Keeping Lampard (11 Viewers)

harvey098 · Sunday at 10:17 PM

How do transfers of managers work financially if they’re under contract? I think in the past I’ve heard it described as compensation rather than a transfer fee as you would a player.

I know we speculate about players transfer value. How would it work if Lampard was poached / what would you estimate his worth to be now and compared to if he signed a new 3-year contract?

rexo87 · Sunday at 11:00 PM

As if he’d go to Rangers

Tomh111 · Sunday at 11:18 PM

I think the thing to bear in mind, is that he doesn't need the money.

That is a huge part of why I'm optimistic.

If he was a standard manager, he might be swayed by a few thousand extra a week. But given he was paid thousands upon thousands upon thousands to play.

I'd say we only need to worry about good projects, rather than good money. For instance, Forest is good money but working for a wanker, West Ham is a huge club but working for tight bastards, Wolves are broke, Burnley are miles further on from London, Brentford are run bu stats and not manager per se and everyone else is Championship level and at the minute below us...

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baldy · Sunday at 11:55 PM

Pusb1 said:
Lampard to Rangers?

Why would he wanna take such a backwards step to an awful league?

Lamps · 2025-10-06T01:47:11+0100

Lampard touched on this subject in a previous interview. Football is the love of his life. He mentioned how difficult it was to give up his playing career. Going from a world class player to an ex player wasn't easy. But now being a manager at a club where the supporters are fully behind him is the next best thing. Look at the way he celebrates with the players. He's enjoying every minute.

Like others I'm more worried about him leaving to take the England role more than a Prem side. With us he has the support of the owner and our own supporters letting our feelings known about him. He has a very good squad of players. He is secure here as we don't change our manager every season. Why leave all this to take a gamble? He chose us out of several job offers.

SkyblueTexan · 2025-10-06T02:32:43+0100

Ccfcisparks said:
Christine was on Loose Women this week saying how much Frank loves Coventry and has taken to the City.

The signs that FL is enjoying his time here and wants to prove himself is quite apparent as evidenced by:
1) The way FL wholeheartedly joins in post game celebrations with players and fans
2) The different interviews I’ve watched him discuss different things - whether it be recruitment plans, player fitness and his genuine interest to be here when he took the job last November
3) How single-minded and driven he’s been since he came - the on-field improvements have been clear in how Rudoni, Torp, Da Silva have improved immensely under his leadership; off the field he’s used his clout to recruit Grimes, KKH, Woolf

Lastly, seeing a tweet of his kid fully kitted out in Coventry gear is really gratifying.

I think he’s a really intelligent person and has learned a great deal from his past experiences. He’s much more down to earth than I thought he would be. It would behoove DK to tie him down to a long term contract and arm him with a significant war chest for Jan.

Lamps · 2025-10-06T02:56:58+0100

SkyblueTexan said:
It would behoove DK to tie him down to a long term contract and arm him with a significant war chest for Jan.

We do need to keep Lampard under contract. But thinking a long contract would keep him with us? The clubs that could become interested in him being their manager can spend more on one player than the value of our football club.

Our best way of keeping him is giving him what he needs to keep us competitive. He is a winner. I can't see him wanting to be a part of a club that's only an also ran. Get us to the Prem then establish us as a Prem side.

There's more to life than money especially when you already have more than enough

Balli001 · 2025-10-06T05:51:33+0100

AFCCOVENTRY said:
I think by Jan we need to offer him a new contract. Otherwise he has 1 more season with us.

As do half the squad

SkyBlueSteve81 · 2025-10-06T07:48:38+0100

The contract is irrelevant when it comes to another team wanting him. Extending his contract would only ensure we get a bit more compensation if it were to happen. As people have pointed out Frank isn't short of a few quid so he's far more likely to stay here longer if Doug keeps supporting him and investing in the team. Would people rather Frank get a £15k payrise or that Doug makes that available to Frank to bring in another player?

Offhegoes · 2025-10-06T08:43:53+0100

Pusb1 said:
Lampard to Rangers?

More chance of him leaving for another Championship club. Look at Steven Gerrard. He won the lot at Rangers

Saddlebrains · 2025-10-06T09:08:02+0100

If he gets us up he will want to keep us up aswell

If he achieves both, thats when I think his head will turn as he would have done what he came here to do

Not worried in the slightest currently

shmmeee · 2025-10-06T09:08:17+0100

Tomh111 said:
I think the thing to bear in mind, is that he doesn't need the money.

That is a huge part of why I'm optimistic.

If he was a standard manager, he might be swayed by a few thousand extra a week. But given he was paid thousands upon thousands upon thousands to play.

I'd say we only need to worry about good projects, rather than good money. For instance, Forest is good money but working for a wanker, West Ham is a huge club but working for tight bastards, Wolves are broke, Burnley are miles further on from London, Brentford are run bu stats and not manager per se and everyone else is Championship level and at the minute below us...

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Not saying you’re right or wrong on Lampard but I do find the basic premise of “rich people aren’t motivated by money” extremely funny.

Tomh111 · 2025-10-06T09:16:19+0100

shmmeee said:
Not saying you’re right or wrong on Lampard but I do find the basic premise of “rich people aren’t motivated by money” extremely funny.

That's a stretch from what I mean.

I just dont think a few extra grand is the driving force behind his decision making. Financial freedom gives you the ability to pick and choose jobs, not rush to the next one because they're paying more.

While a manager should has come from league 2 or lacks the playing background may feel that an extra few grand is worth jumping ship for.

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Levship20 · 2025-10-06T09:17:30+0100

shmmeee said:
Not saying you’re right or wrong on Lampard but I do find the basic premise of “rich people aren’t motivated by money” extremely funny.

This really doesn’t need a discussion at this moment in time but Frank needs a project! He needs something to prove what a good manger he is and how he has elevated the performances of a club competing to become “hopefully” a premiership side. Once he has achieved this, he may then put himself on the market for a big club, but who knows, and I do think his long term ambition will be to one day manage England. I see him “at the moment” very much like Kieron McKenna at Ipswich and how rumours were strong about him moving following an unbelievable rise to the top and even when they came down.
so let’s not worry about this now and just enjoy the ride, as I am loving it 🩵

shmmeee · 2025-10-06T09:18:09+0100

Tomh111 said:
That's a stretch from what I mean.

I just dont think a few extra grand is the driving force behind his decision making. Financial freedom gives you the ability to pick and choose jobs, not rush to the next one because they're paying more.

While a manager should has come from league 2 or lacks the playing background may feel that an extra few grand is worth jumping ship for.

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I think he’s an ambitious, motivated guy and that’s why he made a lot of money. And that’s why he’ll back himself if a big club came calling (compared to us). But I don’t think one big enough will come unless we’ve gone up at least.

Tomh111 · 2025-10-06T09:19:35+0100

shmmeee said:
I think he’s an ambitious, motivated guy and that’s why he made a lot of money. And that’s why he’ll back himself if a big club came calling (compared to us). But I don’t think one big enough will come unless we’ve gone up at least.

Which is alleged sith what i said initially.

We won't see him jump sideways for money, but we mat see him go for a bigger club or a good projects club.

Lucky for us, I don't see too many of those opportunities coming up in this country.

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Sick Boy · 2025-10-06T09:19:51+0100

shmmeee said:
I think he’s an ambitious, motivated guy and that’s why he made a lot of money. And that’s why he’ll back himself if a big club came calling (compared to us). But I don’t think one big enough will come unless we’ve gone up at least.

I think he'd need to get us up and keep us up for a 'big' club to consider him.

shmmeee · 2025-10-06T09:20:52+0100

Tomh111 said:
Which is alleged sith what i said initially.

We won't see him jump sideways for money, but we mat see him go for a bigger club or a good projects club.

Lucky for us, I don't see too many of those opportunities coming up in this country.

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Yeah I really wasn’t having a go at your comment. Just something you see a lot in other areas too “oh he’s rich he doesn’t need more money” implies you’ve never met a rich person. Money is quite moreish.

TomRad85 · 2025-10-06T09:28:24+0100

Fucking hell, the amount of Rangers fans online that think they have a chance of tempting Lampard to manage the second biggest club in that pub league absolutely delusional.
SPL fans really need to reassess where their league actually is and Rangers specifically are a fucking basket case. Most those clubs are League 2 standard and Rangers are losing to them ffs. What a mentally challenged fanbase.

SkyBlueDom26 · 2025-10-06T09:30:18+0100

Hopefully when rangers enquire in the next day or 2 they get laughed out the building, Nobody gives a fuck about them or Celtic

Sky_Blue_Daz · 2025-10-06T09:31:47+0100

Only my opinion but I think he will be here for a while, I think he has an eye on the England job after Tuchel
To be fair he has to rebuild his reputation and is doing that here

HuckerbyDublinWhelan · 2025-10-06T09:34:57+0100

shmmeee said:
I think he’s an ambitious, motivated guy and that’s why he made a lot of money. And that’s why he’ll back himself if a big club came calling (compared to us). But I don’t think one big enough will come unless we’ve gone up at least.

I agree with you - more money -likely to move on, but at the same token,his current financial situation means he can select his clubs carefully. it was thought he was approached by other clubs prior to us. ultimately the squad was a decent squad with us (top 6 deck) and he fancied it being relatively easy for him to move the club forward.

For instance - Rangers bigger club than us, could probably pay more, but lets face it - the headache isn't worth it.

Lamps · 2025-10-06T09:36:56+0100

shmmeee said:
I think he’s an ambitious, motivated guy and that’s why he made a lot of money. And that’s why he’ll back himself if a big club came calling (compared to us). But I don’t think one big enough will come unless we’ve gone up at least.

It's something we will only find out if and when it happens. With us he has the chance of getting us to the Prem then keeping us there. He has a chairman that backs him, players who give their all for him and supporters that see him as their hero. He is getting all the adulation as manager as he did as a player. He enjoys watching the players improve under his guidance.

It would take a big club to tempt him. They most probably wouldn't be doing well. If he couldn't sufficiently turn things around he could easily be out of a job. Maybe he will only stay for as long as his contract is. But whatever happens we'll be in a much better position when he leaves than when he joined.

Lamps · 2025-10-06T09:39:14+0100

TomRad85 said:
Fucking hell, the amount of Rangers fans online that think they have a chance of tempting Lampard to manage the second biggest club in that pub league absolutely delusional.
SPL fans really need to reassess where their league actually is and Rangers specifically are a fucking basket case. Most those clubs are League 2 standard and Rangers are losing to them ffs. What a mentally challenged fanbase.

He has as much chance of going to Queens Park Rangers

TomRad85 · 2025-10-06T09:40:16+0100

Lamps said:
He has as much chance of going to Queens Park Rangers

Probably higher tbh. Doug pulls out and we go tits up i reckon he'd pick QPR over the heroin lovers.

Sbarcher · 2025-10-06T09:53:24+0100

HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
I agree with you - more money -likely to move on, but at the same token,his current financial situation means he can select his clubs carefully. it was thought he was approached by other clubs prior to us. ultimately the squad was a decent squad with us (top 6 deck) and he fancied it being relatively easy for him to move the club forward.

For instance - Rangers bigger club than us, could probably pay more, but lets face it - the headache isn't worth it.

Why would youconsider a club where you need a police escourt to get out of your own stadium.

HuckerbyDublinWhelan · 2025-10-06T09:56:23+0100

Sbarcher said:
Why would youconsider a club where you need a police escourt to get out of your own stadium.

Hence why I added - not worth the headache

RegTheDonk · 2025-10-06T09:58:03+0100

walkingalongsingingasong said:
...... Why go to a club like Forest or indeed like some of the other clubs where it's a constant manager merry go round ?

Yes, wasn't Robins at the time the second longest current manager in EFL/EPL? Doug seemed prepared to stick with him after the Adi fall out until it became an issue with how the team was performing and the backroom setup. He's backed Frank with the coaches he wants and as long as we're challenging for the play offs (assuming that is still Dougs red line) he's got stability. Won't have that much give and take in the PL with so much money at stake.

Frank might not need the money but reputation will drive him, what better way to say you're a top coach and manager getting us flying high on our budget. Very glad to hear from others here that he's "loving" his time at Cov, I guess our current form is part of that, but he really does appear to have settled in.

wingy · 2025-10-06T11:54:32+0100

Lamps said:
We do need to keep Lampard under contract. But thinking a long contract would keep him with us? The clubs that could become interested in him being their manager can spend more on one player than the value of our football club.

Our best way of keeping him is giving him what he needs to keep us competitive. He is a winner. I can't see him wanting to be a part of a club that's only an also ran. Get us to the Prem then establish us as a Prem side.

There's more to life than money especially when you already have more than enough

The England job is his target,whether that affords us time or him is the question, maybe there'll another opportunity after tuchel is succeeded?
Like the follower won't last long then he gets the chance?

KenilworthSkyBlue · 2025-10-06T12:03:21+0100

TomRad85 said:
Fucking hell, the amount of Rangers fans online that think they have a chance of tempting Lampard to manage the second biggest club in that pub league absolutely delusional.
SPL fans really need to reassess where their league actually is and Rangers specifically are a fucking basket case. Most those clubs are League 2 standard and Rangers are losing to them ffs. What a mentally challenged fanbase.

In terms of quality the SPL is the worst it's been in decades.

I genuinely see zero appeal in taking up a managerial job there, certainly not against a promotion chasing side in the Championship.

SBT · 2025-10-06T12:22:12+0100

It’s an unusual situation as his reputation as a player actually prevents him from ever taking a lot of big jobs - even a Chelsea ST holder I know says they wouldn’t consider having him back for a third time, at least not for many years.

KenilworthSkyBlue · 2025-10-06T12:29:33+0100

SBT said:
It’s an unusual situation as his reputation as a player actually prevents him from ever taking a lot of big jobs - even a Chelsea ST holder I know says they wouldn’t consider having him back for a third time, at least not for many years.

I don't think his reputation has a player has much to do with it to be honest.

In fact if anything his reputation as a player is what helped him in his early career to get the jobs he landed.

His prior record in the PL, which FWIW isn't as bad as it's made out to be, is what's preventing him from being picked up by a top flight club.

skyblue_55 · 2025-10-06T12:31:11+0100

Picture yourself as Frank ……Last season taking over here & some animosity towards him , before he had taken his coat off .
Nobody has a crystal ball to see the future , but we have a manager with a passion & he wakes up today, to take a lot of calls possibly from journalists who all of a sudden, what to talk Coventry City ?
He is a footballing legend & soon to make that into a massive coaching success with our great club .
CTID

Sick Boy · 2025-10-06T12:32:29+0100

skyblue_55 said:
Picture yourself as Frank ……Last season taking over here & some animosity towards him , before he had taken his coat off .
Nobody has a crystal ball to see the future , but we have a manager with a passion & he wakes up today, to take a lot of calls possibly from journalists who all of a sudden, what to talk Coventry City ?
He is a footballing legend & soon to make that into a massive coaching success with our great club .
CTID

He knew what he was walking into with regards to the animosity from some quarters and has said he understood why and expected it. He's handled everything very well since joining the club.

Liquid Gold · 2025-10-06T13:03:18+0100

I think he'd be an excellent fit for Man Utd.

They'd never go for it though. We've got him for a while yet.

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