OutByEaster? Posted February 2, 2015 Moderator Share Posted February 2, 2015 He's two and a bit months younger than Joe Cole. I reckon he's got two season left in him, this one and one more. So that's about 18 months. For which we'll pay maybe £8-9m including the fee. That's half a million a month - or £120k a week. I'd take him on a free, but financially this is an appalling signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTTERDAM1982 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I would have bought Gray or Alli in this window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted February 2, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted February 2, 2015 Just read the "lump" comments, and for my money that's as lazy as the Holt comparisons. Lambert has very good feet, is strong, good in the air BUT he can also drop off and play someone in. He has good vision and can create a bit. He could be a very good foil for Benteke IMO. Especially now we have Gil and Sinclair. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Bournemouth bid £5m for demari Gary , Bournemouth .....£5m.... Don't they have a very wealthy Russian owner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted February 2, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted February 2, 2015 He's two and a bit months younger than Joe Cole. I reckon he's got two season left in him, this one and one more. So that's about 18 months. For which we'll pay maybe £8-9m including the fee. That's half a million a month - or £120k a week. I'd take him on a free, but financially this is an appalling signing. Entirely true. However we paid £24m for Bent and he paid for himself by keeping us up. If we stay up £8m is a no brainer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Lambert had success at Norwich playing Holt and Morrison together. If we signed Rickie Lambert to play alongside Benteke it could work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post a m ole Posted February 2, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 2, 2015 I would have bought Gray or Alli in this window. you're right, we should have just bought Alli, why didn't we think of that? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 He's two and a bit months younger than Joe Cole. I reckon he's got two season left in him, this one and one more. So that's about 18 months. For which we'll pay maybe £8-9m including the fee. That's half a million a month - or £120k a week. I'd take him on a free, but financially this is an appalling signing. I'd take Ronaldo on a free but that is also not going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 James Nursey @JamesNursey · 2m 2 minutes ago #AVFC definitely having a serious crack to get Rickie Lambert. A few glimmers they could get him but has to still be long shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 If any scousers laugh at us for paying £6m we can just remind them about Downing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 (edited) You guys seem to have fallen for that Lambert story hook line and sinker! tbf i dont think this is much different from cleverley last year, lots of people ITK saying its on, lots of people ITK saying its off, the only thing we dont have with this is everton on the side Yet. Still a couple of hours to go. Edited February 2, 2015 by briny_ear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 If any scousers laugh at us for paying £6m we can just remind them about Downing. Andy Carrol /end of argument 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 (edited) I don't expect us to get Rickie Lambert but he wouldn't be the worst signing if we did get him. Edited February 2, 2015 by Brumstopdogs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 2, 2015 Moderator Share Posted February 2, 2015 Just read the "lump" comments, and for my money that's as lazy as the Holt comparisons. Lambert has very good feet, is strong, good in the air BUT he can also drop off and play someone in. He has good vision and can create a bit. He could be a very good foil for Benteke IMO. Especially now we have Gil and Sinclair. How would you work that though, Gil can't play as a winger, he'd need to play in behind them - we could put him out on the right but we'd have no width then, in a midfield four with Sanchez and Delph, Sinclair would end up needing to do a lot of defensive work and that's what he's not so good at. I think it has to be either or with a midfield five if we're to get the best out of both Gil and Sinclair (or Weimann or Agbonlahor for that matter). - or you could maybe put Delph out left, Gil at the point of a diamond and Sanchez deep, with either Bacuna or N'Zogbia down the right - with Sinclair dropped. I think that Lambert and Benteke could play up front in a 4-4-2 - but it'd need to be in a squad which has natural wide midfielders - we don't have that. (and yeah - the lump was a little bit harsh, but I don't think we should pretend he's the second coming of George Weah either!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 James Nursey @JamesNursey · 2m 2 minutes ago #AVFC definitely having a serious crack to get Rickie Lambert. A few glimmers they could get him but has to still be long shot Confirmation it is a legit link then. Come on Villa... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 2, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted February 2, 2015 I don't think it would be a bad signing, but it's a lot of money, especially when it'd be a profit for Liverpool when he's hardly played! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Wish people would stop quoting this £6m figure - it's made up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 2, 2015 Moderator Share Posted February 2, 2015 He's two and a bit months younger than Joe Cole. I reckon he's got two season left in him, this one and one more. So that's about 18 months. For which we'll pay maybe £8-9m including the fee. That's half a million a month - or £120k a week. I'd take him on a free, but financially this is an appalling signing. Entirely true. However we paid £24m for Bent and he paid for himself by keeping us up. If we stay up £8m is a no brainer. In my opinion Bent is the worst signing in the clubs history. I don't want us to repeat that at any level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdomlahor Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Lee Clayton @LeeClayton_ · 3m 3 minutes ago Villa have agreed £5m for Rickie Lambert, then West Ham now know what they have to pay. No more than possibly/maybe. Not sure if he missed out an "if" at the beginning of his tweet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 James Nursey @JamesNursey · 2m 2 minutes ago #AVFC definitely having a serious crack to get Rickie Lambert. A few glimmers they could get him but has to still be long shot It will be off target and go wide, no chance we score. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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