Rudkin

[sm1]

1 hour ago, KFS said:

Can someone PLEASE share details of the ‘funny’ reason why the Sensi deal supposedly ****ed up? I need an actual reason to hate this guy more than I already do.

 

Rudkins too busy cleaning out Top's stables.

[Daggers]

Rudkin is the kind of guy who leaves his office in the 85th minute on transfer deadline day

[mozartfox]

What is obvious and undeniable, the current Football Management Team are being hampered by the mistakes made under Rudkin's watch in the previous 3-4 years.  Any credit he earned has been spent unwisely.

 

It is going to take several more seasons to wash out the stains completely.   Silly player salaries, plus retaining the dwarf past his sell by date due to paying him far to much is still hurting us.   A change at DOF level is needed if and when we go back up.

 

If the Sensi transfer was indeed prevented over such a small amount, sticking another sponsors name on the back of the shirt together with the FAC prize money, would surely would have covered it?

 

[gurru991]

My main concern is that we stay within the FFP or Profit & Sustainability guideline.  To win the league & then lose out due to a points deduction would be heartbreaking. Hopefully Susan Whelan is is paying attention.

[Cadno'r Cymoedd]

7 hours ago, ozvaldo said:

Do we know what the fee actually was? 

Actually, it was £0.😉

Edited 2 February by Cadno'r Cymoedd

[iancognito]

2 hours ago, gurru991 said:

My main concern is that we stay within the FFP or Profit & Sustainability guideline.  To win the league & then lose out due to a points deduction would be heartbreaking. Hopefully Susan Whelan is is paying attention.

Even if we crossed the line the deduction would come next season because this season's PSR finishes on 30th June. That's how Forest landed in the brown stuff because they rejected a bid for Johnson in June and sold him for a higher fee to Spurs in August. We could be in the red til June as long as we sell deadwood at the end of the season.

[BroughtonFox]

4 hours ago, KFS said:

@Foxes_Trust what are you doing about this moron ?

Probably arranging a meeting with him to tell him how they appreciate all the hard work he’s done this window 

[l444ry]

Looks like the club has learnt nothing from its “root and branch” inquiry following last season’s relegation. Either that or they never held it. 

[Claudio Fannieri]

I am going to have a right old rant but in a constrained and structured manner. 
 

Firstly in his defence, I completely understand that due to FFP moving players on such as Soumare, Daka, Souttar and Kristiansen and not showing a loss on book value is really really difficult, so in that sense I am cutting him some slack. 
 

However there are also a number of players who have minimal or no book value that surely we could have reached some sort of sensible compromise over and been able to shift on. I honestly believe we could have raised £10-15m moving on Iversen, Thomas and Iheanacho, however I bet we refused to budge on our valuations and therefore we end up sending 2 on loan and one will walk out the door for free. 
 

There is an arrogance and stubbornness to not sell below a certain valuation, which is to be commended at the right times but when you have a number of fringe/unwanted players who have low or no book value, surely there comes a time during the later stages of the summer window or early doors in January where you stop cutting your nose off to spite your face and start doing deals to create wriggle room for cash flow or to give FFP wriggle room to support the manager to strengthen the squad. 
 

A big part of his job is recruitment and moving players on, yes it is complex but it seems to me he literally draws up a list of the squad, then puts a minimum valuation next to their name and if the bid/enquiry doesn’t meet that then it’s no go. 
 

Even the summer window whilst the recruitment was good, the inability to move on players left us with an unbalanced and bloated squad. Maddison and Barnes at least were sold early but let’s be honest they were hardly earth shattering deals then Castagne and Hirst were the only other exits for fees. 

Then there  is the communication or in his case the lack of it, how has he sat back and allowed Enzo to speak with Sensi and persuade him to join, to then fly him

over, complete a medical and sign the paperwork to then pull the plug, that is absolutely disgraceful, shows a complete lack of respect to Enzo, who has been made to look pretty foolish, this isn’t about not getting his shiny new player, this is the damage to reputation and credibility of both Enzo and the club, not only with Sensi, but also his representatives. We have come across as tinpot and I am not sure Enzo will be happy to be associated with such piss poor incompetence. 
 

The truth is, we have a world class training facility, we have ambitions to expand the stadium and we have one of the upcoming coaches/manager in Europe and yet we have a Sporting Director who I doubt would be employed by any of the other 91 clubs in the country in that capacity……it is time to get rid before he undoes anything else that is good about this club. We have the infrastructure and coaching team capable of taking club forward and to a bright future, however we have a sporting director who is akin to Mr Bean. Top act now and remove him as he is clearly out of his depth and bring in an experienced forward thinking person to take the club forward. 

 

[MattFox]

7 hours ago, CosbehFox said:

I do love how Rudkin is getting the credit for the PL win when there was someone else doing his job, babysitting him and getting some cracking players in. 
 

Then I think about that summer post PL win and how batshit mental crazy the signings were when Jon was allowed the keys to the scouting hut. 

Then got better again when he had Macia

[majaco]

7 hours ago, Noahfence said:

90 minutes of booing needed at Stoke 

Or perhaps people will support the team.   

 

How about a compromise? Only boo the team if you're less than 5 years old.

[Noahfence]

8 hours ago, Ashley said:

No. 

 

The anger needs to be directed at Rudkin like if has before IF anything. 

 

The Team and Enzo need our support more than ever.

Yeah so that was obviously a joke 

[Noahfence]

19 minutes ago, majaco said:

Or perhaps people will support the team.   

 

How about a compromise? Only boo the team if you're less than 5 years old.

Na I reckon they should boo for 90 minutes 

[majaco]

1 minute ago, Noahfence said:

Na I reckon they should boo for 90 minutes 

Happy fourth birthday.   

[Reg Vardy]

Ffs it’s a 5 way street….Inter,Leicester, agent, player, terms…..if it doesn’t work, it doesn’t happen….our signings this season have been nothing short of spectacular……..sure we all look forward to Abdul returning….

Yes it’s disappointing we didn’t get him, but the clamour on here at different dimes for Tete, Under, Ghezzal, Christiansen, even Casadei suggests we want anybody/somebody…and it often goes pear shaped….

We are top of the division with the squad we have got, hopefully we continue that way, starting with the fans getting behind the team at the Bet 365,,,

Not signing a player, many have never seen play, isn’t worthy of the outcry on here….there will be a reason why…we just don’t know it

..Oh and Akgun looks a real player….

[Thebluefox85]

ITS TIME TO GO FOR RUDKIN GET YOU COAT AND F@CK OFF! And take useless whelan with you!!

Edited 2 February by Thebluefox85

[Happy Fox]

Top is out of his depth, last season’s demise was all on him for not sacking Rodgers till it was too late. Enzo was a recommendation so we got very lucky otherwise we would be mid table right now I would hazard.

 

The sooner Top sells the club the better, and hopefully then the new ownership will have the foresight to bring in a proper DOF, and a competent department.

[foxfanazer]

I dread to think how bad our summer business will be if we go up

[Sunbury Fox]

It's obviously concerning that we seem to have so little money available for transfers. How are we ever going to compete in the PL if that is the case?

 

The other big question is why do we never seem able to move on squad players for fees? Our failure to raise money except by flogging our top assets is really hurting us. 

[BirminghamFox]

11 minutes ago, Noahfence said:

Na I reckon they should boo for 90 minutes 

The word ‘They’ says it all 🤣

[Sunbury Fox]

1 minute ago, foxfanazer said:

I dread to think how bad our summer business will be if we go up

I can see it being like Sheff U's last summer. Sell our star players and sign a load of cheap players from abroad who are not up to the level required in the PL. 

[foxfanazer]

Just now, Sunbury Fox said:

I can see it being like Sheff U's last summer. Sell our star players and sign a load of cheap players from abroad who are not up to the level required in the PL. 

I'd never want Top to gamble with FFP but we do seem ridiculously constrained every transfer window. I don't really focus too much on the financial side of the club but why our we so hamstrung by FFP? I can't remember us being particularly reckless ......ever 

[Noahfence]

3 minutes ago, BirminghamFox said:

The word ‘They’ says it all 🤣

Relax. 

[Sunbury Fox]

2 minutes ago, foxfanazer said:

I'd never want Top to gamble with FFP but we do seem ridiculously constrained every transfer window. I don't really focus too much on the financial side of the club but why our we so hamstrung by FFP? I can't remember us being particularly reckless ......ever 

And we sold players for £90m last summer as well as losing other high earners on frees. It's puzzling really. 

[fox_favourite]

We need a change. A fresh approach at DoF level. It seems it's got too stale with him in there. Give it to someone who has new ideas and ways to work with ffp. Someone with enthusiasm, positivity and, some organisational skills!