Frank Lampard

[Open End Numb Legs]

Well the prospect certainly polarises opinions. My view is he would be a bigger gamble than others, a roll of the dice. The media would rather he fail than succeed.

Do we need a roll of the dice?

[RUSSEL85]

Nice guy, poor manager. Would be a poor decision and an expensive one too I reckon.

[Riaz]

Sacking Pearson and appointing Lampard would be totally ridiculous. I'd be fuming.

I'd also expect us to tumble down the table.

[W-S-M Seagull]

Considering SL once approached Gerrard, it wouldn't surprise me if they tried for Lampard too.

[Wade Wilson]

1 hour ago, Taunton_BCFC said:

I’ve got a funny feeling it’s gonna be him. All adds up, potential new owners wanting a big name? 

[Rocky]

Lampard = more TV games and more revenue. 

[Marina's Rolls Royce]

It's only page 2.

Surely it takes at least 16 to find out he's not even being considered?

But plenty of time for more outrage about a new manager we won't end up with.

 

[Gazred]

Would turn a few heads but we don't really make appointments like that.

I'd think he'd want his own brand of football rather than adopt our philosophy but perhaps they might align.

Overall, I think it's unlikely he's Nige's replacement.

[LoyalRed]

11 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

Considering SL once approached Gerrard, it wouldn't surprise me if they tried for Lampard too.

Lets not forget SL also signed a very high profile England International goalkeeper David James at one point.   It would not surprise me if SL appointed Lampard and gave him some of the money made recently on transfers.

[Kingswood Robin]

36 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

Firstly - I wouldn’t be surprised if Lampard was interested. His reputation currently is such that he needs to look at this level and he is more of a coach than a manager. Albeit not a very good one.

Surprisingly, as he is quite an intelligent man, I’ve always found his football intelligence lacking. If you look at that Golden Generation side, the reason him and Gerrard didn’t work is because Lampard just couldn’t play CM - he kept trying to play on top of the front men (as he did with Chelsea where it was one up top and him behind) and it left Gerrard isolated in the centre and overrun. Basic intelligence on positioning - other than in the specific role he played for his club - was lacking. That lack of intelligence has been carried forward into management - I’ve found his teams to be set up naively and without any real nouse, relying just on an individual doing well (as happened with Derby).

Very good player in a specific system. Shockingly, no real nouse for the game outside of that.

I'm inclined to agree with this. We need someone that can change things during games, not just stand there looking desperate on the sideline. As you say, he did well in a specific role, surrounded by great players. Deviate away from that and I'm not sure he's got it. 

[GrahamC]

18 minutes ago, LoyalRed said:

Lets not forget SL also signed a very high profile England International goalkeeper David James at one point.   It would not surprise me if SL appointed Lampard and gave him some of the money made recently on transfers.

And has regretted it ever since.

Absolutely no chance whatsoever of this happening.

Cringey as they are, if you listen to the hostage videos unless we appointed Mary Berry this is about as far away from the description of the candidate they are after.

More chance of it being Curtis Fleming & there is zero chance of him, either.

[eardun]

2 hours ago, Taunton_BCFC said:

I’ve got a funny feeling it’s gonna be him. All adds up, potential new owners wanting a big name? 

I can see it happening too although not because of new owners; I could see the current owners thinking that a big name would placate a lot of fans. Not how you should choose a manager/coach of course. 

[Roger Red Hat]

10 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

More chance of it being Curtis Fleming & there is zero chance of him, either.

In a strange(!) way, I CAN see Curtis put in place because the decision makers will fk about so much, piss off various candidates and they'll have to keep Curtis in post.

[Steve Watts]

1 hour ago, GlastonburyRed said:

Two hopes, and Bob's dead.

[GrahamC]

1 minute ago, Roger Red Hat said:

In a strange(!) way, I CAN see Curtis put in place because the decision makers will fk about so much, piss off various candidates and they'll have to keep Curtis in post.

Curtis has his family home in the North East, is very close to Nige & is in my opinion only still in post because he was the most senior coach left to hold the reins until they appoint “their” man.

I’ll be very surprised if he is still at the club next month.

Love him, though.

[SecretSam]

2 hours ago, Taunton_BCFC said:

I’ve got a funny feeling it’s gonna be him. All adds up, potential new owners wanting a big name? 

JUST NO

[Jose]

It wouldn’t surprise me. Didn’t Lansdown really want Gerrard before Pearson? I reckon he’d love the attention.

[SecretSam]

1 hour ago, Zuni said:

The one name that truly scares me.

Has done absolutely nothing but confirm that great players rarely make great coaches.

Cruyff, Beckenbauer being exceptions

[Rocky]

Just now, SecretSam said:

Cruyff, Beckenbauer being exceptions

King Kenny did OK.

[SecretSam]

2 minutes ago, Rocky said:

King Kenny did OK.

So apart from the roads, sewers, education and security, what have the Romans done?

[Redrascal2]

58 minutes ago, Riaz said:

Sacking Pearson and appointing Lampard would be totally ridiculous. I'd be fuming.

I'd also expect us to tumble down the table.

I think that is a real possibility whoever we appoint as none of the candidates are better than what he had and indeed appear a down grade on Pearson.

[Ska Junkie]

59 minutes ago, Rocky said:

Lampard = more TV games and more revenue. 

Much higher profile too = more sellable.

[Swede]

It won't be Lamps as he is more media popular than his employers. They won't like that.

Where would he get the motivation to upsticks and manage a 2nd tier perennially under achieving side in the footballing backwater that is the West Country?

[Ska Junkie]

30 minutes ago, Swede said:

It won't be Lamps as he is more media popular than his employers. They won't like that.

Where would he get the motivation to upsticks and manage a 2nd tier perennially under achieving side in the footballing backwater that is the West Country?

FWIW, I agree with you Swede but he would most definitely improve SL's chances of flogging the club.

[LoyalRed]

1 hour ago, RUSSEL85 said:

Nice guy, poor manager. Would be a poor decision and an expensive one too I reckon.

Did alright at Derby but was always going to use them as a stepping stone.  Same would be for us also if he came here.

[Red-Robbo]

If it's Lampard I'll bare my arse in Burton's shop window.

[Riaz]

Just now, LoyalRed said:

Did alright at Derby but was always going to use them as a stepping stone.  Same would be for us also if he came here.

Did he? Had an established championship team that finished in the play-offs the year previously.

Loaned in Mason Mount & Tomori - champions league level players shortly after and ended up with the same result. Losing in the play-offs.

[Winston]

I wouldn’t let Lampard manage a team on the downs, let alone a us. He needs to just pursue a tv pundit route and stay away from football management/coaching.

[BigTone]

7 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said:

If it's Lampard I'll bare my arse in Burton's shop window.

Thats Burtons going out of business then

[Ska Junkie]

11 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said:

If it's Lampard I'll bare my arse in Burton's shop window.

If you had said any other gentleman's outfitters, I would have taken the threat seriously RR. Not that I want to see your arse!

Burtons is long gone isn't it?

Edited November 1, 2023 by Ska Junkie