01 Mar 2015 17:06:59
Totally fear for us now. This squad is better than qpr Burnley Sunderland Leicester and the baggies but just shot of confidence. We need to beat westbrom and hopefully get a boost from that. 2 bidders on the table for club but I fear they will walk away and we will head down and be stook with Lerner. Come on the boys you can beat the baggies. Stuff it up them and start the fight back and I feel if we pull this off we will be sold and the future will be a lot brighter. Thoughts anyone.
Kingvilla, I don`t think our squad is better than the teams you have mentioned to be honest.
If it was we would have more than 13 goals on board mate, we are where we are because we are a poor side. A squad becomes a good squad when it wins games consistently over a couple of seasons, it then gets stronger or weaker depending on additions or departures, we are not in that position.
I will ignore the buyers on the table bit.
Kingvilla, this squad is totally unbalanced, thanks to Lambert.
He Loanded out Bent, Robinson and the big lad who had his pants pulled down and never replaced the injured Kozaz despite the fact that Benteke was also missing for the first few months of the season.
Net result, no options upfront.
The man was a nightmare and we are paying a heavy price his appointment and the subsequent decision not to sack him 9 months ago.
Need funds to do what you ask.
All the players I mention are on the books Oldvillain. Lambert then made a bid for Lambert on the last day of the January window. He was also trying to sign Cleverley. Let's not kid ourselves he had no money to play with; he did.
Mendax, your dislike of PL is akin to mine for Lerner.
I saw no evidence that an attempt was made for Cleverly and believe that money for Lambert the player was made available at the last minute when the extra tv etc money was known.
We will have to wait till the end of the season (hopefully) to judge whether TS has been successful and if we can get an owner willing to fund the manager but because of the fair play rules more money has to come through the tills.
Once again, you are 1/2 right on this Oldvillain; My dislike for Lambert was as great as yours is for Lerner. What you fail to see is that my dislike for Lerner is comparable to yours.
You've always seen this as a Lerner only issue. I never have
Mendax you are right. However it is history.
TS has inherited a squad put together on a shoestring and this is down to the owner.
Many posters have stated that the players are good but badly coached.
How has TS managed to bring in coaching staff when PL had none to mention? Lerner opened the purse realising that options were slipping away.
That is now gone and 3points gives everyone a lift and we wait now to see if TS is good enough on a small budget.
Oldvillan, the squad have been poorly coached, its stands out a mile.
You can see even now they are finding it very difficult to adapt to a more forward approach, getting men into the box is alien to them.
Paul Lambert had coaches but from what we are lead to believe he allowed bullying to go on, he was devoid of ideas and people skills.
I believe Tim Sherwood has got more B---s than Lambert and told Villas chiefs exactly what he wanted or forget it, result he was obliged.
Oldvillan try and forget Lerners purse, He has spent money and will spend more before he goes,
I am trying my best to forget Lambert but his name keeps cropping up for some reason, he`s gone.
Sherwoods words were that he was approached and agreed, negotiations were for later.
So when did this money for extra staff appear?
Come On Oldvillan you don`t really believe that do you! that was Sherwoods way of saying the Job was too good to turn down, and a bit tongue in cheek, he knew what was on offer.
He would have looked dam foolish if what he said was true, and then told after starting work that his wages were £50 a week and his contract was for 15 years, think about it mate.
I'm not going on with same argument any more