Lambert shocked at McNamee price

[Batch]

Norwich may appeal to Macca

I can't imagine Norwich appealing to anyone.

[pauld]

Can we not skip past the logical discussions and jump right into the mindless name calling to the point where Norwich become a bitter rival?

Fucking tightwad yokel carrot crunchers. That do for a start?

[Iffy's Onion Bhaji]

Norwich should just get the message now I think.

[Rich Pullen]

Fucking tightwad yokel carrot crunchers. That do for a start?

That'll do PD, that'll do.

[pauld]

That'll do PD, that'll do.

Shame donkey didn't post the insult really

[SCM]

Didn't we pay 50k or something ourselves. And he expects us to just move him along for the same price.

What a numpty.

What he meant was we didn't just want an extra 50k on top of what they'd already bid, I think.

[Weasel]

He wants speed and some 'young, hungry lads who can give that to me'..

Has he tried Blackbird Leys?

[iffy]

I like the way Lambert ties himself in knots in the classic manner of a second-hand car salesman negotiating. You can almost hear him sucking his teeth.

"Well he is rubbish, so he's not worth much.....but he is ace, so I'd love him in the team....but if Fitton's listening, then I think he's useless....but he's really quick, so I think he's great....only, he's rubbish and you're living in dreamland if you think I'll part-exchange that....Tell you what, I'll take him off your hands for nothing and give you a big discount on a Skoda Octavia."

[oxford_fan]

I can't imagine Norwich appealing to anyone.

Norwich is a fine city!

[michael]

I appreciate that Paul Lambert is Scottish, and therefore was probably shit-faced when giving this interview (which would explain how confusing it is)... is he effectively saying they offered less than £50k?

If so ya can get tae France ya wee buftee

[Batch]

Norwich is a fine city!

Compared to Oxford, yes.

[Summerof69]

Compared to Oxford, yes.

That's not saying much...

[RobertT]

Having just watched them, Lambert is right in his assessment.  Very one paced and other than Holt looked a little toothless.  I'd suggest he asks Barcelona to help Real Madrid fund the deal for him.

[pauld]

I like the way Lambert ties himself in knots in the classic manner of a second-hand car salesman negotiating. You can almost hear him sucking his teeth.

"Well he is rubbish, so he's not worth much.....but he is ace, so I'd love him in the team....but if Fitton's listening, then I think he's useless....but he's really quick, so I think he's great....only, he's rubbish and you're living in dreamland if you think I'll part-exchange that....Tell you what, I'll take him off your hands for nothing and give you a big discount on a Skoda Octavia."

He's a model of simplicity and coherence though compared to this straightforward thinking from John "Taking League One by storm" Barnes:

"The players have to take responsibility and if I could make changes I would."

"I'm thinking of making changes, if I'm still here, and I'm hoping to be," Barnes told BBC Radio Merseyside.

"We can't get players in because we haven't got the money to bring players in.

"But I'm sure we'll have a conversation this week now. So we'll have to wait and see what happens.

"But it can't continue because I can't have those players out there making those decisions."

[Rich Pullen]

Barnes is covering all bases.

Tranmere's hilarious decision to sack Moore and appoint Barnes and McAteer should be mentioned in every thread