Rudkin

[Foxin_Mad]

23 minutes ago, Fox92 said:

People to bothered about singing against EFL than actually against the people that actually broke the rules.

The rules are shit though, designed to stop Leicester from ever happening. 

[foxes_rule1978]

Just now, Foxin_Mad said:

The rules are shit though, designed to stop Leicester from ever happening. 

I don’t agree with the rules, the club isn’t broke or anywhere near that but we need to abide by these restrictions and we should have planned better. We paid too many average players on long contracts way too much in my view 

[Foxin_Mad]

1 minute ago, foxes_rule1978 said:

I don’t agree with the rules, the club isn’t broke or anywhere near that but we need to abide by these restrictions and we should have planned better. We paid too many average players on long contracts way too much in my view 

If we abide by these restrictions though we would have been like Palace, Burnley or Bournemouth. I doubt fans would be happy with that. Compliance with these shitty rules means thats the reality at best. 

[foxes_rule1978]

1 minute ago, Foxin_Mad said:

If we abide by these restrictions though we would have been like Palace, Burnley or Bournemouth. I doubt fans would be happy with that. Compliance with these shitty rules means thats the reality at best. 

Yes the rules are a kick in the nuts for a club like ours I agree. 

Edited 29 March by foxes_rule1978

[Lesta2014]

Was he there today or was he at the races? 
fivethousandtoone won at Newcastle. 

[MattFox]

Anyone supporting this blokes continued employment isn’t a Leicester fan as far as I’m concerned 

[MattFox]

58 minutes ago, foxes_rule1978 said:

I don’t agree with the rules, the club isn’t broke or anywhere near that but we need to abide by these restrictions and we should have planned better. We paid too many average players on long contracts way too much in my view 

Wait for the accounts this week before commenting on that I would..

[filthyfox]

What exactly HAS this bloke got on Top?

[Lako42]

3 minutes ago, filthyfox said:

What exactly HAS this bloke got on Top?

Nothing. Top just isn't very good and needs the old guard to tuck him in at night. 

[HarryDee8]

When you lose casadei and still can't bring in a new player when you have 30 days of January to do it. That makes the club look a bit incompetent!

 

The whole January deadline day farce that's his responsibility aswell

 

Im waiting for the 'Rudkin out' banners to come back.

[foxes_rule1978]

Just now, HarryDee8 said:

When you lose casadei and still can't bring in a new player when you have 30 days of January to do it. That makes the club look a bit incompetent!

 

The whole January deadline day farce that's his responsibility aswell

 

Im waiting for the 'Rudkin out' banners to come back.

PSR meant signing anyone was going to be difficult, we aren’t that active in the windows for that reason… anyway we seem to still be in violation of the rules so who knows why we didn’t just buy the players we needed to just secure promotion. 

[Daggers]

bUt hoW dO YoU kNOw RudKiN iS sHIt?

[Dan LCFC]

Time to point the finger at the one who has made this absolute twat bulletproof.

[CosbehFox]

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/39865587/why-hiring-director-football-hard-man-united-dan-ashworth
 

Very well regarded journalist - includes the following 

 

 

DOF also needs to be an expert dealmaker. In fact, it's so important that some clubs even have specialists who do this on behalf of the DOF. The skill is getting the right player at the right price, both in terms of transfer fee and wages/contract length. That requires information both objective (How much do they earn at their current club and what would they want if they come to us? How much of a transfer fee would their club want?) and subjective. (Would they settle in at our club? Do they have off-the-pitch issues that we can help resolve or would we aggravate them?)

And, of course, there's a whole reverse process when it comes to shipping players out. How do you get the best possible fee for the guys you move on, whether you're trying to offload them or whether they're being targeted by others? The best DOFs have hefty contact books and trusted sources of information. They can smell bull a mile away.

Part of the dealmaking side can also take you to some unsavoury places. Few deals get done without a gaggle of intermediaries these days. Sometimes, they provide valuable services in advising clubs in deals. Sometimes they're just there as "bag men" to solicit commissions (essentially, de facto bribes) that go back to club officials who sanction a deal or family members who push their promising player in your direction. DOFs need to figure all this out and do what's best for their employer.

 

There you have it - Rudkin’s failure to do his job properly 

[fox_favourite]

On 29/03/2024 at 23:54, Daggers said:

bUt hoW dO YoU kNOw RudKiN iS sHIt?

Let's go through the keyhole and look at the evidence....

 

Note - I'm really showing my age recently!!

Edited 5 April by fox_favourite

[Chocolate Teapot]

11 minutes ago, CosbehFox said:

There you have it - Rudkin’s failure to do his job properly 

Before the thread inevitably goes into some whataboutery with people claiming we'll never know and saying we can't prove anything theres some lines in there which I think demonstrate our predicament.

 

1. That sacking the DoF would demonstrate a failure of the part of the owner - the club are blaming Rodgers for everything in their briefings.

2. The role of managers and them saying they need more players / money. Its the DoFs role to manage this - and twice at our club they've aired their grievances.

3. The importance of networks - Jon Morris is essentially doing all the deals at the club and it's rudkins role to know how much players are on and what we'd get them for. The accounts show we're overpaying by a mile.

 

It's pretty conclusive for me. The accounts actually show progress on the commercial side of the business although not enough and fan engagement is very low, but our challenge is a football issue largely.

 

Top is ultimately responsible but he's put his trust in Rudkin. He's got one choice to redeem himself and that's to get rid of him.

 

But then yesterday you see Rudkin front and centre in all the vichai stuff. So nothing is going to change unless we have mass fan protests.

[SafewayFox]

Anyone trying to defend Rudkin (and wider extent the board) after our obvious failings are the same people who suggested keeping Rodgers as “careful what you wish for etc”

 

At the end of the day our football club (like every professional club) is a business and it’s been run in an unprofessional manner, off the back of this, jobs (more than just the playing side) will likely be impacted and our on field future runs the risk of being very bleak…..a change isn’t just needed but should be a bare minimum for me.

[Claudio Fannieri]

It does beg the question as to whether there will be mass redundancies and cost cutting across the non football side of the club, following the recent financial results.  
 

If I recall correctly despite relegation there were no job cuts, whilst this will likely be a drop in the ocean, I can see it being done to try and control non football costs. 
 

if this does happen then surely Whelan and Rudkin cannot survive in those circumstances. 

[CosbehFox]

4 minutes ago, Claudio Fannieri said:

It does beg the question as to whether there will be mass redundancies and cost cutting across the non football side of the club, following the recent financial results.  
 

If I recall correctly despite relegation there were no job cuts, whilst this will likely be a drop in the ocean, I can see it being done to try and control non football costs. 
 

if this does happen then surely Whelan and Rudkin cannot survive in those circumstances. 

Which is my biggest concern. All well and good saying they remain committed to the cause of LCFC. When your revenues take such a hit though and remain deflated, then it's simply a game of cash flow which means you have to cut costs. 

[JimmyC74]

12 minutes ago, Claudio Fannieri said:

It does beg the question as to whether there will be mass redundancies and cost cutting across the non football side of the club, following the recent financial results.  
 

If I recall correctly despite relegation there were no job cuts, whilst this will likely be a drop in the ocean, I can see it being done to try and control non football costs. 
 

if this does happen then surely Whelan and Rudkin cannot survive in those circumstances. 

Don’t count on it (them surviving).

[Dan LCFC]

Rudkin is never ever going to go under this ownership which is the main reason I'd support a change in ownership. It's like he's Aiyawatt's son.

 

Get pissed off seeing him in those photos to be honest. The tolerance of him is the root cause of everything wrong at this club. Totally inept and tolerated unconditionally. No wonder players and managers lose motivation when they see this clown is completely untouchable.

 

Doesn't he claim to be a Leicester fan? Do the decent thing and walk.

[Chocolate Teapot]

Good to see the trust playing an active role in the community....

 

Who's an appointed director director here?

[CosbehFox]

£19k worth of donations to charities for 13 months ending 30 June 2023  - that makes me sad 

[JimmyC74]

4 minutes ago, Dan LCFC said:

Rudkin is never ever going to go under this ownership which is the main reason I'd support a change in ownership. It's like he's Aiyawatt's son.

 

Get pissed off seeing him in those photos to be honest. The tolerance of him is the root cause of everything wrong at this club. Totally inept and tolerated unconditionally. No wonder players and managers lose motivation when they see this clown is completely untouchable.

 

Doesn't he claim to be a Leicester fan? Do the decent thing and walk.

Others have suggested that if it’s too painful to bin Rudders, offer him some other role within the organisation but appoint a sporting director.

 

Do nothing and we will suffer for it and repeat all the same mistakes. 

[Dan LCFC]

10 minutes ago, JimmyC74 said:

Others have suggested that if it’s too painful to bin Rudders, offer him some other role within the organisation but appoint a sporting director.

 

Do nothing and we will suffer for it and repeat all the same mistakes. 

There've been so many instances already where he could've gone yet he's central to it all. You have to treat him at this point like he is the part owner. He's that far in that he may as well be.

 

Aiyawatt's only route back for me personally is to bin Rudkin but does anyone really see it? All the rhetoric from us in the last month has been pointing fingers elsewhere. We're still not taking any accountability for any of this shitshow.