SkyBlue_Bear83
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Being an attention seeking twat as usual
Being an attention seeking twat as usualWhat is King doing there?
I was thinking more ZidaneLampard seen talking closely with Allen in his first training session.
Could Allen be his Kante?
it wasn't true though and never wasI don't know but often spoken about on here and other forums so assumed it true.
What is King doing there?
Going to show Frank how much he can bench.
Soon sodded off to Villa when they offered him a few quid.Same here; he was a key figure of the 1997-2000 CCFC team that was around when I first started supporting the club, and it's always a thrill when a former player returns as a coach. Shame it hasn't worked out
What is King doing there?
wouldnt be CCFC without arguing over different opinions
Finding it hilarious at the people digging negatives out of every single thing that is being done though now, even down to which staff are in a photo
they'll all say "i want him to prove me wrong" or "i will back him anyway" BUT they will be the first to say "i told you so", "look at me i got it right", "i knew we should've kept Robins"
How long before everyone stops whinging and backs him/Doug like they say? does that start today, Saturday, when we start doing really well, do we need to get promoted?
personally I am surprised we could not identify a coach with greater potential than Lampard.
Being an attention seeking twat as usual
With Sprout wrapped in the gym towel.Just waiting for Kingw of Shaves to turn up so he can spot for him
or JDS defend
fair - its not about "backing" King but digging him out for every decision is a bit odd (not aimed at you)Why would people need to back King?
It's possible to back the manager and players without backing the owner. I think there might be a recent example of us doing it!
I'm not not backing King anyway, just that now he's got the manager in, I want him to slink back into the background, not be hovering over Lampards shoulder all the time.
Thought it was off watching the Simms press
BEING FRANK |
Congratulations to Frank Lampard, who has defied the odds to be named the new manager of Coventry City. In an age when people are losing their collective minds over the quality of English managers and the supposed opportunities they are failing to be presented with in the wake of Thomas Tuchel’s appointment of the national side, it’s good to know that Lampard is keeping the quota up towards the bottom of the Championship. “Frank cut his teeth [there] and knows what is needed in this league to be successful,” roared Coventry’s owner and chief suit, Doug King. “His experiences thereafter at Chelsea and Everton will ensure he brings to our talented squad clear understanding of exactly what is needed to succeed at the very top level that we as a club are striving to reach.” Which is a longwinded way of suggesting that Lampard might be able to dial up his pals at Chelsea and get a few loan signings in January. Just imagine what Omari Kellyman – the £19m summer signing yet to play a minute of first-team football for Chelsea – or £17.2m Brazilian Deivid Washington could do against the likes of Portsmouth, Hull and Cardiff. At least that trick worked at Derby County in 2018-19, Lampard’s only Championship experience, when England internationals Ashley Cole, Mason Mount and Fikayo Tomori were added to a squad that also contained other senior internationals in Harry Wilson and Tom Huddlestone. Lampard’s brave Rams finished sixth, before losing to Aston Villa in the playoff final. That’s not to slate the job that Lampard did at Derby (win rate 42.7%). It was his first gig in management, and although he had some of the best players in the Championship and a wave of goodwill based upon his outstanding playing career that had no bearing on his ability as a manager, he did get within 90 minutes of the Premier League. But Lampard’s “success” was six seasons ago, a lifetime in football. Since then, he has brought a multitude of mediocrity to Chelsea, Everton and Chelsea again on an interim basis, with his last job (outside of a TV studio) at Stamford Bridge (played 11, won one, lost eight) coming a full 18 months ago. Another manager with a much more recent history of success (two promotions, losing the Championship playoff final in 2022-23 on penalties, nearly dumping out Manchester United in last season’s FA Cup semi) is Mark Robins, who was both named as one of Coventry’s “greatest ever managers” and booted through a door marked “Do One” by Sky Blue suits earlier this month. A legend of the club after his seven-year reign, Robins even accepted an honorary doctorate from Coventry University last week for bringing joy, pride, success back to a city and supporters back to the stadium. Hull City – who sacked Tim Walter on Wednesday – or Plymouth Argyle, thumped 6-1 by Norwich and struggling under the stewardship of another legendary former player who had a brief managerial stint at Pride Park, might now be interested in Robins or anyone else who “knows what is needed in this league to be successful |
From Grauniad daily football email:
BEING FRANK
Which is a longwinded way of suggesting that Lampard might be able to dial up his pals at Chelsea and get a few loan signings in January. Just imagine what Omari Kellyman – the £19m summer signing yet to play a minute of first-team football for Chelsea – or £17.2m Brazilian Deivid Washington could do against the likes of Portsmouth, Hull and Cardiff. At least that trick worked at Derby County in 2018-19, Lampard’s only Championship experience, when England internationals Ashley Cole, Mason Mount and Fikayo Tomori were added to a squad that also contained other senior internationals in Harry Wilson and Tom Huddlestone. Lampard’s brave Rams finished sixth, before losing to Aston Villa in the playoff final.
That’s not to slate the job that Lampard did at Derby (win rate 42.7%). It was his first gig in management, and although he had some of the best players in the Championship and a wave of goodwill based upon his outstanding playing career that had no bearing on his ability as a manager, he did get within 90 minutes of the Premier League. But Lampard’s “success” was six seasons ago, a lifetime in football. Since then, he has brought a multitude of mediocrity to Chelsea, Everton and Chelsea again on an interim basis, with his last job (outside of a TV studio) at Stamford Bridge (played 11, won one, lost eight) coming a full 18 months ago.
Another manager with a much more recent history of success (two promotions, losing the Championship playoff final in 2022-23 on penalties, nearly dumping out Manchester United in last season’s FA Cup semi) is Mark Robins, who was both named as one of Coventry’s “greatest ever managers” and booted through a door marked “Do One” by Sky Blue suits earlier this month. A legend of the club after his seven-year reign, Robins even accepted an honorary doctorate from Coventry University last week for bringing joy, pride, success back to a city and supporters back to the stadium. Hull City – who sacked Tim Walter on Wednesday – or Plymouth Argyle, thumped 6-1 by Norwich and struggling under the stewardship of another legendary former player who had a brief managerial stint at Pride Park, might now be interested in Robins or anyone else who “knows what is needed in this league to be successful
Hope it doesn't turn out to be a Peter Reid type appointment all those years ago.Knee deep in pass the parcel
fair - its not about "backing" King but digging him out for every decision is a bit odd (not aimed at you)
There's no way the owner of a football club can "slink back into the background", soon everyone will be asking him what budget we have for January, or whether he's willing to get loans in, he cant win - for years we asked where our owner was and why we never heard from them - then instantly whinge when we get one who gets involved - just feels odd
we've had a lot going on so he's front and centre on everyone's mind i suppose - as long as the performances pick up, he'll be back to a fan in the stands till the Jan window i imagineThink there's a line though. Yes, he cant just disappear, but he puts himself front and centre far too often for my liking.
Appreciate its Lampards first day so hopefully he's a bit more inconspicuous going forward
With Sprout wrapped in the gym towel.
He’s stood in the background of a photograph.Think there's a line though. Yes, he cant just disappear, but he puts himself front and centre far too often for my liking.
Appreciate its Lampards first day so hopefully he's a bit more inconspicuous going forward
Is that a Patterdale terrier?Sprout in on board despite being sad he did not get the job
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