Fulham fan (with a Canary bro-in-law) in peace,
When we played Peterborough in the FA Cup I was interested to see what CM-S was like. He didn't strike me as particularly impressive. On the limited basis of that one game, I wouldn't be confident that he's ready for the Premier League. If you weren't going up and were looking for someone at Championship level, he'd be worth a punt. I think you will need someone better in the Premier League. Of course, all this is based on a single game, so it's very possible that I'm talking rubbish and he could be your next Dean Ashton (always rated him when he was with you).
I'm interested to see how you get on next season. I rate Lambert very highly, and with my family connections I'd love to see you do well. Just so long as you don't beat us, enabling Mrs Captain's family to gain the upper hand in banter at Christmas and other family get togethers!