Judging the Frank Lampard change (1 Viewer)

[Sky Blue Pete]

That's the same for every manager.

Not sure Stoke have a reputation

 

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[AOM]

Lampard has clearly taken us to another level. With a bit of investment in January, there’s no reason why we can’t aim for the top 2.

This season in particular looks like the best chance for a while.
Nobody seems to be running away with it so far, and I can't see Middlesbrough keeping up their form.
Ipswich will probably climb the table at some point

 

[clint van damme]

This season in particular looks like the best chance for a while.
Nobody seems to be running away with it so far, and I can't see Middlesbrough keeping up their form.
Ipswich will probably climb the table at some point

I agree with that apart from your assessment of boro.
They've recruited well and I think their support have every reason to be as optimistic as us.

 

[fernandopartridge]

I remember a press conference with Lampard last season and they were talking about the good players the other side had, rather than just agreeing he said "Well yeah, we've got good players too"

 

[TomRad85]

I remember a press conference with Lampard last season and they were talking about the good players the other side had, rather than just agreeing he said "Well yeah, we've got good players too"

Yes I enjoy how he talks up our own players rather than fluffing the opposition too much.

 

[skybluecam]

Robins would never have had us playing like this.

There's a real excitement in knowing that if we hit our usual levels we'll beat anyone in the league, and hand out some proper thrashings to boot.

 

[clint van damme]

Robins would never have had us playing like this.

There's a real excitement in knowing that if we hit our usual levels we'll beat anyone in the league, and hand out some proper thrashings to boot.

Without Robins we might not of existed and certainly wouldn't have been a top 3rd championship side capable of attracting Lampard

 

[skybluecam]

Without Robins we might not of existed and certainly wouldn't have been a top 3rd championship side capable of attracting Lampard

Probably true but not relevant to this thread?

 

[clint van damme]

Probably true but not relevant to this thread?

Very relevant.

 

[procdoc]

Probably true but not relevant to this thread?

You’re the one who mentioned Robins

 

[clint van damme]

You’re the one who mentioned Robins

It's weird the amount of people who'll jump all over remarks made about our goalkeeping coach or the performance director but are happy to let snide remarksabout Robins slide.

 

[skybluecam]

You’re the one who mentioned Robins

...because the thread was about replacing him?

His legacy as a legend is secure but also not that relevant to the decision of whether to replace him or not.

 

[procdoc]

It's weird the amount of people who'll jump all over remarks made about our goalkeeping coach or the performance director but are happy to let snide remarksabout Robins slide.

I haven’t got a bad word to say about Robins. In hindsight it was right for both parties to part ways but he’s proving what a top manager he is at Stoke

 

[clint van damme]

I haven’t got a bad word to say about Robins. In hindsight it was right for both parties to part ways but he’s proving what a top manager he is at Stoke

Agree. Though I don't really care what he does at Stoke.
Same as I don't care what Lampard did at Chelsea, only bothered about what they did here.

 

[procdoc]

Agree. Though I don't really care what he does at Stoke.
Same as I don't care what Lampard did at Chelsea, only bothered about what they did here.

Yep definitely. Lampard has so far taken us to another level. The difference I notice the most is the fitness of the players. I don’t know if it’s just me but everyone seems sharper and fitter

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Yep definitely. Lampard has so far taken us to another level. The difference I notice the most is the fitness of the players. I don’t know if it’s just me but everyone seems sharper and fitter

The thing I worry with that is are the players going to be over exerting and we're going to run into injury problems playing two games a week in the freezing winter? Are levels going to drop off towards the end of the season as players just can't do it anymore?

If we had a bigger squad we could cope with that but at the moment we don't.