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Let’s be Frank. (1 Viewer)

  • Thread starter Fergusons_Beard
  • Start date Aug 9, 2025
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TomRad85

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #141
Super Frank
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Oct 22, 2025
  • #142
Fergusons_Beard said:
No I’m NOT calling for his replacement already but…questions need to be asked.

The quite ridiculous sticking to a rigid tactical formation (without changing to another) that clearly wasn’t doing anything against a Hull side clearly there for the taking.

Lack of a pressing system that FL said that he himself would like to adopt. High press and attacking football I think he said-which we have only seen fleetingly.

Leaving a striker on the bench and bringing on a left back as a winger when we clearly need a goal. In fact bringing on a clearly unfit striker in a central role we all know he clearly can’t do and bringing off the one player who looked like he could create something was baffling.

Not advocating anything rash but FL has the whole of the summer to address the tactical side and thinking of alternatives if one system doesn’t work.

Same old ponderous slow build up bollocks-is it the players or the system?

Playing Hull was a perfect opportunity to be a bit more risky and try something different.

I’ve not mentioned recruitment deliberately as that out of FL’s hands. But we clearly need some pace and creativity in this team.

Positives-we didn’t look like conceding and the goalie was bloody brilliant.

Just trying to stimulate some discussion NOT calling for Franks replacement or wetting the bed!

Thoughts?


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Thoughts?
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Oct 22, 2025
  • #143
Cally Fedora said:
I think it will have a fair impact. The latter signings of that era were bizarre. Lampard (or whoever) has somehow found a buyer for Binks but it’s not proving as easy to move on Latibeaudiere, Dasilva, Bassette, Simms, BTA, Collins or Raphael. Strange signings all.
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What was that mate?
 
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TomRad85

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  • Oct 22, 2025
  • #144
Frank is the best signing we've made. Not even close.
 
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Marty

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  • Oct 22, 2025
  • #145
Marty said:
Not impressed with him. Same issues as last season and he hasn't got a clue. He'll be gone by Christmas.
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Has anyone ever made a worse prediction?
 
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Cally Fedora

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  • Oct 22, 2025
  • #146
fernandopartridge said:
What was that mate?
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Not sure what your point is. Out of those BTA has come good. But it was a strange signing at the time as it gave us a really lop sided squad. You’ve tried to be a bit clever but you’ve ignored the context of the original discussion. All of the others are average players if we’re being totally honest.
 

clint van damme

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  • Oct 22, 2025
  • #147
Marty said:
Has anyone ever made a worse prediction?
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See last night's match thread fir my spectacular piece of analysis on why we won't concede late goals - just before we conceded a late goal.
 
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David O'Day

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  • Oct 22, 2025
  • #148
Cally Fedora said:
Not sure what your point is. Out of those BTA has come good. But it was a strange signing at the time as it gave us a really lop sided squad. You’ve tried to be a bit clever but you’ve ignored the context of the original discussion. All of the others are average players if we’re being totally honest.
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JDS has been very, very good this season as well. Simms was excellent last night and the last few games he has come on. Rapha is a project player. If you say otherwise then you are not being honest.
 
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shmmeee

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  • Oct 22, 2025
  • #149
clint van damme said:
See last night's match thread for my spectacular piece of analysis on why we won't concede late goals - just before we conceded a late goal.
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Got to love football haha
 

Londonccfcfan

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  • Oct 22, 2025
  • #150
Let's get it right. Who hasn't Frank got the best out of??.
The guys off very soon as we won't be able to keep hold of him if we dont get promoted.

Names on back of postage stamp. If you can write Bassette on there.
 
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PVA

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  • Oct 22, 2025
  • #151
Londonccfcfan said:
Let's get it right. Who hasn't Frank got the best out of??.
The guys off very soon as we won't be able to keep hold of him if we dont get promoted.

Names on back of postage stamp. If you can write Bassette on there.
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Brad Collins
 
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SBT

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  • Oct 22, 2025
  • #152
Londonccfcfan said:
Let's get it right. Who hasn't Frank got the best out of??.
The guys off very soon as we won't be able to keep hold of him if we dont get promoted.

Names on back of postage stamp. If you can write Bassette on there.
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Bidwell, Brau, Wilson, Bassette….serious questions need to be asked imo, Lampard is on thin ice
 
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Cally Fedora

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  • Oct 22, 2025
  • #153
David O'Day said:
JDS has been very, very good this season as well. Simms was excellent last night and the last few games he has come on. Rapha is a project player. If you say otherwise then you are not being honest.
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Simms had a decent game last night which is qualified by saying it was one of his best. JDS. Ok when we are consistently on the front foot. Binks, Bassette, Rapha, Lati and Collins? All good buys??
 

Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Oct 22, 2025
  • #154
SBT said:
Bidwell, Brau, Wilson, Bassette….serious questions need to be asked imo, Lampard is on thin ice
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Bidwell, Brau, Ben, Bradley, Bassette. Bbbbbloody awful.
 

pusbccfc

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 22, 2025
  • #155
I love him.

He's got a nice mix of being an intelligent guy, experienced at top level football, personable but also so fucking passionate. There's no doubt he's desperate to do well here. He loves the club.
 

David O'Day

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 22, 2025
  • #156
Cally Fedora said:
Simms had a decent game last night which is qualified by saying it was one of his best. JDS. Ok when we are consistently on the front foot. Binks, Bassette, Rapha, Lati and Collins? All good buys??
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Rapha is like i said a project signing. Lati has been okay for what was less than a million, Collins was quite good in the great run when he took over from Wilson and switched to a back 4. Binks was ok and we made a profit on him.

Simms was good his first season and is now starting to play well. JDS has been for almost a year a very good full back and he wAs our best player during the awful when he first signed.
 
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theskyisthelimit

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  • Oct 22, 2025
  • #157
PVA said:
Brad Collins
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Collins just had no confidence and was not good enough to be a Champ keeper, he is lower league one higher league two level as a standard with a ceiling of top end league one when on song. It's the one thing I have not agreed with Lampard on was when he continued to play Collins week on week.
 
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Cally Fedora

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  • Oct 22, 2025
  • #158
David O'Day said:
Rapha is like i said a project signing. Lati has been okay for what was less than a million, Collins was quite good in the great run when he took over from Wilson and switched to a back 4. Binks was ok and we made a profit on him.

Simms was good his first season and is now starting to play well. JDS has been for almost a year a very good full back and he wAs our best player during the awful when he first signed.
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Fair enough take. I disagree about Collins though.
 
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wingy

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  • Oct 22, 2025
  • #159
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Bidwell, Brau, Ben, Bradley, Bassette. Bbbbbloody awful.
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Cuthbert Dibble Grout?
 
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Fergusons_Beard

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 23, 2025
  • #160
Sick Boy said:
Thoughts?
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That first game we were shit.

They were valid questions to ask.

Pleased that the style Frank promised has started to be delivered.

Even the tactical innovations-change of formation (ie Pompey) & sometimes a switch to a more direct style of play.


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Speedies_Chips

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 23, 2025
  • #161
Cally Fedora said:
Simms had a decent game last night which is qualified by saying it was one of his best. JDS. Ok when we are consistently on the front foot. Binks, Bassette, Rapha, Lati and Collins? All good buys??
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More like goodbyes!
 
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GC1976

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  • Oct 23, 2025
  • #162
theskyisthelimit said:
Collins just had no confidence and was not good enough to be a Champ keeper, he is lower league one higher league two level as a standard with a ceiling of top end league one when on song. It's the one thing I have not agreed with Lampard on was when he continued to play Collins week on week.
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Mark Robins and AV have some legendary status at CCFC but oh boy did they have a blind spot when it came to goalkeepers
 
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ccfcchris

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 25, 2025
  • #163

Frank Lampard lays foundation to be future West Ham boss with admission as Nuno Espirito Santo flops

Former Hammers hate figure has turned Coventry into the highest-scoring team in all of Europe
www.hammers.news

What a load of bollax
 
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clint van damme

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 25, 2025
  • #164
ccfcchris said:

Frank Lampard lays foundation to be future West Ham boss with admission as Nuno Espirito Santo flops

Former Hammers hate figure has turned Coventry into the highest-scoring team in all of Europe
www.hammers.news

What a load of bollax
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Fair bit of revisionism going on there.

Though obviously West Ham have a large fan base so there is going to be a multitude of different opinions but that doesn't chime with what I hear from my mate who unfortunately keeps me abreast of all things West Ham even though I have zero interest.
 
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