I'm not saying he shouldn't be given time. I am saying "keep the faith" is a nonsense, sect-like mantra better aimed at the Catholic Church or the Moonies rather than a football club.
My view is that Lampard is a punt, a name appointment. He has done enough to merit building on the fact he kept us up. I hesitate to use the word "achievement" because it is nothing of the sort. So, he deserves time. But there is no "faith" to keep in his appointment if you believe the appointment was one of panciked convenience rather than something more methodical, considered, and informed.
He will get plenty of time from me - after all, what makes anybody think the fools who made so many bad appointments in the past would get it right next time. But faith? Nah. Pure hope and that's about it.
I think you're being pedantic about what people mean by keep the faith mate. He deserves time, as anyone would do, irrespective of their previous record prior to the joining the club. It makes no difference what they did prior to Everton, what matters is what they do for us.
Giving a manager time, is absolutely key critical for clubs. Constantly changing managers, or assuming there is a magical solution out there, is more the sort of magical thinking that we ought to challenge.
On the subject of achievement, it was an achievement to keep us up, when it looked to very likely we were hurtling towards relegation. That was his objective, and he fulfilled it.
In terms of the blind faith, surely the real blind faith, is the idea that despite the fact of appointing a continuum of poor managers, and with each one undermining the clubs longer term performance, the solution to any short term blip is just to change the manager, as the solution lies in doing so. That approach has been tried continually, and not worked. To me, that's blind faith. In all likelihood, if we sack Lampard, we do not get a successful appointment.
