| The next three games 01:11 - Jan 20 with 3326 views | dominiciawful |
Our three upcoming matches are Peterborough and Sunderland at home (Saturday, Tuesday) and Crewe away next Saturday.
Do we realistically think that Lambert will be gone if we lose all three? |  |
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| The next three games on 07:37 - Jan 20 with 2681 views | hype313 |
I think there would be no valid reason at that point to keep him if we lose all 3.
My main concern is if we have a win, draw and loss in that sequence then as much as the mantra will be will have got that not beating top teams monkey off the back we will be no further forward and the Lambert life support machine will keep going. |  |
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| The next three games on 07:39 - Jan 20 with 2665 views | Coastalblue |
Regardless of what happens short of a relegation fight, which is not completely out of the question if unlikely, I think Lambert will be here until the summer at the very least.
Be careful what you wish for. |  |
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| The next three games on 08:44 - Jan 20 with 2592 views | Pinewoodblue |
Our situation improved following yesterday’s games as Sunderland & Accrington lost. We are now down to 8th but it could have been 10th.
On a points per game basis we moved up into a play off place.
Other teams results matter just as much as ours. |  |
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| The next three games on 08:47 - Jan 20 with 2578 views | Metal_Hacker |
If I'm perfectly honest I can't see anymore than 3 points at very best
And will be still be here ...of course he will . Who's going to sack him because it won't be ME |  |
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| The next three games on 09:17 - Jan 20 with 2541 views | itfcjoe |
If we lose all 3 there is no option, but we know how this goes.
Lose badly to Posh, pressure grows, nick a win v Sunderlnad, draw with Crewe.....
If we don't win either of the next 2 then there is no reason for him to stay |  |
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| The next three games on 09:40 - Jan 20 with 2508 views | JakeITFC |
Think there is a very real possibility that we do lose all three of those, with Sunderland likely our best chance of a result. |  | | |
| The next three games on 09:48 - Jan 20 with 2476 views | MonkeyAlan |
No, but we will lose all three. Evans you muppet. |  | | |
| The next three games on 09:50 - Jan 20 with 2458 views | Bent_double |
| The next three games on 09:17 - Jan 20 by itfcjoe |
If we lose all 3 there is no option, but we know how this goes.
Lose badly to Posh, pressure grows, nick a win v Sunderlnad, draw with Crewe.....
If we don't win either of the next 2 then there is no reason for him to stay |
"Lose badly to Posh, pressure grows, nick a win v Sunderlnad, draw with Crewe....."
I'm still not over the 7-1 mauling all those years ago, mind you, the 4-1 home defeat was just as bad, if not worse considering where we are now.
Can't see us winning any of the 3, unless the 2 new players (assuming Harrop signs) can make a real, instant impact. |  |
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| The next three games on 09:52 - Jan 20 with 2454 views | clive_baker |
I wouldn't hold your breath. Clearly there comes a point at which Lambert has to go by some means, but I don't see that coming yet.
It's frustrating to me how quickly any talk of the top 2 has dropped out of the discussion, and we're all suddenly meant to be happy that scraping 6th isn't yet beyond us. |  |
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| The next three games on 10:03 - Jan 20 with 2396 views | Nazemariner |
We are going to win all three.
What is the point of supporting a football team if you don't have that mindset?
Realistically I'd be happy with 6. |  | | |
| The next three games on 10:12 - Jan 20 with 2352 views | MonkeyAlan |
| The next three games on 10:03 - Jan 20 by Nazemariner |
We are going to win all three.
What is the point of supporting a football team if you don't have that mindset?
Realistically I'd be happy with 6. |
6 ? Blimey you are optimistic. Good for you though. (Sorry down voted you by mistake). | | | |
| The next three games on 10:19 - Jan 20 with 2326 views | Nazemariner |
| The next three games on 10:12 - Jan 20 by MonkeyAlan |
6 ? Blimey you are optimistic. Good for you though. (Sorry down voted you by mistake). |
There's enough going on in most peoples lives to be pessimistic about. Football should not be one of them, irrelevant of how sh1t the team you support is. | | | |
| The next three games on 10:26 - Jan 20 with 2295 views | clive_baker |
| The next three games on 10:19 - Jan 20 by Nazemariner |
There's enough going on in most peoples lives to be pessimistic about. Football should not be one of them, irrelevant of how sh1t the team you support is. |
Kind of on board with that. While I'm not expecting much, I always remain hopeful. 3 games is also quite an arbitrary selection of fixtures. Looking forward to an equally arbitrary next 8, we've got 5 at home including Oxford and Northampton. We also go to Shrewsbury who aren't pulling up any trees. Blackpool have found some form, but again at home we should be beating them. There's plenty of points to be won. I remain wholly unconvinced by our approach, our manager, our tactics, but really, contrary to the above there's not too much value in looking too far out. The immediate question is can we beat Peterborough at PR on Saturday, and the answer is of course yes. Will we? That's a different question and remains to be seen. | |
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| The next three games on 10:27 - Jan 20 with 2297 views | SuffolkPOSH |
I see that you actually play POSH twice in your next 5 games.
Considering the huge dislike for PL I was thinking if you had the following two options, which one would you choose, (1) you beat POSH in both games but that means PL stays for the full term of his contract or (2) you lose both games but PL gets sacked.
I think your game against Sunderland is the interesting one as they are in a very similar position to yourselves as a big club in this league but massively underachieving. |  | | |
| The next three games on 10:32 - Jan 20 with 2278 views | clive_baker |
| The next three games on 10:27 - Jan 20 by SuffolkPOSH |
I see that you actually play POSH twice in your next 5 games.
Considering the huge dislike for PL I was thinking if you had the following two options, which one would you choose, (1) you beat POSH in both games but that means PL stays for the full term of his contract or (2) you lose both games but PL gets sacked.
I think your game against Sunderland is the interesting one as they are in a very similar position to yourselves as a big club in this league but massively underachieving. |
Anyone who doesn't want us to win games, because of their opinion of the manager needs to give their head a wobble. The club is 150 years old, it was here long before Lambert, and it'll be here long after he's f***ed off.
I firmly believe Lambert's a busted flush, but if he went on to prove me wrong with a couple of signings and some of our better players back from injury, then there would be nobody happier to eat humble pie than me.
It's all about winning games. The Sunderland one is interesting to me as I've got a £50 bet with a mate that we'll finish above them. He was inexplicably giving it large about Parkinson in the summer, himself about the least inspiring appointment I could think of, so I took him up on it. It'll be close. | |
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| The next three games on 10:36 - Jan 20 with 2261 views | itfcjoe |
| The next three games on 10:32 - Jan 20 by clive_baker |
Anyone who doesn't want us to win games, because of their opinion of the manager needs to give their head a wobble. The club is 150 years old, it was here long before Lambert, and it'll be here long after he's f***ed off.
I firmly believe Lambert's a busted flush, but if he went on to prove me wrong with a couple of signings and some of our better players back from injury, then there would be nobody happier to eat humble pie than me.
It's all about winning games. The Sunderland one is interesting to me as I've got a £50 bet with a mate that we'll finish above them. He was inexplicably giving it large about Parkinson in the summer, himself about the least inspiring appointment I could think of, so I took him up on it. It'll be close. |
I don't think it's about wanting to lose games for me, but if it's a case of scraping by with 4 points from next 3, I'd genuinely rather get none and then have the cgange and give the new guy half a season.
If the choice was 9 points and playing well, I'd take that every time - but if it is 3-4 and playing poorly then I'd rather it be ripped up and started again | |
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| The next three games on 10:42 - Jan 20 with 2218 views | bluefunk |
| The next three games on 10:26 - Jan 20 by clive_baker |
Kind of on board with that. While I'm not expecting much, I always remain hopeful. 3 games is also quite an arbitrary selection of fixtures. Looking forward to an equally arbitrary next 8, we've got 5 at home including Oxford and Northampton. We also go to Shrewsbury who aren't pulling up any trees. Blackpool have found some form, but again at home we should be beating them. There's plenty of points to be won. I remain wholly unconvinced by our approach, our manager, our tactics, but really, contrary to the above there's not too much value in looking too far out. The immediate question is can we beat Peterborough at PR on Saturday, and the answer is of course yes. Will we? That's a different question and remains to be seen. |
I’m an optimist by nature, and while 3 games is an arbitrary selection, this particular 3 games are crucial for a number of reasons, given that they take us to the halfway point in the season. As things stand with 26 games to go, another 50 points looks possible (I dont say likely) for a chance of automatic promotion, lose the next 3 and 50 points from 23 games looks even less likely. We also need to break the rule that we always lose to top teams.
To give Lamberts successor a reasonable chance of pulling the season round, then it seems to me that the final decisions on sacking him and appointing his successor have to be made by the end of January. If he’s still here then, he’s going to be here until it’s mathematically impossible to reach the playoffs |  | | |
| The next three games on 10:45 - Jan 20 with 2205 views | clive_baker |
| The next three games on 10:36 - Jan 20 by itfcjoe |
I don't think it's about wanting to lose games for me, but if it's a case of scraping by with 4 points from next 3, I'd genuinely rather get none and then have the cgange and give the new guy half a season.
If the choice was 9 points and playing well, I'd take that every time - but if it is 3-4 and playing poorly then I'd rather it be ripped up and started again |
The way I see it is the only way we'll go up this season is with Lambert in charge. Simply because by the time ME does do anything about it, and recruits a replacement, we'll probably have too much work to do.
We either sh1t house some results, which breeds a bit of confidence and we make the playoffs under Lambert, or we flop to the point ME has no choice, and have to claw back the inevitable deficit. I make the first option marginally more likely just off our experience of how long Evans tends to delay. | |
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| The next three games on 10:49 - Jan 20 with 2179 views | clive_baker |
| The next three games on 10:42 - Jan 20 by bluefunk |
I’m an optimist by nature, and while 3 games is an arbitrary selection, this particular 3 games are crucial for a number of reasons, given that they take us to the halfway point in the season. As things stand with 26 games to go, another 50 points looks possible (I dont say likely) for a chance of automatic promotion, lose the next 3 and 50 points from 23 games looks even less likely. We also need to break the rule that we always lose to top teams.
To give Lamberts successor a reasonable chance of pulling the season round, then it seems to me that the final decisions on sacking him and appointing his successor have to be made by the end of January. If he’s still here then, he’s going to be here until it’s mathematically impossible to reach the playoffs |
I agree with the 2nd para, but it's that I have an issue with. In an ideal world Lambert goes today, there's never a better time than now IMO. I just can't see it, inevitably we'll be 8 points off the p/offs with 15 games left before ME pulls his finger out, at which point we really will be needing snookers. It's likely to be a slow slip away, we're not going to fall off a cliff. It'll be win 1, lose 1 etc until the point ME wakes up and it's too late. | |
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| The next three games on 10:50 - Jan 20 with 2174 views | itfcjoe |
| The next three games on 10:45 - Jan 20 by clive_baker |
The way I see it is the only way we'll go up this season is with Lambert in charge. Simply because by the time ME does do anything about it, and recruits a replacement, we'll probably have too much work to do.
We either sh1t house some results, which breeds a bit of confidence and we make the playoffs under Lambert, or we flop to the point ME has no choice, and have to claw back the inevitable deficit. I make the first option marginally more likely just off our experience of how long Evans tends to delay. |
I think it's sometimes forgotten how early in the season we are and we do have 35 points from 20 games so not in an awful position.
If we get to the midway point of the season still on 35, and sitting 10th in the table there will be a huge pressure to act. Whilst Evans does sometimes seem to dawdle I often think it is because he retains faith longer, but once it is gone then it's gone.
But if we do lose the next 3, 35 points at midway point isn't disastrous, and gives the new man plenty of time to turn it round rather than an amazing late run being required.
I think we'll likely lose on Saturday, win on Tuesday then draw with Crewe, so all this hypothetical - but if we win neither of next 2 home games we are in big trouble. | |
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| The next three games on 10:52 - Jan 20 with 2152 views | bluefunk |
| The next three games on 10:49 - Jan 20 by clive_baker |
I agree with the 2nd para, but it's that I have an issue with. In an ideal world Lambert goes today, there's never a better time than now IMO. I just can't see it, inevitably we'll be 8 points off the p/offs with 15 games left before ME pulls his finger out, at which point we really will be needing snookers. It's likely to be a slow slip away, we're not going to fall off a cliff. It'll be win 1, lose 1 etc until the point ME wakes up and it's too late. |
We’re in that twilight zone - not bad enough for him to be sacked, not good enough for him not to be. | | | |
| The next three games on 10:52 - Jan 20 with 2150 views | BlueNomad |
| The next three games on 10:42 - Jan 20 by bluefunk |
I’m an optimist by nature, and while 3 games is an arbitrary selection, this particular 3 games are crucial for a number of reasons, given that they take us to the halfway point in the season. As things stand with 26 games to go, another 50 points looks possible (I dont say likely) for a chance of automatic promotion, lose the next 3 and 50 points from 23 games looks even less likely. We also need to break the rule that we always lose to top teams.
To give Lamberts successor a reasonable chance of pulling the season round, then it seems to me that the final decisions on sacking him and appointing his successor have to be made by the end of January. If he’s still here then, he’s going to be here until it’s mathematically impossible to reach the playoffs |
I think that, with everyone (or almost all) the current squad fit then there really is no reason why those players can't get us up. It will be interesting to see how the one (poss two) new addition improves us but at least he looks direct.
if we don't go up it will be on Lambert because it will be because of the way those resources are deployed but that is something for season's end. As we stand then there is a reasonable chance that we will challenge. No-one is particularly consistent although it appears that this board is in danger of creating an aura around Sunderland and Peterborough that makes them sound like Bayern Munich. |  | | |
| The next three games on 10:54 - Jan 20 with 2139 views | clive_baker |
| The next three games on 10:50 - Jan 20 by itfcjoe |
I think it's sometimes forgotten how early in the season we are and we do have 35 points from 20 games so not in an awful position.
If we get to the midway point of the season still on 35, and sitting 10th in the table there will be a huge pressure to act. Whilst Evans does sometimes seem to dawdle I often think it is because he retains faith longer, but once it is gone then it's gone.
But if we do lose the next 3, 35 points at midway point isn't disastrous, and gives the new man plenty of time to turn it round rather than an amazing late run being required.
I think we'll likely lose on Saturday, win on Tuesday then draw with Crewe, so all this hypothetical - but if we win neither of next 2 home games we are in big trouble. |
I don't disagree with any of that. The scenario that was proposed by POSH was that Lambert was here for at least the next 6 games, losing both to posh and probably others too if he were to be sacked at that point. With 20 games left, it wouldn't be impossible for a new man, but would be an uphill task. We also rely of course on ME selecting an appropriate replacement, which given his 1/5 success rate isn't a given.
We have to go up this season. He should act now, but he isn't and doesn't look likely to. | |
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| The next three games on 10:54 - Jan 20 with 2135 views | bluefunk |
| The next three games on 10:52 - Jan 20 by BlueNomad |
I think that, with everyone (or almost all) the current squad fit then there really is no reason why those players can't get us up. It will be interesting to see how the one (poss two) new addition improves us but at least he looks direct.
if we don't go up it will be on Lambert because it will be because of the way those resources are deployed but that is something for season's end. As we stand then there is a reasonable chance that we will challenge. No-one is particularly consistent although it appears that this board is in danger of creating an aura around Sunderland and Peterborough that makes them sound like Bayern Munich. |
Re your last point, given our results against Peterborough in recent years, it appears they may as well be Bayern Munich | | | |
| The next three games on 10:57 - Jan 20 with 2112 views | davblue |
| The next three games on 09:17 - Jan 20 by itfcjoe |
If we lose all 3 there is no option, but we know how this goes.
Lose badly to Posh, pressure grows, nick a win v Sunderlnad, draw with Crewe.....
If we don't win either of the next 2 then there is no reason for him to stay |
Think Sunderland will beat us comfortably and Posh too. |  | | |
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