Rudkin

[blueharmie]

11 hours ago, Raj said:

Whelan was Khun Vichais chief and held the seat at KP and his number 1.

To be fair she knows her stuff.

Rudkin saw an opportunity  to work his way up Tops arse and has succeeded to cause a rift.

Obviously  Rudkin has injected some poison into Tops mind about him being his own man and not needing his Daddys old Deputy.

 

We need a new Sporting Director who isnt a yes man and arse licker.

Does she know her stuff ? I don't believe that for one minute.

 

She's a disgrace like the rest of them, state of this club.

[Lionator]

Are there any other top level clubs that still have the same people in these positions as 8 years ago? 
 

It’s football, a sport that changes very rapidly, you HAVE to evolve to keep up or else it’ll spit you out. We have financial capability which makes the whole thing more frustrating. We have the funds to compete as a mid table premier league team, but they’ve thrown it all away. 

[Mickyblueeyes]

11 hours ago, Raj said:

Whelan was Khun Vichais chief and held the seat at KP and his number 1.

To be fair she knows her stuff.

Rudkin saw an opportunity  to work his way up Tops arse and has succeeded to cause a rift.

Obviously  Rudkin has injected some poison into Tops mind about him being his own man and not needing his Daddys old Deputy.

 

We need a new Sporting Director who isnt a yes man and arse licker.

No self respecting c-suite professional sits back and allows themselves to be overruled, passed over, or whatever else you want to call it. As CEO she is absolutely responsible for the demise. And it’s questionable if she knows her stuff. 
 

When you get to that stage of your career, you’re your own brand, the ego alone won’t allow it. 
 

She’s one of two things - a lazy layabout who is happy to collect her salary and bonuses in a crooked way or, just like the rest of them she’s been over promoted by Vichai and absolutely nothing without him. I’m going to be kind and say it’s the latter. 

[Tommy Fresh]

2 minutes ago, Lionator said:

Are there any other top level clubs that still have the same people in these positions as 8 years ago? 
 

It’s football, a sport that changes very rapidly, you HAVE to evolve to keep up or else it’ll spit you out. We have financial capability which makes the whole thing more frustrating. We have the funds to compete as a mid table premier league team, but they’ve thrown it all away. 

With how many managers we've gone through for failing as well, that obviously doesn't apply to Rudkin

Edited 19 January by Tommy Fresh

[Pliskin]

16 minutes ago, blueharmie said:

Does she know her stuff ? I don't believe that for one minute.

 

She's a disgrace like the rest of them, state of this club.

Things she’s is very highly thought of in the game. I ended up skiing with a chap last year who is on the board at Reading, and the topic of boards came up and he waxed lyrical about her. So, **** knows who has actually allowed this mess to develop. 

[fox_favourite]

Let's face it. Whoever was in charge as manager, cracks were there for years. Enzo and last season painted over those for a bit. Last Jan they showed themselves again. When he left, they started to creaking again. Now, it's been ripped open and falling apart. 

 

There is too much incompetency for far too long. Big contracts to average players, wrong signings and wrong managerial decisions. Financially we've been ran extremely poorly, with our sponsorship deal a prime example.

 

Our club is falling apart and now it's too late to sort it, the road to ruin has started. The time to sort it was when we were relegated, they bottled it and this is the consequence. 

 

It's toxic, it's broken and poorly ran. I want my club back. 

[Silebyfox_89]

18 minutes ago, blueharmie said:

Does she know her stuff ? I don't believe that for one minute.

 

She's a disgrace like the rest of them, state of this club.

It's probably more likely she wants Rudkin out but Top would veto it anyway so why bother?

She isn't gonna give up the salary she's on and got an easy ride with a soft owner.

At 61 she'll she this as her last decent position so likely to see it out.

I can't blame her most would do the same in her position, problem is the club and fans suffer because of it.

[Fazzer 7]

26 minutes ago, Lionator said:

Are there any other top level clubs that still have the same people in these positions as 8 years ago? 
 

It’s football, a sport that changes very rapidly, you HAVE to evolve to keep up or else it’ll spit you out. We have financial capability which makes the whole thing more frustrating. We have the funds to compete as a mid table premier league team, but they’ve thrown it all away. 

I don't know. But this rotten club should take a look at how Brentford and Bournemouth are run, Bournemouth with a tiny ground,consistent in the PL, and yet they constantly bring through quality players and go from strength to strength. 

[Claudio Fannieri]

Let’s be straight here, our demise and current situation is not down to the lack of investment, in fairness to Top in that sense we have continued to spend money on the squad, the issue is the piss poor transfer strategy, recruitment and negotiation of fees and wages, over the years the odd sale of a real gem has papered over the cracks but in reality our track record of moving on squad fillers and players who are no longer required is absolutely appalling, very rarely do we manage to agree any level of reasonable transfer fee and instead we either loan them out in the vain hope of attracting a buyer, or after failed loan after failed loan we try to re-integrate a player who has effectively checked out back into the first team environment until they piss off on a free. 
 

It’s all well and good when your star is bright when players and prospective managers want their agents to approach us however when you are in free fall as we are and on a downward trajectory you need to be innovative and creative. Step out of comfort zones and rebuild with a clear strategic direction. 
 

How it looks to me, is that Rudkin has hit a glass ceiling and as our fortunes take a turn for the worse his limitations are now fully exposed. Whether the demise is entirely down to Rudkin and over time his over promotion has come home to roost or if it is the consequence of an owner who has took his hands off the wheel and gave direction to push ahead with over inflated wages and was more than happy to keep players rather than sell for fees deemed below valuation. I would envisage it’s somewhere in the middle, a respected and experienced DoF would be challenging the model, advising to move on players and be creative with how we structure deals to get best value for incomings and outgoings, he would also be pushing back on over paying for players. 
 

IMO Rudkin protects himself by landing the players, managers and recruitment identify but does it by vastly over paying either on fees or wages. He is out of his depth, why is it when we fail we are more than happy to sack the manager but the DoF continues to operate with what would appear to be free reign and above any level of scrutiny or challenge. Let’s be straight here if this was any other club the DoF would have been long gone. 

Edited 19 January by Claudio Fannieri

[Cadno'r Cymoedd]

9 minutes ago, Claudio Fannieri said:

Let’s be straight here, our demise and current situation is not down to the lack of investment, in fairness to Top in that sense we have continued to spend money on the squad, the issue is the piss poor transfer strategy, recruitment and negotiation of fees and wages, over the years the odd sale of a real gem has papered over the cracks but in reality our track record of moving on squad fillers and players who are no longer required is absolutely appalling, very rarely do we manage to agree any level of reasonable transfer fee and instead we either loan them out in the vain hope of attracting a buyer, or after failed loan after failed loan we try to re-integrate a player who has effectively checked out back into the first team environment until they piss off on a free. 
 

It’s all well and good when your star is bright when players and prospective managers want their agents to approach us however when you are in free fall as we are and on a downward trajectory you need to be innovative and creative. Step out of comfort zones and rebuild with a clear strategic direction. 
 

How it looks to me, is that Rudkin has hit a glass ceiling and as our fortunes take a turn for the worse his limitations are now fully exposed. Whether the demise is entirely down to Rudkin and over time his over promotion has come home to roost or if it is the consequence of an owner who has took his hands off the wheel and gave direction to push ahead with over inflated wages and was more than happy to keep players rather than sell for fees deemed below valuation. I would envisage it’s somewhere in the middle, a respected and experienced DoF would be challenging the model, advising to move on players and be creative with how we structure deals to get best value for incomings and outgoings, he would also be pushing back on over paying for players. 
 

IMO Rudkin protects himself by landing the players, managers and recruitment identify but does it by vastly over paying either on fees or wages. He is out of his depth, why is it when we fail we are more than happy to sack the manager but the DoF continues to operate with what would appear to be free reign and above any level of scrutiny or challenge. Let’s be straight here if this was any other club the DoF would have been long gone. 

Get your point, but I wouldn't say in fairness. What reasonably competent head of a company would allow his staff to spend a fortune on malfunctioning duds?  Piss poor investment is probably worse than little investment. 

Edited 19 January by Cadno'r Cymoedd

[Claudio Fannieri]

Just now, Cadno'r Cymoedd said:

I wouldn't say in fairness. What reasonably competent head of of a company would allow his staff to spend a fortune on malfunctioning duds? 

 

Just now, Cadno'r Cymoedd said:

I wouldn't say in fairness. What reasonably competent head of of a company would allow his staff to spend a fortune on malfunctioning duds? 

What I am saying his he has continued to sanction investing in the playing squad, this season we had a net spend of circa £80m. I agree that it has mainly been spaffed on crap but that is what he employs Rudkin, the manager and the head of recruitment to identify the players and negotiate the deals. 
 

Where Top is too blame is for allowing duffers like Rudkin. Cooper and Glover loose to waste it on shite. 

[21st Century Fox]

Does anyone know how well Ruskin does in his other King Power stables role? Is that quantifiable by someone with knowledge of horse racing/polo or whatever it is they do? Has he actually performed well in this role and that's what keeps his feet under the table here?

[Happy Fox]

Time to Go 

[filbertway]

2 hours ago, Pliskin said:

Things she’s is very highly thought of in the game. I ended up skiing with a chap last year who is on the board at Reading, and the topic of boards came up and he waxed lyrical about her. So, **** knows who has actually allowed this mess to develop. 

Have you seen the state of reading?

 

[Foxin_Mad]

23 minutes ago, 21st Century Fox said:

Does anyone know how well Ruskin does in his other King Power stables role? Is that quantifiable by someone with knowledge of horse racing/polo or whatever it is they do? Has he actually performed well in this role and that's what keeps his feet under the table here?

The **** should be on his knees shovelling up horse shit, that's all he's good for. 

[Bluearmyfox28]

10 hours ago, accessory said:

SOME players had pay cuts in their contracts, which took effect after relegation. Others didn't.

 

This meant certain squad players last season were among the highest-paid in Championship history.

 

In other news, Calvin Bassey, who spent five years in our academy before being freed by Rudkin in 2020, easily outshone our two central defenders, who cost £30 million between them.

In our defence with Bassey, we wanted to convert him into a centre back but he wanted a future as a left back, which never happened. So we actually identified the right thing with him.

[Mickyblueeyes]

Top and Rudkin who are at best below average individuals were given an exceptional opportunity in life to learn from market leaders. From Sven initially to Nige, Walsh, Macia, Puel and even Rodgers. Not to mention the scouting team and medical team. A just to really learn and improve. Both wanted to fly around spending money they hadn’t earned. Top will blow his fortune as he acts like the spoilt brat

[MGLCFC]

It's quite a turnaround. It's not so long ago we felt so privileged to have one of the best owners in the League. This was recognised in a survey of fan satisfaction of owners. I should imagine if the survey was repeated now they'd be closer to the bottom. It just shows how the untimely, tragic death of one person can be so catastrophic not only from a personal point of view, but to the way our club has been run. To be fair, I think Top has really good intentions and wants to carry on his dad's legacy, but I just don't see he has the same acumen to carry on what his father started. 

Edited 19 January by MGLCFC

[Chrysalis]

18 hours ago, Hales said:

Is it true Susan can't stand him? I always liked her as she always used to be at the forefront of sensible decisions we USED to make......

No idea, but its a bit odd, she seemingly has no authority over him despite her job title, and she cant even sit on the front row.
Also she seems to be about tight finances, yet we are giving out silly contracts and over paying for players.  It would make sense that are not working together.
The whole operational structure is weird.  We even had a recent article written about us on the "unique structure" at the club.

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

4 hours ago, Lionator said:

Are there any other top level clubs that still have the same people in these positions as 8 years ago? 
 

It’s football, a sport that changes very rapidly, you HAVE to evolve to keep up or else it’ll spit you out. We have financial capability which makes the whole thing more frustrating. We have the funds to compete as a mid table premier league team, but they’ve thrown it all away. 

Exactly. I was talking about this yesterday. Everyone acknowledged the playing squad needs a refresh every season, and managers etc. But we’ve not managed to make the same connection to key decision-makers. It’s a stale organisation that has stood still at best, and because of that they are taking us backwards.

 

I mean what has to happen to Top to at least change Rudkin and bring in new structures with people who are specialists? You have to think he’s bullet proof if he’s survived until this point.

[MattFox]

28 minutes ago, Chrysalis said:

No idea, but its a bit odd, she seemingly has no authority over him despite her job title, and she cant even sit on the front row.
Also she seems to be about tight finances, yet we are giving out silly contracts and over paying for players.  It would make sense that are not working together.
The whole operational structure is weird.  We even had a recent article written about us on the "unique structure" at the club.

Susan was Vichai’s fixer both at LCFC and in the early days of King Power

 

The dirt she’ll have on them all…

[Iwebema]

3 hours ago, Claudio Fannieri said:

Let’s be straight here, our demise and current situation is not down to the lack of investment, in fairness to Top in that sense we have continued to spend money on the squad, the issue is the piss poor transfer strategy, recruitment and negotiation of fees and wages, over the years the odd sale of a real gem has papered over the cracks but in reality our track record of moving on squad fillers and players who are no longer required is absolutely appalling, very rarely do we manage to agree any level of reasonable transfer fee and instead we either loan them out in the vain hope of attracting a buyer, or after failed loan after failed loan we try to re-integrate a player who has effectively checked out back into the first team environment until they piss off on a free. 
 

It’s all well and good when your star is bright when players and prospective managers want their agents to approach us however when you are in free fall as we are and on a downward trajectory you need to be innovative and creative. Step out of comfort zones and rebuild with a clear strategic direction. 
 

How it looks to me, is that Rudkin has hit a glass ceiling and as our fortunes take a turn for the worse his limitations are now fully exposed. Whether the demise is entirely down to Rudkin and over time his over promotion has come home to roost or if it is the consequence of an owner who has took his hands off the wheel and gave direction to push ahead with over inflated wages and was more than happy to keep players rather than sell for fees deemed below valuation. I would envisage it’s somewhere in the middle, a respected and experienced DoF would be challenging the model, advising to move on players and be creative with how we structure deals to get best value for incomings and outgoings, he would also be pushing back on over paying for players. 
 

IMO Rudkin protects himself by landing the players, managers and recruitment identify but does it by vastly over paying either on fees or wages. He is out of his depth, why is it when we fail we are more than happy to sack the manager but the DoF continues to operate with what would appear to be free reign and above any level of scrutiny or challenge. Let’s be straight here if this was any other club the DoF would have been long gone. 

This is spot on, I've always maintained I don't think Top doesn't care (he could care more for sure) I think its more he isn't a football guy and has allowed a selection of charlatans to run the thing for him. 

Like you I don't know if it is just Rudkin, but as director of football, he certainly must bare the brunt of where things have gone wrong, he is a constant in a long list of silly decisions.

 

Extremely poor history on big money signings.

 

Not sacking rodgers quickly enough despite it being obvious to everyone he'd checked out.

 

Not adequately replacing kasper

 

Allowing drinkwater to leave and messing up the silva signing 

 

Still not having a competent alternative to vardy

 

Allowing talented assets like tielemans to run their contracts down

 

Overpaying average players so we can't move them on

 

Failing PSR and getting away with it on a technicality 

 

Building a squad to play enzo ball, renewing vestergaard primarily because of it to bring in steve cooper?

 

Having the same back 4 that got relegated 2 years ago playing week in week out this season, having made 0 improvements in 4 transfer windows

 

And now we are on the cusp of 2 relegations in 3 years, when the year before that we were a comfortable upper mid table team.

 

Those are just things off the top of my head, in isolation you can say no ones perfect, not every footballing decision is correct, but its a hell of a list.

 

I do give credit for Enzo, but as others have mentioned it was hard to see us not getting promoted give the squad we had.

 

As I said is that list just Rudkin? Absolutely no idea, but he has been a constant through it all.

 

My hope is Top wakes up, takes it all more seriously than he has, and take personal charge of a review into the last few years of the football operation because it absolutely stinks, we may bounce back again next season as we will still have a handful of players too good for the championship, but the quality is dwindling and we are not far off oblivion if it continues down this road.

[lfu]

2 hours ago, Chrysalis said:

No idea, but its a bit odd, she seemingly has no authority over him despite her job title, and she cant even sit on the front row.
Also she seems to be about tight finances, yet we are giving out silly contracts and over paying for players.  It would make sense that are not working together.
The whole operational structure is weird.  We even had a recent article written about us on the "unique structure" at the club.

The only times she seems to be allowed to get involved is when 1) we're trying to flog a player for over £50m and she takes over transfer negotiations or 2) when there's PL shareholder/board meetings periodically throughout the season and we send her to some fancy hotel to represent us

[Vazman]

2 hours ago, Iwebema said:

This is spot on, I've always maintained I don't think Top doesn't care (he could care more for sure) I think its more he isn't a football guy and has allowed a selection of charlatans to run the thing for him. 

Like you I don't know if it is just Rudkin, but as director of football, he certainly must bare the brunt of where things have gone wrong, he is a constant in a long list of silly decisions.

 

Extremely poor history on big money signings.

 

Not sacking rodgers quickly enough despite it being obvious to everyone he'd checked out.

 

Not adequately replacing kasper

 

Allowing drinkwater to leave and messing up the silva signing 

 

Still not having a competent alternative to vardy

 

Allowing talented assets like tielemans to run their contracts down

 

Overpaying average players so we can't move them on

 

Failing PSR and getting away with it on a technicality 

 

Building a squad to play enzo ball, renewing vestergaard primarily because of it to bring in steve cooper?

 

Having the same back 4 that got relegated 2 years ago playing week in week out this season, having made 0 improvements in 4 transfer windows

 

And now we are on the cusp of 2 relegations in 3 years, when the year before that we were a comfortable upper mid table team.

 

Those are just things off the top of my head, in isolation you can say no ones perfect, not every footballing decision is correct, but its a hell of a list.

 

I do give credit for Enzo, but as others have mentioned it was hard to see us not getting promoted give the squad we had.

 

As I said is that list just Rudkin? Absolutely no idea, but he has been a constant through it all.

 

My hope is Top wakes up, takes it all more seriously than he has, and take personal charge of a review into the last few years of the football operation because it absolutely stinks, we may bounce back again next season as we will still have a handful of players too good for the championship, but the quality is dwindling and we are not far off oblivion if it continues down this road.

This post is bang on, nothing happens apart from the list of blunders get bigger, you do have to wonder what will make Top act.

[ShepshedFox1884]

4 minutes ago, Vazman said:

This post is bang on, nothing happens apart from the list of blunders get bigger, you do have to wonder what will make Top act.

This is also why protests and sack the board chants are necessary. Top has proven time and again now he is not a proactive owner, only making decisions in cases he feels he absolutely must which has put him under so much criticism with vichai always making the right decision as soon as it needed to occur. So if we want top to make changes we as fans have to push him into the big decision, like we did with getting rid of cooper. Chants of sack the board need to occur no matter the score and we as fans need to not wait for multiple poor transfers windows, two opportunities at a points deduction and a very high chance at two relegations in 3 season to finally wake up and actively push for change