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Conor Coady hints at theory behind Leicester City's double relegation The former City defender has spoken about his surprise at the club's fall into League One and suggested their managerial appointments may have been a factor in their demise Jordan Blackwell 12:22, 12 May 2026 Former Leicester City defender Conor Coady has hinted that a scattergun approach to managerial appointments may have been a factor in their demise. City have been relegated two seasons in a row with four different managers unable to get the required results in that time. Speaking about the club’s fall through the divisions, Coady, who spent the second half of this season on loan at Charlton after being sold by City to Wrexham last summer, said it was unexpected with the players he knows are in the squad. But he seemed to suggest that the way City have bounced around between “totally different managers from different places” may not have helped the club’s cause. “I know the frustrations, I got a lot of the frustrations,” he said on the Overlap. “They gave me a lot of the frustrations when I was playing for them. “It’s a tough one to have an opinion on. Did I see this coming, League One? No. We had the worst season imaginable in the Premier League. I hated every minute of it. It was as hard as it can be. I was feeling it more than anyone on the pitch. But did I see them going into League One? No I didn’t, no with the team they’ve got. “I know a lot of the players in the dressing room and they take a lot of flak. If you look at where they’ve gone to from Enzo (Maresca). He was unbelievable. “But then you go from Enzo to a different manager who is the complete opposite end of the spectrum. That’s no disrespect to Steve Cooper, he was a really good manager as well but he was completely different to Enzo. “Then Steve Cooper leaves and you go to Ruud (van Nistelrooy), then you go to Marti (Cifuentes). It’s just totally different managers from different places. “For me, I didn’t expect them to go into League One. It’s tough to see.” City are now weighing up who to appoint for their League One campaign with Gary Rowett not expected to remain in charge of the club following the end of his contract.

Leicester City 'register interest' in free agent defender but face Championship competition Story by Jordan Blackwell Leicester City have registered their interest in left-back Max Lowe, according to reports, as they build a side for League One. Lowe is out of contract at Sheffield Wednesday this summer and it seems there are several clubs keen on taking him, including City. The Sheffield Star report that while Wednesday are keen to retain Lowe for their own League One campaign, City, Derby, Stoke and Middlesbrough have come forward to show their interest. City were linked with Lowe last summer but, amid their financial restrictions, buying a player from another club was always unlikely. While Lowe has been a left-back for much of his career, he’s spent most of the past season with Wednesday playing in a more central role, on the left side of a back three. City are likely to need to strengthen in both areas. At left-back, City currently have two senior options under contract. But while Luke Thomas is a strong contender to stay, an exit for Victor Kristiansen seems on the cards after he made clear that he did not sign for City to play in the third tier of English football. Bade Aluko is set to play a more prominent role next season, and has played at left-back in the past, but he’s now principally seen as a right-back. At centre-back, Jamaal Lascelles is out of contract while Wout Faes, Ben Nelson, Caleb Okoli and Harry Souttar could all be sold, leaving just Jannik Vestergaard. Lowe played 29 times in all competitions for Wednesday this season, and has a wealth of experience at Championship level, which is where City are aiming to get back to. He’s also played in the Premier League previously, with Sheffield United.

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Leicester City transfers could offer breakout chance to Will Alves despite Huddersfield issues Story by Jordan Blackwell Will Alves only made five League One starts for Huddersfield this season It’s been four-and-a-half years since Will Alves’ Leicester City debut but a first league start for the club still eludes him. Next season is his best chance yet to finally make a breakthrough. While Alves’ name has been bandied about as a potential City star for some time, he only turned 21 last week. He is still in the infancy of his career. However, it does feel like a breakout campaign is needed sooner rather than later to add some proof to the promise he has shown. Jamie Vardy delivers in huge moment for Leicester City icon's survival fight Marti Cifuentes opens up on 'very difficult' Leicester City problem as he reacts to relegation He has been unfortunate to this point. The serious knee injury he was dealt in the FA Youth Cup late in 2022 required a long period in recovery, and he didn’t make his return to senior action until August 2024. A loan spell at Cardiff for the second half of last season perhaps didn’t work out as planned because of the Bluebirds’ battle with relegation, which they eventually succumbed to. This season at Huddersfield didn’t go ideally either. A foot injury kept him out from late September to late December, and then he struggled to get back into the team on his return. He was hit by another month-long absence from mid-March to mid-April. When he was named in the Huddersfield line-up for their final game of the season, it was just his fifth League One start of the campaign. He played his part to sign off on a high though, acting boss Martin Drury saying after the 4-0 win over Wimbledon: “I thought Will Alves was really good today as well. That’s credit to Will in one-v-one moments.” When Liam Manning of the Terriers first took charge in the winter, Alves struggled to get a look-in. Manning said it was due to the context of certain matches and a preference for players with more defensive attributes. But the manager was keen to praise Alves’ approach in training, making it clear the attacker was doing everything right. Manning said: “He’s trained really well, his attitude has been fantastic. He’s someone that, let’s be really clear, I do like, and I think is someone that will have an impact between now and the end of the season, and he’s just got to be ready when that opportunity arises. “Will epitomises (what we want) in terms of how he’s gone about it: he’s got his head down worked.” Alves was able to shine in moments. Despite the stop-start nature of his season, of players to play more than 500 minutes in League One, he ranked eighth in the division for successful dribbles. That remains his best asset, in one-v-ones, and that probably points to being at his best on the left wing. He has played a lot centrally coming through the ranks at City, but the ability to take on a defender is best utilised out wide. And it feels like the door may be open for Alves to play on the left wing for City next season. Jeremy Monga is a target for Manchester United and a host of big-name clubs, while it wouldn’t be a surprise if Stephy Mavdidi attracted interest from Championship sides. The key to Alves’ success is marrying up that dribbling ability with creativity and a goal threat, and ensuring he stays fit long enough to enjoy a good run of matches. As things stand, it feels like he is ready, and the opportunity is there, for him to finally have a go at making himself a City regular.

I'm surprised they haven't opted for skin tight shirts

The Leicester Sports Mercury, popularly known as the "Buff," published its final edition in June 2007 A worthy entry to this thread

Or waiting for their redundancy money when the shit hits the fan

Now we'll be lucky to get a bit of Emery cloth to rub the fans up the wrong way.

The way the media and the public attack most politicians if they make the slightest mistake or u-turn we reap what we sow. Who in their right mind, with an ounce of intelligence, get up and go and vision would want to be PM or a Secretary of State

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I think it has got worse of course there has been little tugs, obstruction and nudges but it was always a bit more subtle hoping the ref wouldn't see it and if he did he'd have quiet word. Now it's blatant and more extreme with wrap around holding, pulling to the ground and often the ref just turning a blind eye as it's escalated. Last night should have seen the ref stopping the corner as the wrestling started and warning the players but he just let it all go and hence the split views.

They'll be a rush to claim the best positions would be like the holiday sunbeds So no physical contact would restrict movement you'd have to find a path to avoid touching a player. Hey up ref he just touched me. PS Not against this prefer it to the 6 yard rule as this doesn't fundamentally change the game.

When we appoint the next manager we could have celebratory shirts for 10 mangers since 2016 A N Other Gary Rowett Martí Cifuentes Ruud van Nistelrooy Steve Cooper Enzo Maresca Brendan Rodgers Claude Puel Craig Shakespeare Claudio Ranieri Ten in 10

It might be the end of June like the player contracts or not. Just a thought.

Two ideas Of heard No opposition allowed in the 6 yard area - Does this protect the goalkeeper too much No physical contact allowed in the build up to the kick - Refs would have better chance of seeing who fouled first. Any other suggestions? Oh refs using the laws they already have and using them consistently

Leicester City Football Club Impressive displays throughout 25/26 have seen Logan Briggs shortlisted for the PL2 Player of the Season award.

Perhaps they can't until they're clear of the current shirt sponsors contract.

No but i remember travelling on holiday with my brother and our wives in our own cars. When we stopped for a break his wife dragged him over to me and insisted he tell me to stop driving too close to them. I was leading

Marti Cifuentes opens up on 'very difficult' Leicester City problem as he reacts to relegation Story by Jordan Blackwell Marti Cifuentes © PA Marti Cifuentes felt Leicester City were “on the right path” under his management amid the financial difficulties the club were facing. Cifuentes was sacked in January after just six months in charge of City, with the club in the bottom half of the Championship. City were nine points above the bottom three at the time of the Spaniard’s departure, but received their six-point sanction shortly afterwards. With results deteriorating under Andy King and then Gary Rowett, City fell into League One for just the second time in their history. Two potential outcomes as Leicester City announce 13-year first Undeniable proof that Leicester City midfielder deserves long-awaited chance While the underlying data suggesting City were struggling badly, Cifuentes said he felt the club were heading in the right direction on his watch as they tried to change the culture at the King Power Stadium. He also pointed to the difficulties of making those changes while the club were restricted in the transfer market, with no money available to spend. Under Cifuentes, three loan signings and two free agent goalkeepers arrived. Then four players were brought in during the winter market, just after Cifuentes left, again without a transfer fee paid. “I cannot say I am extremely happy about the way it ended but at the same time I feel quite proud and calm with the way we tried to handle the whole situation of the club,” Cifuentes told BBC Radio 5 Live. “It was a good experience in terms of managing a great club with a lot of great people. I really wish them well. “Since we left, things didn’t get much better. I would say the opposite. It was a challenging moment for the club and definitely an intense period for us. “This (the culture of the club) is one of the main things. It was one of the main conversations we had before arriving there, it was about giving us the time to change this. “We spoke about top managers having a lot of resources. But in our case financially it was very difficult. We had to sell a lot of players and we couldn’t invest a penny. It was not easy to make this transition. “We felt we were on the right path to make this transition over the season. We were closer to the play-off positions when we left. It didn’t go much better. “Any successful club has to start with a clear philosophy and how you want to do things. In football you can achieve success in many different ways, but the culture must be high performance, it must be with clear high demands and high standards, and that’s something that I know there are a lot of good people there and they are looking at improving that.”

This Is Football · Follow British football fans are abandoning plans to travel to the World Cup in the United States and heading to Magaluf instead, saying the prices for this summer's tournament are "absolutely ridiculous." The Sun visited the famous Magaluf strip in Majorca to speak to fans who say watching England and Scotland at bars in the Spanish resort is the only way to actually enjoy the tournament without being ripped off. Josh Foster, a Swindon Town fan sitting with his mates at Linekers Bar, said he had seen a single resale ticket for the England final advertised at £11 million. He said football is a normal working man's thing and that prices should be for everyone. His group said they would much prefer to watch in Magaluf because "it's not stupid money here." Linekers Bar manager Oli Adebayo, who has worked at the venue for 18 years, said Magaluf has always been a second home for British holidaymakers and that it is generally better for English fans to come there than travel all the way to the US. The bar will show every game with no entry fee, pints for under £4, and a deal of five beers for £17.20. Scottish fans are also gearing up. Sinky's Bar owner Ryan Sinclair said he has seen ticket prices as high as £10,000 and that Magaluf is "much cheaper and safer." Pints at his bar are £3.29 and every game will be shown. One fan from Sheffield, Finn Edge, went further. He said football is for the working class and that even if he was given a free ticket, he would turn it down. He said he would never go to America for the tournament but would go in a heartbeat if it was in Spain, Portugal or Morocco. The anger extends beyond the fans. Even Donald Trump admitted he wouldn't pay $1,000 for a ticket, telling the New York Post he would certainly like to be there but wouldn't pay it either. FIFA president Gianni Infantino shrugged off the criticism, promising to personally deliver "a hot dog and a Coke" to any fan who bought the most expensive tickets. That did not go down well. FIFA this week tripled the price of their best available final tickets to £24,000. Resale tickets for the July 19 final are already being listed at $2.3 million. Meanwhile, one million tickets remain unsold, nearly 80 percent of hotels in host cities are running below expectations, and flights from the UK to Dallas for England's opener against Croatia are above £800. The $30 billion economic boom the US was expecting from the tournament is looking increasingly unlikely.

Yea but they've physically gone and that's good enough for me. Why all the nit-picking they've gone be happy.

Yea he’s struggled to get in the game but I don’t think they’re using him very well