Lambert's replacement

[PeterWithesShin]

MON had spent £65m at the same stage of his Villa career. Obviously he had a lot more room to move on wages. As I said it's a bit of both, Lambert seems to be making out he had a couple of quid to spend, but £50m isn't a tiny amount. Over the same time as Lambert was here Stoke have spent £23m, Newcastle £14m, Swansea £3m, Albion £20m, Everton £19m. Obviously these figures are approximate and after sales. I couldn't be arsed at this time in the morning trying to work out the undisclosed transfers!

[ozzjim]

But I can see why the General would want to defend Randy in that. Lambert was a poor manager, with no coaching team.

[PeterWithesShin]

It's not the first time i've heard that Lambert didn't spend all the money available. Doesn't make it true to but to have heard it a few times over the last couple of years makes me wonder if there is something in it.

[Toronto Villa]

From TheTrees (the BHX bloke) on Twitter just now:

thetrees
‏@thetrees80
Something or nothing? Private jet charter from Madrid landed this evening. Long shot, but didn't someone mention Spanish link?

Paul Clement?

I sincerely hope so

[PeterWithesShin]

From TheTrees (the BHX bloke) on Twitter just now:

thetrees
‏@thetrees80
Something or nothing? Private jet charter from Madrid landed this evening. Long shot, but didn't someone mention Spanish link?

Paul Clement?

I sincerely hope so

Added bonus as well with how much it would piss off the Bitters.

[hilts_coolerking]

MON had spent £65m at the same stage of his Villa career. Obviously he had a lot more room to move on wages. As I said it's a bit of both, Lambert seems to be making out he had a couple of quid to spend, but £50m isn't a tiny amount. Over the same time as Lambert was here Stoke have spent £23m, Newcastle £14m, Swansea £3m, Albion £20m, Everton £19m. Obviously these figures are approximate and after sales. I couldn't be arsed at this time in the morning trying to work out the undisclosed transfers!

All I'm saying is that there was clearly a policy from above of avoiding expensive, big salary players in favour of (pukes) 'young and hungry players', many of whom turned out to be mediocre or worse.  That's not Lerner's fault but he dictated which shops Lambert was allowed to buy from, which is why a lot of his buys turned out to be mediocre or worse.  You're quite right there are two sides to every story but with Krulak in full on Comical Ali mode I think he's underplaying, to put it mildly, how difficult it was for Lambert to operate in the transfer market.

That said, Lambert could have been given three or four times that amount but it wouldn't have altered the fact that he couldn't coach or motivate his players.

[Toronto Villa]

whenever I read Paul Clement I want to pronounce his last name like it is French, and it makes him sound a bit more flash. He's from London though apparently.

[hilts_coolerking]

It's not the first time i've heard that Lambert didn't spend all the money available. Doesn't make it true to but to have heard it a few times over the last couple of years makes me wonder if there is something in it.

Yep it's been said before but I'm not sure I buy it.  It would make Lambert the first manager in football history to not want to spend more money than he had.  I know he was rubbish but floundering around at the bottom of the table, no goals and unwanted records up the yinyang I find it hard to believe he didn't want to spend more.

[hilts_coolerking]

whenever I read Paul Clement I want to pronounce his last name like it is French, and it makes him sound a bit more flash. He's from London though apparently.

I had been wondering that myself so you've saved me the job of googling him.  I remember doing WW1 history at school and learning there was a French Minister called Albert Thomas.

[tomd2103]

What decent candidates did we miss out on?

I accept this is in hindsight and that he would not have been a popular choice with a lot of our supporters, but appointing Pulis after the back-to-back horror shows at QPR and Everton would have been the right man at the right time.  He'd have probably come for an 18 month contract and would have got us better organised, harder to beat and would have dealt with those not pulling their weight.  Yes, the football wouldn't have been great, but it surely could not have been any worse than what we have witnessed for most of Lambert's reign. 
 

[Toronto Villa]

whenever I read Paul Clement I want to pronounce his last name like it is French, and it makes him sound a bit more flash. He's from London though apparently.

I had been wondering that myself so you've saved me the job of googling him.  I remember doing WW1 history at school and learning there was a French Minister called Albert Thomas.

That might be the crappest French name of all time. Pontzy early 20th century British wannabe

[Toronto Villa]

What decent candidates did we miss out on?

I accept this is in hindsight and that he would not have been a popular choice with a lot of our supporters, but appointing Pulis after the back-to-back horror shows at QPR and Everton would have been the right man at the right time.  He'd have probably come for an 18 month contract and would have got us better organised, harder to beat and would have dealt with those not pulling their weight.  Yes, the football wouldn't have been great, but it surely could not have been any worse than what we have witnessed for most of Lambert's reign. 
 

He's as bog standard a candidate as there is though and means we've essentially sold out to stay up. I'd like to think even at this low point we can attract someone better than that bald cap wearing nonce.

[Damo70]

What decent candidates did we miss out on?

I accept this is in hindsight and that he would not have been a popular choice with a lot of our supporters, but appointing Pulis after the back-to-back horror shows at QPR and Everton would have been the right man at the right time.  He'd have probably come for an 18 month contract and would have got us better organised, harder to beat and would have dealt with those not pulling their weight.  Yes, the football wouldn't have been great, but it surely could not have been any worse than what we have witnessed for most of Lambert's reign.

I have always been a Pulis fan regarding organising and getting results. But aside from any debate on his style of football he is very MON when it comes to type of player and wages involved. Mark Hughes is similar. I think it was last Sunday when Stoke were on live and when they showed the names of the subs my first thought was how much they must have all been earning.

[OzVilla]

What decent candidates did we miss out on?

Well Pullis would look like Bill Shankly in comparison to some of the names mentioned.

David Moyes would have been a great option.

Much as I dislike him even Alan Pardew has proved a decent Manager.

[OzVilla]

What decent candidates did we miss out on?

I accept this is in hindsight and that he would not have been a popular choice with a lot of our supporters, but appointing Pulis after the back-to-back horror shows at QPR and Everton would have been the right man at the right time.  He'd have probably come for an 18 month contract and would have got us better organised, harder to beat and would have dealt with those not pulling their weight.  Yes, the football wouldn't have been great, but it surely could not have been any worse than what we have witnessed for most of Lambert's reign. 
 

He's as bog standard a candidate as there is though and means we've essentially sold out to stay up. I'd like to think even at this low point we can attract someone better than that bald cap wearing nonce.

I'm not sure we can, in fact we haven't for a while in truth.