Honest bunch of lads

Get in there Hull! Would never have predicted this comeback in a million years.

By the way McLeish did better than him imo. And I think the gap between them would have been even bigger had the morons not been on McLeish's back from the very start of his reign.

He HAS to be sacked before the Hull game. Get in Gregory, Big Ron, Bozza whoever until the end of the season over Lambert!

I don't want Moyes. From what I've heard he tries to enforce too many weird/pedantic rules on the players and it's happened at Everton and Man Utd. Craig Bellamy said he was about to sign for Everton and Moyes completely weirder him out with some massive long list of rules. Then there's the story about Gazza on Moyes' first day at Everton...

Brilliant win! Need to keep the ball better but can't complain. Hope KEA is ok.

KEA is rubbish.

UTV

what a shock

Crap first half, played well in the second half. Two wonder saves from Marshall.

Lovely move, unlucky Gabby

Well done Villa!

Come on Villa, keep the ball.

How the **** is that not a yellow for Lucas

Good signing!

Crouch doesn't celebrate against Pool but is grinning from ear to ear when he scores against us after handballing it.

Lambert out. His comments about the FA Cup were disgusting, and timed awfully as well. That was a big game for me against Sheffield Utd.

Good lay-off from Ben.

Great run Bacuna!

Big goal UTV!

KEA is McCann reincarnated. The thing that baffles me is look how we played in Lambert's first league game in charge against West Ham. A total lack of cutting edge in the final third but still managed some decent passing along the deck. Compare that to how we've played recently. I am convinced that Lambert is instructing the players to hoof it to Kozak or Benteke because he thinks that is the best way to get results with the current squad. The problem is though it isn't getting results.

Why did Tonev just stand there when that pass was played for him?

Constant hoofing from us. Remember that patient build up goal we scored against Reading last season, is this the same team?

Anybody who makes claims that any manager is worse than McLeish is grossly exaggerating, is clearly far too emotional to think clearly and losses any argument immediately. Do you think the football we are playing is better than anything we played under McLeish? Are you talking about over the last 5 games, or the last 50 games? McLeish had done nothing to prove he could put together a decent side whereas Lambert guided us to safety last season in what was always going to be an incredibly difficult season. The football for the last few months has not been of a good standard but it was similar last season when we were losing 8-0, 4-0 and then turned it around in the new year. People are over-reacting to the latest blip. I'm not surprised, it's the nature of most football fans but changing the manager won't change the fortunes for us... only changing the owner will do that. This is wholely Lerners fault, not Lamberts. Oh do get over yourself old boy. The only "blip" has been the odd game where we've actually looked remotely look a football team. Lambert has turned us into the worst footballing side in the division, so yes, he is worse than McLeish. Lambert's whole tenure has been an unmitigated disaster, and it only seems to be getting worse. A year and a half in, and he's bought a whole load of dross for £40m+, and has shown a level of ability to coach them into an effective unit that would embarrass an under sevens dad. This isn't a debate about McLeish vs Lambert, however McLeish had no "blips" at all which made us look like a football team, so for Lambert to take over that team and win plaudits during parts of last season for his attack minded, counter attack football is a hell of a damn site more than McLeish ever did for us so any talk of McLeish being better is simply emotions talking and not sense. Anyway, I'm not pro Lambert or against Lambert, I'm ambivalent towards him. Though if Lambert were to leave then who do you suggest could take over and provide us with entertaining and winning football on a shoe budget? I can't think of anyone and some of the names being banded around on this thread are simply laughable. The reality is that you will find as many failings in Lambert as you would with any other available manager and the only way the fortunes of this club are going to improve is by a change at the very top, not the middle. Apart from the 3-1 win at Stamford Bridge this time 2 years ago! To be honest I think the way the majority of Villa fans treated McLeish from the start was disgusting, and that really didn't help his time as manager here. Lambert got much better support from the fans. Overall, I think Lambert should stay though. We're not spending money like Man City or Chelsea and I think stability is the best thing right now.

YES!

Good run Andi!