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We rightly slate Rudkin but it sounds like even he is left in the dark as to when Top will make these kind of decisions. He's only ever acted when he's been in the country too. Which of course, isn't even that often. I could write essays on how bad this is. If someone told me this was deliberate sabotage id completely believe it at this point.

That bit where he asks for a beer is so staged 😂 Least his acting has improved a bit since "oh hello there" I'll let him off though

Be hilarious if Ranieri leaves him on the bench after what he said about him

You're spot on to point out what a disgrace that pre season was and I pointed out what a great job Enzo did of getting players to buy not only into his philosophy but him as a person/coach. That doesn't excuse that he didn't have a plan B and that was what single handedly cost us in that second half of the season. I don't compare it to what comes after because we have never had a squad as good as he had that season and the managers have all been extremely poor. Just having worse come after you doesn't make you better. That squad should have passed 100 points quite easily and broken the record. I understand some want to say oh but look how shit we were when he left. But again, there hasn't been anything like the respect for the coaches that followed and that's one thing I do rate Enzo for doing.

I don't even get why they went for Sousa as a big name. Okay he won major trophies as a player but he was just a former Swansea manager and hardly a household name. Sven I understand but the obsession with Sousa because of the apparent appeal of his name is a bit weird.

Why am I half expecting them to tell people they've over sold and they can't have their season ticket

It annoys me most with our title winning season when people say this. You'd never hear anyone say it about some of the titles Man United won despite some of them being a much better example of a poor league.

Yeah it's hard to disagree with any of that but just shows what he's like as a person. Lot of deflection from the players too. I feel like in years to come this current lot will all tell us how it was the hierarchy's fault. Of course they take a massive part of the blame but I've never seen players down tools like this season.

Things are more nuanced than look where we are now so he must have been great. Do you rate Cooper, Ruud or Marti? I'm not knocking the fact he got us up but I don't just overlook the massive issues that we still had under him with a squad that absolutely should have won the league anyway. The jury is out on him for me. If he does well at Man City or whatever then fairplay.

It was embarrassing how much he had at his disposal that season though and he actually had players turning on him towards the end. In comparison to what's followed he obviously looks great. He's benefitted by being replaced by awful managers at both clubs. I don't think 4th at Chelsea is anything amazing considering what they have available. Same as when I hear how Man United are constantly in transition. The amounts they spend should mean a title challenge every season.

The way they bought in to what he did because he clearly had their respect was the best thing about him. But that squad did what it should have. Obviously we have had awful managers since and I'm not knocking that because we've proved it's easy to **** it up. But he went rewrite a lot of that season because we won it in the end. The team were found out in the end and teams were beating us. We had relegation form for the last part of the season and it was only when we ditched that style that we got results to get us over the line. Again at Chelsea, they appointed Rosenoir after which is a joke. He was near the sack for a while until a strong end to the season at Chelsea. The fans didn't like the style at all.

What was he saying?

How does Coady manage to say so many words and still say nothing? It's quite a skill he's got. I think reading between the lines it's quite obvious there was almost too much of a buy in to Enzo. I have said a lot about how I didn't like his style of play and some of his decisions and the fact we just employed worse managers and have done abysmal since doesn't vindicate him any more. But no one can deny how he got everyone on side and how vital that was. Similar to how Rodgers was respected so much more than Puel. It was exactly what was needed at the time. But you can't have players that are so invested in one manager and not follow it up with a similar appointment. I don't think Enzo would have kept us up, but what unravelled has been the worst 2 years in our history.

He wouldn't work for Top or Rudkin again I don't think. It was Top who sacked him before Vichai overruled him wasn't it? A few users on here who have spoke to Nigel have said he doesn't think much of Rudkin.

Made sure he was gone before they took over. Then plunged us into serious danger with the care free spending that had no risk to them but could have seen us in the scenario we are now. Anyone who doesn't appreciate Nigel Pearson and his staff is a moron.

Agreed but still not excuse in how long we waited to appoint Marti. That Percy article mentions how the players thought it shown just how poor the club is run. All this stuff plays it's part in them not buying in and what happened. Not excusing the players because it's an absolute disgrace how much they downed tools but it's so important to get your house in order and have everyone on the same page.

If you did something great you wouldn't want other people to go and do something great after. You'd want it to be shit so you could bask in the greatness That's what we have from our title winners. Only we are the scumbags outside Tim Hortons asking for 20p now

They let Ruud stick around not knowing for 2 months despite one of the earliest relegations imaginable. Don't use logic for these people

If you're near the city it's Leicester and anywhere in close proximity to other places in the Shires will have fans of that club's city. Think that's the case anywhere.

They'd be a genuine chance of this if we offered him a coaching/playing role and we had a Director Of Football who doesn't hate him.

I honestly think there's more things to honour Steve Cooper in Nottingham than we have of Vardy in Leicester. Comes from having an ownership who have only ever wanted their brand and family worshipped rather than the club.

This is how we should do it. I honestly believe the reason we didn't go with the Forest approach and just spend regardless of potential breaches under Rodgers was because of King Power's financial situation. Otherwise, I cannot see the logic in trying to show we were finally complying then sticking two fingers up to them by not giving accounts in on time and finding a loophole that caught up with us anyway. Then selling KDH. The list goes on. The amount of **** ups is incredible.

John?

Are you okay?

Do we need to be concerned about amortised amounts now? That was an accounting issue for PSR but there isn't PSR at this level. Far as I was aware it actually makes it a bit easier now because we can shift players just to get some money in without worrying about that. In last couple of years for instance, we have turned down bids for Daka because it hasn't met the 5m or whatever it was that his amortised value was. Players like Faes and Kristansen can finally go for a couple of million.