Paul Lambert Leaves Wolves
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Marshall, Saville, Doherty and Henry are playing golf in Portugal.
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What have they done to deserve such cruelty?
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Pepe? (Portugal in general, obvs).
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Gary Rowett reported this morning as speaking "to ten agents a day" as he looks to build a team to get promoted. Cripes, that's a big workload: maybe he'd like Thelwell to give him a hand...
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This is beyond a joke. Can we write off next season already and prepare ourselves for another struggle at the bottom end of the championship. Fosun seems clueless.
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How on earth do you come to that conclusion?
They are clueless because Lambert has been a chump?
Fucking unbelievable.
They are clueless because Lambert has been a chump?
Fucking unbelievable.
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If Lambert remains in charge expect more Jackett type signings. And Edwards and Doherty with 80 odd appearances between them again.
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Lambert deserves a pre season, his own signings and lets see where we end up. Bringing in some Zenga MKII will be the end of us.
Wolves blog: Deja vu for Fosun
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If the stories which have come out this week surrounding Paul Lambert’s future are to be believed, Fosun could be at risk of repeating their errors from last year.
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Could it be a case of deja vu for Fosun? (Picture: AMA Sports)
Last summer Kenny Jackett was replaced with Walter Zenga, a man with a CV so large he needed an appendix to include his full career history, writes Tom Tracey.
Although the failures during Fosun’s early stewardship cannot be placed solely at Zenga’s door, he never seemed the right man for the job.
His replacement, Paul Lambert, inherited a squad overloaded in quantity but lacking in quality. Whilst he has had an indifferent start to his Wolves tenure, there are positive signs.
Should he be forced out by Wolves going in a different direction, it will create further turmoil and could be disastrous for Wolves.
The one thing Fosun do have on their side though, should they decide to change direction, is time.
Last season, Zenga took charge of Wolves with around a week of pre-season left, meaning there was little time for preparation. Many signings arrived during that first month of the season, which would not have helped the team’s cohesion.
Should Fosun make a move now, the season is just a week old and there would be around three months to prepare for next season’s promotion campaign.
Jorge Mendes is the most well-known agent in the world and to ignore his list of contacts would be senseless. However, Wolves must not become a marketplace for Mendes to buy and sell from for his own gain.
If Fosun own part of his agency, the involved parties should be aiming for the best interests of both. He should be an adviser to Wolves, not head of recruitment.
Only one person should have the final say in signing players – last season, it appeared there were numerous people completing transfers which led to such a huge squad.
If Paul Lambert remains as Head Coach of Wolves, he should have the final veto. Whilst his title is Head Coach, and not Manager, these problems which have come to light this week should have been ironed out when he joined the club.
He left Blackburn because of failed assurances from the owners and it seems obvious he would do the same if it happened here. He is an honest manager with strong principles and would not become a ‘yes-man’.
Whilst some may think he isn’t the right man for Wolves, he needs to be given a proper chance to prove himself. His January signings, Marshall and Weimann, have been positive additions and this bodes well going into the summer.
José Couceiro is the man linked with the Wolves job should Lambert walk. His CV reads like Walter Zenga Mk. II.
If Fosun allow Mendes to have a hand in recruitment, this will be the kind of manager Wolves are likely to appoint.
Fosun must ensure whichever path they choose, they get it right this time. They are at risk of looking amateurish - surely to run such a successful company they do not run all their businesses in this way.
If they do pull the plug on Lambert, it will leave many wondering whether Wolves are going to go down the path of failure, following so many other clubs with takeovers promising glory and newfound riches.
Read more at https://www.expressandstar.com/spor...s-blog-deja-vu-for-fosun/#Hca0rUKHJIw6kZeB.99
Wolves blog: Deja vu for Fosun
Wolves opinion & debate | Published: 1 hour ago
If the stories which have come out this week surrounding Paul Lambert’s future are to be believed, Fosun could be at risk of repeating their errors from last year.
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Could it be a case of deja vu for Fosun? (Picture: AMA Sports)
Last summer Kenny Jackett was replaced with Walter Zenga, a man with a CV so large he needed an appendix to include his full career history, writes Tom Tracey.
Although the failures during Fosun’s early stewardship cannot be placed solely at Zenga’s door, he never seemed the right man for the job.
His replacement, Paul Lambert, inherited a squad overloaded in quantity but lacking in quality. Whilst he has had an indifferent start to his Wolves tenure, there are positive signs.
Should he be forced out by Wolves going in a different direction, it will create further turmoil and could be disastrous for Wolves.
The one thing Fosun do have on their side though, should they decide to change direction, is time.
Last season, Zenga took charge of Wolves with around a week of pre-season left, meaning there was little time for preparation. Many signings arrived during that first month of the season, which would not have helped the team’s cohesion.
Should Fosun make a move now, the season is just a week old and there would be around three months to prepare for next season’s promotion campaign.
Jorge Mendes is the most well-known agent in the world and to ignore his list of contacts would be senseless. However, Wolves must not become a marketplace for Mendes to buy and sell from for his own gain.
If Fosun own part of his agency, the involved parties should be aiming for the best interests of both. He should be an adviser to Wolves, not head of recruitment.
Only one person should have the final say in signing players – last season, it appeared there were numerous people completing transfers which led to such a huge squad.
If Paul Lambert remains as Head Coach of Wolves, he should have the final veto. Whilst his title is Head Coach, and not Manager, these problems which have come to light this week should have been ironed out when he joined the club.
He left Blackburn because of failed assurances from the owners and it seems obvious he would do the same if it happened here. He is an honest manager with strong principles and would not become a ‘yes-man’.
Whilst some may think he isn’t the right man for Wolves, he needs to be given a proper chance to prove himself. His January signings, Marshall and Weimann, have been positive additions and this bodes well going into the summer.
José Couceiro is the man linked with the Wolves job should Lambert walk. His CV reads like Walter Zenga Mk. II.
If Fosun allow Mendes to have a hand in recruitment, this will be the kind of manager Wolves are likely to appoint.
Fosun must ensure whichever path they choose, they get it right this time. They are at risk of looking amateurish - surely to run such a successful company they do not run all their businesses in this way.
If they do pull the plug on Lambert, it will leave many wondering whether Wolves are going to go down the path of failure, following so many other clubs with takeovers promising glory and newfound riches.
Read more at https://www.expressandstar.com/spor...s-blog-deja-vu-for-fosun/#Hca0rUKHJIw6kZeB.99
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From elsewhere - no idea on this chap's reliability.
Michael Hastings on twitter:
Jorge Mendes and Aitor Karanka are meeting today. No idea for the reason yet, however it is very possible that it is to do with #wwfc
Michael Hastings on twitter:
Jorge Mendes and Aitor Karanka are meeting today. No idea for the reason yet, however it is very possible that it is to do with #wwfc
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Guy's done 16 tweets, 35 followers. Not sure it is that reliable.
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Wolves sources have dismissed the link to Couceiro so hopefully that's not happening.
I know many don't like the idea but Karanka looks a decent candidate from Fosuns point of view.
I know many don't like the idea but Karanka looks a decent candidate from Fosuns point of view.
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I think we should wait and see who the manager is before predicting an apocalypse. It's not in Fosun or Mendes' best interests to fail, so you have to put degree of faith in them doing the right thing. Seems pointless predicting Zenga II before seeing what happens. We saw last summer that Portuguese papers, just like the British ones, make shit up so I wouldn't panic just yet that we're going to end up with some rentajob nomad. It's over a month until the players come back for pre season. Although I don't agree with it, one thing thing this has taught us is it's not the manager signing the players, so really we only need someone in by the end of June, so can take time making the right appointment.
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This appointment will be quite key though. First pre-season for fosun so there's a good opportunity to develop a playing style, bring players in to strengthen squad properly.. needs to be the right manager !
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I don't think that Fosun are trigger happy. This 4 managers in 10 months is a bit of a red herring.
Jackett wasn't their man. They, rightly in my opinion, wanted their own man who would have been Lopetegui but they appointed Zenga instead which broke quickly. Edwards was a caretaker and Lambert was a relatively low key appointment who did little to impress which they were (rightly) reviewing at season's end but this article in the press, presumably from the Lambert camp, has forced their hand. Had they been trigger happy they could have fired him in February during the losing run.
Mendes, used properly, can be a major asset to the club. He is the world's top agent with numbers in his phonebook most could only dream of
Jackett wasn't their man. They, rightly in my opinion, wanted their own man who would have been Lopetegui but they appointed Zenga instead which broke quickly. Edwards was a caretaker and Lambert was a relatively low key appointment who did little to impress which they were (rightly) reviewing at season's end but this article in the press, presumably from the Lambert camp, has forced their hand. Had they been trigger happy they could have fired him in February during the losing run.
Mendes, used properly, can be a major asset to the club. He is the world's top agent with numbers in his phonebook most could only dream of
