[Archived] Paul Lambert Set To Be Appointed Next Wolves Manager?

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Yet Coyle has won 3 games from 15, we are shipping goals every game and are incapable of keeping clean sheets, has made a dozen signings of his own choice (or are they?) in just one transfer window. Whilst we might have been heading for relegation the fact is we hadn't occupied a relegation slot that season until he was sacked.

So its quite obvious Bowyer's footballing performance was not of any relevance because Coyle has since delivered as bad if not worse and doesn't have the credit of being a popular long standing club man or 2 seasons of top half finishes to fall back on, yet here he is as safe as houses with us almost nailed on for the drop.

What has Coyle delivered in his time that Bowyer didn't deliver whilst at the same time making them millions of pounds profit?

He'll deliver relegation. That's what they want. All part of their exit plan.

[den]

I'm not defending Coyle either JH.

[tomphil]

Because he'd won 3 games from his previous 17, we were shipping goals at the rate of two a game, he'd already had 3 and a half years and well over 30 signings of his own choice, he was turning on anyone criticising his management - and we were heading for relegation.

True but the bizarre thing with them is they've rarely let the football side of things influence them. I wanted change but as JH has said everything about GB fit what they wanted.

So now looking back there seems something a bit more to it and personally I just think they didn't want to spend anything and knew he'd be expecting something when the embargo lifted having proven he could invest a few hundred grand here and there quite wisely. He was also using his own backroom men and agents mostly to do this according to some so the usual dark influences weren't calling all the shots so they'd want him out.

Enter ex Kentaro man Slasha and the selling/not reinvesting properly starts again along with the manager/coach/director merry go round hire % Fire % Pay offs %. A bit of faffing and window dressing then eventually they get their men back in place just in time for the big sales push !

Coincedence ? Continual crackpot Indian meddling ? Or something a bit deeper that started on takeover and continues to this day...

He'll deliver relegation. That's what they want. All part of their exit plan.

EXIT - What a wonderful word that could be.

[Amo]

I never understand this viewpoint. Rovers is our club, and you're happy for, sorry, who? Paul Lambert? To do us in when we play them next? I'd say you and several others' hate of Venky's is greater than your love for Rovers. There is no justifying that.

Rovers ceased being "our" club sometime ago.

[chor808]

He'll deliver relegation. That's what they want. All part of their exit plan.

Lets stick with Coyle then..

[47er]

Yet Coyle has won 3 games from 15, we are shipping goals every game and are incapable of keeping clean sheets, has made a dozen signings of his own choice (or are they?) in just one transfer window. Whilst we might have been heading for relegation the fact is we hadn't occupied a relegation slot that season until he was sacked.

So its quite obvious Bowyer's footballing performance was not of any relevance because Coyle has since delivered as bad if not worse and doesn't have the credit of being a popular long standing club man or 2 seasons of top half finishes to fall back on, yet here he is as safe as houses with us almost nailed on for the drop.

What has Coyle delivered in his time that Bowyer didn't deliver whilst at the same time making them millions of pounds profit?

Coyle didn't replace Bowyer though did he? If we are trying to deduce Venkys motives, it looks like they decided that Lambert was the man to get us up in less than a season with minimal spending!

He didn't, so back to a crap manager with no spending.

So,is Coyle worse than Bowyer? Looks like it and performance dosn't seem relevant.

[chaddyrovers]

Potentially a very good job for Lambert at a club that will match his ambition to try to get back to the Premier League, unlike this club that has no desire to be successful. I wish him all the best. He came here and tried when most would have run a mile. He delivered the bare minimum of ensuring we survived, told the club in good time he was leaving and why, he didn't leave us in the lurch mid-season and didn't hang on for every penny he could get. He provided refreshing levels of honesty mixed in with ruthless ambition to get promoted. Two things that don't sit well with a club with no ambition, no idea or desire of how to be successful and only concerned with going backwards in every department.

He's probably reaching do or die stage with his career. If he doesn't hit the ground running at Wolves and get them up the table or doesn't last so long then short spells at Rovers and Wolves after the Villa failure and he'll be seen as yesterdays man. On the other hand if he gets Wolves firing and back to the Premier League he'll be rehabilitated back to Norwich levels. He won't get a lot of time at Wolves with their owners but at least they seem to have learned quickly the importance of a track record and experience in this league and are going down the tried and tested route.

I'm not ashamed to say that it hurts to see him potentially joining a rival club (just above us in the table) that will no doubt give him the finance and ability to compete in this league that he clearly wanted here but the crooks in India refused to give him. I hope he proves them and everyone else wrong and shows us that had we backed him properly we could be challenging for promotion this season. He was our last shot at turning this around. We're now going to pay the ultimate price whilst another club probably benefits.

Remember there were a lot of people saying he had no right to expect good financial backing and that it would have been ridiculous/insane for us to gamble millions backing him in the transfer market. Lets see if Wolves do that and how it works out.

Doubt we'll be selling Marshall. He's been offered a pay rise and Coyle's waiting to hear back from his agent as to whether he's accepted that new contract....

Back in real life he's going to the highest bidder in January. Anything over £100k will get him. Less than they wanted but better than nothing. New contract and a wage rise offer on the table? Pull the other one.

its still hurts me now that we let an experience proven manager in Lambert leave the club. He has the right ideas and I believe if our owners had backed him with serious cash investments then he would have got us top 6 this season but sadly they chicken out of backing a very good manager with money, and now we have the rubbish situation we are in now.

Lambert had a plan to get us promotion and transfer targets he wanted which he send to the owners about his short and long term targets and Venkys didn't even reply.

I still remember his first game against Preston away. its was one of the best games atmosphere wise I've ever been at. nearly 12 months ago since he was appointed. 15th November when he was appointed.

Proper manager Lambert is and I believe he will get Wolves promote/top 6 within 18 months there

Not in my opinion. Emnes is head and shoulders our best striker at the moment.

for me, Gallagher is our best striker atm

Wolves on the face of it look like another basket case of a club with a mad owner.

Why would anyone appoint Zenga immediately after a takeover?

Lambert would do well to give them a very wide berth indeed.

Zenga was recommend by super agent Jorge Mendes who helped the wolves current owners buy the club from former owner Steve Morgan

[Gav]

Zenga was recommend by super agent Jorge Mendes who helped the wolves current owners buy the club from former owner Steve Morgan

Striking similarities to our situation Chaddy, just another agent and owner without a brain cell between them and who suffers?

Yes the supporters, and still the FA do absolutely nothing to stop these people ruining clubs like ours, Wolves, Coventry, Charlton, Leeds......

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Good news for Wolves,galling for Rovers fans as we look on.

[danger19_80]

Frankly shows how desperate he is for a job...complete frying pan into a fire situation.

Highlights quite how dysfunctional we are. Would have been relatively simple to keep him if he's taking that job

[JHRover]

Championship jobs are harder and harder to come across. That's probably why he agreed to take the Rovers job in the first place despite having serious misgivings beforehand. It isn't every day that managers get offered Championship jobs and the longer they go without one the harder it is to get back in. Despite everything that he'd seen, heard and read about with these clowns at Rovers he agreed to give it a go, gave them the chance to buy into what he wanted to do, saw that it was never going to work, so moved on and has had 6 months sat at home spending his savings rather than keep working for these shysters.

Wolves is still early days with their new owners. Like Rovers they are a proud, once great historical club that has the potential to get back to the Premier League and stay there. It obvious now after 6 years that we're doomed under these owners, at Wolves their new owners could turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to them, who knows. Their appointment of Zenga was a big mistake but they've had the sense to realise, get rid of him and aren't making the same mistake again by going down the tried and tested route.

[McClarky]

Nigel Pearson is favourite according to sky. Sherwood in the frame as well. Another basket case of a club but there are so many of them about in our league at the moment managers are willing to take the gamble because they get paid whatever happens.

[tomphil]

Nigel Pearson is favourite according to sky. Sherwood in the frame as well. Another basket case of a club but there are so many of them about in our league at the moment managers are willing to take the gamble because they get paid whatever happens.

Those behind the scenes there will be cleaning up in the betting markets, especially in Asia probably. All part of the great football con when the game is run by TV, betting companies and agents.

[Al]

for me, Gallagher is our best striker atm

You are entitled to your opinion Chaddy even though it is the wrong one. Emnes is far better.

[47er]

Well since we will lose them both before long,I won't get too excited about this discussion.

[Gav]

Frankly shows how desperate he is for a job...complete frying pan into a fire situation.

Highlights quite how dysfunctional we are. Would have been relatively simple to keep him if he's taking that job

I firmly believe managers and players often have no idea what a basket case club looks like because they simply don't do any homework.

The negotiations are done by agents, and as long as the deals right they'll jump feet first and sod the consequences.

Lambert came to Ewood on the back of numerous managerial sackings, high court battles, relegation battles, falling gates, no budget and owners that never come to games.

Is anyone telling me he knew all this before he joined?

[JHRover]

Those behind the scenes there will be cleaning up in the betting markets, especially in Asia probably. All part of the great football con when the game is run by TV, betting companies and agents.

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[chaddyrovers]

You are entitled to your opinion Chaddy even though it is the wrong one. Emnes is far better.

Gallagher is 5 or 6 years younger and has a far better work rate. Will go on to a much better player IMO. Also has more goals. Emnes is a good player tho Al. No arguments there

[frosty]

Gallagher is 5 or 6 years younger and has a far better work rate. Will go on to a much better player IMO. Also has more goals. Emnes is a good player tho Al. No arguments there

Would be unfair to say Gallagher has a better work rate, they both work very hard IMO, Emnes has been lacking goals lately but he always puts a good shift in.

[McClarky]

The whole of the Championship stinks of corruption and sleaze. They should form a new league of basket case clubs who could play in their own league without polluting what used to be a great game.

[Al]

Emnes is out of contract in the summer and has been loaned out for the past couple of seasons. It's unlikely that Swansea will offer him a new contract so if we can afford his wages we could get him permanently. He likes it here. Gallagher on the other hand will not be available on a permanent contract.

[Spalding Rover]

Is it just me but i don't get excited by Emnes or Gallagher. That goal was cracking but i watch it and think he's not our player. I can't get excited about any of the players its all temporary, and we are left with the @#/?.

What a state we are in.

[chaddyrovers]

Emnes is out of contract in the summer and has been loaned out for the past couple of seasons. It's unlikely that Swansea will offer him a new contract so if we can afford his wages we could get him permanently. He likes it here. Gallagher on the other hand will not be available on a permanent contract.

Agree there Al. Hopefully we can sign Emnes permanently.

[JHRover]

Gallagher will no doubt be available to a Championship club with ambition. He's apparently out of contract at Soton in 18 months so something will have to happen there before long. Either he fancies his chances of getting ahead of Austin, Long, Rodriguez etc. or he'd be sensible to look elsewhere for regular football.

He will attract the attentions of the ambitious Championship clubs who are prepared to spend money rather than the ones who keep referring to the largely irrelevant FFP rules and stash away £30 odd million with no reinvestment.

It wouldn't surprise at all me if someone like Derby or Brighton went in for him next summer and got him for £3-4 million. He'd probably be happy to sign for a Championship club provided that club had serious aspirations of getting promoted unlike our set of clowns who insult the fanbase with stunts like a Premier League pledge whilst spending £200,000 and bringing in £20 million.

[47er]

Emnes is out of contract in the summer and has been loaned out for the past couple of seasons. It's unlikely that Swansea will offer him a new contract so if we can afford his wages we could get him permanently. He likes it here. Gallagher on the other hand will not be available on a permanent contract.

He won't like Div 1 though