[Football] Frank Lampards Coventry ?

[Han Solo]

Lampard was my choice for England manager. Average manager, perhaps, but half the battle is getting a team that likes you and will play for you. He has that in spades. I think he would have done as well as anyone. He did okay in his first season at Chelsea and wasn't given much of a chance to remedy a bad run in the second. Everton, well that was a basket case.

Chelsea is just not a team to have on your CV. Cursed.

The problem with taking the wrong job at the wrong time four times in a row means its a bit hard to evaluate him as a manager.

 

[Giraffe]

I like Frank, I really do. If he was German or Spanish or Italian he would have been credited with a good job at Chelsea (first time), an okay job at Derby and a quite exceptional achievement at Coventry.

I actually think being English has held him back a bit so would love to see him progress well at Coventry.

Future England manager in waiting.

 

[DJ NOBO]

Great to see Lampard enjoying his latest win with three triple fist pump.
He has done incredibly well so far.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Watched the first 15 minutes of their Stoke game and their defending was reminiscent of our thumping of Everton. Championship is probably his level as he has looked way out of his depth in the PL.

 

[Simster]

I like Frank, I really do. If he was German or Spanish or Italian he would have been credited with a good job at Chelsea (first time), an okay job at Derby and a quite exceptional achievement at Coventry.

I actually think being English has held him back a bit so would love to see him progress well at Coventry.

Future England manager in waiting.

Yep, he's been unfairly lumped in with Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard - who are of course both shit at management.

The most enjoyable/hilarious part of Lampard's managerial career was the second leg of Derby's Championship play-offs with Leeds. Leeds already spent the entire post match at Pride Park singing "stop crying Frank Lampard" thinking the job was done - and didn't like it much when he threw it back at them at Elland Road after his side destroyed Leeds 4-2 and went to Wembley instead of them.

Would be lovely to see Leeds f*ck it up against Coventry this time round.

 

[SAC]

Contrary to the rest of you, I've never liked Lampard and I think he deserved to be mocked after posting a win percentage of NINE per cent during his last stint at Chelsea. His record at Everton was better, at 27%, but that's still pretty poor (for context, Hyypia won 23% of his games managing us, so that's the kind of territory we're in).

But I've gotta hand it to him, he's getting the job done at Coventry, a proper club whose fans have been through the wringer over the last decade or two in a way that should be sadly familiar to all Brighton fans. I hope he gets them over the line.

Any Chelsea manager who has a win percentage of under 25 needs to be applauded. I loved his 2nd stint at Chelsea (like I loved Shearer managing Newcastle)

 

[nickbrighton]

I was one of the naysayers regarding the likes of Frank and Wayne getting jobs on the back of their name rather than any managerial record, both have at best, kept teams at the same level , however I have been proved wrong regarding Frank. What he has done at Coventry has been outstanding, and he will have become a much better coach/manager for the experience of taking a struggling team and improving them

I am happy to change my mind, now if Wayne could do the same....

 

[Brian Munich]

I like Frank, I really do. If he was German or Spanish or Italian he would have been credited with a good job at Chelsea (first time), an okay job at Derby and a quite exceptional achievement at Coventry.

I actually think being English has held him back a bit so would love to see him progress well at Coventry.

Future England manager in waiting.

You thought Trump winning the election was a good thing, so I think we can ignore your gammony ramblings.

 

[Durlston]

Brian, the snooker and huge Coventry City fan, who always goes to the Crucible and is seen on the BBC for each of the 17 days of the World Championship, sports the famous brown shirt sometimes - It's modernised and looks quite decent. Every St. George's Day he dons the current England top as well - good man!

 

[Giraffe]

You thought Trump winning the election was a good thing, so I think we can ignore your gammony ramblings.

I don't mind taking you on in the politics threads but is really fair to pick me out on this when we are discussing football? Really?

 

[Mr Bridger]

Would like to see Coventry go up, although not keen on Lampard.
Local game for me and can pop in and see my mother who lives in Binley Woods, just down the road.

 

[Eeyore]

I like Frank, I really do. If he was German or Spanish or Italian he would have been credited with a good job at Chelsea (first time), an okay job at Derby and a quite exceptional achievement at Coventry.

I actually think being English has held him back a bit so would love to see him progress well at Coventry.

Future England manager in waiting.

Agreed. I think I said before he should have been the latest appointment. Half of international management, as we saw with Gareth, is having a squad that like you and want to play for you. And he would have had that. I also think he is less negative in his tactical approach. I rather wish he had been manager in the quarter final against France.

 

[Eeyore]

You thought Trump winning the election was a good thing, so I think we can ignore your gammony ramblings.

No need for that. We have a political thread. Play the ball not the man.

 

[Wardy's twin]

I was born there so its my 'second team' , regards Frank never had an issue with him. A victim of his own success as a footballer i.e. everyone wants him as a manager because he was a good footballer and good footballer equals good manager ( not).

Hope they come up this time.