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| Not happy with that appointment. on 00:29 - Oct 26 with 4300 views | Swansea_Blue |
I’m not that impressed either tbh, and same - I couldn’t care less about Norwich. I’m a bit more worried about some recent(ish) failures and the bullying issues with his team at Villa.
But we’ll see I suppose. It may work. |  |
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| Not happy with that appointment. on 00:32 - Oct 26 with 4295 views | hoppy |
If you look into the background of the jobs where you say he’s failed to impress, they’ve been far from stable... and the one thing Evans does do, is give a stable base for the manager (obviously Hurst would’ve had that as well with a few more wins on the board, but he’s acted before the situation worsens to an irreversible extent) |  |
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| Not happy with that appointment. on 00:34 - Oct 26 with 4286 views | BlueNode |
I'm unsure about Lambert as a manager... he seemed to have shot his bolt at Villa and has done nothing remarkable since.
He seems to be able to get reasonable talent functioning well, but we don't have reasonable talent at the moment. I'm also not overly impressed by his recruitment abilities.
As far as youth goes... has he ever been involved or believed in bringing youth into first team involvement?
Having said all that......
If he's our manager then I will fully support him..... (until I don't) |  |
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| Not happy with that appointment. on 00:29 - Oct 26 by Swansea_Blue |
I’m not that impressed either tbh, and same - I couldn’t care less about Norwich. I’m a bit more worried about some recent(ish) failures and the bullying issues with his team at Villa.
But we’ll see I suppose. It may work. |
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| Not happy with that appointment. on 00:36 - Oct 26 with 4270 views | BlueBadger |
At this point in time we don't need Mister Right, we need Mister Right Now. whether Lambert can do that is another matter but he deserves a blank slate, given that he's onto nearly as much a hiding to nothing as Mick was in 2012.
I'm more worried about he rumours of three year contracts, mind. If evan is genuinely serious about long term planning then that's all he should be doing.
*Shamelessly spams blog for the rest of the point* |  |
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| I don't disagree with the sentiment on 00:43 - Oct 26 with 4245 views | Dyland |
These are dark days indeed, but I'd add... regardless of who we appointed after the Hurst/Doig gamble went south.
I think you're making a meal of things re traditions and bleeding blue though. Who's to say Lambert won't respect that, whatever "that" is?
I'm not particularly happy with it either and like you, nothing to do with the budgie connection... much more a la Jewell's appointment...
Having said that, as ever I know fook all really except I've supported ITFC for forty years, and I'll leave it to the footie geeks to analyse if Lambert is more mustard than Jewell, etc. etc.
COYFB |  |
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| No on 00:44 - Oct 26 with 4234 views | Dyland |
No no no no no no no no no.
Come on ffs...... | |
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| Not happy with that appointment. on 00:49 - Oct 26 with 4200 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Not happy with that appointment. on 00:32 - Oct 26 by hoppy |
If you look into the background of the jobs where you say he’s failed to impress, they’ve been far from stable... and the one thing Evans does do, is give a stable base for the manager (obviously Hurst would’ve had that as well with a few more wins on the board, but he’s acted before the situation worsens to an irreversible extent) |
That’s true, he gave Hurst 2 whole months  .
Lambert’s problems previously seemed to be linked to players being sold and him not being able to bring in those he wanted. He’ll definitely face those same problems here.
We’ll see. I’m not against it, but something doesn’t feel quite right. Uninspiring I guess. But if he can steady the ship, then great, happy days. | |
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| I don't disagree with the sentiment on 01:01 - Oct 26 with 4173 views | Guthrum |
| I don't disagree with the sentiment on 00:43 - Oct 26 by Dyland |
These are dark days indeed, but I'd add... regardless of who we appointed after the Hurst/Doig gamble went south.
I think you're making a meal of things re traditions and bleeding blue though. Who's to say Lambert won't respect that, whatever "that" is?
I'm not particularly happy with it either and like you, nothing to do with the budgie connection... much more a la Jewell's appointment...
Having said that, as ever I know fook all really except I've supported ITFC for forty years, and I'll leave it to the footie geeks to analyse if Lambert is more mustard than Jewell, etc. etc.
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In reality, we're not going to know the answer to that until boots actually hit turf.
It's not just about skill levels, but also how a manager "fits" with a club (in the real sense of understanding the setup, getting on with the staff, rapport with players, not so much just having links going back a long way). Formerly good managers can turn bad - as we've just experienced - and vice versa.
We know that Lambert has the potential to succeed, from parts of his CV, or not, from others. The outcome (in a highly difficult situation) is very much up in the air and almost impossible to accurately prejudge. |  |
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| pretty much (n/t) on 01:09 - Oct 26 with 4142 views | Dyland |
| I don't disagree with the sentiment on 01:01 - Oct 26 by Guthrum |
In reality, we're not going to know the answer to that until boots actually hit turf.
It's not just about skill levels, but also how a manager "fits" with a club (in the real sense of understanding the setup, getting on with the staff, rapport with players, not so much just having links going back a long way). Formerly good managers can turn bad - as we've just experienced - and vice versa.
We know that Lambert has the potential to succeed, from parts of his CV, or not, from others. The outcome (in a highly difficult situation) is very much up in the air and almost impossible to accurately prejudge. |
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| No on 00:44 - Oct 26 by Dyland |
No no no no no no no no no.
Come on ffs...... |
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| Not happy with that appointment. on 10:50 - Oct 26 with 3571 views | FrimleyBlue |
For me, the key is Lambert working with those around him, something the previous managers didn't like ( POSSIBLY)
Klug, Nash, Hogg etc all have fantastic knowledge, we have some superb youngsters, Lambert has everything at the club to build a team, may take a while, but the foundations are there.
I Think the biggest investment Evans can make in the next 12 months is to get us to Cat 1, this will be Key.
But Lambert and first team, I think as long as he works with everyone and looks to include everyone, he could enjoy managing such a club |  |
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| Not happy with that appointment. on 10:53 - Oct 26 with 3538 views | hype313 |
I think what we are witnessing is thd fact that the job at our club isnt as attractive as it once was, the fact that a few turned it down meams we are limited to what we can get, sad state of affairs really.
And if that means Lambert is the choice over the other names mentioned, then i'll take that as a positive, but it is slim pickings and a sign of the times for us. |  |
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| Not happy with that appointment. on 10:54 - Oct 26 with 3537 views | Kieran_Knows |
Come off it Lib! |  |
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| No on 10:54 - Oct 26 with 3538 views | JakeITFC |
It is nonsense tbh, no is a pretty good argument.
You've got too harsh a view of Lambert for my money. One exceptional job at Norwich, a few decent ones elsewhere and generally extenuating circumstances when it hasn't worked out at clubs.
We'd all love an Ipswich man to be our knight in shining armour, but unfortunately there aren't suitable candidates who actually fit the bill of what we need.
Paul Lambert is at the top end (actually the number one candidate for me) of what we can and should be looking for in this hire, so it has to be seen as a positive appointment. |  | | |
| No on 10:54 - Oct 26 with 3520 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
The only similarity been Megson and Lambert is the Norwich connection.
The style of football is completely different. Megson would be a less effective version of MM. |  |
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| Not happy with that appointment. on 10:56 - Oct 26 with 3496 views | DanTheMan |
I'm on the fence. Trying to look at it without bias he's done fairly well in most places. Places where it's all gone wrong tend to have over reasons as well as to why so I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
My largest concern will be the amount of time fans will give him to turn it around.
Onwards and upwards though... |  |
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| Not happy with that appointment. on 10:58 - Oct 26 with 3469 views | chicoazul |
Crazy talk. |  |
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| No on 10:54 - Oct 26 by Nthsuffolkblue |
The only similarity been Megson and Lambert is the Norwich connection.
The style of football is completely different. Megson would be a less effective version of MM. |
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| Not happy with that appointment. on 11:11 - Oct 26 with 3392 views | stewartm |
maybe I agree but TBH he needs to be given a chance |  |
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| Not happy with that appointment. on 11:12 - Oct 26 with 3381 views | Reuser_is_God |
Oh wow. |  |
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| Not happy with that appointment. on 11:14 - Oct 26 with 3358 views | Ace_High1 |
We are not in a position to have the luxury to pick and choose. At the end of the day Lambert has most recently been managing in the PL and has a decent record.
No doubt a few have already turned us down so unless we want another lower league punt or ex Ipswich legend not much else we can do. |  | | |
| Not happy with that appointment. on 11:41 - Oct 26 with 3295 views | blueislander |
| Not happy with that appointment. on 00:49 - Oct 26 by Swansea_Blue |
That’s true, he gave Hurst 2 whole months .
Lambert’s problems previously seemed to be linked to players being sold and him not being able to bring in those he wanted. He’ll definitely face those same problems here.
We’ll see. I’m not against it, but something doesn’t feel quite right. Uninspiring I guess. But if he can steady the ship, then great, happy days. |
Although he only had 2 months of competitive football, in reality he had the pre-season . Therein lies his real failure. Whether he had much say in Webster and Waghorn leaving is open to question, but he let young players go out on loan, preferring to sign the lower league players, none of whom have proved good enough. We had flashes from Edwards, and maybe Jackson hasn't been able to how his ability, but none of the others are good enough. | | | |
| No on 14:02 - Oct 26 with 3113 views | Sarge |
You didn’t/don’t rate McG either. Come on Libs, get with it.. | | | |
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