[Archived] Official: Paul Lambert Appointed Blackburn Rovers Manager

[JBiz]

The difference is that I care far more now than I did just 2 months ago. Hence the annoyance.

Because you've been told that we want promotion and they took the right step towards it. Abbey rightly points out in his post re Rhodes about Venkys causing all the issues, but they've made the correct call and now it's down to what we have.

Buck stops with PL- he needs to demand a reaction or at least get one, we can't perform like this and achieve the aim.

I'm sorry for being rude, but this fickle, short term thinking and moaning annoys me.

Ditto. When we look at the facts even ignoring who signed who- the players we had (bar Rhodes and two youth products) are either frees or cheap signings.

We need to invest if we want a better chance of promotion, but it is possible if PL has the ability to make us better with time. It's hard to be positive after a game like today, but I still believe from a few inconsistent flashes that he will push us forward. Maybe that's just personality because I thought the same of GB, especially after a season in charge!

[Lancs Rover]

Rovers have been poor for several matches even when the results have fortuitously gone for us and covered up the cracks in the performances. Today's outcome was more disappointing than surprising.

What is plain is that both PL and the club have a lot invested in making the managerial appointment work. PL to get his career back and Rovers to re-gain some credibility as a club that will not be confined to be forever on the outside looking in on the Premier League.

If this managerial plan doesn't work in the medium term - the short term seems too chaotic to call - we are going to find ourselves in the dreaded position of wondering whether the owners will keep funding an enterprise doomed never to fulfil its potential. It's not beyond the bounds of possibility that this situation will occur at some point in the future if the PL venture does not work out. And then we really could expect some unpleasant and final decisions at the top because, amongst all the bleating about what's happening on the pitch, we are still effectively insolvent.

So, let's hope in the medium term the whole club gives a right good go and succeeds. Otherwise, we might be joining Bolton and getting beaten in much less auspicious circumstances than those we witnessed today.

[allanncd]

He did a very good job at Wycombe, Colchester, I see the bowyerites are coming out in force now, can't wait to stick the boot in!!

Just to set the record straight - Lambert took over a Wycombe team that had finished in the play-offs in the previous season and achieved 2 finishes outside the playoffs (12th then 7th). He took over at Colchester following relegation from the Championship and they finished 12th before he went to Norwich. He has had success at just one club - Norwich.

[47er]

Some double standards are being pointed out, that is all. Nobody wants Lambert to fail.

Oh I think they do!

[blueboy3333]

Didn't think Big Sam was that bad.

The paint in some of those corners was painted so thick that it's still wet. Hopefully it'll dry soon and they can all come out and we can all have a sensible discussion.

GB has assembled a mediocre, unfit team that accepts failure as no big thing. That mentality will take a while to turn round. He's only had 6 weeks so far. Those that can't adjust should rightly be shipped out. Remember, GB had 3 years and 5 windows, if PL is given that time, then I'd safely bet that we'll be in a better position than we're in now.

Pure conjecture. Bowyer won games convincingly against far better opposition than Lambert has played. We have gone backwards. GB had two good windows and a few where the likes of Brown and Varney were the only options. I doubt Lambert will get 5 windows if the team continues to play like they did today. Fortunately he won't have to work under the restrictions Bowyer did simply because Bowyer bought players that have made the club enough money to get out of the embargo. Lambert has so far given it the big I AM, served up some truly atrocious football and got a few lucky wins.

Bowyer - 3 years - saved the club from League 1, Rebuilt the football club, finished 8th and 9th, QF's of the FA Cup, made the club enough money to exit the embargo caused by Kean/Anderson and re-structured an Academy that is now flourishing.

Lambert - 6 weeks not a single goal from open play.

Come back when Lambert has achieved something at Rovers.

[Rover_Shaun]

On the contrary I'm desperate to be proven wrong.

A lot of us were and GB let us down.

[LewisF]

Guess we'll come back in the next season or two. Because I have no doubts that Lambert will bring more success to Rovers than Bowyer did, no disrespect to him. This season under Bowyer we were going down.

And whilst you refer to 'lucky wins', a win is a win, if it's a scrappy 1-0er then so be it. Does it matter? Lambert has as many wins in 7 as Bowyer did in 17 this season.

[blueboy3333]

A fair post blueboy tainted by the 'mob' comment - most people wanted bowyer out with good reason, it's time we see past this us and them nonsense surely?

that should probably be aimed at the post i was responding to. The ignorance and petty insults of some on here is staggering. Bowyer did very well for BRFC, and BRFC did very well for him. It was time for him to move on but i find it incredible people are lauding Lambert when he has so far achieved the square root of feck all. Let's laud him when he actually does something. Just because he isn't Bowyer doesn't actually mean he's any good.

[ABBEY]

Jizzles in my corner .. Should I be scared .

It boils down to this ..venkys have shagged us over no end .one brain dead decision after another .they have got rid of everything classy we had ( imo Rhodes only ) apart from Rhodes and now maybe Hanley if he carries on improving. They've given us crap after crap manager . They've got us in embargo and forced us to buy crap , for some reason bowyer had a stiffy on this. Now somehow we've got a real manager and some are wanting him gone after 7( is it games) .

It's bloody pathetic . I want the slum dogs gone make no mistake but I want rovers to win more . People saying this is lambert's team are , well I won't say as I'd be banned again.

Remember when Utd fans wanted Ferguson sacking after 10 games .. Yup so do I .

Pure conjecture. Bowyer won games convincingly against far better opposition than Lambert has played. We have gone backwards. GB had two good windows and a few where the likes of Brown and Varney were the only options. I doubt Lambert will get 5 windows if the team continues to play like they did today. Fortunately he won't have to work under the restrictions Bowyer did simply because Bowyer bought players that have made the club enough money to get out of the embargo. Lambert has so far given it the big I AM, served up some truly atrocious football and got a few lucky wins.

Bowyer - 3 years - saved the club from League 1, Rebuilt the football club, finished 8th and 9th, QF's of the FA Cup, made the club enough money to exit the embargo caused by Kean/Anderson and re-structured an Academy that is now flourishing.

Lambert - 6 weeks not a single goal from open play.

Come back when Lambert has achieved something at Rovers.

Kean and Anderson ?? No it was caused and signed off by venkys !!

[yoda]

Pure conjecture. Bowyer won games convincingly against far better opposition than Lambert has played. We have gone backwards. GB had two good windows and a few where the likes of Brown and Varney were the only options. I doubt Lambert will get 5 windows if the team continues to play like they did today. Fortunately he won't have to work under the restrictions Bowyer did simply because Bowyer bought players that have made the club enough money to get out of the embargo. Lambert has so far given it the big I AM, served up some truly atrocious football and got a few lucky wins.

Bowyer - 3 years - saved the club from League 1, Rebuilt the football club, finished 8th and 9th, QF's of the FA Cup, made the club enough money to exit the embargo caused by Kean/Anderson and re-structured an Academy that is now flourishing.

Lambert - 6 weeks not a single goal from open play.

Come back when Lambert has achieved something at Rovers.

WOW

[Amo]

This has nothing to do with Bowyer/Lambert. It's to do with members pursuing their own personal vendettas.

[deryck guyler's spoon]

Oh I think they do!

Rubbish. You are polarising again.

[blueboy3333]

Oh I think they do!

Nah, i can't think of one Rovers fan who wants Lambert to fail. If he succeeds we'll be back in the Prem, Venky's may make enough money back to feck off and we will be watching much better players in the famous blue 'n' white than Danny Guthrie, whilst competing with the likes of Manure and L'pool instead of Trotters and Nobbers - all in front of a fullish stadium.

Who doesn't want that?

[Rover_Shaun]

WOW

Stupefying

[deryck guyler's spoon]

Yoda and Shaun liking each other's one word posts. We're through the looking glass.

[47er]

Rubbish. You are polarising again.

No, this is your way not mine ( see above).

Just commenting on what I am reading

[deryck guyler's spoon]

No, this is your way not mine ( see above).

Just commenting on what I am reading

Of course it's 'your way', always has been. Very little to say on football, loves a safe Internet snide comment.

[patrickvalery]

This has nothing to do with Bowyer/Lambert. It's to do with members pursuing their own personal vendettas.

I think its fair game. Anyone who dared go against the grain on here got a regular bashing if they supported Bowyer. Its nothing new. When we lost under Bowyer we'd see the posters who wanted him out making noise. When we won the opposite occurred. The same will happen when we win under Lambert. Someone will see fit to dig out Blueboy333 (or someone else of the same opinion). Its a pointless exercise but at the end of the day its human nature i suppose.

But i think its just plain daft to say anyone hope Lambert fails as has been suggested above.

[47er]

Back on ignore. I'm just not getting into another of those endless squabbles with you about nothing.

My posts are football related, the vast majority of your's are about scoring cheap little points and have no football content.

Squeal at that as much as you like, I won't be responding.

[yoda]

Yoda and Shaun liking each other's one word posts. We're through the looking glass.

Speaking from experience I assume

[BlueMonday]

I think everyone needs to have a Horlicks and go to bed.

Don't worry, the earth will still be spinning on its axis in the morning.

[deryck guyler's spoon]

Back on ignore. I'm just not getting into another of those endless squabbles with you about nothing.

My posts are football related, the vast majority of your's are about scoring cheap little points and have no football content.

Squeal at that as much as you like, I won't be responding.

Another hissy fit. Ah well, at least it got a 'Yoda like' so that's good.

[Reedy You're A Star]

Pure conjecture. Bowyer won games convincingly against far better opposition than Lambert has played.

He's only played 6 games. Anyone would think GB had us clear at the top of the league the way you eulogise out his time here.

We have gone backwards. GB had two good windows and a few where the likes of Brown and Varney were the only options.

We've stayed on the same course that Bowyer had us on, bar a few good results. Can't expect the mentality of the squad to change in that short time. PL himself said that the club has accepted mediocrity for too long. At least wait until PL has had a chance to change things before sticking the knife in.

I doubt Lambert will get 5 windows if the team continues to play like they did today.

Can't argue with that. We were shocking today.

Fortunately he won't have to work under the restrictions Bowyer did simply because Bowyer bought players that have made the club enough money to get out of the embargo.

He had no restrictions for the first 18 months and still couldn't muster a push for the playoffs. The league positions look ok on paper, but how many points away were we from 6th? How many away from 2nd? He had a complete free reign over tansfers and the Academy and couldn't mould a top 6 team, despite bringing in nearly 40 players.

Lambert has so far given it the big I AM, served up some truly atrocious football and got a few lucky wins.

He's said all the right things, but it will take more than 6 weeks and no transfer windows to put things into place. If the losses are his fault, surely you should give him credit for the wins, however they come.

Bowyer - 3 years - saved the club from League 1, Rebuilt the football club, finished 8th and 9th, QF's of the FA Cup, made the club enough money to exit the embargo caused by Kean/Anderson and re-structured an Academy that is now flourishing.

Lambert - 6 weeks not a single goal from open play.

Can't argue he helped save the club from lg 1. Rhodes has to take a large chunk of credit too for his goals. How has he rebuilt the club? He didn't sell off the higher earners and deadwood, their contracts were cancelled, which cost us the same amount as if they'd stayed. He didn't get us challenging at the top of the league, he didn't do anything spectacular to earn such an accolade. He sold a couple of players for more than he bought them for and we didn't get relegated. Credit where it's due, he was decent for 18 months, but he was far from someone who rebuilt the club and was rightfully sacked after his last 18 months. We exited the embargo because Venkys paid off high earners and converted debt into shares. Yes, the money from Gestede and Cairney helped, but it didn't get us out of the embargo on its own. Again, you give him too much credit. Is the Academy flourishing? How many players have come through in the 3 years GB was in charge? How many players from the youth team got a good run in the 1st team, despite him being an ex youth team manager?

Come back when Lambert has achieved something at Rovers.

What did GB achieve? You don't win trophies for finishing 7th and selling a coulee of players for more than you bought them. PL has been here 6 weeks. What did you expect him to achieve in that time?

[deryck guyler's spoon]

The night light is on, I'll leave the door slightly open. Now close your eyes soooooooo tight and wish yesterday's result never happened and, you never know, there maybe a lovely surprise in the morning.

Night night x

[AllRoverAsia]

Pure conjecture. Bowyer won games convincingly against far better opposition than Lambert has played. We have gone backwards. GB had two good windows and a few where the likes of Brown and Varney were the only options. I doubt Lambert will get 5 windows if the team continues to play like they did today. Fortunately he won't have to work under the restrictions Bowyer did simply because Bowyer bought players that have made the club enough money to get out of the embargo. Lambert has so far given it the big I AM, served up some truly atrocious football and got a few lucky wins.

Bowyer - 3 years - saved the club from League 1, Rebuilt the football club, finished 8th and 9th, QF's of the FA Cup, made the club enough money to exit the embargo caused by Kean/Anderson and re-structured an Academy that is now flourishing.

Lambert - 6 weeks not a single goal from open play.

Come back when Lambert has achieved something at Rovers.

What a load of f-ing cobblers. The highlighted just 2 classic examples of your GB propaganda. Give your head a wobble and see shrink.

The night light is on, I'll leave the door slightly open. Now close your eyes soooooooo tight and wish yesterday's result never happened and, you never know, there maybe a lovely surprise in the morning.

Night night x

Good try but I've just woke up here and it's still the same Groundhog Day result.