[Archived] Official: Paul Lambert Appointed Blackburn Rovers Manager

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

DUNNY MANAGER BY SEPTEMBER?

And then you woke up. Nasty these nightmares aren't they ? Don't eat cheese late at night my mums says.

[USABlue]

He could be labouring under false promises as well but he could also have told them he'd get this squad in the play offs if they backed his loan signings. It's probably nothing but it's just suspicions I've had all along and when you look at the sales over the past 12 months then replacing the management is small beer, especially seeing as most of the last lot were on rolling contracts.

It may have been a last throw of the dice whilst there was still a few quid washing about and it's certainly cheaper than committing to player transfer fees and contracts.

Like I said probably just my suspicions getting the better of me but with PL increasingly sounding like he's plotting an escape route it's a bit worrying.

I could be wrong as my memory betrays me these days but wasn't there talk, in the beginning, of play offs being a target THIS season. Would not surprise me in the least if that was the case that. Venks would back out. The idiots need to understand one season up there and they are break even.

[USABlue]

He could be labouring under false promises as well but he could also have told them he'd get this squad in the play offs if they backed his loan signings. It's probably nothing but it's just suspicions I've had all along and when you look at the sales over the past 12 months then replacing the management is small beer, especially seeing as most of the last lot were on rolling contracts.

It may have been a last throw of the dice whilst there was still a few quid washing about and it's certainly cheaper than committing to player transfer fees and contracts.

Like I said probably just my suspicions getting the better of me but with PL increasingly sounding like he's plotting an escape route it's a bit worrying.

I could be wrong as my memory betrays me these days but wasn't there talk, in the beginning, of play offs being a target THIS season. Would not surprise me in the least if that was the case that. Venks would back out. The idiots need to understand one season up there and they are break even.

[den]

Plotting an escape route? Nah. I reckon he's just very ambitious to get back to the Premier League. If we don't back him with what he wants, then there's every chance that if another offer came along from a club in a better position than us to get him where he wants to be, then he might well take it - and who could blame him. That's hardly plotting an escape route though is it? Apart from that, he doesn't need that, he could just resign at any time anyway.

[47er]

Lambert Is pumping out the same message after every game now. No reason to keep doing this if he had the assurances from the owners that he needs.

From the BBC "This is a consolidation season now but it will be a big summer. It is up to the club whether they want to go for it or keep doing this."

Message and all that's implied therein could not be any clearer.

[LDRover]

Lambert Is pumping out the same message after every game now. No reason to keep doing this if he had the assurances from the owners that he needs.

From the BBC "This is a consolidation season now but it will be a big summer. It is up to the club whether they want to go for it or keep doing this."

Message and all that's implied therein could not be any clearer.

And with every passing interview the whole situation gets more concerning.

There are no financial assurances, BRFC is administered by a skeleton crew (cost saving) and all investment (such as it has been under Venky's) has been injected to keep the status quo rather than drive us forward.

Investment of the like that Lambert would want would represent a huge change in their thought process and I have little confidence in that being the case.

[BlueMonday]

And with every passing interview the whole situation gets more concerning.

There are no financial assurances, BRFC is administered by a skeleton crew (cost saving) and all investment (such as it has been under Venky's) has been injected to keep the status quo rather than drive us forward.

Investment of the like that Lambert would want would represent a huge change in their thought process and I have little confidence in that being the case.

A lot of people praying they are wrong, me included.

[47er]

I accepted the general view at the time that Lambert wouldn't have come here without assurances about future spending.

Now I think that he has received the same bull-kean that we supporters got at the time of the takeover.

Can't trust these Venkys.

[watford-rover]

When did it start changing from when lambert was stating "people will be surprised by the players we are going for in the summer". Could all the Rhodes money that was available have been spent in Jan? Loan fees for gomez, graham and watt, signing on fees and agents fees for jackson and ward, and the fee and agent fees for Bennet.

[Stuart]

I just think that Venkys have very regimented times that they discuss Rovers, be it monthly or quarterly. We are just not a priority for them.

Bowyer was backed by them and he never had to sell a player until maybe Cairney. Then they brought in Lambert and team, and he was backed in January. I think they will continue to do so.

[watford-rover]

I just think that Venkys have very regimented times that they discuss Rovers, be it monthly or quarterly. We are just not a priority for them.

Bowyer was backed by them and he never had to sell a player until maybe Cairney. Then they brought in Lambert and team, and he was backed in January. I think they will continue to do so.

I personally think they will for the same reasons you posted above. GB was always back to buy players, (I read on here the other day that usually they always said yes when a player and deal was put forward to them to buy Duffy etc). Also I'm not going to do them the disservice of calling them stupid enough to spend best part of £35m on getting out of the embargo, paying off bower and staff, getting in lambert and staff and binning shelfy. Also their new Indian advisor wouldn't have been working for free. Why do all that and ruin it buy pushing lambert out in the summer by not investing and him quitting. it doesn't make rational sense to me.

[tomphil]

The final parachute plus sales of players will add up to the best part of that 35mill so no they aren't that stupid.

[gumboots]

Welcome to rovers current world. Nothing this lot do makes much sense to most of us. You made a big mistake using the word rational in connection with our owners decision making

[BlueMonday]

I just think that Venkys have very regimented times that they discuss Rovers, be it monthly or quarterly. We are just not a priority for them.

Bowyer was backed by them and he never had to sell a player until maybe Cairney. Then they brought in Lambert and team, and he was backed in January. I think they will continue to do so.

Thats certainly the scenario we are all hoping is the case.

But if that first statement is true, then they are just not taking this seriously and will NEVER make a success of owning Rovers.

So begs the question, WTF are they in it for and why are they d*cking an experienced manager around. He needs to start planning for next season NOW.

[tomphil]

I just think that Venkys have very regimented times that they discuss Rovers, be it monthly or quarterly. We are just not a priority for them.

Bowyer was backed by them and he never had to sell a player until maybe Cairney. Then they brought in Lambert and team, and he was backed in January. I think they will continue to do so.

I think that's exactly how they do things, all around a table once every few months is the only time any proper decisions are made. If it clashes with festivals, holidays, family or other work then tough it will have to wait another few months.

That's how they roll and I think that has been a major cause of many balls ups, rip offs in their tenure. Hence their need to always have someone they know keeping things ticking over in between instead of a proper qualified football administrator.

[watford-rover]

The final parachute plus sales of players will add up to the best part of that 35mill so no they aren't that stupid.

but then why get in lambert + co, instead of keeping bowyer who was probably costing less in wages? If i was them its not something id do if i was selling the club at the end of summer.

[47er]

I personally think they will for the same reasons you posted above. GB was always back to buy players, (I read on here the other day that usually they always said yes when a player and deal was put forward to them to buy Duffy etc). Also I'm not going to do them the disservice of calling them stupid enough to spend best part of £35m on getting out of the embargo, paying off bower and staff, getting in lambert and staff and binning shelfy. Also their new Indian advisor wouldn't have been working for free. Why do all that and ruin it buy pushing lambert out in the summer by not investing and him quitting. it doesn't make rational sense to me.

None of it has ever made rational sense. No point judging them by any normal standards.

Sorry Gumboots, writing this as you posted!

[watford-rover]

None of it has ever made rational sense. No point judging them by any normal standards.

Sorry Gumboots, writing this as you posted!

But it has since the new indian advisor guy came in this season imo. Its almost as if there was a plan. Don't get me wrong I'm not trying defend them as the best owners ever, but this season has been better from them ( I didnt want bowyer sacked as i had no faith in them appointing anyone of an improvement but i was proved wrong there). Maybe the new guy was just a short term thing and has since left the building??

[tomphil]

but then why get in lambert + co, instead of keeping bowyer who was probably costing less in wages? If i was them its not something id do if i was selling the club at the end of summer.

I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt that it's been done with genuine intention to rebuild but their track record gives mme cause to doubt them/

I don't want to go over it all again and bore people so if you read back a bit it's all there. Big business work in strange ways and it could just be window dressing or a last throw of the dice whilst there was some cash still coming in. Hopefully not but you can't blame people for being suspicious.

If PL knew he had a good budget guaranteed in summer I think he'd be keeping it quiet personally instead of almost beginning for it via the press.

[watford-rover]

I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt that it's been done with genuine intention to rebuild but their track record gives mme cause to doubt them/

I don't want to go over it all again and bore people so if you read back a bit it's all there. Big business work in strange ways and it could just be window dressing or a last throw of the dice whilst there was some cash still coming in. Hopefully not but you can't blame people for being suspicious.

If PL knew he had a good budget guaranteed in summer I think he'd be keeping it quiet personally instead of almost beginning for it via the press.

Of course not, they don't have a track record to give anyone the confidence to sit back and say "relax, I'm sure they'll sort it". I may be wrong but it all looks to me that now they have a got a manager with proven promotion success on his C.V, the relaxation FFP coming up and no embargo just looks logically like a last go at it.

*I know logic and venkys hasn't worked too well in the past.

[BlueMonday]

I'm guessing Venkys weren't at the game as Im sure someone would have reported it. Pretty @#/? if thats the case, if they are planning to be in the country to supposedly speak with PL.

Perhaps they are planning to be up for PNE to witness 6999 (they haven't sold out. Sent 1 ticket back) flat caps bobbing up and down on t'Darren End.

[tomphil]

I'm guessing Venkys weren't at the game as Im sure someone would have reported it. Pretty @#/? if thats the case, if they are planning to be in the country to supposedly speak with PL.

Perhaps they are planning to be up for PNE to witness 6999 (they haven't sold out. Sent 1 ticket back) flat caps bobbing up and down on t'Darren End.

Flat caps ?? How very dare you it's bowler hats down Nob End way, the gentry or something they call it. Personally I think it's more Charlie Chaplin like for them clowns

[perthblue02]

Think Lambert is getting a panic on because he knows he won't get a squeak out of them in April and May, when they will be too busy watching 20/20 IPL cricket to give a thought to the 140 year old institution that they and their former? business partners took a wrecking ball to.

Can we have a poll on what people think the V's response to Lambert's pleading is going to be

Options

1- Yes have 5 million

2- Yes have 10 Million

3- Yes have 20 Million

4- Blackburn who?

5- Ring back when in June when the cricket has finished

6- Sorry a just like a family member has just advised us to buy some magic beans so no cash available to you

[Roverthechimp]

Suspect that Lambert is angling for a nice big transfer pot whilst the owners might be looking at the last 2 months and be wondering if he really needs THAT much or if he could do it for less...

[Tom]

If I was to guess we will spend £5-£7m

Not a warchest as such but a decent amount to play with