murphy

3 minutes ago, Dames said:

It only didnt happen last summer because Martin went for the Rangers job because he viewed it as a bigger job. Make no mistake fan power played 0 part in that. 

And we, virtually unanimously, were delighted about dodging that bullet because we knew he was a failure waiting to happen. 

He went up to Glasgow and failed spectacularly (how can you have a 29% win rate for Rangers FFS) and yet our lot still want him, despite such an abundance of evidence.

Top, Rudkin et al are incapable of learning.  They have become parodies of themselves.

12 hours ago, Tuna said:

 

"Russell Martin makes sense for Leicester City for so many reasons"...

Then goes on to list precisely none.

I'm coming around to the idea now.  In fact, it's a match made in heaven...

The most hateful team in history, meet the most detestable manager in football

1 minute ago, adamkhalifa said:

My gosh, Martin over Challinor. Madness 

 

What a stupid decision that is. I can't believe these clowns, even investing their time talking with him.

 

At least this will be over soon. And they get their Southampton fetish out their system one day.  

I mean, if you must have a Southampton fetish, why don't we go for the one that was actually good.  The curtain twitcher.  I'd take him over Martin any day.

On the other hand, it has seemed that Martin has been destined to become our manager at some point.  He is a bullet we have narrowly dodged before and it seems that there is just an inevitability about it.

We might as well just get it over and done with now.

Makes me nostalgic for the good old days under Gary Rowett

2 minutes ago, Patrick said:

Are people really surprised? All we've seen for the past few seasons is these morons making the same stupid decisions over and over again while completely disregarding the opinions of the fanbase as they do so. 

They have zero self-awareness.  After each calamity, I think to myself that they're bound to learn from that. They cant be that stupid, but then they go and prove that they are!

Good to see that the new guy has made an impression.

15 minutes ago, fox_favourite said:

Here's a a concern I have....will many away pitches be good enough to play passing football? I would say no. 

 

Passing for passing sake will not get us out of this league. A manager that thinks hes better than he is, that plays a brand of football that is boring, that relies on teams coming at us so we can open them up. It isn't made for League 1 one bit. 

 

Stupid appointment if true 

That's your concern?  Pitches?

If we have towns on the edges of the county infected by neighbouring fans, is it the case that some Nottingham or Warwickshire towns are Leicester?

Can't remember even seeing any coverage or forest fans for 25 years.  They've finally come blinking into the daylight. 

On 10/05/2026 at 13:15, Sly said:

 

Loughborough - Leicester / Derby / Forest

Hinckley - Leicester / Coventry

Coalville - Leicester

Melton Mowbray - Leicester 

Market Harborough - Leicester

Oadby - Leicester

Wigston - Leicester 

Ashby-de-la-Zouch - Leicester / Derby

Castle Donington - Derby

Shepshed - Leicester / Derby / Forest

Earl Shilton - Leicester / Coventry 

Barwell - Leicester / Coventry

Broughton Astley - Leicester

Anstey - Leicester

Syston - Leicester

Ibstock - Leicester

Kegworth - Derby

Kibworth - Derby

Countesthorpe - Leicester

Mountsorrel - Leicester

Quorn - Leicester

Markfield - Leicester

Narborough - Leicester

Blaby - Leicester

Groby - Leicester

Burbage - Leicester / Coventry

Kibworth - Derby?  I don't think so.

11 hours ago, StanSP said:

Mahrez definitely was. 

I don't think that there is any 'definitely' about it, otherwise he would have been a standout player among other elite players at Man City, which he wasn't.

Plays like he should be wearing vest and pants and thick rimmed glasses.  Plays like he should be stopping every five minutes for a blast on his inhaler.  He'd have to improve significantly to be a League One player.

17 hours ago, jim5000 said:

That's on Rudkin watching Vardy age and leave, and arogantly thinking Daka and Ayew were good enough, despite implementing a system that didn't play to either of their strengths.

They have strengths?

8 hours ago, JimJams said:

No it wouldn't.

Oh yeah - Blackburn.

I was focusing on next place West Brom.  Should have checked.

For all those saying that the difference was the points deduction, remember that Wet Brom got a points deduction too.  

No points deductions would still result in relegation,

8 hours ago, HankMarvin said:

 Apart from that, it’s the 6 point deduction 

Not really because we're not going to win today

8 hours ago, Katy said:

Ah don’t, they had Tony’s Chocolonely on offer for £3 so I had to get one. That’s getting inhaled if that miserable twat comes on!

You're making me want to go to the COOP

1 hour ago, VLC86 said:

I’m not claiming he’s been a world beater, but let’s not pretend we don’t know that some players can be crap at one club and alright elsewhere.

Yes, some players can fail at some clubs and shine at others, but that's kind of my point.  Jordan Ayew has been shit everywhere. 

8 hours ago, VLC86 said:

I think your last sentence is probably the key one here.

 

Palace probably love Ayew as they had a different player, a younger one who was able to put the effort in. A combo of his legs going, being played out of position and probably not giving a shit any more is probably why we saw a poor version of him.

 

In comparison with Okazaki, do you recon the clubs he joined after us love him as much as we do? Probably not.

Their Ayew might have been a bit better than our Ayew, but come on, he's always been crap.  Look at his goal scoring record, look at the six relegations, look at the horror that permeated these pages when we were first linked to Jordan f@#&ing Ayew! 

I will put my hand up.  I expected at least top 6.

Clearly I was wrong, but I stand by it.  We should have been top 6.  We've got £150m squad with the highest wage bill 8n the league.  Most have had Premier league careers.  It's absolutely disgusting the way they have capitulated.   

I did expect us to sign a functional striker though. 

On 25/04/2026 at 17:35, nnfox said:

... 

I don't want us humiliated or anything like that, but if there was ever a game I didn't want us to win, it's this one.

Too late. 

14 hours ago, Tommy G said:

Yes—Jordan Ayew could still play in the Premier League, but the role he’d have is the key question.

He’s not really suited anymore to being a starting No. 9 for a team that needs goals every week. His scoring output has never been high, and at this stage of his career that’s unlikely to change. So if a club expected him to lead the line and carry attacking output, that would probably fall short.

Where he does still fit is as a squad player in the right system:

• Mid-to-lower table teams that value defensive structure and work rate
• Managers who want pressing and discipline from forwards
• Bench or rotation role, covering multiple positions across the front line

He still offers:

• Tactical intelligence
• Ball retention and fouls won
• Defensive contribution from the front
• Experience in the league

But the trade-off is limited creativity and inconsistent finishing.

So realistically, he’s at the stage where he’s a useful Premier League squad option, not a focal point. If a team signs him expecting reliability and effort, he can still do a job. If they expect goals and flair, they’ll be disappointed

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