Culverhouse and Karsa suspended (Now both sacked: Reply #876)

[kippaxvilla2]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/aston-villa-assure-paul-lambert-3417095

this just in.

[class_of_82]

maybe they have been suspended because of illegal betting patterns like how many villa players do not run into to space or can stay in there own half when we are on the attack

[mr woo]

I'm guessing the drop in form and recent fans reaction has backed the Board into a corner and they simply had to be seen to be doing something to arrest the slide. Obviously they are more worried about our chances of being relegated than they've let on. To sit back and do nothing would be unforgiveable - and they know it.

What strikes me as odd (taking the accepted version of events leading upto this-there was an argument over selection) is that five members of staff can have a falling out and they can be treated so differently. The two players are punished by omission, two of the coaches are suspended, yet a third gets a promotion!
Something doesn't sit right and there's more to this than meets the eye.

I have to say, while Sid is a hero, great player and comes across as smashing bloke when I've spoken to him, his coaching credentials are limited and I hope he doesn't end up being our 'Shearer'. I also hope Shays 20 odd years behind a back four has granted him a good idea of how to get them organised.

Putting those doubts aside, I have to say I welcome the news, and I'm feeling a lot more positive about Saturdays game. In fact, I've got a sneaky suspicion this could, provided the players respond, be the most impressive, shackles-off performance since the 3-0 over West Ham just after MON buggered off.


COME ON VILLA!!!

[PaulWinch again]

Apparently they have gone for 'persistent under performance'.  That has to be a first in a football club and fair play if true.  Now the man who appointed them needs to leave as well.

Where did that come from?

[richard moore]

Please cut out the s stirring or this thread will be locked.  I have always wanted to say that :-)

Can I second that. It's a great shame to see people arguing on here and is most unedifying

[mr woo]

Christmas lunch will be interesting with the Lambert family and the Karsa's

Aren't Mr and Mrs Lambert divorced/separated now?

Perhaps the relationship between Karsa and Lambert has soured?


Edited on Ciggienbeers advice - thanks mate.

[Rigadon]

Sorry but that's not something you suspended employees for.  Are they testing what lambert actually brings to the table before sacking them?  Bizarre.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Edit:Aye no worries.

[kippaxvilla2]

Apparently they have gone for 'persistent under performance'.  That has to be a first in a football club and fair play if true.  Now the man who appointed them needs to leave as well.

Where did that come from?

I didn't get the quote quite right but it is in that Mirror article above.

[Leighton]

Glen Peen. Sexually. Brilliant.

[Leighton]

In reference to his Allo Allo poem obviously.

[kippaxvilla2]

If it was any normal company because I am regularly involved in these type of things, if they thought they were under performing and had them on performance improvement plans and they hadnt improved, they would be now into the capability procedure.  Meaning they go through the stages to dismissal.  During this process, if their staying would be seen as a direct threat to the business, then they would be suspended pending completion of the process.  But that is in a normal company - this is football.

[supertom]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/aston-villa-assure-paul-lambert-3417095

this just in.

I would hazard a guess that this is absolute twaddle from Nursey. ITV have picked up on the notion of us having our first decent training session in months too, their "sources" credited with discovering this...on the Mirrors website probably.

Still when I'm at the library I head to the fantasy section first. Right past the books, at the stand where the newspapers are.

[MarkM]

In the real world you would suspend an employee pending the outcome of a disciplinary hearing.

Suspension is usually reserved for cases of gross misconduct where whatever they have done is worthy of dismissal but you need to have a hearing to find out the details, and it is so bad that you cannot keep them on the premesis.

So as they were suspended it should be due to gross misconduct.

if it is to do with there performance then it would be a capability issue and suspension is not really appropriate.

but this is football and Villa so anything is possible

[kippaxvilla2]

Totally randomly I am lightening the mood.

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