Levein out?

[step]

I've voted no.

But - I for one didn't fall into this whole "Levein is a messiah" thing (that many people here did) when he joined us. Yes he talks the talk but football is a results business. It doesn't matter how well you speak, at the end your points on the table will do the talking.

I for one am far from impressed with many aspects of Levein's management - most worrying of which is our pathetic defending and attacking of set pieces. And alarmingly Levein has also got the Micky Adams virus of picking his favourites and sticking with them no matter how poor they play - De Vries, Kisnorbo (from the looks of things), Tiatto, Maybury etc don't look like they'll ever get dropped. And furthermore, I cannot stand players being played out of position (Hughes is not a left midfielder ffs). That is not to mention our defensive tactics and our poor goalscoring record.

That said, Levein's not even been here a year yet (ok, not long left I admit). I will give him until the end of the season at least to make progress with this squad. If results don't improve by the end of the season and we finish 15th or below again then there should be serious questions raised.

Until then I would keep him here.

CL has achieved results 21 draws last season.

Reduced the wage bill by £5million

Replaced a squad of has beens with a squad of hungry young sters

Of course he has his favourite, who hasn’t. Who do you think he should pick the worst players? Maybe we need a manager that looks at the squad of players decides what is his best team and then plays the rest.

I can imagine it CL’s conversation with Hughsie.

Sorry Hughsie, “I know you’re the best players we have but I cant pick my favourites so you cant playâ€Â.

Half time team talks would be great †Rab you must stop saving these goals, or ill drop you for being my favourite goaly†That would be a good new management style. Lets play the crap players. DOH. Who has the IQ of a marrow, and before all you marrows start complaining that I have insulted you. From the heart of my bottom I apologise to all marrows.

Drop Maybury or you effing mad you obviously have great faith in this new management method.

Replace MDV with WHO? Hume, Wright, Chambers, effing who, which would set the world alight. we would score hundreds of goals then. NOT

Of course if CL was a good manager he would have brought Owen.. I am surprised you aint suggesting that.

Yes we have problem with set pieces we have problems ever where. But don’t criticise come up with a solution. Come on give me a solution that would get the support of all the fans and the current management team at city. There isn’t one, because it’s all subjective and we all have different opinions about the problems and there solutions but none of us know better than CL and his team.

Ok come the end of the season and we end up below 15th, who are you going to get in who is better, where is the money coming from? YOU?

Don’t you think we would have done better if CL had more money to spend? Getting rid of CL will only reduce the amount of money city had to spend on players. So leave him be and let him do the best for city and stop being so narrow minded and look at the bigger picture and then maybe you would appreciate how well CL is doing

[Anish]

What a joke you are, Step.

I'm not even going to bother making a serious reply to that childish post. If you can't see any faults of Levein then you're the one with the problem, not me.

[BAFox]

CL has achieved results 21 draws last season.

Reduced the wage bill by £5million

Replaced a squad of has beens with a squad of hungry young sters

Of course he has his favourite, who hasn’t. Who do you think he should pick the worst players? Maybe we need a manager that looks at the squad of players decides what is his best team and then plays the rest.

I can imagine it CL’s conversation with Hughsie.

Sorry Hughsie, “I know you’re the best players we have but I cant pick my favourites so you cant playâ€Â.

Half time team talks would be great †Rab you must stop saving these goals, or ill drop you for being my favourite goaly†That would be a good new management style. Lets play the crap players. DOH. Who has the IQ of a marrow, and before all you marrows start complaining that I have insulted you. From the heart of my bottom I apologise to all marrows.

Drop Maybury or you effing mad you obviously have great faith in this new management method.

Replace MDV with WHO? Hume, Wright, Chambers, effing who, which would set the world alight. we would score hundreds of goals then. NOT

Of course if CL was a good manager he would have brought Owen.. I am surprised you aint suggesting that.

Yes we have problem with set pieces we have problems ever where. But don’t criticise come up with a solution. Come on give me a solution that would get the support of all the fans and the current management team at city. There isn’t one, because it’s all subjective and we all have different opinions about the problems and there solutions but none of us know better than CL and his team.

Ok come the end of the season and we end up below 15th, who are you going to get in who is better, where is the money coming from? YOU?

Don’t you think we would have done better if CL had more money to spend? Getting rid of CL will only reduce the amount of money city had to spend on players. So leave him be and let him do the best for city and stop being so narrow minded and look at the bigger picture and then maybe you would appreciate how well CL is doing

:clap:

[Stuliasz]

I voted no, things may not be looking good at the moment but I concur with those people who thinks it would be unfair to get rid after such a short period of time. I like many am unhappy with many aspects of his management, but at least give him time to put them right rather than get rid and end up going through the whole process of a new manager, with his new players which means a whole new team AGAIN next season.

[step]

What a joke you are, Step.

I'm not even going to bother making a serious reply to that childish post. If you can't see any faults of Levein then you're the one with the problem, not me.

Of course 'we' have problems (amphasis on the WE) but blaming CL aint the answer. give him t6he support and time and he will give a results that are better than any other manager could do.

[rossporterlc]

in answer to the poll, hell no, some people are massively deluded about our current situation, i have had one rant, i'mm not having another

[cisono]

No, not yet, lets support instead of creating more disruption. and who would replace him anyway ???????

Indeed. Let's support...

[Babylon]

But - I for one didn't fall into this whole "Levein is a messiah" thing

Could you point out exactly where anyone has said this... or are you just making things up?

[Babylon]

Come off it, Levein has it tough but he cant even get the team playing basic football.

Yeah cus the football is so much worse than under Adams.

[Anish]

This is for Babylon:

Craig Levein - Cracking manager at Hearts, probably wouldn't come though.

I cannot believe some of the stuff you lot are saying here. Craig Levein is the best manager we could ever have hoped for in a million years. I am speechless we have almost got him, he's been my first choice all along. Why is it that as soon as we are linked with a manager, any negatives that a manager might have you all say you aren't keen on him anymore. What do you want then? When Martin ****ing O'Neill gives us the seal (sp) of approval isn't that surely enough without even looking at his record.

The man is a legend in Scotland, he has worked wonders with Hearts in a similar fashion that perhaps Megson has done with West Brom. Megson regularly falls out with his players, board and some fans by the sounds of it. Well that puts me off. Levein might be a defensive manager but for **** sake our defence is a shambles and it needs sorting out. He wouldn't deliberately tell a team to sit back and not attack, he will just coach them to be defensively astute and build from there. If we have got enough good attacking players then there won't be a problem, we've hardly been banging the goals in this season anyway. The cause of a successful team is built from the back, whether that's attractive or not I couldn't give a shit. We have got a manager who makes Adams look like a turtles head, he's not going to take any shit off our players but he's also not going to be arrogant and blame anything but himself or the players.

Get behind him if he gets the job, which I hope. Every manager has their weaknesses and considering the situationw e are in we can't really be picky but we've landed on our feet. We are ****in lucky, I can tell you!! Dave Bassett and Wilko my arse, I can't believe some of you have said that. Two or three weeks ago some of you were saying you wouldn't watch Leicester play if they got the job, well whats happened there then? I guarantee you that you'll be trying to touch Levein's arse in a month or so when we are up near the top.

Sort yourselves out.

Craig Levein's...........................................

More to come...

[Anish]

Why are people suddenly starting to doubt Levein, has it dawned on anyone that he may only play one up front because it suits the players he has available to him.

Look at O'Neill he was more defensively minded at Leicester compared to what he is at Celtic.

Levein will have a stronger squad at Leicester and I think it proves how tactically aware he is. I would imagine he will assess the squad available to him and then decide what tactics suit these players.

In one european match he played a 3-6-1 formation and got the result he needed. I think he sounds like the type of manager who will select tactics to suit the players available and the opposition, I think that makes him tactically aware, which is one thing Micky got slagged for. Lets be positive and get behind him instead of questioning his tactics even before he has been officially appointed.

[Anish]

After reading some rather cautious posts regarding Craig Levein from you lot I have decided to dedicate a thread to the chap.

After months of turmoil at this club I am delighted by the news that Craig Levein is going to be the new Leicester manager. I have been a City fan since 1990/91 and I haven't experienced many lows in my time as a fan. I have been blessed with promotions, wembley outings, cup wins and the odd europe trip. Now for a fan that is pretty damn special considering you don't belong to one of the elite clubs in this country. But for the past year or so I have been experiencing a new feeling at Leicester and to be perfectly honest I haven't liked it. It has almost come to the stage where I was embarassed to be a Leicester fan and that isn't nice.

Things have happened and hopefully that will be the last of them. We now appear to be getting a new man in charge and I am confident he is the man to take us forward. Let's forget what's happened and let it make us stronger, let's drop the negativity and get behins the stick of rock. Our defence was and still is a shambles after the Adams affair, considering the man was a defender during his playing days he certainly didn't bring any of his defensive qualities to the club.

Levein appears to be a defensive master and that's what we need, forget the champagne football that some fans want. Most City fans are scouring managers abilities and if the word PASS is included then that's the man you want. Well after the Adams style of play i'd agree, but it's not as simple as that. Levein is regarded as the best up and coming manager in scotland, now you don't get that tag if your a cowboy. I'm sure we will play a style of football that best suites us and gets us the results we require. I am confident Levein will be keen to get the players passing the ball from the back and attacking, I am so excited about the possibilities that might happen.

Martin O'Neill has given this dude the once over and advised our board that he is top drawer stuff, well that's enough for me before even looking at Levein's past. He is only 40 years of age, so he's a young manager that we've all wanted. He's got about 7 or 8 years of managerial experience so I think we are extremely lucky to get the best of both worlds. The McCallisters, Pearce's, Newell's, Penny's and Parkinson's haven't got that much experience. I think we are on to a winner here, I really do.

He sounds like he's a fair man, but also the sort of perosn who will kick our players in to touch. He'll want to stamp his authority at this club and he'll want to bring a fresh approach to this club, which is a welcome boost. I can't think of a better option than Levein in the whole of europe at the minute, even Megson pails in to insignificance compared to Levein. Levein hasn't failed yet, Megson had a few dodgy stints at Stockport, Stoke and Norwich. Levein has averaged 60 points a season since he's been manager, and that isn't bad in my opinion. He comes with no baggage, he has no respect for anybody and that's a good thing. There's no previous ties with anyone in this league, there's no nothing. He'll come and do what he knows best, with that scottish fire that we are sadly lacking.

I am on such a high now that I would be devastated if Levein doesn't get himsen down to Leicester right now. Considering our financial plight, our current league positioning and all that's gone on I find it a miracle we have got Levein. We were never going to attract Hoddle, Strachan, Bobby Robson or any other big name it wouldn't ever happen and would they be able to get motivated with no money or no big named footballers? I doubt it!!

This is the start of something good, it could be the best era Leicester have ever had, we don't know. All we know is we are free of Micky Adams regime and with a bit of luck Bassett will dissapear in to the night, it's time to get yourselves out of that rut your in. We are the blue army boys and the never say die attitude will be back. Forget keep the faith, Adams can take that ****er else where. Superman is on his way and we are on our way out of this piss poor league.

Craig Levein, come on down.

[Anish]

Well I'm very impressed by what he has said in the pres conferrence.

He is very ambitious, he wants to win games and get us into the Premiership. He doesn't beat around the bush, he knows what he wants.

The thing that excited me most was the he wants to bring in homegrown young players and bring the average age of the squad down, the fans will love this and can only benefit Leicester as a club.

He said everything I wanted to hear from him, he sounds like a good bloke and I'm very excited by him being Leicester City manager

[Anish]

I have heard good things about Craig Levein, I think it is a superb appointment. The last thing we want are the wasters from the management merry go round. There is one word associated with all of them that has to make you think SACKED!

I will be at the next home game and will join in with the 'Craig Levein blue army' chant.

Let's give him a fantastic welcome and also give him time. :heart:

Apologies to the Hearts fans, hope everything continues to get better. Can any of you guys let us know where we can order a hearts shirt from?

Ok, I've had enough of trawling through the archives.

I have proved that many people got carried away with Levein's appointment - sorry if I picked up on Ric Flair more than anyone else

[Mark]

Most of us were just excited by the appointment, i don't think it was getting carried away. Who wouldn't be? After the depressing football under Micky Adams we had to hope this was the start of something new. I was slightly concerned by the lack of goals Hearts scored when he arrived, so, if he doesn't set the team up to attack and score goals in this league he doesn't stand a chance. Hope he realises this sooner rather than later as i want him to succeed, the foundations of a good team are there.

It still needs time to come together in my opinion.

[DON]

Hearts are doing well cos they have a sugar daddy,

Hearts rejects, How can he afford any thing more. Do you realy think CL is in an ideal situation at city

So who would you replace CL with.

What players would he buy

Where would the money come from.

CL has done a brilliant job with no money why dont you start doing the same ny growing up and start supporting city

You are one one brain dead idiot,throw the white stick away and look.It takes maturaty do do that not stupid schoolboy talk,if you want to throw your money away thats fine,just dont expect me to do it.ask your dad if he would spend his money on rubbish

[Muz]

Most of us were just excited by the appointment, i don't think it was getting carried away. Who wouldn't be? After the depressing football under Micky Adams we had to hope this was the start of something new. I was slightly concerned by the lack of goals Hearts scored when he arrived, so, if he doesn't set the team up to attack and score goals in this league he doesn't stand a chance. Hope he realises this sooner rather than later as i want him to succeed, the foundations of a good team are there.

It still needs time to come together in my opinion.

I agree.

The problem is that we simply are'nt going to score enough goals.

It does concern me that CL opts for Kisnorbo and Joey two defensive players in the centre of the park at home against a team that is yet to win away this season.

Hughes is wasted out on the wing. I think if we were to use him in the centre he would have much more of an affect on the game.

Im not happy nor unhappy with Levein at the minute. He's trying to build an empire it takes time but i dont know if the city fans have the patience.

We all just need to look at the big picture and see what he is trying to do for the club.

[step]

Im not happy nor unhappy with Levein at the minute. He's trying to build an empire it takes time but i dont know if the city fans have the patience.

We all just need to look at the big picture and see what he is trying to do for the club.

Well said, Cl is trying to build something for the long term good of the club. we all want results today, but we have to accept that just aint going to happen and we have to have a lot of patience.

After all what is the alternative. I dont think there is one.

[PRIOR09]

Well said, Cl is trying to build something for the long term good of the club. we all want results today, but we have to accept that just aint going to happen and we have to have a lot of patience.

After all what is the alternative. I dont think there is one.

We all want to give him time, but without results now, there wont be much of a future. If we are in League 1.

[Babylon]

We all want to give him time, but without results now, there wont be much of a future. If we are in League 1.

Are we in the relegation zone then?

[Jimmy]

no but not too far above it either

[Babylon]

no but not too far above it either

Must of changed the rules then if you get relegated for being not far from the relegation zone.

[Jimmy]

the problem is we dont look like winning any games so there is cause for concern

[Katy]

I voted 'No' how ridiculous to want to sack Levein right now when hes not even scratched the tip of the iceberg in terms of what needs to be done with the club. Quick fixes solve absolutely nothing in the long term, im actually sick to death of saying this now but still the debate rumbles on, when will we learn that good things come to those who wait? I may be frustrated beyond belief at the moment but I still have the same confidence in Levein as I did the day he walked into the Walkers.

Word of advice though CL, sort the tactics out ay?

[Population-1]

The fact this question is even being posed is an absolute disgrace. I advise anyone who has viewed this post to avoid it from now on as to draw attention to a poll such as this would be inexcusable. CL has had 12 months in the job and to start questioning whether he is the right man at this stage is simply pathetic. These people need to go and support a Chelsea or Grays as the reality is that with little money building a progressive team takes a lot of time. Do you see Norwich fans calling for Nigel Worthington's head and calling time on games simply because they have had a sluggish start? No. 26,000 at Carrow Road on Saturday and their match day prices rival ours.

Heres an idea, lets have a new system of management whereby we appoint an 'annual manager' that can lift the spirits in the short-term and then be farmed out to pastures new when they dare to seek some stability. Fickleness has just taken another worrying turn.