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Post by TexasPotter on May 18, 2018 16:25:55 GMT
He tried, not much to not like about him personally, just think the whole situation stunk. Best of luck to him. Glad the nightmare is over to be honest. Excited about the rebuild now.
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Post by stantheman on May 18, 2018 16:35:56 GMT
Tried and failed, give him a striker in January and maybe the difference. Nice guy, good luck to him! GOARRNN stoke! The lack of firepower and lack of quality off the bench made his job extremely difficult. Good luck to him.
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Post by bangorstokie on May 18, 2018 16:37:16 GMT
I must admit I feel quite sorry for the bloke. He knew he had an enormous task on his hands,, with the bag of Shiite that cunt Hughes left us with. He did a remarkable job sorting out the piss poor defence we had. It certainly wasn't his fault that we didn't have a striker who couldn't hit a cow's arse with a giant sized banjo. If passion for the job won you games we would be looking forward to our 11th season in the PL but unfortunately he didn't have the wherewithal to keep us up. Silk purses and sows ears spring to mind. As I say I feel no animosity towards the bloke, he tried his best but his best wasn't good enough. I wish him well.
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Post by rawli on May 18, 2018 16:44:34 GMT
Not sad to see him go but he was the Adam penalty miss and the Butland mind fucks at Leicester and West Ham away from keeping us up.
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Post by colnepotter on May 18, 2018 16:48:17 GMT
Don’t think he deserved the sack and he is a lot better manager than the less informed would have you believe. Having said that there is a small sense of karma from me given what he did to Col U. Moving around too quickly has been his undoing. Always a risk you will get your fingers burnt especially through social media nowadays where any dimwit can express a totally unevidenced view. Thank you Paul for what you did though in almost impossible circumstances. Onwards and upwards though and fortunately the appointment will be being made on a professionally informed basis. Presumably that rules fat crooks out of the equation..... I hope!
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Post by canadianmoose on May 18, 2018 17:17:05 GMT
I really don't get the 'striker making the difference' thing. We create next to nothing for a striker to do anything with! The general build up play was too slow, with zero movement. Didier Drogba in his prime would have struggled with our build up play. I watched Mame Diouf miss first half sitters every week for about 3/4 consecutive games...put them away, could have been different. There is that......but those missed chances look a hell of a lot worse when there is virtually none created. How many shots on goal have we actually had this season? I'm betting not many compared to other teams...........
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Post by OldStokie on May 18, 2018 17:35:56 GMT
I wish him well. He tried and sometimes his efforts left something to be desired. But a manager can only do his best and if it and he are not good enough, then failure and the sack is the price you pay in this media driven world where every man and his pit bull is waiting to take a chunk out of you if you fall short of their expectations.
As for the next manager. If I was a manager (of any standing) and had read some of the vitriol directed at Lambert on here, I wouldn't touch Stoke City with a bargepole. And all that bitterness we've seen aimed at Lambert wil most certainly be resurrected if the new manager fails to turn us around quickly... no matter who he is.
OS.
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Post by PolPotter on May 18, 2018 17:50:29 GMT
He didn't stand a chance. I like the bloke and I hope he gets another job soon.
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Post by blade on May 18, 2018 17:53:00 GMT
Poor old Paul Lambert, and when you think that he was the only candidate for the managers job at the time its difficult to blame him at all.
The complexities behind the business side of this complex multi £million business seem to have been too much for Stoke City. Don't think that Lambert will be the only casualty in this barn-fire?
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Post by snapotter on May 18, 2018 17:58:05 GMT
I wish him well and thank him for his efforts. A nice guy who understood our fan base. It was mission impossible to turn round our decline given the extent of the rot, so there is little blame apportioned to him.
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Post by sheikhmomo on May 18, 2018 18:19:19 GMT
I thought the official statement actually summed it up well and displayed a touch of class that had seemingly deserted the club recently. The man inherited a shit sandwich, tried his absolute bollocks off but ultimately fell well short.
I wish him nothing but the best and hope he gets fixed up elsewhere.
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Post by jonnybravo on May 18, 2018 18:27:53 GMT
Feel sorry for him joined a sinking ship couldn't get a striker in, players let him down aswell that cost us but his decisions in games also let him down that cost us, good luck Paul
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Post by kustokie on May 18, 2018 18:29:30 GMT
I bet he’s a bit relieved that he doesn’t have continuing trying to polish the turd that is Stoke City, FC. Avoiding relegation from the position he started from was going to a extremely difficult. Bouncing back will be next to impossible because the few good players are all going to leave, those that remain will be too old, clapped out or both and our chances of attracting decent replacement are not good.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2018 18:34:19 GMT
Good luck to the bloke.
When all said and done he tried his best and came up short. It happens......
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Post by Gunslinger on May 18, 2018 18:36:14 GMT
He arrived, tried and failed. A completely unbalanced, disjointed and previously unmanaged squad didn't make his task any easier, though. All the best in the future, Paul.
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Post by alster on May 18, 2018 18:43:07 GMT
Thanks for nothing. You were shit. You might well be a nice guy but we were wank and somehow you managed to make us worse. You have been scared by football to the point you don’t have the bollocks to try to win. Do yourself a favour give it up.
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Post by wakefieldstokie on May 18, 2018 19:01:35 GMT
Is thanks needed? I guess so I like to be polite. But still wish i’d earned what he has in the last six months.
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Post by sufolkstokie on May 18, 2018 19:15:05 GMT
What a load of old nonesense on this thread
He got another job he did not think he would get and he failed
No one turned on him on the terraces
He earned more money than most on here could dream of
He was the manager who took my club down and whilst his pride may be hurt it is nowt compared to what I feel and no fucker has given me a few hundred grand to ease the pain
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Post by wakefieldstokie on May 18, 2018 19:19:12 GMT
What a load of old nonesense on this thread He got another job he did not think he would get and he failed No one turned on him on the terraces He earned more money than most on here could dream of He was the manager who took my club down and whilst his pride may be hurt it is nowt compared to what I feel and no fucker has given me a few hundred grand to ease the pain I get what you say, but what about a saying always adhered to on message boards and social media😜 “if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing” 😳
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Post by owdestokie2 on May 18, 2018 19:20:12 GMT
Just because he's gone, I won't soften my position. He was a disastrous appointment. I'm glad he's gone and he doesn't go with "thanks" because under his watch we went down. There's really fuck all to be thankful for! Endeavour, work ethic if nothing else. He didn’t take the piss like a few others.
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Post by butlerstbob on May 18, 2018 19:23:47 GMT
What a load of old nonesense on this thread He got another job he did not think he would get and he failed No one turned on him on the terraces He earned more money than most on here could dream of He was the manager who took my club down and whilst his pride may be hurt it is nowt compared to what I feel and no fucker has given me a few hundred grand to ease the pain I get what you say, but what about a saying always adhered to on message boards and social media😜 “if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing” 😳 I get what you say, but what about if people adhered to those rules this forum would be dead? and for the record Sufolk sums it up nicely & Lambert probably earned more money in 4-5 months that most in this area will earn in a lifetime
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Post by owdestokie2 on May 18, 2018 19:27:19 GMT
I thought the official statement actually summed it up well and displayed a touch of class that had seemingly deserted the club recently. The man inherited a shit sandwich, tried his absolute bollocks off but ultimately fell well short. I wish him nothing but the best and hope he gets fixed up elsewhere. It’s a pity that a few posters can’t show a bit of class with their posts. It’s all if’s and buts whether he would have been successful in. the Championship with his choice of players etc. He appeared to give his all for SCFC, if that wasn’t good enough so be it. Why, oh Why do we have posters who want to be abusive to people who tried bu5 failed? Why not concentrate on those that d9n5 give a fuck, take th3 money and laugh at all
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Post by Roger Everyone on May 18, 2018 19:28:37 GMT
I quite liked him, difficult job to take on but at least he gave it a go. Good luck to him.
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Post by mermaidsal on May 18, 2018 19:34:26 GMT
Paul, good luck in the future, thanks for undoubtedly giving this your best shot and actually, preparing the way for the next manager well by making the squad (whatever of it remains next season) less toxic. This was the time to go though.
What you did prove for me is you're a great bloke.
xx
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Post by Veritas on May 18, 2018 19:37:05 GMT
Paul, good luck in the future, thanks for undoubtedly giving this your best shot and actually, preparing the way for the next manager well by making the squad (whatever of it remains next season) less toxic. This was the time to go though. What you did prove for me is you're a great bloke. xx I agree good bloke who tried his best, tackled the wasters but ultimately was not good enough. Thanks and good luck.
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Post by thegift on May 18, 2018 19:46:33 GMT
Thanks Paul, you tried, but failed by 3 points. Unfortunately, several individuals let you down, or you would of easily kept us up. The club didn't want to spend on a striker in jan and you were left with a bunch of Toss*rs which you dealt with as best you could. If we ever see him back at stoke, round of applause from me. Good guy, genuine, tried his best.
Thanks Paul
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Post by johnnypotter on May 18, 2018 20:13:49 GMT
I do have some sympathy for Lambert, he was dealt a poor hand and did his best. There are others who deserve a lot more criticism. I genuinely wish the man all the best for the future, he seemed to be a decent bloke. Lets hope that those higher up don't take their eye off the ball in future.
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Post by exiledpotter on May 18, 2018 20:24:14 GMT
PL was willing to step up and try to save us ... he deserves credit for that and for reminding (some of) our (so called) stars that the fans expect them to give Stoke their all, in every game. The players failed and the fans and he Potteries will pay a price for that - PL has too.
So thank you for trying PL, perhaps it makes you a better man (not necessarily a better manager) than some bigger names who didn't fancy it/didn't have the self belief to risk their reputations.
Good luck with your next job/strikers.
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Post by senojbor on May 18, 2018 20:26:19 GMT
I wish him well. He tried and sometimes his efforts left something to be desired. But a manager can only do his best and if it and he are not good enough, then failure and the sack is the price you pay in this media driven world where every man and his pit bull is waiting to take a chunk out of you if you fall short of their expectations. As for the next manager. If I was a manager (of any standing) and had read some of the vitriol directed at Lambert on here, I wouldn't touch Stoke City with a bargepole. And all that bitterness we've seen aimed at Lambert wil most certainly be resurrected if the new manager fails to turn us around quickly... no matter who he is. OS. Exactly. Personally I don't think he had the rub of the green and the club should shoulder some of the blame for letting the situation get out of hand. I'm not sure either that we can attract the calibre of manager some people think we can attract. We shall see
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Post by wrighter on May 18, 2018 20:27:00 GMT
liked the guy, but out of his depth what i did like the most, the way he disciplined Berrahino, Affelay & Pieters
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