I heard there was a Telegraph report saying the same but this is the one I found!
Leicester director of football Jon Rudkin was the man behind Craig Shakespeare’s axing with the Foxes
Rudkin wanted to bring in Huddersfield boss David Wagner last season - but had to settle for Shakespeare even though he wasn't keen.
Rudkin, with the full support of the club’s Thai ownership, is running the show.
Shakespeare under-estimated Rudkin’s power — he has become a trusted and valued member of Leicester’s management team.
And Rudkin was never really having Shakespeare.
As the clamour to give him the job permanently intensified last season, Rudkin was busy trying to convince David Wagner to leave Huddersfield.
To his credit, Wagner — knee-deep in a promotion race with Huddersfield at the time — did not want any distractions in the final weeks of the season.
Those negotiations, with Rudkin desperate to tempt the German coach to leave the Terriers, are the reason Shakespeare was left hanging until June 8.
Makes interesting reading especially as the atmosphere at Huddesfield has been said to be Toxic under Wagner.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/4725118/leicester-manager-jon-rudkin-craig-shakespeare/
Hmmm.
posted on 21/10/17
The Club, not the team!
Makes our draw look good then eh.
posted on 21/10/17
Maybe Shakey should have stopped his players slagging the DOF off, maybe he'd still have a job.
posted on 21/10/17
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posted on 21/10/17
I'm completely intrigued about why the op should delete his own post! ☺
posted on 21/10/17
comment by nuneaton_fox (U7936)
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I'm completely intrigued about why the op should delete his own post! ☺
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I included it in the OP instead, nothing sinister.
posted on 21/10/17
comment by True Blue (U9486)
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comment by nuneaton_fox (U7936)
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I'm completely intrigued about why the op should delete his own post! ☺
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I included it in the OP instead, nothing sinister.
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I'd assumed that you'd called Nev a **** and then thought better of it.
posted on 21/10/17
You know what they say about assuming!
posted on 21/10/17
You can edit your own OP but not your own post after so it seemed easier to delete it.
posted on 21/10/17
Great post TB
Im sure this just confirms what we all knew anyway, but
its now in black and white.
Good job for Huddersfield that it was Rudkin chasing their manager, and as usual , he didnt get him
He just wields far too much power.
Oh and we won today. Que Nevs player power conspiracy theory ooing in to meltdown
UTF
posted on 22/10/17
Like most, I have serious misgivings about Rudkin's influence within the club. That said, I agree whole-heartedly that they should have been looking for another manager in the summer but they tried to get the wrong one. Marco Silva was out of work at the time and was absolutely the right man for the job.
As always at Leicester, there just doesn't seem to be any real plan in place and that is surely Rudkin's responsibility.