brummieboy1

I was called again yesterday about renewing my season tickets, surely if we were getting taken over my a group of billionaires who would be investing heavily in the squad they wouldn't be chasing renewals so desperately, knowing they'd get loads of sales after the takeover.

Agree with above, although Lerner wants to sell I think no'one has come close to meeting his asking price. Think it will be announced that it has been mutually agreed that Lambert is departing and then it will take all summer to find a replacement.

Don't think he won a header all night. Positional sense is poor when the play is coming down the left he drifts far too much into the centre leaving way too much space on the right hand side and then he struggles to get across to pick up his man. Unfortunately I think the negatives outway the positives with regards to his effectiveness going forward. Would me better as a wing back if we play with three centre backs again as in the Arsenal home game or as a backup right midfielder but not good enough as a right back In my view.

I was pleased when we got him in the Summer but to be fair I would have been happy with anyone after McLeish, but have to say he looks clueless and has no idea how to change things, totally different to this tactical genius we were led to believe we were getting.

This^^ if he doesn't splash the cash the next two weeks even after receiving $1b from the Browns sale then it shows he has lost interest in the Villa, surely he has to attempt to save his investment..

and not Foo Kin No Wai

What i'd like: Using the 6-8m Liverpool owe us get in Adams and Carroll on loan. Highly doubt Carroll would come though so would snap up J Rhodes for 6mil + Fonz, think Rhodes will score at every level,really like the look of him. Would get Ollson for 3 mil+ Warnock probably have to subsidize Warnock's wages for a year. Ince from Blackpool for 8 mil and Dawson or Shawcross for 8m. Would even be tempted to offer NRC 15-20k to get a competent DM. Therfore for a spend of 25m + money owed by Liverpool would have a much stronger squad. What we'll get: Cresswell 5m, Michael Owen, some unknown foreign midfielder on loan.

Dunne and Vlaar will be even slower imo..

Agree totally, I appreciate it's going to take a while to play a better style of football, but Lambert will not be able to perform miracles with such a weak squad. Need to add experience to that squad this week otherwise can see us being in the same position in the league come the start of the next transfer window.

and Wigan last game of the season..

Well done Randy, you've finally got a good one..

So you've seen his contract have you or are you believing the Sun ? I think you'll find that he didn't have a clause saying he could talk to other clubs, hence why hes now on gardening leave until you guys come up with compensation that is acceptable to us. So you've seen his contract have you? No but our CEO said yesterday in an interview that we're still trying to agree compensation and if he had a clause saying he could talk to other clubs, then we wouldnt have been able to refuse him permission to talk to you would we ?? That's why paul and others on our side of this are more than a little pissed off with narich. Your club have not acted well in all this and despite all the talk from your fanbase about the relative sizes of the two clubs, naaaarrrrich have shown themselves to be small time and lacking a bit of class and honour. Shame as I always had a bit of time for the club Jesus, look in the mirror ffs! You poach our manager and still you whinge. And by the by, if we've acted wrong, and we have no right to compo, why have you not appointed him yet? Its because leagally you can't. It sounds like Norwich do a lot of things underhand when it comes to contracts. Which is why they've still got a suspended fine over their heads from when they breached the football league rules when they took Lambert from Colchester without even bothering asking for permission.

Yeh was listening to a sensible Norwich fan earlier who said Culverhouse does a lot more than most number two's and even went as far as saying he selected the team, tactics and substitutions for games with PL doing all the man-motivation, therefore would be worried if he didn't come.

At least we have asked Norwich for permission to talk to PL and gone about things above board. A bit different to when Norwich went behind Colchester's back.. "Lambert's move to Norwich sparked controversy back in 2009. Colchester reported the Canaries to the Football League for a breach of regulations and misconduct after the Scot switched clubs. Norwich were forced to pay £425,000 compensation. A Football League tribunal also fined the Canaries £200,000, of which £125,000 was suspended for two years."

just seen Glenn Hoddle being chauffeur driven past Kingsbury Water Park on route to Bodymoor Heath.

or could he have been courting Moyes again for the last week, and promised him substantial backing, sigh dreaming now...

he's had second thoughts and reappointed McLeish

Sky Sports ‏@SkySports Andre Villas-Boas' agent says he will only return to management with a club that has a clear vision for their future. So thats AVB ruling himself out of the job then..

Sky Sports ‏@SkySports Andre Villas-Boas' agent says he will only return to management with a club that has a clear vision for their future. Another ruling himself out..

Aston Villa Central ‏@avfccentral i wonder whether randy could find another airport to operate out of, one where some dick won't spill the beans whenever he flies in & out thetrees getting stick on twitter, fk the haters keep the info coming..

Just can't see out board being capable of securing anyone on that list. Think the bookies can see that which is why Grayson is now favourite.

Same. I think it's almost a certainly now that he'll be leaving at the end of season. I'm still not 100% confident yet, I think the coffin lids on but we have to make sure we hammer the nails down at the Spurs game, we need to protest before at HT and afterwards and get the message across again. Otherwise I can just see them saying oh the Bolton game was just a one off, he's kept us up we're going to give him another year as he's promised to be in the top half of the division next year. I think we're just going to stay up now but we need to make our voices heard about McLeish's tenure to ensure he goes.

All too late now I don't think it is, McLeish must know he's a dead man walking now, so how much effort will he really be putting into these last three games..

He won't walk he's a greedy fcker, and is picking up what is probably he's last big payday in football, no mug's going to employ him after this season, he'll wait until he's sacked so he can pick up the most compensation.

Since February?? Think he's football was turd from the day he took over, we even struggled to be creative enough to score against Hereford until the last 10 minutes, I remember the Newcastle game in September where we had one shot on target all game, he has been woeful all season with one fluke result at Chelsea away, and yet the fans have been extremely patient with him. Worst home record in 138 years should be enough to prove that he can't continue.