Jeez, mista...you must be at your wits end if you’ve got time to trawl through to see what I wrote over two years ago!
I don’t see any contradiction at all in that comment. I was pleased with his appointment and I don’t have a ‘downer’ on him. It’s not even a case of the ‘Capt. Hindsights’...it’s just that now we can look back with 20/20 vision, so...
Was I pleased when Lampard brought us the three loanees? Of course I was.
Did I expect Lampard to remain with us for more than one season? Yes...especially if he wasn’t particularly successful, which he wasn’t.
Did I fall for all the ‘bounce’ stuff and heart thumping? No...but it was occasionally fun while it lasted.
Do I rate his transfer dealings? Loanees, which are NOT transfers, apart...not very highly. He got rid of some good players and brought in a mixture of decent and dross imo.
Do I think he left us in a stronger position than Rowett? Absolutely not...the backbone of the side left immediately after Wembley...he dillied and dallied over whether he was staying or not which reduced our opportunities to find a suitable replacement quickly enough to use that transfer window, and by the time he left he seemed to have had Clough Jnr type fall outs with Marriott and Martin.
Am I disappointed that he’s done absolutely nothing to help us since he went to Chelsea? Yes...but not entirely surprised.
So, no downer. I’m completely indifferent to what he does now but, looking at things objectively, some exciting moments apart, I don’t think he did Derby County much good at all, and if you’re really bored...please tell me how DCFC were better off following Lampard’s departure than after Rowett’s...that, after all, is the acid test of any manager.[/
RA I would hate to hear you then if you do get a downer with anybody Ridiculous to compare Rowett to Lampard one plays hoof ball and the other got us to a Wembley final . One we got £1.2 million compensation the other got us £4million . Do I think he left us in a worse position than Rowett no I don't Cocu took over a squad that had reach the play off final minus the three loanees He chose to spend his transfer budget on Beilic . Find hard to understand why think Rowett left us in a good position .He was told he had to reduce the wage bill , and player ages ,and a limited budget He knew he couldn't do that and shot of to Stoke where they had money. I agree that Lampard was wrong with his will he won't be stay . He should have cancelled his TV commitment s in Russia and given MM an answer earlier.MM couldn't push it because of the compensation as I've been told Lampard and his staff contracts ran till the end of July. Chelsea have been criticised for not loaning us players Well they won't be doing by the same management are there I know why but better not say ,can't afford the litigation