Confirmed : Lampard Head Coach (20 Viewers)

[fernandopartridge]

As much as we loved robins a win rate of 39 % is poor, I’d say he‘s more than capable of lacing robins boots, he‘s managed at the very top level, and done well, there’s always one

It's a good win rate, higher than most managers we've ever had

City only spent 7 games in the Playoffs last season and whilst length of time spent in the playoffs doesn’t attribute to much, given that we weren’t there at the end and spent less than 25% of the season consistently in the top six all season long, factor poor start and end to the season doesn’t make last season good.

We spent even less time there in the season we reached the play off final, it's an irrelevance

 

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[Monty]

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Looking at most successful Championship managers points per game, robins is in 86th place (Eustace 90th).

Lampard average including Premiership spells is below them both at 1.22

Looking at Championship only stats - Lampard 1.63 ppm, Robins 1.3ppm

 

[Captain Dart]

He did say it was a tactically adaptable squad, which suggests that's something he likes as he's not wedded to one formation.

I think Frank might have noticed that this squad has played 352, 4231 and 541 already this season.

 

[RoboCCFC90]

It's a good win rate, higher than most managers we've ever had

We spent even less time there in the season we reached the play off final, it's an irrelevance

I did allude to it's irrelevance in my post, but the fact that we spent little time in those positions and spent more time in the bottom half of the table wasn't good enough. It shouldn't take us a third of the season to get going and this pre season Mark Robins spoke about getting it right earlier - which we didn't!

 

[jto123]

The most important comment in all of this - I’m guessing we’re going to have to go for ‘Frankie Lampard’s Sky Blue Army?’. Always inconvenient when we have to create a fourth syllable.

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

Once the dust has settled on yesterday and I think he’ll have another press conference today to go over Cardiff, I’m allowing myself to feel excited.

Talks well and more importantly seems to have a belief in the squad where at times, I feel we would often downplay ourselves which led to almost a lack of belief on the pitch.

Wants to play football in a way I think will suit these lads and in particular players like Mason Clark and Raphael (when fit) as Lampard loves wingers to play on the opposite foot and drive into the centre which is what both did well last year granted at a lower level.

Happy Doug’s confirmed that Lampard has control over transfers and got in a very good coaching staff. Hope more come in but think he’s got all the tools and desire to make us his success.

 

[JulianDarbyFTW]

The ball boys quote will never get old.

 

[Captain Dart]

Once the dust has settled on yesterday and I think he’ll have another press conference today to go over Cardiff, I’m allowing myself to feel excited.

Talks well and more importantly seems to have a belief in the squad where at times, I feel we would often downplay ourselves which led to almost a lack of belief on the pitch.

Wants to play football in a way I think will suit these lads and in particular players like Mason Clark and Raphael (when fit) as Lampard loves wingers to play on the opposite foot and drive into the centre which is what both did well last year granted at a lower level.

Happy Doug’s confirmed that Lampard has control over transfers and got in a very good coaching staff. Hope more come in but think he’s got all the tools and desire to make us his success.

I would not be shocked if Carr fills in for him should there be a pre match presser.

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

I would not be shocked if Carr fills in for him should there be a pre match presser.

Something something Win Rate Something Something

 

[Captain Dart]

Something something Win Rate Something Something

Just because it's been a hectic few days & FL can delegate a known safe pair of hands to take the pressure off himself, Edwards and Jones while they get to grip with the job at hand.

 

[ovduk78]

I think Frank might have noticed that this squad has played 352, 4431 and 541 already this season.

We surely won playing 4431?

 

[Captain Dart]

We surely won playing 4431?

LOL. Fixed it.

 

[ovduk78]

LOL. Fixed it.

4331 is still too many!

 

[Chris1987]

4331 is still too many!

The EFL realising our defence is dire are allowing us to play 12.

 

[CovValleyBoy]

We surely won playing 4431?

Fk me , nxt weeks lotto

 

[MalcSB]

Please just stop with the politics/ race/ woke bullshit on the football side, go back to droning & repeating yourself all day on the off topic side about it

I will do that as long as people don’t immediately say I’m being sexist if I comment on the football side about the contribution/ performance of a football club employee who happens to be female. Especially when I have made no reference to gender and the post is one where clearly gender of the post holder makes no difference.

There seems to be a double standard (well more than double actually) being applied at times which just adds to my general state of “pissed offness”.

 

[MalcSB]

The most important comment in all of this - I’m guessing we’re going to have to go for ‘Frankie Lampard’s Sky Blue Army?’. Always inconvenient when we have to create a fourth syllable.

Can’t we just leave the second syllable of the forename out? its not like we called him Markie Robins, is it?

 

[MalcSB]

4331 is still too many!

Playing “rush goalie” up front,

 

[shmmeee]

WH we are done with "working" we want "winning".

Two promotions and four Wembley appearances in seven years isn’t winning?

Absolutely delusional take.

 

[shmmeee]

I did allude to its irrelevance in my post, but the fact that we spent little time in those positions and spent more time in the bottom half of the table wasn't good enough. It shouldn't take us a third of the season to get going and this pre season Mark Robins spoke about getting it right earlier - which we didn't!

“It’s irrelevant but it wasn’t good enough!!”

 

[edgy]

 

[CovValleyBoy]

Two promotions and four Wembley appearances in seven years isn’t winning?

Absolutely delusional take.

I was brought up on the First Div/Prem league if your happy with a day out versus Oxford & Exeter, then your welcome.

 

[shmmeee]

I was brought up on the First Div/Prem league if your happy with a day out versus Oxford & Exeter, then your welcome.

Same. I was also there for the 15 years of shit after it. You seem to be blaming the guy who reversed that all and stopped us playing the likes of Exeter.

If you think us right now are closer to the PL than Ranson or McGinnity you’ve not been paying attention.

 

[CovValleyBoy]

Same. I was also there for the 15 years of shit after it. You seem to be blaming the guy who reversed that all and stopped us playing the likes of Exeter.

If you think us right now are closer to the PL than Ranson or McGinnity you’ve not been paying attention.

No. Not once have i blamed or discredited MR. Decision made. I welcome DK ambition to restore us to the top division.

 

[shmmeee]

No. Not once have i blamed or discredited MR. Decision made. I welcome DK ambition to restore us to the top division.

Do you think we didn’t want to get to the Prem before?

 

[Deity]

Two promotions and four Wembley appearances in seven years isn’t winning?

Absolutely delusional take.

I take your point but being in the bottom league is the very definition of not winning, when you get out of it you are still not winning, you’re just a bit better off than you were.

I think there is a difference between the fact we have enjoyed those years of climbing back up the league and whether that is actually winning by elite sports standards.

I had a Brighton season ticket holder stop with me at the weekend they would not swap the years they are enjoying now for those years of the climb through the league. Being successful in the premier league is winning for some people.

 

[MalcSB]

Two promotions and four Wembley appearances in seven years isn’t winning?

Absolutely delusional take.

Well, half the Wembley appearances we lost. So no, it isn’t always winning.

 

[shmmeee]

I take your point but being in the bottom league is the very definition of not winning, when you get out of it you are still not winning, you’re just a bit better off than you were.

I think there is a difference between the fact we have enjoyed those years of climbing back up the league and whether that is actually winning by elite sports standards.

I had a Brighton season ticket holder stop with me at the weekend they would not swap the years they are enjoying now for those years of the climb through the league. Being successful in the premier league is winning for some people.

Some of us remember the Premier League and frankly have enjoyed the last seven years more.

 

[shmmeee]

Well, half the Wembley appearances we lost. So no, it isn’t always winning.

You don’t get to Wembley by losing.

 

[MalcSB]

You don’t get to Wembley by losing.

True, but appearing at Wembley per se is not the definition of success. If it is then Frank has been a successful manager.

Thinking about it, you do get to playoff finals by losing, as if a team had won all their games they would have got automatic promotion.

 

[shmmeee]

True, but appearing at Wembley per se is not the definition of success. If it is then Frank has been a successful manager,

Success for us after twenty years of never going!

If people would rather watch us get spanked while half the home end is decked out in top six colours and all our players are cunts that’s fine, but personally the last seven or eight years have been the best of the last 35ish supporting City.

 

[theskyisthelimit]

I have been thinking and how many championship clubs can say they have a manager who has managed to achieve a top four premiership finish and laid the foundation for a team that won the Champions league whilst also managing in the CL. I know he is a name, but it is an exciting name and lets hope that he gets the results we all want

 

[Perennial Lurker]

Success for us after twenty years of never going!

If people would rather watch us get spanked while half the home end is decked out in top six colours and all our players are cunts that’s fine, but personally the last seven or eight years have been the best of the last 35ish supporting City.

The attempts to rubbish the last seven years are frankly pathetic .
Robins will go down as one of our best ever managers and rightly so
However we've moved on and let's hope we can improve and move back up the table

 

[theskyisthelimit]

The attempts to rubbish the last seven years are frankly pathetic .
Robins will go down as one of our best ever managers and rightly so
However we've moved on and let's hope we can improve and move back up the table

Totally agree, I was not born during the JH or Sillett days, only really knowing CCFC from 2003ish and having to watch the likes of Coleman ruin a team with great potential, and Dowie etc then I can safely say Robins is the best manager we have had that I know. This is without the likes of Slade being mentioned and being the 'norm' in terms of cheap CCFC appointments that showed no ambitions etc

 

[RoboCCFC90]

“It’s irrelevant but it wasn’t good enough!!”

Yes it's irrelevant how much time we spent in the top six, however given that we spent one third of the season in the bottom half of the table not turning our season on until O'Hare came back isn't good enough. Not sure what is difficult to understand about that.