briny_ear Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Another thing - how am I expected to get any sodding work done this afternoon with all this going on? They could at least have given a bit of notice I could have planned ahead for it! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted April 15, 2014 Moderator Share Posted April 15, 2014 I think reason Faulkner made cowans and given coaches is for lambert to walk ASAP as it undermines him.. Er yeah, exactly this only the opposite. In your opinion. No not really but people are free to think what they want. Only they should perhaps read the quotes from Lambert, Cowans and Given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SikhInTrinity Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I think reason Faulkner made cowans and given coaches is for lambert to walk ASAP as it undermines him.. Then why would he release a statement supporting the decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I think Trent has this spot on tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djemba_Villan Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 So thats Villa, West Brom, Swansea and Fulham all in dissaray at the moment. Love it. Exciting at least. Yeah its brilliant seeing the club like this, what a strange thing to say. Jesus, how touchy. Reminds me why I rarely bother with on topic these days. Not everyone has to be over consumed by grief by our current plight. I just pointed out that there are a number of clubs in very similar positions as us who all have degrees of in-fighting. If nothing else, it's mildly entertaining that there is so much apparent chaos going on. I think some people take football too seriously, get a sense of perspective. It's an 'entertainment' industry, your actual real life is unaffected by these events! I'm not exactly enjoying my clubs situation, but I'm also not going to cry about it. Seems a bit odd, educated grown men crying over this sort of thing. When you consider the wider context of football (Sheiks, Oil Money, Political Influence)...these kinds of things are just handbags and merry-go-rounds aren't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacbuddies Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 No matter what you think of Faulkner, he is not dumb enough to promote Cowans/Given to simply undermine Lambert at such a critical stage of the season. Why would it be dumb? Maybe Faulkner and Lerner have realised that Lambert is useless and that after 7 defeats in our last 10 games he won't make any significant improvement in the remaining 5 games. However, they also are aware that if they sack him they are liable for a load of compensation so their tactic is to undermine him hoping that he walks either now or at the end of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Gordon Cowans said: "The manager has asked me to step up to assist him at this time and I'll do my utmost for the Club and the manager in helping prepare the team for Saturday's game against Southampton." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 (edited) "I'm delighted to have Gordon and Shay to assist me in preparing the team for Saturday, which is what the whole group is focused on," said Lambert.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27039466Yeah but wasn't that put out by AVFC's official website (AKA Pravda)!? It is on the OS along with a quote from Cowans saying Lambert asked him to step up. I know mate, but the OS put a positive spin on anything. It could just be PR 'dressing up'. Edit: I guess what I'm getting at is that - would it be beyond the club to make up some positive quotes and attribute them accordingly? Edited April 15, 2014 by Morley_crosses_to_Withe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I blame FFP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted April 15, 2014 Moderator Share Posted April 15, 2014 Gordon Cowans said: "The manager has asked me to step up to assist him at this time and I'll do my utmost for the Club and the manager in helping prepare the team for Saturday's game against Southampton." He's lying! It's all lies! Must seek out conspiracy theories! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 "I'm delighted to have Gordon and Shay to assist me in preparing the team for Saturday, which is what the whole group is focused on," said Lambert.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27039466 Yeah but wasn't that put out by AVFC's official website (AKA Pravda)!? It is on the OS along with a quote from Cowans saying Lambert asked him to step up. I know mate, but the OS put a positive spin on anything. It could just be PR 'dressing up'. You are aware how official websites work right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 No matter what you think of Faulkner, he is not dumb enough to promote Cowans/Given to simply undermine Lambert at such a critical stage of the season. Why would it be dumb? Maybe Faulkner and Lerner have realised that Lambert is useless and that after 7 defeats in our last 10 games he won't make any significant improvement in the remaining 5 games. However, they also are aware that if they sack him they are liable for a load of compensation so their tactic is to undermine him hoping that he walks either now or at the end of the season. Or maybe somebody has been pissing off squad members, and now we will see the real Agbonlahor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Gordon Cowans said: "The manager has asked me to step up to assist him at this time and I'll do my utmost for the Club and the manager in helping prepare the team for Saturday's game against Southampton." Er yes, we all read that... So?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swerbs Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Didn't you know guys, the OS is run by the Kremlin's PR department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I blame FFP. Nah, MON is to blame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa-revolution Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I wonder how many of our fans the club would currently like to sack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1974Centenary Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I can understand them asking sid to assist in training,but,how does one of the leppers in Given get a role in training? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Gordon Cowans said: "The manager has asked me to step up to assist him at this time and I'll do my utmost for the Club and the manager in helping prepare the team for Saturday's game against Southampton." Er yes, we all read that... So?????? Is it not obvious? There's no conspiracy to undermine Lambert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 "I'm delighted to have Gordon and Shay to assist me in preparing the team for Saturday, which is what the whole group is focused on," said Lambert.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27039466Yeah but wasn't that put out by AVFC's official website (AKA Pravda)!? It is on the OS along with a quote from Cowans saying Lambert asked him to step up. I know mate, but the OS put a positive spin on anything. It could just be PR 'dressing up'. You are aware how official websites work right? Yes, you are aware that the OS has been known in the past to try and put a positive spin on anything and everything!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa-revolution Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Didn't you know guys, the OS is run by the Kremlin's PR department. I thought letters were sent to Breshnev & not the other way round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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