Leicester City: Another FFP Victim

[James Bond]

What's wrong with Nigel Pearson?

He took them up, helped them stay up, but LCFC sacked him and brought in CR who then finished PL winners, but now that its all gone tits up this season they want to Pearson back to keep them up again? Its crazy.

With that said it would be one hell of a story and really complete the full circle if he takes over, takes them to Cardiff to lift the CL, but takes them back down in the process.

 

[A_G]

He's a ****ing psychopath?

I don't mind him tbh.

 

[Dokaka]

**** yes, bring him back. His son getting his ass licked by a thai prostitute while showering her with racial abuse is still one of the all-time greatest moments in football history.

 

[Rimaal]

 

[GDeep™]

When managers start asking their players to show more fight, be gladiators etc, you know it's over.

 

[carlito'sway]

**** yes, bring him back. His son getting his ass licked by a thai prostitute while showering her with racial abuse is still one of the all-time greatest moments in football history.

He is a major league douchebag in his own rights.

 

[krengon]

****ing disgrace to fire him.. Ranieri deserves so much better, really hope Leicester gets relegated now, that's what they deserve..

I honestly can't believe it, he even got a good result yesterday, atleast wait and see what happens in the CL first.

 

[carlito'sway]

 

[Jury]

They were heading to the championship for absolute certain under Ranieri.

He's a legend for last season, but last season was last season, and to get relegated immediately after would be unacceptable. To lose that sort of revenue would be a disaster for the club.

He clearly was not turning this around. He lost the players. He 100% had to go. No room for sentiment and sanctimonious bullshit.

 

[Bradpiff]

Fully want Leicester to stay up now to show that a new man in charge can make a difference

 

[Aevi]

They were heading to the championship for absolute certain under Ranieri.

He's a legend for last season, but last season was last season, and to get relegated immediately after would be unacceptable. To lose that sort of revenue would be a disaster for the club.

He clearly was not turning this around. He lost the players. He 100% had to go. No room for sentimental and sanctimonious bullshit.

True, a lot of people supporting other clubs are judging them for it but don't have the club's interests in mind, just the "fairytale". Morals aside, this was the right move. Ranieri lost the players and was found out, they were destined for the drop.

 

[Furious]

After "all" he's done? What exactly has he done? Clearly nothing as a whole based on this season.

They were fantastic in the second half of the 14/15 season. Ranieri inherted a team which was buzzing and riding on steriods.

Absolutely the right decision to sack this dilly dong dong clown. Can't take the club to Championship.

 

[carlito'sway]

After "all" he's done? What exactly has he done? Clearly nothing as a whole based on this season.

They were fantastic in the second half of the 14/15 season. Ranieri inherted a team which was buzzing and riding on steriods.

Absolutely the right decision to sack this dilly dong dong clown. Can't take the club to Championship.

Hopefully, they will go down even faster now.

 

[VancouverCanuck]

I thought they would at least give him the opportunity to win the CL and get relegated in the same year.

That would be legendary.

 

[Makingtrax]

He wasn't that good last year when everybody was bigging him up, and he's not that bad this year now he's getting sacked.

Try telling people there's a hell of a lot more important factors deciding where a team ends up than the manager. . . . and incredibly nobody believes it or wants to hear it.

Even though the evidence hits you in the face.

 

[sammy89]

To be fair, desperate times call for desperate measures. With Leicester one point above the relegation zone in February, the most viable move at this point is to replace Ranieri and hope for that new manager bounce. If more people understood just how financially destructive relegation is to a club, they would see that there was no room for sentiment in this situation and the Leicester management have acted quite responsibly in this situation. Even Ferguson would likely be axed if Man Utd ever found themselves in such a position during his reign.

 

[Jury]

He wasn't that good last year when everybody was bigging him up, and he's not that bad this year now he's getting sacked.

Try telling people there's a hell of a lot more important factors deciding where a team ends up than the manager. . . . and incredibly nobody believes it or wants to hear it.

Even though the evidence hits you in the face.

They lost a massively important player to their cause in Kante, and the rest all suffered a huge hangover. You could say they over-performed last season, but like it or not, Ranieri was responsible for keeping the wheels on when it mattered. Ranieri had what it took last year, before his players decided they'd have a year off.

Stop trying to turn every happening at every club into some sort of vindication for Wenger, because it doesn't work and it's pathetically transparent.

Wenger couldnt have done what Ranieri did last season with a far better bunch of players. Wenger couldn;t have done it with Leicester either. Wenger couldn't do it with ****ing Messi and Ronaldo up front, and with the pick of any other players he wanted, because he's Arsène Wenger, sadly.

Wenger is finished and you know it, and no amount of gymnastics is going to turn that around or make it appear as though he isn't. The worse he does, the more desperate your posts get

 

[Jaywood Mac]

Dilly Ding, Dilly GONE

 

[Makingtrax]

They lost a massively important player to their cause in Kante, and the rest all suffered a huge hangover. You could say they over-performed last season, but like it or not, Ranieri was responsible for keeping the wheels on when it mattered. Ranieri had what it took last year, before his players decided they'd have a year off.

Stop trying to turn every happening at every club into some sort of vindication for Wenger, because it doesn't work and it's pathetically transparent.

Wenger couldnt have done what Ranieri did last season with a far better bunch of players. Wenger couldn;t have done it with Leicester either. Wenger couldn't do it with ****ing Messi and Ronaldo up front, and with the pick of any other players he wanted, because he's Arsène Wenger, sadly.

Wenger is finished and you know it, and no amount of gymnastics is going to turn that around or make it appear as though he isn't. The worse he does, the more desperate your posts get

My post had nothing to do with Wenger.
Just reiterating what I've been saying on here for months.

Leicester is an excellent example . . . same manager, two years running, one triumph, one disaster. The manager can't be that important to where a team ends up . . . there are more important factors at play.

 

[VancouverCanuck]

They lost a massively important player to their cause in Kante, and the rest all suffered a huge hangover. You could say they over-performed last season, but like it or not, Ranieri was responsible for keeping the wheels on when it mattered. Ranieri had what it took last year, before his players decided they'd have a year off.

Stop trying to turn every happening at every club into some sort of vindication for Wenger, because it doesn't work and it's pathetically transparent.

Wenger couldnt have done what Ranieri did last season with a far better bunch of players. Wenger couldn;t have done it with Leicester either. Wenger couldn't do it with ****ing Messi and Ronaldo up front, and with the pick of any other players he wanted, because he's Arsène Wenger, sadly.

Wenger is finished and you know it, and no amount of gymnastics is going to turn that around or make it appear as though he isn't. The worse he does, the more desperate your posts get

If we really want to turn the discussion about Ranieri into about Wenger...

Ranieri obviously had great success last year. He brought in the best player possible in Kante, player of the season. When they were under huge title pressure, he was keep the team calm and grounded.

Obviously, they are facing different circumstances this year. Ranieri is simply unable to adapt and steer the team to face a new set of challenges. I would expect them to be at least a mid-table team and not having fight relegation battles.

When Wenger first came to Arsenal many years ago, he brought in new training regiment, diet, and a new way of thinking into the English game. And over the course of the next several years, he led Arsenal to achieve many great things. And when faced with difficult financial realities, he adapted with a youth policy and was able to keep competitive while paying off the stadium debt.

Now, Wenger is now facing a new set of challenges. Being competitive (top 4) is no longer enough, at least to most fans. The game is also different. What used to work in the early 2000's may no longer work. Is Wenger able to adapt? Does anyone see his team being able to sustain a title challenge? I certainly don't.