can u sit down please 0 Posted August 18, 2009 ----/------- [;)]all done and dusted! Looks like he made an impression t''other week! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce Eats Walkers! 0 Posted August 18, 2009 So Lambert then? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Foxy is a Pleasure 0 Posted August 18, 2009 I''ve never known you to be wrong CUSDP and I have no reason to doubt you so Lambert it is. I think this is a good appointment. Will he bring "3 lungs" with him I wonder? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
When Saturday Comes 0 Posted August 18, 2009 Not overly excited by this [:|] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hog 0 Posted August 18, 2009 Excuse my ignorance but exactly what has Lambert achieved (apart from stuffing us that is!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taintedtom2000 0 Posted August 18, 2009 [quote user="can u sit down please"]----/------- [;)] all done and dusted! Looks like he made an impression t''other week![/quote]I had my Heart set on Peter Taylor :-( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Monkey 52 Posted August 18, 2009 That settles it, its Lambert then... [:)]Its not the most exciting name, but he has managed to turn a happy shambles at Colchester into something of a unit, as they showed against us. He''s turned them into a strong side who work for each other, especially away from home (am I right in thinking they were away specialists last year). We can only guess how he will turn out, as ever, but he''s still a more inspiring appointment than Gunny ever was! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Flashheart 0 Posted August 18, 2009 [quote user="Salahuddin"]Excuse my ignorance but exactly what has Lambert achieved (apart from stuffing us that is!)[/quote]He got Wycombe to the cup semi finals a few years ago. That''s it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taintedtom2000 0 Posted August 18, 2009 [quote user="Salahuddin"]Excuse my ignorance but exactly what has Lambert achieved (apart from stuffing us that is!)[/quote]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_LambertAlot as a player, as a manager still relatively little....we NEED experience!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kdncfc 0 Posted August 18, 2009 Agreed, he turned them around last year and they ended up with the best away record in the division. Certainly a big improvement on Gunn imo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ref89 0 Posted August 18, 2009 http://www.kickitoff.co.uk/2009/08/paul-lambert-is-new-city-boss/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Flashheart 0 Posted August 18, 2009 [quote user="kdncfc"]Agreed, he turned them around last year and they ended up with the best away record in the division. Certainly a big improvement on Gunn imo.[/quote]Bagpuss would be a big improvement on Gunn.Seriously, Lambert really hasn''t done a lot as a manager so I hope he''s not the man McNally has in his sights. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hog 0 Posted August 18, 2009 Question: Would Lambert be the most highly decorated player to manage Norwich? Looking at his record he has certainly won it all in his time.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjwc22 0 Posted August 18, 2009 I would rather have Curbishley or Coppell, don''t see why we have to choose someone already at a club when that just entails compensation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Empty Mirror 0 Posted August 18, 2009 I remain far from convinced that sacking Gunn, in the manner and at the point we did, after giving him the Summer to bring in his own team, was the right decision.But I''d have been pleased enough with Lambert, I think, if he''d been appointed when we sacked Roeder. First, he does have his coaching qualifications. Theory doesn''t count for a lot, but it''s a start. And, he got them in Germany, where (I''ve heard) it''s probably tougher. Then, he has playing experience at the highest level with Borussia Dortmund and Celtic, as well as at lower levels. He got Wycombe into the play offs (admittedly, league two) and took them on that cup run, both with very meagre resources. And even if the 7-1 result was a fluke (perhaps we should hope it wasn''t?) it''s plain that (in this league i.e., league one) he has arrested Colchester''s decline and has turned them into contenders. Again, on meagre resources. It''s rumoured that he was so highly regarded in Germany that Bayern Munich seriously considered him for their recent vacancy, though I don''t know if that''s right.But, all in all, given that Gunn has gone, if we wanted a young manager who is highly regarded, with a track record in the lower divisions of getting into play offs and arresting decline, I guess Mr Lambert fits the bill. And no, he doesn''t have green and yellow DNA. Some might think that doesn''t matter. And if it does, he''s assisted by a certain Mr Culverhouse.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duffman 0 Posted August 18, 2009 How come the ''all seeing all knowing'' CAM didn''t know this yesterday or the day before?It seems even Colchester like to keep him out of the loop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
can u sit down please 0 Posted August 18, 2009 Im not sure if im happy or not....Do we get a bit above ourselves and expect too much? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DOGGER 0 Posted August 18, 2009 [quote user="can u sit down please"]Im not sure if im happy or not....Do we get a bit above ourselves and expect too much?[/quote]Yes i think we do Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce Eats Walkers! 0 Posted August 18, 2009 I''ll be honest i''m just glad we''ve gone about this in the right way, Not someoneout of work having been sacked by his previous club eg RoederNot an Assistant manager being thrown in at the deep end eg GrantNot an Internal promotion eg GunnNot the Manager we sacked 4 years ago eg Worthy but we, Norwich City, have approached another club, agreed to pay the going rate for compensation, lured a Manager already employed elsewhere to ''little old'' Norwich and all in the space of a week. Surely this in itself represents progress. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ncfcstar 292 Posted August 18, 2009 Cheers CUSDP, no reason to doubt you.Not impressed by this one little bit though, I don''t think he would even have been considered if they hadn''t have trounced us the other week. I really hope the board have considered this properly and it isn''t just a knee-jerk reaction. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeagle 0 Posted August 18, 2009 I have also just heard that it is Lambert. Apparently this is what the Aviva Forums are saying. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Romantic 0 Posted August 18, 2009 [quote user="can u sit down please"]Im not sure if im happy or not....Do we get a bit above ourselves and expect too much?[/quote]That''s an understatement! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soldier on 160 Posted August 18, 2009 Surely the fact that McNally knows him well from his time at Celtic is more of a factor than the 7-1 result. Obviously sounded him out after that game?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZLF 274 Posted August 18, 2009 Well - if it comes from you CUSDP, lambert it is.So why have rotherham reputedly also called a press conference this morning?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeagle 0 Posted August 18, 2009 To be fair, if you look at his Wiki page (I know its not the most reliable source), he has progressed from Livingston to Wycombe to Colchester and now looks like he will come to us.With all due respect to those teams surely we are a bigger club and he will see it as furthering his managerial career? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kissthebadge 0 Posted August 18, 2009 I believe he is ambitious and a manager on the up. This is a much better appointment than the previous 3. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inch High aka Inchy.. 405 Posted August 18, 2009 Worth sacking Gunn for?I''m not sure.Lets hope he lives up to his potential or we could be doing this again in a few months time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGoogler 324 Posted August 18, 2009 [quote user="sig"]I believe he is ambitious and a manager on the up. This is a much better appointment than the previous 3.[/quote]I agree. He''s done good things at all of the clubs he''s been at previously. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGoogler 324 Posted August 18, 2009 [quote user="IncH_HigH"]Worth sacking Gunn for?I''m not sure.[/quote]I do like comments like this.Gunn had to be sacked. His record over the last seven months was terrible. Regardless of who comes in as his replacement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inch High aka Inchy.. 405 Posted August 18, 2009 [quote user="TheGoogler"][quote user="IncH_HigH"]Worth sacking Gunn for?I''m not sure.[/quote]I do like comments like this.Gunn had to be sacked. His record over the last seven months was terrible. Regardless of who comes in as his replacement.[/quote]I agree(see numerous posts) but is Lambert a big enough name to settle the natives? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites