Ricardo Pereira

[l444ry]

Wonderful player and human being but sadly an injury prone player. Under no circumstance can the club sensibly increase his salary and contract length. 

Edited 1 June 2025 by l444ry

[trabuch]

Our best player when he's fit. But he isn't fit very often. I like him but if he wants to go, it will be fairly low down on the list of things I hold against the management of the club as a whole if he goes.

[Chelmofox]

2 hours ago, em9999 said:

I don't blame him if he wants out .. hes too good to stay at the club 

Who ever buys him has to be prepared for him to spend over half the season in rehab. I love him, but he cant stay fit. 4 starts for us this season. His body isn't up to it.

[st albans fox]

Reckon he’ll have to play for us next season to prove his fitness before he can get a move and by then he’ll be out of contract anyway. Can’t see anyone giving us a fee or agreeing to pay him what we will have to next season (55k/week).  
 

 

[K789]

Best for both parties. Can't imagine they'll be many takers. Hes a good human being tho

[sm1]

Ricky's career is a case of what if. If he hadn't got injured in 2020, we'd probably got CL football. He'd have walked into the best teams in the world during that period. Now he's way too good for the championship, but he'll see his contract out and walk away for free next year. 

[ithuriel]

Past his best, injury prone and is not getting any younger, a luxury we can no longer afford.

[Guy]

8 minutes ago, ithuriel said:

Past his best, injury prone and is not getting any younger, a luxury we can no longer afford.

Can't believe he's still here to be honest! After Vardy he's possibly the longest serving I think alongside Ndidi..? 

[Buzzell]

Excellent player when he’s fully fit. Would be gutted to see him leave but wouldn’t blame him one bit.

[Dan]

It's the right time. It's a massive shame, I really think without those injuries he'd have had a career at the very top. But he's another who'll be on big money who we get very little out of on the pitch these days.

 

He goes with more of a blessing than most, but right time for me.

[The Horse's Mouth]

I love him but it’s time to shift, big wedge and can’t guarantee 20 games a season, get yourself over to turkey lad 

[LCFCJohn]

From a wages and injuries perspective, I’d be more than ok (I can bring myself to be happy as he is one of the good ones) to see him move on. He also deserves a new challenge if that is what he wants.

 

We seem to have quite some strength in depth at right back coming through from the academy as well as Justin and Coulibaly so I don’t think we need to recruit to the position.

[Kinowe Soorie]

Nice guy and was quality early days, but I wouldn’t have given him a contract last time around, due to his many injuries.

[Claudio Fannieri]

I think it makes sense for Riccy P to move on, another high wage earner off the books and another one of our better players who feels the time is right for a new challenge. 
 

It does also highlight now just how poor this last season has been, Vardy called it a shitshow and Riccys statement also gave the impression it has not been great behind the scenes. 
 

Clearly just like the fans, the cracks are appearing now with established long term players such as Vardy, Riccy and possibly Wilf all leaving this summer. 
 

Whilst it’s sad to see these players move on, I feel it’s time and provides a real opportunity for the reset that is so desperately needed, I just hope the club are working away in the background to undertake this rebuild, rather than what I fear is happening, which is a whole lot of denial and ignorance to the task at hand. 

[DennisNedry]

Torn on Riccy P leaving.

 

Heart is telling me he's one of our best players on his day, he is a throwback to better times, played in some memorable games, and he actually seems to care unlike others.

 

My head is telling me he's a liability injury-wise and we can't afford his wages anymore.

 

It'll be a sad day regardless when he goes. A bit like Wilf. The day is coming though.

[Merchant_Banker]

Playing in a less intense league may help with his fitness issues, may be a good choice for him. If he chooses this I would wish him well.

[cropstonfox]

Time to move on

Thanks for the better times but no good to us on the treatment table.

[ealingfox]

On 26/05/2025 at 18:53, EnderbyFox said:

 

Posts this on Monday, leaving the club by the end of the week

 

Reconnecting with what made us successful? 

Honest reflection? 

Something to learn?

 

 

[iancognito]

On 31/05/2025 at 22:41, Chelmofox said:

Who ever buys him has to be prepared for him to spend over half the season in rehab. I love him, but he cant stay fit. 4 starts for us this season. His body isn't up to it.

His best season for fitness was under Maresca. No surprise this was in a season where he wasnt expected to bomb up and down a wing for 90 mins and just defend & knit things together. I'd take a restricted Ricky over a fully fit Justin.

[Chelmofox]

43 minutes ago, iancognito said:

His best season for fitness was under Maresca. No surprise this was in a season where he wasnt expected to bomb up and down a wing for 90 mins and just defend & knit things together. I'd take a restricted Ricky over a fully fit Justin.

He didnt bomb up and down the wing this season. He broke down pretty quickly after his first full appearance. 

[Levi Port]

Mixed about him leaving as if he can stay fit like the last time, he’s the best player in the championship again. 
 

I’m also surprised he wants to go as he’ll never get a wage close to what we’re paying him. 
 

Probably right though, but what a player he was  and sometimes still is 

[James and his giant peach]

6 minutes ago, Levi Port said:

Mixed about him leaving as if he can stay fit like the last time, he’s the best player in the championship again. 
 

I’m also surprised he wants to go as he’ll never get a wage close to what we’re paying him. 
 

Probably right though, but what a player he was  and sometimes still is 

I'm not surprised at all he wants to go. Club is a shambles and he has been here ages and wants a new challenge. Plus although he might be in a fair wage here he will still be able to pick up 50 or 60k a week in Turkey or Portugal or somewhere like that. When fully fit in his first couple of seasons here, he was amazing, probably best RB in the league. Then in the champ under Maresca he was best MF in the league and was a big part of us getting back up. Will always be loved but don't blame him one bit for getting out now. 

[Jobyfox]

One of few players left I actually like. With Vardy gone, no Ricky P would just make me hate this current crop of wasters even more 

[Levi Port]

28 minutes ago, James and his giant peach said:

I'm not surprised at all he wants to go. Club is a shambles and he has been here ages and wants a new challenge. Plus although he might be in a fair wage here he will still be able to pick up 50 or 60k a week in Turkey or Portugal or somewhere like that. When fully fit in his first couple of seasons here, he was amazing, probably best RB in the league. Then in the champ under Maresca he was best MF in the league and was a big part of us getting back up. Will always be loved but don't blame him one bit for getting out now. 

Of course I do agree, but his career is not far from over. 1 more year on big money before moving on a free (which is notoriously good for playing clubs off each other for a strong wage) I feel like makes sense.
 

Fair play to him I guess for valuing football over cash, I’m used to guys like Yannik, Bouba, Daka, Ward etc who all would have left years ago if not for their wage. 

[funkyrobot]

1 hour ago, Chelmofox said:

He didnt bomb up and down the wing this season. He broke down pretty quickly after his first full appearance. 

That’s in part because Cooper gave him minimal minutes in the preseason matches and then benched him during the first part of his tenure and then suddenly expected him to play 90mins. No stepping of minutes - it went from nothing to full on. That is not how you manage Ricardo!