there are rumours that hes agreed to join UTD at the end if this season.....but it is just rumour may i add
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BrumJim
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Ranieri went quite quickly after winning the Premiership when the following season was going the wrong way, and I'd expect the club owners to do similarly with BR if things don't get a lot better.
Scaleyback
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Umm, Vichai was alive and in control then. I'm not sure his son 'Top' is made of the same 'stern stuff'
Leicester have had a poor start and are inconsistent (to say the least) but I don't think the owners are concerned at this stage. Certainly I'm not.
Tbh, I think the last couple of seasons have been brilliant and fans are perhaps a little (too) expectant that that form be maintained. The big clubs retooled over summer, the gap got bigger and that 5 to 8 spot got more competitive. We've had injuries, players out of form and not as good a squad depth as 'the top x' clubs... in some ways, there was only one way we could go! Personally, I think Rodgers has managed it pretty well and it will get better.
I accept that he may well move on and this all becomes a bit moot but I think Rodgers is a fit for Leicester both at the moment and foreseeably. I believe the club sees it that way too. It's a bad patch on the pitch but other things around the club look good.
T4tomo
Legendary Member
Be quite a risk for Gerrard to Move to premiership and not do that well and jeopardise getting a shot at succeeding Klopp. better to stay put and hope to go straight to Liverpool, albeit arguably less well prepared than getting some prem experience ahead of it. See Frank Lampard for details
VelvetUnderpants
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Looks like Gerrard is coming to Villa Park if usual reliable sources on twatter are correct. He's just sorting backroom staff, hopefully McAllister will come, he's worked at Villa before and knows the club.
Gerrard to Villa could work. It's a bold move for both parties but I'd not be dead set against it myself and could see it working.
I think Lampard was out of his depth at Chelsea, both in terms of the club and the players. I don't think Gerrard will face those same obstacles at Villa and, imho, is the more astute of the two.
I think Lampard was out of his depth at Chelsea, both in terms of the club and the players. I don't think Gerrard will face those same obstacles at Villa and, imho, is the more astute of the two.
VelvetUnderpants
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Many Villa fans are saying he is using us as just a stepping stone
Who cares, as long as he improves the team, the club wins, the fans are happy and he will have proven himself to be a worthy successor to Klopp.
On the other hand if he falls flat on his face, Liverpool FC are not the ones who get their fingers burnt, it's us.
I think he is worth a punt. Many Villans wanted Potter but I think it unlikely he would leave at the present time, plus Purslow likes big name managers. He wanted Henry over Smith.
If it's true Gerrard is coming to Villa Park, it's a gamble but a worthwhile one, he will hopefully attract in bigger name players which Dean Smith struggled to do.
Who cares, as long as he improves the team, the club wins, the fans are happy and he will have proven himself to be a worthy successor to Klopp.
On the other hand if he falls flat on his face, Liverpool FC are not the ones who get their fingers burnt, it's us.
I think he is worth a punt. Many Villans wanted Potter but I think it unlikely he would leave at the present time, plus Purslow likes big name managers. He wanted Henry over Smith.
If it's true Gerrard is coming to Villa Park, it's a gamble but a worthwhile one, he will hopefully attract in bigger name players which Dean Smith struggled to do.
There are Leicester fans that want Potter too.... sheesh, like kids in a sweet shop some fans, wanting the newest and shiniest all the time, panic and wetting themselves when things start getting a bit rough and think the answer is elsewhere. Be careful what you wish for.
Potter's doing great where he is and deserves respect for that but it's clearly a project for him and, as suggested by @VelvetUnderpants , not one he's about to leave just yet. And clearly there are no guarantees that he could reproduce it elsewhere.
Changing a manager as a knee jerk reaction is not a panacea.
Potter's doing great where he is and deserves respect for that but it's clearly a project for him and, as suggested by @VelvetUnderpants , not one he's about to leave just yet. And clearly there are no guarantees that he could reproduce it elsewhere.
Changing a manager as a knee jerk reaction is not a panacea.
vickster
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Well no, maybe the club actually simply needs better players (or players who have the will and capability to improve) or those they have to actually pull their feet out!
AndyRM
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Villa have spent big so Gerrard would make sense as he's led Rangers to the brink of bankruptcy again.
Really??? How come??? Or is it down to losses during the pandemic which caused the club to lose 20m in revenue
i see he spent 10m in 18/19 - recouped 3m
he spent 10m in 19/20 - recouped 0m
he spent 10m in 20/21 - recouped 0m
and he has spen 3m this season………so around 30m net spend for one of the biggest clubs in scotland. He also won the 1st league title for them in 10yrs and got that back into europe after many years climbing up the lower leagues of scotland after bankruptcy in 2012
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/glasgow-rangers/alletransfers/verein/124
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Scaleyback
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You talk a lot of sense and using the term "we" are obviously a Leicester supporter ?
I am Leicester supporter 'born & bred' however I moved away 10 years ago.
What the 'Foxes' have achieved in the last 5 years or so as been outstanding and I agree this has raised long term expectations which is going
to create problems whenever there is a 'dip in form' either short term or long. Realistically, I hope they can become a regular top half of the table team with 'forays' in and around the top 6 in a good year.
Slick
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I have always known that Stevie G would move on and he will always be remembered as the guy that brought Rangers back to the top. Leaving midway through the season would definitely sour an otherwise great relationship between fans and manager. I have always thought that there would be 1 more move in it before taking over at Liverpool and we can only hope that this isn't it.
