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I don't think anyone predicted that, or the impact he'd have here. Maybe my memory is selective, but I remember the general consensus being 'decent addition to the squad', with perhaps a slight indrawing of breath over the fee. He was decent in the latter part of the loan after gaining match...

Speak for yourself.

I remember a lot of people thinking him a decent signing.

Wouldn't say most. When he got match fit during his loan it was pretty obvious he had something.

I'm genuinely a bit sad that he didn't win a (fans) player of the year with us. He deserved one.

Give over. We were crap for the last month and a bit of last season and most of this. That's not a year. A year would include the great league form from the middle of last season and all of the cup run.

They've done it again and have topped their group.

Experienced when compared to whom? This seems to be based on a list of three people, who may or may not have been interested, and discounts the rest of the football world. If Lampard's appointment is true, it smacks of, 'no plan, let's panic'.

Ok, understood. I don't think there's anything in Lampard's managerial career that can be described as above average for where he was, however.

I genuinely don't understand this comment. We were at rock bottom when appointing Robins. Plus he actually had a good record managing teams against the odds (only really underwhelmed at Huddersfield) and most importantly, had had a promising stint with us. There's no similarity at all.

Top 4 for Chelsea would be the very lowest of their expectations. It's relative. The squad he had was stronger than that of all but a few of the rivals. I just checked the results for them against the other 3 teams in the top four for that season: W 1 D 0 L 5. He was then sacked quickly the...

I'll be very happy to be proved wrong. But also very surprised.

Our squad that season was nowhere near the quality Derby's when Lampard managed them.

Well, one thing to say is that we don't know how serious the links with those people are, or who else is / was genuinely in the frame. Of those three, probably Carsley. I'd be happier though to take a punt on someone less experienced, rather than appoint someone who's record it's erring on...

Everyone who's ever managed them has kept Everton in the Premier League. I'm not sure 6th with that Derby side can be said to be a huge success. It had players like Wilson, Mount and Tomori in it. Wasn't that basically in the era that ultimately screwed them? They had to get promoted or they...

Apart from a very promising stint with us. We were also about to be relegated to the fourth division. It's not the same.

What do you mean by 'qualified'? That he's the most experienced? If so, then in terms of games managed, then possibly, but none of that experience was anything other than underwhelming. If he'd have been a lesser player but with the same managerial record, there's no way he would be anywhere...

A man whose managerial successes amount to a grand total of absolutely fuck all. If this is true, I am genuinely pissed off.

If we're going to compare them (which I wasn't): last season Luton lost a lot of points from winning positions (often big winning positions), and lost a lot of games late. That suggests a squad without the quality / experience (and this can apply to the manager, too) to manage and see out games...

You respect that his team got relegated without a fight because he didn't know how to get them to play in a way to keep them up? Ok. Strange take, but ok. I want someone with the pragmatism to succeed. We're never going to have the best players in the division, so if a manager tries to play a...