foxfanazer Posted 17 May 2019 Posted 17 May 2019 When the owners first came in they made their intentions clear pretty much from day one. European football within 5 years. Seemed laughable at the time but we surpassed all expectations and won the premier League. No such claims are being made nowadays. Are we a club with a plan? Do we have the ambition to make a challenge on the top 6 again? Or are we in a period of consolidation where we look to improve the club elsewhere like the training ground and stadium etc. What do you want from the next 5 years from the club and what do you expect?
RutlanderFox Posted 17 May 2019 Posted 17 May 2019 We’d just got promoted and the owners were saying “top 5 in 5 years with £180m spent”. We thought they were crazy at the time and practically made us a laughing stock when we were rooted to the bottom of the league 9 months later. Who’d have thought we’d have even achieved that target, let alone in 2 years (not 5) and in the top 1 (not top 5) and having spent nothing like £180m. I don’t know why those words were said at the time as they could easily have backfired. Maybe it was just a statement of intent saying that we weren’t just coming to make up the numbers. As for the future, all I ‘expect’ is that we keep moving forwards and improving on and off the pitch as you can’t demand much more than that. I do predict that we will finish in the top 6 and/or win a cup in the next five years and we will all take great pleasure in gatecrashing the established elite again.
TheSomersetFox Posted 17 May 2019 Posted 17 May 2019 I hope we can carry on signing/developing young talent and play good, aggressive football. There are no guarantees in the league with the likes of Everton and Wolves looking well set for the future but overall, think we’re in very good hands. Our recent transfer policy and aggression in terms of getting Rodgers in has given me complete faith that we’re in very good hands, so I’m happy to just go along for the ride and see what happens.
RoboFox Posted 17 May 2019 Posted 17 May 2019 Win the Europa League (or get to the the knockout rounds of the Champions League)
foxfanazer Posted 17 May 2019 Author Posted 17 May 2019 Winning the FA cup would be the dream for me. Even if it isn't deemed as prestigious as it once was
StriderHiryu Posted 17 May 2019 Posted 17 May 2019 I think the aims are: - To be a self sustaining club. - To play good quality football that entertains the fans. - To be a competitive team that qualifies for Europe every year (top 7) and is capable of winning the “lesser” trophies. - To develop exciting young talent from around the local area with a clear route to the first team for talented and hungry players. - To continue to give back to the city and make fans proud. I think we are on track to achieve all of this in the next 5 years. And if we do I’ll be very happy. I’ve already seen us win the league so as long as I’m proud of the club and entertained when watching us I’m very content. Sure beats league one!
LinekersApples Posted 17 May 2019 Posted 17 May 2019 Best team in the Midlands each year (that should always mean at least top 10 and sustained progress in other competitions)
Ted Maul Posted 17 May 2019 Posted 17 May 2019 Thinking of the future... in 5 years' time from now (assuming we don't get relegated), we'll be a totally unrecognisable club from the one which got promoted 5 years ago- - 40,000+ seater stadium - One of the best training grounds in Europe - Title winners - Champions League quarter-finalists - A host of new names in the legends/greats category - Plenty of results against the big clubs It would be nice if we could add more trophies/European runs to that, but even if we don't, we've come such a long way as a club in a really short space of time.
AyewJoking Posted 17 May 2019 Posted 17 May 2019 Which of our current squad will be here in 5 years? Good young players like we have will probably move to bigger/better teams so the window for success is relatively short. Allow for a transition period (which was hopefully last season). This means our best chance of success will be this coming season or the next. After that, all we can do is try to keep producing talent from within and remaining shrewd and recruiting the "right" targets from elsewhere. Slightly negative outlook i must admit
Stadt Posted 17 May 2019 Posted 17 May 2019 We’ve probably got at least 2 seasons left in Vardy, use this time to find a suitable replacement. We could put all the building blocks in place but we need a striker that can produce - Vardy’s been a constant throughout different styles and different managers. Without Vardy we’d probably be another West Ham.
lgfualol Posted 17 May 2019 Posted 17 May 2019 2020 - FA cup win 2021 - Champions League final 2022 - Championship 2023 - League 1 2024 - Pearson returns to gain promotion to complete the circle
themightyfin Posted 17 May 2019 Posted 17 May 2019 Still in the Premier league. 5 years is a long time and a lot can happen in football. All clubs have hopes and plans for big things in the future but only a select few ever achieve their targets. It goes horribly wrong for some. So if we are still playing Premier league football in 5 years time I think you could safely says its been out most successful period in the history of the club if its not been already. We have been spoilt with success and there is noting wrong with ambition but we should not ahead of ourselves. It only takes one bad season for things to crumble away. We have seen it in the past.
urban.spaceman Posted 17 May 2019 Posted 17 May 2019 I think winning the Premier League and getting to the quarters of the Champions League took US by surprise more than anyone and somewhat disturbed our long term plans. As such we’ve made mistakes (2016 window, Shakespeare full time, maaaaaaaaybe Puel, but we have definitely learnt from them and are back on course, particularly now that we’ve hired Rodgers.
Aus Fox Posted 17 May 2019 Posted 17 May 2019 Interestingly I think if you asked supporters of all teams in the Premier League next season where they want to be as a club in the next 5 years at least 15 of them would say keep improving and pushing for or embedded in the top 6. Obviously this isn’t possible, and teams like us, Wolves, Everton, Watford, West Ham etc. would have to get everything perfect on and off the field to achieve breaking into the top 6. I believe the investment we have made in the stadium and training facilities mean we have a better chance than most, however, at this level you are only one poor decision away from all of that hard work being ruined. In 5 years if we are still in the Premier League it will be our longest run on consecutive seasons in the top flight I believe, this in itself should be celebrated. A sneaky FA cup along the way would be the icing on the cake along with the European tour which would follow.
Muzzy_Larsson Posted 17 May 2019 Posted 17 May 2019 Looking at it from the outside, as club you should be going after Arsenal. Ok off the park they have much bigger ground, etc but on the park I really don't think Leicester are far away from them at all. Financially seem to have similar amount of money to spend also. The threat I guess is that Leicester aren't the only club with designs on breaking the top 6, clubs like Everton, West Ham and Wolves will have similar ambitions and able to spend on similar levels you imagine.
Stoopid Posted 17 May 2019 Posted 17 May 2019 As somebody whose life was hideously scarred by three FA Cup Final defeats in the 1960s, all I want from the next 5 years is a long-overdue victory in that competition. Stadium expansion - blah - new training ground - blah - young players - blah - ambitious manager - blah - blah - blah. Just win the sodding Cup! Please!!
Japanfox Posted 17 May 2019 Posted 17 May 2019 28 minutes ago, Stoopid said: As somebody whose life was hideously scarred by three FA Cup Final defeats in the 1960s, all I want from the next 5 years is a long-overdue victory in that competition. Stadium expansion - blah - new training ground - blah - young players - blah - ambitious manager - blah - blah - blah. Just win the sodding Cup! Please!! Qué Sara Sara
Nicolo Barella Posted 17 May 2019 Posted 17 May 2019 3 hours ago, StriderHiryu said: I think the aims are: - To be a self sustaining club - To play good quality football that entertains the fans. -To be a competitive team that qualifies for Europe every year (top 7) and is capable of winning the “lesser” trophies. - To develop exciting young talent from around the local area with a clear route to the first team for talented and hungry players - To continue to give back to the city and make fans proud I think we are on track to achieve all of this in the next 5 years. And if we do I’ll be very happy. I’ve already seen us win the league so as long as I’m proud of the club and entertained when watching us I’m very content. Sure beats league one! My only amendment to this would be "competing to qualify to" Europe, instead of making it every year. The likes of Everton in particular will be unreasonable to finish on top of every season in my opinion.
Nicolo Barella Posted 17 May 2019 Posted 17 May 2019 53 minutes ago, henrik_62 said: Looking at it from the outside, as club you should be going after Arsenal. Ok off the park they have much bigger ground, etc but on the park I really don't think Leicester are far away from them at all. Financially seem to have similar amount of money to spend also. The threat I guess is that Leicester aren't the only club with designs on breaking the top 6, clubs like Everton, West Ham and Wolves will have similar ambitions and able to spend on similar levels you imagine. Being realistic, we aren't hoping to consistently finish above any of the Big 6 any time soon - if we manage to finish above Arsenal next season, for example, Kroenke will surely pull the finger out in order to keep hoarding the TV money. I'd be happy with occasional challenges on them, though.
TrentFox Posted 17 May 2019 Posted 17 May 2019 3 hours ago, Royston. said: Which of our current squad will be here in 5 years? Good young players like we have will probably move to bigger/better teams so the window for success is relatively short. Allow for a transition period (which was hopefully last season). This means our best chance of success will be this coming season or the next. After that, all we can do is try to keep producing talent from within and remaining shrewd and recruiting the "right" targets from elsewhere. Slightly negative outlook i must admit Matty James, Andy King, Wes Morgan. ?
Muzzy_Larsson Posted 17 May 2019 Posted 17 May 2019 16 minutes ago, Nicolo Barella said: Being realistic, we aren't hoping to consistently finish above any of the Big 6 any time soon - if we manage to finish above Arsenal next season, for example, Kroenke will surely pull the finger out in order to keep hoarding the TV money. I'd be happy with occasional challenges on them, though. Looking at both sides on paper, maybe Aubameyang apart I really don't see Arsenal as all that much better. If reports are true and they have only £40m to spend this summer then with some decent purchases Leicester should be aiming to go after them imo.
MrSpaM Posted 17 May 2019 Posted 17 May 2019 3 hours ago, Royston. said: Which of our current squad will be here in 5 years? Good young players like we have will probably move to bigger/better teams so the window for success is relatively short. Allow for a transition period (which was hopefully last season). This means our best chance of success will be this coming season or the next. After that, all we can do is try to keep producing talent from within and remaining shrewd and recruiting the "right" targets from elsewhere. Slightly negative outlook i must admit Surely us becoming a bigger and better team is a better way to go rather just rolling over and accepting our players will just get poached at some point. Why would they want to leave if were challenging for big things? Besides I'm not sure the big clubs trump of "we won the league a few times 7-8 years ago" is really that much of a draw any more tbh
murphy Posted 17 May 2019 Posted 17 May 2019 3 hours ago, themightyfin said: Still in the Premier league. 5 years is a long time and a lot can happen in football. All clubs have hopes and plans for big things in the future but only a select few ever achieve their targets. It goes horribly wrong for some. So if we are still playing Premier league football in 5 years time I think you could safely says its been out most successful period in the history of the club if its not been already. We have been spoilt with success and there is noting wrong with ambition but we should not ahead of ourselves. It only takes one bad season for things to crumble away. We have seen it in the past. This is true. There is no such thing as an established premier league club outside of the top 6 and Everton. In between our moaning and bickering, we need to take some time to stop and smell the roses.
BoyJones Posted 17 May 2019 Posted 17 May 2019 2 hours ago, Stoopid said: As somebody whose life was hideously scarred by three FA Cup Final defeats in the 1960s, all I want from the next 5 years is a long-overdue victory in that competition. Stadium expansion - blah - new training ground - blah - young players - blah - ambitious manager - blah - blah - blah. Just win the sodding Cup! Please!! Well said mate! We must do it soon, the years are running out (for some of us)
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