Anybody else on here ?

I'm delighted we have signed lambert really believe he will do a job for us a lot of talk of us moulding our team around him andy hen we will be more than a decent outfit I buy this
BUT my fear is what if he gets a injury that keeps him out for a while hope I don't sound pessimistic

I'm delighted we have signed lambert really believe he will do a job for us a lot of talk of us moulding our team around him andy hen we will be more than a decent outfit I buy this
BUT my fear is what if he gets a injury that keeps him out for a while hope I don't sound pessimistic

Im happy with the signing of Rickie Lambert and will def be backing him to be a success for us

Im not so sure he's the saviour everybody seems to think he is.
He'll knock a few in but how the hell can you build a team around a guy that's virtually 35 years old!!?

Im not so sure he's the saviour everybody seems to think he is.
He'll knock a few in but how the hell can you build a team around a guy that's virtually 35 years old!!?

I don't think he's the saviour, but he's much better than nothing as it was looking that way.

Im not so sure he's the saviour everybody seems to think he is.
He'll knock a few in but how the hell can you build a team around a guy that's virtually 35 years old!!?

I don't think he's the saviour, but he's much better than nothing as it was looking that way.

Of course and I agree with that

I'm delighted we have signed lambert really believe he will do a job for us a lot of talk of us moulding our team around him andy hen we will be more than a decent outfit I buy this
BUT my fear is what if he gets a injury that keeps him out for a while hope I don't sound pessimistic

You make a very good point about Lambert getting a injury particularly a long term injury which could end up being the difference between staying in the Championship or being relegated,we simply don't have the quality strikers on our books to cover long term injuries and it frustrats me,for whatever reason that Trollope was not able or willing to bring in another quality striker before the window shutting,I sincerely hope this shortsighted decision does not come back to bite us

Trollope was very convincing in his press conference this morning on the influence he thinks Lambert will be on and off the pitch. He talked about his hold up play, assists, and ability to bring the best out of other players - as well as goals. He also talked about his personality and leadership qualities and how he can help the wider squad to improve. He went back through Lambert's career and said he was never 'explosive' so didn't have a lot of pace to lose, but he has kept himself very fit and also has the hunger and attitude needed to make this contract work for him and the club.

Almost the whole of the press conference (over 17 minutes) is available on the YouTube clip on the club website.

http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/art ... 97582.aspx?

Im not so sure he's the saviour everybody seems to think he is.
He'll knock a few in but how the hell can you build a team around a guy that's virtually 35 years old!!?

What about Heiðar Helguson only scored 8 goal but he brought alot more to the table, and we were promoted that season, dont have to build the team around him.

Im not so sure he's the saviour everybody seems to think he is.
He'll knock a few in but how the hell can you build a team around a guy that's virtually 35 years old!!?

What about Heiðar Helguson only scored 8 goal but he brought alot more to the table, and we were promoted that season, dont have to build the team around him.

Yeah but we can't really compare this team to that one. We started that season with 10 home wins and signed frazier in January. And also,we were scoring goals from midfield then and throughout the team.

Now the goals have dried up completely so it's almost asif if Lambert doesn't start netting were back to square one. I hope he does but we shouldn't put all our eggs in one basket

Trollope was very convincing in his press conference this morning on the influence he thinks Lambert will be on and off the pitch. He talked about his hold up play, assists, and ability to bring the best out of other players - as well as goals. He also talked about his personality and leadership qualities and how he can help the wider squad to improve. He went back through Lambert's career and said he was never 'explosive' so didn't have a lot of pace to lose, but he has kept himself very fit and also has the hunger and attitude needed to make this contract work for him and the club.

Almost the whole of the press conference (over 17 minutes) is available on the YouTube clip on the club website.

http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/art ... 97582.aspx?

I think he's talking about the Lambert of two or three seasons ago.

Hopefully the fact that he's not played much over the last season will be good for us as hopefully he will have the hunger and the fitness levels to make a real difference and no doubt he is going to be a handful in this division.

But as the OP says, there must be a concern if he gets injured.

Can you expect somebody who is almost 35 to play 41 relentless games in the Championship, where the matches often come thick and fast, especially as he will really be needed to play for virtually the whole game, every game?

Even a minor knock at that age can mean a few weeks on the sidelines and of course there is always the possibility of another Robbie Fowler situation but let's hope not.

Big pressure on Rickie not only to score and make goals but to stay fit and re-discover his form from a few years ago.

May not be as easy as some might think.

Im not so sure he's the saviour everybody seems to think he is.
He'll knock a few in but how the hell can you build a team around a guy that's virtually 35 years old!!?

What about Heiðar Helguson only scored 8 goal but he brought alot more to the table, and we were promoted that season, dont have to build the team around him.

Yeah but we can't really compare this team to that one. We started that season with 10 home wins and signed frazier in January. And also,we were scoring goals from midfield then and throughout the team.

Now the goals have dried up completely so it's almost asif if Lambert doesn't start netting were back to square one. I hope he does but we shouldn't put all our eggs in one basket

Yeah true, he does need to be scoring from the off, and hopefully inspire fred and Zohore, cos I think they will come good, but not without being pushed.

Im not so sure he's the saviour everybody seems to think he is.
He'll knock a few in but how the hell can you build a team around a guy that's virtually 35 years old!!?

What about Heiðar Helguson only scored 8 goal but he brought alot more to the table, and we were promoted that season, dont have to build the team around him.

Yeah but we can't really compare this team to that one. We started that season with 10 home wins and signed frazier in January. And also,we were scoring goals from midfield then and throughout the team.

Now the goals have dried up completely so it's almost asif if Lambert doesn't start netting were back to square one. I hope he does but we shouldn't put all our eggs in one basket

Yeah true, he does need to be scoring from the off, and hopefully inspire fred and Zohore, cos I think they will come good, but not without being pushed.

Fred will score goals eventually if hes given opportunities Zahore on the other hand simply isn't anywhere near good enough for the championship.

Im not so sure he's the saviour everybody seems to think he is.
He'll knock a few in but how the hell can you build a team around a guy that's virtually 35 years old!!?

What about Heiðar Helguson only scored 8 goal but he brought alot more to the table, and we were promoted that season, dont have to build the team around him.

Yeah but we can't really compare this team to that one. We started that season with 10 home wins and signed frazier in January. And also,we were scoring goals from midfield then and throughout the team.

Now the goals have dried up completely so it's almost asif if Lambert doesn't start netting were back to square one. I hope he does but we shouldn't put all our eggs in one basket

Yeah true, he does need to be scoring from the off, and hopefully inspire fred and Zohore, cos I think they will come good, but not without being pushed.

Fred will score goals eventually if hes given opportunities Zahore on the other hand simply isn't anywhere near good enough for the championship.

He looked the part last season and scored a few good goals, but has been ineffective this term