Fox says sacking Lambert would be like flicking a coin??

[mr underhill]

the three of them are beginning to dwell together in a most unsavoury way.

[aj2k77]

Current coaching regime,

Assistant manager , no one
Scott Marshall, age 41, previous coaching experience youth role at Brentford and 12 months u21 development head at Norwich
Andy Marshall, age 39, previous coaching experience none

[ozzjim]

Current coaching regime,

Assistant manager , no one
Scott Marshall, age 41, previous coaching experience youth role at Brentford and 12 months u21 development head at Norwich
Andy Marshall, age 39, previous coaching experience none

Startling chasm of experience there. What a shambles.

[Billy Walker]

According to reports we are looking to restructure the club and appoint a sporting director.  The latest I have read on this is that we are after Luke Dowling from Watford.  Now, I don't really know much about Dowling, to be honest, but according to the reports he was once a scout for Crystal Palace and worked as head of recruitment for Portsmouth, Leeds and Blackburn.  This is a guy very familiar with the Championship but, seemingly,  he has zero experience of the Premier League. Looking at Dowling's background, I am struggling to see any notable achievements on his part as head of recruitment at any of the clubs he has worked for.  My question is just what the club hope to achieve with this level of appointment?

Rather like the coaching situation described above in aj2k77's post, it would seem we are going down the route of looking for cheap, inexperienced people to fill very important positions.   If  we are not prepared to seek and invest in the best then we will surely reap what we sow?   For me, the buck stops with Randy Lerner, he is winging it on the cheap and gambling with the future of this club. 

[silhillvilla]

I am now resigned to relegation. With just 15 games to go a team that has scored 7 league goals in 5 months and 2 wins in 19 does not suddenly turn things around.
My big dilemma will be do I attend next season or bail.

[Ads]

As the restructuring of the club seemingly doesn’t involve the obvious of removing one of the significant causes of the current situation, Lambert, then having somebody with experience of recruitment in the Championship is ironically forward thinking for a club so bereft of any plan or leadership.

[Billy Walker]

Current coaching regime,

Assistant manager , no one
Scott Marshall, age 41, previous coaching experience youth role at Brentford and 12 months u21 development head at Norwich
Andy Marshall, age 39, previous coaching experience none

Startling chasm of experience there. What a shambles.

"Shambles" is the right word.   It's just like the situation we were in when Graham Turner was in charge.  As Graham Taylor put it back then, there was a "rotten smell" around the club (due to Doug's appalling leadership and mismanagement) and the same cycle -and smell - of incompetence and mismanagement is creeping into Villa Park once more.   Unless the Chairman is prepared to be responsible and put realistic money into the club (and appoint suitably qualified and ambitious people) we will continue to fester.

[Billy Walker]

I am now resigned to relegation. With just 15 games to go a team that has scored 7 league goals in 5 months and 2 wins in 19 does not suddenly turn things around.
My big dilemma will be do I attend next season or bail.

Despite the negligence of the owner, there's plenty of points to play for and the fans can play a big part in keeping us up. We've got to stick together and make sure the club keeps  fighting for every point.   

[pauliewalnuts]

If you were forced to come up with one area where Lambert has done well, it would be recruitment. Yes, Luna, Bennett, Bowery were shit, I agree on that front. But most of his 4-5m signings have been good. Recruitment is one area where he can point at least to some good work he has done.

To be looking to build a team around him in any form strikes me as fucking stupid, when he is the bit that needs to go, but to be bringing someone in to do the bit he does best strikes me as extra stupid, even by our established high stupidity standards.

All this working towards the summer stuff strikes me as putting a new roof on the house while the living room is on fire.

[Monty]

If you were forced to come up with one area where Lambert has done well, it would be recruitment. Yes, Luna, Bennett, Bowery were shit, I agree on that front. But most of his 4-5m signings have been good. Recruitment is one area where he can point at least to some good work he has done.

To be looking to build a team around him in any form strikes me as fucking stupid, when he is the bit that needs to go, but to be bringing someone in to do the bit he does best strikes me as extra stupid, even by our established high stupidity standards.

All this working towards the summer stuff strikes me as putting a new roof on the house while the living room is on fire.

I believe the DoF has been brought in to help with what Fox thinly disguised as a 'sabermetric' approach. All a bit embarrassing - we're five years behind the curve - and also weird, as the usual assignment of roles between coach and DoF is precisely the other way round.

[Des Little]

Current coaching regime,

Assistant manager , no one
Scott Marshall, age 41, previous coaching experience youth role at Brentford and 12 months u21 development head at Norwich
Andy Marshall, age 39, previous coaching experience none

Startling chasm of experience there. What a shambles.

How can anyone, regardless of footballing/business knowledge, think that is sufficient to manage a Premier League football club?  Sunday morning league sides have more of a backroom staff than that.  It's completely beyond belief, bordering on negligence.

[Fin Feds Dad]

Current coaching regime,

Assistant manager , no one
Scott Marshall, age 41, previous coaching experience youth role at Brentford and 12 months u21 development head at Norwich
Andy Marshall, age 39, previous coaching experience none

Startling chasm of experience there. What a shambles.

How can anyone, regardless of footballing/business knowledge, think that is sufficient to manage a Premier League football club?  Sunday morning league sides have more of a backroom staff than that.  It's completely beyond belief, bordering on negligence.

I am the coach and manager of Stafford Rangers Unders 12s - FA level 2 qualified - where do I apply ?

[silhillvilla]

I tend to disagree about Lamberts +£4m signings. I'd say the record is indifferent
Vlaar is a crock
Benteke is looking like a one season wonder
Sanchez looks painfully slow and don't speak the lingo
Kozak ? Too soon to say

Not sure about lambert on any level

[Monty]

I tend to disagree about Lamberts +£4m signings. I'd say the record is indifferent
Vlaar is a crock

Wasn't before he signed, so that isn't Lambert's fault.

Benteke is looking like a one season wonder

Good grief.

Sanchez looks painfully slow and don't speak the lingo

He was appalling against Arsenal but has otherwise been one of our better players this season.

Kozak ? Too soon to say

He looked pretty good to me until he got really nasty injuries.

[pauliewalnuts]

I tend to disagree about Lamberts +£4m signings. I'd say the record is indifferent
Vlaar is a crock
Benteke is looking like a one season wonder
Sanchez looks painfully slow and don't speak the lingo
Kozak ? Too soon to say

I entirely disagree with all of this. Mostly for the reasons Monty outlined.