of McCleish, then I despair.

Our last set of accounts were woeful. Secure financial position my arse! the wage bill had gone up in the last report i'm sure

Tiny budget = 45m, or over 22m per season. Hardly chicken feed

Not only do i dislike him more than McLeish as a manager, I think he's done an even worse job

I'm pretty sure we've gone from losing £50million a year to apparently about breaking even.

[Rolta]

And I'm also under the impression that those thinking we've spent £20million each year are miles off the true figure. Just because it says it on an obscure website doesn't make it true.

[PhilVill]

Lambert has done an appalling job. He bemoaned the fact he had to use academy players but where is the strker HE bought? (Helenius) Where is the winger he bought? (Tonev). Why are we playing a loan player at left back when he has signed two left backs already and with money so tight? Why did he buy Kozak at all when we needed a midfielder so desperately? Why take a fat useless oaf from warming Wigan's bench to warm ours instead? Why has he allowed the coaching staff he hired to poison the atmosphere at the club and oversee terrible training regimes? Why is Baker played instead of Clark when he's quite clearly hopeless? Why do the team play like strangers? The team hardly changes after all? Karim El Ahmadi?

Terrible manager. Terrible job.

[Mazrim]

I know why he loaned Bertrand and I agree it was a good move. But the fact we needed him when Lambert had already signed 2 left backs, with other areas desperately needing attention, is the point.

[john e]

If we got new owners with bundles of money surely they wouldn't just be able to splash it around on top players because of the fair play rules

Not that it matters cus the sale to a multi billionaire ant gona happen anyway, IMO

Really? How's it going at Man City then?

Think they are fighting a 50 million fine with a threat of no champs league if they carry on,
Authorities might well not see it through, but just saying

[aj2k77]

And I'm also under the impression that those thinking we've spent £20million each year are miles off the true figure. Just because it says it on an obscure website doesn't make it true.

CEO and accounts say it's £43m. Not an obscure website.

[Chris Smith]

And I'm also under the impression that those thinking we've spent £20million each year are miles off the true figure. Just because it says it on an obscure website doesn't make it true.

CEO and accounts say it's £43m. Not an obscure website.

For which accounting period, i.e. is that the figure as of now?