Football

On a manager related note, am watching the Villa Bradford game highlights and wonder whether Lambert is being slightly too revolutionary in wanting to change the philosophy of the club. They look like they had plenty of chances to score, Benteke alone has had five or six.

But maybe some of those players he'd discarded would have meant he scraped a draw here, a win there, and allowed him a bit more time to implement his new youth orientated programme. Too much, too soon?

Got to say Villa look like they can create enough chances at home to score the brace they need. Its whether they can keep 'em out at the other end..

I'd like to see Lambert given time, whether they stay up or are relegated to change things around..

Lambert had to do something drastic. I saw Villa at the Emirates last season and they were truly abject.