Football Operations Revamp - Hiring Technical Director, CEO, and Commercial Director - Rudkin moving 'upstairs'

[sharpylcfc]

4 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

Took a job with the FA in May

Won't be happening then.

[Aleksz]

We're in the championship and most probably will be for another year, without a penny to spend due to regs and they will be doing a role that's more limited to recruitment and not a wider encompassing DOF role. You're probably not going to have heard of the new bloke, They've got to go and find the next Ashworth/Monchi/Mitchell and give them a platform. Realistically. 

 

EDIT: Wouldn't be surprised if it was someone that was merely a scout here, Rudkin knows and has moved on and will now be looking for a promotion - e.g Ben Wrigglesworth

Edited 14 November 2025 by Aleksz

[Leicester_Loyal]

So the vile chanting worked then?

 

Where's all those saying those 10 or so fans had ruined everything and we'd never get a serious conversation about Rudkin moving on?

[AKCJ]

2 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

Monchi's available.

He's just finished putting Villa on the brink hasn't he? Don't think many (if any) of his signings have helped there. it's only really Morgan Rogers and Pau Torres that have done well for them.

[urban.spaceman]

2 minutes ago, sharpylcfc said:

Won't be happening then.

Not with that attitude. 

[urban.spaceman]

Just now, AKCJ said:

He's just finished putting Villa on the brink hasn't he? Don't think many (if any) of his signings have helped there. it's only really Morgan Rogers and Pau Torres that have done well for them.

In fairness they've been largely held back by PSR

[filbertway]

Only one man for the job, step up Sir Steve Beaglehole

[sharpylcfc]

1 minute ago, Aleksz said:

We're in the championship and most probably will be for another year, without a penny to spend due to regs and they will be doing a role that's more limited to recruitment and not a wider encompassing DOF role. You're probably not going to have heard of the new bloke, They've got to go and find the next Ashworth/Monchi/Mitchell and give them a platform. Realistically. 

Fair point, just because the article made it sound like Top was gonna throw money at it so I thought he'd be wanting the best.

[Gamble92]

1 minute ago, davieG said:

Unless you know if any recruitment suggestions were his first choice or whether he was told this what we can afford what's available. You can't judge people blindly if you don't know the context etc.

That's like absolving the head of pot holes at Leicester Council of any wrongdoing after a huge pot hole caused a pile up and the defense being it wasn't his assigned pot hole 

[sharpylcfc]

1 minute ago, urban.spaceman said:

Not with that attitude. 

Let's go convince him Urban!

[AKCJ]

Just now, urban.spaceman said:

In fairness they've been largely held back by PSR

They've spent about £350m since he joined them in 2023  

[Loxm]

1 minute ago, Leicester_Loyal said:

So the vile chanting worked then?

 

Where's all those saying those 10 or so fans had ruined everything and we'd never get a serious conversation about Rudkin moving on?

You think they decded to do this after Saturday? no... this would have been in motion for a while

[urban.spaceman]

Just now, AKCJ said:

They've spent about £350m since he joined them in 2023  

Yeah but it could have been at least £351m. 

[winteriscoming]

Can’t see these clowns getting the right people in. 
Look at the manager’s they’ve hired recently. Apart from Maresca they’ve been awful. 
I’m sure our obsession with Southampton will continue and it’ll be someone worse than Rudkin coming in. 

[The Horse's Mouth]

It’s nice to get a bit of a glimmer of hope and a sense we’re learning from mistakes

[urban.spaceman]

Just now, sharpylcfc said:

Let's go convince him Urban!

[sharpylcfc]

Just now, urban.spaceman said:

We'd do a better job than Top!

[adejo92]

Surprised the club haven't tried to say its for his own safety.

 

Either way... im sure the new appointment will be just as useless as everyone else employed at / by this club

 

[Muzzy_no7]

4-5 years late but better than never. 
 

Top still needs to sell in the short- medium term

[st albans fox]

Firstly I think Top is going to be quite disappointed by those interested in the job.  Secondly, the person we get in should tell us how much say rudkin will still have.  If it looks like a yes man then still a lot. If we manage to get a strong personality person in then just maybe ……….

[urban.spaceman]

Just now, sharpylcfc said:

We'd do a better job than Top!

[RedSoxUK]

Is the Technical Director so we can blame on field performance on someone else / sing about him instead?

 

Seems that way to me. While we fall off a financial cliff, continually fail PSR and still hand out big fat contracts to big fat average players.

[st albans fox]

Ric is quiet on this 

must be updating his CV 

[filbertway]

3 minutes ago, Loxm said:

You think they decded to do this after Saturday? no... this would have been in motion for a while

Yep, I don't think it's a coincidence that this news has been released the same as the interview is coming out. It'd suggest it's been in the works for at least a few weeks if not months.

[Ric Flair]

When it says Top is leading the recruitment, we can probably presume that he will be heavily influenced by agent recommendations.

 

Whilst major changes need to happen, I still don't see how we become successful again this ownership. I hope I'm wrong as he's at least doing something at last but I think we will witness further decline due to our financial issues worsening. 

 

I agree on the criticism of Martyn Glover, don't rate him at all. Very patchy track record elsewhere and we have been honkersaurus since he came in and picked up the pieces from Congerton.