Rudders & Whelan to review this season’s failings next week

[Bryn]

Rudkin in particular needs to go.

[The Doctor]

12 hours ago, FrankieADZ said:

why would he sack them, would take him least 2yrs after they should be, kind of like with Rodgers

I mean it's already years since Rudkin should have been sacked

[CosbehFox]

Can already see a situation where it’s concluded that we hire someone to do the role Rudkin should be doing whilst he stays in situ at the club. 

[ARTY_FOX]

The people responsible leading the review. 

 

Nothing will come of it. 

[Blue ROI]

No need for alarm.

 

Everything will be fine.

 

We're the envy of every club in the world.

 

No need for changes.

 

Keep up the good work Top.

 

 

 

 

[Matt]

 

 

Let Simon Jordan do the review. 

 

He doesn't miss.

[reynard]

I've a lot of time for Whelan but I'm afraid as CEO she needs to go and so does Rudkin. Everything from the financial management of the club to the playing side has disintegrated in a very short space of time.

 

There's just so many issues that it is impossible to list them all. I can't see any way in which, in a fair and reasonable world, Rudkin should stay. He's overseen the complete collapse of our Premier League status and he's the one on whose desk lies responsibility for the football side of the club.

The fact that we are in a bit of a financial state is both his but more Whelan's responsibility. Off field revenue have not expanded enough and expenses have gone through the roof.

Will there  be change. probably not unless Whelan decides to take early retirement. Rudkin appears to be unsackable.

[Tuna]

10 hours ago, CosbehFox said:

Can already see a situation where it’s concluded that we hire someone to do the role Rudkin should be doing whilst he stays in situ at the club. 

Rudkin essentially being director of football in name only then?

Edited 29 May 2023 by Tuna

[foxinsocks]

5 minutes ago, reynard said:

I've a lot of time for Whelan but I'm afraid as CEO she needs to go and so does Rudkin. Everything from the financial management of the club to the playing side has disintegrated in a very short space of time.

 

There's just so many issues that it is impossible to list them all. I can't see any way in which, in a fair and reasonable world, Rudkin should stay. He's overseen the complete collapse of our Premier League status and he's the one on whose desk lies responsibility for the football side of the club.

The fact that we are in a bit of a financial state is both his but more Whelan's responsibility. Off field revenue have not expanded enough and expenses have gone through the roof.

Will there  be change. probably not unless Whelan decides to take early retirement. Rudkin appears to be unsackable.

The contract situation is inexcusable

[moore_94]

Supposed to have had their review yesterday

 

I wonder if they have realised we have been relegated yet?

 

Rudkin probably spent the day trying to convince his mate Rodgers to come back as well

Edited 30 May 2023 by moore_94

[Blue ROI]

Ok let's get started.

 

The season review then....

 

"Leicester will be the most expensive squad, with the highest wage bill, to be relegated in Premier League history,

[JimmyC74]

3 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Supposed to of had their review yesterday

 

I wonder if they have realised we have been relegated yet?

 

Rudkin probably spent the day trying to convince his mate Rodgers to come back as well

Will be interesting to see if they have genuinely learned lessons, no doubt little, err what am I saying…..nothing  will be publicly revealed (unless Rudders departs).

 

Also I guess we will see in terms of how long it will take to announce the new manager / who they select.

[lgfualol]

Rudkin: "well it wasn't my fault"

 

Whelan: "Wasn't my fault, either"

 

Rudkin: "Meeting adjourned"

[Kinowe Soorie]

15 hours ago, Matt said:

 

 

Let Simon Jordan do the review. 

 

He doesn't miss.

SJ has been spot on about Rodgers.

[Solihullfox]

First action - They are going to fully convert the Kop and East Stand to high end Corporate and sell over priced packages to the hordes who will have no idea that Leicester are no longer in the Premier League to help bridge the gap in revenues.
 

West stand lounges will be supplied with Greggs sausage rolls rather than the artisan “Wild boar pastry packages” and price to remain at £6 for the first home game but will increase by inflation rate for each subsequent game ( should reach around £11 by Christmas) creating high profit unit for buy in price of just 50p

 

All lounges to sell cheap gassy lager at ridiculous price……….oh hang on, that’s been done.

 

 

 

 

[Lesta2014]

21 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Supposed to have had their review yesterday

 

I wonder if they have realised we have been relegated yet?

 

Rudkin probably spent the day trying to convince his mate Rodgers to come back as well

Didn’t take long then as whelan was at the racecourse yesterday afternoon!

[fox_up_north]

At the end of the day they are in charge of, essentially, an entertainment product. People go to be entertained and to feel they have value for money.

 

The difference with football is that it is older than any film or musician and each club represents a group of people. 

 

Getting that connection with fans/ customers (I don't care how we're viewed) is so important. A local non league team I follow has just got relegated and the owners, players and manager all spoke to fans after the game. They apologised and they made it clear ticket prices would be reviewed, as well as putting on things for community spirit. 

[Pliskin]

15 hours ago, Matt said:

 

 

Let Simon Jordan do the review. 

 

He doesn't miss.

Keown is odd isn’t he. Me makes obvious points but that’s about it. 
 

Jordan knows how football clubs are run, so he always saw through Brendan’s bullshit. 
 

At the end of the of the day, when all said and done, Brendan could have saved this team, had he been bothered. It is quite clear that he just gave up, and sat waiting for his £8m. As Simon said, the disengagement from the board from Brendan transferred to the players. And then all of a sudden you’ve got a club blissfully unaware of the situation they’re in. It’s like putting off a credit card payment, you leave it thinking “it’s fine I will sort it” ignoring the warnings until eventually it’s too late and the bailiffs are coming round. 
 

The whole club became disconnected the day Brendan suggested a refresh, he knew what he was doing he threw the board under the bus in an attempt the force their hand, they didn’t respond, he sunk further into a mood and between him and the board they just left us to drift away. 
 

The board left it to chance, and after Palace beat us, it seems they woke up and suddenly realised the gravity of the situation. 
 

And then Top comes out with that statement, which I read as he hasn’t even got a ****ing clue what’s going on at the club. He can be somewhat forgiven due to his family bereavement and fight to keep KP functioning through a pandemic….. but for gods sake, have some foresight, good business people are always looking ahead just incase they need to take drastic action. We haven’t until it’s all too late.

 

[Mickyblueeyes]

Rudkin won’t go. Top is so reliant on Rudkin for football knowledge, what’s he going to do ? Sack him and then ask who should I replace you with. When his dad was running the place this is what he should have been working on - unfortunately, like everything else he should’ve been doing, he didn’t. Rudkin will be the last out the door. 

[StriderHiryu]

18 minutes ago, Pliskin said:

Keown is odd isn’t he. Me makes obvious points but that’s about it. 
 

Jordan knows how football clubs are run, so he always saw through Brendan’s bullshit. 
 

At the end of the of the day, when all said and done, Brendan could have saved this team, had he been bothered. It is quite clear that he just gave up, and sat waiting for his £8m. As Simon said, the disengagement from the board from Brendan transferred to the players. And then all of a sudden you’ve got a club blissfully unaware of the situation they’re in. It’s like putting off a credit card payment, you leave it thinking “it’s fine I will sort it” ignoring the warnings until eventually it’s too late and the bailiffs are coming round. 
 

The whole club became disconnected the day Brendan suggested a refresh, he knew what he was doing he threw the board under the bus in an attempt the force their hand, they didn’t respond, he sunk further into a mood and between him and the board they just left us to drift away. 
 

The board left it to chance, and after Palace beat us, it seems they woke up and suddenly realised the gravity of the situation. 
 

And then Top comes out with that statement, which I read as he hasn’t even got a ****ing clue what’s going on at the club. He can be somewhat forgiven due to his family bereavement and fight to keep KP functioning through a pandemic….. but for gods sake, have some foresight, good business people are always looking ahead just incase they need to take drastic action. We haven’t until it’s all too late.

 

Summed up Simon Jordan's assessment brilliantly here. I'm not a fan of Talk Sport, but this is one of the few times someone is able to see through the bullshit and call it for what it is. 

 

As maligned as Rodgers is, calling out the players for not wanting to be here / not being good enough was correct. And he himself was also in that category. But then come the summer and we keep all of the deadwood players, don't reenforce the squad and start the season with fans mystified as to what's going on because of no spending and our legendary goalkeeper leave and we were up against it from the start. 

 

I am so mad at the board for this season. It was all so preventable! 

[Free Falling Foxes]

1 hour ago, moore_94 said:

Supposed to have had their review yesterday

 

I've seen a leak of the minutes.

 

They have identified the root cause of our woes. Wait for It.......

 

The collar on the players shirts.

 

It was reported earlier in the season that these collars were flapping around, causing irritation to the players. Well, apparently the effects were understated at the time.

 

As early as the end of August, Rodgers had highlighted his concerns and asked for something to be done. However, he was told in no uncertain terms, that there was no money available to employ a seamstress to sew the collars down.

He then considered asking the players wifes to carry this out but this was deemed sexist. He did also consider asking the players themselves, but they were already under severe strain after being encoraged to return their own plates at Seagrave.

 

Rodgers then decided that all that could be done, was to make team selections based on players who could tolerate, to a degree, the collars irrating their necks and causing a distraction.

 

This is why certain players like  Soyunku were never picked, the collars drove him bonkers and Ward was ever present, the collar didn't bother him at all.

 

Other team regulars were able to adapt. They found if they didnt run, such as Soumare, the collar stayed down.

 

Other players however, such as Ndidi, found the collar would distract him into making errors. In fact, all players reported collar induced errors such as misplaced passes, poor control and own goals.

 

It was noted that one of the first things Smith suggested when he arrived, was to use BluTak to hold the collars down during matches. This simple cure immediately enabled Soyuncu to come back into the fold.

 

So there you have it, a £2.99 pack of BluTak, bought from Wilkos earlier in the season could have preserved our Premier League status.

 

 

Edited 30 May 2023 by Free Falling Foxes

[Fazzer 7]

2.99? I paid 1.99 last week!

[Blue ROI]

Review:

 

Everything was going fine. 

 

We were doing such a fantastic job.

 

The time was right to refresh the Fresh management ticket even though Elite Brendan Rodgers was doing such a fantastic job improving our young players.

 

Then Dean Smith came in and ruined everything. It was him.

 

Once we get rid of him and him alone everything's going to be just fine.

 

Cut to both standing outside Leyton Orient for the opening game of League One 2024/25. Eastenders closing theme kicks in.

[Foxxed]

Will we hear the result of this?

 

I've decided to pin some hope on it.

 

Yes, I'm a sado masochist.

[Ric Flair]

On 29/05/2023 at 17:15, Matt said:

 

 

Let Simon Jordan do the review. 

 

He doesn't miss.

I usually hang off Jordan's every word but I'm not so sure he is completely bang on in this, Keown arguably spoke more sense.