Clever Fox

Agreed, But Pearson would have had them in the first week in July and quietly. We can't seem to do any business quietly anymore, Which makes me think someone is selling our information to the Papers. Though I also know some players won't commit until late in the Window holding out for better terms or offers.

I think this is our fall back position. If all else fails.

Again we need to go back to the Pearson method. Do your business quietly and get them in early. That way their well used to the surroundings and teamates before the season begins.

I don't think so, They have very relaxed registration rules in Belgium.

What we should have done the last few seasons was to sign the players to Leuven and Loan them to Leicester. Then they would'nt be on the books as an expence.

Was it the 4 preseason games we lost. Not a good start to the season. Unless the team come out firing and ready to give it there best with a committed performance. Lets just hope he gets them on board, otherwise it's going to be a long season.

A good draw, We should win 1 game this season at least.

So your not going to enlighten me as to these rules you mentioned. Isn't achievements the way business works, If you do a good job you get rewarded wtih a new Contract. CR got himself sacked , Yes by poor performances, Because he effectively gave up on the job. I'd like to see us get back to where we were under Pearson. Pearson wasn't a great Coach but he knows how to build a Football Club properly. I'd bring him back as DOF with total control over all football matters. It seems like we've given up on almost every value he put in place. Down the road I think Top will take over total control of the Football Club in some sort of Family arrangement with KP.

You've answered it in a nutshell. That's the real problem. We have someone acting as director of football who is trying to learn on the job. Someone who's protected by Top it seems. How do you get past that when he's the Chairman of the Club. So you get an impass which is ultimately no good for the Clubs future. The best thing the Club could do is bring Pearson back as Director of Football. A man who knows the business very well.

She's the CEO but the dynamic has changed since the accident. She was answerable to Vichai, Now she's answerable to his Wife who is Chairperson of the Company. I suspect she's caught somewhere between Tops Mother and her Son Top. Not a great place to be knowing what most women think of their elderst Son. She's also been heavily involved in rescuing King Powers finances after Covid which thankfully have recovered fully. I was told she spent a lot of time in Thailand during this period sorting out the KP finances in a business she knows very well that's retail duty free. We'll never know who made what decisions but I suspect Rogers convinced Top and Rudkin he could deliver more if they backed him. Now we know he wasted 200 million signed rubbish and gave up on the job wanting out.

She looks after the Clubs finances as well as King Power Finances. She doesn't negotiate Players Contracts, just signs off on them. She does negotiate the final details of player sales though from what we know. Making sure to properly protect the Clubs interests. What she doesn't get involved in is player recruitment. Who we target or who we sign. I suspect that Top, Rudkin and Glover. Look at it from another angle. She's the first ever female CEO appointed in 2009. As CEO she's managed to multiply the value of the Club 10 fold. to 200 million or more. While overseeing the winning of the League and the Cup in that time, And returning the KP Stadium to the Ownership of the Club. Just think about those achievements for a minute. How many other small Clubs have managed to achieve that level of success in a 15 year period. I'll say it again, She is not the problem, Anyone who thinks otherwise is ignoring the facts.

I don't like scapegoating anyone especially when they're not guilty. How many of small Clubs CEOs have achived what she has, in builing the clubs value to at least 10 times it's purchase price. Not to mention winning the league and Cup in the same 15 year period. Perhaps you'll enlighten me. What rules are you talking about.

While you have a point that's not the whole story. She's only an oversees the finances she doesn't micro manage them. She's also stated many times she knows nothing about Football and so leaves it to others. Most likely Top, Rudkin and Glover. Money is not the issue either, PSR is the big problem, It' corrupt and flawed. Why do small Clubs have to sell the crown jewels while the big Clubs can sell Assets to themselves. Where we went wrong was in trying to play by the rules when we should have used the loopholes in PSR also.

If Ricky doesn't play against Spurs and we lose, Cooper will get slaughtered by the Fans, And rightly so. Ricardo and Fatawu are comfortably our best pairing on the right. With Winks and NDiddi in the middle. Why would he undo something that worked so very well for us last season. What Cooper should be working on is developing a similar strong partnership on the left with Mav where last season Mav tended to operate alone. I'm not sure JJ has the engine now after his injury to get up and down like Ricky does on the right. Which is maybe why he's trying Victor there. Who I don't think is good enough.

The best way he can win over Fans is to win games. A good first Month will buy him some latitude while he gets his message across. I don't think the signings have been good enough, whether that's down to him or Rudkin I don't know, But he should be straight up with the Fans and call people out if he's not getting the support he was promised. Otherwise he'll likely carry the can for others failings.

I can't believe we're not chasing players in the lower leagues. All great players don't start at big Clubs. We should be watching for the rising talent in these leagues and get them in early. There's bound to be another Kevin Keegan or Paul Walsh , Jamie Vardy Etc. down there. But you have to be viligant in watching out for them frequently.

I didn't know that. I thought he always played on the Left Wing. Or else I'm losing it.

Both very true, We definitely need experience in the Squad. Has he ever played as a 9. I've heard he's a moody type of individual, I just hope Cooper can get him onboard like Roy did at Palace.

I don't believe we need him as Mav has never let us down. Assuming he does come here though, What happens to Mav, Does he move inside and take KDHs position.

Vardy would never accept him here.

Whatever about Tops involvement. Whelan is a very highly respected CEO in Industry and has won many awards for same, Not just in Football. How many Women do you know that has power driven a fledgling company to around 3 Billion pds Value. She's is the financial Brains alongside Vichai since the beglnning of King Power. A Company that's now woth around 3 Billion Pds. People are deluded if they think she's going anywhere, Especially when she's stated many times she knows nothing about Football. She just oversea's the financial side of the Club nothing to do with choosing Signings, Someone else makes those decisions.

I expect the pace and agression of the premier league will catch him out quickly if he's not ready for it. I would have prefered if we gave Nelson his big chance. I can only think of one mistake by him in the games he played.

I hope you're right because we've been too soft for to long. If he's any good he and Coady might make a decent partnership.

They're probably the two most saleable assets we have along with Mads.

More Importantly no Striker to lead the line, Score goals, Hold the Ball up, Bring others into play, Take pressure from our midfield and defence. It's a CF we need not another CB.