Mandaric departure imminent?

[alex]

Who mentioned Joey? Joey.....

 

[FryattFox]

before mandaric we couldn't even afford joey, now only those with a sick fetish consider him a saviour. more debt or not we are in a much more attractive position to players and managers now

Agreed!

Before MM came, we certainly didn't look like ever getting out of the Championship, and although he made some serious mistakes that got us relegated, I think the future looks a lot better now than it did 3 years ago.

 

[homer]

Before MM came, we certainly didn't look like ever getting out of the Championship.....

Too right

And his underhand bumbling interference soon put an end to that

 

[Mawsley]

I don't have words to describe him which can be used in this section of the site.

 

[SilverFox]

Bye Mandy.

I for one think he was pretty inept.

Sven and the names we are linked to is almost certainly backed by Thai money. The reality is the Milan did not want to invest in the playing squad or ever put any real money behind it. Always got the impression he wanted promotion on the cheap, but was quick to blame others (i.e. the endless stream of managers) when it couldn't be achieved that way.

Poor judge of character, although he did do well in appointing Pearson (had to get one of his endless appointments right I suppose), which he then f*cked up royally by treating him appaulingly. Did everything to keep him my hairy fat arse...you gave him permission to talk to another club!

He won't be missed by me...I just hope he hasn't sold us to irresponsible owners. He didn't seem to care really who he sold his beloved Portsmouth to.

 

[SilverFox]

Oh and smiling and waving at Portsmouth fans while we received a drubbing was possibly one of the most disrespectful things I have ever seen. Bit of a slap in the face of the Leicester fans.

 

[bocadillo]

Mandaric says, "It's bollocks!"

 

[escos66]

Mandaric says, "It's bollocks!"

He also said he was backing Sousa!

 

[SilverFox]

He also says he will stay until the "right challenge is presented". He'll be back at Portsmouth before long. He didn't totally finish them off first time around.

 

[TornadoShaunUK]

I think Mandaric is a good chairman myself. He is not the richest man around but he knows the game around these leagues as well as anyone and isn't afraid to make tough decisions. He makes mistakes with his appointments but isn't afraid to rectify it when it goes wrong.

If he went I think we'd miss him. He seems to have the club's best interests at heart even if that is because a successful club means profits.

Not sure what to make of things really. We know Milan tends to go back on what he says in the press and often when he says something, the opposite is what happens.

 

[Hazzman]

before mandaric we couldn't even afford joey, now only those with a sick fetish consider him a saviour. more debt or not we are in a much more attractive position to players and managers now

I don't believe this to be a valid argument. Being able to afford a player and an attractive position to players/managers are two seperate things; they are not direct linked unless we're talking wages. Take Doncaster for example who are attractive to a player but not flushed with money and don't pay excessively.

The Joey saga said a lot about the management at the time. For comparison when in League One (a less attractive proposition), Pearson picked up Dyer for free and Morrison for nominal. Respectively from MK Dons and Cambridge. Kelly presented Low from Northampton and Andy Johnson from West Brom Ressies on frees. The wages can not be that different given the backgrounds. Similarly you could compare the loans of Welsh and Jarrett to Hobbs and Cleverley, it was the management staff being far more switched onto scouting etc. and with a book of contacts than the others could manage.

If we had no Mandaric, we'd have been in the same position but probably had an extended stay in League 1. King, Fryatt and a couple of other players sold to keep the club ticking over but then eventually we have a manager would come through the doors and set about overhauling the squad from cast-offs to prospect from lower down the ladder. The club would keep certain amount of prestige due it's size at League 1 level.

 

[Redditch Fox]

People have short memories - and in the case of some of the punters on this forum - no memories at all.

Whilst its certainly true that Mandaric has made some serious errors of judgement as Leicester owner, we ought to take account that the club was leaderless and unable to spend even a few coppers on squad strengthening before he took over.

We had a board that openly admitting that it needed to pass the baton elsewhere and gathering around a potential corpse were features like the Foxes Trust trying to get its oar in and turn LCFC into some sort of mutually owned co-operative society. Things couldn't have got much worse. In my opinion in spite of the ownership of the club now being totally detached from our commumity and history, nonetheless the overall situation is much more promising.

 

[Matt_B]

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I don't believe this to be a valid argument. Being able to afford a player and an attractive position to players/managers are two seperate things; they are not direct linked unless we're talking wages. Take Doncaster for example who are attractive to a player but not flushed with money and don't pay excessively.

The Joey saga said a lot about the management at the time. For comparison when in League One (a less attractive proposition), Pearson picked up Dyer for free and Morrison for nominal. Respectively from MK Dons and Cambridge. Kelly presented Low from Northampton and Andy Johnson from West Brom Ressies on frees. The wages can not be that different given the backgrounds. Similarly you could compare the loans of Welsh and Jarrett to Hobbs and Cleverley, it was the management staff being far more switched onto scouting etc. and with a book of contacts than the others could manage.

If we had no Mandaric, we'd have been in the same position but probably had an extended stay in League 1. King, Fryatt and a couple of other players sold to keep the club ticking over but then eventually we have a manager would come through the doors and set about overhauling the squad from cast-offs to prospect from lower down the ladder. The club would keep certain amount of prestige due it's size at League 1 level.

Brilliant, you start by saying we'd have attracted the same level of player and it wouldn't have made a difference, and then finish by saying we'd have spent longer in L1, had to sell our best players and had to replace them with unknowns or has-beens. :icon_lol:

 

[Hazzman]

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Brilliant, you start by saying we'd have attracted the same level of player and it wouldn't have made a difference, and then finish by saying we'd have spent longer in L1, had to sell our best players and had to replace them with unknowns or has-beens. :icon_lol:

I've read your post a couple of times and can't see where I have stated the above.

The point I'll illustrated was that if you possess a manager who knows the lower leagues, it doesn't matter about what you can afford because quality is available. 'same position' as I was refer to where we are now. The reason we are now a better prospect for a player or a manager is because Pearson came and turned a squad full of cast-offs to a squad full of prospects and seasoned professionals; a squad capable of being higher up the table. This at pretty much a minimal cost in terms of squad management, not because Mandaric put his hand in his pocket.

If we had no Mandaric, we'd have probably sent longer in L1 but a manager of similar ilk to Pearson would have turned the squad around when appointed due to non-success in L1. Due to the size of our club within League One, if we say went in for a Crewe player on a free we'd be more attractive than for example Brentford if we both offered a similar wage. As much I hate to say it look at Leeds and the way they have re-built with players with not much Championship background.

The whole 'debt' thing will come back to bite us on our arse. Just like Portsmouth.

 

[Chrysalis]

mixed feelings.

what good has he gave us?

mainly ambition, the previous lot before him were happy with avoiding relegation.
more cashflow

what bad has he gave us?

more debt
a relegation to 3rd tier first ever possible time
a severe **** up with losing pearson, this is the one I cannot forgive him over so ultimately want him gone.

I dont think he can do much for sheff wed tho, he made a loss during his time here and if he does get all his cash back I think it will be at least a couple of years. I expect they will get a short term cash injuection (like we did) that may or may not pull them out of league one and then he will close the wallet.

 

[Mawsley]

People have short memories - and in the case of some of the punters on this forum - no memories at all.

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What a pile of shit.

 

[Steven]

He sold the club to a person accused of illegal war crimes.

http://www.twohundredpercent.net/?p=8187

 

[Filthy Rich]

Hahahahahahahaha.

Both clubs are exactly in the same position they were pre-Milan. Except with more debt.

You, shortwave fox, portugeezer and a couple of others are really the most complete berks on this forum. And don't forget that berk is rhyming slang for Berkshire Hunt which is what you undoubtedly are.

The vilification of someone who has complete integrity and took this club, not the team, from where it was when he took over to where it is now is not only astounding but completely without foundation.

You truly do not deserve to be supporters of LCFC. Clear off and support Bolton or similar.

 

[Si Nick]

The vilification of someone who has complete integrity and took this club, not the team, from where it was when he took over to where it is now is not only astounding but completely without foundation.

Recognise these few quotes
"Fans will be the first to know" - how many weeks has the consortium takeover been approved and we know sweet FA on whose involved along with TOP

"I am not currently in discussions regarding the purchase of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, or any other club for that matter." So there isn't a bid on the table in Sheffield then ?

Don't need to mention the Court Case of course.....

 

[Hazzman]

The vilification of someone who has complete integrity and took this club, not the team, from where it was when he took over to where it is now is not only astounding but completely without foundation.

You truly do not deserve to be supporters of LCFC. Clear off and support Bolton or similar.

Haha.

Complete integrity? He's an hypocrite. He said we'd have two year shirt deals, that's happened once. He said Sousa would have time two days before he was sacked. He complained about a £11 million loss but £1.1 of it was on agents! All facts

Every club he's owned including those abroad fell into financial difficulties within two years of him leaving. Fact!

Don't knock Bolton, fifth in the league, playing cracking football and financially sound.