vandaq Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 (edited) Honestly it was a gamble and it showed that he should not play that position at all, he isn`t ready for PL yet. But it was nice to him having a chance and then taking him off when it was needed. Unless this will become a reoccurring move from Lambert, then I see no fault with it. Gabby wasn`t in so he let him have a stab at it. But yes, it was way better when bent came on, I don`t think many will argue with that. Edited February 14, 2013 by vandaq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMcKenna Posted February 14, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted February 14, 2013 I wouldn't have banked on Bowery to have got it right. Experience is important and, before he became the Villa Park whipping boy, Bent did accumulate quite a lot of that. Why? Bent was simply in the "right place at the right time" - frankly it is ludicrous to promote Bent on the strength of his blocking a shot. For me it's not a question of Bent v Bowery. Had Gabby been fit, Bowery wouldnt have start I'm not really promoting Bent vs Bowery, just responding to some posts that suggested Bowery was a better choice than Bent for a key match (which is ludicrous) and the general anti-Bent feeling that pervades these pages. I thought Bent made quite a difference to our attacking opportunities when he came on and, hey presto, we scored twice where we had been labouring all match. You will probably argue it was nothing to do with him but I'm still glad he came on and we got the decisive goals. OK I got the wrong end of the stick. I am not anti-Bent and accept that he made a difference when he came on against Wham but I dont think he should be lauded for his defensive "skills" I am not sure of Bowery but currently, if all were fit, I would start with Gabby, Benteke and Wiemann - using Bent as a 2nd Half sub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I wouldn't have banked on Bowery to have got it right. Experience is important and, before he became the Villa Park whipping boy, Bent did accumulate quite a lot of that. Why? Bent was simply in the "right place at the right time" - frankly it is ludicrous to promote Bent on the strength of his blocking a shot. For me it's not a question of Bent v Bowery. Had Gabby been fit, Bowery wouldnt have started. You hit the nail on the head there "Bent was in the right place at the right time" which goes to show that even tho he is a forward he knew where he should be ( at the time ) and I am not saying that Bent should be in the team because he blocked a shot.The reason we got our second goal was because Bent was brought down, giving us a free kick.So the moral of the story is " Bent is valuable at both ends of the pitch " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosenthal Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 http://www.kumb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=146250 There's a Sam Allardyce to Villa thread on West Ham forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_eristic Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 http://www.kumb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=146250 There's a Sam Allardyce to Villa thread on West Ham forumutter madness, total and complete lunacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I don't believe a word of it. The time to sack the manager was after the Christmas disaster. Now the window is shut we would be better off riding it out to the end of the season. I don't think a new manager would have enough time to make a dramatic change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 As one of the West ham fans correctly pointed out, there is no way lerner would employ sam after AM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutherland Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 http://www.kumb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=146250 There's a Sam Allardyce to Villa thread on West Ham forum Ideal for division 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Not surprised at the rumour concerning Lambert losing his job but 'Fat Sam' as his replacement is total bollocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Best get some bigger dug outs installed to fit his concrete block sized melon head inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Would rather have Lambert than Fat Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted February 17, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted February 17, 2013 oh dear. fat sam? even if we do go down i'd prefer lambert to continue than let that word removed anywhere near our club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickyhell Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Allardyce is a Villa fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 We won't be sacking the manager at this point. It wouldn't surprise me if he has been sounded out as a replacement should we go down though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcTheObsession Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Allardyce is a Villa fan? I always thought he was a Baggie. Looking at their forum, their fans really don't like him do they. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Fat Sam is a confirmed dingle. That's a wolves fan for the uninitiated. No link, but this is from the few Baggies fans I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 He's from Dudley isn't he? So that would make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 What's all this all over the site today? Is it a secret code? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 What's all this all over the site today? Is it a secret code? http://www.sightspecific.com/~mosh/www_faq/nbsp.html In other words, it's a formatting issue with the rich text editor, probably to get around some other formatting problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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