Big Frank Lampard

[Mengo 856]

Breaking: Coventry City confirm appointment as Frank Lampard agrees deal.

4th January 2025. Norwich City V Coventry City.   

Frank Lampard has pulled out of the race to become Norwich City's manager. The former Chelsea manager held talks on Thursday about replacing Daniel Farke but has decided that the role is not for him.12 Nov 2021.

 

The ex-Chelsea and Derby manager was one candidate that the Canaries spoke to about replacing Daniel Farke, with Stuart Webber and Neil Adams jetting out to Dubai to hold talks with the 106-time England international.

Frank Lampard rejects the chance to join Norwich with former Chelsea boss out of the running, and axed Aston Villa boss Dean Smith now favourite to take over at Carrow Road. 

 

Edited November 28, 2024 by Mengo

[Addick/Canary 181]

Can't beat that with a funny comment, so I'm not going to bother.

[cambridgeshire canary 7,940]

[Peregrine Shorts 556]

they are now officially known as Frank Lampard's Coventry City

[Capt. Pants 5,160]

Coventry will be the next Plymouth. A celebrity appointment when they really needed to take a step back and rebuild.

Good news for us.

[Newtopia 583]

I like Coventry fans, but the way they have treated Mark Robins makes me hope they will relegated soon.

[wr4sb 66]

One of the comments on the BBC page of the story is: Worst thing to hit Coventry since the Luftwaffe.

[rock bus 1,115]

3 minutes ago, Newtopia said:

I like Coventry fans, but the way they have treated Mark Robins makes me hope they will relegated soon.

I'm sure you mean the club rather than the fans.

I live close to Cov and my best mates are Cov fans - they are absolutely gutted that Robins was sacked and very worried about Lampard.

Similar with us and Farke - it is the really unusual situation where the club have sacked a manager that the fans love and still supported. That could be a big issue for Frank (as it was for Smith and to some extent Wagner).... if he doesnt get off to a flying start they will probably never accept him and he wont last long.

[shefcanary 3,089]

So, that bloke from Norfolk who owns Coventry is duped by someone whose reputation as a player seems to overwrite his (in)capability as a manager. Cov v Argyle (& reverse fixture) is going to be fun.

Van Nistelroy must be thinking English clubs are run by total imbeciles.

[Mason 47 2,036]

Be very interesting now to see if Robins had Coventry absolutely punching 

[Ulfotto 837]

7 hours ago, Capt. Pants said:

Coventry will be the next Plymouth. A celebrity appointment when they really needed to take a step back and rebuild.

Good news for us.

I’m no Plymouth expert but the club finished 4th bottom last season and current sit two places above the drop having spend nothing in the transfer market. An aside as well if Plymouth had beaten us (which I know sounds stupid) they would actually be above us now.

But I guess that is the problem with celebrity manager that the profile is higher meaning views are often polarised.

Any mention of Frank Lampard should make everyone google Scott Canham Frank Lampard a classic YouTube clip.

Edited November 28, 2024 by Ulfotto

[TheGunnShow 7,471]

1 hour ago, wr4sb said:

One of the comments on the BBC page of the story is: Worst thing to hit Coventry since the Luftwaffe.

That reminds me of a fan calling a certain player Douglas Bader. Superb in the air, absolutely crap on the deck.

[ZLF 350]

Odd timing, he has been runoured for so long,  had the chance to work over the international break with new squad but signs in the middle of a busy run. 

A nothing manager for me; not improved one club he has managed and I'd rather have rooney than Frank's intellect

Edited November 28, 2024 by ZLF

[Canary73 338]

I don’t get what the Cov Board sees in him. The brief has to be in contention for play offs. Gareth Ainsworth would have been a better fit and he was available before Shrewsbury appointed him. 

[BigFish 2,333]

For some clubs, in some circumstances it makes sense to appoint a celebrity manager. It is a mistake to to consider these in pure ability terms. This will give Coventry an adrenaline hit - raises the profile and through that may attract talent that otherwise wouldn't join. If you don't have money or time that may be enough.

It doesn't work long term, but football is a short term business.

[GenerationA47 868]

@BigFish On the flip side, with middling/lower wealth clubs like Cov and Plymouth, I’ve also started to assume these millionaire big-name mediocre managers are subsidising their jobs personally at this point

 

They must be taking lower-than-otherwise pay in order to catch a break… since nobody with money and ambition is likely to employ them any more

Edited November 28, 2024 by GenerationA47

[Michael Starr 583]

This is going to be one of those sliding doors moments when we look at this appointment vs the time he almost signed for us. I will say though, that out of all the glam appointments, he's probably the best. Rooney, Gerard etc. He's by far the best.

[BigFish 2,333]

7 minutes ago, GenerationA47 said:

@BigFish On the flip side, with middling/lower wealth clubs like Cov and Plymouth, I just assume these millionaire big-name mediocre managers are subsidising their jobs personally

 

They must be taking lower-than-otherwise pay in order to catch a break… since nobody with money and ambition is likely to employ them any more

Sure @GenerationA47, there are benefits that flow both ways. A win/win arrangement, except on the pitch long term. A wonder what @Midland Canary makes of all this?

[Google Bot 4,003]

The 'Welcome Frank' promo that the club put out:

Not sure if it reminds me of a holiday park timetable or birthing plan.   "Frank's First words" - Is it going to be 'mama'?

[TheGunnShow 7,471]

2 minutes ago, Google Bot said:

The 'Welcome Frank' promo that the club put out:

Not sure if it reminds me of a holiday park timetable or birthing plan.   "Frank's First words" - Is it going to be 'mama'?

Jimmy Hill would be turning so fast in his grave I suspect Frankie boy could use it as a ceiling fan.

[lake district canary 4,879]

I'm still of the opinion Lampard was the "plan" that Webber had in mind when sacking Farke, which backfired when FL pulled out - and he was able to rescue something from the shambles with the fortunate....or rather, unfortunate....availabilty of Dean Smith. 

I'd actually quite like it if Lampard turned out to be a good manager, but it doesn't seem likely.

[Worthy Nigelton 1,335]

9 minutes ago, lake district canary said:

I'm still of the opinion Lampard was the "plan" that Webber had in mind when sacking Farke, which backfired when FL pulled out - and he was able to rescue something from the shambles with the fortunate....or rather, unfortunate....availabilty of Dean Smith. 

I'd actually quite like it if Lampard turned out to be a good manager, but it doesn't seem likely.

Yep I 100% agree with this. He thought a big name might be enough to give us the impetus needed but it blew up and we ended up with Dean Smith.

[Google Bot 4,003]

14 minutes ago, lake district canary said:

I'm still of the opinion Lampard was the "plan" that Webber had in mind when sacking Farke

Absolutely, and I think it would've been better than Smith too, our biggest problem that season was that no one really wanted to see us do well outside the club and there was an air of negativity that hung over us.  Normally we'd be a neutrals favourite, but not that season.

As much as people dislike Frank, it would've changed perceptions of us, which would've fed back into the mindset of players and with that lift we may have finished a point better off! 🙂

I also wondered if he had eyes on Howe, but by the time we pulled the trigger on Farke he was moving to Newcastle.

[S_81 1,139]

6 hours ago, Canary73 said:

I don’t get what the Cov Board sees in him. The brief has to be in contention for play offs. Gareth Ainsworth would have been a better fit and he was available before Shrewsbury appointed him. 

His stint at QPR may suggest otherwise. 
 

I wouldn’t want Lampard here, but he got Derby into the play offs and may surprise a few at Cov. Albeit not this season 

[Old Shuck 300]

He did get Derby into the play offs but a lot of other managers have got their clubs into the Championship play offs in recent years-David Wagner and Alex Neil with us; Mick McCarthy with Ipswich; Carlos Carvalhal with Sheff Weds; James Shan with WBA and Tony Mowbray at Sunderland.

None of them got a mention as a possible Coventry manager on that same logic.

If anything, both Neil and Wagner might have been a better option for them-they've both won them.

But no, their owner wants to be able to schmooze with Lampard and get off on being his boss....

[......and Smith must score. 1,637]

7 hours ago, Google Bot said:

Not sure if it reminds me of a holiday park timetable or birthing plan.   "Frank's First words" - Is it going to be 'mama'?

More likely to be ‘ moolah ‘ as he’s sure to be getting plenty.

[Big Vince 432]

On 28/11/2024 at 10:40, wr4sb said:

One of the comments on the BBC page of the story is: Worst thing to hit Coventry since the Luftwaffe.

Hermann Goering was a picnic compared to what they've got coming.

[BobLoz3 622]

On 28/11/2024 at 10:40, wr4sb said:

One of the comments on the BBC page of the story is: Worst thing to hit Coventry since the Luftwaffe.

 

[Commonsense 836]

On 28/11/2024 at 11:49, shefcanary said:

So, that bloke from Norfolk who owns Coventry is duped by someone whose reputation as a player seems to overwrite his (in)capability as a manager. Cov v Argyle (& reverse fixture) is going to be fun.

Van Nistelroy must be thinking English clubs are run by total imbeciles.

That aged well! Clearly Van Nistelroy was interested in bigger things.