Lambert's replacement

[Holte L2]

I dreamt that Gareth Barry returned as manager last night.

[PaulTheVillan]

Curbs.

[Damo70]

I dreamt that Gareth Barry returned as manager last night.

Isn't that a Billy Bragg song?

[Ron Manager]

Curbs.

We don't want David Pleat here!

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I dreamt that Gareth Barry returned as manager last night.

Isn't that a Billy Bragg song?

It's wrong to wish on custard pants

[Salsa Party Animal]

I would want Aston Villa to look for next generation of Arsene Wenger and then we are sorted for 20 years. Don't ask me who, but I don't want tried and trusted names in UK as most of them are hopeless.

[placeforparks]

i'd go for sean dyche.

young, intelligent, ambitious... probably wouldn't want the job!

[montague]

i'd go for sean dyche.

young, intelligent, ambitious... probably wouldn't want the job!

In fact everything Paul Lambert was when we wanted him

[Dave]

i'd go for sean dyche.

young, intelligent, ambitious... probably wouldn't want the job!

While he was at Norwich, aren't those pretty much the exact words that people would have used to describe our current manager?

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

i'd go for sean dyche.

young, intelligent, ambitious... probably wouldn't want the job!

In fact everything Paul Lambert was when we wanted him

i'd go for sean dyche.

young, intelligent, ambitious... probably wouldn't want the job!

While he was at Norwich, aren't those pretty much the exact words that people would have used to describe our current manager?

Is the right answer x2!

[Toronto Villa]

Which is why it is incorrect when people criticise the board for making a bad hire in Lambert. He wasn't. He was the manager that many people wanted because he ticked many, if not all of the boxes. Progressive, aggressive, liked attacking football, not afraid tactically, clever in the market especially on a restricted budget. He was going to come in, be the anti McLeish and astutely take on the big boys while stabilization is over the long term.

That he has gone away from so much of what made him the manager we all wanted in the first place goes beyond disappointing.

[ClaretAndBlueBlood]

I certainly wanted him at the time. I think the job has beaten him, the size of the task and the weight of expectations have taken their toll and he looks and sounds like a beaten man to me.

I think he has become so desperate not to fail that all semblance of taking risks, taking a chance with tactics and being adventurous have been overridden by becoming ultra safe and negative. He is a different manager now to what he was previously, shame for him and us that it hasn't worked out.

Once you get in that frame of mind, it is really difficult to turn it around

[ozzjim]

His transformation from attacking and scoring quite brilliant team goals in his first season, to the negative shambles he has become has been quite remarkable.

[Ads]

Just watched Pulis being interviewed on Sky and can't help thinking that we've missed a huge trick there. I love the way that he gives a real honest appraisal of his team's performances and highlights exactly what they need to improve on. He's almost the anti-Lambert in that sense.

They had two shots, none of which were on target. We haven't missed out on anything.

[LeeB]

Curbs.

We don't want David Pleat here!

I got it Ron.