Uilleam 5,926 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Stoke City appoints Paul Lambert as Manager Stoke City have appointed Paul Lambert as the club’s new manager. The former Wolverhampton and Blackburn head coach has replaced Mark Hughes, who was sacked after Stoke’s defeat in the third round of the FA Cup to Coventry. Lambert has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract. Stoke are currently in 18th position in the Premier League, one point below the safety zone but only five points behind West ham in 11th. They are due to travel to Old Trafford on Monday night to face Manchester United but Lambert will not take charge at the club until Tuesday. Eddie Niedzwiecki will be in charge of team affairs, assisted by Kevin Russell and Andy Quy. Other names were ahead of Lambert in the pecking order for the position and Gary Rowett, Quique Sánchez Flores and Martin O’Neill are all known to have turned down offers to become head coach at the Potteries club. The news was announced on the club website, in a statement in which chairman Paul Coates said: “Paul greatly impressed us with his knowledge of our squad and had a clear plan of how he would improve our results. “He’s a man who backed himself as a player, none more so than when he turned down contract offers in Scotland to go on trial in the German Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund, and it’s obvious he adopts the same approach as a manager.” 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza_8 233 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Bye bye Stoke. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.