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10wks To Define The Club

By Daggers, in Leicester City Forum

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Wonder what the odds are of Leicester getting relegated again next season.

wurmer

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1 hour ago, Col city fan said:

Wonder what the odds are of Leicester getting relegated again next season.

Probably worth a punt - won’t ever bet against the club, but for those inclined to….

fazzyfox

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I like to try to be fair and understanding. Another (yet) new thread mentioned Time and Tide - there are such things as Tide timetables, spelling out fixed forces of nature that you have to plan around, work with. 
Traditionally the first 2 weeks or so are Football Clubs holiday time, players, coaches, staff away with families (their own…unless you’re John Terry), transfer window not open yet. Look around, other than Norwich signing a few journeymen and clubs announcing their retained lists not much is happening elsewhere.

 

There has been a review, no doubt some financial forecasts / discussions and if Potter had said “ Ooh goody, yes please, where do I sign” we would have a manager and coaching team in place. 
 

However we’ve had since Brentford at home, arguably longer (reviewing who is out there should be a continuous thing) to look at managerial candidates, that’s something we should have got over the line although in-work managers and staff will likely have been on holiday until last week.
 

We (fans) with hindsight could have had that fortnight, getting on for 3 weeks now, off and resisted the temptation to look for news 17 times a day but equally the club could have said “f*** the tide timetables, this is a unique catastrophic situation we’re in, f*** your holidays, we have more work to do than anyone else so let’s roll up our sleeves and crack on with it. Passion, determination, going the extra yards…not this mob.

I suspect we won’t be ready for the start of the season, there will be a false / cold start then after deadline day a gradual settling down in which we’ll probably draw winnable games, lose a few too, huff and puff and look like the players have never met. We’ll be told Vestergaard’s regular inclusion is necessary there will be 2-3 injuries to “key” players no doubt but hopefully an under 23 grasps the nettle of opportunity and puts a smile on faces and hope in hearts.

 

The club is on a cliff edge, the decisions have to be the right ones but any remaining shred of generosity and understanding will wear thin if we don’t get a manager and players with leadership qualities in ASAP.

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davieG

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Waiting to mod the thread title to 10wks to defile the club further..

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Daggers

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Three weeks of complete silence.

 

“It’s how much it means to so many people. It’s so important to remember that. It is for the community and for the fans and that is something that is really important. The visibility of a football club is very different to other businesses from that point of view.” 

 

Do you remember saying that Susan?

 

“I always say to my own team that we have to be about more than football. … We’re very fortunate that we can make – it sounds very cliched – a positive difference to people’s lives sometimes.”


Maybe, just maybe, you should say something to us because you sure as shit aren’t making a positive difference to people’s lives right now. Oh,, and there are just seven weeks left until next season kicks off. Chop chop, woman.

Foxxed

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If we get Enzo and we were waiting for the CL final then it won’t be too bad: a new manager in time for the players coming back from holidays.

The Fox Covert

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On 15/06/2023 at 08:16, fazzyfox said:

I like to try to be fair and understanding. Another (yet) new thread mentioned Time and Tide - there are such things as Tide timetables, spelling out fixed forces of nature that you have to plan around, work with. 
Traditionally the first 2 weeks or so are Football Clubs holiday time, players, coaches, staff away with families (their own…unless you’re John Terry), transfer window not open yet. Look around, other than Norwich signing a few journeymen and clubs announcing their retained lists not much is happening elsewhere.

 

There has been a review, no doubt some financial forecasts / discussions and if Potter had said “ Ooh goody, yes please, where do I sign” we would have a manager and coaching team in place. 
 

However we’ve had since Brentford at home, arguably longer (reviewing who is out there should be a continuous thing) to look at managerial candidates, that’s something we should have got over the line although in-work managers and staff will likely have been on holiday until last week.
 

We (fans) with hindsight could have had that fortnight, getting on for 3 weeks now, off and resisted the temptation to look for news 17 times a day but equally the club could have said “f*** the tide timetables, this is a unique catastrophic situation we’re in, f*** your holidays, we have more work to do than anyone else so let’s roll up our sleeves and crack on with it. Passion, determination, going the extra yards…not this mob.

I suspect we won’t be ready for the start of the season, there will be a false / cold start then after deadline day a gradual settling down in which we’ll probably draw winnable games, lose a few too, huff and puff and look like the players have never met. We’ll be told Vestergaard’s regular inclusion is necessary there will be 2-3 injuries to “key” players no doubt but hopefully an under 23 grasps the nettle of opportunity and puts a smile on faces and hope in hearts.

 

The club is on a cliff edge, the decisions have to be the right ones but any remaining shred of generosity and understanding will wear thin if we don’t get a manager and players with leadership qualities in ASAP.

Another week has gone by and 10 weeks is now 8. Really good analysis of the situation and for me the only thing it misses is the longer this vacuum goes on the more likely the club is to lose key players for next season. If a new manager was announced this week and there was news of key changes at senior non-playing management level this would very likely help make up the minds of players the club would like to keep. The club needs several players who might otherwise move, to decide that they will throw in their lot with trying to seek promotion with the club they know, rather than jump ship and risk the uncertainty of moving to a new club.

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Dames

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3 hours ago, Les-TA-Jon said:

Maresca in place now. 46 days to go. Hopefully we see some movement this week!? 

Hopefully but we still have Top and Rudkin hamstringing the club and its Ascot this week so.... 

Aus Fox

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3 hours ago, Les-TA-Jon said:

Maresca in place now. 46 days to go. Hopefully we see some movement this week!? 

Hopefully when the international break ends, we will see players moving out. I think the next step is to try and recoup £100 million through sales and reduce the wage bill further.

Hopefully Barnes, Maddison and Castagne can get most of the money in the door and pretty quickly. Then get the likes of Praet and Vestergaard can follow quickly.

Then we should be in a position to start bringing players into the club, hopefully before preseason starts.

LVFox

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I don't expect to see much happen before Enzo has them in the training ground in a couple of weeks time. He will want to assess where players minds are, who needs to go, who wants to stay.

 

A few have obviously already made it clear (Madders, Castagne, Ndidi) they want to go, but there's a fair few we aren't sure of.

 

I also think before any serious numbers of  players coming in can happen, either Maddison or a couple of slightly smaller fish need to go first.

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samarium62

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3 minutes ago, LVFox said:

I don't expect to see much happen before Enzo has them in the training ground in a couple of weeks time. He will want to assess where players minds are, who needs to go, who wants to stay.

 

A few have obviously already made it clear (Madders, Castagne, Ndidi) they want to go, but there's a fair few we aren't sure of.

 

I also think before any serious numbers of  players coming in can happen, either Maddison or a couple of slightly smaller fish need to go first.

This is too reasonable a take. I’d rather constantly check FT and Twitter for transfer updates and get exasperated when I see nothing new.

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Gamble92

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I don't think you'll find anyone more critical of Rudkin and Top than i have been, but you can't say just because transfers haven't been signed off that nothing has gone on.

 

I think they've proved they're a little bit more switched on than they come across with the Maresca appointment. They waited and got their man. It wasn't the worst case scenario we all thought. So we shouldn't keep on expecting the worst.

 

I don't think Maresca would have taken this job without assurances of funds and a clear vision.

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coolhandfox

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1 minute ago, Gamble92 said:

I don't think you'll find anyone more critical of Rudkin and Top than i have been, but you can't say just because transfers haven't been signed off that nothing has gone on.

 

I think they've proved they're a little bit more switched on than they come across with the Maresca appointment. They waited and got their man. It wasn't the worst case scenario we all thought. So we shouldn't keep on expecting the worst.

 

I don't think Maresca would have taken this job without assurances of funds and a clear vision.

Don't come around here with your sensible post.

 

You'll upset all the doom merchants.... 

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