To be honest there was a lot of times when he should have been sacked, none more so than the Bradford debicle though. Losing a 2 legged tie to a League 2 team, along with the tactics of the home leg, were fucking pathetic.
A thousand times this. He seemed to continually find a result every 8-9 games which kept his head above water after the Bradford/Millwall debacles. The fact we had the Lerner/Faulkner blind leading the blind double act above him just made the situation worse.
Quote from: AV82EC on November 08, 2016, 06:02:24 PMA thousand times this. He seemed to continually find a result every 8-9 games which kept his head above water after the Bradford/Millwall debacles. The fact we had the Lerner/Faulkner blind leading the blind double act above him just made the situation worse.I think he should've been given the elbow before that, after the 0-8, 0-4, 0-3 Christmas present v Chelsea, Spurs and Wigan
Quote from: rougegorge on November 08, 2016, 06:11:59 PMQuote from: AV82EC on November 08, 2016, 06:02:24 PMA thousand times this. He seemed to continually find a result every 8-9 games which kept his head above water after the Bradford/Millwall debacles. The fact we had the Lerner/Faulkner blind leading the blind double act above him just made the situation worse.I think he should've been given the elbow before that, after the 0-8, 0-4, 0-3 Christmas present v Chelsea, Spurs and Wigan And even those followed the smash and grab at Liverpool.
Quote from: eamonn on November 08, 2016, 12:06:17 PMLambert and Sherwood being able to smugly say ''I never got'em relegated, nothing to do with me'' is the biggest career-saver either could have dared dream for. I know Sherwood has been out of management since we got rid but the amount of neutrals who say we should have stuck with him beggars belief and I think he'll be back managing before long.To be fair to Sherwood, I have never heard him come out with anything other than respectful comments about us since. Obviously he knows what a confidentiality clause means
Lambert and Sherwood being able to smugly say ''I never got'em relegated, nothing to do with me'' is the biggest career-saver either could have dared dream for. I know Sherwood has been out of management since we got rid but the amount of neutrals who say we should have stuck with him beggars belief and I think he'll be back managing before long.
Quote from: chrisw1 on November 08, 2016, 10:05:59 AMTrue. But he may have spent the money better.The majority of signings were out of the managers hands in any case. Besides, Benteke apart, he didn't spend any better in any case.The sad fact is that it was not possible to replace the players we lost given the state of the club and the wages we were offering at the time.
True. But he may have spent the money better.
Gabby to Wolves? Lambert was stupid enough to give him that new contract after all.
Quote from: Walmley_Villa on November 08, 2016, 12:44:17 PMDid Lerner tell him to get the keeper to pass the ball to the fullbacks standing at the corner flags? One of he most bizarre tings I have ever seen on a football pitch.True that. Utterly bizarre. Not even Barcelona would try that tactic!
Did Lerner tell him to get the keeper to pass the ball to the fullbacks standing at the corner flags? One of he most bizarre tings I have ever seen on a football pitch.