DCJonah

Clark has been better than him most of the season and baker at times has been better than him. This isn't like losing a delph or benteke.

From performances this season I'd say Clark is currently better than vlaar and okore has the potential to be.

He's not unloyal, no one can expect loyalty in football. He's just an overrated average footballer.

And that's what a new owner can introduce. It has to better than barely surviving under the current idiot.

Why don't you just say what you know? I'm starting to think your ridiculous opinions on Lambert was more for attention now you seem to be seeking it even more the last few days.

In what way?

Overrated for most of his time here. Doesn't make those around him better and has never performed for us at the level he showed in the world cup. He would have been decent to keep him in the squad but in all honesty after 3 years here I wouldn't care one bit if I never saw him in a villa shirt again.

Oh please please please.

Lambert is gone and surely we're getting closer to the day Lerner leaves. That makes me more optimistic than any of the last few seasons.

So you know 100% fact that what we've spent on fees and wages is the absolute maximum possible?

In terms of wages, it was probably very little.

I don't know. Do you? I don't know the exact amoubt that we could spend but I don't have faith that the man who has run the club so badly for so long is all of a sudden going to do things brilliantly. Or that the man who admits he should have sold up years ago and wants nothing to do with us anymore is going to ensure we spend the maximum amount we can. I'm sure you do though.

I would hope that to be the case and TBH it should be. I was fairly confident about that level of spending until Lerner's interview last week.

True, the worst case scenarios were the same for all 3. Hindsight tells us the other 2 kept us up and I did say my post was 'concerns' rather than a predicted outcome The difference with Tim is that the other 2 had far less-polarising personalities and they were what I would call a safer (boring perhaps?) pair of hands at the wheel. Tim is likely to have more highs and lows. He will definitely be more exciting. I just hope he can get us the points in the process and NOT have it all come crumbling down because of that mouth. They did keep us up but I think its fair to say we were only going one way at the point they were both let go. I don't get that feeling with Sherwood, I think next season will be an improvement on the last 4. I'm not too concerned about what he says, I find it quite refreshing at the moment and if he brings in his players it shouldn't cause major issues.

We're in this position because he's an awful owner who has made consistent bad decisions. And it is what it is, but I'm still doubtful we've spent the maximum possible even with our restricted limits. And when benteke is gone I'm doubtful we will see that reinvested at a decent level. And it now seems that FFP has given this awful owner an nice excuse to hide behind for some fans. When the man himself admits he's a failure and should have sold up long ago. Well, maybe Lambert was given money but chose not to spend it? I'm pretty sure someone said that, maybe Fox. I think we're all agreed that he should have sold years ago, i'm sure he agrees too. I'm not sure FFP is an excuse to hide behind from fans, FFP is real, we have to abide by it. And I question how much we're spending while abiding to it and how funds will be spent when benteke goes. No doubt it will all be down to FFP and nothing to do with our owner.

It seems we're the only team in the league effected by FFP rules.

Worst case scenario under Sherwood is relegated. Which was the worst case scenario under the last 2. Unlike the last 2 Sherwood has shown more in his short time here to suggest we won't be seeing that worst case scenario.

We're in this position because he's an awful owner who has made consistent bad decisions. And it is what it is, but I'm still doubtful we've spent the maximum possible even with our restricted limits. And when benteke is gone I'm doubtful we will see that reinvested at a decent level. And it now seems that FFP has given this awful owner an nice excuse to hide behind for some fans. When the man himself admits he's a failure and should have sold up long ago.

I'm pretty sure ffp has been explained to you on multiple treads over the last few months and you still keep banging that drum... Our spending over the last couple of seasons fulls comfortably within FFP. Apart from the £100m+ losses in the 3 years were only allowed to lose £105m you mean? You seem so keen to absolve Lerner for anything that will happen in the summer. If what you say us true, then I'm surprised you're not as angry and frustrated with him as the rest of us. To perform as badly as we have for the last few years and continue to make a loss, meaning that even when finances are sorted we still can't compete financially with very average premiership teams is just horrific ownership of the club and has the potential to really damage us long term.

Yep, all the positive talk about Gardner at forest was him playing in Westwood's role.

With Lambert in charge, no where.

He now has little to do with the day to day running of the club. So while your point was valid in the past, it's moot now. How does that work? He's the owner of the club. The fact he doesn't want anything to do with us and admits he should have sold up years ago shows the negative impact he's had on this club and continues to have.

He signed some decent players but being one of the worst teams in the league for 3 years has not helped our income or ability to attract players.

Disappointing if true. He really sounded like he wanted to stay. To be honest he's **** us over a treat with his antics on deadline day last summer.

Shame the last bloke made such a mess of things. Might have made things a little easier for Sherwood.