Ruud van Nistelrooy - New Manager - Official

[lcfc_forever]

4 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/01/24/leicester-turmoil-van-nistelrooy-fights-drift-relegation/
 

After the Fulham defeat, Van Nistelrooy clashed with Buonanotte over his performance as a substitute but the most alarming row was with defender Caleb Okoli, who did not play at all.

 

It is understood that Van Nistelrooy turned on Okoli, a £13 million summer signing from Atalanta, over his choice of football boots and insisted they made him frequently slip over.

 

Okoli was so stunned by the confrontation that he demanded a meeting with Rudkin and now appears certain to leave before the window closes.

What a read, so depressing. You can tell Percy is annoyed by the secrecy at the club as well. 
 

Other things that stood out for me are Ward asked to be taken off at halftime vs. Wolves, RVN told fringe players asking why they didn’t play vs. QPR that the club doesn’t hand out Christmas presents and we are focusing on a winger on loan (but may be able to use the Cannon money as well). It’s an utter mess, although like RVN attempting to introduce discipline at the club. 

[Ric Flair]

Hahahaaa I had a feeling there was a Percy bombshell in the offing. If he's having a pop at Bounanotte and Okoli then I wonder what he made of Jordan Ayew in the closing minutes vs Palace and immediately afterwards, not to mention he's a fine one for falling over with the faintest of touches.

 

A 2nd manager on the spin that came with a reputation for developing young players and either doesn't pick them or falls out with them. Worrying.

 

I really hope Ruud knows what he's doing here but it seems like we're done.

[K789]

13 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/01/24/leicester-turmoil-van-nistelrooy-fights-drift-relegation/
 

After the Fulham defeat, Van Nistelrooy clashed with Buonanotte over his performance as a substitute but the most alarming row was with defender Caleb Okoli, who did not play at all.

 

It is understood that Van Nistelrooy turned on Okoli, a £13 million summer signing from Atalanta, over his choice of football boots and insisted they made him frequently slip over.

 

Okoli was so stunned by the confrontation that he demanded a meeting with Rudkin and now appears certain to leave before the window closes.

Would be amazed if he's our manager next week

[Claudio Fannieri]

11 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/01/24/leicester-turmoil-van-nistelrooy-fights-drift-relegation/
 

After the Fulham defeat, Van Nistelrooy clashed with Buonanotte over his performance as a substitute but the most alarming row was with defender Caleb Okoli, who did not play at all.

 

It is understood that Van Nistelrooy turned on Okoli, a £13 million summer signing from Atalanta, over his choice of football boots and insisted they made him frequently slip over.

 

Okoli was so stunned by the confrontation that he demanded a meeting with Rudkin and now appears certain to leave before the window closes.

So now Percy has spoken, would seem the club is in absolute disarray, manager on the brink and a group of players who when the going gets tough run off telling tales and crying to the higher ups. Recipe for disaster, starting to loath this bunch as much as the last lot who managed to take us down 😡

[Fox92]

13 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/01/24/leicester-turmoil-van-nistelrooy-fights-drift-relegation/
 

After the Fulham defeat, Van Nistelrooy clashed with Buonanotte over his performance as a substitute but the most alarming row was with defender Caleb Okoli, who did not play at all.

 

It is understood that Van Nistelrooy turned on Okoli, a £13 million summer signing from Atalanta, over his choice of football boots and insisted they made him frequently slip over.

 

Okoli was so stunned by the confrontation that he demanded a meeting with Rudkin and now appears certain to leave before the window closes.

 What am I reading.

 

What a circus this season has been.

[87fox]

Wow. There's a lot to unpick there.

Percy gets it:
 

Average players have earned lucrative contracts and become almost impossible to move on. One player who was not a regular starter saw his salary rise to £100,000 a week from around £70,000, following promotion from the Championship.

 

Players appear comfortable and unchallenged, with some allegedly having a direct line to Srivaddhanaprabha. This is a club which allows at least two first-team players to commute every day from over 90 miles away.

[AjcW]

1 minute ago, 87fox said:

Wow. There's a lot to unpick there.

Percy gets it:
 

Average players have earned lucrative contracts and become almost impossible to move on. One player who was not a regular starter saw his salary rise to £100,000 a week from around £70,000, following promotion from the Championship.

 

Players appear comfortable and unchallenged, with some allegedly having a direct line to Srivaddhanaprabha. This is a club which allows at least two first-team players to commute every day from over 90 miles away.

Daka the first one

 

Vardy and Coady the second

 

 

[CosbehFox]

Actually think that article makes me back Ruud more. He's trying to change the culture and none of these players give a fcuk. The Okoli one is odd but the rest is valid. 

[CosbehFox]

Just now, AjcW said:

Daka the first one

 

Vardy and Coady the second

 

 

Vestergaard lives in London 

[lgfualol]

Joke club.

 

Had to laugh at the thought of Ruud having a go at Okoli randomly though, just turning to him and going “AND YOU.. YOU’RE JUST A CVNT”. 

[87fox]

1 minute ago, 87fox said:

Wow. There's a lot to unpick there.

Percy gets it:
 

Average players have earned lucrative contracts and become almost impossible to move on. One player who was not a regular starter saw his salary rise to £100,000 a week from around £70,000, following promotion from the Championship.

 

Players appear comfortable and unchallenged, with some allegedly having a direct line to Srivaddhanaprabha. This is a club which allows at least two first-team players to commute every day from over 90 miles away.

I'll start the guesses...

£70,000 to £100,000 player: Coady? Justin? Daka? Soumare?

90 mile commuters: Coady? Winks? 

[Stuntman_Mike]

4 minutes ago, LVFox said:

Absolutely love the image of Ruud shouting at everyone and then just turning to Okoli for a "and as for you, you just ****ing slip over"

 

Daka must've been on edge at this point 

[VLC86]

At this point you just have to laugh. 

[Gevans_97]

14 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/01/24/leicester-turmoil-van-nistelrooy-fights-drift-relegation/
 

After the Fulham defeat, Van Nistelrooy clashed with Buonanotte over his performance as a substitute but the most alarming row was with defender Caleb Okoli, who did not play at all.

 

It is understood that Van Nistelrooy turned on Okoli, a £13 million summer signing from Atalanta, over his choice of football boots and insisted they made him frequently slip over.

 

Okoli was so stunned by the confrontation that he demanded a meeting with Rudkin and now appears certain to leave before the window closes.

This is pretty damning for Van Nistelrooy. Smacks of a man in completely disarray when you start to have a go at players that aren’t even playing…

 

Doesn’t know who to blame, so just goes after random players, and picks a reason out of thin air.

 

Yeesh.

[Happy Fox]

Rafa incoming, we need an experienced head, if the players don't respect Rafa, then they can do one.

[ealingfox]

18 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/01/24/leicester-turmoil-van-nistelrooy-fights-drift-relegation/
 

After the Fulham defeat, Van Nistelrooy clashed with Buonanotte over his performance as a substitute but the most alarming row was with defender Caleb Okoli, who did not play at all.

 

It is understood that Van Nistelrooy turned on Okoli, a £13 million summer signing from Atalanta, over his choice of football boots and insisted they made him frequently slip over.

 

Okoli was so stunned by the confrontation that he demanded a meeting with Rudkin and now appears certain to leave before the window closes.

 

Yep, get him out now. Sounds a complete prat.

[moore_94]

Just now, AjcW said:

Daka the first one

 

Vardy and Coady the second

 

 

I think the first one might be Coady

 

Daka was a pretty regular starter

[VLC86]

Just now, Happy Fox said:

Rafa incoming, we need an experienced head, if the players don't respect Rafa, then they can do one.

Rafa? Some of the stories I’ve heard about his man management skills would cause a blood bath.

 

Convinced myself as writing this that it should happen.

[teblin]

Bit of both here, maybe it’s the players not fans that are the entitled ones.

 

Too much money, doesn’t actually matter to them enough.

 

Also the manager is losing the plot so it seems. Or can’t install what he wants due to player attitudes.

[lcfc sheff]

He’s too much of a bastard isn’t he, we don’t have enough bastards in the team; but you can’t really have one managing us if the players are just going to be wet wipes 

[FoxinLeeds]

2 minutes ago, 87fox said:

I'll start the guesses...

£70,000 to £100,000 player: Coady? Justin? Daka? Soumare?

90 mile commuters: Coady? Winks? 

Wasn't Vestergaard on £70k a week before his contract expired. Be just us to resign him on a higher wage

[FrankieADZ]

3 minutes ago, Stuntman_Mike said:

Daka must've been on edge at this point 

tbf Ayew must be close too, cos he just falls over with the breeze

[CosbehFox]

2 minutes ago, Gevans_97 said:

This is pretty damning for Van Nistelrooy. Smacks of a man in completely disarray when you start to have a go at players that aren’t even playing…

 

Doesn’t know who to blame, so just goes after random players, and picks a reason out of thin air.

 

Yeesh.

Disagree personally. It speaks to me a bloke whose trying to hold standards and get form of a proper routine for players to follow. If Okoli can't take some needle occasionally, he aint cut out for it. 

[VLC86]

You pick your battles don’t you, and plenty of other battles to be picked instead of with someone who didn’t plays boots .

1 minute ago, lcfc sheff said:

He’s too much of a bastard isn’t he, we don’t have enough bastards in the team; but you can’t really have one managing us if the players are just going to be wet wipes 

 

[filbertway]

This will have come from the soft players right? So maybe take it all with a pinch of salt

 

Footballers slipping over because of their boots is annoying as shit though. 

 

Wonder who's let this slip, I imagine this stuff happens every weekend in changing rooms up and down the country