FamousHolteUnion Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 The Scot resigned following a furious bust-up after the club refused to give Aston Villa permission to talk to him. Lambert will walk into the vacant Villa job, with owner Randy Lerner and chief executive Paul Faulkner identifying him as their No 1 choice yesterday. The raging boss wanted out once it became clear the Canaries were digging their heels in, adamant they would not even let him hear what Villa had to offer. It resulted in a bitter end to Lambo’s three-year love affair with the Carrow Road club, who he took from League One obscurity to 12th place in the Premier League following successive promotions. It is the second time in 18 months that Norwich, backed by TV cook Delia Smith, have refused to give their manager permission to speak to a rival club. In January 2011, they turned down Burnley’s request to approach Lambert following the dismissal of Brian Laws. A Canaries statement at the time said: “The club will fight tooth and nail to retain the services of Paul Lambert and his team during this critical period of the season and whilst they remain employed under a long-term contract.” They tried the same tactic yesterday but it blew up in their face — days after Lambert, 42, declared he was going nowhere. That clears the way for him to succeed Alex McLeish, who Lambo played under at Motherwell. SunSport can reveal Villa identified the former Borussia Dortmund midfielder as the steely character required to shake up the Midlanders before Roberto Martinez declared he was staying at Wigan. Lerner feels Lambert is the young, aggressive and ambitious boss Villa need after two miserable years. Norwich now face a summer sweat to bring in a new manager. Former Canaries skipper Malky Mackay will be a contender. He took Cardiff to the Carling Cup final, where they lost to Liverpool on penalties, as well as the Championship play-offs last season. Chris Hughton is also in the frame. West Brom are not keen to cough up around £2.5million for the Birmingham man’s services. But that figure would not worry Norwich who expect to receive some compensation from Villa when Lambert is officially installed as boss. Thats the Sun article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 He is as good as ours now. Wonder who he will bring in and if Lerner will back him with a decent bit of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompedyret Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Interesting read here about Rodgers' and Lambert's approach to football. >>>http://www.guardian.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Hopefully we can get this wrapped up now. Surely the fact that he's quit Norwich makes things considerably easier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islingtonclaret Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Indeed. Even at this stage I think I'm going to stick my neck out and say, "Welcome Paul" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KjParton Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Can't wait for wiz to come on and post trolololol - The other Norwich fan spoke some sense though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousHolteUnion Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Surprisingly not on either of the Norwich message boards yet, went on there expecting Meltdown and seems they aren't aware yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted May 30, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted May 30, 2012 Great appointment, he was my favourite for the job when the Ginger was sacked, I did want OGS when I thought about the possibilities. This is the safe option, he plays good football and signs the right players who will play to their maximum. I wanted OGS because of the foreign talent he could bring to the club, but we will see with Lambert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobler Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islingtonclaret Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Off to bed. See you for the press conference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieB Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 The Sun reporting it now too. TBF Dean Scoggins of the Sun ALL the way through the OGS saga maintained it was just to get movement on Lambert situation sorted. Have no idea if he was correct of course or if he changed his mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danceoftheshamen Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 I too scared to say to much until it's absolutely confirmed but if he does come i would be delighted with the appointment Definitely in the top 3 options for me so well happy & will back him all the way..IF HE COMES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAFC2000 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Yes Lambert...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityangel Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Sun reports Lambert has quit! - http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4347635/Paul-Lambert-quits-Norwich-after-furious-row-over-Villa-job.html I wouldnt believe what you read in the Sun lol, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Again, I will state that Richard looking like he knows the score, coming across as happy and being quietly confident makes me scared...:!:be afraid, be very afraid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereford-Villan Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Anyone not happy with this appointment needs to get real. He's a good manager with a very good record. Much better than OGS, Martinez and Rodgers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lainux Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 :thumb: Lambert give us a wave! Lambert Lambert give us a wave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaRoy Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 Buzzing! LAMBO's claret and blue army! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packoman Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Pretty happy if we get him. Not my first choice, but I think he'll do good for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityangel Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Surprisingly not on either of the Norwich message boards yet, went on there expecting Meltdown and seems they aren't aware yet Thats because our CEO has said tonight there has been no approach for Lambert yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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