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OH Leuven Thread 25/26

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KlaaZ

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6 minutes ago, Jimmy said:

Hirst wasn't a loan you signed him and he's the only player we have signed from you, basically I think we used you to get around paying compensation to Sheffield Wednesday

As you said, we were just an inbetween so whilst he was not theoretically on loan here, he was here because Leicester wanted him to be here. Boils down to the same thing. 

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Bonanza

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Apparently KP wanted us to sign yet another foreign manager, but our board convinced them to go for a Belgian manager. 

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KlaaZ

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9 minutes ago, Bonanza said:

Apparently KP wanted us to sign yet another foreign manager, but our board convinced them to go for a Belgian manager. 

Source?

 

EDIT: Nvm, found it. :)

 

Also, thank god for that.

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coolhandfox

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12 minutes ago, Bonanza said:

Apparently KP wanted us to sign yet another foreign manager, but our board convinced them to go for a Belgian manager. 

Is the new guy well thought of in Belgium? 

KlaaZ

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13 minutes ago, coolhandfox said:

Is the new guy well thought of in Belgium? 

Yeah. Still early stages in his career but was very highly regarded when coaching Anderlecht's U18 and actually did well this season when he took over their first team too. Averaged about 1.8 points per game including European football, and made it to the Belgian cup final, with a squad that was riddled with injuries really. Also an ex-player of ours and seen as an intelligent and charismatic individual. 

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Bonanza

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6 minutes ago, KlaaZ said:

Yeah. Still early stages in his career but was very highly regarded when coaching Anderlecht's U18 and actually did well this season when he took over their first team too. Averaged about 1.8 points per game including European football, and made it to the Belgian cup final, with a squad that was riddled with injuries really. Also an ex-player of ours and seen as an intelligent and charismatic individual. 

Agreed!

Still young (37) and inexperienced, but did a good job at Anderlecht in my opinion. Will be important to sign a good, experienced assistent-manager to help him.

Always have to wait and see with a new manager, but I definitely prefer him over another dodgy Welshman...

 

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Lambert09

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32 minutes ago, Bonanza said:

Agreed!

Still young (37) and inexperienced, but did a good job at Anderlecht in my opinion. Will be important to sign a good, experienced assistent-manager to help him.

Always have to wait and see with a new manager, but I definitely prefer him over another dodgy Welshman...

 

Was he a former player of yours? The name really rings a bell for some reason 

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shen

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21 minutes ago, Lambert09 said:

Was he a former player of yours? The name really rings a bell for some reason 

Yes, he is.

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KlaaZ

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2 hours ago, Lambert09 said:

Was he a former player of yours? The name really rings a bell for some reason 

Yes, 89 games in four years for us. :)

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Bonanza

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We also have a new assistent-manager. Rudi Cossey joins our club from Charleroi.

 

Cossey is a household name in Belgium as he worked for clubs like Antwerp, Club Brugge, Gent and Genk. He was also our manager in the 2007-2008 season.

He brings in the necessary experience we need in our coaching staff. In my opinion he's one of the best assistent-managers in Belgium.

 

 

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AjcW

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12 minutes ago, Bonanza said:

We also have a new assistent-manager. Rudi Cossey joins our club from Charleroi.

 

Cossey is a household name in Belgium as he worked for clubs like Antwerp, Club Brugge, Gent and Genk. He was also our manager in the 2007-2008 season.

He brings in the necessary experience we need in our coaching staff. In my opinion he's one of the best assistent-managers in Belgium.

 

 

This might be me thinking more into it then there is, but the appointment of assistant managers seems to be a big thing in Belgium, almost as much as an announcement as the manager, i've noticed it several times with OHL.

 

Is it less that people bring in their own team and more that those in charge at board level craft the whole team themselves?

KlaaZ

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2 hours ago, AjcW said:

This might be me thinking more into it then there is, but the appointment of assistant managers seems to be a big thing in Belgium, almost as much as an announcement as the manager, i've noticed it several times with OHL.

 

Is it less that people bring in their own team and more that those in charge at board level craft the whole team themselves?

Both happen. The downside of someone bringing in his own staff is that if someone of that staff leaves, it often leaves a big gap. Prime example would be Marc Brys who was our manager for 3,5 years. He had Issame Charaï in his staff, who was rumoured to be the tactical brains. Charaï left to coach the Moroccan U23, and everything imploded on the pitch.

 

Another good example would be Union, who have had four different managers the last four years, but their staff remained as is during those four years. And it works very well for them.

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davieG

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https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/what-means-leicester-citys-next-10283712

 

What it means for Leicester City's next manager after King Power appoint new boss
King Power have appointed a new manager this week at Leicester City's sister club OH Leuven, potentially indicating the type of boss that could arrive at the King Power Stadium

ByJordan Blackwell
15:42, 21 JUN 2025Updated15:45, 21 JUN 2025

King Power appointed a new manager this week – it just wasn’t at Leicester City.

While Ruud van Nistelrooy remains City’s boss for now, there are considerable doubts that he will be leading the club into the new Championship season.

Fans are desperate for news so they can look ahead to the new campaign with optimism but as things stand the managerial situation at the King Power Stadium is at a standstill and progress may not be made until July 1, when a new financial year begins.

 

However, at City’s sister club OH Leuven, a new manager is in place. Chris Coleman was sacked last week and this week David Hubert was named his successor.

Like at City, the wait for an announcement over the managerial job went on for some time at Leuven.

Reports from Belgium said “uncertainty reigned supreme” at the start of June, with the club having lined up Hubert, but with the managerial change on hold while they waited for approval from owner Aiyawatt ‘Top’ Srivaddhanaprabha.

A couple of weeks on, Hubert is now in place. But does his appointment reveal anything about how City may approach the search for a potential successor to van Nistelrooy?

At 37 years of age, Hubert is young for a manager. He’s only been a coach for a few years, first in the youth ranks at Anderlecht and then as their first-team boss, having been handed the reins permanently last October following a successful caretaker spell. He was dismissed in March despite a win rate of more than 50 per cent.

That time with Anderlecht, and as a Belgian Pro League title-winner during his playing days with Genk, Hubert knows the division inside out.

But he also knows Leuven well too, having represented the team for four years between 2017 and 2021.

Leuven chief executive Frederic Van den Steen said: “David Hubert is a young, modern coach with a lot of potential.

“During our conversations he showed himself to be hungry and ambitious. Moreover, he knows the Belgian competition and the house, which is a huge advantage.

“In the four seasons at OH Leuven he has left something beautiful as a player and showed a lot of desire to also make his mark as a coach.”

It means Hubert already knew King Power too. He was at the club during the takeover and was not put off working with them again. However, he does feel Leuven have stuttered in recent years.

Hubert said: “Since I played here, there was a stagnation in the results and in the way of playing. During the takeover, I saw how they (King Power) wanted to build things up, by thoughtfully setting up a structure and foundations.

“I now want to install a culture of people who look up. The next step is to get better every year. Because the potential is definitely there.”

Hubert has set out three clear ambitions in his role as Leuven manager, those that would likely go down well were they to be outlined by a new City manager too.

He wants a defined style of play for fans to get behind, he wants results that steadily improve, and he wants to develop the club’s younger players.

Hubert said: “The first (objective) is that I want to create a recognisable way of playing, with which people who come to the stadium can identify. They come here to experience emotions, that is what I want to be able to bring.

“At the same time, we cannot be blind, it is about performance. As we improve the process, the results must provide continuity and stability. Thirdly, developing potential, especially younger players, is very important.”

A new style of play seems especially important for those in charge of Leuven. Coleman had come in last November with the aim of keeping the club in the top division, and he managed that, but not with a way of playing that enamored those in the stands or those on the board.

Van den Steen said Leuven were perceived to be the “grey mouse” of the division, a bland club that didn’t stand out in any way.

“We made a strict evaluation after last season, about Chris and ourselves,” Van den Steen said. “He achieved his first objective, staying away from the relegation play-offs. With beautiful football? No. It was a bit too boring.

“We were often called the grey mouse of the division. That bothered me immensely. We are going to work on that now.”

A young, forward-thinking ambitious manager who wants a clear style of play, is keen on developing up-and-comers, and who also knows the league well – it seems like an ideal appointment for Leuven.

But is it possible for City to find someone who ticks all of those boxes for the Championship? Would they want someone who could anyway?

Because there are reports from Belgium that King Power initially wanted to appoint a foreign coach to the hotseat at Leuven, and were convinced by the chief executive and sporting director Gyorgy Csepregi to bring in somebody more well-versed in Belgian football.

“There were a number of 'red flags' towards the end of the season, and we decided to go for a Belgian coach,” Csepregi said, reflecting on Coleman’s departure and Hubert’s appointment. “Someone who knows the competition. Young and Belgian, that is the culture we want to create.”

What Hubert’s appointment perhaps shows, then, is that King Power are willing to listen and change their minds if a strong argument is made for a particular type of candidate.

If van Nistelrooy moves on and City replace him with a manager that ticks the same boxes that Hubert does for Leuven, it will likely go down well with the fanbase.

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Bonanza

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Starsport TV will be our shirtsponsor for the next 3 seasons.

Since January 2025 it's illegal to have a gambling/betting company as your shirt sponsor, but those companies and the clubs have found a way around that. They just create a foundation or a secondary company which hasn't technically anything to do with betting or gambling and put that on the shirt. Just put some word like foundation, sport, news and/or TV in front of it and you're good.

 

Pretty disappointed in our club, but that's how things work in Belgium...

 

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Some more examples:

 

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OntarioFox

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Guessing we don't have a new kit confirmed yet because they're working out how to get the BC.Game.pedia badge in

davieG

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44 minutes ago, OntarioFox said:

Guessing we don't have a new kit confirmed yet because they're working out how to get the BC.Game.pedia badge in

"BC Game for a laugh" is the latest idea.

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