Lambert's replacement

[mr underhill]

don't waste your time. I went last week and he told me there is nothing strong enough available on prescription .

[Ian.]

Lets break the bank and bring in James Milner as player manager. Offer him a grat deal and let him choose his coaching staff.

[Holte L2]

Lets break the bank and bring in James Milner as player manager. Offer him a grat deal and let him choose his coaching staff.

Boozy weekend then?

[Holte L2]

I've been posting about wanting Prandelli IN since November. He gets my vote.

Does he have any managerial experience ?

cesare prandelli

[Malandro]

Lets break the bank and bring in James Milner as player manager. Offer him a grat deal and let him choose his coaching staff.

Boozy weekend then?

Even if it was, I think its a marvellous idea

[Monty]

I want noted Villa fan Cesare Prandelli. That's my benchmark. The gap between his tactical thinking and Lambert's 'Hodor Hodor Hodor' approach is quite big.

He's available right now, in fact he could probably start tomorrow. The question is, is he worth paying an extra £1m a season more than we currently pay Lambert?

Yes. Yes it is.

God, I can't believe we actually pay Lambert for this. It's like tipping your own mugger.

He was only on £2m a year as Coach of the Italian side but got paid more, probably danger money, when he went to Gala but he does want to manage in England. I know that he'd been working on his English last year, so no problems there. It could be the smarted investment Lerner ever made if he were to bring him in.

Look at it this way, given the choice, you can either sign Tom Cleverly or pay off Lambert and have Cesare Prandelli as your new manager. The wages we'd pay Cleverly would cover Cesare Prandelli's salary. The choice is yours?

You know, when you look at it like that, if Tom Fox and Randy Lerner haven't at least put in a clandestine phone call to Signore Prandelli's representatives it would be the worst decision of their respective tenures. Including hiring McLeish. Well, maybe not.

Can't really blame Tom Fox for McLeish.

No indeed. It's just the worst decision either of them have made.

[villadelph]

Stuart Pearce might not be the ideal long term replacement but there's no way he can do worse than Paul.

[montague]

Stuart Pearce might not be the ideal long term replacement but there's no way he can do worse than Paul.

I suspect he probably could.

[passport1]

When he (Pearce) managed City  in 2006/7 they scored just 10 goals at home in the league, and none after New Years Day in 2007, a record low in top-flight English football.

I guess there is every chance he could do worse than Lambert

[Malandro]

When he (Pearce) managed City  in 2006/7 they scored just 10 goals at home in the league, and none after New Years Day in 2007, a record low in top-flight English football.

I guess there is every chance he could do worse than Lambert

Don't sack Lambert, don't sack Lambert

[Walmley_Villa]

I would even take Curbishley now besides him not being able to pronounce Birmingham - Jesus wept

[Damo70]

Lets break the bank and bring in James Milner as player manager. Offer him a grat deal and let him choose his coaching staff.

We could even throw caution to the wind and actually appoint an assistant manager too.

[Ian.]

Lets break the bank and bring in James Milner as player manager. Offer him a grat deal and let him choose his coaching staff.

Boozy weekend then?

Nah, just thinking radically. Why not? Let him learn on the job, Lambert's learning on the job. Well actually he's not is he?

[Risso]

Lets break the bank and bring in James Milner as player manager. Offer him a grat deal and let him choose his coaching staff.

Boozy weekend then?

Nah, just thinking radically. Why not? Let him learn on the job, Lambert's learning on the job. Well actually he's not is he?

He's 29 and playing regularly for a team challenging for the title and still in the Champions League.  Were he to leave, it would almost certainly be for another top 6 team.  He's the sort of player who will probably go on playing at the top level until his late 30s.

[Ian.]

Is he only 29? Blimey he's been around for ever.
Well in three and half years time when Lambert's contract is up Milner will be perfect for the role.