villalad21 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 32 minutes ago, Zatman said: Its his first return to Villa Park as opposition manager? He beat us when were at Wolves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 8 minutes ago, villalad21 said: He beat us when were at Wolves That was at wolves though not villa Park. This is his first return. I wonder what reception he will get. It wasn't all his fault but after the first 18 months he was awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: It wasn't all his fault but after the first 18 months he was awful I agree, at the same time the financial backing he got was a joke. Similar to Benitez at Newcastle. Do you remember the times with Bertrand, Cleverley, Delph and Benteke? Remember some good times, not bad players that Edited January 25, 2019 by villalad21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Should have got the sack after that horrid Christmas period in his first season. Was a broken man ever after and still is. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 30 minutes ago, villalad21 said: I agree, at the same time the financial backing he got was a joke. Similar to Benitez at Newcastle. Do you remember the times with Bertrand, Cleverley, Delph and Benteke? Remember some good times, not bad players that He should have been sacked after the Bradford games. That was the biggest humiliation in my life time. We actually could have won the cup that year against Swansea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted January 25, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 25, 2019 It’s funny, when I think of the best moments with Lambert, it’s more or less all concentrated in that first season - beating Liverpool away, Sunderland 6-1, Lowton’s goal against Stoke, that general decent run towards the end of the season. But at the same time all the main horrors I associate with him are in that season too - Bradford, Millwall, Chelsea 8-0.... With the exception of that opening win at Arsenal the following season when I allowed myself to think “we’re onto something here!” and supporters holding signs with arrows pointing to the goal in his final few games, I’ve more or less blanked out the remainder of his time here. As for his reception, I think it’ll be fairly indifferent. He’s been a bit bitter about his time here, but it’s been four years, we’ve gone through four managers and he’s on his fourth club since he was last at Villa Park. I’d be surprised if the atmosphere was anywhere near hostile. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 After the horrors of Bradford/Millwall we actually ended that season pretty. Played his attacking brand of football he'd employed at Norwich and Benteke, Gabby and Weimann were linking up well as a front three. Then after the Arsenal and Chelsea (lost but played well) games to open the following season, it all went to shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 19 minutes ago, Shropshire Lad said: And supporters holding signs with arrows pointing to the goal in his final few games, I’ve more or less blanked out the remainder of his time here. As for his reception, I think it’ll be fairly indifferent. He’s been a bit bitter about his time here, but it’s been four years, we’ve gone through four managers and he’s on his fourth club since he was last at Villa Park. I’d be surprised if the atmosphere was anywhere near hostile. Don't remind me. That run of not been able to even have a bloody shot on target was pathetic. Then that run when we were conceding from very set piece under lambert was a joke. Lambert was poo esp his final year but I still think sherwood was worse. Clueless fool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Sherwood brought Lamberts relegated team(no way he was keeping us up in 2015) to survival and a cup final Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Lambert lost the plot the day he signed Grant Holt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 It's hard to figure out exactly where it all went wrong for Lambert, given our strong finish in his first season. I still think that 8-0 at Chelsea scarred him in a way he's never properly recovered from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) a Where Are They Now on his signings would be interesting. I think only Lowton, KEA, Bertrand and arguably Bennett have gone onto better Edited January 25, 2019 by Zatman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 fantastic...excellent...we go again. word removed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Davkaus Posted January 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2019 14 minutes ago, Zatman said: a Where Are They Now on his signings would be interesting. I think only Lowton, KEA, Bertrand and arguably Bennett have gone onto better Westwood's still playing regular PL football. Benteke's career has gone to shit since, but he undoubtedly went on to better things when he went to Liverpool. Luna starred in a sex tape, arguably preferable to getting **** with us every week. Sanchez went to Fiorentina, Espanyol and West Ham, but his career has been wrecked by injuries. Richardson stank the plae out at Cardiff for a few months and effectively involuntarily retired Vlaar played regularly for AZ doing well in Eredivisie and playing in the Europa league Joe Cole went on to play 80 games for the Tampa Bay "Rowdies" and is retired. Bowery found his level as a 1 in 4 striker in League 2 Senderos was a squad player for Grasshoppers/Rangers, then went to play in Houston of all places. He got 4 goals in 8 appearances last season. Helenius occasionally scores for a midtable Danish side. Joe Bennett is somehow playing PL football again at Cardiff. **** me sideways. Tonev has a brief but racist spell at Celtic and now hardly plays in Serie B. Bacuna was mistranslated about "Champions League" ambitions and has gone on to play regularly in the "Championship" ever since. Cissohko has played for a few Turkish clubs nobody has ever heard of. Kozak is still shite in Serie B. He's stored 2 goals since he left us. That injury ruined him. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Mantis said: It's hard to figure out exactly where it all went wrong for Lambert, given our strong finish in his first season. I still think that 8-0 at Chelsea scarred him in a way he's never properly recovered from. In comparison to what's gone on since, keeping us in the Prem for a couple of years was a decent achievement, especially considering our recent transfer budget has been something he could never have imagined getting himself. He just took too many beatings by the end of it and he's not recovered from it. There was also all that stuff with his assistants/coaching team that probably didn't help him. I'm not sure who he works with nowadays. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 5 hours ago, villalad21 said: He beat us when were at Wolves Was he not the manager in Bruce's first game against them? The 1-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted January 25, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 25, 2019 44 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: Was he not the manager in Bruce's first game against them? The 1-1. Walter Zenga was in charge then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, Shropshire Lad said: Walter Zenga was in charge then. Friggin hell, I totally forgot they had him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted January 25, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: Friggin hell, I totally forgot they had him! It could be argued that Zenga was their RDM appointment. My wolves mate has previously mentioned Villa’s chopping and changing managers and I have to point out that since the Xia takeover and their takeover, both clubs have had the same number of managers*. Not that I condone constantly swapping managers, but when a club has benefited from swapping managers in quick succession like they did, it slightly pokes a hole in the argument. *that’s if you discount them releasing Kenny Jackett - not sure when he was let go in relation to their takeover. Edited January 25, 2019 by Shropshire Lad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 4 hours ago, Zatman said: Lambert lost the plot the day he signed Grant Holt ...and then Joe Cole, and Senderos, and Kieran Richardson, and Cissokho, and Sanchez. Talk about shitting the bed and going from one extreme to another. "We're going to play the kids!!!" ..."well that weren't great."" "...What washed up old words removed can we get in then? Get me any and all." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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