Bordersfox

Agree, think it will all come down to whether Cifuentes can sell the project to him. He could be integral next season both with his pressing and technical ability. We aren't getting a replacement anywhere near his quality. Would rather keep and, if we can't clear anyone else out, look at loan options for striker.

Plenty of these in my local newsagents!

Sad really, Reform like all parties of its ilk, offer no real solutions instead feeding off the despair of the disenfranchised, blaming other disenfranchised people (now they can't blame the EU). Invariably funded by very wealthy, very unpleasant characters. Of course, the mainstream parties haven't helped by successively allowing living standards to fall, failing to provide a lack of adequate social housing, presiding over a failing immigration and prison system all whilst the wealthiest just keep getting richer and corporations avoid tax for fun. No easy answers but Reform categorically ain't it!

When I was 16/17 I'd have done the exact opposite of that. Teenagers are not known for complying with parental edicts. The vast majority will probably vote Green, Labour and some Lib Dem. Based on polling of 18-24s anyway. There is little to suggest 16-18 will be much different, but obviously no polls for it currently. There is no indication they will vote Reform in any numbers, quite the opposite, particularly as Reform opposed giving them the vote.

Tbh the phrasing your original post makes you sound like a bit of a smug tw@t. I lift four times a week, doesn't mean I feel the need to use offensive tropes like 'lazy fat people'. Embarrassing gym bro stuff. With Tommy on this. Has the potential to save us billions on the NHS and reverse a national epidemic. Are you a doctor or a scientist? Have you examined the studies around these drugs in detail? I havent so I wouldn't have the first idea as to whether they are sustainable or how they actually work. What we do know is diabetes and obesity is one of the major challenges facing society so all routes for combating it should be welcomed and explored.

But that'll be the fault of the boring death by passing football we are playing, not the fact the team against us have 10 behind the ball.

Good pod, Jamie from the trust speaks very well. @Ric Flair has it spot on about selling to buy. We have a DoF who has consistently been poor at that so I hope Marti isn't expecting miracles. Big summer for Rudkin, can he get even 3 or 4 out of the door...

VK, Vestergaard, Ndidi. Could easily do with getting rid of 8 or 9 high earners this summer. That will ever happen unfortunately

You have seen our record at selling deadwood?

Thoughts and prayers with @dannythefox at this difficult time.

Weather looks shite. If it goes ahead I'll see you there.

Totally agree re deviation and manager power. But I think that speaks to the club structure. I agree with @Foxes_Trust call for an experienced sporting director to come in to give us a clear identity and path forward, that is much more sustainable. To be clear I have no issue with failure per se, in sport luck plays a huge role and that's part of the charm. But things like this current managerial appointment farce months after relegation, Cooper coming in after Maresca and driving very odd signings and so on - I can't accept those because they are symptoms of poor/chaotic/reactive/weak management at the highest level.

The murky application of PSR is an issue. However, it's application to us might just be the best thing to have happened to the club. Because we've made some truly horrendous decisions this last few years. Not just through poor scouting but by signing dross, often old dross, on exorbitant wages making sale on nigh on impossible. And, where we have signed well, too many of those players have walked for free. Those decisions are board decisions, or should be, not managerial. If PSR has finally forced the club's leadership to start thinking hard about its transfer model and how dire it is then I welcome it. Not sustainable, not sensible and not defensible by pointing to success which, let's face it, was a glorious freak of sport and which we have singularly failed to capitalise on in order to create a strong, long term club and business. We should have enjoyed both the league win and now be enjoying the fruits of that success. That we are not makes the current leadership more, not less, culpable.

Not a chance. The best we can hope for is he's kicked upstairs into a more ceremonial role and a proper Sporting Director is appointed as per one of the Foxes Trust asks.

Christ, says it all that I'd somehow forgotten that one. Indefensible.

Firstly, as I said a sound model cannot always guarantee success, but it certainly gives you the best chance. Secondly, once Frank decided he was off, what exactly are they supposed to do? None of which is a defence for the many horrendous decisions this club has made recently. Its amusing watching you desperately clutch at straws as usual though sissyshades.

Possibly. I have always found it difficult to swallow that we refused to pay for Corberan and still spent big on Skipp and paid for Ayew. In fact I think I said a few times I just couldn't see that being the case. It just makes no sense. Even for a poorly run club. But there seems to be an enough chaos and fvcking around with this appointment, given we knew RVN was a dead man walking months ago, to make me wonder really.

Going merely on what what was reported. I think it highly unlikely Corberan turned down the chance to manage in the Premier League. But sure, it's possible. In which case who is the next best option? Not Cooper. And we absolutely spunked a shed load on Skipp. Edit, can see you have noted that yourself now! I can't be arsed to list multiple other poor or bizarre decisions we've made over the past few years, which have been spoken about many times here. But I think the pattern is clear. Whilst the club is still capable of making some good choices, Enzo for example and hopefully Cifuentes now, the SLT have created an environment where bad choices and recruitment are more prevalent. For any business to be successful you have in place systems and a culture that ensures that as often as possible the right decisions are made. See Brighton, Bournemouth or Brentford. That doesn't mean mistakes won't be made but you give yourself the best chance of avoiding them. What is clear is that our club is stabbing wildly in the dark a lot of the time, with too much power concentrated in the hands of people who simply don't have the skill set required. Our footballing business model, whatever that is as the club is shrouded in secrecy, has been overtaken by smarter, more data driven clubs with far better scouting.

I think I stop being surprised at anything when we refused to pay a few quid in compo to get a suitable manager in last summer, then spunked £25m on Skipp.

Are you really surprised? As you said our record at selling is p1ss poor. Largely because we've bought a load of flops and/or journeymen and paid them huge wages. It's going to take a miracle to get a couple out let alone the 5 or 6 we need.

Exactly! I mean to have one, even if it's by burglary.

I was annoyed by the cheese and onion cob thing too.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with a cheese and onion cob you sociopath. Otherwise, agreed.

Dyche

Generally agree but no thanks to Keane. I don't really get the leaders thing. Or certainly not getting in experienced pros as leaders. Look at Coady. Utter flop. His leadership did nothing for us last season. I prefer the Thomas Frank approach. Don't recruit dicks. Leaders can be any age, let's focus on young leaders not tired old pros.