By the end, yes. Before that, never. He was brilliant for about 15 years

What he did with Wycombe, Leicester and Celtic was outstanding. At the latter, he almost beat Mourinho's Porto in the UEFA Cup Final, then did beat Ronaldinho's Barcelona! But his wife's illness took the edge right off him; and without John Robertson, he's nowhere near the same.

Posted By: thebigfeller on January 10th 2015 at 19:08:18

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Remember Villa fans at CH chanting for Lambert to join them? (NCFC) - Chopper, Jan 10, 18:31:39
- Poisonous club with the worlds shittest fans (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 10, 18:39:12
  - Success in football management isn't just about being good. It's about doing your homework (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Jan 10, 18:42:41
    - Not sure where else he could have gone though? (NCFC) - Dr Baker, Jan 10, 18:51:26
      - Should've bided his time and waited. They'd already stopped spending when he joined them. (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Jan 10, 18:53:03
        
        he knew we'd probably be relegated if he stayed (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 10, 19:19:05
        
        there was no reason at all for us to get relegated, why would he think that (NCFC) - lovely old job, Jan 10, 19:23:15
        
        I just hoped we were going to cherish him and lock him into a long term project, but maybe (NCFC) - lovely old job, Jan 10, 19:01:09
    - Agreed (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 10, 18:46:27
      - They hated MON too by the end - with good reason, given how much he spent (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Jan 10, 18:49:23
        
        MON most overrated manager ever. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Jan 10, 19:02:10
        
        By the end, yes. Before that, never. He was brilliant for about 15 years (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Jan 10, 19:08:18

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