useless Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Lambert would be our second best striker and I believe that he and benteke could play together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffy Biro Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Were that desperate im actually behind this signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 We'd be looking for Lambert to come in, replace Benteke and do a better job. I don't see that as our priority. *shocked face* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 We'd be looking for Lambert to come in, replace Benteke and do a better job. I don't see that as our priority, I'd much rather see the money spent elsewhere. We need some kind of incremental improvement. We need at least 1 center forward prepared to put a decent shift in and chip in with at least the odd goal. I'd love to see the money better spent, but it's transfer deadline day. What else are you realistically hoping happens? Would you rather nobody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 2, 2015 Moderator Share Posted February 2, 2015 He's older than Kevin Nolan. He's scored less goals this season than Weimann or Agbonlahor. £5m? In less appearances. Lambert 2 in 17. Agbonlahor 3 in 20. Now I know that most of Gabby's will have been starts and most of Lambert's will have been sub appearances, but Gabby has been quite rightly lambasted for his form this season - you'd want him to have at least doubled that total - and you'd want someone you were paying £5m for to have matched it in sub appearances. Would you pay £5m for Gabby in four and a half years time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Id rather borini over lambert. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fab Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 He's older than Kevin Nolan. He's scored less goals this season than Weimann or Agbonlahor. £5m? In less appearances. Yeah, he's only played 585 minutes in the league this season. Andi's played 1464 and Gabby 1719. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan4Life Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 We'd be looking for Lambert to come in, replace Benteke and do a better job. I don't see that as our priority, I'd much rather see the money spent elsewhere. We need some kind of incremental improvement. We need at least 1 center forward prepared to put a decent shift in and chip in with at least the odd goal. I'd love to see the money better spent, but it's transfer deadline day. What else are you realistically hoping happens? Would you rather nobody? Question we need to ask is WHY has Lambert/Lerner/Fox left it to the last minute for a striker and now looking at Prem only strikers!! Very bad management all around.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 2, 2015 Moderator Share Posted February 2, 2015 We'd be looking for Lambert to come in, replace Benteke and do a better job. I don't see that as our priority, I'd much rather see the money spent elsewhere. We need some kind of incremental improvement. We need at least 1 center forward prepared to put a decent shift in and chip in with at least the odd goal. I'd love to see the money better spent, but it's transfer deadline day. What else are you realistically hoping happens? Would you rather nobody? Than Lambert? Yes. It'd allow for the players we have that I believe are better than him to play. What I'd really like is for us to get a wide player in - we're desperately short in that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 £5m for someone who is 33 very soon wow, we really are that desperate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Lambert had 13 goals and 11 assists last season. He has 28 goals and 18 assists in 75 premier league games with Southampton. He is more than just a number 9, he has great feet and is very smart and is capable of making things happen for other players. Get it done please lambo Agree, but at 32, 5m is a little too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieVillan Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I'd rather have Byram than Lambert. I'd rather have £5m than Lambert. The age matters - it's money down the drain - for free I'd take him on a two year deal. For £5m and a four year contract worth another £10m? I'd rather rod my dog. What if we pay £5m and he scores 5-10 goals and it keeps us safe from relegation - is it worth it? What if we don't sign him and we get relegated because we Benteke doesn't start scoring? He's not as good a player as Benteke, he's not as good a player as Agbonlahor - I have three problems with him - he's not that good, he's old and he's expensive. What if we pay £5m for him and as a result of that and his wages we have to sell players in the summer? There are better players about for the money - players with sell on values - players with futures. Ok....but what if we don't buy someone to score goals and we get relegated? I agree with you to an extent, he is not the future of the club, but he is an experienced player who can score goals at the highest level. He is older than our other recent signings, but if he does a job for 2 years then so be it. Benteke and Kozak are both young, as is Weimann, at this moment in time do we really need another young player with potential to improve? With regard to selling players in the summer - which players in our squad are indispensible? Based on what we have seen this season, I don't think any of them are. I also think its very worrying if Agbonlahor is the benchmark for our signings these days - he's a shadow of the player he was under MON and of the player that we all hoped he could be. This all might be a moot point because it could be a garbage story, but I don't understand how we could turn down a player like this, even if we are paying probably twice as much as we should be. Unfortunately we are in a position where we are desperate, so we have to pay over the odds, and based on how tightly the purse strings have been managed in the last 3 years, I would suspect we are not overstretching ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marley the Bognor Villan Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Imo it wouldnt matter if we had Aguero up front, if we dont put the ball in the area more often we wont score goals. Tekkers is awesome but hes not getting the service. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 He's older than Kevin Nolan. He's scored less goals this season than Weimann or Agbonlahor. £5m? he has played a lot less games and most importantly knows how to score at Villa Park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westholmevillan Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 If we've got 5m to spend Defoe would have been a much better option IMO 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunnski Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Lambert had 13 goals and 11 assists last season. He has 28 goals and 18 assists in 75 premier league games with Southampton. He is more than just a number 9, he has great feet and is very smart and is capable of making things happen for other players. Get it done please lambo Agree, but at 32, 5m is a little too much. I think it would be nice to see Lerner actually pay over the odds for once, the tight git. [emoji39] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Just sign someone...anyone. In all seriousness though I do wonder why we seem to leave it so late in a lot of the windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I don't think there's any chance that we've bid £5M for Rickie Lambert anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 If we've got 5m to spend Defoe would have been a much better option IMO Exactly, in all my years as a Villa fan I've always wanted us to sign him to be honest! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpt666 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Must be some sort of joke surely .??? Ffs please be a joke signing lambert can't cope with 2 of em at the club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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