Topic: Leicester City AKA The Plutocrats

[El Lobo]

Mendy came on last night and looked excellent, think he could be his go-to midfielder.

[Schmidt]

Hope he's learned from his time with us and leaves the transfers to people who are hired to find the best players, if he sticks to coaching who he has rather than trying to pick his own players he should do really well.

[mikeb58]

Hope he does well, great fella. Met him outside Melwood a few times after he'd been for a jog. He talked to the fans and signed stuff with pleasure. Funny how somebody mentioned on here he was shorter than they expected, I thought the same!

[Floydy]

Wonder how many  technicians he will sign?  will probably end up with more technicians than Manweb

[Buck Pete]

Wonder how many  technicians he will sign?  will probably end up with more technicians than Manweb

Old school this mate and brings back good memories.

I used to work for Manweb yonks ago. Been Scottish Power for ages now

[didi shamone]

Why?

Cooler name. Duh!

[BrandoLFC]

Someone was reminding me of the Neil Ashton - Daily Mail articles that were clearly from Rodgers briefing him.  "Still no explanation for how they valued Firmino at £29m" might go down as one of the stupidest things ever.  The man needs to be kept far away from recruitment.

[Ratboy3G]

I would put good money on them signing Joe Allen in the summer. Would be a good signing too.

Would imagine he will do well there. Good talented young squad with big ambitions.

Brendan, Kolo, Wee Joe.
Getting the band back together, on a mission from God.

[drmick]

Someone was reminding me of the Neil Ashton - Daily Mail articles that were clearly from Rodgers briefing him.  "Still no explanation for how they valued Firmino at £29m" might go down as one of the stupidest things ever.  The man needs to be kept far away from recruitment.

I found that hard to believe so I googled it. Wow.

[Lush is the best medicine...]

Someone was reminding me of the Neil Ashton - Daily Mail articles that were clearly from Rodgers briefing him.  "Still no explanation for how they valued Firmino at £29m" might go down as one of the stupidest things ever.  The man needs to be kept far away from recruitment.

from the man who insisted on spending more for benteke!

[Ravishing Rick Dude]

I'll give my life to make the supporters proud of their club

Could get interesting

At least it's not a Latin quote.

[FlashGordon]

It's always a tough one to sort out but who in the football business can be more inept and terrible at their jobs whilst getting away with it; refs or journos?

[Nitramdorf]

It's always a tough one to sort out but who in the football business can be more inept and terrible at their jobs whilst getting away with it; refs or journos?

One or two pundits maybe?

[FlashGordon]

One or two pundits maybe?

The Holy Trinity.

[FiSh77]

It's always a tough one to sort out but who in the football business can be more inept and terrible at their jobs whilst getting away with it; refs or journos?

To be fair you can ignore journalists, the only time I do pay any attention to them is when my piss drops below 99°c so I stick Sunday supplement on and 5 minutes later it's boiling again

Refs on the other hand.....

[FlashGordon]

To be fair you can ignore journalists, the only time I do pay any attention to them is when my piss drops below 99°c so I stick Sunday supplement on and 5 minutes later it's boiling again

Refs on the other hand.....

True, I only ever really take notice of them when they get quoted on here. Refs it is then.

[CanuckYNWA]

Hope he's learned from his time with us and leaves the transfers to people who are hired to find the best players, if he sticks to coaching who he has rather than trying to pick his own players he should do really well.

Not gonna happen - he has way too big of an ego to allow that

[Yevgeny]

I wish Brendan well but for me his biggest failing is that he has no eye for a player, and that is a pretty big one for a football manager!

[Bobinhood]

The question is, will he flip the triangle? Inquiring minds want to know.

[PhaseOfPlay]

I wish Brendan well but for me his biggest failing is that he has no eye for a player, and that is a pretty big one for a football manager!

Not in the modern age. As long as he lets others do that part for him, he'll be fine. He's an excellent coach of the players he has.

Unfortunately, though, he seems unable to give up that power.

[Bobinhood]

 he nicked me Speedos and blamed it on Marshy, But that's part of why I liked him.

Cant.....shake.......image of ......Coaches in Speedos.  Send.......pyschiatric.....help......immediately. 

[robgomm]

I think he'll be OK there but I do think he could've waited for a more interesting job. Celtic fans hate him now, rather churlishly.

[Dim Glas]

I think he'll be OK there but I do think he could've waited for a more interesting job. Celtic fans hate him now, rather churlishly.

I think Leicester is that job, if coming back to the prem was his intent - as it clearly was!

They already have the basis of a very good squad. Yes, there are problems of cousre - one of the big ones being too much player power, and it'll be interesting to see if he ousts a couple of the big egos like Vardy and Schmeichel in the summer.  But otherwise, there's a great platform there. Better than most other similar teams. I.E. those who want to be and expect to be competing for European places. 

[PhaseOfPlay]

Cant.....shake.......image of ......Coaches in Speedos.  Send.......pyschiatric.....help......immediately. 

[RyanBabel19]

Who did he sign while he was here and who was signed for him (that we know 100% rather than speculation)? because we signed some sublime players in his time here

[PhaseOfPlay]

Who did he sign while he was here and who was signed for him (that we know 100% rather than speculation)? because we signed some sublime players in his time here

If you don't like Rodgers, then he didn't sign Coutinho, Sturridge, Firmino, Clyne, Milner, Lovren or Lallana

If you do like him, then he didn't sign Markovic, Borini, Aspas, Illori, Mignolet or Benteke

[Lush is the best medicine...]

Who did he sign while he was here and who was signed for him (that we know 100% rather than speculation)? because we signed some sublime players in his time here

look at his hit rate vs the current ones, night and day

[jillcwhomever]

Not in the modern age. As long as he lets others do that part for him, he'll be fine. He's an excellent coach of the players he has.

Unfortunately, though, he seems unable to give up that power.

Will he work with a director of football though, I'm assuming Leicester have one already installed?

[CanuckYNWA]

I think Leicester is that job, if coming back to the prem was his intent - as it clearly was!

They already have the basis of a very good squad. Yes, there are problems of cousre - one of the big ones being too much player power, and it'll be interesting to see if he ousts a couple of the big egos like Vardy and Schmeichel in the summer.  But otherwise, there's a great platform there. Better than most other similar teams. I.E. those who want to be and expect to be competing for European places.

Yup those two have way too much power, Brendan would be smart to shift them on but not sure if thats possible.

They have some great young talent in the likes of

Chilwell, Soyuncu, Demarai Gray, Maddison, Pereira, Ndidi - all of them 22 or younger except for Perreira whos only 25 and I think the all around best RB in the league. And yes TAA is amazing and will be the best RB in the league but he still has learning to do on the defensive side of things. He is the best attacking RB in the league though.

[FlashGordon]

look at his hit rate vs the current ones, night and day

We're operating red hot though, think the usual hit rate is about 50% according to Tomkins.

[Caligula?]

Rodgers may yet become a Liverpool legend come May 4th. Make it happen, Brendan.

[PhaseOfPlay]

Yup those two have way too much power, Brendan would be smart to shift them on but not sure if thats possible.

They have some great young talent in the likes of

Chilwell, Soyuncu, Demarai Gray, Maddison, Pereira, Ndidi - all of them 22 or younger except for Perreira whos only 25 and I think the all around best RB in the league. And yes TAA is amazing and will be the best RB in the league but he still has learning to do on the defensive side of things. He is the best attacking RB in the league though.

He doesn't have to shift them out. He just has to get them onside. If he does that, then he can get the rest on board too, and then phase them out as players get brought in.

[PhaseOfPlay]

Rodgers may yet become a Liverpool legend come May 4th. Make it happen, Brendan.

May the 4th be with him.

[Hazell]

Someone was reminding me of the Neil Ashton - Daily Mail articles that were clearly from Rodgers briefing him.  "Still no explanation for how they valued Firmino at £29m" might go down as one of the stupidest things ever.  The man needs to be kept far away from recruitment.

Just read that piece, it's horrendous.

There did was some disconnect between Rodgers and some others at the club when it came to transfers, him not knowing what to do with Firmino being a prime example of that translating on the pitch. And it did seem a case of Rodgers signing some players and others at the club signing others (from the outside anyway) Though I don't think it's as simple as him signing poor ones and the club signing all the better ones.

Either way, it's clear he's a better coach but for someone criticised for his arrogance, I wished he trusted himself more when he was here. At times, particularly after the summer of 2014, he seemed to lack confidence in the teams he put out and we didn't seem to have a defined style of play, though that wasn't entirely his fault.

Hope he does well at Leicester anyway. What is that three ex-Liverpool managers managing in the Premier League now? And one of them was feted as being one of England's best managers.

[Dim Glas]

Who did he sign while he was here and who was signed for him (that we know 100% rather than speculation)? because we signed some sublime players in his time here

Coutinho, Firmino, Gomez, Milner and Sturridge (alas not consistently cos of injury) where the five top class players signed when he was here. Then some good ones like for example Clyne, Can, Lovren, Lallana (although like Studge, sadly hampered with injuries). Problem was, he signed 33 players in his 3 plus years here so the 'hit' rate was pretty poor.

As for who signed who, there's a lot of articles if you google 'Rodgers vs Transfer Committe', it's a minefield though!   

[Lush is the best medicine...]

Will he work with a director of football though, I'm assuming Leicester have one already installed?

had one for years, Jon rudkin

We're operating red hot though, think the usual hit rate is about 50% according to Tomkins.

there is a good reason why it’s red hot and that’s becsuse the manager/scouts/dof are all in sync, all know their roles and know their limitations, unlike before when it was only 2 of 3

[FlashGordon]

had one for years, Jon rudkinthere is a good reason why it’s red hot and that’s becsuse the manager/scouts/dof are all in sync, all know their roles and know their limitations, unlike before when it was only 2 of 3

Yes but it's an outlier, not the norm. I know why it's running hot but there's not many around running anywhere close.

[Lush is the best medicine...]

Yes but it's an outlier, not the norm. I know why it's running hot but there's not many around running anywhere close.

theres a reason why it’s an outlier now but not before, almost as if one change turned it around...

[Dim Glas]

What was the job title of Steve Walsh when he was there? I remember there being a big fuss from the bitters when he went there cos of the great work he did at Leicester. The state of the signigns he made for Everton, I'm guessing he wasn't that high up at Leicester 

[Lush is the best medicine...]

What was the job title of Steve Walsh when he was there? I remember there being a big fuss from the bitters when he went there cos of the great work he did at Leicester. The state of the signigns he made for Everton, I'm guessing he wasn't that high up at Leicester 

he was head of recruitment I think but not the one who made the final call on transfers