| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive 22:49 - Feb 16 with 4906 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 23:38 - Feb 16 with 299 views | jayessess |
| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:30 - Feb 16 by Garv |
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. |
So the owners is never around. What stops the manager from getting the vacuum filled? Why not tell him better backroom staff would be a better use of his money than 60 bloody full-time players?! |  |
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| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:38 - Feb 16 with 297 views | Coco |
| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:32 - Feb 16 by Chocorange |
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 .. |
Next job? Lol.
He is clearly talking about Evans and alluded to Randy Lerner when he said ‘not doing that again’. Lambert is a fraud and is now highlighting the wider issues we’re all aware of to disguise his own miserable failings. |  |
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| More quotes from Lambert - more explosive on 23:40 - Feb 16 with 290 views | Rocky |
He ties himself up in knots.
Nothing he says makes any real sense and he contradicts himself time and again.
Time to go, Paul. |  | | |
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