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It's ready just waiting for a win

He was under instructions to cut costs dramatically so was always going to struggle which makes it difficult to judge whether he was anything but an average manager

Agree with @Finnegan re worst manager of Rodgers for his over all impact on the club but coaching / entertaining wise my bottom 5 in my time in date order. McLintock Taylor Bassett Holloway Nistelrooy

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c1w55xrvrwqo We want to know what you make of the breaking news that, from next season, the Championship play-offs will be expanded to include the teams finishing seventh and eighth? It was announced on Thursday morning that EFL clubs voted in favour of expanding the play-offs from four to six teams. The new system will mirror the format used in the National League and means teams finishing from third to eighth will compete for promotion to the Premier League. Clubs finishing third and fourth will progress directly to the semi-final, while a one-legged quarter final will be played with the side finishing fifth at home to eighth and sixth hosting seventh. Semi-finals will remain as two legs and the final will still take place at Wembley at the end of May. It will likely mean more clubs have more to play for going into the final weeks of the season, with fewer 'dead rubber' encounters, but do you think the eighth-best team over the course of a season deserves a shot at the Premier League. You can share your views here.

Cue some smart alec PL bigwig saying as they try to find a way to keep Spurs in the PL or make it easier for them to come straight back up and to make the 6 even more exclusive. "We don't want another Tottenham"

Unless you're offering to find other ways to turn LCFC into KPFC without the fans noticing and have big contacts with dodgy betting companies they'll not be interested.

Jake got about 20 minutes, certainly likes to get involved although I thought he could have done more to stop the shot that was the winning goal, their manager seems to like him.

The old farmer said, “ Well as I see it, Donald Trump is like a Post Tortoise” The man, not being familiar with the term, asked what a ‘post tortoise’ was. The farmer said, “When you’re driving down a county lane and you come across a fence post with a tortoise balanced on top, that’s a post tortoise. The farmer saw the puzzled look on the man’s face so he continued to explain. “You know he didn’t get up there by himself, he doesn’t belong up there, he’s elevated beyond his ability to function, and you wonder what kind of dumb ass put him up there to begin with.” It's appropriate to modify this. The fan said, “ Well as I see it, Rudkin is like a Post Tortoise” The man, not being familiar with the term, asked what a ‘post tortoise’ was. The fan said, “When you’re driving down a county lane and you come across a fence post with a tortoise balanced on top, that’s a post tortoise. The fan saw the puzzled look on the man’s face so he continued to explain. “You know he didn’t get up there by himself, he doesn’t belong up there, he’s elevated beyond his ability to function, and you wonder what kind of dumb ass put him up there to begin with.”

So what chance they'll take any advice or orders he gives as CEO?

James McCarron's main role as SD is to be the mouth piece and barrier for Rudkin who seemingly has a phobia about talking to the press or facing the public. As things continually go wrong on the football side, there's no real justification of thinking that it will improve based on JMs role at Lommel (Belgian second division club Lommel SK, part of City Football Group, is currently suffering a net loss of 20.5 million euros after 3.5 years of mismanagement by James McCarron) it will be JMs role to be the public face of the Men's football and to put a positive spin on the failure that is likely to continue. We'll never see Rudkin face the press or the fans.

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The way this is presented it's like they believe our catastrophic decline happened under someone else's management and they've been brought in to rescue us

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leicester-citys-dire-situation-broken-10846158 Leicester City's dire situation and broken trust deserved more radical shake-up Changes have been made at the top of the club, the most significant of King Power's ownership, but they won't be enough to appease those who have already lost faith Jordan Blackwell 17:01, 03 Mar 2026 It’s certainly a shake-up. James McCarron’s arrival as sporting director marks the most senior appointment from outside the club to Leicester City’s football department since King Power took over. McCarron’s arrival is recognition that changes were needed, and recognition that Jon Rudkin needed assistance in what is a demanding and difficult job. It is a positive step. However, there will be a feeling that McCarron’s appointment is both too little and too late. City are threatened with falling to their lowest ebb, not just under King Power’s ownership, but in their 142-year history. Jon Rudkin preaches patience in rare statement as he takes on new Leicester City role Because of how far and how quickly they have fallen, if any club required a full-scale reorganisation, it is City. This shake-up does not feel vigorous enough. The fans are in a bad mood. Rightly so. They’ve watched their club tumble and there has been little sign of a reversal of fortunes. When supporters are fed up, the instinctive reaction can be pessimistic. But there are good reasons for them to have doubts. Because, in terms of optics, it looks like Rudkin has received a promotion. Chairman Aiyawatt ‘Top’ Srivaddhanprabha gave backing to the beleaguered director of football in his interviews in January, and so it is not a surprise that he still has an integral role at the club. But it’s not a good look. Marti Cifuentes lost his job as manager a month and a half ago because he was not performing to expectations. It was not an unreasonable decision. This is what happens in football when people don’t do their jobs as expected: they lose them. Rudkin has not performed his tasks to expectation either. If he had, City would not be in the position they are in. He not only remains in a role, but appears to have been handed a more powerful one. But perhaps not. In moving Rudkin up, there is someone new to take over many of the responsibilities in recruitment, contracts, and managerial appointments where the former director of football has been deemed to have failed. But McCarron has plenty to prove too. He comes in from the City Football Group, and his long stint there, at one of the game’s most successful footballing conglomerates, suggests reason for excitement and how he may be able to guide the club. However, he has had a spell as a sporting director, at second-tier Belgian club Lommel, and left there last summer after what the local paper described as an “abysmal performance” in the role. And in any case, there will still be doubts over his ability to influence City’s philosophy and change their approach when he has to report to Rudkin anyway. Then, for the new chief executive, City have promoted internally, Kevin Davies stepping up from finance director. Again, instinctively, it doesn’t feel like a good look, although that’s perhaps a tad unfair in this instance. City’s financial mismanagement has caused problems that have put them in their current predicament and so it again may seem like someone has failed upwards. To ensure our latest headlines always appear at the top of your Google searches, click here But really, Davies inherited the club’s financial issues, rather than caused them, and has been fighting to correct City’s course. It was something he was able to do, so much so that they even earned a point back in their recent Profit and Sustainability Rules case. He will know, because of the recent financial problems, that he is walking into the line of fire and will have plenty of people to win around. In other circumstances, it would be a great story. This is a Leicester lad born and raised who has worked his way up at his hometown club over 15 years. If City were in a good position, it would be the sort of appointment that would go down well. But City are not in a good position. They’re in their worst. At this moment, an outside voice to really spark change would have been better. It’s been five months since Susan Whelan left and there will naturally be question marks as to why a replacement took so long to emerge when it was an internal appointment anyway. It’s not known if City interviewed outside contenders for the job. The appointment of McCarron, the change of role for Rudkin and the promotion for Davies could all improve the situation at City. Time will tell on that front. But they are changes that do not improve the fan sentiment, which is ultimately a huge part of the situation at the moment. The way the club has been run and the lack of success has left fans feeling more disconnected than ever. Falling home attendances are proof of that. That’s why more radical changes were required. Fans need something to believe in, and they have not been given that. Neither do the series of statements hit the mark. It’s hard to get on board with messages of hope, of looking to the future and of a sustained Premier League presence when City are in the dire position they are. The problem is that, once those mistakes are laid out plainly, there will be more questions as to why the man responsible for a substantial number of them looks like he’s been given a promotion. Rudkin’s call for patience will fall on deaf ears. For many fans, trust is long gone. The only way to have regained some would have been for more sweeping changes that recognised the severity of City’s situation. This restructure, at least optically, does not quite do that.

Any of these still sold.

That cost of that leadership structure doesn't look sustainable in L1 so I presume they'll all be drawing up a list of redundant jobs from the ground upwards to help pay their salaries which I doubt will get cut if we do get relegated.

Chief Football Officer Jon Rudkin said: “Restoring Leicester City to the level we all believe it should represent is a Club-wide priority. We are clear about the standards required and the work that lies ahead to reach them. “Re-establishing ourselves as a sustainable and consistently competitive Premier League club will not be achieved overnight. It requires a long-term vision built on careful planning, discipline and consistency, while retaining the agility to respond to the immediate demands of an intensely competitive environment. “We approach that challenge with clarity, unity and determination, and we are fully committed to building a Club that our supporters can be proud of, both now and in the years ahead.” King Power has supported Leicester City for more than 15 years, overseeing a period that has included a Premier League title win, an FA Cup triumph and sustained top-flight competition. The ownership group has reaffirmed its ongoing financial commitment to the Club as it moves forward under the new executive structure. As a Football Club, we are united in our belief that this clearly defined and aligned leadership framework provides the strongest platform for long-term development and renewed success in the years ahead.

It's got a hole in it which we're trying to fill with straw (Ayew and co.) 'There's a hole in my bucket' There's a hole in my bucket, dear Aiyawatt, dear Aiyawatt, There's a hole in my bucket, dear Aiyawatt, a hole. Then mend it, dear Rudkin, dear Rudkin, dear Rudkin, Then mend it, dear Rudkin, dear Rudkin, mend it. With what shall I mend it, dear Aiyawatt, dear Aiyawatt? With what shall I mend it, dear Aiyawatt, with what? With straw, dear Rudkin, dear Rudkin, dear Rudkin, With straw, dear Rudkin, dear Rudkin, with straw. The straw is too long, dear Aiyawatt, dear Aiyawatt, The straw is too long, dear Aiyawatt, too long. Then cut it, dear Rudkin, dear Rudkin, dear Rudkin, Then cut it, dear Rudkin, dear Rudkin, cut it. With what shall I cut it, dear Aiyawatt, dear Aiyawatt? With what shall I cut it, dear Aiyawatt, with what? With a knife, dear Rudkin, dear Rudkin, dear Rudkin, With a knife, dear Rudkin, dear Rudkin, a knife. The knife is too dull, dear Aiyawatt, dear Aiyawatt, The knife is too dull, dear Aiyawatt, too dull. Then sharpen it, dear Rudkin, dear Rudkin, dear Rudkin, Then sharpen it, dear Rudkin, dear Rudkin, sharpen it. With what shall I sharpen it, dear Aiyawatt, dear Aiyawatt? With what shall I sharpen it, dear Aiyawatt, with what? With a stone, dear Rudkin, dear Rudkin, dear Rudkin, With a stone, dear Rudkin, dear Rudkin, a stone. The stone is too dry, dear Aiyawatt, dear Aiyawatt, The stone is too dry, dear Aiyawatt, too dry. Then wet it, dear Rudkin, dear Rudkin, dear Rudkin, Then wet it, dear Rudkin, dear Rudkin, wet it. With what shall I wet it, dear Aiyawatt, dear Aiyawatt? With what shall I wet it, dear Aiyawatt, with what? With water, dear Rudkin, dear Rudkin, dear Rudkin, With water, dear Rudkin, dear Rudkin, with water. In what shall I fetch it, dear Aiyawatt, dear Aiyawatt? In what shall I fetch it, dear Aiyawatt, in what? In a bucket, dear Rudkin, dear Rudkin, dear Rudkin, In a bucket, dear Rudkin, dear Rudkin, in a bucket. But there's a hole in my bucket, dear Aiyawatt, dear Aiyawatt, There's a hole in my bucket, dear Aiyawatt, a hole. Appropriately a famous pantomime song.

It'll be worth a fortune if it's our last season in existence as LCFC