sishades Posted 19 February 2017 Posted 19 February 2017 Quote I wouldn't care if we lost 10-0 every week Oh really?
sm1 Posted 19 February 2017 Posted 19 February 2017 Its just not City fans, even some in the media are now questioning Ranieri. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11712/10774193/leicester-collapse-a-disgrace
norwichfox Posted 19 February 2017 Posted 19 February 2017 2 minutes ago, sm1 said: Its just not City fans, even some in the media are now questioning Ranieri. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11712/10774193/leicester-collapse-a-disgrace I find that totally surprising, the cheek of it, any more journalists questioning our manager?
Kitchandro Posted 19 February 2017 Posted 19 February 2017 14 hours ago, smudger63 said: I`m sorry but i can`t agree that we were playing well under Pearson in the great escape season, at least until the final 9 games, when it was shit or bust time, and after (Cambiasso!) suggested a change in formation, and Pearson finally let them off their leash, and have a go at teams. We all remember the 5-3 win over Man Utd earlier in that season, but how many heard the interview with Shakespeare on radio Leicester before that game, where he said that the players had been to see them, and asked if they could really give it a go against United, because they thought they could get at them. So that fantastic attacking football that we played on that day, was played that way at the request of the players, not because of a Pearson tactical masterstroke. Sadly after that game, the players were obviously told to go back to the "stay in the game", lose 1-0, 2-1 tactics For most of that season, we weren`t getting tonked, because we were so negative with our "we have to stay in the game" tactics, tactics that seen us bottom of the table for three quarters of the season. A tactic that seen us have one shot, and that in the 90th minute away at Southampton, a tactic that seen us lose at Swansea, with a performance that was 10 times worse than the one last week, a tactic that seen us draw against a 10 man Hull at home, when we barely had a shot, in what we thought was a must win game at the time. In fact we still had 4 points fewer at the same stage of that season than we have now! Funnily enough, seemingly many of those who were mortified at the prospect of Pearson being sacked, despite us being 4 points worse off at that stage of that season, were among the first to want Ranieri out! Strange that! I do think that Ranieri needs to go now, and it really saddens me to have to say that, but some of the bile and damn right nasty comments that have been thrown at him on here from some fans, has been a disgrace, because while it is true that most of the squad were put in place by Pearson and his staff, there is no way that we would have won the league last season, with any other manager in charge than Ranieri. For that we should all be eternally gratefull to him, i know i will! Best post I've read on here in a very long time. Agree with every word.
Corky Posted 19 February 2017 Posted 19 February 2017 12 minutes ago, sm1 said: Its just not City fans, even some in the media are now questioning Ranieri. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11712/10774193/leicester-collapse-a-disgrace Good, about time somebody in the media questioned what is going on instead of offering relegation and saying it's down to a natural level-type crap.
Joefox Posted 19 February 2017 Posted 19 February 2017 15 minutes ago, sm1 said: Its just not City fans, even some in the media are now questioning Ranieri. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11712/10774193/leicester-collapse-a-disgrace Finally someone in the media with a bit of sense.
squidsworth Posted 19 February 2017 Posted 19 February 2017 I have to add Chelsea haven't always been a top club, they've had ups and downs just like us. But they took their break (in the modern premier era) when it came along and became a great, just like we might have done after what was achieved last season. But we've blasted that chance away in reckless fashion, and I fear for us now. I'd be happy if we remain yo-yo ing between the top two divisions now in all honesty. Wasn't that long ago we played Chelsea in the second division, look at them now and how close we came to emulating something like that. Oh well, guess it wasn't supposed to be....
Koke Posted 19 February 2017 Posted 19 February 2017 5 hours ago, Mickyblueeyes said: Considering that Robbie was part of a side that capitulated, gave up, embarrassed the club and then ****ed off shorty after. I am not surprised. You would've languished in Division Two for most of your career mate had Garry Parker been three years younger mate. These pundits only started to noice us 18 months ago. They didn't see the struggles this club had to go through because of what Savage, Taylor and their bad of nobheads did to this club. Had they paid attention, they would start to understand just a little bit why it hurts so much to see so much hard be pissed away because a football manager too stubborn wants it his (wrong) way or the high way. As for Savage, the disdain in O'neil's tone when he speaks to probably shows your worth to this club now. In the video below Sutton for once makes sense. Do we wait until he takes us out of the football league before we change manager? The debate continued and Savage went on to list the positions we finished in the last 9 years as an argument as to why we should keep Ranieri. This clown won his only trophy in his career with us and yet he still sees us as a tinpot club.
Corky Posted 19 February 2017 Posted 19 February 2017 6 hours ago, Mickyblueeyes said: These pundits only started to noice us 18 months ago. They didn't see the struggles this club had to go through because of what Savage, Taylor and their bad of nobheads did to this club. Had they paid attention, they would start to understand just a little bit why it hurts so much to see so much hard be pissed away because a football manager too stubborn wants it his (wrong) way or the high way. These two points are spot on. These pundits who are saying "job for life", "relegation is natural" are entirely missing the point. They don't care about us really- we're an interchangeable club. You replace us with Norwich, QPR, Derby, Ipswich, Birmingham and it's roughly all the same club. They only really care about the top six then to a lesser extent Everton, Newcastle, Aston Villa and West Ham. Everyone else goes up and down, covered now and then and move on. It matters to us, though. We don't want relegation, it is a failure of a season we'd rather not have. Just because we've been relegated before doesn't make this acceptable. We spent a good while outside of the top flight, even heading into never before seen territory of the third tier. A once-in-a-lifetime event is not justification for just giving up on everything and accepting failure the next season.
Kitchandro Posted 19 February 2017 Posted 19 February 2017 The way Savage talks about us is pretty disgraceful considering we made his career. And he actually thinks he's a club legend
Koke Posted 19 February 2017 Posted 19 February 2017 3 minutes ago, Kitchandro said: The way Savage talks about us is pretty disgraceful considering we made his career. And he actually thinks he's a club legend We made him and he won his only trophy in his career with us. He should show a bit respect instead of acting like we're a tinpot club. No Leicester fan consider him anything other than an ex player that O'Neil plucked from the lower lesgues.
The Guvnor Posted 19 February 2017 Posted 19 February 2017 17 hours ago, smudger63 said: I`m sorry but i can`t agree that we were playing well under Pearson in the great escape season, at least until the final 9 games, when it was shit or bust time, and after (Cambiasso!) suggested a change in formation, and Pearson finally let them off their leash, and have a go at teams. We all remember the 5-3 win over Man Utd earlier in that season, but how many heard the interview with Shakespeare on radio Leicester before that game, where he said that the players had been to see them, and asked if they could really give it a go against United, because they thought they could get at them. So that fantastic attacking football that we played on that day, was played that way at the request of the players, not because of a Pearson tactical masterstroke. Sadly after that game, the players were obviously told to go back to the "stay in the game", lose 1-0, 2-1 tactics For most of that season, we weren`t getting tonked, because we were so negative with our "we have to stay in the game" tactics, tactics that seen us bottom of the table for three quarters of the season. A tactic that seen us have one shot, and that in the 90th minute away at Southampton, a tactic that seen us lose at Swansea, with a performance that was 10 times worse than the one last week, a tactic that seen us draw against a 10 man Hull at home, when we barely had a shot, in what we thought was a must win game at the time. In fact we still had 4 points fewer at the same stage of that season than we have now! Funnily enough, seemingly many of those who were mortified at the prospect of Pearson being sacked, despite us being 4 points worse off at that stage of that season, were among the first to want Ranieri out! Strange that! I do think that Ranieri needs to go now, and it really saddens me to have to say that, but some of the bile and damn right nasty comments that have been thrown at him on here from some fans, has been a disgrace, because while it is true that most of the squad were put in place by Pearson and his staff, there is no way that we would have won the league last season, with any other manager in charge than Ranieri. For that we should all be eternally gratefull to him, i know i will! How on earth can you qualify that statement because Leicester have never done it before? there are many factors why we won including the fact that the usual suspects were under performing or in transition helped, a fantastic and unimaginable feat yes one we will treasure forever yes, but to say no other Manager but CR could have achieved it is pure speculation.
The Doctor Posted 19 February 2017 Posted 19 February 2017 13 minutes ago, Koke said: Arlo gets it In fairness Arlo White isn't just a pundit, he's a city fan as well.
SheppyFox Posted 19 February 2017 Posted 19 February 2017 As for Robbie Savage, the hair speaks a thousand words.
Koke Posted 19 February 2017 Posted 19 February 2017 2 minutes ago, The Doctor said: In fairness Arlo White isn't just a pundit, he's a city fan as well. Lineker is also a City fan but he was going on about job for life the other day.
Joefox Posted 19 February 2017 Posted 19 February 2017 We'll see how many people are saying job for life if we're languishing mid table in the championship in December.
smr Posted 19 February 2017 Author Posted 19 February 2017 Yeah not really a fan of savage at all. When he played for us he was in lennon and izzets shadow. When i think back to him playing he was a bit of a headless chicken. Tbf he put a shift in but he wasnt a brilliant footballer by any stretch. Even worse as a pundit.
Dan Posted 19 February 2017 Posted 19 February 2017 If last season wasn't a big eye opener that generally people need to shut the **** up before they know anything, then this year certainly is. The fact the media actually sneer at people wanting Ranieri out is utterly frightening. We're a nation of ****ing losers.
Soar Fox Posted 19 February 2017 Posted 19 February 2017 1 hour ago, Koke said: Lineker is also a City fan but he was going on about job for life the other day. Lineker comes across as a right cvnt. Even worse when he starts spouting his political bulIshit on twitter as well.
Corky Posted 19 February 2017 Posted 19 February 2017 1 hour ago, Koke said: Lineker is also a City fan but he was going on about job for life the other day. He said that "being relegated the next season improves the miracle of the title win" which is just ridiculous.
Corky Posted 19 February 2017 Posted 19 February 2017 1 hour ago, Joefox said: We'll see how many people are saying job for life if we're languishing mid table in the championship in December. These pundits followed us through the great run to the title, as we did. They won't be at Brentford and Burton next season if we go down. We will, though.
volpeazzurro Posted 19 February 2017 Posted 19 February 2017 18 hours ago, smudger63 said: I`m sorry but i can`t agree that we were playing well under Pearson in the great escape season, at least until the final 9 games, when it was shit or bust time, and after (Cambiasso!) suggested a change in formation, and Pearson finally let them off their leash, and have a go at teams. We all remember the 5-3 win over Man Utd earlier in that season, but how many heard the interview with Shakespeare on radio Leicester before that game, where he said that the players had been to see them, and asked if they could really give it a go against United, because they thought they could get at them. So that fantastic attacking football that we played on that day, was played that way at the request of the players, not because of a Pearson tactical masterstroke. Sadly after that game, the players were obviously told to go back to the "stay in the game", lose 1-0, 2-1 tactics For most of that season, we weren`t getting tonked, because we were so negative with our "we have to stay in the game" tactics, tactics that seen us bottom of the table for three quarters of the season. A tactic that seen us have one shot, and that in the 90th minute away at Southampton, a tactic that seen us lose at Swansea, with a performance that was 10 times worse than the one last week, a tactic that seen us draw against a 10 man Hull at home, when we barely had a shot, in what we thought was a must win game at the time. In fact we still had 4 points fewer at the same stage of that season than we have now! Funnily enough, seemingly many of those who were mortified at the prospect of Pearson being sacked, despite us being 4 points worse off at that stage of that season, were among the first to want Ranieri out! Strange that! I do think that Ranieri needs to go now, and it really saddens me to have to say that, but some of the bile and damn right nasty comments that have been thrown at him on here from some fans, has been a disgrace, because while it is true that most of the squad were put in place by Pearson and his staff, there is no way that we would have won the league last season, with any other manager in charge than Ranieri. For that we should all be eternally gratefull to him, i know i will! 100% agree.
Beachyboy Posted 19 February 2017 Posted 19 February 2017 2 hours ago, Koke said: We made him and he won his only trophy in his career with us. He should show a bit respect instead of acting like we're a tinpot club. No Leicester fan consider him anything other than an ex player that O'Neil plucked from the lower lesgues. I remember watching Savage at Filbert street run around like a headless chicken an just kick people, he was also my worst living memory of the KP the first home game of the 01/02 team where we lost 5-0 at home to Bolton an proceeded to finish bottom of the table.
smudger63 Posted 19 February 2017 Posted 19 February 2017 2 hours ago, The Guvnor said: How on earth can you qualify that statement because Leicester have never done it before? there are many factors why we won including the fact that the usual suspects were under performing or in transition helped, a fantastic and unimaginable feat yes one we will treasure forever yes, but to say no other Manager but CR could have achieved it is pure speculation. It is just my personal opinion, i honestly believe that had we brought in Mourinho, or Guardiola, we wouldn`t have won the league, at least certainly not with the players that we had. You talk about the usual suspects under performing or in transition last season, as if all the top teams are performing so much better this season, and yet we lost only 3 times last season, Chelsea, Spurs, and Man Utd have already lost 3 times this season with 13 games still to play, Man City and Arsenal have already lost 5 times. Just because you spend shit loads on players in the summer, don`t mean you become a better team the next season, as we know only too well. Only Chelsea have massively improved this season from last season, the other usual suspects are only performing slightly better than last season. The footballing media and pundits are going on about how much all the top teams have improved, purely because there isn`t a Leicester or the like, that has gatecrashed the party, and burst their bubble. Make no mistake, had West Brom been up there in the top two or three, those same people would be going on about how the big clubs are still not performing and are still in transition. They were saying all that last season, as It was their way of taking some of the credit away from us. It`s a shame that we have Leicester fans that feel the same, and are willing to say that we won the league by default, which is what those football snobs in the media and the so called expert pundits are really trying to say. It`s ok though, if you want to take away as much of the credit as you can away from Ranieri, then that`s your opinion, and your`e entitled to do so. Personally though, i will be thanking him until i draw my final breath, that he managed to mould what was a team of hard working journeyman footballers in the main, into a team that won the premier league. My club Leicester City, won the bleeding premier league, and however this ends, nothing is going to take that away from me. The memories are there forever in my head, and if i ever start to lose my memories in my old age, i will have those same memories on you tube videos and on shit loads of dvds that i made last season. Ranieri whatever happens from here on in, and as i have said elsewhere, with a heavy heart i feel he has to go, will always be regarded as a true legend by me, as the man that made my club the champions of England, and gave me the season of my life.
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