Frank Lampard [Midfielder]

[LionNYC]

Convo recap?

I didn't want to bother him since he was going in and out but I said, "super Frank" to get his attention. He said how are you doing. I said looking forward to see you back on the pitch. I don't think he could hear me. He was with his wife, they got into a black suburban parked outside.

 

[Mikeylito]

He probably thought you worked for TMZ.

 

[danger]

Saw him at the Upper East Side Apple Store. I'm wearing an NYCFC hat so I had to go over and shake his hand. He's buying an iPhone and headphones or something. Really cool dude.

Convo recap?

I didn't want to bother him since he was going in and out but I said, "super Frank" to get his attention. He said how are you doing. I said looking forward to see you back on the pitch. I don't think he could hear me. He was with his wife, they got into a black suburban parked outside.

Am I missing something or did he basically blow you off

 

[LionNYC]

Am I missing something or did he basically blow you off

He was on the staircase going downstairs when I approached him. I was not on the staircase. It wasn't optimal for either of us. Anyway, it was just cool seeing him in New York.

 

[JayH]

Am I missing something or did he basically blow you off

He probably retweaked his quad trying to avoid LionNYC

 

[Gotham Gator]

He's still here. Nobody recognized him, or well had the calls to go up to him.

This is actually a big draw for a lot of the soccer elite. Thierry Henri used to talk about how nice it was to be able to go out to great restaurants and not have anyone bother you.

 

[LionNYC]

This is actually a big draw for a lot of the soccer elite. Thierry Henri used to talk about how nice it was to be able to go out to great restaurants and not have anyone bother you.

This is actually odd considering a lot of the people on the Upper East Side (where Lampard was) is European (either tourist or cultured). Then again, Lampard isn't one of the top 5 most known players worldwide. If Ronaldo (maybe not Messi) came into the store, I think it would have been different. Similar if Donovan came into the store, nobody would have noticed like Lampard.

But everyone takes private cars here, so they aren't really walking along the streets where they are more likely to be noticed.

 

[LionNYC]

This is actually a big draw for a lot of the soccer elite. Thierry Henri used to talk about how nice it was to be able to go out to great restaurants and not have anyone bother you.

Also, nobody in Harrison knows what soccer or who Henry is.

 

[Gotham Gator]

Also, nobody in Harrison knows what soccer or who Henry is.

Dude didn't live in fucking Harrison - or anywhere in New Jersey. That's for fucking sure.

 

[LionNYC]

Dude didn't live in fucking Harrison - or anywhere in New Jersey. That's for fucking sure.

If I play for the Red Bulls, I'm living in New Jersey. It's where you practice and play. There nothing to do with Red Bull soccer in New York.

 

[Gotham Gator]

If I play for the Red Bulls, I'm living in New Jersey. It's where you practice and play. There nothing to do with Red Bull soccer in New York.

No question. Not an option for Henri at the time. That's not true anymore.

 

[danger]

He lived in SoHo

 

[LionNYC]

He's not eating like Fat Frank...at least in this picture.

 

[gbservis]

This is actually odd considering a lot of the people on the Upper East Side (where Lampard was) is European (either tourist or cultured). Then again, Lampard isn't one of the top 5 most known players worldwide. If Ronaldo (maybe not Messi) came into the store, I think it would have been different. Similar if Donovan came into the store, nobody would have noticed like Lampard.

But everyone takes private cars here, so they aren't really walking along the streets where they are more likely to be noticed.

I don't think there are that many people who know who he is. That being said I think part of the draw to NYC for guys like Henry and Lampard or any celebrity for that matter is the fact that people in NYC generally leave celebs alone even when they do recognize them.

 

[EganSoccerWords]

This get rid of any Lampard retiring delusions:

"Should the club ask me whether I would like to stay longer, I would be delighted. Let's wait and see," he told the magazine.

http://www.espnfc.us/major-league-s...ard-new-york-city-fc-must-start-winning-games

 

[franchise646]

This get rid of any Lampard retiring delusions:



http://www.espnfc.us/major-league-s...ard-new-york-city-fc-must-start-winning-games

Just hope they don't ask him to stay.

 

[BxLio91]

I swear if they offer him an extension after his contract ends, they should be taken in front of Gate 4 and shot.

 

[Seth]

I swear if they offer him an extension after his contract ends, they should be taken in front of Gate 4 and shot.

Let's come back around to this post a year from now and see where we are. If he can recover from injury and get back to 100% I think this whole conversation will be very different. This year, not so much. Next year? I'm pretty optimistic.

 

[11Pokus]

You can play Find Fat Frank in our lineup
You can play FFF when people stand up
You can play FFF anywhere!
That cheeky bugger's good at hiding!

 

[JayH]

You can play Find Fat Frank in our lineup
You can play FFF when people stand up
You can play FFF anywhere!
That cheeky bugger's good at hiding!

Likely tweaked his neck ducking.