2022/23 Frank Lampard

Lob · January 4, 2023

ToffeeTim said:
Is that total for money including that ludicrous 40m for Deli Alli nonsense

No idea mate but the wins, draws, losses and league positions say it all regardless of monies.

Wat Tyler · January 4, 2023

SACK HIM

Gilbert.. · January 4, 2023

Drico said:
Well, he certainly got more out of what was there than his predecessor, Dave Stringer. They were 10th, 15th and 18th in the three seasons before he took over and took them to third. They did finish fourth in 1989, but Walker inherited only seven of the 24 players who comprised his end of season squad in 1993, so he did plenty of building, to be fair.

I seem to remember a lot of those players already at the club. Im not taking anything away from him. it all seemed to click for that season he had. Chris sutton was a huge part of that. He led that line superbly. He was already at the club.

ToffeeTim · January 4, 2023

It is just pointless giving him more time. He is absolutely finished

bullybeef · January 4, 2023

Wat Tyler said:
SACK HIM

They can’t afford to

DanB90 · January 4, 2023

Legend Barry Horne said:
Do you think how confident someone is can have an effect on the things they do?

It’s a bit chicken and egg, but the team went into this season with a clean slate. Lots of positivity around the club, not much expectation.

The fans were largely fine until we started conceding 4 goals against Bournemouth and Brighton. So to put this on them, isn’t the one chief.

Moomin · January 4, 2023

Lob said:

Can't believe we are counting the Boreham Wood game as one of his victories

Drico · January 4, 2023

Gilbert.. said:
I seem to remember a lot of those players already at the club. Im not taking anything away from him. it all seemed to click for that season he had. Chris sutton was a huge part of that. He led that line superbly. He was already at the club.

Some key players like Jeremy Goss and Ruel Fox certainly were. Walker built cleverly on those players, including Sutton who had scored only two First Division goals for the club prior to Walker's appointment. I am not here to defend Mike Walker. I'm just saying he was demonstrably successful at Norwich and had improved his club's standing in a way that, say, our current manager really wasn't and didn't before being appointed at Everton.

edge · January 4, 2023

Drico said:
Well, he certainly got more out of what was there than his predecessor, Dave Stringer. They were 10th, 15th and 18th in the three seasons before he took over and took them to third. They did finish fourth in 1989, but Walker inherited only seven of the 24 players who comprised his end of season squad in 1993, so he did plenty of building, to be fair.

He did a good job there ,
They played nice football as well.
Was awful for us.
I went for him in the Winslow after the last game of the season.
The manager brought him in and said Here is the man who kept us up.
It was funny as it went dead quite
Then me and my mate franny went ballistic and ran at the bar and tried to get at him.
Lucky for him, we knew the manager , who got in the way.
He pushed Walker out of way and calmed us down.

andy4efc · January 4, 2023

Did we spend £101m in the summer? Like actually?

Lob · January 4, 2023

hktoffee said:
BFS has the last laugh and he is correct.

He is definitely right but the same fella spent about 30 million on the likes of Cenk Tosun, claimed wins that were not down to him, lied about league positions to make himself seem better and was hated by most of the fan base. Horrible man but better than Lampard to be fair.

Rooney_Tunes · January 4, 2023

Moomin said:
Can't believe we are counting the Boreham Wood game as one of his victories

We're still 16th?

ToffeeTim · January 4, 2023

andy4efc said:
Did we spend £101m in the summer? Like actually?

No

I think it includes that nonsense 40m for Alli thing that certain media outlets are obsessed with

Lampard clearly also didn't sign Alli in the first 2 hours he was manager

Dixieslaces · January 4, 2023

hktoffee said:
3 wins in 18. It is like Mike Walker.

I have no disagreement on his failings here, my point really is the implications of what would occur should he be dismissed

Legend Barry Horne · January 4, 2023

DanB90 said:
It’s a bit chicken and egg, but the team went into this season with a clean slate. Lots of positivity around the club, not much expectation.

The fans were largely fine until we started conceding 4 goals against Bournemouth and Brighton. So to put this on them, isn’t the one chief.

I agree it's a 2 way thing - needs the right balance....