David Gwilliam
Well-Known Member
If you ignore the rest of this post I would be grateful for responses to the last paragraph,
It seems to me that some Leicester fans are taking success for granted. Ten years ago there was no reason to think Leicester would be more successful than equivalent clubs - West Brom. Burnley, Bolton, Derby or Forest. It could even be argued that Newcastle and Leeds had more potential. We became a yo yo club and then worse as we got used to being in the Championship and even went into League 1.
Even when Nigel Pearson got us into the Premier League we spent most of the season bottom of the table.
Then something happened that attracted little attention. The Director of Football Terry Robinson was sacked apparently without doing anything wrong. There were no short lists and no interviews for the position. Jon Ruskin was immediately promoted from Youth Team coach. It was almost as though Terry Robinson was sacked because the Thais wanted Jon Rudkin as Director. Like Nigel Pearson Terry Robinson appears to have been an old fashion football man. I would guess that Mr Rudkin fitted in with the Thais philosophy.
It would be wrong to give too much credit to Jon Rudkin for our Premier League win. The bulk of the team was formed by Nigel Pearson. Much credit has to go to Steve Walsh Senior who scoured Vardy, Mahrez and Kante. Claudio also deserves much credit as do the players. However, he must have been involved in signing the present brilliant set of players,
Brendan Rodgers seems to have fitted skillful management into the clubs framework We are now not comparing ourselves with Derby and Bolton but with Arsenal and Liverpool. The last few years have been the Golden Age for Leicester City.
Off topic but what am I doing wrong on the General Chat. When I try and post anything I am told I have not taken part in a poll. The real problem is that I am a gramophone man in the age of digital downloads.
It seems to me that some Leicester fans are taking success for granted. Ten years ago there was no reason to think Leicester would be more successful than equivalent clubs - West Brom. Burnley, Bolton, Derby or Forest. It could even be argued that Newcastle and Leeds had more potential. We became a yo yo club and then worse as we got used to being in the Championship and even went into League 1.
Even when Nigel Pearson got us into the Premier League we spent most of the season bottom of the table.
Then something happened that attracted little attention. The Director of Football Terry Robinson was sacked apparently without doing anything wrong. There were no short lists and no interviews for the position. Jon Ruskin was immediately promoted from Youth Team coach. It was almost as though Terry Robinson was sacked because the Thais wanted Jon Rudkin as Director. Like Nigel Pearson Terry Robinson appears to have been an old fashion football man. I would guess that Mr Rudkin fitted in with the Thais philosophy.
It would be wrong to give too much credit to Jon Rudkin for our Premier League win. The bulk of the team was formed by Nigel Pearson. Much credit has to go to Steve Walsh Senior who scoured Vardy, Mahrez and Kante. Claudio also deserves much credit as do the players. However, he must have been involved in signing the present brilliant set of players,
Brendan Rodgers seems to have fitted skillful management into the clubs framework We are now not comparing ourselves with Derby and Bolton but with Arsenal and Liverpool. The last few years have been the Golden Age for Leicester City.
Off topic but what am I doing wrong on the General Chat. When I try and post anything I am told I have not taken part in a poll. The real problem is that I am a gramophone man in the age of digital downloads.
