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[Clampy]

Going back to this 'bomb squad' malarkey. Did Lambert mention players by name or just that there is now a clean slate?

[Dave]

His results have been appalling and some of the things which have happened like the two legged semi final defeat by Sheffield United are among the worst things ever to happen to the club in its entire history.

Erm...

[olaftab]

Let's not worry that Brian should have said Bradford. The statement is valid.

[silhillvilla]

Going back to this 'bomb squad' malarkey. Did Lambert mention players by name or just that there is now a clean slate?

Hopefully Zog is back and integrated quickly. I'd also start Hutton ahead of Lowton

[olaftab]

In all walks of life, in all businesses or undertakings there occur instances of the people at the top not caring sufficiently or being too stupid for the responsibilities they carry.   In those situations it is the duty of those charged with the day to day running of that enterprise to resist and make known the problems.  Lambert has never done that proactively, only retrospectively.    

And this is piss poor management. I hold a reasonable senior level assignment at my workplace and it is not only my job to work within the set parameters but also to point out risks that those parameters are likely to bring to the business before the event not after. This is the case with most people. Any fool can deal with issues with  hindsight however a bigger fool goes on with the same path even with hindsight. That is where Villa are going now. At my place that fool will not be in his/her assignment at that stage.

[cheltenhamlion]

You can turn that on its head as well though.

We had a restructure at work where changes were made within our fraud defences. We knew it wouldn't work and would cost us a lot of money.

I put together a carefully considered document explaining the pitfalls and likely outcomes of the change.

The answer "Tough shit. The COO has concultants in, they think it should be like that, so that is what you are doing".

You then have the job of trying to put a positive spin on it to your team.

How do you know that Lambert hasn't had private conversations with Lerner warning him about cutting the finances to the bone?

I get the impression that some on here at the minute are feeling so downtrodden that they will not only imagine the worst but then complain about it as if it were fact.

[Chris Smith]

Let's not worry that Brian should have said Bradford. The statement is valid.

This is a club that got relegated to the third division in living memory for many of us, that were regularly humiliated by Small Heath a few years ago, suffered a record defeat at Chelsea etc.

There have always been bad results, and there always will be, and they are always met with 'lowest point ever' type comments. 

[brian green]

Sorry about the Sheffield United error.   Corrected.   I too over many years carried responsibilities as many of us do in our careers.  I have always been very outspoken, probably too much so many would say, but as I look back over the sixty years plus of my work (and still counting) some of the things of which I am most proud are those where my refusal to be quiet actually saved lives and those instances when I have behaved myself and been quiet are those I wish I could go back and change.   You all know how proud I am of my family but one of the best things my son ever did was, before the truth came out about him, refused to go to Leeds and do a tribute to Jimmy Savile sitting in his gold chair.   That son is a man of high moral integrity, exceptionally so and it is too much to expect a football manager to be a paragon of moral fortitude but a dollop or two of it at Villa Park would not go amiss.   What was Lambert doing when his cronies Culverhouse and Karsa were allegedly falling down on their responsibilities for starters?

[brian green]

Yes Chris, I agree the "lowest point ever" is often trollied out to refer to a bad result but I did say one of the worst things, not the worst, and I have now the honour of having watched the Villa live for more than half their existence.

[olaftab]

You then have the job of trying to put a positive spin on it to your team.
How do you know that Lambert hasn't had private conversations with Lerner warning him about cutting the finances to the bone?

That happens however managers, depending on their position in the hierarchy, accept that purely to protect their job as there may not be another choice. May be Lambert has had a word however we are talking about a Principal player in the business and in that position it should be your way or way out.

[LeeB]

I discussed a bomb squad theory with my brother last night.

Despite two years of being marginalised, none of the players have bad mouthed the manager about it. None.

Maybe, and it's just a maybe, it's because they understood the decision was purely financial and manager was frank and honest with him, but his hands were effectively tied.

Step forward to last weekend, and the manager asking the chairman if he can bring these players back in as there is a bit of room on the wage bill and we can't afford to buy anyone else.

Viola, bomb squad reinstated.

[RussellC]

I discussed a bomb squad theory with my brother last night.

Despite two years of being marginalised, none of the players have bad mouthed the manager about it. None.

Maybe, and it's just a maybe, it's because they understood the decision was purely financial and manager was frank and honest with him, but his hands were effectively tied.

Step forward to last weekend, and the manager asking the chairman if he can bring these players back in as there is a bit of room on the wage bill and we can't afford to buy anyone else.

Viola, bomb squad reinstated.

That might also tie-in with N'Zogbia's cryptic Instagram postings a few weeks ago.

I certainly hope so, as I think they'd all improve us if re-instated. Do we still own Makoun, or was he sold/released...?

[Jarpie]

Or new upcoming owners have told them to reinstate the bomb squad?

[Dave]

Makoun was sold to Rennes, and apparently is going to be playing as (as Lambert likes to call it) 'a number ten' for Cameroon in the World Cup.

[supertom]

Makoun was sold to Rennes, and apparently is going to be playing as (as Lambert likes to call it) 'a number ten' for Cameroon in the World Cup.

Resign him!