Vardinio'sCat

Lars Knods-on.

I am certainly falling out of love with FT, half the posts seem to be written by folks with short memories and a dubious or highly selective grasp of what is known and what isn't. I have little positive to say because we seem to be in a tailspin as a club, but adding to the toxic negativity on here seems pointless. I'll be back when bile abates.

It's a conspiracy theory, just leave it.

Tested positive for 6 weeks continous and some Riems fans think he has lost a yard or 2 of pace and keeps getting injured. If you want to know what long covid can do I will mention my sister. Walks with a stick for the last couple of years, 55 years old, trained nurse. Suggesting she knows little about long covid is underplaying the s**t she is in.

Anyway, I'm going to wait til the deadline closes to comment further on responsibility. I'm sure we all have our theories about what has gone on and why, lets see what tonight brings us.

No chairman has involvement with important decisions like transfers, are you sure?

Surely Top has decent oversight of the money side of the club, and is involved in all the major decisions? I think you may well be right that Top is not quite as ruthless as Vichai, although this is just speculation on my part.

I think you have a very good point. Expecting Top to match his vastly experienced father is asking a lot. I expect club ownership can be a lonely business when things don't go well. I have the utmost respect for the family but they are only human beings, and can and will make mistakes. This period is probably the toughest since the accident and I'm sure everyone at the club is hurting from it, despite some of the views on here.

I agree that the responsibility goes across several areas of the club, I'm not trying to throw it all on Top. They collectively pushed the finances and we have got our fingers burnt, perhaps BR's successful start and winning chat sucked the rest of the structure down a rabbit hole. I'm sure we have learned big lessons and with the expiry of many contracts next summer, if we can hang on this season we should get a proper refresh.

If it was just the pandemic, why are no other clubs struggling like we are? I think Vichai was almost certainly more careful than Top, much as I recognise the terrible sacrifice the family has made. I don't like criticising Top, but being an outlier on wages didn't just happen overnight, the money side of the club should have been more careful.

Out of interest, do you think Vichai would have let us get into this situation? I think the answer is probably not, so I would add some responsibility to Top in your list.

Bugger!

Oh yes, I'd take him like a shot.

1 cap for Belgium. Wow, an upgrade.

Safe move, little risk in this.

Will he press?

Like Jericho.

Kudos jokes incoming.

The whole side looked poor compared to qualifying, so I'm hoping that was the manager as much as anything.

Nobody wants to hear that, doesn't fit the narrative.

One of the flaws of our model is that we have to play yer Madders because of their potential value, even if others are in better form.

“I can only imagine for the supporters that the club feels like a ball of frustration at the moment. If there’s anyone to take it out on, it’s normally the manager. I’m responsible for results and performances.” https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/aug/26/brendan-rodgers-not-losing-sleep-threat-of-sack-amid-leicester-woes

Nailed it. I'm over him, don't wish him ill but always saw more flaws in his game than most on here.

I think it is fine to be a bit over the top tonight, it has been an window of nightmares for us. Having said that Fof wasn't the finished article, and will be better when he fills out a bit. I think you could say he has the most raw talent we have seen in a CB, so you aren't far off imho.

We do need someone who can push pineapple and shake the tree, so good shout.