| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad 13:25 - Mar 24 with 4794 views | TieDyedIn95 |
We keep reading about how this is Lambert's squad and therefore that’s one of the main reasons we’re now not able to make the playoffs this season or underperforming. In percentage terms that is incorrect, the majority of players were signed before Lambert's arrival. Of the 29 players on our books (not loans) presently just 9 of those were signed by Lambert. The majority of the squad was signed by Mick McCarthy (14).
If we’re looking at Lambert signings vs other managers, 69% of the current permanent playing squad we’re brought through by other managers. Looking at the list what is interesting is that the bulk of players we have were not only signed by a manager three appointments ago, you can see our policy of relying on relatively low fees, free transfers, and our youth system has had a long term and largely negative impact on the club's performance and status in the game. That’s of course not even looking at the many loans we currently have on the books (and have had under all of the managers here) which have further compounded our situation.
McCarthy has been somewhat vindicated since leaving here having success with Ireland and Cardiff however if you consider that he brought in the majority of these players who are largely failing to deliver in the third tier now, it doesn’t reflect particularly well on his legacy either. Hurst seems to have had a chunk more funding than Lambert got, however, we know that Hurst's signings were largely funded by the club offloading McGoldrick, Hyam, Bru, and through selling Webster, Waghorn, Garner, and Moore. Hurst rightly gets a lot of the blame for the situation we are in for targeting players well below the standard required for the Championship and spending frankly silly amounts of money on those players, but still relatively small beans by today's standards.
Signed by Lambert (31%)
1. Holy (Free Transfer)
2. Ward (Free Transfer)
3. Wilson (Free Transfer)
4. Norwood (Free Transfer)
5. Judge (Undisclosed Fee)
6. Vincent-Young (Undisclosed Fee)
7. Cornell (Free)
8. Hawkins (Free)
9. El Mizouni (Youth)
Signed by Hurst (17%)
1. Edwards (£700,000)
2. Jackson (£1million)
3. Nolan (£1million)
4. Nsiala (£1million)
5. Donacien (Undisclosed)
Signed by McCarthy (48%)
1. Wolfenden (Youth)
2. Skuse (Free Transfer)
3. Wright (Youth)
4. Lankester (Youth)
5. Bishop (Youth)
6. Nydham (Youth)
7. Sears (£100,000)
8. Downes (Youth)
9. Dozzell (Youth)
10. Drinnan (Free)
11. Kenlock (Youth)
12. Dobra (Youth)
13. Huws (Undisclosed)
14. Ndaba (Youth)
Signed by Jewell (3%)
1. Chambers (Free Transfer)
Looking at that it’s not exactly Lambert's squad and aside from having the second-largest wage budget over the last two seasons, we’ve hardly splashed out on additions either, instead of using our resources to fatten the squad with much of the same, probably due to our ongoing injury crisis and of course loans.
So reflecting on that, Cooks priority has to be to freshen up the bulk of the squad, cutting down on a lot of the bloat and bringing in quality over quantity. Given our strength in the financial department over our rivals, we should be more than able to afford 11 of the best players at this level, and 15-20 players overall good enough to win this league. To do this we need to fix our recruitment, and do away with the policy to rely on too many youth players and loans. The whole youth thing is a romantic hangover from the Robson days which really isn’t working because frankly, our academy is not producing. If that is the case we have to look elsewhere to bring in players good enough to get the club promoted and worry more about the youth system once we are back in the Championship and can realistically upgrade the academy.
Cook needs our support we cannot be in this position in a years’ time where we are placing all of the blame on the managers door again, we have done that far too many times in recent years. The problems at the club run far deeper than that, and if we really want it to change we really need to back Cook first and foremost to allow him the time and freedom to make it happen.
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| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 17:51 - Mar 24 with 737 views | footers |
| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 17:49 - Mar 24 by wkj |
My high school ex is pregnant with her first child -
She better not ask me for Child Support. |
Don't worry, mate, I hear it's Jack's son.
He doesn't penetrate the box often, but when he does... |  |
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| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 18:49 - Mar 24 with 715 views | hoppy |
| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 17:49 - Mar 24 by wkj |
My high school ex is pregnant with her first child -
She better not ask me for Child Support. |
Your ex is at high school?
I don't think it's the Child Support department that might be wanting to speak to you first... |  |
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| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 19:07 - Mar 24 with 707 views | Herbivore |
| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 16:52 - Mar 24 by TieDyedIn95 |
He's not entirely responsible for the squad or the state of the club, neither was Mick or Hurst to a certain extent.
Neither will Cook be when everyone's calling for his head in 2 years. |
How is he not entirely responsible for the squad? Bar a handful of players he signed or gave new deals to the players currently at the club. He had five transfer windows to shape the squad. |  |
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| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 20:50 - Mar 24 with 665 views | michaeldownunder |
| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 14:42 - Mar 24 by Marshalls_Mullet |
We lost our Top 5 goal scorers and our best defender in one summer. |
Would have the big five sales have left of Mick had stayed? McG prob not sure about the rest. |  | | |
| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 20:53 - Mar 24 with 658 views | MisterBlue |
| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 14:12 - Mar 24 by The_Flashing_Smile |
It's Luke Chambers' squad and Marcus Evans picks the formation. |
some might have you believe that Luke Chambers is Marcus Evans !! That's why he's had his contract renewed several times and is the first name on the team sheet every week ;) |  | | |
| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 21:17 - Mar 24 with 647 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 13:30 - Mar 24 by Cotty |
Erm, a lot of those are not signings, they are youth players... |
And, if you are including all the youth players who are still here, why has the OP not included the rest of the 55-man squad as Lambert signings? |  |
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| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 21:38 - Mar 24 with 630 views | DanTheMan |
lol |  |
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| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 23:30 - Mar 24 with 605 views | BlueBadger |
| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 13:34 - Mar 24 by footers |
Mick thwarted all five of Lamberk's transfer windows. That bloke just can't let it go. |
I like how the only downvotes Ive got are from the Free Beer and Improved Football enthusiasts. |  |
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| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 09:58 - Mar 25 with 548 views | Radlett_blue |
| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 20:53 - Mar 24 by MisterBlue |
some might have you believe that Luke Chambers is Marcus Evans !! That's why he's had his contract renewed several times and is the first name on the team sheet every week ;) |
Definitely reptilian. |  |
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| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 11:30 - Mar 25 with 534 views | BlueWorldOrder |
Cook is already getting off easy. You and others said that this squad was good enough. Those here saying how good Mick was and he signed most of the players. So the squad is good according to TWTD. TWTD's favoured appointment wasn't Dyer like mine, it was Cook, and yet under Cook we've been worse than we ever were under Lambert and suddenly it's the players who are bad? If Cook can't get us promoted next season and we are only flirting with the Playoffs next season he must go, simple, no more free rides for bad managers. [Post edited 25 Mar 2021 11:30]
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| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 11:32 - Mar 25 with 528 views | BlueWorldOrder |
| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 21:17 - Mar 24 by Nthsuffolkblue |
And, if you are including all the youth players who are still here, why has the OP not included the rest of the 55-man squad as Lambert signings? |
Youth players are signed by the manager there at the time. Are you saying Mick's choices were not good either or is that also all Lambert's fault, or is it Cooks? Someone did it. | |
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| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 11:41 - Mar 25 with 524 views | itfcjoe |
| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 11:32 - Mar 25 by BlueWorldOrder |
Youth players are signed by the manager there at the time. Are you saying Mick's choices were not good either or is that also all Lambert's fault, or is it Cooks? Someone did it. |
That's not how youth recruitment really works, Lankester joined the club when he was 6-7 as an example so when Royle or Magilton was manager.
But regardless, those in the OP assigned to Mick, more than half of them never played a first team squad, or were even a prt of one no doubt - Woolfie, Wright, Dobra, Lankester and Ndaba |  |
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| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 11:52 - Mar 25 with 509 views | J2BLUE |
| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 11:32 - Mar 25 by BlueWorldOrder |
Youth players are signed by the manager there at the time. Are you saying Mick's choices were not good either or is that also all Lambert's fault, or is it Cooks? Someone did it. |
Most were given new contracts by Lambert.
It's really not that hard to grasp is it? |  |
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| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 12:03 - Mar 25 with 501 views | BlueBadger |
| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 11:30 - Mar 25 by BlueWorldOrder |
Cook is already getting off easy. You and others said that this squad was good enough. Those here saying how good Mick was and he signed most of the players. So the squad is good according to TWTD. TWTD's favoured appointment wasn't Dyer like mine, it was Cook, and yet under Cook we've been worse than we ever were under Lambert and suddenly it's the players who are bad? If Cook can't get us promoted next season and we are only flirting with the Playoffs next season he must go, simple, no more free rides for bad managers. [Post edited 25 Mar 2021 11:30]
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...unless they're Paul Lambert, eh? | |
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| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 12:16 - Mar 25 with 493 views | chrismakin |
| Controversial Opinion - This is not Paul Lamberts Squad on 11:32 - Mar 25 by BlueWorldOrder |
Youth players are signed by the manager there at the time. Are you saying Mick's choices were not good either or is that also all Lambert's fault, or is it Cooks? Someone did it. |
You've got that wrong actually
The first team manager is usually in the signing photo for PR purposes.
The youths are signed on by the head of youth. Very rarely does a first team manager actually make a decision on a youth team contract other than once they are professional and spent time as a first team squad member. |  |
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