I think the advantage we have and that Frank and Robins both need is a club that will give them time. So for Frank to move within a year of coming here it'd have to be a club that was committing him over a long term. We all know how rare that is at all levels of the game but particularly the Championship & Premiership. Not uncommon these days for teams to cycle through 2 or 3 managers in a season. Madness.Don't think he'll be off to Southampton but I think people need to be careful with the he loves it here and won't want to leave stuff. Just setting yourself up for disappointment.
Just can't see him turning down an opportunity to progress his own career. Start next season well and it's not hard to imagine one of the teams struggling at the bottom of their Prem take a look at him when they inevitably fire their own manager.
Not even worthy of a thread this lol
It’s not done Scott Parker much harm.If he went to Saints he'd most likely get them up but then struggle and either be sacked or relegated. That would condemn him to being a Championship manager at most for the rest of his career.
Taking Coventry up for the first time since 2001 would be bigger for his reputation.
Indeed. Common sense though , and I'm not having a pop at you at all BTW, clearly dictates that Lampard isn't stupid enough to ruin his reputation by leaving so soon after replacing the longest serving EFL manager at the time. Not for Southampton a club equal in stature to Coventry.
Now, if Chelsea come knocking that's a different story. I doubt anyone would begrudge him that move at all but lampard still has much to prove as ultimately this season was still a Robins squad apart from Grimes. Lampard will be judged next season and in many ways his proper job starts now as he can now shape the team how he wants it. Personally I think he will get Coventry up next season and probably at that point leave if a bigger club or England Come in for him if england fail at the world cup as I expect us to sadly.
It’s not done Scott Parker much harm.
The biggest thing for his reputation is getting promoted full stop, and Southampton will offer a better chance of that. That’s not meaning to say it’s a no-brainer for him to leave, but it would give him something to think about.
West Ham? There's absolutely zero chance he'd go there. Hahaha.Do we honestly believe that Doug didn’t put something in his contract that we have to be given so many million? One day he will go but I would be surprised if it’s to another Championship team at this stage. If someone like West Ham came in it may be different.
Two different Prem teams have already considered him on three different occasions! If we start well next season then I think PL interest is inevitable.Think he'd only leave us for a Prem team and i'm not sure a Prem team would consider him without seeing how he does over an extended period with us. Can't see any way he leaves this summer and i think he'll be well backed by King.
Hopefully we start well enough for him to consider seeing it out then.Two different Prem teams have already considered him on three different occasions! If we start well next season then I think PL interest is inevitable.
Chelsea are unlikely to come knocking for a 3rd time just yetI bet Derby thought that too…
If we don't start well next season nobody will come in for him. If we do, then those struggling Premier League clubs may have a look at him. What if we are 2nd at the end of November, and a faltering Crystal Palace or Fulham make a move for him?Hopefully we start well enough for him to consider seeing it out then.
Hopefully he's doing well enough for that to be a possibility, and hopefully he sees the benefit in seeing it through rather than jumping ship. Not worth worrying about.If we don't start well next season nobody will come in for him. If we do, then those struggling Premier League clubs may have a look at him. What if we are 2nd at the end of November, and a faltering Crystal Palace or Fulham make a move for him?
I agree this is the version where he leaves us, but it would surely be frustrating for him to not see through the promotion to have something on his managerial CV. At the moment he still has nothing really.If we don't start well next season nobody will come in for him. If we do, then those struggling Premier League clubs may have a look at him. What if we are 2nd at the end of November, and a faltering Crystal Palace or Fulham make a move for him?
Think he'd only leave us for a Prem team and i'm not sure a Prem team would consider him without seeing how he does over an extended period with us. Can't see any way he leaves this summer and i think he'll be well backed by King.
If he jumps mid-season (whilst we're in the Top 2-3) then bring back Robins & Viveash to complete the jobI'd tend to agree, I think the only thing that makes it slightly different from most Championship managers, is that he's a 'big name' which perhaps earns him a bit more credit than his record might deserve.
In the same way, to our benefit, perhaps Robins was overlooked for the top jobs because he wasn't a big name. Just a theory this, I should say, don't ask me to back it up with actual evidence.
He’s not going to leave for another championship club imo. Goes to Saints and doesn’t get them promoted, his managerial career is all but over really.It’s not done Scott Parker much harm.
The biggest thing for his reputation is getting promoted full stop, and Southampton will offer a better chance of that. That’s not meaning to say it’s a no-brainer for him to leave, but it would give him something to think about.
Is his career over if he doesn’t get us promoted next season?He’s not going to leave for another championship club imo. Goes to Saints and doesn’t get them promoted, his managerial career is all but over really.
We’re not expected to get promoted though are we? Southampton are. Anything less than a promotion is a failure there next season.Is his career over if he doesn’t get us promoted next season?
Exactly. The club fans that christened him "fat frank". He has as much chance as Paul Ince.West Ham? There's absolutely zero chance he'd go there. Hahaha.
I mean, I wasn’t overly keen to get him but his rep was surely better than Gerrard’s and Rooney’s? I didn’t think of him as that bad.It was seen as a bit of a joke when we appointed him “how do clubs keep employing Lampard, Gerrard & Rooney”.
He’s got a lot of reputation laundering to do before a prem club considers him.
But he’s keenNot going to happen
It was always a bit of a joke that he was lumped in with Gerrard & Rooney tbf. His managerial career has been a 'mixed bag' to be kind & I amongst others had doubts, but he shouldn't have been seen as a laughing stock like the other 2.It was seen as a bit of a joke when we appointed him “how do clubs keep employing Lampard, Gerrard & Rooney”.
He’s got a lot of reputation laundering to do before a prem club considers him.
Bit harsh on Gerrard that. I mean don’t get me wrong I love a bit of Scottish football bashing but he’s still won a league title.It was always a bit of a joke that he was lumped in with Gerrard & Rooney tbf. His managerial career has been a 'mixed bag' to be kind & I amongst others had doubts, but he shouldn't have been seen as a laughing stock like the other 2.
Agree with your 2nd point. Him leaving is not remotely on the cards at this stage.
With Spurs rumoured to be interested in bringing in Thomas Frank as their new manager, could Brentford make an approach for our Frank? Hopefully not, but a move would see him being closer to his family.
Rumour is they want McKenna from Ipswich apparently if Frank (Thomas) leavesNo chance.
It'll probably be someone from Europe, but even if they do look in this country they aren't going to be looking at Lampard.
Rumour is they want McKenna from Ipswich apparently if Frank (Thomas) leaves
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?