League One - Who manages us?

[County Fox]

13 hours ago, Richard said:

Rowett made us harder to beat with underlying numbers (xG vs. xG against) showing we should've actually picked up more points than we did.

 

He's certainly more experienced and qualified to take us back up than Martin, Solskjaer, Ferguson, Fuchs, most on the lists posted on here. I mean Jesus we've just seen Wellens through his side under a bus (who he recruited lets not forget) but people on here want him recruited because of "honesty" and he used to play for us. Most on here despised him when he was here! Blame Wellens literally became a meme.

 

I'm not Rowett's biggest fan but we have continuously recruited downwards since Enzo.

Agree with this, and I am far from saying Rowett is someone I would want here but he did change things, harder to beat and creating more chances etc etc. If he had of had a couple of even half decent strikers at his disposal then I dont think we would have gone down (McBurnie, Windass type).

 

I personally think we need someone new in, that the fans can get behind. Get Rowett in and we miss a chance to 'unite' the fans (as much as is possible anyway!)

Edited 5 May by County Fox

[indierich06]

13 hours ago, Richard said:

Rowett made us harder to beat with underlying numbers (xG vs. xG against) showing we should've actually picked up more points than we did.

 

He's certainly more experienced and qualified to take us back up than Martin, Solskjaer, Ferguson, Fuchs, most on the lists posted on here. I mean Jesus we've just seen Wellens through his side under a bus (who he recruited lets not forget) but people on here want him recruited because of "honesty" and he used to play for us. Most on here despised him when he was here! Blame Wellens literally became a meme.

 

I'm not Rowett's biggest fan but we have continuously recruited downwards since Enzo.

I do agree with all of this, and I think the stats show that we actually performed better than the results suggest, but at the end of the day, it is a results game. One of the key reasons for everything that has happened this season, outside of the utter incompetence at board level, is the players themselves. I think they've lost interest, and I think the majority of them don't want to be here. So I do feel for Rowett in that regard, as it's very hard to motivate a set of people who have basically thrown the towel in.

 

My main reservation about hiring Rowett full time is that we're going to have to focus on the products of the youth academy quite a lot - there is going to be a significant rebuild this summer, with a lot of players leaving the club and a lot of new players coming in, and I'm unsure if I want someone like Rowett to have a say in the nature of that rebuild, given his clear preference for more experienced journeyman players. He didn't really utilize any of the youth players in the squad during his short time in charge of the team this season. It could be said that he was trying to rely on more experienced professionals to grind out results instead of taking a chance on youth, but there's nothing to suggest, based on his managerial history, that he'll suddenly pivot towards building a side around youth as well as experience. I wouldn't be surprised, for example, if he were keen on keeping someone like Jordan Ayew at the club as an 'experienced head' - something I think would be extremely toxic for both the 'new' playing squad and the fan base. 

 

I also find a lot of his starting line-ups and in-game management to be baffling, to be honest as well. I know he's only got a limited pool of players to pull from, but some of the substitutions he makes are genuinely strange  - like when we played our way back into the game against Hull, scoring two goals, only for him then to take off James, our best player, and bring on Winks and immediately throw points away. 

 

Whoever the next manager is, they're going to need to oversee a complete reset of standards at the club. I think that's the most important thing that we need to crack for this League One season. Whether that's someone who knows the club like Fuchs, or Pearson, or someone entirely different. Professional standards at Leicester City Football Club are at an all-time low, and that needs to change rapidly. I do actually think this relegation will help in that regard, in terms of the number of players that are going to be leaving the club. It's a real opportunity to clear out some bad apples and start afresh. We just really need to make sure we get this summer right in terms of the managerial appointment and in terms of the recruitment we do, and unfortunately, our recent track record in this department is pretty poor. 

[davieG]

Whoever sees this as the basic principle of player recruitment.

 

[AKCJ]

37 minutes ago, davieG said:

Whoever sees this as the basic principle of player recruitment.

 

Yes but that's Manchester United. Ferguson did not sign players without quality just because they were hard workers. It was always both because they were in the position to get both.

 

We simply will not be able to attract quality players with the right mindset unless they come from our academy or we get lucky and snag a few gems.

 

League 1 will undoubtedly be an absolute slog and we'll probably have to make do with workhorses that can't hit a barn door.

 

That said, bring it on. It'll be nice to support a team that actually works hard.

[Babylon]

3 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

Yes but that's Manchester United. Ferguson did not sign players without quality just because they were hard workers. It was always both because they were in the position to get both.

 

We simply will not be able to attract quality players with the right mindset unless they come from our academy or we get lucky and snag a few gems.

 

League 1 will undoubtedly be an absolute slog and we'll probably have to make do with workhorses that can't hit a barn door.

 

That said, bring it on. It'll be nice to support a team that actually works hard.

You have to go back to the Pearson route of recruitment. Hungry players with something to prove, players with a decent mentality. And in terms of skill, focus on certain assets where a player excels. They might not have the total package, but they all bring something a bit different. Whether that's a player with extreme pace like Dyer, or tricky skill like Knockaert. Height and power of Howard. An extreme grafter like Okazaki. The crossing ability of Albrighton. Dead balls and the passing of Gallagher. 

 

So often players had flaws in other areas of their game, but very often that had one thing they excelled at, so that as a group, you have players that present the opposition a different problem. That gives you options and makes it hard for the opponent. 

[davieG]

Just now, Babylon said:

You have to go back to the Pearson route of recruitment. Hungry players with something to prove, players with a decent mentality. And in terms of skill, focus on certain assets where a player excels. They might not have the total package, but they all bring something a bit different. Whether that's a player with extreme pace like Dyer, or tricky skill like Knockaert. Height and power of Howard. An extreme grafter like Okazaki. The crossing ability of Albrighton. Dead balls and the passing of Gallagher. 

 

So often players had flaws in other areas of their game, but very often that had one thing they excelled at, so that as a group, you have players that present the opposition a different problem. That gives you options and makes it hard for the opponent. 

The sum of the parts  to equal success

[davieG]

15 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

Yes but that's Manchester United. Ferguson did not sign players without quality just because they were hard workers. It was always both because they were in the position to get both.

 

We simply will not be able to attract quality players with the right mindset unless they come from our academy or we get lucky and snag a few gems.

 

League 1 will undoubtedly be an absolute slog and we'll probably have to make do with workhorses that can't hit a barn door.

 

That said, bring it on. It'll be nice to support a team that actually works hard.

Most of our quality players have lacked this, maybe because of the culture at KPFC. Obviously none of it matters unless the manager / coach has the right mentality and approach.

[LCFCCKEANO]

Probably been said but if Rangers sack him we should be all over Rohl again

[Ian S]

2 minutes ago, LCFCCKEANO said:

Probably been said but if Rangers sack him we should be all over Rohl again

Not a chance he comes here, and not a chance we can afford him.

[Tommy G]

11 minutes ago, LCFCCKEANO said:

Probably been said but if Rangers sack him we should be all over Rohl again

LOL

 

Cuckoo I'm afraid.

[AKCJ]

1 hour ago, Babylon said:

You have to go back to the Pearson route of recruitment. Hungry players with something to prove, players with a decent mentality. And in terms of skill, focus on certain assets where a player excels. They might not have the total package, but they all bring something a bit different. Whether that's a player with extreme pace like Dyer, or tricky skill like Knockaert. Height and power of Howard. An extreme grafter like Okazaki. The crossing ability of Albrighton. Dead balls and the passing of Gallagher. 

 

So often players had flaws in other areas of their game, but very often that had one thing they excelled at, so that as a group, you have players that present the opposition a different problem. That gives you options and makes it hard for the opponent. 

100%.

 

Lloyd Dyer is the perfect example. A player with little to no technical ability but a world class attribute (pace) and a willing mentality. We need to go after these players.

[CloudFox]

Do we have a sports psychologist on the staff? I feel like we need a department built for it, and a manager who believes in that as much as being a good head coach for the group.

[kingfox]

Looking forward to finally signing Craig Mackail-Smith when Darren Ferguson gets appointed.

[Guppys Love Child]

2 hours ago, Babylon said:

You have to go back to the Pearson route of recruitment. Hungry players with something to prove, players with a decent mentality. And in terms of skill, focus on certain assets where a player excels. They might not have the total package, but they all bring something a bit different. Whether that's a player with extreme pace like Dyer, or tricky skill like Knockaert. Height and power of Howard. An extreme grafter like Okazaki. The crossing ability of Albrighton. Dead balls and the passing of Gallagher. 

 

So often players had flaws in other areas of their game, but very often that had one thing they excelled at, so that as a group, you have players that present the opposition a different problem. That gives you options and makes it hard for the opponent. 

100% agree with your post.

 

However we have incompetent fvckwits running our club  and a recruitment team thats as much use and affective as a chocolate heat shield on a space capsule.

 

I just don't trust the tools in charge to get a manager with the required standards, mindset, and skills and the types of players you hilighted above and that are desperately needed. 

 

We need a competent board and Steve Walsh Snr, and not that clown Glover.

[County Fox]

On 26/04/2026 at 20:56, Leicesterpool said:

Dean Smith is returning i think, how would fans feel about that considering what happened last time? 

I have heard a few others mention Dean Smith lately. Wouldn't be my first choice but deffo someone I could get behind.

 

Has a history in L1, has done rebuilds, history of playing youth etc. He may also bring back Steve Walsh who is working as an 'Advisor' at Charlotte FC

[Mista_cle31]

On 04/05/2026 at 20:56, SemperEadem said:

It’s all hear say aint it but he weren't very Leicester when we were taught by him at Lutterworth.

Probably because he's of Polish descent 😂😂 

[Mista_cle31]

On 04/05/2026 at 20:54, Sankey93 said:

I just want Dick Schreuder!!!

If not him, I think we need a bit of a left field appointment.... Maybe someone else who's based abroad?! 

[MGLCFC]

1 minute ago, Mista_cle31 said:

If not him, I think we need a bit of a left field appointment.... Maybe someone else who's based abroad?! 

Have to disagree - went left field with Cifuentes and was a horror show. Personally feel we need someone in the mould of Pearson. No nonsense, clear idea of how the club should grow and someone the players will respect, no matter their status within the club. I'm leaning towards someone like Challenor.

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

1 minute ago, MGLCFC said:

Have to disagree - went left field with Cifuentes and was a horror show. Personally feel we need someone in the mould of Pearson. No nonsense, clear idea of how the club should grow and someone the players will respect, no matter their status within the club. I'm leaning towards someone like Challenor.

 

Marti Cifuentes whose most recent job was QPR is hardly "going left field" 

[MGLCFC]

Just now, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

 

Marti Cifuentes whose most recent job was QPR is hardly "going left field" 

It was a gamble that didn't pay off though - he was hardly an inspiring choice and his track record at QPR was hardly eye catching. Not sure what the appeal was.

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Just now, MGLCFC said:

It was a gamble that didn't pay off though - he was hardly an inspiring choice and his track record at QPR was hardly eye catching. Not sure what the appeal was.

 

I don't disagree but he wasn't a left field choice by the very definition of the term. He'd managed against us numerous times.

[MGLCFC]

2 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

 

I don't disagree but he wasn't a left field choice by the very definition of the term. He'd managed against us numerous times.

I suppose it depends on what your interpretation of left field is. Mine would be an unexpected or unusual appointment often coming from a direction nobody anticipated. I suppose for me it was an unexpected and unusual appointment as I was expecting Rohl and I didn't anticipate we'd go for a manager who was doing nothing special at QPR and was on gardening leave. Just my take on it, I can see there will be different interpretations. 

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Just now, MGLCFC said:

I suppose it depends on what your interpretation of left field is. Mine would be an unexpected or unusual appointment often coming from a direction nobody anticipated. I suppose for me it was an unexpected and unusual appointment as I was expecting Rohl and I didn't anticipate we'd go for a manager who was doing nothing special at QPR and was on gardening leave. Just my take on it, I can see there will be different interpretations. 

 

He was on bookies' shortlists as soon as Van Nistelrooy went, had been linked with other Championship jobs, was available cheap and immediately. It's as un left field as you could get for Leicester City in 2025.

[Corky]

10 hours ago, davieG said:

Whoever sees this as the basic principle of player recruitment.

 

 "And that is what makes Sir Alex a WINNER"- Rio Ferdinand, The Interminable Podcast, 2021-26

[Mista_cle31]

25 minutes ago, MGLCFC said:

Have to disagree - went left field with Cifuentes and was a horror show. Personally feel we need someone in the mould of Pearson. No nonsense, clear idea of how the club should grow and someone the players will respect, no matter their status within the club. I'm leaning towards someone like Challenor.

Dave Challinor is my choice tbf... I can see him and Stockport parting company if they don't get promoted.