Lambert gone

[N'ZMAV]

To Fox was in the US apparently, so a phone call may have been the right thing to do - especially as it was a pressing requirment to sack the useless sod.

[N'ZMAV]

It's ever so easy to say what you'd do in a situation that will never arise.

I agree - I've always struggled to sack people. Regardless of whether they deserved the sack or not. Some sackings are a matter of fact, some are down to opinion. It's never an easy job to do.

[Toronto Villa]

To Fox was in the US apparently, so a phone call may have been the right thing to do - especially as it was a pressing requirment to sack the useless sod.

well if he was the game was on live out here. I doubt if the result added to Randy's current level of enjoyment in owning Aston Villa.

[DrGonzo]

Still celebrating. 

May I say:

[IAmTheOneIanOlney]

I'd rather feel a bit of sympathy for him now than the utter disdain I'd have felt for him at the end of the season if he'd stayed on.

[curiousorange]

Could the lack of thanks for Fox be anything to do with the fact the man's only been in the job five minutes? They can't have had much time to build up the kind of working practice Lambert had with Lerner and Faulkner.

[cdbearsfan]

For fuck's sake, is this bloke never off the bloody telly?

[Damo70]

Could the lack of thanks for Fox be anything to do with the fact the man's only been in the job five minutes? They can't have had much time to build up the kind of working practice Lambert had with Lerner and Faulkner.

Pete Colley on SKY reckoned things appeared strained between Fox and Lambert from the start. Although new boss/poorly performing employee doesn't usually start or end well.

[OCD]

Could the lack of thanks for Fox be anything to do with the fact the man's only been in the job five minutes? They can't have had much time to build up the kind of working practice Lambert had with Lerner and Faulkner.

Pete Colley on SKY reckoned things appeared strained between Fox and Lambert from the start. Although new boss/poorly performing employee doesn't usually start or end well.

I'm liking the sound of Fox the more I hear about him.

[Mister E]

Just a thought - now that Lambarse has gone do you think that Norwich will allow us to buy Wes Hollahan? 

[tomd2103]

I hope this isn't true. I am glad he is gone but he deserved at least a face to face meeting.

Aston Villa: Paul Lambert upset after being sacked by Tom Fox over the phone, not face to face

Paul Lambert is reportedly hurt after learning of his Aston Villa sacking in a phonecall from Tom Fox.

Lambert neglected to thank Fox during a statement issued through the League Managers Association today.

And it appears the 45-year-old Glaswegian is disappointed that the chief executive did not tell him face to face.

Breaking his silence following his dismissal, Lambert's statement included kind words about chairman Randy Lerner and Fox's predecessor Paul Faulkner, yet there was no mention of the new CEO.

Lambert's sacking was announced around 8 o'clock last night, hours after the Birmingham Mail called for the club to take action.

It is thought the combination of the Premier League's bumper new broadcast deal and Villa dropping into the relegation zone forced Lerner's hand after consultation with Fox.

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-paul-lambert-upset-8633256

"Lambert's sacking was announced around 8 o'clock last night, hours after the Birmingham Mail called for the club to take action."

Are they after some kind of reward?
Pat on the back for their intervention?

Twats!

I suspect they caught wind of his imminent sacking and went with that.  After what has gone on before, I don't think they would have come out with that unless they were certain he was going.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Just a thought - now that Lambarse has gone do you think that Norwich will allow us to buy Wes Hollahan? 

Or their manager!
;-)

[dave.woodhall]

For fuck's sake, is this bloke never off the bloody telly?

Bollocks.

And TalkSport now.

[Mister E]

Just read Lambert's statement on the beeb website: very generous and statesman-like. Good on him.

[mr woo]

I'll give Fox his dues, there's no room for sentiment in football these days and hes done what needed to be done. Contrast that against Paul Faulkner who walked in sympathy with another pathetically underachieving chancer at Forest. It may not be pleasant but that's the way it is.

As for Lambert himself, I wish him the best, never really hinted at being up to the task but never resorted to having a pop at the fans like O Leary did and I'm sure he gave it his best shot. I wouldn't be surprised to see him rock up at Celtic reunited with his backroom buddies all ready to go again in the not too distant future.