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It’s a shame all our sacked managers have to sign NDA’s would love to know what’s going on behind the scenes.

[Fear Of The Fox]

29 minutes ago, CosbehFox said:

No money to sack him 

I don't quite get that. No money to sack managers, no money to release the wannabe footballers, no money, no money. If Top is skint or whatever under PSR there are ways to run the club, be brave and rebuild. What's the point appointing quite expensive managers? We're stuck in a circle of doom and need drastic changes. 

Sack them all and hire some scouts within the fan base. Some of us 2 decades ago were spending our free time doing scouting and rating for CM/FM. Just bring passionate people in the club in every position. I know this sounds a bit unprofessional nowadays but sometimes you need to go back into the roots and try to climb up again. 

The board has lost all connection with the dedicated fan base. 

[AKCJ]

On 30/10/2025 at 00:12, dooflip said:

I can’t believe people are actually saying they would take/want Rodgers back.

 

This is beyond mental.

 

Under no circumstances should this ever be considered. It shouldn’t even be joked about.

I think it's more that people are waking up to the fact that Aiyawatt and Rudkin are (and always have been) the problem.

 

Rodgers is undoubtedly a tosser so I wouldn't exactly be happy with having him back but we know he's a very good manager and I doubt we could get a similarly talented manager through the door.

 

But nothing is worth doing until Aiyawatt and Rudkin go.

[SafewayFox]

1 minute ago, AKCJ said:

I think it's more that people are waking up to the fact that Aiyawatt and Rudkin are (and always have been) the problem.

 

Rodgers is undoubtedly a tosser so I wouldn't exactly be happy with having him back but we know he's a very good manager and I doubt we could get a similarly talented manager through the door.

 

But nothing is worth doing until Aiyawatt and Rudkin go.

Is he though?

 

I think that his record proves that he starts well at clubs (some could say taking over from others) and it sours pretty quickly.

 

The squad that Puel/Macia were putting together was going to perform at a very good level, whoever was in charge IMO.

 

 

[AKCJ]

2 minutes ago, SafewayFox said:

Is he though?

 

I think that his record proves that he starts well at clubs (some could say taking over from others) and it sours pretty quickly.

 

The squad that Puel/Macia were putting together was going to perform at a very good level, whoever was in charge IMO.

 

 

I think it sours because he's a twat more than him not being a good manager.

[Reg Vardy]

15 minutes ago, Fear Of The Fox said:

I don't quite get that. No money to sack managers, no money to release the wannabe footballers, no money, no money. If Top is skint or whatever under PSR there are ways to run the club, be brave and rebuild. What's the point appointing quite expensive managers? We're stuck in a circle of doom and need drastic changes. 

Sack them all and hire some scouts within the fan base. Some of us 2 decades ago were spending our free time doing scouting and rating for CM/FM. Just bring passionate people in the club in every position. I know this sounds a bit unprofessional nowadays but sometimes you need to go back into the roots and try to climb up again. 

The board has lost all connection with the dedicated fan base. 

You could argue we are undergoing drastic changes

What if this business plan fails?
Top and his associates aren’t skint but he has to comply with PSR requirements….

Question 2 needs answering.

[filbertway]

12 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

I think it's more that people are waking up to the fact that Aiyawatt and Rudkin are (and always have been) the problem.

 

Rodgers is undoubtedly a tosser so I wouldn't exactly be happy with having him back but we know he's a very good manager and I doubt we could get a similarly talented manager through the door.

 

But nothing is worth doing until Aiyawatt and Rudkin go.

He's a terrible manager. He consistently leaves clubs in a worse position.

 

Good coach, he should take up national team coaching where he just works with a finite number of players and can't get his grimey hands on the finances.

 

Players only have to see him a few times a year as well so wouldn't be able to suck the life out of them.

[SafewayFox]

6 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

I think it sours because he's a twat more than him not being a good manager.

Agree to disagree.

 

Emery, Iraola and Glasner are coaches that would have been obtainable when paying Rodgers his obscene wages.

 

I’d consider them better coaches and less hideous human beings.

[Nods]

42 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

I think it sours because he's a twat more than him not being a good manager.

I get the thinking, but not being a twat is central to good management.

[AKCJ]

1 hour ago, filbertway said:

He's a terrible manager. He consistently leaves clubs in a worse position.

 

Good coach, he should take up national team coaching where he just works with a finite number of players and can't get his grimey hands on the finances.

 

Players only have to see him a few times a year as well so wouldn't be able to suck the life out of them.

I don't think you could say he's a terrible manager when you look at his record.

 

Like him or loathe him (I don't really think anyone likes him) but he gets results.

 

I agree he'd be better as a national team manager though. He shouldn't be anywhere near finances or transfers.

[AKCJ]

32 minutes ago, Nods said:

I get the thinking, but not being a twat is central to good management.

Ordinary management, yes.

 

But I think pretty much every top football manager is a twat.

[SafewayFox]

5 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

I don't think you could say he's a terrible manager when you look at his record.

 

Like him or loathe him (I don't really think anyone likes him) but he gets results.

 

I agree he'd be better as a national team manager though. He shouldn't be anywhere near finances or transfers.

I think you could look at Rodgers as the antithesis of a builder like Pearson.

 

 

[winteriscoming]

I think Rodgers gets bored after about 18 months anywhere. 
A few months before that he’ll play Rodgers bingo - blame the players, fans, owners, fixture congestion, the weather - those hot October games, lack of recruitment, and bizarre press conferences. 
His shelf life anywhere should be 2 seasons minimum. No way he joins anyone facing relegation like Wolves or West Ham. 
More likely a comfortable mid table side like Palace or Fulham. 

[Dan]

On 30/10/2025 at 00:12, dooflip said:

I can’t believe people are actually saying they would take/want Rodgers back.

 

This is beyond mental.

 

Under no circumstances should this ever be considered. It shouldn’t even be joked about.

I assumed people were joking and don't think they are.

 

His performance in 2022/23 was as bad as anything I've seen relative to what he had. Van Nistelrooy maybe pushed it close although had a crap squad.

 

To take that squad down was barely believable.

[Dan]

1 hour ago, winteriscoming said:

I think Rodgers gets bored after about 18 months anywhere. 
A few months before that he’ll play Rodgers bingo - blame the players, fans, owners, fixture congestion, the weather - those hot October games, lack of recruitment, and bizarre press conferences. 
His shelf life anywhere should be 2 seasons minimum. No way he joins anyone facing relegation like Wolves or West Ham. 
More likely a comfortable mid table side like Palace or Fulham. 

He will get in somewhere that are on the up. Though do wonder if clubs are smart enough to see through it now.

[filbertway]

1 hour ago, AKCJ said:

I don't think you could say he's a terrible manager when you look at his record.

 

Like him or loathe him (I don't really think anyone likes him) but he gets results.

 

I agree he'd be better as a national team manager though. He shouldn't be anywhere near finances or transfers.

Probably just a semantics thing from me there to be fair mate.

 

A head coach i'd say just works with what they're given by the club. Whereas a manager will oversee a lot more of the football side. In Brendan's case he seems to see himself as a manager, and outside of the coaching stuff, I think he's horrific.

 

It sounds like we're roughly in agreement haha.

[AKCJ]

Just now, filbertway said:

Probably just a semantics thing from me there to be fair mate.

 

A head coach i'd say just works with what they're given by the club. Whereas a manager will oversee a lot more of the football side. In Brendan's case he seems to see himself as a manager, and outside of the coaching stuff, I think he's horrific.

 

It sounds like we're roughly in agreement haha.

I think he'd take someone like Fulham into Europe and a side like West Ham into League 1.

 

He needs the team to be ready built for him and by the time he leaves it'll be a pile of rubble but he will get results.

 

Maybe with a top quality DOF with a set ethos and style he could leave a club in good shape.

[filbertway]

1 minute ago, AKCJ said:

I think he'd take someone like Fulham into Europe and a side like West Ham into League 1.

 

He needs the team to be ready built for him and by the time he leaves it'll be a pile of rubble but he will get results.

 

Maybe with a top quality DOF with a set ethos and style he could leave a club in good shape.

He also seems to get considerably worse after 2 years at a gig, working with the man for longer than that must be brutal.

 

The more I think about it, the more i'm convinced he'd do very well at international football.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

It's a pretty pivotal 4 days for his career you feel. 

[AKCJ]

4 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

It's a pretty pivotal 4 days for his career you feel. 

For his Leicester career, for sure.

 

But I don't think many people will put too much emphasis on failing here. We're a basket case of a club and he hasn't spent a penny. I suspect he'd get another job at this level.

[winteriscoming]

23 minutes ago, Dan said:

He will get in somewhere that are on the up. Though do wonder if clubs are smart enough to see through it now.

That’s why I think he could end up at Palace. Say they finish top 10 and Glasner goes in the summer as he’s out of contract then I could see Rodgers ending up there. 
Glasner will have done all the hard work and Rodgers would just carry it on. 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

10 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

For his Leicester career, for sure.

 

But I don't think many people will put too much emphasis on failing here. We're a basket case of a club and he hasn't spent a penny. I suspect he'd get another job at this level.

But not at a club anywhere near the size of us.

[winteriscoming]

Needs a minimum 7 points from these 3 games before the international break. 
I think it’s more likely we get 2 draws and a defeat in those matches. 

[Nolucklcfc]

I think we’d have to lose all 3 for the board to even think about it. Even then I don’t think they would. 

[AjcW]

8 minutes ago, Nolucklcfc said:

I think we’d have to lose all 3 for the board to even think about it. Even then I don’t think they would. 

Also remember we like to sack the game AFTER an international break