At the time we got him Martinez and Rodgers were available and we all thought we got the best one........oh how we laughed.
Quote from: Kingthing on February 12, 2019, 04:44:32 PMAt the time we got him Martinez and Rodgers were available and we all thought we got the best one........oh how we laughed.I remember at the time I very much wanted Rodgers. I wasn't massively keen on Lambert but I did however prefer him to Martinez at the time.
Quote from: Deano's Mullet on February 10, 2019, 07:19:43 PMAccording to my dad who supports Colchester Lambert still has the highest win percentage in their history even though he didn't last very long. They hate him for leaving for Norwich.We hate him for leaving Norwich
According to my dad who supports Colchester Lambert still has the highest win percentage in their history even though he didn't last very long. They hate him for leaving for Norwich.
Quote from: Damo70 on February 12, 2019, 04:46:46 PMQuote from: Kingthing on February 12, 2019, 04:44:32 PMAt the time we got him Martinez and Rodgers were available and we all thought we got the best one........oh how we laughed.I remember at the time I very much wanted Rodgers. I wasn't massively keen on Lambert but I did however prefer him to Martinez at the time.I still think it was a decent enough appointment at the time. He stock was pretty high at the time and he was a young, up and coming manager. He started off badly though and things took a real turn for the worse over the Christmas period and into the new year. We did pick up at the end of that season though and ended quite strongly, culminating in that demolition of Sunderland. We started the next season well, winning at Arsenal and running Chelsea very close at Stamford Bridge. It couldn't be maintained though and we were a shambles by the end of that season both on and off the pitch (his backroom team, Karsa and Culverhouse, being sacked for their behaviour) and he should have gone then. I still believe the decision to keep him on that summer inflicted real damage on the club.In short, seemed like a decent enough choice at the time and did OK in short patches, but was kept on far too long when it was obvious he was out of his depth.
Quote from: Kingthing on February 12, 2019, 04:44:32 PMAt the time we got him Martinez and Rodgers were available and we all thought we got the best one........oh how we laughed. Rodgers had gone to Liverpool.
I spoke at length with a Norwich fan shortly after he was appointed. The general view was that he was an excellent manager, would do really well for us and the majority of his Norwich supporting friends were gutted he was leaving.
Quote from: Legion on February 12, 2019, 08:14:02 PMI spoke at length with a Norwich fan shortly after he was appointed. The general view was that he was an excellent manager, would do really well for us and the majority of his Norwich supporting friends were gutted he was leaving.Yes, Lee. He was well regarded at the time by most analysts and there were times when many of us thought he would move the club forward, but it was not to be.In the end, by his own admission, he was presiding over a deleveraging operation at the behest of Randy Lerner and mumbling incessant gobbledygook, to our justified chagrin.
Paul's thoughts on his team today against Baggies, according to bbc sport page: I thought the whole team was excellent.Well there's a surprise!
Quote from: Holte132 on March 09, 2019, 08:31:29 PMPaul's thoughts on his team today against Baggies, according to bbc sport page: I thought the whole team was excellent.Well there's a surprise!He's probably right for once. 20 odd shots and battered them according to my Baggies mate.