No match thread from me today guys, I think it’s time for me to move on from 606 (for a long long time) and perhaps even Leicester for a while.
This is a club I’ve followed for 30 years but I’ve never felt so disconnected from it to be honest and in particular from the ownership - who under Vichai made the fans feel like a family. I’ve no axe to grind against Top and Rudkin personally who have had to do difficult jobs since Vichais sudden passing but when Rodgers once said ‘this isn’t the same club anymore’ he was right. Wrong to say it, but right in more ways than one
I’ve come to accept I’m in a complete minority here - but I think our best days are firmly behind us and when we do get promoted this season, I’m absolutely certain we will becoming straight back down under this ownership
The role of Rudkin, instrumental in appointing Maresca - a promising manager but with a philosophy I believe cannot succeed at a club like ours in the long term- remains the biggest stumbling block for us. I strongly believe that while he holds so much influence over all of King Powers sporting affairs - we will never get back to where we were
Perhaps the success makes the failures more difficult to bear. I was a season ticket holder in league one yet felt more connection and optimism about our future then I do now. For years Leicester have been a club marching towards a bright future and a sustainable one. Now I believe we’re heading slowly but surely backwards as a club.
Our impending promotion is in my view nothing more than the last fart escaping a dying man. It’s a short term bounce based on the sheer quality of the squad and Marescas promising leadership- but without the backing of a clear long term philosophy (which includes a realistic template playing in the PL) I can’t see it working
We should be using the quality we have to develop a style of football that will get us promoted and bring us success at PL level. That style is not the one Maresca is bringing - Burnley are showing exactly why it can’t work. I think he’s a great guy with a promising future - but I see that abroad or top 6 PL level.
People will say I’m nuts. They said that 2 years ago when I started criticising the ownership. They said it last season when I said we’d be relegated. This is a club that is not moving forward until Top moves us on I’m afraid and it breaks my heart to say that.
Best of luck to you all and stay healthy and safe.
Time to move on
posted on 25/11/23
Sorry to see you go 99 but hopefully not for to long,
posted on 25/11/23
Sorry to here you go,am sure you will be back like before.
Think you may be a little pessimistic as nothing will ever to our success over last few years.
Be grateful you saw it,as many sadly were not around to experience our wonder years.
Yes our owners are not perfect,but if you had suffered the Shipman years and other bad times then you may see things a bit differently.
Keep believing and am sure you will return.
posted on 25/11/23
See you in a few weeks/months then Blacksy. There’s no ‘keeping you away’ now is there 😉
posted on 25/11/23
Thing is thorney im not looking for a repeat of our success. Im simply asking the club not to throw away the opportunity from it
posted on 25/11/23
I’m not going to call you nuts Blackstarr, but I am going to ask you this? Are you Johngee or are you a true Leicester fan?
I think you’re the latter and as a result, I think Thorney is right. You can’t put this club down, it’s ingrained in your soul and you’re stuck with it.
I understand your frustrations, I share some of them. But I also think you’ve lost some perspective on what our owners are trying to do. We are trying to rebuild after Rodgers destroyed us and that doesn’t happen overnight. It requires a clear plan, leadership and time. Just look at the state of Chelsea and Man Utd for examples of how throwing money at things doesn’t fix it overnight.
Now I don’t know if we’ve got it right or wrong h see Maresca but I know that this season couldn’t be going a lot worse for sure, and he’s changed the mentality in the playing side of our club. I’m backing him for that alone. Yes I’m worried about his philosophy working in the long term but he’s got us top of the league and breaking records so let’s go with it for now.
Yes things are dull atm and our football isn’t quite clicking, but remember we’re not Man City. Supporting Leicester isn’t about winning everything, it’s about sharing the ups and downs and sticking together through it all.
Stuck with us and stay. Let’s see what happens and let’s enjoy arguing and debating about it whilst it does.
Hope your mental health is ok. Know that you’re appreciated here.
posted on 25/11/23
Really aporeciate the sentiment and I’ll see how I do after a break.
I disagree that Rodgers ruined the club and the owners are somehow the innocent party. Top and Rudkin ruined us last season - it was their decisions that meant we ended up stuck with Dean smith with 9 games to go and a bunch of players who had no skin in the game as their contracts had run down
That’s where you and I differ. I’ll always hold the club accountable for our overnight demise - not Rodgers, because Rodgers was enabled at every turn by Rudkin
The rebuild needed was at board level - and until that happens it doesn’t matter who they employ because in the long term this club will fail. Chelsea are a great example of that since Boehly came in - you have to get it right at the top. Same with United
Again - not expecting us to be Man City. But we worked really hard to get back to the PL and there was no excuse for throwing that away. I see this as the empters new clothes - not a rebuild. Time will tell
I don’t think I’d ever stop supporting Leicester but I need a break from them for now and I need to believe in the club again
posted on 25/11/23
comment by 99 Problems (but Rodgers ain’t one) (U12353)
posted 26 minutes ago
Really aporeciate the sentiment and I’ll see how I do after a break.
I disagree that Rodgers ruined the club and the owners are somehow the innocent party. Top and Rudkin ruined us last season - it was their decisions that meant we ended up stuck with Dean smith with 9 games to go and a bunch of players who had no skin in the game as their contracts had run down
That’s where you and I differ. I’ll always hold the club accountable for our overnight demise - not Rodgers, because Rodgers was enabled at every turn by Rudkin
The rebuild needed was at board level - and until that happens it doesn’t matter who they employ because in the long term this club will fail. Chelsea are a great example of that since Boehly came in - you have to get it right at the top. Same with United
Again - not expecting us to be Man City. But we worked really hard to get back to the PL and there was no excuse for throwing that away. I see this as the empters new clothes - not a rebuild. Time will tell
I don’t think I’d ever stop supporting Leicester but I need a break from them for now and I need to believe in the club again
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Oh I hold the ownership accountable as well BS. They stuck with Rodgers and his falling plan far too long and let him change the strategy of the club with his ego. They were weak.
I still believe they’re running the club pretty well though which is where we differ. We couldn’t have bounced back like we have without a strong structure.
posted on 27/11/23
I missed this post so bit late with response. It's disappointing to say the least but understandable if you feel you need to take a break.
As you know I share many of your frustrations and concerns, not least us still having Rudders in charge.
I hope you can rekindle your enthusiasm for things Leicester City in due course and we will be able to enjoy your postings once more. In the meantime, keep safe!