inckley fox Posted 14 July 2015 Posted 14 July 2015 Jesus there are some deluded people on here. This is a good appt. End of We will see whether it's a good appointment or not. These things aren't decided on day one. If we had to make our mind up today on whether it was right to fire Pearson and bring in Ranieri, then I doubt the new man would enjoy the sort of support he should and, hopefully, will enjoy. If people are worried, then it's because they fear the board is deluded, that mountains should have been moved - if they weren't - to keep Pearson. That the club, from the beginning of takeover talks with King Power in, at latest, May 2010 seems to have had a default setting of appointing big continental names who aren't necessarily right for the needs of the squad, and that such appointments haven't really worked out in the past. So long as we remember that, just because a 63 year-old international manager who was successful in a couple of foreign leagues but hasn't achieved much in a decade didn't work out the last time, doesn't mean that it won't work out this time, then the fans should complete their part of the bargain. And, of course, Ranieri does have plenty to be proud of on his CV, just like Sven did. It would be unfair not to give him a proper crack of the whip.
Hungry Hungry Fox Posted 14 July 2015 Posted 14 July 2015 I think the owners are running scared by not having a press conference to announce CR. It will be interesting to see if the owners are at the supposed press conference on Monday, I have strong doubts that they will want to face questions about the sacking of NP or explain to the fans why they took such a huge risk with our prem status. I'm curious as to how they've "took such a huge risk with our prem status"?
RonnieTodger Posted 14 July 2015 Posted 14 July 2015 I hope I'm wrong but I just think he'll be a flop. Compared to the other candidates, he looks alright but compared to Nige, it's quite disappointing.
Hungry Hungry Fox Posted 14 July 2015 Posted 14 July 2015 I hope I'm wrong but I just think he'll be a flop. Compared to the other candidates, he looks alright but compared to Nige, it's quite disappointing. Look, I loved Pearson as much as most people did. But for the love of God, some of us really need to get over the fact that Pearson has gone
Itsthejoeker Posted 14 July 2015 Posted 14 July 2015 I hope I'm wrong but I just think he'll be a flop. Compared to the other candidates, he looks alright but compared to Nige, it's quite disappointing. I'm a big Pearson fan, but come on! This guy has been managing top flight clubs since the early 90's!
thybluefox Posted 14 July 2015 Posted 14 July 2015 Again, I'm another Pearson fan, but the facts are that rightly or wrongly he's gone and CR is one of the better managers we were linked to. You can all keep bitching, moaning, and moping that "he's not Nigel Pearson" all you like, but it won't change anything. He's here, and he and the whole club need our support if next season is going to be a success.
Tielemans63 Posted 14 July 2015 Posted 14 July 2015 The response from the media has been incredibly negative - surprisingly so. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't bothered by some of the things I'm reading. I really hope Claudio proves them wrong. He needs time to make his mark and I hope he gets that time.
inckley fox Posted 14 July 2015 Posted 14 July 2015 The media response doesn't bother me. But, considering some people think the media was the number one justification for firing Pearson, it probably should be bothering them.
Kent Posted 14 July 2015 Posted 14 July 2015 The response from the media has been incredibly negative - surprisingly so. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't bothered by some of the things I'm reading. I really hope Claudio proves them wrong. He needs time to make his mark and I hope he gets that time. I guess on the face of it, to the media and other fans it's a classic "washed up" manager who's been around the block and will probably do shit. If West Ham appointed him we'd probably say the same. I think as others have said his record doesn't actually seem as bad as his reputation suggests. Let's hope so anyway.
hackneyfox Posted 14 July 2015 Posted 14 July 2015 The media response doesn't bother me. But, considering some people think the media was the number one justification for firing Pearson, it probably should be bothering them. People perhaps thought it was the way NFP treated the press not vice versa. Am I wrong in thinking that for a fair part of last season you wanted to get rid of Pearson, supported him early on and then changed your mind?
dylanlegend Posted 14 July 2015 Posted 14 July 2015 The response from the media has been incredibly negative - surprisingly so. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't bothered by some of the things I'm reading. I really hope Claudio proves them wrong. He needs time to make his mark and I hope he gets that time. I think it's because in the past when an ageing foreign manager takes over a bottom half club it's more than often ended in tears. Ranieiri's record of leaving clubs before his contract ends is also obvious. However, let's hope 'our Claudio' is the exception to that rule and he can prove the media and some fans (inc me) wrong
General Smuts Posted 14 July 2015 Posted 14 July 2015 Ian Bason from Foxes Trust just been interviewed by Rob Dorsett on SSN. Seemed like he knew his stuff as well and spoke as far as I'm concerned very well on behalf of our fans.
Wilson_6 Posted 14 July 2015 Posted 14 July 2015 Loving these quotes - http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11712/9912591? It has been 11 years since Claudio Ranieri left the Premier League. His time at Chelsea saw the Blues finish second in the league, as well as reach the Champions League semi-finals. The Italian is now back on UK shores, after being appointed manager of Leicester on a three-year deal. Ranieri was always a favourite of the British press. He was given the nickname of Tinkerman during his time at Chelsea for constantly changing formation and rotating his squad, and was never long off the back pages for the many brilliant quotes he provided. We’re going to revisit some of his finest now, featuring plenty of Damien Duff, Ranieri’s mother and animals….. “I must say thank you to the media because you do a great job now. Before you kill me! That crazy man! I give you a good espresso. A small one. I am Scottish man!” - On rumours that his time at Stamford Bridge was coming to an end. EUROPA LEAGUE- 16th Jul RijekavAberdeen Rijeka4/11 Draw7/2 Aberdeen13/2 Open 2015 Outright Jordan Spieth to win the Outright7/1 Bet nowBet £5 get £20 free "If it is the case that you need just a first 11 and three or four more players, then why did Christopher Columbus sail to India to discover America?" – Ranieri using an interesting analogy when discussing the merits of his Chelsea squad. “Football managers are like a parachutist. At times it doesn't open. Here, it is an umbrella. You understand, Mary Poppins” – Spoken soon after the Italian’s arrival in 2000, during which time Ranieri was undertaking English lessons. Lost in translation? Chelsea's manager Claudio Ranieri in typically fine form at a press conference "Damien is Damien. When I don't put him in the squad my mother, who's 84, asks 'why isn't Damien playing?' She kills me about it and that's true" – Ranieri revealing that his mother’s favourite player is none other than Damian Duff. “My only technical adviser is my mother. When I told her that Damien had injured his shoulder again, she said 'Oh no!' Who should replace him? I will call her before the game to ask." – Ranieri revealing he asks his mother’s advice when picking teams. He was sacked by Roman Abramovich soon after. “Two years ago I watched Carlton (Cole) play for the reserves and I saw two animals in him - one was a rabbit and the other a lion. I want to see that lion come out in him more often” – Ranieri on Carlton Cole. Cole scored four goals in his Chelsea career. “I once said Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is like a shark and Carlton Cole like a lion. Well, Adrian Mutu is another born predator. In fact, Mutu is like a snake” – Ranieri after signing Adrian Mutu from Parma in 2003. Manager Claudio Ranieri salutes the fans after his last game as Chelsea manager “I am happy when our fans are happy, when our players are happy and our chairman is on the moon” – Ranieri when asked if he was happy following speculation about his future. “When I talk to the players I speak first of all in English, then I say 'sorry, now I will speak in Spanish, or Italian. Then on the touchline I speak another language so the other manager doesn't understand what I am saying!" – During his spell at Chelsea, Ranieri would often give team talks in three languages. “I can't change now. I'm like Frank Sinatra - I always do it my way. I told the players everything I did in the Monaco game was wrong. I changed things to win the match - but we lost and I was thinking "Oh f***, Claudio, why, why? Bad Tinkerman!" – It was 1-1 in the Champions League semi-final first leg when Monaco had a man sent off. Ranieri made two attacking substitutes, and Chelsea lost 3-1. Welcome back to the Premier League Claudio.
ARM1968 Posted 14 July 2015 Posted 14 July 2015 Move mountains for Pearson? Ranieri has managed clubs Pearson won't ever get near. This is a serious upgrade. Anyone who thinks its not must be a firkin Ostrich.
JPM1983 Posted 14 July 2015 Posted 14 July 2015 Sorry if already posted, but decent article on Guardian website. In summary, he has a good first season, then gets sacked (although with Greece he didn't actually have a good spell). I'm fairly open minded. Don't think he'll take the team above and beyond bottom half of the table, but I'm hopeful he won't relegate the club either. http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/jul/14/claudio-ranieri-leicester-city-nigel-pearson
Guest MattP Posted 14 July 2015 Posted 14 July 2015 We're the opinion piece in The Times today regarding the appointment. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/football/clubs/leicestercity/article4496710.ece
Guest MattP Posted 14 July 2015 Posted 14 July 2015 It's paywall so here's the copy and paste. Claudio Ranieri, presumably, did not ask Georgios Sarris for a recommendation. The former — now disgraced — president of the Greek football federation was the last man to appoint the 63-year-old, handing the Italian the reins of the country’s national team in July last year. Four months later, he sacked him, following the humiliation of defeat by the Faroe Islands. “I take full responsibility for the unfortunate choice of coach,” Sarris wrote on his organisation’s website. It is hardly the sort of ringing endorsement from the former Chelsea manager’s last employer that will convince Leicester City’s fans that the club’s Thai owners had a long-term plan in place after sacking Nigel Pearson last month. Ranieri does, at least, fulfil the criterion Leicester lent the most weight during their search for Pearson’s replacement: he has the all-important experience of the Premier League, thanks to his four years at Chelsea between 2000 and 2004. That he has not worked in England for more than a decade means even this will be of scant solace to Leicester’s supporters: Ranieri has Premier League experience in much the same way that Howard Wilkinson, Brian Little and John Gregory do. Yet, for all that it is easy to write off his appointment as a compensation claim waiting to happen, there is one sliver of hope. Ranieri is a far better manager than his caricature in this country — and, to some extent, his recent CV — suggests. He became known during his time at Stamford Bridge, of course, as the Tinkerman, thanks to his penchant for changing his side. At the time, this was held up as a fatal flaw. An urbane, intelligent man, he will note that he returns to a country where squads are rotated as a matter of course. Ranieri, too, is something of a survivor. True, of the seven jobs he has taken since leaving Chelsea, most have ended in ignominy: he was sacked by Valencia, Juventus, Monaco and Greece, left Parma and Inter Milan by mutual agreement and resigned at Roma, but a more detailed assessment is a little kinder. Most recently, he took Monaco to promotion and then to second place in Ligue 1; he mounted admittedly brief title challenges with both Juventus and Roma before losing out to José Mourinho’s all-conquering Inter; he helped Parma escape relegation. Only at Inter and Valencia would it be fair to view his reign as a failure. Few managers are as well-travelled as Ranieri; few have worked with as many high-calibre players. It is not his Premier League experience that will determine whether he is a success at the King Power Stadium or not, but his experience full stop.
CountesthorpeFox Posted 14 July 2015 Posted 14 July 2015 ive got to be honest and say this is a terrible appointment. We will finish 20th. Pearson was, by an absolute country mile, better than this guy.
AKCJ Posted 14 July 2015 Posted 14 July 2015 It's paywall so here's the copy and paste. Surely that could land the site in trouble?
Itsthejoeker Posted 14 July 2015 Posted 14 July 2015 ive got to be honest and say this is a terrible appointment. We will finish 20th. Pearson was, by an absolute country mile, better than this guy. You've got to be ****ing kidding
lgfualol Posted 14 July 2015 Posted 14 July 2015 ive got to be honest and say this is a terrible appointment. We will finish 20th. Pearson was, by an absolute country mile, better than this guy. How do you know that when he hasn't been the manager for more than 24 hours
Guest MattP Posted 14 July 2015 Posted 14 July 2015 Surely that could land the site in trouble? If it could I'm sure the mods will delete it.
CountesthorpeFox Posted 14 July 2015 Posted 14 July 2015 How do you know that when he hasn't been the manager for more than 24 hours I really wish I felt otherwise. Ive followed European football very closely over last few years due to work. I am not saying he is a bad manager - but our squad and its strengths is a complete mismatch for CR. I pray I am wrong.
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