| #LambertOut speaks… 13:14 - Dec 14 with 4836 views | SitfcB |
…don’t think I’ve heard him speak about us since he left.
Obvious mention of Germany, Scotland and our history, of course.
Wonder if Sky will have him on on Saturday.
https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/exclusive-paul-lamberts-verdict-as-ipswich-tow
“I don’t think there are too many players left from when I was there. The changing room structure looks great, they’ve put a bit of money into Ipswich, they’ve done up the stadium, they’re going to do the training ground. The structure is there. When I was there, it was a different club altogether.
“Paul Cook came in after me and couldn’t get a tune out of the guys. Then Kieran comes in and blitzes everything, which needed to be done. Ipswich was too big of a club to stagnate.
“It’s a massive club with the history behind it. Big Terry Butcher, John Wark, George Burley, Arnold Mühren and Frans Thijssen, Bobby Robson. A brilliant club. But it needed an influx of money to help it because it needed a structure to get it going.”
“They’ll fancy their chances against Norwich because of the way the form guide goes but derby games, as I’ve said before, it doesn’t matter if you’re top or bottom, derby games can go either way.”
“The Dortmund-Schalke game is crazy. Dortmund-Schalke is unbelievable.”
“The Glasgow derby. You don’t need to tell me about the Glasgow derby. I’ve always said you could play it on the moon and people would want to come and watch it because it’s a madness game. It’s a brilliant derby, it’s ferocious, it’s madness all rolled into one.
“The Norwich-Ipswich game is a little bit more friendly than that. It’s nowhere near the Rangers-Celtic or Dortmund-Schalke game, it’s nothing like that but it’s a derby that’s so important to the people of Norfolk and Suffolk.”
“You have to give it that respect. You couldn’t compare it to a Glasgow derby or a Dortmund derby though.” [Post edited 14 Dec 2023 13:15]
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| #LambertOut speaks… on 13:19 - Dec 14 with 4272 views | yorkshireblue |
I didn't know he played for Dortmund or big games. Thought he would have mentioned that when he was here. |  | | |
| #LambertOut speaks… on 13:20 - Dec 14 with 4268 views | _clive_baker_ |
Quick game of Lambingo this
Dortmund tick
Celtic tick
Structure tick |  | | |
| #LambertOut speaks… on 13:29 - Dec 14 with 4141 views | Illinoisblue |
As if that charlatan is still being asked for his opinion on anything to do with football. |  |
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| #LambertOut speaks… on 13:37 - Dec 14 with 4050 views | Coastalblue |
| #LambertOut speaks… on 13:29 - Dec 14 by Illinoisblue |
As if that charlatan is still being asked for his opinion on anything to do with football. |
Well to give it some context, that mumbling guy is one of the scum's best ever managers, let that sink in. |  |
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| #LambertOut speaks… on 13:40 - Dec 14 with 3986 views | Keno |
Can I just add one thing to this thread .... FOPRP |  |
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| #LambertOut speaks… on 13:48 - Dec 14 with 3924 views | NeedhamChris |
I'm no fan of Paul Cook and the way he dealt with things - but I don't think you can give McKenna the credit for "blitzing things" as PL does here.
Just shows he doesn't really understand what's happened here, but is happy to grift based off his time here (and there) |  |
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| #LambertOut speaks… on 13:50 - Dec 14 with 3890 views | nodge_blue |
He was right about the infrastructure though. And at least he called ME out about that at the time. We just weren't geared up to recruit the right players or have a culture / facilities at the club to improve the players. |  |
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| #LambertOut speaks… on 13:51 - Dec 14 with 3874 views | homer_123 |
| #LambertOut speaks… on 13:40 - Dec 14 by Keno |
Can I just add one thing to this thread .... FOPRP |
You can. You have. It's noted. |  |
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| #LambertOut speaks… on 13:57 - Dec 14 with 3814 views | ChampionsofInnsbruck |
What is interesting is he seems to view us in a bigger light than Norwich, where he had more time and success. He is pointing out that the new owners gave the club the structure to get back on track whereas he clearly never had that. I bet he feels a bit gutted his tenure missed the new ownership by mere months. It's also weird to think we had 5 different managers in 2021(Lambert, Gill, Cook, McGreal and McKenna), talk about a transitional period! |  | | |
| #LambertOut speaks… on 14:05 - Dec 14 with 3757 views | SitfcB |
| #LambertOut speaks… on 13:40 - Dec 14 by Keno |
Can I just add one thing to this thread .... FOPRP |
Bring’s back memories, nasty ones of course.
FOPRP
Free Phil Ham [Post edited 14 Dec 2023 14:05]
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| #LambertOut speaks… on 14:05 - Dec 14 with 3753 views | Keno |
| #LambertOut speaks… on 13:51 - Dec 14 by homer_123 |
You can. You have. It's noted. |
Do you think Phil just let Fishers just so he as add to this thread?
I miss Fishers, him and Frimmers would be 'fun' | |
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| #LambertOut speaks… on 14:19 - Dec 14 with 3614 views | hype313 |
I didn't even Know Dortmund and Schalke had a rivalry, it's hardly on a par with the Old Firm or River Plate/Boca.
He always talks about Dortmund like he was a club stalwart there, a legend, he played one season, scored 1 goal. |  |
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| #LambertOut speaks… on 14:22 - Dec 14 with 3593 views | Kieran_Knows |
| #LambertOut speaks… on 14:19 - Dec 14 by hype313 |
I didn't even Know Dortmund and Schalke had a rivalry, it's hardly on a par with the Old Firm or River Plate/Boca.
He always talks about Dortmund like he was a club stalwart there, a legend, he played one season, scored 1 goal. |
Dortmund v Schalke is quite a big Derby in Germany to be fair.
But I didn't need Paul Lambert to tell me that the East Anglian Derby isn't on par with those 2, that's fairly obvious IMO. |  |
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| #LambertOut speaks… on 14:40 - Dec 14 with 3483 views | chicoazul |
Remember that time you all clapped him when we got relegated? |  |
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| #LambertOut speaks… on 15:15 - Dec 14 with 3312 views | BlueOura |
"KM comes in and blitzes everything"
I presume by this, you mean he came in with an actual philosphy / gameplan and actually did some proper coaching on the training field?
Is that the sort of blitzing you are talking about Paul? [Post edited 14 Dec 2023 18:11]
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| #LambertOut speaks… on 15:31 - Dec 14 with 3196 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| #LambertOut speaks… on 14:40 - Dec 14 by chicoazul |
Remember that time you all clapped him when we got relegated? |
Did you go to tosspot school or are you just a natural? |  |
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| #LambertOut speaks… on 17:27 - Dec 14 with 2942 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
He didn't pay a lot of attention to what happened after he left, then! "Paul Cook came in after me and couldn’t get a tune out of the guys. Then Kieran comes in and blitzes everything, which needed to be done."
Cook was demolition man, McKenna managed what he had when Cook and Lambert couldn't. The blitzing that was done was off the field. Perhaps he will be most surprised that two of the players he froze out are still here!
Assuming there will be one of their ex-staff in the studio, he is preferable to most as you can't understand a word he mumbles anyway. |  |
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| #LambertOut speaks… on 17:50 - Dec 14 with 2852 views | Trequartista |
| #LambertOut speaks… on 15:15 - Dec 14 by BlueOura |
"KM comes in and blitzes everything"
I presume by this, you mean he came in with an actual philosphy / gameplan and actually did some proper coaching on the training field?
Is that the sort of blitzing you are talking about Paul? [Post edited 14 Dec 2023 18:11]
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He has mis-identified the demolition man. Considering he didn't have a clue what was going on when he was here, its not surprising he doesn't have a clue now he's gone. |  |
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| #LambertOut speaks… on 18:17 - Dec 14 with 2746 views | bournemouthblue |
| #LambertOut speaks… on 13:37 - Dec 14 by Coastalblue |
Well to give it some context, that mumbling guy is one of the scum's best ever managers, let that sink in. |
Norwich's most important manager, this century! |  |
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| #LambertOut speaks… on 18:25 - Dec 14 with 2716 views | cbower |
| #LambertOut speaks… on 13:29 - Dec 14 by Illinoisblue |
As if that charlatan is still being asked for his opinion on anything to do with football. |
In many ways I agree, he is a charlatan. I cringe at his tactics in those first few games he had in charge when the splitting centre backs were his big idea and Jordan Roberts his go to striker. Thereafter, he actually had no tactics, just through $hit at a wall and hoped it would stick. At times, he genuinely looked like he couldn't be ar$ed.
However, to his credit, at first he spoke about club structure, connecting the club with the fans, improving facilities quite a bit but f'all happened and he took Mr Evans bumper five year bribe to shut up and make do. He was not a great manager of course but it has become apparent that Evans had really given up and couldn't wait to sell post Jewell if the truth be known. Mick was the very best sticking plaster around and got close to possibly getting Evans his cash back in 2015. Even that was done on a ridiculosly tight budget and was simply a hope than a real structure for progress. Evans, once the saviour was actually a cancer, slowly strangling a proud club. |  |
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| #LambertOut speaks… on 18:48 - Dec 14 with 2624 views | RegencyBlue |
| #LambertOut speaks… on 13:50 - Dec 14 by nodge_blue |
He was right about the infrastructure though. And at least he called ME out about that at the time. We just weren't geared up to recruit the right players or have a culture / facilities at the club to improve the players. |
Lambert knew exactly what the problems here were and whilst he didn’t cover himself in glory in his time no other manager was going to achieve anything under the Evans regime either.
My main gripe with him is that once he was given the five year contract his criticism of how Evans was running the club, which was beginning to become noticeable, completely ceased until the end, when he knew the game was up! |  | | |
| #LambertOut speaks… on 06:25 - Dec 15 with 2133 views | franz_tyson |
| #LambertOut speaks… on 13:48 - Dec 14 by NeedhamChris |
I'm no fan of Paul Cook and the way he dealt with things - but I don't think you can give McKenna the credit for "blitzing things" as PL does here.
Just shows he doesn't really understand what's happened here, but is happy to grift based off his time here (and there) |
Lambo actually talked a bit of sense, but got it wrong with Cook. Cook couldn't get a tune out of the players left over, but it was he that blitzed things.... and then couldn't get a tune out of the new players. Mckenna picked up a far better squad that Cook took over but instantly worked out how to get the best out of them .... and crucially didn't have to deal with getting rid of old favourites. There would have been plenty of complaints going his way being demolition man.
To be fair to Lambert.... the club was in a bad state... but he was still sh1t. | | | |
| #LambertOut speaks… on 07:33 - Dec 15 with 2011 views | RobTheMonk |
I do have a tiny bit of sympathy for Lambert. He came in after Paul Hurst where the morale would have been through the floor.
However, the football was not progressive at all. It was literally like it was the two centre back passing to one another for 5 minutes.
Mckenna is so much more progressive. There is an element of the two centre backs and goalkeeper passing to each other a lot, but you know there's going to be an endgame. As soon as a pocket of space appears, Burgess, Wolf, Tuanzebe and Hladky are quite happy to, and capable of, pinging the ball through the lines and then we're on the attack.
It's night and day what we're doing now compared to the predecessors and great fun to watch. |  | | |
| #LambertOut speaks… on 09:20 - Dec 15 with 1839 views | CityBlue |
We are being very disingenuous to PL if you ask me. We forgot how distant the fans were from the club when he arrived. He started to fill the cracks and the years of failure under a poorly backed Mick M and helped to dissolve these moments from our memories. The rapid change in "Pauls" at the helm is so NOT the Ipswich way but he certainly played a part in bring the fans back on board. |  |
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| #LambertOut speaks… on 09:32 - Dec 15 with 1793 views | HighgateBlue |
| #LambertOut speaks… on 13:50 - Dec 14 by nodge_blue |
He was right about the infrastructure though. And at least he called ME out about that at the time. We just weren't geared up to recruit the right players or have a culture / facilities at the club to improve the players. |
Absolutely. He called out, in exasperated but fair terms, the lack of structure. It may be that not everyone quite understood what he meant at the time, but it has become abundantly clear that he was right on that.
Oh, and in terms of the business of football management, i.e. his day job, he had a better win percentage than Paul Cook over a much longer stint, including a period in a higher division. His record in league one was very considerably better than Cook's. But because he was a grumpy so and so, and not a cheeky chappy, that tends to get forgotten. Not mourning either of them, clearly, but I think it pays to be fair. |  | | |
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