Ricardo Pereira

[FoxOnWheels]

Get him in the middle, legs have gone in terms of sprinting but on the ball he’s a lot better than Hamza and Skipp without doubt

[Hales]

Just now, FoxOnWheels said:

Get him in the middle, legs have gone in terms of sprinting but on the ball he’s a lot better than Hamza and Skipp without doubt

He might have too as we potentially lost our midfield tonight......

[moore_94]

3 minutes ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

I’d recall Coulibaly, I really would. 

They apparently want to send him back so we might as well

 

Although I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't want to come back

[chuck'em]

40 minutes ago, sm1 said:

He's not fit enough like the rest of the squad. Matty Fuching James is out pacing our team. Let that sink in.

Is it lack of fitness or lack of giving a shit? I see less desire and pride than a Sunday league team after a night on the lash. It's unprofessional and they're taking the piss

[LeePhilpottsBaldSpot]

The best right back I've ever seen play for the club, but that player is just a memory now.

 

It's sad to see him put in a performance like that. Can't really play at a good level any more, but obviously can't now play at all midweek after playing at a weekend.

 

He's been paid handsomely but at the same time it's injuries he's suffered being a great pro for the club that have left him a shadow of his former self.

[DAS Boot]

I’m not sure if he’s done or if under another manager he may return to some version of his former self.

 

If it wasn’t for such a severe lack of options, he shouldn’t be near the first team squad.

 

Very sad to see the decline.

[splinterdream]

doesn't want to get injured and scupper a new contract with another club, can't blame him really

[Hales]

I love Ricky P, its so sad to see 😢

[Lesterlad]

On 07/01/2026 at 11:24, coolhandfox said:

Ask yourself the question, how may players performance have deteriorated under Marti and how may have improved.

 

I don't think one player has improved under his leadership, but a good few have got worse.

 

 

Totally agree, Jacob,Ricky, Monga Evan’s, fatawu have all deteriorated 

[GrobyLCFC31]

When Ricky P, the calmest, experienced, consummate professional is moaning and getting wound up with his own teammates and officials , you know there’s a serious serious problem in this club. 

Edited 20 January by GrobyLCFC31

[Muzzy_no7]

9 minutes ago, FoxOnWheels said:

Get him in the middle, legs have gone in terms of sprinting but on the ball he’s a lot better than Hamza and Skipp without doubt

Only works if we dominate the ball and at least press relatively well with our front 3 + two 8’s but we do neither. 

[EastAnglianFox]

2 minutes ago, GrobyLCFC31 said:

When Ricky P, the calmest, experienced, consummate professional is moaning and getting wound up with his own teammates and officials , you know there’s a serious serious problem in this club. 

Yep, noticed it in his post match interview at the weekend, first time I’ve ever seen him properly fvcked off and had to compose himself a few times before coming out with a diplomatic answer.

[Gamble92]

13 minutes ago, FoxOnWheels said:

Get him in the middle, legs have gone in terms of sprinting but on the ball he’s a lot better than Hamza and Skipp without doubt

FoxOnWheels? More like RicardoOnWheels

 

Hahahahahaa 

[sm1]

1 minute ago, DAS Boot said:

I’m not sure if he’s done or if under another manager he may return to some version of his former self.

 

If it wasn’t for such a severe lack of options, he shouldn’t be near the first team squad.

 

Very sad to see the decline.

His attacking and defending stats for championship fbs was one of the best, early on in the season. Since then he's dropped off alarmingly just like the rest of team. He can definitely play better, and I think a better coach would get more out of him.

[GrobyLCFC31]

2 minutes ago, EastAnglianFox said:

Yep, noticed it in his post match interview at the weekend, first time I’ve ever seen him properly fvcked off and had to compose himself a few times before coming out with a diplomatic answer.

Must be looking around the changing room and seeing these seats once sat in by your Vardy’s, Maddison’s, Tielemans of the world now sat in by Ayew, Bobby Reid and Choudhury and kicking himself for not getting out sooner. 

[Jaspa]

10 minutes ago, GrobyLCFC31 said:

When Ricky P, the calmest, experienced, consummate professional is moaning and getting wound up with his own teammates and officials , you know there’s a serious serious problem in this club. 

He always used to get wound up by officials, it was one of my favourite parts of him in his prime too.

 

Ricky's looked ragged recently, sad to see. What a talented player he was before that last game before COVID, arguably best RB in the Prem in his prime.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

Sad how it's ended, he's absolute toast.

[Lad1966]

The manager didn’t help his cause today. He could have replaced JJ with Page, but he choose to bring on Ricky against a team who are known to be physical and sadly he can’t cope with that. I still thing he’s got a role to play, but a half capable manager would be able to recognise when it’s best to play him.

[Clever Fox]

1 hour ago, FoxOnWheels said:

Get him in the middle, legs have gone in terms of sprinting but on the ball he’s a lot better than Hamza and Skipp without doubt

He switched with Hamza to full back because he wasn't able to handle the pace in the middle with Wrexham.

 

Sadly he's not capable of playing 2 games a week anymore.

[Dmitry]

1 hour ago, Lad1966 said:

The manager didn’t help his cause today. He could have replaced JJ with Page, but he choose to bring on Ricky against a team who are known to be physical and sadly he can’t cope with that. I still thing he’s got a role to play, but a half capable manager would be able to recognise when it’s best to play him.

I thought something similar. Not entirely shot, like Ayew, can still come in for half an hour, when needed. But to put him in for an hour against players in their prime....out manager is an utter fool.

[Dan]

Would be sold by a serious club. I'm sure he'd have understood as well.

[Leicester_Loyal]

2 hours ago, Clever Fox said:

He switched with Hamza to full back because he wasn't able to handle the pace in the middle with Wrexham.

 

Sadly he's not capable of playing 2 games a week anymore.

He hasn't been capable for about 4 years yet we continue to do so.

[Dan]

4 hours ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

I’d recall Coulibaly, I really would. 

Genuinely don't think he'd do a lot worse. He looked pretty erratic but at least he could move.

 

Our full backs and striker options are comfortably in the bottom three in this division. It's quite mad how quickly he's dropped off. He's been horrid all season.

[FoxOnWheels]

14 hours ago, Clever Fox said:

He switched with Hamza to full back because he wasn't able to handle the pace in the middle with Wrexham.

 

Sadly he's not capable of playing 2 games a week anymore.

I think he’d of done better in there than having to do recovery sprints every 5 mins at fullback, it’s almost like he doesn’t know he’s lost pace so h still give the winger so much room with his positioning but can’t get across the ground quick enough to deal with it 

[Death by Football]

15 hours ago, Lesterlad said:

Totally agree, Jacob,Ricky, Monga Evan’s, fatawu have all deteriorated 

While he's not improved the situation I don't think this is just down to Marti though?  We used to buy players and improve them but if you look back over the last five or six years, how many players of ours have regressed?  With the likes of Riccy P and Justin you can argue injuries derailed them but every player we've bought since the back end of Rodgers' time has rapidly become a worse player than the one we paid for.  There is a malaise in the club that rubs off on the players.  Unfortunately as the quality of player we've bought recently is of lower standard, the deterioration is more telling.