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Should have saved that third. No pro keeper should be getting beat by a shot like that. Not particularly powerful, and had a clear view of the ball. Disappointing.

This is embarrassing. Completely outplayed today. Wow! RVN needs to go ASAP. Clearly has no intention of turning things around with the team selection today. Faes should never wear the shirt again, not fit to wear a Sunday League pub teams shirt let alone ours. Can't wait to see that back of the idiot. We genuinely look absolutely sh*te. No pride, no passion, no fight. Worst City side I've seen and I've seen some dross over the years.

@Ric Flair Great episode as always. Re: The Branston debate, I thought you guy's gave him a platform to speak openly and it was clear he had his own agenda whether that be personal or business. To be honest the responses he gave pretty much aligned with my preconceptions about him from his time as a player so didn't really surprise me. Appreciate it's pretty hard to get guests on the show for multiple reasons, but you've had quite a few on the show who speak positively about Rudkin but seem to have personal reasons for that viewpoint whether it be because he influenced their career and provided opportunities to them or has business connections which said guest doesn't want to jeopardise. In the interests of journalistic balance could you get someone on the show who has an axe to grind with Rudkin. Might be a stretch but someone like Adrien Silva's agent for instance, just to try and understand what their experiences/frustrations of dealing with him have been and how that has shaped their perspective. Appreciate the challenge as inevitably most won't want to rock the boat for personal reasons, but there must be people out there who have had negative experiences and have completely cut their ties from the club whilst he is in situ so are happy to share their side of the story.

Should be Nick De Marco. Only person to represent the club this season who actually won something.

Anyone know whatever happened to that mystery Chinese investor who was supposedly involved early in KPs tenure?

Saw the news when it broke and it didn't effect me as much as I'd imagined as I suppose I'd already concluded that this would be his last season with us. Thinking about it tonight, my eyes started to well up a bit. Remember his debut well and never imagined in a million years he'd have the career he has had with us. Gutted it's gone this way. Completely mismanaged by that tw@t Ruud. Saw a stat on the BBC football site, apparently he's played in 31 of our 33 games this season, no wonder he's looked a shadow of his former self. I'm convinced he'd have scored a lot more this season had been used as an impact sub. Part of me hopes he gets another crack at the PL. Will be hard watching him play elsewhere but really want him to stick it to Michael Owen and beat his PL tally. Whatever he goes on to do I wish him well and I'm sure this isn't the last we see of him around the club.

Would love a statue but you just know it'll be one of Top holding the FA Cup aloft and Vards behind him with a hand on his shoulder

@Foxes_Trust Great to see the shift in approach this season versus last time, and sorry for the long post. I think you can try to communicate with the club until you're blue in the face (no pun intended) but it's inevitable it will fall on deaf ears as they've got their heads buried in the sand and aren't open to feedback so I feel any efforts to apply pressure directly are a waste of time as it's too easy for them to ignore. Having given this some thought, their weakness is actually what they perceive to be their strength. They think that by not engaging with the fans and then putting out the occasional tweet or Top's Programme Note, that they are in control of the communication channels. The Trust itself have stated on many occasions that the club have either dangled the carrot of dialogue then never followed up/ignored the request, or agreed to dialogue under the protection of an NDA knowing full well any incompetence will remain private. This has created a communication vacuum which the club no doubt are delighted with. What it does however mean is that there is a void there to be filled. I think the Trust need to seize upon this and take control in my view. If you bombard the communication channels you'll own them and then the club will be left with a choice, continue as is and let others control the messaging, or step in themselves and start communicating to control the narrative. We're very fortunate as a club/fan base that we have a lot of fans / invested stakeholders who are in positions of influence within the media/public domain. The Trust need to call upon these individuals to start talking openly about their concerns. Off the top of my head we have the likes of Gary Lineker, Manish Bhasin, and David Neilson who are high profile TV personalities, Nick Ferrari, Geoff Peters, and Jason Bourne who all have influence/contacts within the national Radio industry, the likes of Rob Tanner and John Percy who whilst not supporters are happy to openly discuss the club's shortcomings in international/national print media, and then we also have the more niche but growing podcast communities with BSLBs, LTID, LC Pubcast, and WYS. As long as the narrative is factual asking for answers and doesn't veer into conjecture the club wouldn't be able to do anything to silence the noise. Despite the perception that the vast majority of fans are happy clappers who have been brainwashed by the club, I think the issue is rather one of awareness/ignorance. Most will turn a blind eye because the only contact they have with the club is the clubs emails and attending games, so whilst the performances are abject, the issues aren't in their face, and then they'll either read a programme or the clubs emails and hear Susan or Top outlining their commitment, talking about the debt conversion, or how despite the disappointment they still aspire to be top 6 PL, all of which softens the reality. However, as we've seen over recent years in politics, whoever shouts the loudest regardless of the facts seems to win the day. I appreciate it is quite time intensive and will require commitment and dedication from the Trust to keep the issues in the spotlight, but in my opinion this is the best way you can influence the change that is needed.

Does Rudkin have Botox injections?!? Just noticed he always displays exactly the same facial expression regardless of circumstances. It's like he's a Top's Gen1 AI Humanoid Robot.

That's a great point, hadn't given that any thought. As crap we've been it's crazy that we've still got 6 games to go and both West Ham and Wolves are already on 35pts. Most likely both will finish on 42+ points. Incredible really when over the past 3 seasons mid to low 30s would have kept you up.

Just listened to this, thanks for sharing. Thought he came across really well overall. Haven't previously had a lot of time for him as from what I'd seen in previous interviews he always came across like Rodgers with sound bites. The only red flag for me was when he was asked would he change his approach and he said no, then seemed to go along with Gary's suggestion of tweaking, though it didn't seem like that was at the forefront of his mind. I think he'd do a decent job given the opportunity here. The squad for me is better than any he's had previously so I think some of the issues he experienced at both Swansea and Southampton wouldn't be so big an issue here. I wouldn't necessarily champion him for the role, but I think we could do a lot worse.

Surprised they haven't started playing Paul Johnson - Get Get Down. Would be more appropriate.

Agree with this 100%. I'm in a similar boat where I put a lot of pressure on myself as I'm one of the few people in my industry nationally let alone my company who has the knowledge and expertise that I have. In my mind I'm petrified at the thought of how the business would cope if I wasn't around. The reality however is that they'd find some other mug to fill my boots if ever a time came when I wasn't. Someone else may not be as good but so long as the wheels keep turning no one really cares. As the old saying goes 'The show must go on'. I find in most instances others take your willingness to support for granted, and whilst you may be an expert in a particular area, they often develop an over reliance on you. Not sure if it's cultural, laziness, or simply human nature, but people seem to lack personal accountability in the UK and if they have the option to palm off responsibility under the guise of not having the capability they take it. When that comfort blanket no longer exists, it's amazing how suddenly those same people immediately develop said skills/discover what they can do. My advice @Fosse93, is if you need to take time out, you have to take it. If the boot was in the other foot the business would prioritise it's own interests ahead of its employees so don't worry about the impact.

Re: potential relegation break clause, does anyone know the mechanics of such agreements. Would this become active as soon as the club are officially relegated or does the season have to conclude and PL shares exchange? This could be very awkward/painful viewing if it's the latter.

I hope and pray you are right 🙏