JulieB

Holland are in real trouble now

It's Orange Wednesday!

Another headed goal in this tournament as well............... off a fabulous cross too.

Get in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What he said... 2 - 2!

Ronaldo is doing a really good impression of Gabby's finishing skills in this game.

Not saying Laursen wouldn't go to join Laudrup at Swansea...but he was interviewed on Talksport about Paul Lambert's appointment and AVFC

a couple of weeks ago.

Said he was taking his coaching badges in Denmark and would love to go into management one day back in England to manage Aston Villa - that was his dream.

He didn't mention any other club - just coming back to manage Villa............ Bless!

Interestingly this was tweet from his homeland announcing Laursen's resignation earlier & no mention of scfc in it at all - only avfc.

Danish Football News ‏@DanishFooty

Former Aston Villa defender Martin Laursen resigns as coach for the club BSV (Sollerod-Vedbaek). #avfc

I wanna know if H & V sought official permission before any approach was made to Gareth and is he likely to take his backroom staff with him in the end?

Ah, right. The Goldilocks approach to recruitment. The first Spurs right back was too good, the second Spurs right back was too shite but the third Spurs right back was juuuust right.

Very good Sir Gareth!

Just think one day someone might harnass the literary genius of VT.

In 20 years I've never seen a disclaimer of opinion on a set of accounts before, that's accountancy speak for "these accounts are entirely without merit"!

It's just incredible. It's like saying ..."these are Dell boy accounts"

He who shall not be named apparently left SHA because he got wind of the dodgy goings on behind the scenes - before he was linked with a move to Villa. Unless things have radically changed for the better I'd be amazed if he went back.

I was just going to say he's gone to Southampton.

Impressed with the Danes.

Dutch wasteful and I thought looked a bit tired despite a few world class passes from Mr Sneijder.

Sapping humidity though.

Perhaps Kevin MacDonald's announcement that he's leaving Villa - must surely mean Lambert has line up his own staff soon?

Oh look we now have 2 vacancies at AVFC to fill as it happens with the departure of Grant with he who shall not be named.

I wondered if he's gone to be Steve Clarke's assistant at West Brom?

Wish him all the best wherever he goes.

I agree Trent 100%.

Norwich have just tried to play the wee little victim over all this publically when surely their CEO is the one they should be pointing the finger at.

I notice Villa have tied down Lambert to a 3 year contract, no question of a rolling contract.

As far as I'm aware you can't actually refuse to accept someone's resignation

That's what I would have thought too...but McNasty on SSN said publically that they'd refused his resignation as they're entitled to do.

Of Course some people are so delusional in thinking they are right that they will go to tribunals and even court sometimes for the attention adamant that they will win. Lawyers get paid huge fees if they're involved so they're hardly likely to dissuade someone are they?

But thats clutching at straws me thinks, only fans are truely loyal these days.

Very true Wiz!

As far as I'm concerned the players and the manager are simply employees of the football club I support.

Used to be different because I'm sure Norwich & Villa had former employees who genuinely had an affinity for their respective clubs.

Not anymore - it's ALL about the money and ambition!

Unless its a tribunal to see how much Norwich owe Lambert for breaching his contract?

Yes that might mean constructive dismissal claim but I think this is Norwich trying to get 12months compensation off Villa or Lambert.

Villa would have been happy to pay it I'm sure if Norwich had stuck to the agreement. They knew that Lambert was due to speak to Lerner at the end of May because he apparently had a clause in his contract allowing him too. It appears to have all been arranged amicably until McNasty tried to stop him the night before

However if Lambert can't prove constructive dismissal and therefore he didn't have good cause to resign then I wondered if Norwich might

go after Lambert personally for the compensation on his contract. They also refused his resignation, which complicates matters.

Not surprised to see that the LMA are supporting Lambert over this at all.

Cully and Karsa still have their original jobs and duties, that was made very clear at the recent press conference.

Wiz - if compensation row is going to a tribunal then it's pretty obvious surely that McNasty is using Culverhouse and Karsa as pawns in all this.

Tweet from James...regarding compensation row.

‏@JamesNursey

Re: #AVFC & #NCFC row latest. Told LMA backing Lambert over resignation decision & a Premier League tribunal set to decide compo case

Goal disallowed now for the Greeks....

Blimey boring it is NOT!

Bias refereeing - dreadful.

Enjoying Dixon & Seedorf as HT pundits.

Blimey Rooney & Co will only have to sneeze the wrong way & they'll be off!

Thing is, yes, this is a trivial thing. But it means he's come into the job bursting to do SOMETHING. He's "thinking Aston Villa" in a way that you could never imagine McLeish doing.

In itself it's pretty irrelevant. As a pointer to the guy's psychology it's very encouraging.

Spot on, that, Mike.

Also says to me that he's looking at every detail from an outsider coming in and not afraid to shake things up for the better. Haven't heard one word of dissent from any of the fans about this (which makes a change) as well.

One gets the impression when the Teddy Bears return back to the Picnic in the Woods in a few weeks time, which to some BMH seems to have become - they're in for a hell of a big surprise.

Shame if Steve Bruce returns cos he won't be able to hear "Sit down potato head" quite so loudly in the other dug out.

Fair play though he always acknowledged it with a smile & a wave back to the Holte.

However, may I clear they're contract doubts up. They don't expire on the 31st of this month, they're rolling contracts, ie. continuious

Pedant alert: June only has 30days.

Oh believe me I have, after all, we upgraded our gaffer! Wink

Never mind Wiz ....So far as someone posted the other day your predictions have been about as spot on as an imperial stormtrooper ....fighting the cause of a delusional Evil Empire headed by Darth McNasty Vadar.

May the force be with you!

why has the home dugout always been the clostest to the tunnel?

So the home dug out can escape quicker presumably!

Nah...actually a nice touch by Lambert.