Perplexity AI Review of Leicester’s Disastrous season 24/25

[justfoxes]

Getting Bored last night on a shift at work Asked Perplexity an AI Research Generator what and why Did Leicester City had a disastrous season, an interesting read into our demise this season !!
 

 

Leicester City’s Disastrous 2024-2025 Season:A Perfect Storm of Failures

Leicester City’s return to the Premier League has been nothing short of catastrophic. After achieving promotion as Championship winners last season, the Foxes now find themselves 17 points adrift of safety with relegation all but mathematically confirmed. This comprehensive analysis examines the multiple factors that have contributed to one of the most disappointing campaigns in the club’s recent history.
Managerial Chaos and Instability
The seeds of Leicester’s disastrous season were planted before a ball was even kicked. The sudden departure of promotion-winning manager Enzo Maresca to Chelsea left the club scrambling for leadership. This triggered a cascade of poor managerial decisions that have haunted the team throughout the campaign.
Steve Cooper was appointed as Maresca’s replacement but his tenure proved brief and unsuccessful, winning just two of his 12 league games before being dismissed. The appointment of Ruud van Nistelrooy in his place has yielded even worse results. The former Manchester United striker has managed only four wins in 15 games since taking charge, with a particularly dreadful run of 11 losses in his first 15 matches.
This constant managerial upheaval speaks to a deeper issue within the club’s hierarchy. As one source notes, “Both managers are chalk and cheese in their style, with previous appointments (Brendan Rodgers to Dean Smith to Enzo Maresca) suggesting that their is an identity crisis and a lack of understanding as to what it means to be Leicester City”.
The Van Nistelrooy Experiment
Van Nistelrooy’s appointment has proven particularly problematic. Despite initial promise with wins against Tottenham and draws against Brighton, momentum quickly dissipated. The team’s performances have deteriorated dramatically, with embarrassing defeats becoming commonplace - including a 4-0 thrashing at Everton where they conceded after just 10 seconds.
Catastrophic Recruitment Strategy
Perhaps the most significant factor in Leicester’s downfall has been their deeply flawed recruitment strategy. Multiple sources point to this as the primary cause of their struggles.
Expensive Failures
The summer transfer window saw Leicester make several high-profile signings that have failed to deliver:
    1.    Oliver Skipp (£25m from Tottenham) - Has been so ineffective that his absence from the squad during a 3-0 defeat to Manchester United perfectly symbolized Leicester’s recruitment failures.
    2.    Caleb Okoli (£15m from Atalanta) - Only made his first start in February, nearly seven months into the season.
    3.    Bilal El Khannouss - Shows promise but lacks consistency.
    4.    Odsonne Edouard (loan from Crystal Palace) - Perhaps the most egregious example of Leicester’s mismanagement. The club paid a £2.5 million loan fee plus agreed to cover a significant portion of his reported £90,000 weekly wages, yet he hasn’t featured at any level since November 10.
Former Premier League striker Clinton Morrison didn’t mince words: “Leicester’s recruitment has been nowhere near good enough. To survive in the Premier League, they needed to strengthen. They didn’t strengthen enough”.
Critical Injury Setbacks
Injuries have severely hampered Leicester’s campaign, with one particular loss proving devastating.
The Abdul Fatawu Factor
Abdul Fatawu’s season-ending ACL injury in November while on international duty with Ghana has been described as Leicester’s “biggest miss of all”. The talented young winger was a standout performer in the early part of the season, and his absence severely limited Leicester’s attacking options.
Fatawu was only recently pictured back on the training ground at Leicester’s Seagrave facility in mid-April, far too late to influence the club’s fate this season. Fans on social media underscored his importance, with one supporter noting: “Leicester really missed him. Things might have been different if he hadn’t been injured all season”.
Other key injuries have further weakened an already thin squad, with the Premier League’s injury list regularly featuring multiple Leicester players.
Offensive and Defensive Failures
Leicester’s problems span both ends of the pitch, creating a perfect storm of inadequacy.
Toothless Attack
The team’s offensive struggles are stark. They’ve failed to score in eight consecutive Premier League games (as of April 10) and endured a record six straight home defeats without scoring. Leicester remains overly dependent on 38-year-old Jamie Vardy, who leads the team with just seven goals in 28 appearances. No other player has scored more than four goals this season.
Porous Defense
Defensively, Leicester has been equally woeful. They’ve kept just one clean sheet in the entire campaign (in October against Bournemouth) and conceded the first goal in 25 of their first 30 Premier League games. At one point, they went 23 consecutive matches without keeping a clean sheet.
Leadership Vacuum and Ownership Issues
The club’s problems extend beyond the pitch to the boardroom, where a leadership vacuum has exacerbated the crisis.
Silent Management
Director of football Jon Rudkin and CEO Susan Wheelen have been criticized for their silence during the club’s struggles. Meanwhile, chairman Aiyawatt “Top” Srivaddhanaprabha has been notably absent during crucial periods.
One particularly damning assessment notes: “The collapse hasn’t just been on the pitch, it’s also been at the top”. Fans have increasingly expressed their frustration through walkouts and chants against the board.
Project Reset
The disconnection between supporters and club leadership became so severe that fans organized a protest called “Project Reset” in February 2025. The movement highlighted the “sustained lack of transparency” and the perception that decisions appear “reactionary, inconsistent and without reference to any clear guiding principles”.
Financial Complications
Leicester’s on-field struggles have been complicated by financial constraints.
PSR Concerns
Fears about breaching the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) have hampered Leicester’s ability to strengthen the squad. In April, the club announced a loss of £19.4 million for the previous season and admitted they expect conversations to continue over a potential PSR breach.
This financial uncertainty creates the nightmarish prospect of starting next season in the Championship with a points deduction, making an immediate return to the Premier League even more challenging.
The Long-Term Decline
Leicester’s current crisis isn’t simply the result of one bad season but represents the culmination of years of decline following their FA Cup triumph in 2021.
From Model Club to Cautionary Tale
In 2021, Leicester’s owners were “considered untouchable” after winning the FA Cup. The club was viewed as a model that other teams should emulate. Four years later, it’s “a shadow of itself”.
The downward spiral can be traced to multiple factors, including the pandemic’s impact on their parent company King Power International Group (which operates in the travel retail sector) and a shift away from their successful business model of developing and selling players for profit.
Conclusion
Leicester City’s disastrous 2024-2025 Premier League campaign represents a perfect storm of failures across all levels of the club. From managerial instability and poor recruitment to key injuries and leadership issues, the club has experienced a systematic breakdown that has left them facing relegation just nine years after their miraculous Premier League title.
As the season concludes, Leicester must confront these fundamental issues to rebuild and avoid the fate of becoming a yo-yo club between England’s top two divisions. With potential PSR breaches looming and major restructuring needed, the road back to Premier League stability looks long and challenging

 

[Oldblueyes]

Other than that JF, every thing else is just spiffing.

[everton carr]

6 hours ago, justfoxes said:

Getting Bored last night on a shift at work Asked Perplexity an AI Research Generator what and why Did Leicester City had a disastrous season, an interesting read into our demise this season !!
 

 

Leicester City’s Disastrous 2024-2025 Season:A Perfect Storm of Failures

Leicester City’s return to the Premier League has been nothing short of catastrophic. After achieving promotion as Championship winners last season, the Foxes now find themselves 17 points adrift of safety with relegation all but mathematically confirmed. This comprehensive analysis examines the multiple factors that have contributed to one of the most disappointing campaigns in the club’s recent history.
Managerial Chaos and Instability
The seeds of Leicester’s disastrous season were planted before a ball was even kicked. The sudden departure of promotion-winning manager Enzo Maresca to Chelsea left the club scrambling for leadership. This triggered a cascade of poor managerial decisions that have haunted the team throughout the campaign.
Steve Cooper was appointed as Maresca’s replacement but his tenure proved brief and unsuccessful, winning just two of his 12 league games before being dismissed. The appointment of Ruud van Nistelrooy in his place has yielded even worse results. The former Manchester United striker has managed only four wins in 15 games since taking charge, with a particularly dreadful run of 11 losses in his first 15 matches.
This constant managerial upheaval speaks to a deeper issue within the club’s hierarchy. As one source notes, “Both managers are chalk and cheese in their style, with previous appointments (Brendan Rodgers to Dean Smith to Enzo Maresca) suggesting that their is an identity crisis and a lack of understanding as to what it means to be Leicester City”.
The Van Nistelrooy Experiment
Van Nistelrooy’s appointment has proven particularly problematic. Despite initial promise with wins against Tottenham and draws against Brighton, momentum quickly dissipated. The team’s performances have deteriorated dramatically, with embarrassing defeats becoming commonplace - including a 4-0 thrashing at Everton where they conceded after just 10 seconds.
Catastrophic Recruitment Strategy
Perhaps the most significant factor in Leicester’s downfall has been their deeply flawed recruitment strategy. Multiple sources point to this as the primary cause of their struggles.
Expensive Failures
The summer transfer window saw Leicester make several high-profile signings that have failed to deliver:
    1.    Oliver Skipp (£25m from Tottenham) - Has been so ineffective that his absence from the squad during a 3-0 defeat to Manchester United perfectly symbolized Leicester’s recruitment failures.
    2.    Caleb Okoli (£15m from Atalanta) - Only made his first start in February, nearly seven months into the season.
    3.    Bilal El Khannouss - Shows promise but lacks consistency.
    4.    Odsonne Edouard (loan from Crystal Palace) - Perhaps the most egregious example of Leicester’s mismanagement. The club paid a £2.5 million loan fee plus agreed to cover a significant portion of his reported £90,000 weekly wages, yet he hasn’t featured at any level since November 10.
Former Premier League striker Clinton Morrison didn’t mince words: “Leicester’s recruitment has been nowhere near good enough. To survive in the Premier League, they needed to strengthen. They didn’t strengthen enough”.
Critical Injury Setbacks
Injuries have severely hampered Leicester’s campaign, with one particular loss proving devastating.
The Abdul Fatawu Factor
Abdul Fatawu’s season-ending ACL injury in November while on international duty with Ghana has been described as Leicester’s “biggest miss of all”. The talented young winger was a standout performer in the early part of the season, and his absence severely limited Leicester’s attacking options.
Fatawu was only recently pictured back on the training ground at Leicester’s Seagrave facility in mid-April, far too late to influence the club’s fate this season. Fans on social media underscored his importance, with one supporter noting: “Leicester really missed him. Things might have been different if he hadn’t been injured all season”.
Other key injuries have further weakened an already thin squad, with the Premier League’s injury list regularly featuring multiple Leicester players.
Offensive and Defensive Failures
Leicester’s problems span both ends of the pitch, creating a perfect storm of inadequacy.
Toothless Attack
The team’s offensive struggles are stark. They’ve failed to score in eight consecutive Premier League games (as of April 10) and endured a record six straight home defeats without scoring. Leicester remains overly dependent on 38-year-old Jamie Vardy, who leads the team with just seven goals in 28 appearances. No other player has scored more than four goals this season.
Porous Defense
Defensively, Leicester has been equally woeful. They’ve kept just one clean sheet in the entire campaign (in October against Bournemouth) and conceded the first goal in 25 of their first 30 Premier League games. At one point, they went 23 consecutive matches without keeping a clean sheet.
Leadership Vacuum and Ownership Issues
The club’s problems extend beyond the pitch to the boardroom, where a leadership vacuum has exacerbated the crisis.
Silent Management
Director of football Jon Rudkin and CEO Susan Wheelen have been criticized for their silence during the club’s struggles. Meanwhile, chairman Aiyawatt “Top” Srivaddhanaprabha has been notably absent during crucial periods.
One particularly damning assessment notes: “The collapse hasn’t just been on the pitch, it’s also been at the top”. Fans have increasingly expressed their frustration through walkouts and chants against the board.
Project Reset
The disconnection between supporters and club leadership became so severe that fans organized a protest called “Project Reset” in February 2025. The movement highlighted the “sustained lack of transparency” and the perception that decisions appear “reactionary, inconsistent and without reference to any clear guiding principles”.
Financial Complications
Leicester’s on-field struggles have been complicated by financial constraints.
PSR Concerns
Fears about breaching the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) have hampered Leicester’s ability to strengthen the squad. In April, the club announced a loss of £19.4 million for the previous season and admitted they expect conversations to continue over a potential PSR breach.
This financial uncertainty creates the nightmarish prospect of starting next season in the Championship with a points deduction, making an immediate return to the Premier League even more challenging.
The Long-Term Decline
Leicester’s current crisis isn’t simply the result of one bad season but represents the culmination of years of decline following their FA Cup triumph in 2021.
From Model Club to Cautionary Tale
In 2021, Leicester’s owners were “considered untouchable” after winning the FA Cup. The club was viewed as a model that other teams should emulate. Four years later, it’s “a shadow of itself”.
The downward spiral can be traced to multiple factors, including the pandemic’s impact on their parent company King Power International Group (which operates in the travel retail sector) and a shift away from their successful business model of developing and selling players for profit.
Conclusion
Leicester City’s disastrous 2024-2025 Premier League campaign represents a perfect storm of failures across all levels of the club. From managerial instability and poor recruitment to key injuries and leadership issues, the club has experienced a systematic breakdown that has left them facing relegation just nine years after their miraculous Premier League title.
As the season concludes, Leicester must confront these fundamental issues to rebuild and avoid the fate of becoming a yo-yo club between England’s top two divisions. With potential PSR breaches looming and major restructuring needed, the road back to Premier League stability looks long and challenging

 

Skipp cost 20M  and Okali only made  his first start in Feb Really

[The boy Linacre]

7 hours ago, justfoxes said:

Getting Bored last night on a shift at work Asked Perplexity an AI Research Generator what and why Did Leicester City had a disastrous season, an interesting read into our demise this season !!
 

 

Leicester City’s Disastrous 2024-2025 Season:A Perfect Storm of Failures

Leicester City’s return to the Premier League has been nothing short of catastrophic. After achieving promotion as Championship winners last season, the Foxes now find themselves 17 points adrift of safety with relegation all but mathematically confirmed. This comprehensive analysis examines the multiple factors that have contributed to one of the most disappointing campaigns in the club’s recent history.
Managerial Chaos and Instability
The seeds of Leicester’s disastrous season were planted before a ball was even kicked. The sudden departure of promotion-winning manager Enzo Maresca to Chelsea left the club scrambling for leadership. This triggered a cascade of poor managerial decisions that have haunted the team throughout the campaign.
Steve Cooper was appointed as Maresca’s replacement but his tenure proved brief and unsuccessful, winning just two of his 12 league games before being dismissed. The appointment of Ruud van Nistelrooy in his place has yielded even worse results. The former Manchester United striker has managed only four wins in 15 games since taking charge, with a particularly dreadful run of 11 losses in his first 15 matches.
This constant managerial upheaval speaks to a deeper issue within the club’s hierarchy. As one source notes, “Both managers are chalk and cheese in their style, with previous appointments (Brendan Rodgers to Dean Smith to Enzo Maresca) suggesting that their is an identity crisis and a lack of understanding as to what it means to be Leicester City”.
The Van Nistelrooy Experiment
Van Nistelrooy’s appointment has proven particularly problematic. Despite initial promise with wins against Tottenham and draws against Brighton, momentum quickly dissipated. The team’s performances have deteriorated dramatically, with embarrassing defeats becoming commonplace - including a 4-0 thrashing at Everton where they conceded after just 10 seconds.
Catastrophic Recruitment Strategy
Perhaps the most significant factor in Leicester’s downfall has been their deeply flawed recruitment strategy. Multiple sources point to this as the primary cause of their struggles.
Expensive Failures
The summer transfer window saw Leicester make several high-profile signings that have failed to deliver:
    1.    Oliver Skipp (£25m from Tottenham) - Has been so ineffective that his absence from the squad during a 3-0 defeat to Manchester United perfectly symbolized Leicester’s recruitment failures.
    2.    Caleb Okoli (£15m from Atalanta) - Only made his first start in February, nearly seven months into the season.
    3.    Bilal El Khannouss - Shows promise but lacks consistency.
    4.    Odsonne Edouard (loan from Crystal Palace) - Perhaps the most egregious example of Leicester’s mismanagement. The club paid a £2.5 million loan fee plus agreed to cover a significant portion of his reported £90,000 weekly wages, yet he hasn’t featured at any level since November 10.
Former Premier League striker Clinton Morrison didn’t mince words: “Leicester’s recruitment has been nowhere near good enough. To survive in the Premier League, they needed to strengthen. They didn’t strengthen enough”.
Critical Injury Setbacks
Injuries have severely hampered Leicester’s campaign, with one particular loss proving devastating.
The Abdul Fatawu Factor
Abdul Fatawu’s season-ending ACL injury in November while on international duty with Ghana has been described as Leicester’s “biggest miss of all”. The talented young winger was a standout performer in the early part of the season, and his absence severely limited Leicester’s attacking options.
Fatawu was only recently pictured back on the training ground at Leicester’s Seagrave facility in mid-April, far too late to influence the club’s fate this season. Fans on social media underscored his importance, with one supporter noting: “Leicester really missed him. Things might have been different if he hadn’t been injured all season”.
Other key injuries have further weakened an already thin squad, with the Premier League’s injury list regularly featuring multiple Leicester players.
Offensive and Defensive Failures
Leicester’s problems span both ends of the pitch, creating a perfect storm of inadequacy.
Toothless Attack
The team’s offensive struggles are stark. They’ve failed to score in eight consecutive Premier League games (as of April 10) and endured a record six straight home defeats without scoring. Leicester remains overly dependent on 38-year-old Jamie Vardy, who leads the team with just seven goals in 28 appearances. No other player has scored more than four goals this season.
Porous Defense
Defensively, Leicester has been equally woeful. They’ve kept just one clean sheet in the entire campaign (in October against Bournemouth) and conceded the first goal in 25 of their first 30 Premier League games. At one point, they went 23 consecutive matches without keeping a clean sheet.
Leadership Vacuum and Ownership Issues
The club’s problems extend beyond the pitch to the boardroom, where a leadership vacuum has exacerbated the crisis.
Silent Management
Director of football Jon Rudkin and CEO Susan Wheelen have been criticized for their silence during the club’s struggles. Meanwhile, chairman Aiyawatt “Top” Srivaddhanaprabha has been notably absent during crucial periods.
One particularly damning assessment notes: “The collapse hasn’t just been on the pitch, it’s also been at the top”. Fans have increasingly expressed their frustration through walkouts and chants against the board.
Project Reset
The disconnection between supporters and club leadership became so severe that fans organized a protest called “Project Reset” in February 2025. The movement highlighted the “sustained lack of transparency” and the perception that decisions appear “reactionary, inconsistent and without reference to any clear guiding principles”.
Financial Complications
Leicester’s on-field struggles have been complicated by financial constraints.
PSR Concerns
Fears about breaching the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) have hampered Leicester’s ability to strengthen the squad. In April, the club announced a loss of £19.4 million for the previous season and admitted they expect conversations to continue over a potential PSR breach.
This financial uncertainty creates the nightmarish prospect of starting next season in the Championship with a points deduction, making an immediate return to the Premier League even more challenging.
The Long-Term Decline
Leicester’s current crisis isn’t simply the result of one bad season but represents the culmination of years of decline following their FA Cup triumph in 2021.
From Model Club to Cautionary Tale
In 2021, Leicester’s owners were “considered untouchable” after winning the FA Cup. The club was viewed as a model that other teams should emulate. Four years later, it’s “a shadow of itself”.
The downward spiral can be traced to multiple factors, including the pandemic’s impact on their parent company King Power International Group (which operates in the travel retail sector) and a shift away from their successful business model of developing and selling players for profit.
Conclusion
Leicester City’s disastrous 2024-2025 Premier League campaign represents a perfect storm of failures across all levels of the club. From managerial instability and poor recruitment to key injuries and leadership issues, the club has experienced a systematic breakdown that has left them facing relegation just nine years after their miraculous Premier League title.
As the season concludes, Leicester must confront these fundamental issues to rebuild and avoid the fate of becoming a yo-yo club between England’s top two divisions. With potential PSR breaches looming and major restructuring needed, the road back to Premier League stability looks long and challenging

 

Nothing further to add, the leaders have destroyed the club over at least a 5-7 year period, next year is year 4, and it now has the propensity to get worse

[Nickaj]

More comprehensive and accurate than the club's "internal review" I bet!

[davieG]

Did AI get that all from Foxestalk?

 

It's all been said on here.

[Danizen]

1 hour ago, Nickaj said:

More comprehensive and accurate than the club's "internal review" I bet!

Not hard since the conclusion was, 'it's the stadium announcer's fault.'

[RoboFox]

56 minutes ago, davieG said:

Did AI get that all from Foxestalk?

 

It's all been said on here.

Yup. Not sure we need AI slop to tell fans of the football club how shit the football club is. 

[justfoxes]

2 hours ago, Danizen said:

Not hard since the conclusion was, 'it's the stadium announcer's fault.'

Where did we get him from the bloke has no personality and is a Forest Fan I bet 😉