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Do UFS still have that Rudkin Out banner knocking about from Swansea away, if so, it needs to make a return

The players should face up when they've played crap (today) - maybe six players came over at the end, only a couple getting particularly close to the away end. They have it right in Europe where the players get a dressing down from the ultras in times like this. 

10 hours ago, shasse said:

For those who missed the original link https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/11/29/ruud-van-nistelrooy-walking-old-fashioned-club-leicester/

That's the nearest we've got to a Rudkin hit piece

Interesting that Niko Kovac is named. Not sure how we decided to go for RVN over him - that would have been a big appointment 

34 minutes ago, shen said:

"It is claimed the Midlands outfit paid almost £90m when they sacked Brendan Rogers two years ago"

 

https://www.leicestercity.news/news/leicester-city-can-now-sign-coach-endorsed-by-jose-mourinho-after-fresh-managerial-update/

 

What the floppin deck ???! That cannot be right, surely. Relegation was less costly than that!!

Typo

12 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

I get why fans want a more proven manager, but what you also get with a proven manager is a catalogue of failures (unless you're a very attractive proposition) and repeat pattern behaviour of sticking with the same principles that got them the sack before.

 

But going for a manager with minimal 1st team managerial experience is a punt that you're relying on high reward from high risk. The rewards though can be massive and as fans it's unlikely we truly know whether such a manager is destined to do so, where as a robust recruitment process from an effective sporting director and board should be able to tap in to that.

 

There's plenty of examples either way of such appointments that go astonishingly well and utterly wrong but I see precious little evidence of better success rate going for the types of proven manager we could attract.

Yeah, but there's also option C:

- Proven manager but unproven in English football - in the mold of Iraola, Hurzeler, Glasner 

It's not just Moyes or RVN

1 hour ago, Wasyls Pec Deck said:

Hang on, so we actually use evidence? 🤣 

Live scenes of Rudkin's office:

5 minutes ago, Spudulike said:

Applied for the Coventry job  

Yeah - https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/vannistelrooy-next-job-manutd-coventry-34120429

Also looking for a ticket, can pick up on the day. Thanks

The Spanish press, of course, are known for having their finger on the pulse when it comes to intra English club transfers...

same old

Where's VAR when you need it?

Hey, let's not get too hasty, he's a good lad to have around the dressing room 

Also looking for a ticket, can meet at the ground. Cheers

Looking for a spare for this, cheers 

Where's this magical end to the window the Rudkin apologists were promising? 

If this is the alternative, just play Cannon

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Wake me up when Alves is on

57 minutes ago, Iwebema said:

Similar to the Ayew deal, it's fine enough as a squad addition, he's certainly a much better back up GK than we have.

 

But again similar to the Ayew deal IF the numbers are true, then you have to wonder what on earth we are doing that's up to 18m for a 33 and 31 year old who are essentially back ups and don't improve us in any way.

 

For a team that is in trouble for serious PSR breaches who had to conduct an internal review to understand how the most expensive premier league team in history got relegated, to sink that kind of money into these kind of players is quite frankly beyond irresponsible.

 

Hopefully it's not true, but we've over paid for every single player so far and outside of Okoli, I don't believe any of these are Glover scouted targets. 

Still time for Top to sack the board to give us the best chance of promotion next season. If not, bottom half Championship life beckons until he sells the club. 

Spoiler alert: he won't 

What? Is LCFC just a front for agents to move money around now? This is ridiculous

Just now, themightyfin said:

About 20 people. Hardly what I would say "fans demanding chsnge" 

 OK, we're just going to start making things up now are we? It was far more than 20.

3 minutes ago, themightyfin said:

I don't see the fans demanding change.

Only some here on Foxestalk that makes up a very small % of the fanbase that actually attend matches.

I think the vast majority will be oblivious to anything  going on behind the scenes at the club.

 

Fans demanding change suggests thousands upon thousands protesting and I don't see any of that. 

Various loud and sustained anti Rudkin chants at Fulham

25 minutes ago, Foxmeister said:

The success of a football club is almost entirely about identifying quality players and appointing a good manager.

 

We've predominantly signed shockers over the last 8 years and, with hindsight, the fees and wages look awful. Nobody complains or gives credit for Mads, Fofana, Maddison, Maguire etc. 

 

Once the players are identified Rudkin and Whelan are tasked with getting the deal done and end up carrying the can for poor scouting. 

 

The saddest part for me is the division this has caused among supporters, I know the personal insults of those that dissent are a sign of the times but surely there's a more respectful debate to be had.

And who is responsible for appointing the scouts? It's Rudkin. He's responsible for the football side of the club. And it's seriously failed over the last few years. So, the fans demand change.