| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive 22:49 - Feb 16 with 6119 views | itfcjoe |
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Q: You say the players gave you everything and you say it's not just on you, so is this decline down to the owner then?
A: No, no, you're trying to put words in my mouth.
Q: No, I'm giving you the opportunity to clarify those earlier comments...
A: No, you're trying to put words in my mouth.
What's happened to this club, over I don't know how many years gone by, all the frustration... The club should never be the way it is.
There has been something drastically wrong going right through it and it's not good enough.
That's the bottom line.
If somebody puts X amount into a football club, as Marcus has done, then nobody can point the finger at that. Marcus has put an incredible amount of money in.
Q: So what is it then?
A: It's everything. For me, it's everything. I'm not sure. The structure... everything. It's not right, 100 per cent, the structure.
Q: So who are you angry with?
A: Everything. Everything. Absolutely everything. You know, the manager takes the whole thing on his neck and on his shoulders. I'm not going to be that lamb to the slaughter when there are things around here that I know shouldn't be the way they are.
I'm loathed to criticise anybody, but collectively this is not right.
Forty years ago... Terry Butcher, unbelievable, Johnny Wark, unbelievable, Paul Mariner... unbelievable guys, top guys.They must be looking at it and thinking 'what the hell's happened here?!' They must be.
Q: They are Paul.
A: Aye! Its horrendous, absolutely. That guy there (points at Sir Bobby Robson's name above one stand) and that guy there (points at Sir Alf Ramsey's name above the other stand)... It's criminal.
Q: Who else can you be directing your anger and frustration at though if it's not the owner? There';s only one person who runs the club.
A: Everything. He's in charge, aye, but he's put in an unbelievable amount of money. I don't think you can have one blame culture. I think it's everything.
Q: How do you put that right?
A: My opinion is that everybody needs to get around the table. And they strip it back somewhere. They have to. Because it's not moving. There are things I've done behind the scenes to try and get them going and give some advice on it. Whether it comes, nobody knows, but I definitely think they need to get around the table and stop this feeling that's around here.
Q: Clearly something has to change. And your frustration is that everything is being directed at you?
A: That's it. But that's always the case. I think there's definitely got to be a sit down at this football club and see where it's going.
Q: Will you ask the owner for that discussion?
A: We've spoke. He knows my thoughts on the situation. He's not a silly guy. I get on well with the guy, no problem, but you've got to put friendship aside at certain times in football. At the minute, this cannot go on.
Q: I hear what you are saying about bigger issues Paul, but even with all the frustrations about structure have you not got the tools at your disposal to be doing better than this? Do you feel you are getting the best out of what you've got?
A: Yeah. I can't ask for anymore effort. As a manager that's all you can ask of people. Whether the quality is there, nobody knows. There are a lot of young guys there that only know this club. They are having a hard time at the minute along with the other guys,. What they do give you is unbelievable effort. They give you absolutely everything. I;m not going to criticise them.
Q: But it's four wins in 14... It's 23 points from 20, which is prolonged bottom half form...
A: Absolutely, it's not good enough.
Q: People will say that, regardless of the structure, regardless of investment, regardless of all those things, it still should be better than this for Ipswich Town in League One...
A: Aye. It's not good enough. Absolutely. It's not good enough. A hundred per cent. I can't argue with that. |  |
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| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:02 - Feb 16 with 1870 views | Bluefish |
| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:00 - Feb 16 by homer_123 |
Because he is right. Evans has been at the helm well before Lambert. Yes Lambert has been shocking for us but he is not wrong to point out the issues that we all know exist. |
No one else took us to league 1 and kept us there
Excusing Lambert for any of it is shameful |  |
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| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:03 - Feb 16 with 1866 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:02 - Feb 16 by Garv |
It's clearly Evans, and it's clear that's what he's getting at. |
Except he said it isn't.
It has to be Evans or himself or both but he won't accept either of those things. |  |
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| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:03 - Feb 16 with 1864 views | BrightonBlue |
If and when lambert does go, I’d love it if he called it out as it was. All of the previous managers have disappeared with their severance clauses and little criticism of ME. We then carry merrily on our downward spiral. The problem runs deeper than the manager (despite those failings). The whole club stinks. It’s rotten. It’s so depressing from a football perspective. |  | | |
| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:04 - Feb 16 with 1853 views | BluedanW |
So if its not the owners fault. Whose fault is it that the structure of the club is all wrong?
Maybe the club need to get a government grant to have a business development company come in to sort them out.
As much as lambert talks some dribble he is right on this subject
It amazes me how Marcus Evans has made himself a small fortune with such awful business sense. |  | | |
| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:04 - Feb 16 with 1852 views | GodBlue |
Well, that's a man with no more excuses left to hide behind.
Hard to disagree with his assertions about the way the club is run. But if he thinks that's the best he can hope to be getting out of a team he's had over two years to assemble and coach, then he's as good as admitted his position is untenable.
You wouldn't get away with that in any other profession. |  |
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| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:05 - Feb 16 with 1844 views | Hipsterectomy |
Not sure who it’s possible to blame if he’s being sincere that it’s not Evans. Lambert brought in the coaches. O’Neill? The scouts? Klug and Nash? |  |
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| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:08 - Feb 16 with 1810 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:05 - Feb 16 by Hipsterectomy |
Not sure who it’s possible to blame if he’s being sincere that it’s not Evans. Lambert brought in the coaches. O’Neill? The scouts? Klug and Nash? |
If he is sincere about Evans then the other person is Lambert. He is not accepting it is himself so he is making up an imaginary "everything outside his control at the club". | |
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| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:10 - Feb 16 with 1780 views | Garv |
| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:03 - Feb 16 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Except he said it isn't.
It has to be Evans or himself or both but he won't accept either of those things. |
He's hardly going to directly blame his boss is he?
'The structure'
'Everything, absolutely everything'
'Collectively it's not good enough'
Points fairly accurately at Evans. Maybe he's genuine when he says he doesn't want to blame one person specifically, but ultimately he's the man in charge, and since taking charge, it's been a disaster. |  |
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| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:10 - Feb 16 with 1781 views | homer_123 |
| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:02 - Feb 16 by jayessess |
He's been here more than 2 years, is the most senior football professional in the club and at no point has he done anything about it. More than 2 years and ne'er a peep about any of it. |
We know that isn't true though.
Let's not conveniently rewrite history. He was clear when he came in that there was a lot broken at the club. From on the pitch to the relationship with fans. And he made a concerted effort with the fan side (on the pitch it has been disappointing to the absolute very least).
We know, as well, the Evans has underfunded in areas since before Lambert came in.
We also know, just by way of example, that our fitness pro isn't being replaced.
Not giving Lambert an out but I don't doubt for a second he is wrong about this stuff. He has been funded with a decent squad and has failed but lets be very clear here.
Lambert goes...Evans remains and the Club doesn't change. |  |
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| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:11 - Feb 16 with 1770 views | reusersfreekicks |
| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:02 - Feb 16 by homer_123 |
Is anyone questioning his utter incompetence as a manager? |
No but some are giving his words too much credence. Rambling, contradictory and pointless |  | | |
| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:11 - Feb 16 with 1764 views | Tangledupin_Blue |
| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:02 - Feb 16 by Garv |
It's clearly Evans, and it's clear that's what he's getting at. |
I agree with this.
And he has said that Evans has put in the money So the bit that he is not yet able to say is that Evans's recruitment (of managers) isn't good enough. But it sounds to me as if he is getting there... |  |
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| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:12 - Feb 16 with 1758 views | homer_123 |
| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:02 - Feb 16 by Bluefish |
No one else took us to league 1 and kept us there
Excusing Lambert for any of it is shameful |
Where am I excusing Lambert? | |
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| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:13 - Feb 16 with 1735 views | jayessess |
| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:10 - Feb 16 by homer_123 |
We know that isn't true though.
Let's not conveniently rewrite history. He was clear when he came in that there was a lot broken at the club. From on the pitch to the relationship with fans. And he made a concerted effort with the fan side (on the pitch it has been disappointing to the absolute very least).
We know, as well, the Evans has underfunded in areas since before Lambert came in.
We also know, just by way of example, that our fitness pro isn't being replaced.
Not giving Lambert an out but I don't doubt for a second he is wrong about this stuff. He has been funded with a decent squad and has failed but lets be very clear here.
Lambert goes...Evans remains and the Club doesn't change. |
What's he done about it? Nothing.
What's he said about it? Some vague stuff that cost him nothing.
He's a coward and a hypocrite. |  |
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| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:19 - Feb 16 with 1676 views | homer_123 |
| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:13 - Feb 16 by jayessess |
What's he done about it? Nothing.
What's he said about it? Some vague stuff that cost him nothing.
He's a coward and a hypocrite. |
He doesn't own the Club.
He's responsible for how we play and our results but not the framework within which he gets to operate. | |
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| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:24 - Feb 16 with 1630 views | jayessess |
| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:19 - Feb 16 by homer_123 |
He doesn't own the Club.
He's responsible for how we play and our results but not the framework within which he gets to operate. |
He's the senior football man at the club. He's literally the only person in a position to call the owner out if the framework isn't adequate.
The owner was so desperate to keep him in Janaury 2020 that he put himself on the hook for 5 years salary. He had no leverage? No space to demand things get fixed?
He said nothing, just cashed the cheques. | |
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| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:26 - Feb 16 with 1618 views | ArnieM |
As very enlightening interview , almost an adious from Lambert tbh . But what is startling is that both Lambert AND Hurst have now alluded to the fact that “ something is badly wrong at this Club” .... infrastructure?
QUESTIONS:
1) So who organises that ?
2) The manager ?
3)The owner?
4) Why is it STILL a major problem at this Club ?
5) WHO are the people not making or allowing it to change ? |  |
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| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:26 - Feb 16 with 1603 views | Garv |
| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:03 - Feb 16 by BrightonBlue |
If and when lambert does go, I’d love it if he called it out as it was. All of the previous managers have disappeared with their severance clauses and little criticism of ME. We then carry merrily on our downward spiral. The problem runs deeper than the manager (despite those failings). The whole club stinks. It’s rotten. It’s so depressing from a football perspective. |
I'd imagine it's part of that severance package that means they don't speak publicly about their tenure or the club in detail. | |
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| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:28 - Feb 16 with 1585 views | reusersfreekicks |
| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:26 - Feb 16 by ArnieM |
As very enlightening interview , almost an adious from Lambert tbh . But what is startling is that both Lambert AND Hurst have now alluded to the fact that “ something is badly wrong at this Club” .... infrastructure?
QUESTIONS:
1) So who organises that ?
2) The manager ?
3)The owner?
4) Why is it STILL a major problem at this Club ?
5) WHO are the people not making or allowing it to change ? |
2 managers calling it out after failing completely | | | |
| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:28 - Feb 16 with 1578 views | Chocorange |
| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 22:52 - Feb 16 by TieDyedIn95 |
The first time I have agreed with everything he's said. He does everything but blame the owner personally, but blames the owner, hoping to get the sack. |
He wants his pay off .. simple as that.. hopefully come to a mutual agreement tomo |  | | |
| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:30 - Feb 16 with 1566 views | Garv |
| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:26 - Feb 16 by ArnieM |
As very enlightening interview , almost an adious from Lambert tbh . But what is startling is that both Lambert AND Hurst have now alluded to the fact that “ something is badly wrong at this Club” .... infrastructure?
QUESTIONS:
1) So who organises that ?
2) The manager ?
3)The owner?
4) Why is it STILL a major problem at this Club ?
5) WHO are the people not making or allowing it to change ? |
Evans had to be told to be more involved and more present at the club when Lambert first arrived. That tells you a lot for me.
I don't think the guy is interested, and he runs the club in a way that suggests as much. He probably felt like he'd struck gold with Mick and was gutted when he had to bite the bullet and part ways. | |
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| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:32 - Feb 16 with 1550 views | eddiespearitt03 |
Evans must be thinking, GREAT !!!
Lambert wants everyone round the table. That means i,ve gotta go out and buy a 40ft square table now. | | | |
| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:32 - Feb 16 with 1549 views | Chocorange |
| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:00 - Feb 16 by homer_123 |
Because he is right. Evans has been at the helm well before Lambert. Yes Lambert has been shocking for us but he is not wrong to point out the issues that we all know exist. |
Lambert is already thinking about his next job... he wants to be able to say these are the reasons ,and paint a picture that he was unfortunate .. | | | |
| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:35 - Feb 16 with 1515 views | tractordownsouth |
| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:04 - Feb 16 by BluedanW |
So if its not the owners fault. Whose fault is it that the structure of the club is all wrong?
Maybe the club need to get a government grant to have a business development company come in to sort them out.
As much as lambert talks some dribble he is right on this subject
It amazes me how Marcus Evans has made himself a small fortune with such awful business sense. |
Evans in general has been a poor owner, but Lambert can't blame lack of investment relative to other League 1 clubs. Remember when we used to laugh at Derby for having an expensive squad and bottling promotion every year? That's us now. |  |
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| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:35 - Feb 16 with 1514 views | pointofblue |
The two basic questions now should be what is wrong at the club and how is it fixed. | |
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| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:37 - Feb 16 with 1496 views | itfcjoe |
| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:26 - Feb 16 by Garv |
I'd imagine it's part of that severance package that means they don't speak publicly about their tenure or the club in detail. |
All our previous managers still get on with Evans too, he still speaks to them. | |
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