Rudkin

[Tommy Fresh]

3 minutes ago, LVFox said:

An absolute cancer in the club.

Don't like the bloke but I dislike using "cancer" in this manner I didn't care for it when people were using it in reference to Rodgers either.

[Lineker's Left Foot]

Unfortunately this cancer of the club will still be here. If he was a true Leicester supporter he’d have stood down. 

[frany104]

Get out our club you creature.****ing clueless

[StonyFox]

He's the director of football, we have failed at football. Any director in any other company would have got the boot by now. If he stays, we don't come straight back up. 

[hebangsthedrums]

5 minutes ago, Dames said:

Should have been shown the door when he let Walsh leave so he could steal the job he wanted. Put his own personal interests above the clubs. 
 

This weasel has ruined us. 

 Can you expand on this, my memory is hazy...

[Dames]

Just now, hebangsthedrums said:

 Can you expand on this, my memory is hazy...

Walsh wanted a DoF job and likely would have stayed if we offered it. We didn’t because there wasn’t apparently a DoF role to offer so he went Everton. A few days later and Rudkin is the new DoF. 

[CrispinLA in Texas]

4 minutes ago, fox_favourite said:

May have made this up, but didn’t Pearson not like Rudkin or they had a falling out? 

Didn't know about this.... maybe someone who knows the ins and outs about the club can give us any juicy details on this 

[hebangsthedrums]

Just now, Dames said:

Walsh wanted a DoF job and likely would have stayed if we offered it. We didn’t because there wasn’t apparently a DoF role to offer so he went Everton. A few days later and Rudkin is the new DoF. 

Gotcha.

 

Little rat

[Aleksz]

2 minutes ago, Dames said:

Walsh wanted a DoF job and likely would have stayed if we offered it. We didn’t because there wasn’t apparently a DoF role to offer so he went Everton. A few days later and Rudkin is the new DoF. 

Rudkin was DOF two years before Walsh left.

[Jaspa]

Whoever is responsible for contract negotiation has evidently completely f***ed up. 1/3 of the squad clocking off, some of them worth sizable amounts, and Rodgers' deal which made it prohibitive to fire him and his staff.

 

If Rudkin's ultimately responsible there we need to reconsider his position.

Edited 8 May 2023 by Jaspa

[Dames]

Just now, Aleksz said:

Rudkin was DOF two years before Walsh left.

Not quite, i’m sure it was a different role because Walsh had recruitment. Soon as Walsh was gone Rudkin took that over and became a fully fledged DoF. 
 

No way he was calling any shots when Pearson and Walsh were around. 

[Guesty]

Just now, Dames said:

Not quite, i’m sure it was a different role because Walsh had recruitment. Soon as Walsh was gone Rudkin took that over and became a fully fledged DoF. 
 

No way he was calling any shots when Pearson and Walsh were around. 

Wasn't some guy called Terry Robinson DoF before Rudkin?

[sm1]

Kvnt needs sacking ASAP.

[Aleksz]

3 minutes ago, Dames said:

Not quite, i’m sure it was a different role because Walsh had recruitment. Soon as Walsh was gone Rudkin took that over and became a fully fledged DoF. 
 

No way he was calling any shots when Pearson and Walsh were around. 

Rudkin replaced Terry Robinson in December 2014. Walsh left in July 2016, even signing a new contract as Head of Recruitment in May 2016.

[Dames]

2 minutes ago, Guesty said:

Wasn't some guy called Terry Robinson DoF before Rudkin?

Im sure he was the one that didn’t get on with Pearson and was sacked. Then Rudkin picked up some bits but there wasnt a proper DoF in that sense whilst Pearson was about. 
 

Rudkin gradually increased his influence as soon as Nige was gone though. 

[Max Power]

Heads must roll 

[Guest]

13 minutes ago, Tommy Fresh said:

Don't like the bloke but I dislike using "cancer" in this manner I didn't care for it when people were using it in reference to Rodgers either.

It can also just mean a negative influence that's difficult to contain which I think is a fair enough way of describing either of them. I can't see how it's any different from e.g. saying our defending is "suicidal" or watching Rodgersball is "depressing".

[SemperEadem]

11 minutes ago, Dames said:

Im sure he was the one that didn’t get on with Pearson and was sacked. Then Rudkin picked up some bits but there wasnt a proper DoF in that sense whilst Pearson was about. 
 

Rudkin gradually increased his influence as soon as Nige was gone though. 

Lee Hoos and Pearson didnt get on.

 

Robinson is a dodgy bloke. No surprise he was around the time King Power were breaking all sorts of rules.

Edited 8 May 2023 by SemperEadem

[LVFox]

17 minutes ago, Tommy Fresh said:

Don't like the bloke but I dislike using "cancer" in this manner I didn't care for it when people were using it in reference to Rodgers either.

Understandable...I suppose it could be replaced with the phrase "the fish rots from the head"...and he's the head.

[dnewty]

You’ll never get a better example of a back side kisser than John Rudkin. 

[Dames]

6 minutes ago, Aleksz said:

Rudkin replaced Terry Robinson in December 2014. Walsh left in July 2016, even signing a new contract as Head of Recruitment in May 2016.

I stand corrected. It was definitely a role in name only until Walsh had left though and Rudkin definitely played his part in that.

[Tuna]

7 minutes ago, Max Power said:

Heads must roll 

They must but they wont.

[HarryDee8]

Rudkin's  a Rodgers v2

[hebangsthedrums]

6 minutes ago, SemperEadem said:

Lee Hoos and Pearson didnt get on.

 

Robertson is a dodgy bloke. No surprise he was around the time King Power were breaking all sorts of rules.

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[filbertway]

Overseen one of the greatest and quickest declines you'll see and will still be safe as houses. This club will never prosper while everyone is so matey and standards are non-existent.

 

It's good for colleagues to get on, but there must always be a professional side to the relationship. Friendship seems to trump common sense standards at Leicester though.