Leicestershire County Cricket Club

[everton carr]

13 hours ago, Beagle said:

We need to demand answers from the Club. They have no choice than to explain themselves. 

They already answered this at the meeting. it was a financial decision Cox was on 90k a year Blake will be on half of that.

[Lionator]

14 hours ago, TamuffFox said:

Thomas and Henderson out!!

You can’t sack Thomas ffs. Misjudgement by the club of a player loved by fans but Thomas is the best coach we’ve had since the 90’s. Turned the club around. Henderson on the other hand…

[MaidstoneFox]

3 hours ago, everton carr said:

They already answered this at the meeting. it was a financial decision Cox was on 90k a year Blake will be on half of that.

But he said he volunteered two pay cuts, I bet they didn't mention that. If it's purely about economics we could pick up 11 Mohammed Rizvi's and probably turn over a handsome profit. 

 

Cox has value beyond his pay packet. He barely drops anything, is our second top scorer with the bat and is popular with fans. What kind of message are they sending out with this decision?

[everton carr]

9 minutes ago, MaidstoneFox said:

But he said he volunteered two pay cuts, I bet they didn't mention that. If it's purely about economics we could pick up 11 Mohammed Rizvi's and probably turn over a handsome profit. 

 

Cox has value beyond his pay packet. He barely drops anything, is our second top scorer with the bat and is popular with fans. What kind of message are they sending out with this decision?

I know he said he would take a pay cut but it would still be way more then what the club would want to pay..Blake will be around the 40k mark.Agree they should at least have opened some dialogue.Not the first-time they have took.the cheaper  option they get rid of Nobby O Brien who was one of our best players when he was around the same age as Cox

[Lionator]

16 minutes ago, everton carr said:

I know he said he would take a pay cut but it would still be way more then what the club would want to pay..Blake will be around the 40k mark.Agree they should at least have opened some dialogue.Not the first-time they have took.the cheaper  option they get rid of Nobby O Brien who was one of our best players when he was around the same age as Cox

Think it’s just the wider optics. Cox is incredibly popular with supporters and like others have said, his value is way more than his salary. 

[Beagle]

11 hours ago, Lionator said:

You can’t sack Thomas ffs. Misjudgement by the club of a player loved by fans but Thomas is the best coach we’ve had since the 90’s. Turned the club around. Henderson on the other hand…

If he was worth £90k when he was signed he is still worth it now. Either you pay the going rate for decent players or you go down the pan. He showed that he was worth it. 

[Officer Doofy]

So he proves he's worth the contract you gave him and you punish him for it. 

 

 

Fits right in with current Leicester sporting decision making. 

[Walshy5]

On 10/10/2026 at 07:58, Lionator said:

You can’t sack Thomas ffs. Misjudgement by the club of a player loved by fans but Thomas is the best coach we’ve had since the 90’s. Turned the club around. Henderson on the other hand…

Turned it around inspite of him, not because of him. 👍

[Lionator]

6 minutes ago, Walshy5 said:

Turned it around inspite of him, not because of him. 👍

Absolute nonsense. I’m not blindly defending him, the Cox decision is a stinker but we immediately improved as soon as he took over. We’ve won two trophies, gotten to another final. Handscomb I believe has a big part to play in the turnaround and Jarvis too to an extent (as much as he was revered) but he’s very well regarded within the county circuit. 

[The whole world smiles]

1 hour ago, Walshy5 said:

Turned it around inspite of him, not because of him. 👍

Why bother to pay a head coach then if they are totally irrelevant to the teams results?

 

Cricket clubs around the world could save millions! 

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

Henderson can go as far as I’m concerned, he hasn’t covered himself in glory the past 12 months and a change in that role could be a big positive. Handscombe coming back should be a good buffer between the players and Thomas. 
I just would like to see a better game plan particularly in the T20 which has been a disaster for a number of years. 
 

 

 

[Bert]

On 10/10/2026 at 11:05, MaidstoneFox said:

But he said he volunteered two pay cuts, I bet they didn't mention that. If it's purely about economics we could pick up 11 Mohammed Rizvi's and probably turn over a handsome profit. 

 

Cox has value beyond his pay packet. He barely drops anything, is our second top scorer with the bat and is popular with fans. What kind of message are they sending out with this decision?

Didn’t drop one in red ball. Happy to stand up to the stumps. Clearly cares because it’s obviously not about money. Was also desperate to stay. 
 

It’s a big own goal from those upstairs. 

[MaidstoneFox]

Good news for our finances: Rehan Ahmed has a new one-year central contract and Josh Hull has a development contract (ECB pays 50% of salary and a 25% top up).

 

Maybe we can renew the contract of one of our best players now. Oh hang on.....

Edited 2 hours ago by MaidstoneFox