The_77

Pack it in, boys. If Tier 76 Footy Insider mentioned a name, he’s as good as signed.

The Vichai statue outside the stadium is a perfect microcosm of how the club is run. Anyone with a basic understanding of English would know that “The Possible Man” is an awkward phrase that doesn’t mean the message intended to be conveyed about Vichai. The club brass and suits aren’t there to help make decisions, advise and add expertise, they are there to rubber stamp decisions and say yes to what the owner wants.

Big Day on social media for the Thai Culture Brigade, Relegation Lovers, and fans of Conor Coady’s and Odsonne Edouard’s salaries.

Well, looks like thread will be useless for a few seasons…

This is a bit naive. Someone needs to do the actual legwork; Top spends most of his time abroad. He also has a need for people to serve as de facto representatives of King Power, which is what our suits do.

The decision to bring in Ruud is only one in a series of problems, not the problem. The players have been allowed and encouraged to live in la-la land for years. We went through the worst relegation in the league’s history two seasons ago. Everything didn’t magically improve under Enzo, we just played against much worse opposition that flattered our squad’s (and club’s) inflated egos.

I do wonder if this is part of why we’re not seeing Evans or Monga. Probably good not to poison these young players by keeping them around the clowns on the first team.

Let’s not forget the prior relegation.

I hate to say this but if anyone still believes that after this season, I might just have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell.

You’re a top professional, but even better husband and father! This guy really seems to think he’s Pirlo but the Premier League is so obviously beyond him. The whole culture at the club is so rotten. I’ve talked to former first team management who have told me it’s so much worse than any of us would believe and that managing these players is one of the toughest jobs in the game.

FWIW, I agree that RvN has been awful. This is all part of a larger culture issue and incompetence at many levels of the club. Ruud will eventually move on, these players will think they’re the dog’s bollocks next season in the 2nd division playing against Oxford, and we’ll go through a repeat of the last two PL seasons whenever we manage to get promoted again.

Because he was playing against much worse opposition that flattered him. He’s not good enough for this level and unwilling to accommodate some reasonable requests that might improve his game.

The current culture at the club is completely different and so much more toxic than it was under Pearson. That was 10+ years ago.

Unfortunately for us, this isn’t just a Ruud issue. It’s indicative of what’s gone on at the club for years and it’s no coincidence that overpaid players given absurd amounts of leeway are getting relegated for the second time in three years.

One of our better midfielders. This is what happens when anyone tries to impose a bare minimum of standards at a club where the owner wants to be best mates with all of the players. They’ve been getting to run the show and do whatever they want for years.

Not sure if a team that won’t attack, won’t try to score, and only had one shot attempt last night can be described as kamikaze.

he couldn’t do much more as his hands are tied bless him

Everyone is putting way too much emphasis on our senior staff. Our DoF and CEO are King Power, this setup is by design. Top makes the decisions, not them.

Bless him

How about some educated guesswork of your own? Everyone with any inside knowledge has said the same thing. And there are glaringly obvious signs to support this wherever you look at the club.

We’re gonna need a bigger plane

I know I’m going on like a broken record but it’s ridiculous for us to keep separating our directors from Top. Our directors were put in place to rubber stamp King Power’s decisions and represent King Power. Does anyone really think Rudkin is there to truly advise Top and possibly challenge his decisions? He’s there to do what Top tells him and run his errands. He’s not involved with King Power Racing because he’s some sort of savant with ponies.

Rudkin is King Power. That’s why he’s involved in King Power Racing and OHL.

Yeah, you’ve probably nailed it there. I can only hope that at some point more people start to question why we have that kind of setup.

It’s incredible how so many people think that if Top just changes Rudkin out, we’ll be OK. People don’t question why Rudkin is in that position in the first place and why he was put in charge of OHL and King Power Racing. It’s not because he’s the world’s greatest football man or director. It’s because he works for King Power and does King Power’s bidding.