Blue ROI Posted 30 March 2017 Posted 30 March 2017 If Leicester were in the bottom 3 post-Ranieri and stayed there Sky would have been too delighted to take the moral high ground and make out its exactly what we deserved for such a traitorous act. That we produced most of our best football this season in the aftermath of Sevilla away has made it harder for the media at large to have a go but god knows they've tried and this will be the latest stunt. I wont be watching this live or at least don't intend to but will catch up with it later on. I doubt I'll think any less of Claudio and thats as someone who was calling for change. They'll have the sharks ready and be out to make Ranieri the nation's sweetheart. There could be criticism which we wont like but together we both experienced our finest hour so its not all bad from his time here and I'd like that to be acknowledged. I'll be getting over it fairly soon.The club has had to deal with far worse over the years.
The whole world smiles Posted 30 March 2017 Posted 30 March 2017 On 29/03/2017 at 15:29, AmarteyAndChill said: Claudio was a laughing stock before he joined us. Losing to the Faroe Islands with Greece. We gave him a chance and he took it, his stock is a lot higher now. He should be respectful of the owners and the club for giving him a chance when know one else was willing to. Behave mate! Gave him a chance? The last club he managed was Monaco if he didn't get the Leicester job he would have got a similar one! i could come up with a well thought out post talking about the clubs he has managed the trophies he won and how he walked into Leicester a well respected and well liked manager and walked out a legend but sod it there is zero point arguing with stupidly!
Stadt Posted 30 March 2017 Posted 30 March 2017 44 minutes ago, The whole world smiles said: Behave mate! Gave him a chance? The last club he managed was Monaco if he didn't get the Leicester job he would have got a similar one! i could come up with a well thought out post talking about the clubs he has managed the trophies he won and how he walked into Leicester a well respected and well liked manager and walked out a legend but sod it there is zero point arguing with stupidly! Before he came here he'd won two major titles, the Coppa Italia and the Copa del Rey. He's underachieved throughout his career when you consider the clubs he's managed.
Donut Posted 30 March 2017 Posted 30 March 2017 6 minutes ago, Wookie said: Before he came here he'd won two major titles, the Coppa Italia and the Copa del Rey. He's underachieved throughout his career when you consider the clubs he's managed. And as said many times before, youve said "big club" on reputation and recent success and not on the club ranieri was managing at the time. Its as simple as this for me. Hes a top quality manager and things werent working out so a change was necessary. He probably does feel shocked he got sacked because no doubt he backs himself and his managerial ability. He wont say anything controversial on telly either.
USFox Posted 30 March 2017 Posted 30 March 2017 The thing that hurts about Claudio is the way he was let go. I wish the club owners would have told him that they wanted him gone and then let him leave on his own terms. The same way Mourinho left Chelsea. I think he deserved at least that. In anycase clearly things weren't working and while I still feel horrible about what happened it has clearly paid off. Avoiding relegation is a must, and to know that in two seasons we won the Prem League and made it this far in the Champions League is definitely a success in my books.
WigstonWanderer Posted 31 March 2017 Posted 31 March 2017 On 28 March 2017 at 18:42, Babylon said: If he hadn't been sacked, we'd have been in the bottom three by the time he managed our next game. So for all intents and purposes we were. He was probably shocked because a week or so earlier he had received unconditional support from the owners. They should have hinted to him privately that he might be sacked if things didn't improve. Sounds like he took them at their word which is a bit naive if true.
AmarteyAndChill Posted 31 March 2017 Posted 31 March 2017 9 hours ago, The whole world smiles said: Behave mate! Gave him a chance? The last club he managed was Monaco if he didn't get the Leicester job he would have got a similar one! i could come up with a well thought out post talking about the clubs he has managed the trophies he won and how he walked into Leicester a well respected and well liked manager and walked out a legend but sod it there is zero point arguing with stupidly! He'd just lost to the faro islands with Greece, people assumed his tactics were outdated etc. Claudio was the reason so many pundits said we'd go down.
AmarteyAndChill Posted 31 March 2017 Posted 31 March 2017 8 hours ago, USFox said: The thing that hurts about Claudio is the way he was let go. I wish the club owners would have told him that they wanted him gone and then let him leave on his own terms. The same way Mourinho left Chelsea. I think he deserved at least that. In anycase clearly things weren't working and while I still feel horrible about what happened it has clearly paid off. Avoiding relegation is a must, and to know that in two seasons we won the Prem League and made it this far in the Champions League is definitely a success in my books. But he was never going to do that? He got like a £3m pay off Ffs.
Babylon Posted 31 March 2017 Posted 31 March 2017 12 hours ago, Struwwelpeter60 said: By sacking him, just 2 weeks after giving him their "unwavering support", the owners/the Board put all the blame on Ranieri. Show me one single quote from anyone else in charge of the club, that could be regarded as self-criticism. No it doesn't at all, all it shows once again is that it's easier to sack 1 person than it is everyone.
Sand cats Posted 31 March 2017 Posted 31 March 2017 In an article i read in Leicester Mercury Raniery said: "Thinking of the dismissal by Leicester, the first thing that comes to mind is a sense of surprise even more than of bitterness," Ranieri said while speaking at Rebibbia prison in Rome. "I had gone through a lot in my long career, but I'd never experienced anything like that. It was a shock. Even though, at the end of the day, these things happen in football." "Sky Sports in England asked me to commentate on a game on April 10 and I accepted. I don't want to talk about (City's upturn in form) until then. It all started in England, so it seems right to resume in England." I think Raniery will take advantage of his appearance in sky sport to express that the sacking decision was wrongfull and that the situation was still in his hands, he is a professional he don't have feelings towards the club. It's a great opportunity for him to use his presence in sky sport to promote himself in hope for getting another job in premier league two days before important game vs Atletico so i just hope the players won't give his speach much importance because it won't be encouraging.
HighPeakFox Posted 31 March 2017 Posted 31 March 2017 1 hour ago, Wookie said: It's an adjective - 'to be like Ranieri'
dylanlegend Posted 31 March 2017 Posted 31 March 2017 23 hours ago, The whole world smiles said: Behave mate! Gave him a chance? The last club he managed was Monaco if he didn't get the Leicester job he would have got a similar one! i could come up with a well thought out post talking about the clubs he has managed the trophies he won and how he walked into Leicester a well respected and well liked manager and walked out a legend but sod it there is zero point arguing with stupidly! I'm sorry but that's rubbish. Nearly everyone thought CR was finished after Greece, Leicester fans and many other fans were surprised when he was appointed. Whatever way you look at it CR was lucky to get the Leicester job when he did (inheriting the group) but the same could be argued we were lucky to get CR when we did However, even now after he has won the league with us, I bet there isn't many premier league fans that would want CR as manager
AmarteyAndChill Posted 31 March 2017 Posted 31 March 2017 4 minutes ago, dylanlegend said: I'm sorry but that's rubbish. Nearly everyone thought CR was finished after Greece, Leicester fans and many other fans were surprised when he was appointed. Whatever way you look at it CR was lucky to get the Leicester job when he did (inheriting the group) but the same could be argued we were lucky to get CR when we did However, even now after he has won the league with us, I bet there isn't many premier league fans that would want CR as manager People fail to realise just how bad he was thought off due to his success last season.
The whole world smiles Posted 31 March 2017 Posted 31 March 2017 On 31/03/2017 at 22:05, AmarteyAndChill said: People fail to realise just how bad he was thought off due to his success last season. Pundits were just angry that Lennon hadn't been given it. He was still a pretty solid manager and well thought of in the game. Probably only 2nd to Sven in terms of success in the game when it comes to lcfc managerial appointments.
AmarteyAndChill Posted 31 March 2017 Posted 31 March 2017 12 minutes ago, The whole world smiles said: Pundits were just angry that Lennon hadn't been given it. He was still a pretty solid manager and well thought of in the game. Probably only 2nd to Sven in terms of success in the game when it comes to lcfc managerial appointments. If he was so solid, why did all of these 'expert' pundits(who get more things wrong than right) so we'd go down?
dylanlegend Posted 31 March 2017 Posted 31 March 2017 1 hour ago, The whole world smiles said: Pundits were just angry that Lennon hadn't been given it. He was still a pretty solid manager and well thought of in the game. Probably only 2nd to Sven in terms of success in the game when it comes to lcfc managerial appointments. I think the fact you are comparing him to Sven proves the point we are trying to make. He was a 'Sven-type' appointment, probably 7 times out of 10 it would of gone tits up but somehow that 0.01% miracle happened. Of course I'm delighted that it did! However, when he was appointed the Ranieri of this season is what the majority expected, due to his previous failings. Luckily for us, we got the Ranieri that no team (bar possibly Monaco) previously experienced. Whether this was down to the team he inherited, team spirit? Genius management? A perfect combination? We will never know
The whole world smiles Posted 31 March 2017 Posted 31 March 2017 On 31/03/2017 at 23:15, AmarteyAndChill said: If he was so solid, why did all of these 'expert' pundits(who get more things wrong than right) so we'd go down? Most Pundits as a collective don't watch every game of football, they like to all follow a certain narrative it's lazy (which a lot of them are) but it allows them to to form quick opinions which is essentially what they are paid for. We know this better than most with the recent Claudio Ranieri sacking and upturn in form. The media narrative was "the players stabbed Claudio in the back, refused to try for him. Now they have got him the sack they are trying again. As fans we are more informed than the pundits as we watch every minute of every game and we knew the reality was Claudio's tactics had become too negative. The players were being held back by not pressing as a unit etc etc. This was similar in the pre season of 2015 the media narrative was Leicester have had the thailand scandal, sacked Pearson appointed Ranieri who was a figure of fun (in their eyes) at chelsea (the last time they remember him) and had recently been sacked by greece therefore leicester are almost certain to go down. The reality was we had a good tight knit bunch of players who had won 9 of their last 11 games and had just appointed a successful and well regarded manager who had an excellent record in the premier league with Chelsea. Don't be fooled by a few tabloids and so called experts who are all repeating the same ill informed bollocks he was not lucky we gave him a job as people in football knew his quality and he would have have had one with a similar sized club to us.
WigstonWanderer Posted 31 March 2017 Posted 31 March 2017 7 minutes ago, The whole world smiles said: Most Pundits as a collective don't watch every game of football, they like to all follow a certain narrative it's lazy (which a lot of them are) but it allows them to to form quick opinions which is essentially what they are paid for. We know this better than most with the recent Claudio Ranieri sacking and upturn in form. The media narrative was "the players stabbed Claudio in the back, refused to try for him. Now they have got him the sack they are trying again. As fans we are more informed than the pundits as we watch every minute of every game and we knew the reality was Claudio's tactics had become too negative. The players were being held back by not pressing as a unit etc etc. This was similar in the pre season of 2015 the media narrative was Leicester have had the thailand scandal, sacked Pearson appointed Ranieri who was a figure of fun (in their eyes) at chelsea (the last time they remember him) and had recently been sacked by greece therefore leicester are almost certain to go down. The reality was we had a good tight knit bunch of players who had won 9 of their last 11 games and had just appointed a successful and well regarded manager who had an excellent record in the premier league with Chelsea. Don't be fooled by a few tabloids and so called experts who are all repeating the same ill informed bollocks he was not lucky we gave him a job as people in football knew his quality and he would have have had one with a similar sized club to us. Err... Wasn't it 7 of 9, or am I getting mixed up with Startrek Voyager?
The whole world smiles Posted 31 March 2017 Posted 31 March 2017 On 01/04/2017 at 00:53, WigstonWanderer said: Err... Wasn't it 7 of 9, or am I getting mixed up with Startrek Voyager? Haha possibly was, either way it was bloody good.
smudger63 Posted 1 April 2017 Posted 1 April 2017 Whatever some of the Ranieri haters think, he still guided our club to the premier league title, and provided us with the most magical season in our lives, and the best season in the clubs history. Yet even now, the haters continue to hate, and to try to undermine what he done here. I`ve heard it all, we won the league because of Pearson, we won the league because of Walsh, we won the league because of Shakespeare, i`m sure there will be someone out there that believes we won the league because of the tea lady! Anyone, so long as they don`t have to give Ranieri any credit. After all, according to some, all he had to do was turn up, and claim the glory. How disrespectfull is that, and what a load of crap too!! The lack of respect he has been shown from some people, i find completely baffling. Clearly things were not right, and we needed a change, but at least lets give the man that made our dream a reality some respect. For such a crap manager, he has certainly managed some big clubs. What were those clubs doing, appointing such a crap manager! Obviously he must have been doing something right, to get those jobs. In regards to Greece, he was in charge for 4 games, so that was roughly about 12 to 15 days he had, to get his ideas across, and to train with those players. That was never going to be easy, in such a short space of time. Oh, and just for the record, after he left Greece, in the final six matches in their qualifying group, they lost 3, drew 2, and won what was their last game in the group. Included in those 3 losses were another loss against both the mighty Faroe Islands, and also Northern Ireland again. So who ever was the manager that took over from Ranieri, was obviously equally as crap then, or maybe it was actually the players that were crap!
HighPeakFox Posted 1 April 2017 Posted 1 April 2017 For the record, there's a book due out crediting the title win to Mavis the tea lady...
NeilLCFC Posted 1 April 2017 Posted 1 April 2017 On 31/03/2017 at 08:16, AmarteyAndChill said: He'd just lost to the faro islands with Greece, people assumed his tactics were outdated etc. Claudio was the reason so many pundits said we'd go down. And when he started doing things his own way, all the people that could see his methods were outdated, were proven to be right. Looking back at our season so far, it perfectly sums up how much of our title win was down to Ranieri vs the regime that was in place before him. Truth is that we signed the same Ranieri that Greece did.
DANGEROUS TIGER Posted 1 April 2017 Posted 1 April 2017 On 27/03/2017 at 22:59, STUHILL said: He will be as dignified as ever and probably give nothing away in terms of player's turning on him etc, if even true. Will be interesting to see what he says but I bet it will all be glowing references to his time here and of the fans. Top bloke! This.
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