Lambert gone

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

I do, though, actually feel sorry for him. Clearly out of his depth and as said above his reaction to the second goal was the sign of a broken man and I do not like to see that.

To be honest he's looked broken on several occasions over the last 2 years.

His interviews have always been vague and woolly as he tries to fudge through a role that many of us think - in hindsight admittedly - was probably too much for him.

We need to be patient and very careful about the next post holder. 

[Stu]

If Villa have had to pay up his contract then it'll come out in the accounts. I don't think they would have offered him such a long term contract without performance clauses, surely?

Sacking him now does beg the question of what has changed since the "False Narrative" interview a couple of weeks ago though.

[silhillvilla]

I do, though, actually feel sorry for him. Clearly out of his depth and as said above his reaction to the second goal was the sign of a broken man and I do not like to see that.

Exactly I take no pleasure from seeing that and I wish him well in the future.

Same here . I didn't see the tears but I said a while ago he cannot be enjoying this . He looked of late as though he's lost a lot of weight and his words were hurried and made little sense. Nobody likes to see a broken man. I think the villa fans were very patient and restrained and I for one wish him no ill even if we go down still.

[Witton Warrior]

Tom Fox couldn't stand the thought of another 14 e-mails from me!

[silhillvilla]

If Villa have had to pay up his contract then it'll come out in the accounts. I don't think they would have offered him such a long term contract without performance clauses, surely?

Sacking him now does beg the question of what has changed since the "False Narrative" interview a couple of weeks ago though.

The penny dropped .

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Are we able to recall Bent and Robinson?

To sit on the bench or manage the team?
;-)

[Clampy]

Dropping into the bottom three might have swung it.

[Loxton01]

It's the right decision the facts don't lie! It was going to become unbearable and he had to go! Should of been done after the Leicester game but at least we have a chance where as before we had none

[berneboy]

I do, though, actually feel sorry for him. Clearly out of his depth and as said above his reaction to the second goal was the sign of a broken man and I do not like to see that.

Exactly I take no pleasure from seeing that and I wish him well in the future.

Same here . I didn't see the tears but I said a while ago he cannot be enjoying this . He looked of late as though he's lost a lot of weight and his words were hurried and made little sense. Nobody likes to see a broken man. I think the villa fans were very patient and restrained and I for one wish him no ill even if we go down still.

Me either. He seems a decent, honest man but he had to go.
He was clearly under severe pressure. Now distressed, he'll be relieved too and will go again, of course.

[KevinGage]

I've got through the euphoria stage and am now at the scared of the thought they are looking at the message boards to see who the supporters want.

My dream management team is either Dean Saunders and Harry Redknapp or Brian Horton and Iain Dowie

It's sometimes difficult to tell the joke suggestions from the truly awful ones.

In Horton we trust.

[Jimbo]

I might feel sorry for him if once, just once, he'd taken full responsibility for any of our inept performances, said 'that was my fault',  instead of regurgitating unintelligible platitudes and meaningless cliches while failing to address any of our problems. I trust he'll enjoy the millions he's earned from his time here, and now I can forget all about him. He will not be troubling us again.

[tomd2103]

My overwhelming feeling tonight is one of relief.  I can't bring myself to feel any joy over Lambert's sacking as I had high hopes when he was employed and it is regrettable and detrimental to us that it hasn't worked out.  He was allowed to remain in his post too long, but I think he'll be able to walk away fairly unscathed as he'll be able to point out that he has done well to keep us up with little backing.  We know different of course, but it seems to be a widely held opinion in football circles.   

[silhillvilla]

I might feel sorry for him if once, just once, he'd taken full responsibility for any of our inept performances, said 'that was my fault',  instead of regurgitating unintelligible platitudes and meaningless cliches while failing to address any of our problems. I trust he'll enjoy the millions he's earned from his time here, and now I can forget all about him. He will not be troubling us again.

The pay off may not be that big ? And his estranged wife will take at least 50% so he may not get that much after tax.

[Ger Regan]

Dropping into the bottom three might have swung it.

Quite possibly, but, frankly, if it did then it shows how clueless and shortsighted those in charge are, considering anyone with even a small bit of knowledge could have seen this coming a mile off.

[dave.woodhall]

That statement indicates a whiff of mutual agreement so maybe he's walked.