The dressing room

[muzzy1981]

Something I've notice Redknapp keeping making reference to, that the mood in the QPR dressing room is fantastic, with a good balance of characters.

I know we are doing well so far this season and I don't mean to be negative but sometimes I question whether same could be said about ours?

We have some great players but I think its fair to say there are still plenty of unsettled players in and around the team, Konch, Waggy, Drinky, Danns, Gally, SSL, knocky (?).

I guess the answer is, ad we all know shipping some out, just seems to be taking too long, which could prove vital.

I guess we never really know the true internal politics, I just hope the mood is good and stays strong

[cityfanlee23]

Something I've notice Redknapp keeping making reference to, that the mood in the QPR dressing room is fantastic, with a good balance of characters.

I know we are doing well so far this season and I don't mean to be negative but sometimes I question whether same could be said about ours?

We have some great players but I think its fair to say there are still plenty of unsettled players in and around the team, Konch, Waggy, Drinky, Danns, Gally, SSL, knocky (?).

I guess the answer is, ad we all know shipping some out, just seems to be taking too long, which could prove vital.

I guess we never really know the true internal politics, I just hope the mood is good and stays strong

 

Im not sure Konchesky would be much of a problem tbh... He's not stated a desire to leave, more the opposite, and he is a professional...

 

SSL/DANNS I think would be a problem.. SSL doesnt like not playing though.. he seems to get on with everyone? Knockaert worries me sometimes, seems like a little boy stamping his feel!

 

Gally is a professional... he wouldnt be a dressing room problem

[davieG]

Apparently Pearson is still looking for it.

[Zingari]

i think it needs a lick of paint . The choice of colour is paramount to creating just the right mood.

And maybe some tea light candles too   

 

Webbo , get right on to it !!

Do you think eau-de-nil or something more vibrant ?

[cc_star]

Redknapp always provides good copy for journos that's just the sort of person he is, also sitting top of the league he's hardly going to say the atmosphere stinks

Yes, we still need to move some on, trouble is their Sven-era wages are well above their ability, it was always going to be tough & it will cost us to offload them, if we're around or above FFP allowed losses then we quite simply can't pay them to leave & it's this that has prevented us from strengthening with players whose ability is nearer the wages we can currently afford.

Onto the individuals mentioned

Konchesky seems like a good pro, just gets on with it. Obviously he was leaving to Brighton, now he's not. Sure he'll still try his hardest when called upon.

Danns opportunities will be limited, he's basically not at the level we need & arrival of Hammond means he'll probably never get a game now, suspect he'll be loaned out & he'll be happy to be playing.

Gallagher will be fine, he knows his place. He's happy with his family & always seems happy and up for a good laugh with everyone. He'll also be happy drawing on his Sven era contract.

SSL will want to play & he's historically upset the apple cart when he's not been in the team even when he's played absolutely dire (like Derby away last season for eg). He'll be loaned if he doesn't figure in 1st team.

Wood is the only real concern for me. He doesn't look happy on the pitch & as a result varies in quality from class goal scorer to carthorse liability. He just needs to realise he's an adult & he's got to knuckle down and get on with being the best he can be.

[Guest MattP]

Redknapp is one of the biggest bullshitters out there though, he said the same when he arrived at the club last year and then said it was poison when he turned up after they got relegated and he needed to change it.

 

All dressing rooms will have a decent atmosphere in reality, it's a loads of blokes earning a fortune playing football. Nothing that ever happens in there is an excuse for failure on the pitch and it shouldnt be used as so.

[Strokes]

Redknapp is one of the biggest bullshitters out there though, he said the same when he arrived at the club last year and then said it was poison when he turned up after they got relegated and he needed to change it.

All dressing rooms will have a decent atmosphere in reality, it's a loads of blokes earning a fortune playing football. Nothing that ever happens in there is an excuse for failure on the pitch and it shouldnt be used as so.

Redknapps a crook, I would take anything he says with a pinch of salt.

Nobody knows what our dressing room is like, but the rumored boardroom friction would be more concerning if it were to be believed.

[Guest]

Someone takes Redknapp at face value?

What a world we live in

[Jace]

Did you believe Redknapp when he said he had no idea about that foreign bank account in his name too?

[Bilo]

I should imagine they're all fvcking delirious considering they're on five times the average Championship wage.

[Bilsthorpe Blue]

Did you believe Redknapp when he said he had no idea about that foreign bank account in his name too?

 

To be fair to him wasnt the bank account in his pet dogs name!!!  Sums the bloke up

[K1FOX]

Redknapp always provides good copy for journos that's just the sort of person he is, also sitting top of the league he's hardly going to say the atmosphere stinks

Yes, we still need to move some on, trouble is their Sven-era wages are well above their ability, it was always going to be tough & it will cost us to offload them, if we're around or above FFP allowed losses then we quite simply can't pay them to leave & it's this that has prevented us from strengthening with players whose ability is nearer the wages we can currently afford.

Onto the individuals mentioned

Konchesky seems like a good pro, just gets on with it. Obviously he was leaving to Brighton, now he's not. Sure he'll still try his hardest when called upon.

Danns opportunities will be limited, he's basically not at the level we need & arrival of Hammond means he'll probably never get a game now, suspect he'll be loaned out & he'll be happy to be playing.

Gallagher will be fine, he knows his place. He's happy with his family & always seems happy and up for a good laugh with everyone. He'll also be happy drawing on his Sven era contract.

SSL will want to play & he's historically upset the apple cart when he's not been in the team even when he's played absolutely dire (like Derby away last season for eg). He'll be loaned if he doesn't figure in 1st team.

Wood is the only real concern for me. He doesn't look happy on the pitch & as a result varies in quality from class goal scorer to carthorse liability. He just needs to realise he's an adult & he's got to knuckle down and get on with being the best he can be.

Yet woods the only one whose come out after a bad performance and admitted he wasn't good enough and needs to do more.hmm

[Walshy5]

Its never been right since pearson returned imo. There seems to be too much divid in there. New pearson players. Sven players and old pearson who were giving big contracts ie gallagher, wellens etc. Yes i know wellens has gone now! I think most of it boils down to money. One player thinks why is he on more dosh than me etc and it causes friction and a bad atmosphere. Wheras when pearson was here before everyone was pretty much equal, there were no big egos or people on stupid money and therefore there was more of a togetherness within the camp. Just an opinion btw before someone bites my head off!

[Tielemans63]

Does help when you've got a premier league budget and can bring in exactly who you want. Niko Kranjcar will piss all over this league.

They should get 100 points+ in my opinion.

[Tielemans63]

Its never been right since pearson returned imo. There seems to be too much divid in there. New pearson players. Sven players and old pearson who were giving big contracts ie gallagher, wellens etc. Yes i know wellens has gone now! I think most of it boils down to money. One player thinks why is he on more dosh than me etc and it causes friction and a bad atmosphere. Wheras when pearson was here before everyone was pretty much equal, there were no big egos or people on stupid money and therefore there was more of a togetherness within the camp. Just an opinion btw before someone bites my head off!

I agree although I think this would have been the case whoever came in after Sven.

[Walshy5]

I agree although I think this would have been the case whoever came in after Sven.

I agree with that, i never blamed pearson. I should've made that more clear i guess.

[svensson]

I agree with that, i never blamed pearson. I should've made that more clear i guess.

But it happens in every single club across the world? There will always be disparity. Where is the evidence to say that there is a financial divide that hampers team morale in the Leicester dressing room?

[5waller5]

Makes me laugh ......

 

Nige can do anything and will be defended with "He's cut wages".

 

Harry wins the league "he's a crook".

 

I sometimes wonder if some people on FT actually want us to be successful ..... they'd rather look down on the guys that are claiming we are morally superior because we haven't spent any money or done anything worth calling excitement.

 

Quite how anyone can prefer to support NP's style of football and management over HR's is beyond me.

[5waller5]

But it happens in every single club across the world? There will always be disparity. Where is the evidence to say that there is a financial divide that hampers team morale in the Leicester dressing room?

 

 

With incredible leadership players wouldn't give two hoots about the money difference - they'd be giving their all for their leader and their cause.

 

Poor leaders will suffer from bickering because the dream and the vision hasn't overridden the petty details.

[Corky]

Harry's hardly gonna turn round and say his dressing room's a pit of vipers is he???

Cannot believe there's a single dressing room in the whole 92 which isn't affected by some sort of personality clash or doesn't contain a 'Billy Big Bollocks' or two stirring the shite!

The major factor is how the Manager handles such matters.......and, with NP, that concerns me a little! 

 

Apart from last season.

 

Maybe Nige should start talking bollocks and leaning out of car windows then everyone would love him obviously.

[kingfox]

Why shouldn't the mood be good, they all have that big bath to get into naked. 

[Guest MattP]

Harry wins the league "he's a crook".

 

I sometimes wonder if some people on FT actually want us to be successful ..... they'd rather look down on the guys that are claiming we are morally superior because we haven't spent any money or done anything worth calling excitement.

 

Quite how anyone can prefer to support NP's style of football and anagement over HR's is beyond me.

 

He is called a crook not because he won the league but because of he is. Where do you start?

 

You don't actually buy these excuses that he can't read or write, use a phone or didn't know he had thousands stashed away in bank accounts under the name of his dog? Forgot McKay had given him a horse...come.

 

Let's face it his record is nothing to write home about really, a second division championship and an FA Cup and he and the owners at the time had to bankrupt the football club to achieve it. Then he had three times the budget of Wenger and couldn't get near him.

[DANGEROUS TIGER]

Morale in our dressing room

 

Makes me laugh ......

 

Nige can do anything and will be defended with "He's cut wages".

 

Harry wins the league "he's a crook".

 

I sometimes wonder if some people on FT actually want us to be successful ..... they'd rather look down on the guys that are claiming we are morally superior because we haven't spent any money or done anything worth calling excitement.

 

Quite how anyone can prefer to support NP's style of football and management over HR's is beyond me.

Agreed. Chalk and cheese imo.

[svensson]

With incredible leadership players wouldn't give two hoots about the money difference - they'd be giving their all for their leader and their cause.

Poor leaders will suffer from bickering because the dream and the vision hasn't overridden the petty details.

I think you have watched Braveheart a little too often.

[Bagworthblue]

With incredible leadership players wouldn't give two hoots about the money difference - they'd be giving their all for their leader and their cause.

 

Poor leaders will suffer from bickering because the dream and the vision hasn't overridden the petty details.

hmm the problem here is that there is such a disparity it would seem and money talks (and people just love to moan anyway). Yes a great leader will have a vision and be able to get his team to sign up to that vision but to do so, he needs to ensure each individual thinks he is fairly treated. This isn't easy as each player has his own individual perception as to what is fair and his own perception of his own self worth and the worth of others and hence whether he gets what he deserves and they do. Each individual is impacted by this to a greater or lesser degree based on his unique character. Each players deals with it in a different way due to his unique character etc etc. You can never please everyone all of the time but the best way to lead is to make it clear to all concerned that you are acting to make the wage structure as fair as possible going forward as people accept you can do little about what happened before you came and to make them all feel you care about them as individuals but will be tough if you don't get the same effort in return. If a player on big bucks isn't pulling his weight, the Leader needs to be firm but supportive and either get him performing by getting to the root of his problem and helping  fix it or help him out the door if the problem can't be solved at this club due to it's unique nature or.... show him the door if he really isn't trying.  Pearson can't show them the door easily / move them on easily due to their wages so he leads by showing his team that if you don't put in the effort, you get supported if warranted but sidelined if you are taking the p!ss. Simply turning a blind eye to the underlying problems or not noticing they exist is the sign of a poor leader as nobody will buy into anyone's vision if they don't respect them or feel they care about them as an individual. The problem Pearson has is those that won't try and he can't shift as they will cause the bickering so he tries to keep them as distant as possible. The only concern I have is that a few players in the past have commented that they do not know why they have been alienated. This is either a lie and backs up the reason they have been cast adrift as they don't want to admit it or they have indeed been poorly managed. Chances are a bit of both. The best leaders in the world lose a few along the way.