Rudkin

[mozartfox]

12 minutes ago, Babylon said:

I'll say it again, and this came from people who worked here and was in the press and books etc. That used to line up the transfers to an extent and give costing outlines, and are the ones saying actually X player is better value than Y player etc. He's not a scout, he's not there to know the ins and outs of valuations around the world, people are employed to provide that information. And, we don't know the remit... did Vichai and in turn Top say "just get the players that are recommended", and they are told not to worry about costings.

 

Personally, in terms of "letting them sign Turkeys". I don't want anyone meddling, I don't want him saying no to signings or putting names forward. That's on the scouting team to suggest good players.

 

I just want him to do the due dilligence on the head scout and get the very best we can, not bend over backwards for a manager and get his mate in. I also want them to set a direction... eg. We want a focus on younger players with sell on value, and to focus on if we go down we have a talented team proven at that level, that might also stay up. And let the scouts do their job.  

 

We failed with Congerton and it has sowed many bad seeds. We let the manager have too much power with Rodgers and it's looking that way again under Cooper and we don't seem to have much of a direction in terms of signings and so far his "passing" ideal seems like bluster. I'm far more concerned about this big decision stuff. Rather than moaning about x or y player getting paid too much, when if they were actaully any good, people wouldn't give two hoots what they were paid. 

 

 

 

Looks like you are coming around to the same narrative as many of us on here………. 

[Dan LCFC]

8 hours ago, Chocolate Teapot said:

The narrative that signing 4 players in a panic makes everything OK is laughable.

 

The squad has depleted in value, we've let players walk for free whilst other clubs get 10m plus for squad players and we've got about 5 under 21s who need to go and play.

He's allowed the house to burn down, but come on, he's got you a new sofa, what more do you want?

[Babylon]

21 minutes ago, mozartfox said:

Looks like you are coming around to the same narrative as many of us on here………. 

What I just posted is no diffent to what I've posted numerous times before. 

 

But if someone on here keeps posting "rUdKin pIcKs sHiT pLaYeRs", I'll keep defending him.

 

 

Edited 27 August by Babylon

[mozartfox]

6 minutes ago, Babylon said:

What I just posted is no diffent to what I've posted numerous times before. 

 

But if someone on here keeps posting "rUdKin pIcKs sHiT pLaYeRs", I'll keep defending him.

 

 

Just wondering - Do you use the same spin-doctor as 2TK???

[Babylon]

Just now, mozartfox said:

Just wondering - Do you use the same spin-doctor as 2TK???

You just keep reading what you want to read. 

[mozartfox]

1 minute ago, Babylon said:

You just keep reading what you want to read. 

Yep you do. Thanks for confirming this.

[The_77]

8 hours ago, Chocolate Teapot said:

The narrative that signing 4 players in a panic makes everything OK is laughable.

 

The squad has depleted in value, we've let players walk for free whilst other clubs get 10m plus for squad players and we've got about 5 under 21s who need to go and play.

From us 

[CosbehFox]

Brownhill, Kaminski and Soumare out on loan again - it's got us talking but not in the way intended 

[Stadt]

30 minutes ago, CosbehFox said:

Brownhill, Kaminski and Soumare out on loan again - it's got us talking but not in the way intended 

I was a pretty staunch Rudkin outer but credit it’s where it due. We needed bodies in goal and another workman in midfield so he's bought himself time as far as I’m concerned 

Edited 27 August by Stadt

[Dan LCFC]

Yeah when we said attackers we didn't mean "attacking for a goalkeeper"

[The Fosse Way]

Today we ask: what is Leicester City’s transfer strategy?

 

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When Jordan Ayew, Leicester City’s latest summer signing, came on for his debut at Craven Cottage, the away end burst into chants of “We want Rudkin Out”.

 

To say Ayew’s signing has been met with scepticism in some quarters would be an understatement. To say Leicester’s summer transfer business has been a frustration would be similarly so. To say the jury remains out on Jon Rudkin as Director of Football would be stretching the concept of the word ‘understatement’ to breaking point.

 

The Leicester fanbase doesn’t agree on much at the moment, but it does agree that the squad needs reinforcements. The away end on Saturday reflects an increasing frustration as August has drifted on, a feeling that the club has had so long to improve the squad and has found itself flailing around desperately in the final few hours of the window to try to strengthen the team.

 

Steve Cooper has been open about his desire for new signings. It has been widely reported that he wants at least two more players in attacking positions before the window slams shut on Friday evening. Even the players themselves seem to be eager for reinforcements, with recent reports suggesting Wout Faes is ‘surprised’ by the lack of transfer activity this summer and considering his position as a result.

 

Perhaps some of this is unfair. In many ways, if you exclude the managerial change, Leicester look like a classic promoted team from a previous era, where you keep the core of the side together and try to stay up on a limited budget. Of course, this approach now feels outdated, in an era when promoted sides go out and buy an entirely new squad to celebrate their achievement.

 

Even in 2024, though, Leicester aren’t that much of an outlier in the Premier League. It’s easy to focus completely on your own club but when you zoom out, this whole summer has been a strange one at the top level. There have simultaneously been so many signings and not enough, with a handful of clubs signing an enormous number of players without improving their first team while others scramble around for scraps, bound by the limitations of the financial rules.

 

—
 

Full article:

 

https://www.thefosseway.net/viewpoint/leicester-city-lcfc-transfer-strategy

[HitchinFox]

5 minutes ago, The Fosse Way said:

Today we ask: what is Leicester City’s transfer strategy?

 

—

 

 

When Jordan Ayew, Leicester City’s latest summer signing, came on for his debut at Craven Cottage, the away end burst into chants of “We want Rudkin Out”.

 

To say Ayew’s signing has been met with scepticism in some quarters would be an understatement. To say Leicester’s summer transfer business has been a frustration would be similarly so. To say the jury remains out on Jon Rudkin as Director of Football would be stretching the concept of the word ‘understatement’ to breaking point.

 

The Leicester fanbase doesn’t agree on much at the moment, but it does agree that the squad needs reinforcements. The away end on Saturday reflects an increasing frustration as August has drifted on, a feeling that the club has had so long to improve the squad and has found itself flailing around desperately in the final few hours of the window to try to strengthen the team.

 

Steve Cooper has been open about his desire for new signings. It has been widely reported that he wants at least two more players in attacking positions before the window slams shut on Friday evening. Even the players themselves seem to be eager for reinforcements, with recent reports suggesting Wout Faes is ‘surprised’ by the lack of transfer activity this summer and considering his position as a result.

 

Perhaps some of this is unfair. In many ways, if you exclude the managerial change, Leicester look like a classic promoted team from a previous era, where you keep the core of the side together and try to stay up on a limited budget. Of course, this approach now feels outdated, in an era when promoted sides go out and buy an entirely new squad to celebrate their achievement.

 

Even in 2024, though, Leicester aren’t that much of an outlier in the Premier League. It’s easy to focus completely on your own club but when you zoom out, this whole summer has been a strange one at the top level. There have simultaneously been so many signings and not enough, with a handful of clubs signing an enormous number of players without improving their first team while others scramble around for scraps, bound by the limitations of the financial rules.

 

—
 

Full article:

 

https://www.thefosseway.net/viewpoint/leicester-city-lcfc-transfer-strategy

Enjoyed reading that. 👍
 

[hackneyfox]

27 minutes ago, The Fosse Way said:

Today we ask: what is Leicester City’s transfer strategy?

 

—

 

 

When Jordan Ayew, Leicester City’s latest summer signing, came on for his debut at Craven Cottage, the away end burst into chants of “We want Rudkin Out”.

 

 

 

https://www.thefosseway.net/viewpoint/leicester-city-lcfc-transfer-strategy

Didn't the away end burst into a chant involving the words 'Jordan' and 'Ayew' and then kept it going for about the next ten minutes.

The Rudkin chant was surely some time later.

[FoxesPork]

Jon Rudkin? More like Jon Crudkin

[RyCleary]

Albrighton telling a story today on a podcast about Drinkwater refusing to train until he spoke to Rudkin but he wouldn’t turn up, looked in his office and everything and no one knew where he was 😂

[HitchinFox]

6 minutes ago, RyCleary said:

Albrighton telling a story today on a podcast about Drinkwater refusing to train until he spoke to Rudkin but he wouldn’t turn up, looked in his office and everything and no one knew where he was 😂

 

No one knowing where he is could explain our track record on getting deals over the line. 

[orangecity23]

6 minutes ago, RyCleary said:

Albrighton telling a story today on a podcast about Drinkwater refusing to train until he spoke to Rudkin but he wouldn’t turn up, looked in his office and everything and no one knew where he was 😂

Rudkin applying the Major Major office visitation policy from Catch-22.

Quote

• Maj. Major Major Major: Sergeant, from now on, I don't want anyone to come in and see me while I'm in my office. Is that clear?
• First Sgt. Towser: Yes, sir. What do I say to people who want to come in and see you while you're in your office?
• Maj. Major Major Major: Tell them I'm in and ask them to wait.
• First Sgt. Towser: For how long?
• Maj. Major Major Major: Until I've left.
• First Sgt. Towser: And then what do I do with them?
• Maj. Major Major Major: I don't care.
• First Sgt. Towser: May I send people in to see you after you've left?
• Maj. Major Major Major: Yes.
• First Sgt. Towser: You won't be here then, will you?
• Maj. Major Major Major: No.
• First Sgt. Towser: I see, sir. Will that be all?
• Maj. Major Major Major: Also, Sergeant, I don't want you coming in while I'm in my office asking me if there's anything you can do for me. Is that clear?
• First Sgt. Towser: Yes, sir. When should I come in your office and ask if there's anything I can do for you?
• Maj. Major Major Major: When I'm not there.
• First Sgt. Towser: What do I do then?
• Maj. Major Major Major: Whatever has to be done.
• First Sgt. Towser: Yes, sir.

 

 

[Claudio Fannieri]

On 26/08/2024 at 20:55, Micky said:

Wait until the end of Friday.... You might see Rudkin in a different light....

big day tomorrow, so far this week 1 potential done deal for incoming and 2 U21 loans out, hardly ground breaking stuff so far, going to have to really go all guns blazing to justify your post. 

[HitchinFox]

9 minutes ago, orangecity23 said:

Rudkin applying the Major Major office visitation policy from Catch-22.

 

 

Love that book. 

[urban.spaceman]

Does Rudkin even know where he is most of the time?

[st albans fox]

1 hour ago, RyCleary said:

Albrighton telling a story today on a podcast about Drinkwater refusing to train until he spoke to Rudkin but he wouldn’t turn up, looked in his office and everything and no one knew where he was 😂

Maybe find out where Top was ???

[Daggers]

[Lesta Legend]

On 26/08/2024 at 20:55, Micky said:

Wait until the end of Friday.... You might see Rudkin in a different light....

You must really be sweating now Jon

[LVFox]

Can fully imagine him pulling into Seagrave today, full training kit on, oblivious to what day it is

[Lesterlad]

On 28/08/2024 at 16:55, The Fosse Way said:

Today we ask: what is Leicester City’s transfer strategy?

 

—

 

 

When Jordan Ayew, Leicester City’s latest summer signing, came on for his debut at Craven Cottage, the away end burst into chants of “We want Rudkin Out”.

 

To say Ayew’s signing has been met with scepticism in some quarters would be an understatement. To say Leicester’s summer transfer business has been a frustration would be similarly so. To say the jury remains out on Jon Rudkin as Director of Football would be stretching the concept of the word ‘understatement’ to breaking point.

 

The Leicester fanbase doesn’t agree on much at the moment, but it does agree that the squad needs reinforcements. The away end on Saturday reflects an increasing frustration as August has drifted on, a feeling that the club has had so long to improve the squad and has found itself flailing around desperately in the final few hours of the window to try to strengthen the team.

 

Steve Cooper has been open about his desire for new signings. It has been widely reported that he wants at least two more players in attacking positions before the window slams shut on Friday evening. Even the players themselves seem to be eager for reinforcements, with recent reports suggesting Wout Faes is ‘surprised’ by the lack of transfer activity this summer and considering his position as a result.

 

Perhaps some of this is unfair. In many ways, if you exclude the managerial change, Leicester look like a classic promoted team from a previous era, where you keep the core of the side together and try to stay up on a limited budget. Of course, this approach now feels outdated, in an era when promoted sides go out and buy an entirely new squad to celebrate their achievement.

 

Even in 2024, though, Leicester aren’t that much of an outlier in the Premier League. It’s easy to focus completely on your own club but when you zoom out, this whole summer has been a strange one at the top level. There have simultaneously been so many signings and not enough, with a handful of clubs signing an enormous number of players without improving their first team while others scramble around for scraps, bound by the limitations of the financial rules.

 

—
 

Full article:

 

https://www.thefosseway.net/viewpoint/leicester-city-lcfc-transfer-strategy

I think you will find that when Jordan Agee came on there was about 15 minutes of sjj in being his name. There was couple of renditions of Rudkin out but mainly the Jordan Ayew song so where is the balance in that article