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7 hours ago, Amin said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8r2l352z2do

 

Evidence that Russia is behind a number of online Far-right and Islamist groups that are stoking division in the UK and elsewhere. The article also details how Tommy Robinson is consciously using these Russian groups to further his agenda.  

Robinson was in Russia last week as well 

39 minutes ago, Silva Fox said:

They've just received a massive vote of confidence in the form of an 80% ST renewal rate and demand exceeding availability for the remaining 20%. They'll take this as complete vindication of the way they are running the club.

Which in essence completely sums them up. The primary reason for that take up is the ticketing rules which mean people want to protect their position / younger generation getting their first chance at a season ticket in a long time. 
 

They never actually want to get behind the ‘data’ 

1 minute ago, brownfox said:

Somethings we have to accept is the disconnect from the fan base and the leadership is a fact. I didn’t hear a single fan say we want RM but Rudkin has been after him for years. We also have to accept Rudkin and Top ain’t going nowhere so only one thing we have to do is get behind RM as we have to give him a chance. It’s hard to be positive but we have to make sure this season let’s start with positivity and hopefully the fans positivity will rub off on the players. 

The club could start by acknowledging the situation rather more realistically. That statement by them today doesn’t even acknowledge the situation with the squad, the division, financial pressures etc. 

The relationship with the fans will only rebuild if they actually begin to be less pretentious 

12 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

How long into the season before we concede 3+ goals against someone then?

Thats inevitable. 
 

A cardboard cut out should get us up next season. It was always an appointment about a proper rebuild with some sustainability. 
 

We will have a shocking August which includes at least one team getting three or four against us, then it will settle down and we will do well until March. Then everyone starts to work out the tactics and just counter attacks on us. Hopefully the gap is too much like Cardiff this season. 
 

Go into next season with no feeling of togetherness or anything 

By the way the statement makes no acknowledgment of the clubs situation or position. They really aren’t football people. They really can’t grasp the whole feeling amongst the fanbase. 
 

It has that Iraqi army general meme vibe 

Energy

The language used in that statement shows you far removed they are from what a City fan wants at the moment. 
 

Rudkin describing him as a strong leader 

While McCarron’s quotes are absolute word salad of the highest order 

No logical place to put this but anyone got a good curry house recommendation for Nottingham ? Post test match next week 

On 12/06/2026 at 17:17, Corky said:

Thought we could have a separate thread for the commentators and pundits. Good, bad and the rest.

 

You saw how much better Ally McCoist is with a proper commentator and away from the godawful Fletch.

Apparently Fletcher is now considered a joke in the US as he spent the recent game in Dallas referring to the Cowboys Stadium as 'Jerry Land' when actually the locals refer to it as'Jerry World'. 

16 hours ago, kingfox said:

But on the other hand, Cardiff also got promoted by dominating every possession statistic.

 

But we all know what’s coming with Russell, a way more extreme version of what Cardiff produced last season. 
 

I think heavy possession systems still have their place in football, but I mentioned it on here numerous times last season, you were starting to see a real shift in 24/25 where more teams looked to go fast and direct. 
 

Cardiff showed it can still work, but with the changes we’re likely to see in our squad, it’s going to take probably a 10/10 transfer window to potentially make it work. 
 

It’s just a shame this board are obsessed with being a poundland Man City, when Iraola’s Bournemouth have been the best team to watch in the Premier League in recent years imo.

But their form also dropped off a cliff second half of the season ala Enzo at Leicester. 
 

For me, if you are going to make such an appointment anything other than champions is sackable. I’d also expect top half in the championship next season. 
 

This is no sustainable appointment 

1 hour ago, davieG said:

Or we picked Burton and Northampton because they're close and therefore cheap, Burton - small travel cost, no overnight stay,  Both no need to feed the players everyone's back to their own home for dinner.

Plenty of others outside of the division on the same basis. Lincoln, Chesterfield, Tamworth immediately spring to mind 

Alongside them points made here, it’s such an easy win for fans to do a couple of different grounds each pre season. 

He’s also suggested we can recoup £83milluon from our squad. 
 

Even if you say that includes BEK at £25m, that’s some bold estimation. 

1 hour ago, niyaminski said:

There was probably an NDA in his contract preventing him from revealing too much information. 
 

Becky Vardy seems less reluctant to throw the club under the bus.

But he has no contract now and there’s no pay off agreement either. 
 

Bottom line is you are always careful to slag off people in the business. Well I know I am in my job because at some point you might need them 

1 hour ago, FLAN said:

Thanks for responding. 
Based on how we see the club being run I doubt anyone in the room with you feels confident enough to take that info to Rudkin, Top or anyone else “in power” without fear of repercussions for themselves. 
If the media put more pressure on it might help but the local media are too concerned with maintaining access to hold them accountable. 
 

Whether it’s communicated through the club or not, you’d expect the media coverage to alert Rudkin. People like Henry Winter are really supportive of trusts, so will always share that discontent to a wider audience as well 

1 hour ago, RowlattsFox said:

How often is too often? A couple of nights when they are away for 3 months, maybe more and as far as we know this could be the first time they've been out in ages. Importantly after a match has finished, 10 days before the next one. Not like they are going between days 2 and 3 like 80s 

 

Problem is not the going out, its that they can't avoid trouble when they do. Whether that's because they are dickheads or whether they can't handle any negative attention they receive. 

 

Ultimately though, they can avoid any issues by being smarter, and the captain should be setting the example. Don't begrudge them a few drinks after a win, but needs to some sort of self control. If you need to take security out with you, it's probably not worth it. 

They had been drinking all day in a pub. that’s fine 
 

Stupid to go into a nightclub after that. 

8 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said:

Lord knows I’m no fan of Martin, but I’m curious to know where this idea that he will relegate us to League Two has come from given that he improved all three EFL clubs he managed and got one of them promoted. There are good reasons not to want him, but the prospect of a third successive relegation isn’t one of them. That won’t happen.

Swansea finished higher before him. 
 

Swansea were in the playoffs under Cooper and they fell to 15th and then 10th 

MK Dons is moot because they were promoted before him 

Every year we look unfit and unprepared as the season goes on. We all wonder why. 

1 hour ago, StanSP said:

How did you all get Leicester XIs?! I regularly get shite like mid 10s Hull/Watford/West Brom... 

You don't. You just have to hope that the draft gives you ex-Leicester players. Took me about 20 go's. 

My team was

Begovic, Davies, Keown, Toure, Johansson, Impey, Kishishev, Johnson (Man City), Wilcox, Cadamarteri, Cresswell. 

In terms of childhood memories, the opener really stretched back the memories to 2010. I remember booking half a day off work for the opening game. Having to leg it to the car from 12 finish to make sure I was home for 12.30. I attempted a short cut to the car park and climbed over a fence which ripped my trousers at the thigh point. Anyway I was in my car and off I went to watch the game with my brother trying to blow the vuvezuela Mum had to buy about 8 bottles of Coca-Cola to get. 

The South Korea game as well and its scheduling really mirror 1994 when they were the second game in the early hours. 

Major 98 vibes - Brazil v Morocco first decent game at the WC on Saturday night 

I finally managed to build a Leicester team last night but I needed Kolo Toure at CB. Strikeforce of Richard Cresswell and Danny Cadamateri. 

Finished bottom 

Serie A fixtures out very early this weekend 

55 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said:

I guess this chap’s education didn’t extend to him bothering to find out that Martin has never taken a team out of League One. 

He also uses the plural teams.