honeybradger

If he does well he might reignite my faith in god.

We weren't any worse off last season when Winks was frozen out. It's hard to say we will be fine without him next season but if we struggle it certainly won't be because we moved him on. It's easy to forget that Winks performed about par in a team that was relegated from the championship last season. James for example clearly demonstrated that he was better than those around him. Based on that Winks is one of the worst players to ever play for this club and will not be missed.

If Martin's system is getting overrun in defence due to lack of support from the midfield and fullbacks then Winks will fit in perfectly.

Yes I'd be happy with Evans, Hutchinson and Otchere. Evans last season is essentially 24/25 Dom Ballard, I expect him to be among the best in the league next season. Hutchinson similarly is further back in his development but has the potential to make a similar leap. Otchere is less talented but has good momentum at the moment. Aribo plays a different role to Page but he still kept him off the bench last season. They're all fighting for positions in the squad even if they aren't like for like which is why I'm hesitant about being in new players. I just don't see the point in someone like Archie Collins, yes he was the best player for the 17th best team in league one but Page and Braybrooke should be competing at the top end of the league next season. Archie Collins is currently the better player but he's not worth it if he slows down Braybrooke's development who will be better in the medium to long term.

Weren't you the one banging on about how we should loan Eli Kroupi Jr last summer who went on to score 16 goals in the PL? Perhaps you might reconsider that you might be a bit too conservative when assessing whether young players are ready or not. Realistically if we were looking for loans for the likes of Jayden Joseph, Briggs, Evans, Hutchinson and Otchere we would be looking at league one. Now we are at that level ourselves it's more than worth considering them for ourselves. Put it this way: I would be far more comfortable going into next season playing the likes of Braybrooke, Briggs, Page than bringing in Archie Collins who is playing league one football at 26. The former 3 will leap frog him ability wise in no time.

I would hope Braybrooke would be starting 40 games next season. Sadly as we have all come to expect with this club our midfield will likely be Skipp and a Morsy equivalent (or god forbid Winks is still here) with Braybrooke struggling to make the bench. Interesting how Chelsea is an example of why not to trust young players, but you can't use Cordova Reid, Ayew, Coady etc as examples of banking on experienced players not delivering. Chelsea also aren't a good example of sticking by academy players, if they had stuck by Guehi, Lewis Hall etc they would likely be far better off, instead they suffer from "grass is greener" syndrome and have to buy the hottest prospect on the market. We are in a similar situation where if we go for the likes of Archie Collins we will regret not simply leaving the pathway open for Braybrooke, Page etc. The difference with Kevin Phillips was that he came in to get a nervous but high performing squad over the line. The squad mentality and hunger was already there. Our situation is completely different, we need hunger and desire, not a cool head. That hunger can only come from younger players. Bringing in older players for a culture reset does not work. 2-3 experienced heads coming in means 2-3 academy players don't make the bench. We don't have an infinitely large squad, we need to be giving as many of our young talents the best opportunity to succeed here as possible. In Braybrooke, Aluko, Jayden Joseph, Wilson Brown, Page, Alves, Briggs, Cartwright, Evans, Kevon Gray, Hutchinson, Otchere we already have 12 players who should be given a proper chance next season. Considering players like Skipp, Cordova Reid, Choudhury, Vestergaard will probably still be here next season there just isn't room for 2-3 more players. That's not allowing for the likes of Motsi and Nelson potentially still being here next season either.

I just can't comprehend how any Leicester fans can see us be outrun by every team in the league last season and think that Sam Morsey would be a good addition. The question is also where does he fit into the squad, would we want him as a starter? As above we would struggle without bringing in a runner to cover for him in midfield. Does he come off from the bench? If so then who drops out of the matchday squad for him? Probably Braybrooke or Briggs which would be a disaster. If he doesn't make the match Day squad then what is the point of bringing in a player for the dressing room, doubt he would be happy either.

34 year old who managed 1000 minutes for Bristol City last season? What does he bring apart from being yet another blocker for the likes of Braybrooke and Page? Let's not forget the likes of Logan briggs either. Especially given we aren't guaranteed to offload Skipp and Winks. More players winding down their career and being brought in as personality hires is not how we fix the culture at this club, it can only be fixed by trusting young hungry players looking to prove themselves.

If they're so desperate for Man City style football just offer the Pep Guardiola the job and reimburse him by transferring him ownership of the club. Win-win for everyone.

In theory the restructuring means we are now able to move quicker with Mcarron being fully focused on the day to day at LCFC but as of now it feels like nothing has changed. In terms of Rudkin I was more referring to previous years.

Working hard =\= working diligently. Personally I can't stand the workaholic types like him that are always busy but never put any thought into things. By taking on the OH Leuven and king power racing jobs he has ensured that he will never have the time to do any more than a surface level job here. On first glance it seems commendable that he's covering all these areas but from a Leicester city perspective he is no better than a lazy person who hardly shows up. The Leicester City DoF job alone should take up more time than there is available in a working week. Rudkin taking on more work than he can handle isn't a good excuse for him going on holiday in the period he is needed most every year.

Scouting and recruitment, pre season plannig, in our case finding a new manager, managing contracts, long term planning. This is usually the busiest period for directors of football. Sadly in our case May/June is when Rudkin seems to take his yearly holiday which is why we are always so unprepared.

We've treated him poorly to be fair. He was basically left to rot from when Dean Smith came in to the end of the 23/24 championship season.

Just checking, have we formally parted ways with Rowett yet or are we keeping him around just in case?

Winks being the best player on the team is not factual it's down to opinion. From my point of view he cost us a lot of goals and points last season by letting his man get away from him and is generally too lightweight to play midfield unless the players around him are far better than those on the opponents team. If you need a superior team to make him look good then what is the point of him in the first place.

This has got to be one of the most delusional articles ever written. £8mil for Oliver Skipp who was one of the worst midfielders in the championship? £3mil for Harry Winks who is on ludicrous wages for his ability. Ideally we should snap anyone's hands off who are willing to take him on a free. Also Winks thriving at a play off contending team? Did they miss us not winning a game where he started from November till the end of the season? £2mil for 33 year old Vestergaard and £5mil for Kristiansen, who Bologna wouldn't go over £8mil for when he had just helped them to champions league football. It's just so far from reality.

I'm hoping that Ruskin's incompetence helps us here and he sticks by some ridiculous valuations. Was hoping Nelson would be here for a few years at least.

Just goes to show how overpaid he is that no matter how much mutual hatred there is between him and the fan base that he's not willing to leave. Wouldnt be surprised if his best offer was 1/10th of what he is on now.

I hated the idea of Martin in the championship and prem and I hate the possession for possession's sake style but surely he will be fine in league one and at least has a decent track record of playing young players. I'm not usually one to play devil's advocate but I think he'll be ok for us given where we are at.

Any team in the top 5 leagues is probably a good option considering the point he is at in his career

Going to racing Santander apparently, will be interesting to see him against Barca and Real Madrid. Also surely people aren't calling Vardy boring personality wise, considering his personality on and off the pitch is probably as iconic as his ability on it. Don't think anyone has ever come across well in an interview.

Would rather be in league 1 having played the academy players a bit more with the upside of them potentially coming good at championship level in the coming years than having stayed up last season and been looking down the barrel of relegation next season with minimum future prospects and the academy players leaving. Sadly we have gotten the worst of both worlds, the pathway wasn't shown to the youngsters so they will leave and we also got relegated. Motsi should have been in and around the first team going into next season whether we're in championship or league one anyway.

I genuinely believe the lack of game time for young players last season was worse for the club than relegation itself. It was the best opportunity to flush the rubbish and bring back some direction into the team and we wasted it. Now young players are looking at their prospects here and realising that older players will always be prioritised.

Imagine being a West Ham fan getting relegated from the PL because of mismanagement/players not being bothered then signing Harry Winks who has been a key part in us going down to league one. There would be riots.