Ruud van Nistelrooy - New Manager - Official

[HighPeakFox]

Just now, winteriscoming said:

I was half right. 😂

You were. I just don't like the use of that phrase at all.

[Claridge]

1 hour ago, teblin said:

Should've never been Cooper in. Both appointments were really wrong.

 

Cooper would probably of kept us up, that was his only remit. Ridiculous decision to sack him when they did. Good argument not have appointed him in the first place, but im not sure who else wanted the job

[HighPeakFox]

5 minutes ago, Claridge said:

Cooper would probably of kept us up, that was his only remit. Ridiculous decision to sack him when they did. Good argument not have appointed him in the first place, but im not sure who else wanted the job

'Probably' is doing an awful lot of heavy lifting here.

[bovril]

On 16/02/2025 at 04:08, Dmitry said:

I did until I saw that photo

[Claridge]

3 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said:

'Probably' is doing an awful lot of heavy lifting here.

It is, but we were no where near the sxxt we are in now under Cooper. Perhaps more chance of keeping us up than Ruud would of been a better phrase

[teblin]

13 minutes ago, Claridge said:

Cooper would probably of kept us up, that was his only remit. Ridiculous decision to sack him when they did. Good argument not have appointed him in the first place, but im not sure who else wanted the job

Not sure he would’ve done much better without mads and wilf.

[Claridge]

Just now, teblin said:

Not sure he would’ve done much better without mads and wilf.

I reckon he would of been 3 points better off at least, which would of seen us out of the relegation zone. We will never know of course, Ruud may keep us up, lets hope so

[teblin]

2 minutes ago, Claridge said:

I reckon he would have been 3 points better off at least, which would have seen us out of the relegation zone. We will never know of course, Ruud may keep us up, lets hope so

Yep let’s hope so, not sure if either of them will/would’ve guess we’ll not know with cooper.

[daddylonglegs]

Cooper was the wrong appointment and so was Ruud. 

It is ironic though that Ruud has resorted to Cooper style football & selection without Cooper style results. Certainly doesn't reflect well on anyone associated with the club. 

 

[Muzzy_no7]

20 hours ago, BKLFox said:

Yes they do

I prefer Mads but Pickford is probably better currently.

The complete back 4 of theirs is better it also has a MV just shy of £100m ours is what £30m

The wingers are better Lindstrom, Ndiaye even Harrison are all better than what we currently have

I believe Ndidi & Soumare & Bilal would probably make a joint 11

Then looking at CF Vardy/Daka v DCL/Beto currently it’s about which 1 of the 4 offers more to the team do Vardy/Daka get involved more no so probably Beto as it is now 

 

So that’s what 8 Everton & 3 Leicester in a joint 11 🤷‍♂️ 

 

That’s not me being all doom and gloom on Leicester jumping on a slating wagon if you don’t agree who do you change then I could probably point to their individual thread and show how everyone else feels.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Their full backs and double pivot are no better than our stock. I won’t have that. 

[Ricey]

2 hours ago, BenTheFox said:

Why would Steve Cooper put people off Sean Dyche? Dyche has a track record over several years of keeping teams in this league in difficult circumstances.

 

My biggest reservation with appointing Dyche is that I don't think we really have a Dyche team. 

...because if people thought the football was dire under Cooper, just wait until they experience Dyche.

 

You are right about the team, it just wouldn't suit Dyche. The Everton team he inherited was pretty well suited to his style.

[BenTheFox]

54 minutes ago, Ricey said:

...because if people thought the football was dire under Cooper, just wait until they experience Dyche.

 

You are right about the team, it just wouldn't suit Dyche. The Everton team he inherited was pretty well suited to his style.

I couldn't give a shit at whether we are good to watch or not. In fact, it's always been results first for me. 

[5waller5]

22 hours ago, Ricey said:

It’s 2025 and Leicester fans are still calling for Sean Dyche.

 

I’d hoped Steve Cooper would have put people off, but clearly not.

 There’s still a few on Facebook wanting Sam Allardyce!! 

[5waller5]

12 hours ago, Long Eaton Fox said:

So LCFC get rid of Cooper and bring in RVN just in time for the Jan transfer window then suddenly we have no money. Who is telling the truth? 

Not our Board that’s for sure

[TheGoldenGod]

I find it so tiresome that people are demanding Ruud goes as well. What good is 3 managers in one season going to accomplish? I'm sick of stating that Ruud wasn't backed and you can debate the reasons why but for me it's clear that we overspent on dross in the Summer to support a crap manager who was the wrong appointment from the get-go and now our chickens have come home to roost.

 

Could Ruud change things tactically? Of course. I'm not happy with the line-ups he puts out but other than playing Facundo or Mavididi, there really isn't anything else he can do as most agree the defence is what it is, most options aren't to the level. MAYBE, play a couple kids but at this point if he won't do it in the cup games, he won't be doing it in the league.

 

The players have to roll their sleeves up and fight for the whole 90, no use giving it a good go until the last 10 mins as well!

 

But at the end of the day the biggest problem (as we all know) is the decision making above.

[Graceroad]

1 hour ago, TheGoldenGod said:

I find it so tiresome that people are demanding Ruud goes as well. What good is 3 managers in one season going to accomplish? I'm sick of stating that Ruud wasn't backed and you can debate the reasons why but for me it's clear that we overspent on dross in the Summer to support a crap manager who was the wrong appointment from the get-go and now our chickens have come home to roost.

 

Could Ruud change things tactically? Of course. I'm not happy with the line-ups he puts out but other than playing Facundo or Mavididi, there really isn't anything else he can do as most agree the defence is what it is, most options aren't to the level. MAYBE, play a couple kids but at this point if he won't do it in the cup games, he won't be doing it in the league.

 

The players have to roll their sleeves up and fight for the whole 90, no use giving it a good go until the last 10 mins as well!

 

But at the end of the day the biggest problem (as we all know) is the decision making above.

Cooper won the under 19 World Cup got Swansea in the play offs two years running they haven't got close since and worked miracles  with Forest  bit harsh to call him a crap manager

[VG Fox]

anyone know whether Moyes was definitely approached either in the summer or after coopers sacking or was he never considered? I for one definitely didn't want him, but it looks like that was a foolish view as he has clearly got a tune out of the toffees....probably has more to work with than he would have had here mind

[Stadt]

33 minutes ago, Graceroad said:

Cooper won the under 19 World Cup got Swansea in the play offs two years running they haven't got close since and worked miracles  with Forest  bit harsh to call him a crap manager

Cooper has a similar premier league record to Steve Kean. He's shit, look what happened to Forest after he left.

[BKLFox]

Being a managers a funny old game, Carrick is in danger of being booted after a poor run of 5 or 6 games despite him getting great reviews in the past there at Boro, Cooper is being touted as a potential replacement.

It really is a job that’s rewarded after failure 

[filbertway]

13 minutes ago, BKLFox said:

Being a managers a funny old game, Carrick is in danger of being booted after a poor run of 5 or 6 games despite him getting great reviews in the past there at Boro, Cooper is being touted as a potential replacement.

It really is a job that’s rewarded after failure 

Imagine going from Carrick's brand of football to Cooper's...nobody could be that foolish 

[Lionator]

1 hour ago, Graceroad said:

Cooper won the under 19 World Cup got Swansea in the play offs two years running they haven't got close since and worked miracles  with Forest  bit harsh to call him a crap manager

Look at the Swansea team he had though, looking back it’s scandalous that he didn’t get them up. 

[Phenom]

4 hours ago, Claridge said:

Cooper would probably of kept us up, that was his only remit. Ridiculous decision to sack him when they did. Good argument not have appointed him in the first place, but im not sure who else wanted the job

No

[TheGoldenGod]

1 hour ago, Graceroad said:

Cooper won the under 19 World Cup got Swansea in the play offs two years running they haven't got close since and worked miracles  with Forest  bit harsh to call him a crap manager

My word...you can't hide being a Cooper shill can you?. Give it a rest PLEASE.

[lcfc_forever]

1 hour ago, VG Fox said:

anyone know whether Moyes was definitely approached either in the summer or after coopers sacking or was he never considered? I for one definitely didn't want him, but it looks like that was a foolish view as he has clearly got a tune out of the toffees....probably has more to work with than he would have had here mind

Collomosse suggested we were in for him to replace Cooper (despite the club's denials) but sounded like he wanted to wait for the Everton job. 

Edited 17 February by lcfc_forever

[lcfc_forever]

I appreciate Ruud was given a crap hand, and got worse after he couldn't buy or loan more players in.

 

But we can't afford to have both our two loan players not starting. 

 

Something has to change, whether it's formation, personnel or manager. I'd rather it was one of the first two but if he keeps on insisting playing his current formation, expect the same outcome. 

 

He could move to 3-4-2-1 given our lack of pacy, creative wingers, or take a risk on one of the youngsters if he wants to stick with the same formation. We switched to 3-5-2 in our great escape season, and the rest is history. He plays that formation when we're chasing the game so why not start with it? 

Edited 17 February by lcfc_forever