Football forum Brendan interview

[Stadt]

1 hour ago, RonnieTodger said:

“I’m above average at most sports” is a good pick-up line

 

[cruzFOX]

Ok love him or hate him (I’m neither) but I do like Rogers for what he’s done for our club. Of course he’s not beyond criticism. Who isn’t?

still I feel for him not having any spending money to buy the reinforcements he needs in this window. Watching other managers getting  their pot of gold to go spending I bet privately irks him. Depending on how this season goes and if other clubs come calling for him I fear we may lose him this time. He’s ambitious and wants more for our club but if things don’t improve and progress he will probably look for the next project. Not the ideal start to this season is it? well with injuries atleast only Ricardo is out but it’s a bad one still

[MGsDad]

On 02/08/2022 at 11:27, ARM1968 said:

Seems like some people are failing to grasp that we ARE tight for cash. That and I really do not think the Owners trust Brendan’s judgement. Also we are stilling awaiting the arrival of our new head of recruitment or some shite - the guy from Southampton - obviously. 
 

Make no mistake, we are on the precipice of  a steep drop and there is no saying we will avoid that fall. Been a fun ride though. 

Paul McGuiness is leaving us. ☹️

[Lesta2014]

2 minutes ago, MGsDad said:

Paul McGuiness is leaving us. ☹️

What makes you think that?

[MGsDad]

On 02/08/2022 at 11:24, Ric Flair said:

I'll make it quite simple for people, we won't take risks financially that could put us in a position to break any rules, the club are still mindful of what happened with the EFL. Therefore whatever the ruled are we'll comply, if we harbour European qualification again then we'll reduce our wages and net spend on players to 90% of turnover by the end of this season, 80% the year after and 70% the following year.

 

To do that we cannot carry more than 25 players and I think we'll carry even less than that. Next summer will see a good chunk go and not many replaced like for like. Our academy has to be utilised more and I'm hoping the sync between the investment in brains of Paul McGuinness last season, the training ground facilities and now a 6+ years of being the best team in the Midlands has enabled us to improve our footing as the go to club as a youngster and we are in a position to get these coming through to compliment 18-20 proper first team players.

 

I thought Brendan spoke well on this interview, although you could sense he's also either a little bit frustrated and weary from the obstacles he's facing here or he's very very good at using carefully chosen words to convey his annoyance. The only real irksome comment from him was referring to us once again as a young squad when we really aren't, he's been here 3.5 years and achieved a large amount of success with a largely unchanged squad and most of them will have gained invaluable experience at challenging top 4, winning trophies and competing in Europe. They did a damn good job of being young and inexperienced as they achieved this but they aren't still at that point 3.5 years on, it's bollocks and insulting.

 

I do wonder how the squad as a whole feels when he says we aren't good enough to compete, I'm sure they want some additions to but I hate the situation we are now in and how that could effect some, but Brendan's best quality is man management IMO so hopefully he alleviates this if we can't strengthen.

Quoted the wrong one. Doh. Phone/finger trouble. 

 

Anyway, Paul McGuiness is leaving us to go back to the north west. 

[MGsDad]

1 minute ago, Lesta2014 said:

What makes you think that?

It was relayed to parents today. 

[Lesta2014]

Just now, MGsDad said:

It was relayed to parents today. 

Ric Flair going to be fuming!!

[Ric Flair]

2 minutes ago, MGsDad said:

Quoted the wrong one. Doh. Phone/finger trouble. 

 

Anyway, Paul McGuiness is leaving us to go back to the north west. 

That's possibly the worst news of the entire summer for Leicester City. Any ideas why?

[MGsDad]

1 minute ago, Ric Flair said:

That's possibly the worst news of the entire summer for Leicester City. Any ideas why?

Apparently personal issues needing to head back NW. 

[Ric Flair]

3 minutes ago, MGsDad said:

It was relayed to parents today. 

That will be what @ramadaone was alluding to the other day then. FFS

[MGsDad]

3 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

That will be what @ramadaone was alluding to the other day then. FFS

Yeh not the best news. ☹️

[Jobyfox]

I’m not in the know at all, but I struggle to see how the financial situation is as dire as some proclaim. If it was we’d be forced to listen to low offers for all our best players just to get them off the wage bill. 
 

The issue really is that in the 19/20 accounts only Everton and Bournemouth had a higher wage to turnover ratio than ours. We were all paying more on wages than we were generating in revenue. That simply isn’t sustainable. Not sure where we rank in the 20/21 or 21/22 accounts, but they probably don’t look great with CV19 in some of that period. 
 

Everton have addressed it, to some extent, by getting the likes of Rodriguez and Sigurdson out the door. Bournemouth had to shed a few when they went down, but probably don’t have much leeway. I’d expect to see the likes of Villa, West Ham and Crystal Palace to be next in line for books balancing, although West Ham now have a big stadium and European football. 
 

My only real surprise in this is that we haven’t seen some of our lesser players (Hamza, Mendy, Praet, Perez) disappear for low fees or on loans supported by us. The optimist in me says that suggests we’re not completely brassic, but it still seems very odd that we’ve not managed to shift anyone out other than Kasper. The inactivity is across the board (no new contracts, no outgoings, no incomings) and it’s something I struggle to fathom. If we don’t accept low fees or support loans now we will be accepting even lower fees or nothing at all once contracts run out 

[Detroit Blues]

On 03/08/2022 at 07:08, Mr.Bingles said:

ERASURE! TERENCE TRENT DERBY! HALL & OATS? why is no one concerned about his musical choices. #BrendanOut

I won't tolerate Hall and Oates slander.

[Jobyfox]

1 hour ago, MGsDad said:

Quoted the wrong one. Doh. Phone/finger trouble. 

 

Anyway, Paul McGuiness is leaving us to go back to the north west. 

Well he is a bit annoying isn't he? Will he be presenting Take Me Out again? 

[NaijaFox]

2 hours ago, Jobyfox said:

My only real surprise in this is that we haven’t seen some of our lesser players (Hamza, Mendy, Praet, Perez) disappear for low fees or on loans supported by us. The optimist in me says that suggests we’re not completely brassic, but it still seems very odd that we’ve not managed to shift anyone out other than Kasper. The inactivity is across the board (no new contracts, no outgoings, no incomings) and it’s something I struggle to fathom. If we don’t accept low fees or support loans now we will be accepting even lower fees or nothing at all once contracts run out 

KDH signed a new contract this summer...

And Ricardo extended his contract earlier.

[volpeazzurro]

On 03/08/2022 at 17:22, cruzFOX said:

Ok love him or hate him (I’m neither) but I do like Rogers for what he’s done for our club. Of course he’s not beyond criticism. Who isn’t?

still I feel for him not having any spending money to buy the reinforcements he needs in this window. Watching other managers getting  their pot of gold to go spending I bet privately irks him. Depending on how this season goes and if other clubs come calling for him I fear we may lose him this time. He’s ambitious and wants more for our club but if things don’t improve and progress he will probably look for the next project. Not the ideal start to this season is it? well with injuries atleast only Ricardo is out but it’s a bad one still

He is undoubtedly ambitious and you can't blame the man for that but, which top club can you see that would want him as their manager? Could you see him being a success at a top club even if given the reins in transfer deals?

[Traxop]

3 hours ago, Jobyfox said:

West Ham and Crystal Palace to be next in line for books balancing, although West Ham now have a big stadium and European football. 

I thought that's what West Ham and Palace have been doing over the last few season.  Palace reset last season when Vieira came in as all their older deadwood went out.  West Ham started their process seasons ago and in an incremental fashion.  West Ham let go of their 120+ k/pw signings. Chicharito was first, followed by Arnautovic, then in the following years, they let go of Felipe Anderson, then Haller and finally Yarmolenko left this season.   I don't think West Ham have anyone over 90-100k/pw.

 

Their recent signings were from the Czech league, and Bowen, Benrahma are both from the Championship.  Their wages must be cheap as chips.  And, since Rice isn't willing to sign an extension, he'll still be on a packet that's less than 70/pw with another 2 + 1 years left to run.

 

I don't see why West Ham or Palace need to worry about balancing the books just yet.  They've managed to get rid off all their high-earners and deadwood.  In the case of West Ham, their new Czech co-owner/partner gives them more spending power and their stadium have already expanded from 58k to 62k, and can expand incrementally all the way to 66k.  If anything, WH and Palace are at the start of their cycle, and it's Villa that need to worry about their spending and book balancing.

[The Year Of The Fox]

2 hours ago, volpeazzurro said:

He is undoubtedly ambitious and you can't blame the man for that but, which top club can you see that would want him as their manager? Could you see him being a success at a top club even if given the reins in transfer deals?

Define success?

 

I think he’d do very well at any of the big clubs initially (with the exception of United, but I’m not sure even peak Fergie could sort them out!) 

Rodgers’ issue is what happens when he’s truly got his foot in the door. That’s when he comes a cropper. 
 

You certainly wouldn’t want him in charge of transfer deals. 
 

I don’t think Rodgers is a bad manager on the whole. He was the right man for us at the right time, and I was ecstatic that we landed him. However, the past 2 years I’ve seen come true absolutely everything my Liverpool supporting mate warned me about. His poisonous interviews, him talking shite, his injury record, his transfers and his horrendous philosophy of football.

 

 

Wherever Rodgers goes to next he’ll start off very well. Those of us who wanted him gone will take some stick because he’s doing well elsewhere. He’ll start to flop there after a couple of seasons too and revert to type, but by then it’ll all be forgotten about this end.

 

 

Edited 5 August 2022 by The Year Of The Fox

[volpeazzurro]

6 minutes ago, The Year Of The Fox said:

Define success?

 

I think he’d do very well at any of the big clubs initially (with the exception of United, but I’m not sure even peak Fergie could sort them out!) 

Rodgers’ issue is what happens when he’s truly got his foot in the door. That’s when he comes a cropper. 
 

You certainly wouldn’t want him in charge of transfer deals. 
 

I don’t think Rodgers is a bad manager on the whole. He was the right man for us at the right time, and I was ecstatic that we landed him. However, the past 2 years I’ve seen come true absolutely everything my Liverpool supporting mate warned me about. His poisonous interviews, him talking shite, his injury record, his transfers and his horrendous philosophy of football.

 

 

Wherever Rodgers goes to next he’ll start off very well. Those of us who wanted him gone will take some stick because he’s doing well elsewhere. He’ll start to flop there after a couple of seasons too and revert to type, but by then it’ll all be forgotten about this end.

 

 

Yes, a lot of truth there in fairness I think. Depending on what we consider to be top clubs, I just don't see him being that wanted in the first place. However, if he got there, things would probably go the way you suggest. 

[The Year Of The Fox]

8 minutes ago, volpeazzurro said:

Yes, a lot of truth there in fairness I think. Depending on what we consider to be top clubs, I just don't see him being that wanted in the first place. However, if he got there, things would probably go the way you suggest. 

There’s probably no better manager in the country if you’re a good club who’ve found yourselves floundering. A rich clubs Sam Allardyce in need of a quick fix. But that’s it. 
 

We’ve all held on to a relationship before despite knowing it’s dead because once upon a time it was good and you’re hoping in vain it’ll all come good again. But it doesn’t does it. Not in my world anyway 🤣
 

It’s the same here
 

 

 

Edited 5 August 2022 by The Year Of The Fox

[Vazman]

2 hours ago, The Year Of The Fox said:

Define success?

 

I think he’d do very well at any of the big clubs initially (with the exception of United, but I’m not sure even peak Fergie could sort them out!) 

Rodgers’ issue is what happens when he’s truly got his foot in the door. That’s when he comes a cropper. 
 

You certainly wouldn’t want him in charge of transfer deals. 
 

I don’t think Rodgers is a bad manager on the whole. He was the right man for us at the right time, and I was ecstatic that we landed him. However, the past 2 years I’ve seen come true absolutely everything my Liverpool supporting mate warned me about. His poisonous interviews, him talking shite, his injury record, his transfers and his horrendous philosophy of football.

 

 

Wherever Rodgers goes to next he’ll start off very well. Those of us who wanted him gone will take some stick because he’s doing well elsewhere. He’ll start to flop there after a couple of seasons too and revert to type, but by then it’ll all be forgotten about this end.

 

 

I think this Season will confirm or deny your theory, I have to say the evidence is slightly leaning to your theory, at this stage, but will reserve full judgement mid point this season, we simply have to back him and the players, afterall its our club of choice and we all love it no matter what, come on the Foxes 🦊

[Guest Col city fan]

5 hours ago, NaijaFox said:

KDH signed a new contract this summer...

And Ricardo extended his contract earlier.

The Ricardo situation is a really unfortunate one.

During the first season he joined, he was brilliant, But alas I think his career at this level could be possibly finished.

He could be one of those players making cameo performances, rather than our consistent RB.

Such a shame