It's Lampard!

[Mello Yello 2,278]

3 minutes ago, Yellowhammer said:

Will Christine become a city fan 😀

Tilly will hope so....hur hur hur.....

[Christoph Stiepermann 1,131]

I would actually be pretty happy if he brought in Terry or someone like him on board. The main problem with Lampard is that his teams can't defend, if he came with a different backroom staff from his other jobs including a specialist defensive coach then this would soften the blow for me. 

[Rock The Boat 1,324]

Second choice candidate. Webber has totally fkd this up.

[canarybubbles 1,915]

2 minutes ago, Grumpy said:

I have a feeling that Webber will decide on pastures new sooner than we expected or hoped for

If this is his idea of thinking outside the box, I hope he does.

[Worthy Nigelton 1,037]

57 minutes ago, hogesar said:

He can, and did, earlier in the season.

Nope

[Hoolahoop14 124]

Maybe everyone can stop giving SexyBennett the time of day now that they’ve got this one wrong as well..

[Foxy2600 297]

21 minutes ago, ......and Smith must score. said:

John Terry is the last person I'd want anywhere near Carrow Rd.

 

 

Why? 

[canarydan23 4,060]

4 minutes ago, Grumpy said:

I have a feeling that Webber will decide on pastures new sooner than we expected or hoped for

I hope so, the bloke has lost the plot.

[lake district canary 4,531]

1 minute ago, Rock The Boat said:

Second choice candidate. Webber has totally fkd this up.

This was my thought. How can Lampard be better than what we had, not just on the field, but throughout the club??

[TeemuVanBasten 3,327]

7 minutes ago, PurpleCanary said:

In terms of the history of the game Peters is a bigger figure than Lampard. And I repeat, having millions of Instagram followers does not make him a good head coach for a football club.

1). I am talking current global reach, not success on the football pitch to football historians or purists. Otherwise we could talk about Martin O'Neil's two European cups couldn't we. As somebody else said, you are showing your age, its 2021 and most people under 30 won't know who Martin Peters is. John Wayne was the biggest movie star of the 1960s, but in 2021 Tom Hardy is much better known. That happens because people die, and new people are born. In a global context Martin Peters in the 60s and 70s would never have been as well known as Frank Lampard is today, that is globalisation.

2). I didn't say that Instagram followers makes one a good football coach, so you can repeat that as often as you want but you are drawing the lines where they suit you, that would be an absurd proposition wouldn't it, because then we'd try and appoint Kim Kardashian. 

 

Edited November 11, 2021 by TeemuVanBasten

[Mello Yello 2,278]

Hopefully this is also a pre-cursor to also freshening up in the stale an' stagnant board-room.....

[GenerationA47 747]

2 minutes ago, lake district canary said:

This was my thought. How can Lampard be better than what we had, not just on the field, but throughout the club??

Agreed. This only makes sense (if it can) as a rushed caretaker appointment - while others become available - or while Webber prepares to  clear off

[canarydan23 4,060]

3 minutes ago, TeemuVanBasten said:

that would be an absurd proposition wouldn't it

Yes, a bit more absurd than bringing it up in the context of his suitability as the new coach.

[Mengo 820]

19 minutes ago, Monty13 said:

Honestly don’t understand the reactions here.

As it stands we are absolutely nailed on favourites for relegation. Staying up would be nothing short of football miracle territory.

What manager were you expecting?

Lampards teams are generally considered to play good football, his record is fine, especially in context of what he was doing. He can bring through young talent and manage egos. He’s high profile for our club, he was recently managing an EPL Champions League Club and he’ll arguably be one of if not the most high profile “names” we’ve ever had in charge.

Presumably he either keeps us up or will take us in the Championship with the expectation of competing and returning. Which is win win for me presuming he shows he can take us forward this year.

I honestly don’t get the comments, is it just the Farke hangover?

 

 

I think so. Hangovers. I wish people would move on. 

[canarydan23 4,060]

5 minutes ago, lake district canary said:

This was my thought. How can Lampard be better than what we had, not just on the field, but throughout the club??

He isn't. He took over at Derby and failed to improve them (6th to 6th, and with a lower points total) and then took over at Chelsea and turned a 3rd placed Premier League team into a 4th placed Premier League team into a 9th placed Premier League team. And once he was removed from Chelsea, they almost instantly became one of the world's best teams.

Apparently he has "global reach" which seems to be a good thing, though I'm not sure how it helps. Will flogging a few more shirts abroad get us some more points in the league?

[Jsim1986 149]

You lot need to get a grip, Farke said it himself even the coach driver could done better than he had done in first ten games, I would put my house on it that Frank has a better record than Farke come end of the season.

[fredherring 136]

The hate already says it all. 

Not a damn clue about football, motivation, or even facts. 

To ignore the raising of the clubs profile, how the players will feel invested in, how they will respect a man who's done it, is insane. 

And to think he can't develop, isn't any good, and to even claim he has no track record, is laughable. 

 

No more little old Norwich. 

Nowhere for the players to hide. 

A person who has been there with a hand on cantwell etc shoulder. 

A chance to bring in defensive coaches who know how to mark. 

A chance to actually deliver set pieces. 

The ability to attract players. 

 

To ignore that is so pig ignorant I seriously cannot fathom the lack of intelligence.

 

If you don't like this appointment then you really are no fan. 

Edited November 11, 2021 by fredherring

[Midlands Yellow 3,924]

7 minutes ago, Mello Yello said:

Hopefully this is also a pre-cursor to also freshening up in the stale an' stagnant board-room.....

It must smell like an old folks home with a bar. 

[lake district canary 4,531]

26 minutes ago, Monty13 said:

What manager were you expecting?

Someone who has pedigree of going into a lowly placed club and making an impact. That was what is required.

[Grumpy 122]

17 minutes ago, Hoolahoop14 said:

Out of curiosity why do you think this? Widely reported that he’s signed a new deal which will be announced within the month.

 

15 minutes ago, Rock The Boat said:

Second choice candidate. Webber has totally fkd this up.

 

15 minutes ago, canarybubbles said:

If this is his idea of thinking outside the box, I hope he does.

 

9 minutes ago, GenerationA47 said:

Agreed. This only makes sense (if it can) as a rushed caretaker appointment - while others become available - or while Webber prepares to  clear off

 

[canarybubbles 1,915]

4 minutes ago, fredherring said:

If you don't like this appointment then you really are no fan. 

It may surprise you to hear this, but you don't get to say who is a fan and who isn't.

[Mello Yello 2,278]

1 minute ago, Midlands Yellow said:

It must smell like an old folks home with a bar. 

Yeah to bar anyone who doesn't tug their forelock or kowtow to the hierarchy...... 

[Hardhouse44 261]

45 minutes ago, Well b back said:

Lakey is going to throw his season ticket at him

He doesn’t have on. He can throw the stub of his 1 game this season!

[interwebme 52]

43 minutes ago, canarydan23 said:

It would have been surprising a few months ago, but it's quite clear that Webber has fallen off the rails big time. It's a lot to deal with at his relative young age and it's not that surprising that he started to believe his own hype. Sadly it's affected his ability in his job role, look at the scattergun approach to recruitment and his now twice massive failings in filling obvious squad gaps (CB last time we were promoted CDM this time). He has gone from "we won't be signing relegated players, they're damaged goods" to packing out our squad with relegated players this time around.

His head has gone. And this is the appointment of a man whose head has gone.

Bet you're fun at parties. 

[AJ 1,218]

8 minutes ago, fredherring said:

The hate already says it all. 

Not a damn clue about football, motivation, or even facts. 

To ignore the raising of the clubs profile, how the players will feel invested in, how they will respect a man who's done it, is insane. 

And to think he can't develop, isn't any good, and to even claim he has no track record, is laughable. 

 

No more little old Norwich. 

Nowhere for the players to hide. 

A person who has been there with a hand on cantwell etc shoulder. 

A chance to bring in defensive coaches who know how to mark. 

A chance to actually deliver set pieces. 

The ability to attract players. 

 

To ignore that is so pig ignorant I seriously cannot fathom the lack of intelligence.

 

If you don't like this appointment then you really are no fan. 

I think you're missing the point, we clearly need a manager who has the experience to keep a struggling team in the Premier League, Frank Lampard has very limited experience of doing not very much. I am not denying he would probably be very good for the profile of the club, for the youth system, for player belief and confidence, and for us to potential get good loan deals from Chelsea. But has Lampard got the track record to turn around a club with 1 win in 11 attempts that can't score goals for toffee and can't defend? No, he hasn't. I'll wish him well if he's our manager, and he'll have my support, but he's not my personal choice from the names mentioned 

Edited November 11, 2021 by AJ

[cornish sam 943]

49 minutes ago, NR32-Yellow said:

I'll cheer on Frank Lampard just as much as i have cheered on any other Norwich manager but I'll be very underwhelmed if this is true.

He was a fantastic footballer but his managerial record is nothing but average in my opinion.

He took over at Derby who finsihed 6th the season before.
He then spent over £12M on transfers, on players like Martyn Waghorn, Jack Marriott and Florian Jozefzoon.
All of them left the club on a free transfer this summer, a complete waste of money.
He also got Mason Mount, Fikayo Timori and Harry Wilson on loan. Three top players irrespective of age at the time.
Where did he guide them to in the league......6th position.
No improvement on the previous management despite having better tools to work with. 

He then got the Chelsea position.
Chelsea had a transfer ban so they couldn't sign any players (Luckily no money wasted) and managed to qualify for the Champions in his first season, fair play Lampard.
He then spent over £200M on Chilwell, Havertz, Ziyech and Werner. You could argue that's even more money he has wasted as in my opinion only 3 of them have regularly played in the starting line up (Chilwell, Werner and Havertz). From them 3 Werner has been nothing short of a let down.
He then got the sack that after 19 games whilst they were in 9th place.
Tuchel then took over the same set of players and won the Champions League!

Lampard hasn't actually improved a clubs league standing yet in his managerial career.

If he didn't have such a fantastic playing career i don't believe he would get a Premier League opportunity based off of his manergerial record.

I will be singing his name as loud as the next man but i cant help but feel underwhelmed.
I would of preferred to of kept Farke.

Please prove me wrong Frank.


 

Pretty much sums up my feelings. Am hoping this hits a late snag if it's as advanced as reported...

[Justin time 182]

7 minutes ago, Midlands Yellow said:

It must smell like an old folks home with a bar. 

That’s just ageist. If you were close I’d hit you with my walking stick!

[TeemuVanBasten 3,327]

26 minutes ago, canarydan23 said:

Should've appointed the Pope then.

I thought we'd already ascertained that I'm more of an Archbishop of Canterbury man myself. 

[Google Bot 3,256]

2 minutes ago, lake district canary said:

Someone who has pedigree of going into a lowly placed club and making an impact. That was what is required.

The only guys who have that pedigree are the likes of Big Sam, no matter where you're placed it's the opposition you're up against in any given league, and the experience of that matters.

Favre, Knutsen etc.  all potentials, but zero pedigree at surviving at this level, never even managed in this country let alone league.

[Canary dwarf 221]

Lampards managerial record is poor , but he is an intelligent guy and could learn from his mistakes , but this is a big gamble by Webber and I'm not sure it's one I would make .otbc😆