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8 hours ago, orangecity23 said:

One factor that gets a bit overlooked in our downfall alongside the stupid spending, is that arguably even worse is the attempts made to "save money" and comply, resulting in some of the most stupid decision making possible. The idea that we should sell Kasper to "save money on his wages" and replace him with Danny Ward, or that we "couldn't afford to sack Rodgers" in the first relegation - incredibly shortsighted. The amount "saved" pales in comparison to the lost TV revenue. Especially given the fact that Everton and Forest got deductions the following season anyway,  so if we had stayed up and got a deduction, we wouldn't have been the only team in that boat, and might have had a shout at staying up then.

 

Fortunately, we had learnt our lesson last season, so our leadership wouldn't do anything stupid like not even bother to sign a striker, even a free transfer like McBurnie or Bamford, in an attempt to save costs on the wage bill, and attempt to go an entire season with no proper striker, only for the club to get itself relegated again, thus cancelling out any savings on 1 strikers wages by losing a massive slice of TV revenue. Oh, wait... 

Signing Ryan Bennett rather than a decent CB in our push for CL qualification 

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Posted
10 hours ago, CL Fox said:

Every club buys shit players, the issue is our inability to get rid of them.

Our hit rate has been much worse, since 2020 how many successes have we actually had?

 

Fatawu, Hermansen, Fofana is about it ffs.

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16 minutes ago, Stadt said:

Our hit rate has been much worse, since 2020 how many successes have we actually had?

 

Fatawu, Hermansen, Fofana is about it ffs.

I'd add El Khannouss and Castagne.

Posted
Just now, AKCJ said:

I'd add El Khannouss and Castagne.

Good players and I liked them both but we made a loss - or at the absolute best broke even - on them so I excluded those.

 

So roughly we sign one good player every season ffs 

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Posted
10 hours ago, Spudulike said:

"We don't want too many Leicester City's"

We don't want another Leicester (singular)

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Let's see how Villa cope in a similar situation having been forced to sell their best can they replace them cheaply with equivalent  or better players?

Posted
7 minutes ago, davieG said:

Let's see how Villa cope in a similar situation having been forced to sell their best can they replace them cheaply with equivalent  or better players?

They have our lesson to learn from, so they are mad if they pay crazy wages.

Posted
1 minute ago, Jon the Hat said:

They have our lesson to learn from, so they are mad if they pay crazy wages.

It's difficult to avoid when Agents know hat the current squad are earning.

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Villa have been reckless with wages for quite a while and their transfer business prior to this season was actually quite poor, it was their longstanding players in Watkins, Martinez, Konsa, McGinn etc.

 

Where they excelled was binning off a shit manager and landing an excellent one, even amongst their PSR strife they’ve had multiple CL campaigns and won the Europa. Purslow pushing the LCFC line is just expectation management.

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30 minutes ago, Stadt said:

Good players and I liked them both but we made a loss - or at the absolute best broke even - on them so I excluded those.

 

So roughly we sign one good player every season ffs 

Is that not more down to other players underperforming though? i do get where you're coming from though.

Posted (edited)
3 hours ago, AKCJ said:

Is that not more down to other players underperforming though? i do get where you're coming from though.

I think most of our duds were poor signings from conception e.g Skipp was just a donkeyshit deal rather than he underperformed. The Daka and Soumare signings you can make the case they underperformed but they were exceptions.

 

Perez, Vestergaard, Coady, Bertrand, Skipp etc were all signings I hated when we were linked with them 

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57 minutes ago, Stadt said:

Our hit rate has been much worse, since 2020 how many successes have we actually had?

 

Fatawu, Hermansen, Fofana is about it ffs.

Depends on your criteria, made a profit on Cannon.

 

 

So a success finance wise but not on the pitch.

Posted
33 minutes ago, Stadt said:

I think most of our duds were poor signings from conception e.g Skipp was just a donkeyshit rather than he underperformed. The Daka and Soumare signings you can make the case they underperformed but they were exceptions.

 

Perez, Vestergaard, Coady, Bertrand, Skipp etc were all signings I hated when we were linked with them 

Yeah I think Daka and Soumare were both players that just ultimately failed whereas El Khannouss and Castagne were probably seen in the same way but ultimately succeeded here. That flip of the coin is where we've lost out a lot recently. I would add Mavididi, Winks, Cannon, Faes and Okoli in that bracket of "most people thought they'd be alright but they were actually shit".

 

Fatawu, Fofana and Hermansen came into better environments and were able to be sold for big profit as a result. Although I would argue that pre-injury Fatawu was worth a lot more than we eventually got for him.

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Posted
13 hours ago, filbertway said:

The rules stopped us being an even bigger mess than we're currently in

 

We'd have had a squad of about 40 bang average players on 80k+ a week if Rudders had the chance lol

 

This. The lunatics were in charge of the asylum by that point and the downfall was inevitable. 

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On 13/09/2026 at 09:09, Ric Flair said:

And proved they should have comfortably beaten us going toe to toe to by about 8-4.

 

 

 

Problem is, in my book at least, the two most effective ways to play against us is low block counter attack (Oxford) or Gegenpressing (Stockport)

 

And both of them seem to work as we've conceded an even split of 7 goals in 180 minutes with both contrasting styles being used, So it's not like we are particularly resistant to either style of play hurting us. 

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Posted

Yes the easiest way to play against us is to attack as we play suicidal football. I hopeful that things will improve as we settle on a back 4 and finally have some experience I the team and the youngsters get settled and fitter and stronger.

Posted
4 minutes ago, Manwell Pablo said:

 

Problem is, in my book at least, the two most effective ways to play against us is low block counter attack (Oxford) or Gegenpressing (Stockport)

 

And both of them seem to work as we've conceded an even split of 7 goals in 180 minutes with both contrasting styles being used, So it's not like we are particularly resistant to either style of play hurting us. 

Yeah, the low block counter just needs to go man for man pressing in certain intense phases of the game and we buckle. The only type play we aren't vulnerable is the counter press which if it's mis-timed or the low block out of shape then we get on the half turn with Page and Braybrooke and control things.

Posted
6 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Yeah, the low block counter just needs to go man for man pressing in certain intense phases of the game and we buckle. The only type play we aren't vulnerable is the counter press which if it's mis-timed or the low block out of shape then we get on the half turn with Page and Braybrooke and control things.


Yes, think that is why we will pick up enough points to keep Martin in a job for awhile as the effectiveness of poorer teams to implement either will be hit and miss but I’ll be shocked if we finish top six as too many will have an answer and we are not tactically versatile. 

Posted
1 hour ago, davieG said:

The Leicester City promotion roadmap to 90 points under Russell Martin

 

The Leicester promotion roadmap to 90 points under Russell Martin
Return to Championship remains ultimate target after sweeping summer changes as new manager looks to end period of chaos and decline



John Percy
Published 17 September 2026
There was a moment towards the end of Leicester City’s victory at Stockport last weekend that perfectly captured the fog of negativity and disconnect that has engulfed the club.
With Leicester leading 4-3 but in danger of throwing away three points, a number of supporters started chanting “Russell Martin, your football is s---”.
Martin was appointed in June as the club’s manager, amid opposition from many fans, and it would be fair to say he has endured a difficult start following his spells with Rangers and Southampton.

 

Leicester City's opening six League One results
15/08    Notts County 1 Leicester 1    
22/08    Leicester 1 Burton 2    
29/08    MK Dons 0 Leicester 0    
01/09    Leicester 2 Plymouth 0    
05/09    Leicester 0 Oxford 4    
12/09    Stockport 3 Leicester 4    
Leicester did hang on last Saturday to secure their second win of the League One season at Edgeley Park. These are meagre returns compared to where the club was five years ago, never mind a decade ago when they lifted the Premier League trophy.
Nevertheless, Leicester are convinced they are heading in the right direction after two consecutive relegations, and are convinced that Martin is the manager to lead that revival.
Individuals who have been a problem for some time have left. A family barbecue was held at Leicester’s training base last Sunday and there is a sense of togetherness that will not fit the outside perception of a club in chaos.
Leicester are fully supportive of Martin and were always expecting lots of noise after his excruciating 17-game tenure with Rangers. None would pretend that was a happy period, but for the profile of manager the club felt they needed – playing style and experience – Martin was a very good fit.
 

Promotion and a points target of 90 are the goals that have been set, and there is a clear roadmap in place to achieve it.
Eighteen players departed over the summer, with 14 new signings arriving, and the wage bill is now 60 per cent down from last season.
Leicester’s fanbase is not in a happy place, though. Toxicity has gripped the club and it has truly been a remarkable slide, which has included three relegations in four seasons, mismanagement and some unfathomable decisions.
Poor communication, a perceived lack of accountability and a broken club culture are also high up on the charge sheet. Demands for owner Aiyawatt “Top” Srivaddhanaprabha to sell up have been the soundtrack at matches for years.
It is understood that Leicester have been tentatively floated on the market for a price between £160m-£200m. Yet staff have not been informed the club is up for sale and there are doubts that Srivaddhanaprabha is willing to step aside at this stage.

Earlier this week he converted £8.5m of funding into equity, essentially to cover expenditure and provide headroom for League One’s salary cost management protocol (SCMP) rules.
While the Thailand-based businessman would welcome outside investment, he is also determined to find the right buyer to protect the legacy of his late father Vichai, who died in October 2018. He has made many mistakes.
Neil Lal, a Scottish-Indian businessman, publicly declared his interest in buying the club but there have been no talks with any senior Leicester board members.
Promotion back to the Championship would clearly make the club more attractive to interested parties.
Martin is the man Leicester have appointed to get them back and there is a growing sense of togetherness and positivity around the football department. He was the No 1 choice for “Top”, who was seeking a coach with a clear playing style similar to former manager Enzo Maresca.
Martin did have other offers but felt that working under the radar in the third tier would be a good place to start again after the Rangers experience. He also believes there is a huge potential at Leicester if he is given time and that the club needs the stability and identity he can bring.
Martin has his detractors but there is no question that his teams have an identity. The main criticism has been an alleged unwillingness to adapt his style, particularly in his final months at Southampton, which he rails against.
Leicester, however, are determined to give the 40-year-old time and believe his track record at Southampton, Swansea City and MK Dons warrants it.
Results have been mixed so far, with two wins, two draws and two defeats. The 4-0 home defeat by Oxford United was the worst of the lot, but regarded as an outlier.
Six of the 11 players who finished the game were 21 years old or under. Martin hauled the squad in for a full debrief the following day.

There was a response at Stockport last weekend, with the team leading 4-1 before a nervy end to the match. After so much upheaval over the summer, Leicester always planned to review the season after eight games. This was not related to Martin’s future, more to assess the progress of a new squad.
In the transfer window, the strategy was spearheaded in the main by newly appointed sporting director James McCarron. Previously the director of player development for the City Football Group, McCarron worked closely with Martin and chief football officer 
Recruitment had to be aligned with Martin’s playing style. Leicester targeted players with both Premier League and promotion experience to complement an emerging group of younger players.
Wes Burns and Conor Chaplin signed from Ipswich Town and fitted both criteria. The vastly experienced John Lundstram, who joined from Trabzonspor, has already made a significant impact in the dressing room. None of those players would have signed without Martin being at Leicester and are fully supportive of the manager and his methods.

Another, Emil Riis was the club’s No 1 target as centre-forward, with a fee of around £2m paid to Bristol City.
The club has also been unlucky with with serious injuries to two key players – Ben Nelson and the starting goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk, which brings its own negative energy.
Leicester are also determined to build for the future and utilise talents from the academy including Louis Page – a target for Manchester United who bid £15m over the summer – Jayden Joseph, Will Alves and Sammy Braybrooke. There is excitement over the prospects of Finnish centre-back Ilari Kangasniemi, 19, who joined from FC Inter Turku last month.
Leicester were also intent on a substantial clear-out of players. There was a recognition that it had festered too long and they had to reshape the squad. The process has been described as “draining the swamp” by fans.
Though Abdul Fatawu and Jeremy Monga were sold for a combined total of over £30m, it was the exits of Harry Winks, Jannik Vestergaard, Hamza Choudhury, Stephy Mavididi and Oliver Skipp which suggest that lessons have been learned.
Harry Winks and Hamza Choudhury

For too many years, Leicester have failed or struggled to offload highly paid underachievers, but there was clear progress this summer in moving players out. Harry Souttar, the Australian international, was a target for Sheffield United and Wrexham but ultimately priced out of a move because of a strict £10m valuation.
Leicester now believe they have a budget more in line with a League One club. The net profit from the summer was more than £25m. Recent claims of looming administration have been dismissed, but there is no question that promotion this season is desperately needed.
The route back to the Championship will not be easy. The division is wildly unpredictable and many of the youngsters in Leicester’s squad are not used to three matches a week.
It is the club’s culture which arguably needs to be addressed as a priority. Once a source of great pride under former manager Nigel Pearson, standards have dropped far too low.
The £100m Seagrave training ground remains the unwanted emblem of the club’s malaise. It is referred to by fans as the “Seagrave Holiday & Hotel Spa” and many feel the relocation has weakened the underdog spirit which enabled 5,000-1 shots Leicester to win the Premier League in 2016.
The facilities are outstanding, but have arguably spoiled some of the players and generated accusations of entitlement. It is a culture that Martin has addressed and morale at the facility is said to have improved dramatically.
Leicester City

Running costs for the complex are understood to be significant, particularly for a club in League One. Players are not charged for overnight accommodation, despite reports this week, though there is a long-standing policy which applies for payment to stays outside club requirements. It is understood the charge is more of a move designed to encourage players to live in closer proximity to Seagrave. Winks, Vestergaard and Conor Coady all commuted daily during their time at the club.
This weekend, the focus returns to Martin and his players. Leicester face Barnsley away before the international break brings a brief pause to league fixtures. There have been glimpses of progress, but promotion remains the ultimate target and will be a challenge. After so much drama over the past five years, Leicester’s fans are yearning for some positivity.

Strict £10mil valuation for Souttar suggests that very little has actually been learned.

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Posted
On 16/09/2026 at 10:43, Saints Fan In Peace said:

Regardless of thoughts on Martin, can I just point out that like everything else that comes out of Charlie Austin's mouth, this is bullshit. 

 

When he was with us was permanently a stone overweight, and if he did get picked, which was increasingly rare because of his doughnut intake, he hobbled about on his shredded knees for a bit and then got subbed. He could barely last an hour, never mind 3 x 90 minutes a week. 

 

And that div has never made an intelligent comment in his life so it's a bit rich of him to set up a YouTube channel called CHAZ KICKS OFF specifically so he can shout stuff he's made up, and then start telling other people to wind their necks in. 

 

There's a reason he's done over 200 videos and yet they're still getting less than 300 views each. And that reason is that he's an absolute, solid gold throbber. 

 

Sorry. Had to get that off my chest. I'll go back to lurking now. 

 

Solid gold throbber lol

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