Oh How I Chuckle

John Ward is the man you want - as far from an "ambitious young manager" as it''s possible to be!

[quote user="lake district canary"]Dodds, I think you''re in for a shock. Lambert was getting alot of criticism for team selection/tactics in some games last season. It was a bit hit and miss to be honest. When it was right it was very good, but equally there were games where you thought - does this man know what he''s doing. He''s still learning - you are going to need your patience, I think. He will mix the squad, rotate it at a bewildering rate - not always with good results - sometimes we were asking as fans - just what is he doing? Ecstatic at the progress we''ve made in three years - but it was a combination of circumstances that led to it, not just Lambert''s arrival. To start with we are a well run club and we had signed a secret weapon in Grant Holt (not signed ny Lambert, btw). Just saying, but PL is not the finished article. [/quote] This is something that has puzzled me as a Col U fan -all this talk from the Villa fans that they are getting a manager who "Plays the right way" -My recollection is as described above - when he got us playing well, we were very good (opening game of the 09/10 season for example!!) but it was often hit and miss, and sometimes not very exciting at all (mind you, still thrilling compared to what Boothroyd served up afterwards!). I''m not entirely convinced that Villa are going to get the "beautiful game" they''re expecting

[quote user="Branston Pickle"]It may well be that Lambert has such a clause in his contract that he can talk if an official approach is made, but it is also true that Villa have clearly been letting it be known they want him for some time. Lawrenson was going on about it several weeks before the end of the season. I''m sure if push comes to shove we can focus on the tapping up aspect, which is ''illegal'' in football. I cant see our CEO deliberately allowing such a loophole to be created. It doesn''t usually get to such a stupid level, but imo Villa are proving to be complete bankers.[/quote] Tapping up is illegal isn''t it?? How terrible, another "bigger! club wants your manager and taps him up, he sh*ts on the fans of his existing club, and the other club tries to find any way it can of getting out of paying the smaller club compensation. Of course, you''d never treat another club that way would you?? A beautiful situation!!