Baffling how there's a view that Lambert 'left Norwich in the shit'. He's taken them from League 1 to Premier League mid-table in only a few years, and he's left the club only a few weeks after the end of the season, leaving them plenty of time to get a new manager in.
Also, Villa is a good move for Lambert. He can't do any worse than McLeish, so even if he has an indifferent first season there and they finish a few places higher or with 10 more points, it'll be marked as progress and he'll keep his job. Personally, I think he'll do well at Villa.