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There's plenty of 30/40/50 year olds who can find no fault with Top or Rudkin I see them around me at every game and on FB Yeah I'm fed up with being tarred with the same brush.

Could well be another Taylor

Couldn't find a thread for this. Maybe people couldn't give a shit anyway. As per talkSPORT’s Jason Bourne, Leicester have just sent out a media invite for Ruud’s pre-Wolves press conference, seemingly suggesting he will still be in charge for that meeting on April 26. He wrote: “It appears Ruud van Nistelrooy is staying on as Leicester manager, for Wolves on Saturday at least. The club has just sent out a media invite for his regular pre-match press conference on Thursday.”

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/leicester-city 'It doesn't feel like there is a clear strategy' - why fans are frustrated BBC Radio Leicester's Owynn Palmer-Atkin says a lot of what has been happening at King Power Stadium "hasn't really made sense". Explaining why it has been a disappointing and "frustrating" season for Foxes fans, Palmer-Atkin told BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club: "It is from top to bottom, and it is all around strategy and their alignment now compared with what they have had before. "The recruitment is patchy and hasn't really made sense, and the managerial appointments don't really add up either. Alongside all of that, there is quite a deafening silence from the board, who haven't spoken for a great deal of time. "If you add all of those things together with the performances this season and relegation, it makes for a frustrated fanbase. "They are also escaping Profit and Sustainability Rules by the skin of their teeth, so it is not good. It doesn't look like they have a plan. "I saw the logic of hiring Enzo Maresca. They understood the way he wanted to play and they backed him. It was a risk that paid off. But when he left they brought in Steve Cooper, who is not really the same sort of manager. "Maresca to Cooper to Ruud van Nistlerooy doesn't feel very joined up. "Paired with poor recruitment, it doesn't feel like there is a clear strategy that links all of the club together." Watch Monday Night Club on BBC iPlayer or

https://www.lcfc.com/pages/en/media-article/leicester-city-lcfc-u18s-generation-adidas-cup-florida-usa-america-tournament-mls?fbclid=IwY2xjawJ0ShZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHvxIu_-WIbJe0dX849Gec4tMpN1QRRqgQr-6wI4Y1le6JPUvlQt_scd-HtZs_aem_82Mu9WxdXXA441onujCIeQ Our Under-18s side ended with three draws from their final four games at the Generation adidas Cup in Florida. City’s Under-18s competed in the Generation adidas Cup last week The Foxes youngsters played seven matches at the tournament Adam Barradell’s team concluded the competition with back-to-back draws U18 Premier League South duties return this weekend for Leicester Spending over a week in the Sunshine state, there were valuable experiences in the heat of Bradenton for the young Foxes, taking part in a tournament which included 80 teams from 14 different countries, with Orlando City SC eventually crowned champions, defeating Colorado Rapids in the Championship Final. The second half of the competition following the group stage - which saw City place third in Group A, behind New York Red Bulls and Minnesota United, but ahead of Vancouver Whitecaps – began with a last-16 play-off match against Charlotte FC at IMG Academy Field last Wednesday, to decide who would progress into the Premier phase. The Foxes youngsters played seven matches across the tournament. A goalless draw in normal time forced a shootout in which the MLS side claimed a 3-1 success. The result moved Leicester into the Showcase phase, firstly losing 2-1 to Cincinnati on Thursday. Recovering from that disappointment, the side coached by Adam Barradell held D.C. United to a 0-0 draw two days later, though it led to a 4-3 victory on penalties for the Washington-based outfit. The tournament concluded for our youngsters with a six-goal thriller against St. Louis City SC on Sunday afternoon, drawing 3-3 to end on a positive note, and place 20th in the overall standings. City will now return home for the remainder of the U18 Premier League South season, resuming with a home fixture against Tottenham Hotspur, facing the Lilywhites at LCFC Training Ground this Saturday (11:30am BST kick-off).

The Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland · THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS - 21st April 1925 Great news about Leicester being a place for a major air port. It does have a lot of potential.

This if he stays, not only committed but intelligent.

Exactly this! This is why so many fans have supported this club or any club for that matter for so many years.

I don’t believe we are asking for everything I’m not convinced we need to know everything. At the moment it’s nothing, anywhere in between would be a step forward.

Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Röhl told The Sheffield Star after today's defeat at Stoke City: "You speak about quality, decision-making; if you want to improve as a club, you have to do a lot of things right in the summer, otherwise - and this is what I will tell you - next season will be a big, big fight to stay in this league because we have a big group of players that are not able to play at this level with my football." Sounds familiar.

Even if he had he was the wrong choice, just look at Reed and Ayew. Just another cog in the topsy turvy thinking by this board. There was no future with him as proven at Forest.

Nothing Changes Song by Jewelle Blackman, Kay Trinidad, and Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer ‧ 2019 Lyrics Listen Artists Why the struggle, why the strain? Why make trouble? Why make scenes? Why go against the grain? Why swim upstream? It ain't, it ain't, it ain't no use You're bound, you're bound, you're bound to lose What's done, what's done, what's done is done That's the way the river runs So why get wet? Why break a sweat? Why waste your precious breath? Why beat your handsome brow? Nothing changes Nothing changes Nothing changes anyhow

Doesn't mean we shouldn't try. I'm sick of hearing the club coming out with that's what other clubs do. Let's be better than them.

Don't take NO for an answer. Remember the 5 Whys? The "5 Whys" technique is a problem-solving method that involves repeatedly asking "why" five times to uncover the root cause of a problem. It's a simple but effective approach for peeling back layers of symptoms to get to the underlying issue. By starting with a problem statement and iteratively questioning "why" each subsequent answer, the technique aims to identify the root cause that, if addressed, can prevent the problem from recurring. Mind you I tried this with a Director once and my immediate boss had to ask me to leave the meeting. I was eventually proven right though.

TNT Sports Football · Follow A banner was flown over the King Power Stadium before kick-off today, with a message directed at the Leicester City board. The fans are not happy

We've been relegated a record 14 times and this along with the Mclintock year have been the worst.

Surely that's why it was waste even if he plays e3very game next season. If he wasn't good enough to play this season then save your money or spend it on someone that might have helped, although you could argue we were beyond help.

What a waste of " million that was to add to all the other wasted millions.

I think at this point we can forgive anyone for venting their anger and frustration verbally. Release of frustration and anger is all fans have.

They're probably happy that they'd achieved their aim of relegation, well it seems to me that's what the plan was.

I've no doubt he'd been told to stay back as he became our 3rd CB when Ricardo moved into midfield when we had the ball. I seem to remember him pushing forward a lot in the Cup final providing the pass for Youri to score. This.

https://talksport.com/football/3135492/leicester-changes-relegation-premier-league/ Leicester's Ruud awakening Van Nistelrooy has accrued just 8 points from a possible 60 since taking over as manager 16 defeats in 20 Premier League matches Leicester last scored a home goal in the Premier League on 8th December 2024 They have found the back of the net on just five occasions in the Premier League this calendar year Leicester have conceded 43 goals under the Dutchman, scoring just 11 Jamie Vardy has scored just 3 Premier League since van Nistelrooy’s appointment, including 1 in his last 17 appearances August loan signing Odsonne Edouard has played just 26 minutes of football under van Nistelrooy. He hasn’t been in a Premier League matchday squad since Boxing Day The club’s only January signing, defender Woyo Coulibaly, has appeared in just 4 Premier League games, amassing 107 minutes of action Leicester’s defeat to Liverpool on Sunday means they’re the first team in top-flight history go nine consecutive league games without scoring

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This season has been catastrophic for Leicester, major changes are needed after catalogue of poor decision-making Jason Bourne Published: 21:52, 20 Apr 2025Updated: 21:54, 20 Apr 2025 https://talksport.com/football/3135492/leicester-changes-relegation-premier-league/ This season has been catastrophic for Leicester, major changes are needed after catalogue of poor decision-making Jason Bourne Published: 21:52, 20 Apr 2025Updated: 21:54, 20 Apr 2025 Leicester City have been relegated with not so much a whimper, but a feeble, miserable sigh. A football club, once envied for how it was run, is heading to the Championship for the second time in three seasons after Sunday’s 1-0 defeat at home to Liverpool. The 2016 Premier League champions and 2021 FA Cup winners are at crossroads. Those heady days challenging for European football and silverware are a distant memory. The catalogue of poor decision-making goes back several seasons, but the period since their triumphant day at Wembley is where the success truly unravels. An eighth-place Premier League finish in the 2021/22 season and a UEFA Conference League semi-final appearance masked the early signs of demise under Brendan Rodgers. The following season ended disastrously. A club with a wage bill supposedly worthy of a top-half side would end up in the EFL. Granted, Rodgers was unable to refresh his squad as he wanted in the summer of 2022 due to PSR concerns, but a squad containing the likes of James Maddison, Harvey Barnes and Youri Tielemans should’ve been too good to go down. The loyalty to Rodgers meant he was sacked six months later than he should have. The poor results weren’t solely down to him, but he shoulders a fair share of responsibility. To Leicester's credit, high-value assets were sold, costs brought down and promotion was achieved under Enzo Maresca at the first time of asking with a set of players and a manager that looked like it might give it a fight in the Premier League. A mistake had been corrected, and it felt like new foundations had been set for the future. This season, however, has been catastrophic. It began with the loss of Maresca and fan-favourite Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to Chelsea last summer, followed by the pursuance of Graham Potter to no success. Steve Cooper, a manager sacked by local-rivals Nottingham Forest, was appointed to a mixed fan reaction. He was dismissed after just 12 Premier League games, leaving them 16th in the table. But it's now a second relegation in three years for the Foxes faithfulCredit: Getty Cooper and Leicester weren't a good fit. A largely poor set of summer signings, including £20million spent on Tottenham’s Oliver Skipp, and a chaotic set of results and performances may have kept the Foxes above the drop zone. But a sizeable group of fans, and ultimately the owner Aiyawatt 'Top' Srivaddhanaprabha, just couldn’t warm to him. Sacking him corrected another mistake. The next appointment had to be right, but let’s be blunt - Ruud van Nistelrooy has been disastrous. Whilst van Nistelrooy and this set of players certainly aren’t immune from criticism, they’re a consequence of recent failures. He’s told talkSPORT post-Liverpool that he's waiting for clarification from the club over his future. I don’t think he’s earned the right to continue as manager. His record is that poor. The fans aren’t happy. They’ve protested, flown banners pre-match, called for change, in the main targeting director of football Jon Rudkin, and a sizeable number have stayed away from the King Power, most notably in the 3-0 defeat to Newcastle earlier this month. Even against Liverpool, there were pockets of empty seats. 'Top's' loyalty to Rudkin is commendable to a point. A man that’s very close to the Srivaddhanaprabha family has overseen successes in his decade in the role but he must take his share of the blame for recent failures. It’s not about owners having the deepest pockets anymore. Whilst it’s clearly helpful, it’s now about having a strategy that works for clubs like Leicester. Brighton are rightly held up as the example of being a well-run club. Their recruitment strategy and managerial appointments are admirable. Leicester aren’t in the same league, literally and figuratively. I ask 'Top' whether he’s prepared to make drastic changes to how the club’s being run. If not, is it time to sell up? It’s not a question that I ask lightly due to his long-standing emotional ties to the club, but it’s one that becomes increasingly relevant as the failures pile up. No one is questioning his backing. It received 'exceptionally strong support' from King Power throughout their previous visit to the EFL as high value players were sold and costs brought down. And he also wiped £124m worth of debt from the club in January. Not for the first time either. Still, it’s hard to see past two relegations in three years, especially the meek and mild manner of this season. A new outlook is needed at the King Power Stadium. And that means changes at the highest level. It’s not unfair to ask whether Leicester should begin next season with a new chief executive, a new director of football, a new manager and a whole set of new players. Fans need hope. They need a reason to get excited. This isn’t about so-called 'entitlement' following the successes in the past ten years, but a wish to see a plan for going-forward. The club claims it’s ambitious, but it won’t be easy to go straight back up again. Two years ago, I wrote: "As much as [the board] all patted themselves on the back during the good times, they must take responsibility during the bad. Lessons must be learned." I fear they haven’t yet again.

https://eplindex.com/129825/leicester-city-relegated-time-for-a-major-rebuild.html Leicester City Relegated: Time for a Major Rebuild Apr 21, 2025 By Curtis Edwards Leicester City Face Major Rebuild After Relegation Confirmed Protests, Poor Form and Premier League Exit As a banner was flown over the King Power Stadium declaring “King Power Clueless Sack The Board”, it became clear that frustration among Leicester City fans had reached breaking point. By the end of the evening, their fears were realised. A 2-0 defeat to Liverpool, capped by a second-half strike from Trent Alexander-Arnold, condemned the Foxes to a swift and painful return to the Championship. This marks their second relegation in three seasons—a staggering decline for a club that were Premier League champions less than a decade ago. What was meant to be a campaign of consolidation after last year’s Championship title has unravelled in dramatic fashion. Just four wins all season, two managerial changes, and a home goal drought that stretched to a record-breaking 810 minutes paint the bleak picture of a club in freefall. The atmosphere around the stadium told its own story. There was no defiance, no late rallying cry—just resignation. A few supporters offered half-hearted applause at full-time, but most had already filtered out, disillusioned by what they had witnessed. Coaching Turmoil and Squad Disconnect The sacking of Steve Cooper in October did little to stabilise the club. At the time, Leicester were 16th, but deeper issues were already visible—most notably the difficulties adjusting from Enzo Maresca’s controlled style to something more pragmatic. Despite Maresca’s popularity in the dressing room, Cooper failed to establish similar bonds, even if veterans like Jamie Vardy were reportedly supportive. Ruud van Nistelrooy’s arrival was initially greeted with optimism. His forthright communication and fresh training methods, supported by assistant Brian Barry-Murphy, were seen as a step in the right direction. But the initial bounce—a win against West Ham and a draw at Brighton—quickly faded. Since then, the Foxes have picked up just four points, equalling a club record of eight consecutive defeats. Under Van Nistelrooy, Leicester have scored only six league goals since early December. Cooper’s team, though far from flawless, were at least competitive. The Dutchman, despite his credentials as a striker for elite clubs, has presided over a dramatic downturn in attacking output. Midfielder Harry Winks has reportedly clashed with Van Nistelrooy after refusing to stay overnight at the training ground—a standoff that saw him dropped from the squad. Some players have also voiced concerns over the intensity and structure of training sessions, suggesting the mood at Seagrave has become increasingly strained. Leadership Under Pressure Behind the scenes, the pressure is mounting on director of football Jon Rudkin and the club’s board. Fans consider Rudkin emblematic of Leicester’s decline and his long tenure has done little to shield him from scrutiny. While CEO Susan Whelan has made efforts to engage with supporters, broader communication from the hierarchy has remained scarce. Chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha now faces key decisions. Does he persist with the current football leadership, or is a reset needed at executive level too? Van Nistelrooy’s future remains uncertain. With 17 defeats in 22 matches, it’s difficult to envisage a long-term project under his guidance. He acknowledged as much on Sunday, stating: “I’m waiting on the clarity of the club and how they want to continue. It is the goal to lead the club. I have to wait on how the club sees things and take it from there.” Financially, sacking a second manager in one season is no simple matter. But inaction could prove more costly if a strong rebuild is delayed. Players Set to Depart and PSR Challenges Squad overhaul is inevitable. Only three players—Danny Ward, Daniel Iversen and Jamie Vardy—are out of contract this summer, meaning sales will be necessary to balance the books. Vardy’s future is perhaps the most significant call Leicester will have to make, given his symbolic status and hefty wages. The likes of Wilfred Ndidi, Ricardo Pereira, and Wout Faes are likely to attract attention, although their recent form may limit their market value. Mads Hermansen and Bilal El Khannouss could command fees, but even they are not guaranteed to stay. Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) remain a looming concern. Leicester avoided a points deduction last year by virtue of being in the EFL when the alleged breach occurred, but the matter is unresolved and discussions with both the Premier League and EFL are ongoing. For a club that once broke boundaries, winning the Premier League in 2016, this latest fall is particularly jarring. The rebuild will require clear leadership, smart recruitment and strong dressing room figures. Whether that comes under Van Nistelrooy or a new manager, Leicester cannot afford to get it wrong again. Their last relegation sparked an immediate promotion. This time, the landscape looks far more uncertain.