cityfanlee23

I think if Ruud was a bit more forward in the media he would probably win *some* people over, if he came out in the interviews and said "I want this job, I can rebuild us, I want to see us playing attacking, exciting football with young hungry players, and I want to rebuild this club around the likes of Monga, Evans, Nelson, Alves etc etc" I'd probably back him over going for another gamble like Davide Ancelotti. But he's got what I would consider a typical Dutch sort of approach where in the media he's more closed off and very 'matter of fact' about the situation, rather than letting some emotion out and telling everyone he wants to lead us into the championship, he's aluded to doing that, but he's not really shown it in a passionate way even though I think he genuinely wants the job. I've not been fully convinced he is "waiting for a payoff" The question I've asked since about 5 games in, is forget the results and positions, is he showing us that if he can't keep us up can he get us out of the championship if we go down? I'm not convinced, but I think recently we have been more competitive, we've beaten Southampton comfortably, were unlucky in quite a few games under Ruud such as Man City, Palace, Brighton and Forest and have had matches where individual mistakes such as Vardy missing absolute sitters and Faes having 53 brain farts per match. Southampton and Ipswich are the obvious markers. If we beat Ipswich in the manner that we beat Southampton, I'll be somewhat convinced that we are probably going to have a core of a squad good enough to be fighting at the top end of the Championship next season. With that said. Rohl in.

Fat thumbs on my phone

This is something we really need to address as a club and it's one of the areas Rudkin and co have failed in the most, they keep allowing managers to bring in their players, and not running the club as a DOF should in the mould of say Red Bull, where players are brought in based on the needs of the club, and the managers and coaches fit in around the players. It's far easier to move a manager on, if we spoke with Ruud or Rohl or whoever the next manager is, and we identified key roles we want to see within the football club then bought players to fill those roles, we can then just bring the next manager in to play that style.

Voted Monga by mistake, Vardy!

Was just about to type something along those lines. I’d love to have see Top on the pitch shouting at players. Generally think it’s a bad thing but our players actually deserved it. Forests don’t.

Yeah that's mindblowing, Nuno was mid making a sub and had a clear choice between changing the sub and making Awoniyi play on, what possessed him to not ask Awoniyi if he can continue? The guy looks like he might have cracked a rib or something he's stood on the pitch struggling to jog holding his ribs.

Buonanotte is definitely more exciting than Ayew and offers more in attack, but statistically he really hasn't excelled Ayew. They are surprisingly close statistically, and Buonanotte has on multiple occasions played us into massive trouble this season. He's got a lot of potential, and todays goal was class, but he's nowehere near the level he was in the early stages of the season.

Classy touch from Vardy there and brilliant finish from Buonanotte

Just don't think he has that burst to get him into that position anymore and he plays like he knows it

Poor from Vardy but that pass from Buo needed to be a bit more powerful to come across Vardys body.

It's more the tone and the way it's being said, with animosity towards them. Saw someone earlier saying Thomas is a "useless ****ing tw*t", as if that's constructive criticism, but then get all upset when someone says they are glad Vardy is moving on. Again, abuse, criticise all people want, I just find it amusing that people have such double standards or get so sensitive over players they like.

Yep, we've improved quite a lot overall since Brighton but it's still been miles off of what's needed. This team just doesn't have it in them.

So if you are new to the team or have just been a poor signing, personal abuse is fine, and if you're a club legend you're immune? The status of Vardy makes absolutely zero difference to some of the ridiculous abuse people at this club get, criticise by all means, hell if you want to abuse someone you've not met that's your prerogative, but then being sensitive when someone says they are glad Vardy is moving on given how awful he's been this season at times, it's just silly.

I did clock on eventually

- EDIT Took me a minute

Foxestalk: - Personally abuse players every match thread - Angry that someone doesn't want vardy here next season

I don't think it would be a downgrade if Ruud put his boots on and replaced Vardy tbh

I for one fully support Vardy's tattoo

If there ever was a contract offer it should be ripped up just incase for that

We desperately need some pace upfront, but taking off Vardy might just have fans jumping the barrier and swinging for Ruud.

Your wife is a grass... your wife is a graaaaasssss....

Vardy isn't getting his 200th.

I'm just looking forward to the meltdown when Ruud hugs Sangare at the end of the game

I know he is everything wrong about the planning/direction of the club, but if we had to keep one of the "deadwood" it would have to be Ayew. More than capable in the championship, just need to be flexible with how we use him across the front 3 to give youth a chance.

Is it safe yet to poke my head above the trenches and say we have improved quite a lot since the Brighton game? Still poor... but performances too a step in the right direction.