Billy_Moo Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I've been following this topic for a while now and I've seen numerous posters calling for some sort of action from the fans. I've had a little idea that I can envisage being quite effective so thought I'd share it. I think it's safe to say that the vast majority of fans want Lambert gone but don't want to not turn up for games or boo the team during the match, so what do you do? My idea is so simple it might just work! The 8 minutes 'demo' in the Holte a few weks back didn't really come off as planned & I didn't think it would. It just didn't make much sense logistically to me. I was thinking that if you're protesting about something (or someone in this case) you want to make it as visual as possible and easy for lots of people to join in. So how about everyone with a printer gets involved printing a simple message to Paul Lambert on A4 paper, which they hold aloft as the teams come out at the next home game (Leicester or Stoke cos Chelski might be a bit too soon to organise this) and sing "Villa, Villa, Villa". As everyone is singing one of our most simple rallying calls I doubt it would have a negative impact on the team. Actually might make for a really good atmosphere instead! My suggestion of what to write would be something along the lines of: It's never your fault, is it Paul So what do you think? If this gets a bit of attention I'll gladly spread the word on a few other forums as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 BREAKING NEWS Lambert should be sacked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 (edited) I've been following this topic for a while now and I've seen numerous posters calling for some sort of action from the fans. I've had a little idea that I can envisage being quite effective so thought I'd share it. I think it's safe to say that the vast majority of fans want Lambert gone but don't want to not turn up for games or boo the team during the match, so what do you do? My idea is so simple it might just work! The 8 minutes 'demo' in the Holte a few weks back didn't really come off as planned & I didn't think it would. It just didn't make much sense logistically to me. I was thinking that if you're protesting about something (or someone in this case) you want to make it as visual as possible and easy for lots of people to join in. So how about everyone with a printer gets involved printing a simple message to Paul Lambert on A4 paper, which they hold aloft as the teams come out at the next home game (Leicester or Stoke cos Chelski might be a bit too soon to organise this) and sing "Villa, Villa, Villa". As everyone is singing one of our most simple rallying calls I doubt it would have a negative impact on the team. Actually might make for a really good atmosphere instead! My suggestion of what to write would be something along the lines of: It's never your fault, is it Paul So what do you think? If this gets a bit of attention I'll gladly spread the word on a few other forums as well. Stand behind these guys chap! Edited February 4, 2015 by foreveryoung 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Lerner will never sack Lambert. The only way he will leave is if he resigns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Lerner will never sack Lambert. The only way he will leave is if he resigns. Mate we got all these vibes when McLeish was here, His time will come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villanun Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 (edited) Absolutely no chance a loss against Chelsea makes Lambert get the sack (unless it's a ridiculous scoreline) Therefore it's mental to not want us to pick up points Honestly I don't think he'll get sacked after a loss against chelsea, no. But as I said, I think it's mental to persist with a manager who's only just got us out of relegation for the last two seasons and is so far doing worse this season, and I worry that the longer we leave it to replace him the harder it will be to turn things around. I'm torn because I want villa to win every match but I believe that it is imperative that something changes. I agree with you. He isn't fit for purpose and should be replaced ASAP. However, wanting us to lose against Chelsea isn't the way to go about that. We need points. Like I said, I'm torn. Imagine a scenario where we beat Chelsea (which is, I admit, a stretch.) Then we lose the next game and people call for Lambert's head again. But we just beat Chelsea! It would take a lot for a manager to be fired just after turning over the league leaders. So then we're stuck with him for even longer. But then, part of me thinks that Lambert could burn down the stadium and Lerner wouldn't fire him. Edited February 4, 2015 by Villanun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I've been following this topic for a while now and I've seen numerous posters calling for some sort of action from the fans. I've had a little idea that I can envisage being quite effective so thought I'd share it. I think it's safe to say that the vast majority of fans want Lambert gone but don't want to not turn up for games or boo the team during the match, so what do you do? My idea is so simple it might just work! The 8 minutes 'demo' in the Holte a few weks back didn't really come off as planned & I didn't think it would. It just didn't make much sense logistically to me. I was thinking that if you're protesting about something (or someone in this case) you want to make it as visual as possible and easy for lots of people to join in. So how about everyone with a printer gets involved printing a simple message to Paul Lambert on A4 paper, which they hold aloft as the teams come out at the next home game (Leicester or Stoke cos Chelski might be a bit too soon to organise this) and sing "Villa, Villa, Villa". As everyone is singing one of our most simple rallying calls I doubt it would have a negative impact on the team. Actually might make for a really good atmosphere instead! My suggestion of what to write would be something along the lines of: It's never your fault, is it Paul So what do you think? If this gets a bit of attention I'll gladly spread the word on a few other forums as well. Oh christ no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Absolutely no chance a loss against Chelsea makes Lambert get the sack (unless it's a ridiculous scoreline) Therefore it's mental to not want us to pick up points Honestly I don't think he'll get sacked after a loss against chelsea, no. But as I said, I think it's mental to persist with a manager who's only just got us out of relegation for the last two seasons and is so far doing worse this season, and I worry that the longer we leave it to replace him the harder it will be to turn things around. I'm torn because I want villa to win every match but I believe that it is imperative that something changes. I agree with you. He isn't fit for purpose and should be replaced ASAP. However, wanting us to lose against Chelsea isn't the way to go about that. We need points. Like I said, I'm torn. Imagine a scenario where we beat Chelsea (which is, I admit, a stretch.) Then we lose the next game and people call for Lambert's head again. But we just beat Chelsea! It would take a lot for a manager to be fired just after turning over the league leaders. So then we're stuck with him for even longer. But then, part of me thinks that Lambert could burn down the stadium and Lerner wouldn't fire him. Really, what is there to be torn over? Even if we lose against Chelsea it's highly unlikely that Lambert will be sacked, but if we win then it's certain that we'll get 3 points, and it may just give the team the confidence needed to go on and get more points and stay up. It should be a no-brainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy_Moo Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I've been following this topic for a while now and I've seen numerous posters calling for some sort of action from the fans. I've had a little idea that I can envisage being quite effective so thought I'd share it. I think it's safe to say that the vast majority of fans want Lambert gone but don't want to not turn up for games or boo the team during the match, so what do you do? My idea is so simple it might just work! The 8 minutes 'demo' in the Holte a few weks back didn't really come off as planned & I didn't think it would. It just didn't make much sense logistically to me. I was thinking that if you're protesting about something (or someone in this case) you want to make it as visual as possible and easy for lots of people to join in. So how about everyone with a printer gets involved printing a simple message to Paul Lambert on A4 paper, which they hold aloft as the teams come out at the next home game (Leicester or Stoke cos Chelski might be a bit too soon to organise this) and sing "Villa, Villa, Villa". As everyone is singing one of our most simple rallying calls I doubt it would have a negative impact on the team. Actually might make for a really good atmosphere instead! My suggestion of what to write would be something along the lines of: It's never your fault, is it Paul So what do you think? If this gets a bit of attention I'll gladly spread the word on a few other forums as well. Oh christ no Hahaha, I was thinking of something a bit more organised than that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villanun Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 (edited) Absolutely no chance a loss against Chelsea makes Lambert get the sack (unless it's a ridiculous scoreline) Therefore it's mental to not want us to pick up pointsHonestly I don't think he'll get sacked after a loss against chelsea, no. But as I said, I think it's mental to persist with a manager who's only just got us out of relegation for the last two seasons and is so far doing worse this season, and I worry that the longer we leave it to replace him the harder it will be to turn things around. I'm torn because I want villa to win every match but I believe that it is imperative that something changes. I agree with you. He isn't fit for purpose and should be replaced ASAP. However, wanting us to lose against Chelsea isn't the way to go about that. We need points.Like I said, I'm torn. Imagine a scenario where we beat Chelsea (which is, I admit, a stretch.) Then we lose the next game and people call for Lambert's head again. But we just beat Chelsea! It would take a lot for a manager to be fired just after turning over the league leaders. So then we're stuck with him for even longer. But then, part of me thinks that Lambert could burn down the stadium and Lerner wouldn't fire him.Really, what is there to be torn over? Even if we lose against Chelsea it's highly unlikely that Lambert will be sacked, but if we win then it's certain that we'll get 3 points, and it may just give the team the confidence needed to go on and get more points and stay up. It should be a no-brainer. I've already explained why I'm torn several times. I want villa to win. I want Lambert gone as soon as possible. I worry that a win against Chelsea will extend Lambert's stay and make it more difficult to fire him. I don't think villa will fire him anyway. These are contradictory feelings. Hence I'm torn. And anyway, why would a win against Chelsea mean that we'd go on to win more? We've hardly been a paragon of consistency, have we? Edit - genuine question: when was the last time we won consecutive games? Some people here are better at remembering stats than I am. Edited February 4, 2015 by Villanun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Albert Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I've said it plenty of times before, He's clearly going no where fast. why would a chairman who has been cost cutting for years simply rip a 4 year contract up? its never going to happen. what is more scary is the fact he was given it in the first place. The lack of football knowledge at the club is frightening, how lerner and fox can think he's doing a good job is beyond me. Back onto Lambert, He is the worst manager in our history. He has no idea how to set a team up, no idea how to identify problems and make changes, does not learn from his stupid mistakes and couldnt motivate an under 12 team. Id take anyone over him right now. if the board had anything about them, they'd fire him, and bring someone in until the end of the season to give us a lift, and in the meantime pull out all the stops to get us sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Villanun - December 2014 - Palace and Leicester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 If we go down, I hope we don't go again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villanun Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Villanun - December 2014 - Palace and Leicester. Cheers. My memory is terrible. It's all the heroin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacbuddies Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Villanun - December 2014 - Palace and Leicester. Preceded by a 9 game winless streak in the league and followed by an 8 game winless streak in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 If we go down, I hope we don't go again. If we go down i think we will drop down into league one let alone come back up first time of asking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 the vast majority of fans want Lambert gone but don't want to not turn up for games sounds like you want your cake and eat it.....whatever protest the fans want, they don't want put themselves out do they IMO it mirrors the players..... half hearted. If there was a REAL passion for betterment, they would do what they ultimately know is the only thing that will change things. 25% have already made the sacrifice. If you go, you are basically saying you are enjoying it....if you are enjoying it,fine Lump it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 the vast majority of fans want Lambert gone but don't want to not turn up for games sounds like you want your cake and eat it.....whatever protest the fans want, they don't want put themselves out do they IMO it mirrors the players..... half hearted. If there was a REAL passion for betterment, they would do what they ultimately know is the only thing that will change things. 25% have already made the sacrifice. If you go, you are basically saying you are enjoying it....if you are enjoying it,fine Lump it. What a strange attitude to take. You're basically saying that fans can't really complain that much about Lambert and Lerner if they go to games. I thought the whole point of being a fan was supporting the team through thick and thin? It doesn't have to mean supporting the manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 4, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted February 4, 2015 The second person to insinuate that those that go to games are in the wrong. Absolute bollocks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 (edited) People who go to games are not wrong in fact they deserve a medal for sitting through 90 minutes of the same ineffective cack week in week out Especially the away fans Edited February 4, 2015 by AshVilla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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