King Power Out

[CL Fox]

17 hours ago, Ricey said:

Surprises me that there was zero chants towards the board or Rudkin today, from what I heard. Last season it was most matches, but it all seems to be fizzling away. Maybe it all feels too futile.

Most of our fans think its not Top's fault. Some sausage on Twitter was suggested we should have had a carnival atmosphere against Middlesborough because Rudkin has moved upstairs. Utterly clueless.

[Tommy G]

10 hours ago, NextPlease said:

Just posted on another thread, why do posters keep telling others what they should do?

 

Each person can make their own mind up and if they come to a different conclusion to you, they are not wrong, they just have a different set of priorities 

Just an opinion - is this a forum for opinions and discussion…or not 

[Clogger_]

Think those hyper-sensitive about anyone pointing out the aged nature of much of our fanbase and the knock-on impact on atmosphere and supporter-activism are nuts. It's just true. They cannot wait to jump on any comments. I say this as someone who is not young at all... but I can also call a spade a spade.

 

IMO our ever-aging fanbase is detrimental to our club in so many ways. Sorry, fellow oldies.

Edited 30 November 2025 by Clogger_

[Spiritwalker]

22 hours ago, SemperEadem said:

Of course he wasn’t there again after wanting to get closer.

He was playing polo in Dubai so technically he was closer.

[Freeman's Wharfer]

On 29/11/2025 at 20:49, Corky said:

I've been thinking about this lately as many of our fans cannot separate the two periods of King Power ownership. Vichai had his faults but he acted like we were a big club- talked big (Europe three years after promotion), acted big (burned by losing Kante cheaply so Mahrez had to wait. If you are pissed off, tough shit). Decisively axed Ranieri, took a legend in Shakespeare out early, would probably have removed Puel shortly around the time of the crash if it hadn't happened. Wanted the training ground and I'm sure an expansion would have followed. Made mistakes but seemingly retained good relations with those guys.

 

This lot- God knows. Amateurs all over the place. Making Rodgers bigger than the club. Running the wage bill to astronomical levels. Dreadful managerial appointments. Chucking toys to fans when in the bottom half of the Championship. Nobody sitting in the front row when the "leader" isn't there.

 

I don't know where they believe we should be because there is nothing about them. We don't strive for anything. No identity, nothing unique in a positive sense. Just a collection of people living off things they weren't instrumental in (a lot of the European finishes/ FA Cup win work was done before they took charge). Taking little action to stop a mediocre squad dragging us down.

 

The fact so many are willing to talk their own club down to defend this regime is incredible. People will look at your list and shrug shoulders.

Remember the debacle where Pearson was told he’d been sacked and then reinstated later that day as someone didn’t have authority to make the decision in the 2014/15 season? Just before we played Arsenal away.

 

It was never confirmed who did the sacking and who overruled and did the reinstating but I think we now know don’t we?

 

Aiyawatt got away with that little episode. One that would have changed the course of history and meant we never won the Premier League. But yet he’s dining out on the credit for the success that came thereafter with some fans to this day.

[Blue.Fox84]

2 minutes ago, Freeman's Wharfer said:

Remember the debacle where Pearson was told he’d been sacked and then reinstated later that day as someone didn’t have authority to make the decision in the 2014/15 season? Just before we played Arsenal away.

 

It was never confirmed who did the sacking and who overruled and did the reinstating but I think we now know don’t we?

 

Aiyawatt got away with that little episode. One that would have changed the course of history and meant we never won the Premier League. But yet he’s dining out on the credit for the success that came thereafter with some fans to this day.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, there is a lot of things down the years that have probably been a risk that has paid off in King Powers favour, a lot of those risks are no longer working and they are getting exposed for their lack of football management. 
 

Does anyone know if we still get blessings from monks and gold trimmings/flags around the club? 

[LCFCJohn]

10 minutes ago, Freeman's Wharfer said:

Remember the debacle where Pearson was told he’d been sacked and then reinstated later that day as someone didn’t have authority to make the decision in the 2014/15 season? Just before we played Arsenal away.

 

It was never confirmed who did the sacking and who overruled and did the reinstating but I think we now know don’t we?

 

Aiyawatt got away with that little episode. One that would have changed the course of history and meant we never won the Premier League. But yet he’s dining out on the credit for the success that came thereafter with some fans to this day.

Yeah, I can’t believe anyone seriously thinks it was the other way. 

[SemperEadem]

1 hour ago, Blue.Fox84 said:

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, there is a lot of things down the years that have probably been a risk that has paid off in King Powers favour, a lot of those risks are no longer working and they are getting exposed for their lack of football management. 
 

Does anyone know if we still get blessings from monks and gold trimmings/flags around the club? 

Yes we do, they were in last season.

[Wymsey]

Can't they do an interview with Rudkin?

[Mike the Metal Ed]

3 minutes ago, SemperEadem said:

Yes we do, they were in last season.

I think we need to start a Monks Out thread then. 

[Heart-Shaped Fox]

I see us being a Blackburn or Stoke. Both been absolutely shite since last relegated from the Prem. Blackburn have been down to L1 too. Probably more comparable with Blackburn considering they also have shite owners and they won't leave

[CL Fox]

No decisive action yet again.

 

Hes either spent too much again so we cant sack him, dithering finding a replacement or believes he'll turn it around.

 

None of those explanations suggest he has the competence to run a football club.

 

Sell up.

Edited 1 December 2025 by CL Fox

[ClaphamFox]

Just now, CL Fox said:

No decisive action yet again.

 

Hes ever spent too much again so we cant sack him, dithering finding a replacement or believes he'll turn it around.

 

None of those explanations suggest he has the competence to run a football club.

 

Sell up.

Presumably Top wants any decision on replacing Cifuentes to involve the new CEO and technical director, neither of whom have been appointed yet. If so, I actually think the club is making the right decision for once—the new leadership team has to make the call. Unfortunately this means we may have to wait a while yet until a decision is made.

[CL Fox]

2 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said:

Presumably Top wants any decision on replacing Cifuentes to involve the new CEO and technical director, neither of whom have been appointed yet. If so, I actually think the club is making the right decision for once—the new leadership team has to make the call. Unfortunately this means we may have to wait a while yet until a decision is made.

Ill be amazed if we see a new CEO or technical director before Christmas. Neither Wheland leaving or the need for a competent football director came out of the blue either.

[5waller5]

On 30/11/2025 at 08:45, NextPlease said:

 

 

Each person can make their own mind up and if they come to a different conclusion to you, they are not wrong 

Hmmm, I usually find that if someone doesn’t agree with me then they’re wrong! 

[ClaphamFox]

31 minutes ago, 5waller5 said:

Hmmm, I usually find that if someone doesn’t agree with me then they’re wrong! 

 

[Patrick]

Are there any other clubs in world football that have a similar weird cult around the ownership that we do? I certainly can't think of any others where a sizeable portion of the fanbase considers worshipping the owner to be a necessary component of supporting the club.

[Muzzy_no7]

17 hours ago, Clogger_ said:

Think those hyper-sensitive about anyone pointing out the aged nature of much of our fanbase and the knock-on impact on atmosphere and supporter-activism are nuts. It's just true. They cannot wait to jump on any comments. I say this as someone who is not young at all... but I can also call a spade a spade.

 

IMO our ever-aging fanbase is detrimental to our club in so many ways. Sorry, fellow oldies.

I do worry about the size of our fan base in 10-20+ years time given the demographic of our fanbase both home and away being so different to the demographic of the city itself. 
 

Although my experience of going home and aways since the late 90s I would say more than half of our regulars come from the county. 

[Joe90]

8 minutes ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

I do worry about the size of our fan base in 10-20+ years time given the demographic of our fanbase both home and away being so different to the demographic of the city itself. 
 

Although my experience of going home and aways since the late 90s I would say more than half of our regulars come from the county. 

In the 90s we regularly didn’t sell out a 21000 filbert street, 2000s we were getting just over 20k 2010s a bit over , yea we picked up a few after our success but never have we been anywhere near of the top 10 teams, I think we will probably dwindle back down to just over 20k in the next few seasons, pricing isn’t helping neither 

Edited 1 December 2025 by Joe90

[VLC86]

14 hours ago, Wymsey said:

Can't they do an interview with Rudkin?

An exit one?

[Muzzy_no7]

3 minutes ago, Joe90 said:

In the 90s we regularly didn’t sell out a 21000 filbert street, 2000s we were getting 25k 2010s under that, yea we picked up a few after our success but never have we been anywhere near of the top 10 teams, I think we will probably dwindle back down to just over 20k in the next few seasons, pricing isn’t helping neither 

I think given the attendances between 96-02 we were ready for a bigger stadium. 

[AjcW]

I was starting to worry over the weekend that he's seen Chansiri's escape and thought it's not the worst idea.

 

Triggered by Simon Jordan saying any Sheff Weds takeover would result in a payment to Chansiri to comply with league rules.

 

Run us into the ground.... walk away debt free... get a small pay off for your troubles.

[Joe90]

Just now, Muzzy_no7 said:

I think given the attendances between 96-02 we were ready for a bigger stadium. 

Oh for sure, and it’s paid of because we have consistently had attendances over that since, but I agree with original poster saying our attendances will dwindle now, at a guess back to 24k in a season, but yea still 3k more then filbert street

[Jon the Hat]

On 30/11/2025 at 16:45, NextPlease said:

Just posted on another thread, why do posters keep telling others what they should do?

 

Each person can make their own mind up and if they come to a different conclusion to you, they are not wrong, they just have a different set of priorities 

They can be completely wrong.  People come to the wrong conclusions all the time for various reasons.  Lack of objectivity, not having all the information or lack of reasoning skills.  

[VLC86]

57 minutes ago, AjcW said:

I was starting to worry over the weekend that he's seen Chansiri's escape and thought it's not the worst idea.

 

Triggered by Simon Jordan saying any Sheff Weds takeover would result in a payment to Chansiri to comply with league rules.

 

Run us into the ground.... walk away debt free... get a small pay off for your troubles.

I know things are bad, but there isn’t much evidence to suggest this would happen on purpose. Doing it accidentally is much more likely due to their sheer incompetence.