lexicon Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Good luck Paul. Is it just me or does it feel like a break up with a girl you're still fond of, but just not in love with anymore? I think it's best we see other people. Yep - absolutely. No ill will from me there but it just wasn't working out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanO Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Good luck to him but for the last 3 wasted seasons of dross................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 When he joined i thought we were in for attacking, fast, incisive football but it never materialised. I thin that wad partly due to the quality of the squad and the budgetary restrictions paced on him but he's had more than enough time to get that to happen for him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I have a personal rule that I'll never cheer a man losing his job (bar certain, extreme exceptions) but my feeling is strongly one of relief. Yes he tried hard. Yes he brought some decent players into the club. Yes he seems like he's basically a nice bloke. But being an Aston Villa fan has been humiliating for too long, and this season was a massive bridge too far. We weren't just losing, we don't even score a goal every two games. For the feelings of embarrassment he gave me, I can't feel particularly sad for him, though I have no problem wishing him well in the future. Anyway, we're here on VillaTalk, not LambertTalk, so onwards and upwards! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robojoel Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Just woke up to this news, Oh good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 When I heard he had been sacked, I was driving. I celebrated like we'd scored a goal (an alien concept to many of you, I know). It's not personal, Paul seems like a thoroughly nice chap and he's endured some crap over his unsuccessful tenure but ultimately it couldn't go on. It is the right decision. Like many departing Villa managers he will probably need a year off to become normal again and start looking for work. When he's back, I wish him luck,but don't see him managing in the PL again unless he gets another Championship team promoted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa_shere Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 He was dealt a bad hand in the transfer market but ulitmatley it was his team and his style of players which he couldnt get the best out of. He was also the 3rd longest serving manager in the league before his departure which showed we probably gave him more time than most clubs would have. I would give thanks for keeping us up last two seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Whilst I am glad he has gone, i did feel a touch of sadness when I heard the news as it means our club is failing again. My thoughts about him and his tenure have changed numerous times during his stay. When he joined I thought he would do well, then by the first Christmas/January I thought he had to go, before a strongish end to the season made me give him another chance. The tail end of last season I finally settled in the needs to go camp. At that point we had stopped scoring goals, and had numerous cup exits to lower league teams. I can handle the odd upset every now and then, but this was happening too regularly for my liking. I kind of feared the worst for him after the Arsenal defeat as the interview I saw on the tv was really garbled, and you could hear in his voice that he was struggling with the pressure. I think it is best alround that this decision has been made, and hope he gets himself sorted and comes back stronger for it as he generally comes across as a nice guy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Find it pretty amazing how many people think Lener would axe him now, it just isnt happening this season whatever happens from here on in. He will be gone if we lose He is gone we lost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Like others have said, he comes across as a genuinely decent man. I loved how apparently proud he was on being Aston Villas manager, after DOL, MON, GH & McL - who I felt like they didn't respect the club, he was a breath of fresh air. I ultimately think there is a decent manager in there somewhere, maybe if he'd have been able to come in, work without all the background politics like Faulkner, the bomb squad, players with power, cutting the wage bill and bought his own players in, then he'd have done fine I'm sure. As it was, towards the end (or definitely the last 10-15 games) it looks like the squad had lost him and he was unable to pull it around. I think he'll go on to have a decent career, but it was definitely the right time to part ways with him at Villa. I thank him for the good things he has done (new contracts to key players, cut the wage bill whilst keeping us up etc), but I also think he could and should have done much better with the squad he's assembled that he has done. It's absolutely vital now, that we get the right appointment, otherwise it'll be back to square one, with trying to build a team quickly and giving silly contracts out because the manager is worried he's only going to get 18 months. We have a decent squad, we need to get the right guy in to utilise them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Can't quite believe so many people feel sad and say they quite liked Lambert? He was shit from day one and got even more shit as time progressed. Broke almost every single unwanted club record and has overseen numerous embarrassing cup defeats and when you throw in the disaster of culverhouse karsa and then keane I can honestly say he is one of the worst managers we have ever had. That's before you mention the crap football served up week in week out. Thank God he has gone, the man is a total waste of space. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Yeah, I'd agree with all of that Lapal. I genuinely wanted the Lamb to succeeed, and to turn it around, but it just wasn't going to happen, sadly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 We are never going to get the right appointment. Lambert or no Lambert, he was the right manager at the wrong Lerner time. I was angry when MON left, this is worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 12, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted February 12, 2015 Can't quite believe so many people feel sad and say they quite liked Lambert? He was shit from day one and got even more shit as time progressed. Broke almost every single unwanted club record and has overseen numerous embarrassing cup defeats and when you throw in the disaster of culverhouse karsa and then keane I can honestly say he is one of the worst managers we have ever had. That's before you mention the crap football served up week in week out. Thank God he has gone, the man is a total waste of space. Being shit doesn't mean people can't like you. I liked Lambert, but I recognise that ultimately he was a poor manager for us and I'm happy that he's gone. I don't feel sorry for him, but I am sad that it didn't work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) I still feel Lambert could have saved us from relegation and feel sad that he didn't have the chance to prove it to everyone. Maybe he would have still left in the summer but would have been nice for him to leave on more of a high than he has done. Edited February 12, 2015 by useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 would have been nice for him to leave on more of a high than he has done. Very few managers leave on a high. Most leave because it's gone South for them, 1 or 2 'retire' (Ferguson), and 1 or 2 get poached by others. Most get sacked/quit, because it's all gone to shit. It doesn't mean they won't get another managerial job though. Lambert has kept us in the PL for 2 seasons, which is a reasonable achievement, given the cost cutting etc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) I wanted to believe. i wanted to buy into the project. I wanted Lambert here. After two years of poor play and poor players I thought we had finally turned a corner at the start of the season. That's why I am so gutted. Getting rid of the overpaid, mercenaries just here for a few $$ was almost complete, we looked solid, we had experience. It looked like we had character. I just don't know how it all got away from us. The young, vibrant, counter ATTACKING manager that lead Norwich to back to back promotions and PL safety. The manager who took us Anfield and ripped Liverpool apart amongst other fine, yet rare, displays. I had really hoped for Lambert and our sake, that he would turn it around, that all those unwanted records would be forgotten and we could remember him for clearing the decks, getting us financially sound and bringing through some young bargains. Will only be remembered for those awful stats now. A sad really, Lambert will never get a shot at a big club again and we have to rip everything up and start from scratch again. i don't know where we go from here, but it's best for all parties. Get yourself on holiday Lambert for a few months. You don't look well at all. Edited February 12, 2015 by rodders0223 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Just woke up to this news, Oh good 2000 to 0715. Epic sleepage my friend! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Can't quite believe so many people feel sad and say they quite liked Lambert? He was shit from day one and got even more shit as time progressed. Broke almost every single unwanted club record and has overseen numerous embarrassing cup defeats and when you throw in the disaster of culverhouse karsa and then keane I can honestly say he is one of the worst managers we have ever had. That's before you mention the crap football served up week in week out. Thank God he has gone, the man is a total waste of space. Being shit doesn't mean people can't like you. I liked Lambert, but I recognise that ultimately he was a poor manager for us and I'm happy that he's gone. I don't feel sorry for him, but I am sad that it didn't work out. I always found him dull, uninspiring and totally unlikeable. He was dreadful in press conferences and most of the time looked like a rabbit in the headlights on the sidelines. I have no idea how he stayed employed so long or blagged a new contract. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post markavfc40 Posted February 12, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2015 Can't quite believe so many people feel sad and say they quite liked Lambert? I don’t think it is just about feeling sad for Lambert is it. I think it is the fact that when Lambert came the vast majority of us felt that this possibly could be the start of something special. The start of the club getting a bit of pride back, being rebuilt and eventually even with limited finances getting itself back established as a top half of the table club at the very least. Him leaving means the process has to start again. I can only speak for myself but as a supporter I think it wears you down. You invest emotions in a manager, at least I did with Lambert, I believed in him and desperately wanted him to do well. Even when some time ago I knew he wasn’t the right man I still desperately wanted him to prove me wrong. I was never comfortable criticizing him. Not just because I thought he was a good guy but because every time I did I was acknowledging the fact that it meant I was wrong and that the club wasn’t going to get the kick forward I so desperately wanted it to. Given the financial restrictions we need an exceptional manager to get back to anywhere close to where we all feel we should be. I thought that man was Lambert and I am gutted for this club and myself, as I love the club, that it wasn’t. What I will finally say is Lambert has left a better foundation than what he found so the new manager has at least got the head start that Lambert didn’t have. Let’s just hope he has the where with all to build on it that Lambert sadly didn’t and is someone that we can believe in this time and that will ultimately reward us for that belief. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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