fox_favourite Posted 25 January Posted 25 January 3 minutes ago, Gamble92 said: Tempted to put myself forward for the job. I'm 2nd with us on Football Manager. Ayew has 15 in 22. Soumare and Winks have been that good for me that I've rewarded them with new deals. Got Brownhill on a free. Daka got a hat trick against Sheffield United. Aluko, Evans, Page and Monga have all become embedded in the first team squad. Give it me till the end of the season Can we boo you that you'll play Ayew, Winks and Soumare? 1
BeaumontFox Posted 25 January Posted 25 January 52 minutes ago, DJW1 said: A serious multi-million pound football club should have a permanent short list of potential managers to approach in case their current manager is sacked or poached. The sames goes for players. If a player is sold or suffers a serious injury, the club should already have a replacement identified. Does LCFC operate like that? Of course we don’t. That would require brain power and effort.
Mike Oxlong Posted 25 January Posted 25 January I finished in the top 10,000 in the world in FPL in 2018/19 (but probably only 11,000 doing it then 🤣) That should at least get me an interview 1
Md9 Posted 25 January Posted 25 January Can’t really allow him the game against Charlton as it will just be the sam crap again and it’s 3 points we really should get. If he isn’t gone by Tuesday I doubt he will be this week
Gamble92 Posted 25 January Posted 25 January 3 minutes ago, fox_favourite said: Can we boo you that you'll play Ayew, Winks and Soumare? But I've turned them into Fox favourites, Mr Fox_favourite. 1
hejammy Posted 25 January Posted 25 January With Top being there, even he can surely see that Marti is completely out of his depth and has lost the dressing room. Sack him, release some contracts of the players and start again. 1
RumbleFox Posted 25 January Posted 25 January 11 minutes ago, Mike Oxlong said: I finished in the top 10,000 in the world in FPL in 2018/19 (but probably only 11,000 doing it then 🤣) That should at least get me an interview I got top 5k in 2021. Move aside amateur. 1
hejammy Posted 25 January Posted 25 January 1 hour ago, Winstonthedog said: Here's the plan ..... sack him on Monday.... get someone in after the transfer window has closed ... Great tactics Well that would work for them as they know there's no money to spend and no pressure to get players in from the manager.
Gamble92 Posted 25 January Posted 25 January 13 minutes ago, Mike Oxlong said: I finished in the top 10,000 in the world in FPL in 2018/19 (but probably only 11,000 doing it then 🤣) That should at least get me an interview It always blows my mind that Stuart Broad finished 1st in the world once
indierich06 Posted 25 January Posted 25 January 2 minutes ago, hejammy said: With Top being there, even he can surely see that Marti is completely out of his depth and has lost the dressing room. Sack him, release some contracts of the players and start again. Everyone always says this but it never, ever happens. The club aren't going to pay to get rid of assets for nothing when they might be able to get a fee - even if the majority of the time they don't manage to do so.
StonyFox Posted 25 January Posted 25 January They won't do anything whilst the transfer window is still open, as they don't want to allow a new manager to come in asking for players. They'll also not sign anyone in the window as they aren't confident in the manager. They'll finally sack him some time in February and give it to Andy King for the rest of the season Then there will be the continuous radio silence over the summer not appointing a new manager to reduce the opportunity for them to want to sign players. Then they'll appoint a new underwhelming manager a week or two before the season starts so the manager has time to work with the squad, but not time to request transfers to improve the squad. The team will be under prepared, lacking fitness, and struggle again. Then repeat the process. So they will basically delay every decision they make to reduce the opportunity for any manager to ask for new players at the expense of the team performances. 1
MC Prussian Posted 25 January Posted 25 January As I've stated before, Cifuentes' job will only be in jeopardy should we get near the bottom three or land in the relegation places. Somehow, Top thought "we're leaking goals left, right and center, so let's go for a manager who is not known for putting emphasis on defending". We've got the third-worst defensive record in the league right now. At what point does a so-called professional manager start and question our back four and start shifting around, making keeping a clean sheet – you know, something we haven't done in 22 league matches – the top priority? A strong back four or even a back five (make it 5-3-2 or 5-4-1, for all I care) and a reliable keeper (one that can command his box) instill confidence in the rest of the team. We've hired a manager who lost 11 out of his last 23 matches with QPR, a team that conceded 63 goals in one season and finished 15th. I guess finishing 14th at the end of the season will be "progress" to him. *checks table* Oh, how about that... 1
Mike Oxlong Posted 25 January Posted 25 January 19 minutes ago, Gamble92 said: But I've turned them into Fox favourites, Mr Fox_favourite. You can have the job 👍 1
Popular Post Fox92 Posted 25 January Popular Post Posted 25 January 6 minutes ago, MC Prussian said: We've hired a manager who lost 11 out of his last 23 matches with QPR, a team that conceded 63 goals in one season and finished 15th. I guess finishing 14th at the end of the season will be "progress" to him. *checks table* Oh, how about that... I said it at the time. The only reason people were excited is because he’s Spanish. If he was English with that record the appointment would have been laughed at the same way the Cooper appointment was. I recall posting this is going to be Sousa mark II. All season I have found it difficult to get behind him. He has shown time after time he has no clue and some people are only getting it now. He goes down as one of our worse managers ever currently. 5
AjcW Posted 25 January Posted 25 January (edited) 4 hours ago, Sly said: Okay, so this is when previous people left under King Power. No pattern at all. Ruud van Nistelrooy - 27 Jun, 2025 - Friday Steve Cooper - 24 Nov, 2024 - Sunday Enzo Maresca - 20 Jun, 2024 - Thursday Dean Smith - 30 Jun, 2023 - Friday Brendan Rodgers - 02 Apr, 2023 - Sunday Claude Puel - 24 Feb, 2019 - Sunday Craig Shakespeare - 17 Oct, 2017 - Tuesday Claudio Ranieri - 23 Feb, 2017 - Thursday Nigel Pearson - 30 Jun, 2015 - Tuesday Sven-Goran Eriksson - 24 Oct, 2011 - Monday Paulo Sousa - 30 Sep, 2010 - Thursday Nigel Pearson - 29 Jun, 2010 - Tuesday I mean there is a pattern. Cooper, Puel and Rodgers on a Sunday after a Saturday game Claudio the day after the midweek CL game Sousa two days after Norwich. Sven two days after a game Pretty much everyone who could on that list, went straight after a game. Edited 25 January by AjcW 2
alex Posted 25 January Posted 25 January 21 minutes ago, MC Prussian said: As I've stated before, Cifuentes' job will only be in jeopardy should we get near the bottom three or land in the relegation places. Somehow, Top thought "we're leaking goals left, right and center, so let's go for a manager who is not known for putting emphasis on defending". We've got the third-worst defensive record in the league right now. At what point does a so-called professional manager start and question our back four and start shifting around, making keeping a clean sheet – you know, something we haven't done in 22 league matches – the top priority? A strong back four or even a back five (make it 5-3-2 or 5-4-1, for all I care) and a reliable keeper (one that can command his box) instill confidence in the rest of the team. We've hired a manager who lost 11 out of his last 23 matches with QPR, a team that conceded 63 goals in one season and finished 15th. I guess finishing 14th at the end of the season will be "progress" to him. *checks table* Oh, how about that... Following the highly suspected -10 point deduction coming, we will be in the relegation places.
LichesterRedSoxSoccerBall Posted 25 January Posted 25 January To be 14th at this stage with a 9 point deduction is worth sacking alone let alone before one. Why is he still employed ffs
RumbleFox Posted 25 January Posted 25 January 32 minutes ago, Gamble92 said: It always blows my mind that Stuart Broad finished 1st in the world once I think he won one GW right? Not the whole thing? 1
Stopharage Posted 25 January Posted 25 January 7 minutes ago, AjcW said: I mean there is a pattern. Cooper, Puel and Rodgers on a Sunday after a Saturday game Claudio the day after the midweek CL game Sousa two days after Norwich. Sven two days after a game Pretty much everyone who could on that list, went straight after a game. They all also went before a game and on a day ending in Y. 3
trooky Posted 25 January Posted 25 January (edited) 31 minutes ago, MC Prussian said: As I've stated before, Cifuentes' job will only be in jeopardy should we get near the bottom three or land in the relegation places. Somehow, Top thought "we're leaking goals left, right and center, so let's go for a manager who is not known for putting emphasis on defending". We've got the third-worst defensive record in the league right now. At what point does a so-called professional manager start and question our back four and start shifting around, making keeping a clean sheet – you know, something we haven't done in 22 league matches – the top priority? A strong back four or even a back five (make it 5-3-2 or 5-4-1, for all I care) and a reliable keeper (one that can command his box) instill confidence in the rest of the team. We've hired a manager who lost 11 out of his last 23 matches with QPR, a team that conceded 63 goals in one season and finished 15th. I guess finishing 14th at the end of the season will be "progress" to him. *checks table* Oh, how about that... He needs to change formation, because he's tried every combination in a 4, having dropped all players at some point in the season. The problem has been whoever comes in doesn't raise the standards, they just drop down to the level of the others. Marti can't get anyone to play for him. Edited 25 January by trooky
Collymore Posted 25 January Posted 25 January I created a "Marti Out" topic back in September (I think) when it seemed I was the true minority and it was instantly deleted. I journelled all my thoughts and reasons back then and it's horrible when people delete things as I'd like to remember what I said. If you still have access @Mark could you be kind enough to PM it me or add to the bottom of here? 2
Happy Fox Posted 25 January Posted 25 January Is Aiyawatt jet-lagged or hasn’t had his breakfast yet? sack him now!! And better still sack yourself as well.
Chelmofox Posted 25 January Posted 25 January First half xg of 0.19 against a time who at the time had only won away at Sheff Weds. Its beyond incompetence now. 1
Sankey93 Posted 25 January Posted 25 January I can’t belive he’s not been sacked 😂 we all know there’s problems at the club but this shows there is far more greater than we can imagine.
Chief Keef Posted 25 January Posted 25 January I’d be interested to know where we land in the xG table. Seems every game even when we win we create less than our opponents.
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