Lets not forget Lambert was the "fans" choice.......... by and large fans know pretty much the sum total of fuck all about the workings and goings on of a topflight football club.........
If fans had their own way we'd have a new signing every day, a new manager every time we lose and a new contract for the gaffer every time we pick up some points......
Hindsight is 20/20. Problem is, I think we forget just what a big and sometimes difficult job being manager of Aston Villa is. As with players, some managers are going to struggle with the expectations of bigger clubs.
Indeed it is:
Here are a list of managers who didn't understand the scale of the task / size of the club.
Graham Turner
Billy McNeill
Jo Venglos
Graham Taylor Mk II
DOL
Gerard Houllier
Alex McLeish
Paul Lambert
McNeill, DOL and Houllier showed a belittling arrogance towards the club despite the fact that is was they who were out of their depth.
I hate to say it but that is why what Rodgers has done in 18 months or so has been very impressive - taking over a huge, underperforming club from a legend albeit one with dinosaur tactics and completely reshaped them into a progressive attack minded team.
