Lamberts quote..

[can u sit down please 0]

"Colchester I left because I was told I could come and speak to Norwich."

Hmmm. Just as we thought. I wonder what Cowling will make of that!

[Bethnal Yellow and Green 2,424]

Cowling has said that he allowed Lambert to speak to us, just not leave Colchester until compensation was agreed. Lambert resigned before compensation had even been discussed, thus the massive to and fro that has resulted since then.

[William Darby 0]

Cowling would have a stronger footing if he''d said, ''no you can''t speak to them, as you are under contract''.

[eddy melito 0]

[quote user="Tunica Molesta"]Cowling would have a stronger footing if he''d said, ''no you can''t speak to them, as you are under contract''.
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whats the point in keeping an unhappy manager?

 

he was willing to let him leave, but wanted to sort out compensation first, thats all.

[can u sit down please 0]

[quote user="eddy melito"]

[quote user="Tunica Molesta"]Cowling would have a stronger footing if he''d said, ''no you can''t speak to them, as you are under contract''.
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whats the point in keeping an unhappy manager?

 

he was willing to let him leave, but wanted to sort out compensation first, thats all.

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So you really dont have much of a case for docking points, six figure compo or a player deal!

[singing canary 0]

so how the hell do they think they can get us a points deduction..? colchester really are a funny lot.

[eddy melito 0]

if both clubs had gone along with that im sure a figure would have been agreed at the time.

[can u sit down please 0]

[quote user="eddy melito"]if both clubs had gone along with that im sure a figure would have been agreed at the time.[/quote]

So we didnt poach/steal or act illegally then?

[Nuff Said 5,950]

I preferred "I''m not going anywhere until maybe Norwich sack me.” [:D]

[Joanna Grey 0]

Thank goodness that Delia came round to getting a pro like McNally to run things here properly. Bit of a pointer to Mr Cowling...

[William Darby 0]

[quote user="can u sit down please"][quote user="eddy melito"]

[quote user="Tunica Molesta"]Cowling would have a stronger footing if he''d said, ''no you can''t speak to them, as you are under contract''.[/quote]

whats the point in keeping an unhappy manager?

 

he was willing to let him leave, but wanted to sort out compensation first, thats all.

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So you really dont have much of a case for docking points, six figure compo or a player deal!

[/quote]That''s how I see it. 

[Snoots 0]

What interested me about this quote was the fact that Lambert clearly took the opportunity of putting "I was told I could come and speak to Norwich" on the public record for the first time (unless I have missed this before). Otherwise, this phrase is not really in context. You don''t leave a club because you existing club has said you can to speak to another. Anyway, really good news all round.

"I''m staying. I hear people say I have not stayed at clubs for a long time. I stayed at Wycombe for a couple of years. Colchester I left because I was told I could come and speak to Norwich. But I am certainly not going to leave this club, no.”