Former Rovers boss Paul Lambert has asked not to be judged on his past after being officially unveiled as the new manager of Championship strugglers Ipswich.

The former Norwich and Aston Villa boss succeeds Paul Hurst, who was sacked last week with the club bottom of the table.

Lambert’s last three appointments - at Rovers, Wolves and Stoke - have all proved short-lived but the 49-year-old insists that is not relevant now, nor is his connection with rivals Norwich.

Lambert took charge of 33 games during his six months at Ewood after taking over from Gary Bowyer in November 2015, winning 13.

He told a press conference: “I want to get this football club away from the bottom of the table. I don’t want to be judged on past success or failure. I’ll be judged from here on in.

“This is my club now and I’ll give 100 per cent. I want to have a lot of success here so let’s see what happens.

“If feels great to be here. I’ve had six months off and I got itchy feet but now I’m really looking forward to it.

“I’ll identify things pretty quickly and try and sort them. We need the team to enjoy playing football again, and to play with enthusiasm and hunger.

“Every job is tough.

“It doesn’t matter where you are in the table. I’m not frightened by this challenge.

“I know football and the pressures of it inside out and it’s something I’m really looking forward to it.”