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Having trouble with making players unavailable for the reserve squad for some reason. Is this a glitch in the game?

Send them back to the reserve squad then re-promote them to the first team squad then they will be available.

David Cameron can spend the £12 billion he spends on foreign aid on us instead.

Agree with that apart from Holman. Don't think he's on a massive wage, don't think he'd be desperate to leave and think he'd be a decent player in the Championship.

I think Holman will go back home to Austraila and play in the A league because this move has clearly not worked for him.

Vlaar played very well in the first half. Second half he was shit seemed to lose his head and forgot all the basics like the rest of the team. IMO Lambert saw a opportunity when signing Vlaar to have a fans favourite who the fans would hold in the same regard as Mellberg,Laursen and Mcgrath and would lead from the front but this hasnt worked.

Either way, Lambert has to go. He's lost the dressing room.

Agreed, he was screaming at the players and then didnt seem to even acknowledge him.

Didn't we win a few games under KMac

Gregory at least has passion and would sort out the defence and tactics

Clough has done well at derby with no money

KMac

(All comps) P8 W2 D3 L3

If we were to go down I think the following players would leave-

Given

Hutton

Warnock (contract up)

Dunne (contract up)

Ireland

Holman

N Zogbia

Bent

Benteke

Nigel Clough

John Gregory

Kevin Macdonald

Any of the above

Yes to Clough and Gregory. No to K mac, he showed up his inability to manage a top flight team when he had his chance at the start of the 2010/2011. 6 nil away to Newcastle and going out over two legs to Rapid Vienna showed up his inability.

Proud History-Couldn't give a flying **** about the future

I actually think Lambert would have taken Norwich down this season too.

Not fit to lace Mellberg's or Laursen's boots.

Paul Lambert was "gutted, disappointed and hurt" after the Capital One Cup semi-final exit at the hands of Bradford City.

Lambert was upbeat after the first-half display which saw Christian Benteke give Villa a 1-0 lead.

But James Hanson's goal from a set-piece resulted in "edginess" from his team and they were unable to secure the two goals needed to take the tie into extra-time.

The boss was upset at his team not taking their chance and reaching Wembley - and also their concession of another set-piece, after three in the first-leg.

He said: "I am absolutely gutted, disappointed, hurt, everything.

"Everyone is hurt. You will never have a better chance to get to a cup final throughout your whole career, even the young lads.

"It may take them 10 or 12 years to get even close to one again. That's the hurt.

"In the first half, we looked really fine, we looked good, we got a goal and you thought we'd go on and get the chances.

"Once they scored, the edginess came in and we started to play long balls. We don't have the players to play long balls. That's where it becomes a bit edgy.

"Even then, Andi scores and you think something might happen. But first half we should have got one or two. But again we got done by a set-piece.

"That's two semi-finals where we have lost four goals from set-pieces. The set-pieces are a concern. We practice them every day in training.

"If you have a man in the penalty area, you have to be prepared to compete with him.

"Everyone knows their job and who to pick up. It's man for man. It's me against you. That's your job. You know who you're picking up.

"You know what you're doing for corners and free-kicks. That's not hard to understand. That's black and white. It comes from an individual. It's me against you."

Lambert said he felt the team had "let the fans down."

He continued: "I am every bit as hurt as what they are. It's my responsibility. I know exactly what it's like and I know exactly what they're feeling because I am feeling the exact same.

"We played really well in the first-half. The atmosphere was brilliant. The crowd are right with you and we have let them down. The bottom line is we have let them down."

Lambert said his side would now come out and fight with an FA Cup tie with Millwall on Friday, followed by a Premier League encounter with Newcastle United on Tuesday.

He added: "There are two ways - you either lie down and accept it or you come out and fight. I am certainly not going to lie down.

"I have never done it. I will come out fighting.

"You have to pick them up. They have a game in a few days time. Fans will come a long way to watch it. You have to pick yourself up."

Make sure you pick up tickets for Newcastle.

From the OS

Vlaar seemed to be really pissed of at the end. A fan ran on and confronted him and Vlaar pushed him away and looked like he was about to beat the living day lights out of him.

Now they've hit the cross bar. Lambert you are a **** shambles

Getting outplayed by a league 2 side at home!!! **** OFF

WAHEY BANNAN'S OFF!!!!

I heard there's 2 lads on the bench that like to score goals. GET THEM **** ON LAMBERT!

Weimann on now

**** HELL, CANT DEFEND **** CORNERS

should we buy the bradford goalie ?- heard someone say he is only 19 ?

That's a joke right, he's 35.

Overall summary-

Given has had nothing to do, Vlaar is leading by example by stepping out and bringing the ball forward and bringing the players forward, Bennett has had his best game in a villa shirt, Lowton has been awful and is not offering us any width on the right, Clark is a liability and needs to be careful not to get sent off. Delph and Ireland have been our driving force, Bannan is just beyond awful. Agbonlahor made a bright start but hasnt really had a big impact as of yet, N Zog looks bright and looks like he could create something. Benteke took his goal very well, however cant keep missing those headers straight at the goalkeeper.

And Dowd is a prick.

Lowton if you insist on cutting in at every given opportunity then at least do a Luke Young and score with your left foot.

You all remember his goal against Everton at home a few years back dont you?

BENTEKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dowd **** off you prick.