Tashyboy
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Bobby Manc, get him in so he can finish off the job of getting them relegated. He would be a proper legend at Citeh then. 😁👍
And, we're off.....2016/17
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Bobby Manc, get him in so he can finish off the job of getting them relegated. He would be a proper legend at Citeh then. 😁👍
pokerjoke
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Just watching some reaction on you-tube and there's a rumour in one that some senior players were not happy with Ranieri and his methods this year.
If this is true what a bunch of back stabbing barstewards.
If this is true what a bunch of back stabbing barstewards.
sawtooth
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Hull and Swansea look stronger for it. Why not Leicester?
If they go down Rowett would be more suitable than others that i can think of as well.
Not asking for anyone to buy players at this time of year just to get them playing better, think Rowett was unlucky to get boot at Birmingham.
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Totally different situations, Leicester have apparently done it to ensure they stay up (owners statement) so they won't be considering whose best if they go down.
Do like Rowett and would like to see him bring a team up from the Championship like Howe did, just think straight to PL would be too big a leap.
Bunkermagnet
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I just think the Leicester players had that "won it, so don't need to bother" thoughts going on. They are to blame for the teams poor performance.
sawtooth
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All 3 teams fighting for PL survival , not exactly totally different IMO.
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Except one exceeded all expectations last season and in the last 16 of the CL.
Hull and Swansea tipped by loads to be near the bottom, Leics top 6.
The media pressure alone on Leicester is on another level, have a look at social media, Ranieri's sacking has gone global.
Ranieri's statement in full
Yesterday my dream died.
After the euphoria of last season and being crowned Premier League champions, all I dreamt of was staying with Leicester City, the club I love, for always.
Sadly this was not to be. I wish to thank my wife Rosanna and all my family for their never-ending support during my time at Leicester.
My thanks go to Paolo and Andrea, who accompanied me on this wonderful journey. To Steve Kutner [Ranieri's agent] and Franco Granello [his Italian agent] for bringing me the opportunity to become a champion.
Mostly I have to thank Leicester City Football Club. The adventure was amazing and will live with me forever.
Thank you to all the journalists and the media who came with us and enjoyed reporting on the greatest story in football.
My heartfelt thanks to everybody at the club, all the players, the staff, everybody who was there and was part of what we achieved. But mostly to the supporters. You took me into your hearts from day one and loved me. I love you too.
No-one can ever take away what we together have achieved, and I hope you think about it and smile every day the way I always will.
It was a time of wonderfulness and happiness that I will never forget. It's been a pleasure and an honour to be a champion with all of you.
Claudio Ranieri
Yesterday my dream died.
After the euphoria of last season and being crowned Premier League champions, all I dreamt of was staying with Leicester City, the club I love, for always.
Sadly this was not to be. I wish to thank my wife Rosanna and all my family for their never-ending support during my time at Leicester.
My thanks go to Paolo and Andrea, who accompanied me on this wonderful journey. To Steve Kutner [Ranieri's agent] and Franco Granello [his Italian agent] for bringing me the opportunity to become a champion.
Mostly I have to thank Leicester City Football Club. The adventure was amazing and will live with me forever.
Thank you to all the journalists and the media who came with us and enjoyed reporting on the greatest story in football.
My heartfelt thanks to everybody at the club, all the players, the staff, everybody who was there and was part of what we achieved. But mostly to the supporters. You took me into your hearts from day one and loved me. I love you too.
No-one can ever take away what we together have achieved, and I hope you think about it and smile every day the way I always will.
It was a time of wonderfulness and happiness that I will never forget. It's been a pleasure and an honour to be a champion with all of you.
Claudio Ranieri
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Yes watching the news you cant but help feel sorry for the man.
A brutal results business and owners that don't understand football.
Once again we all expect Ranieri to be the class man he is even though his heart has been broken.
Never again will we see a club supported by so many who just wanted the underdog to succeed and we all went on that journey with them.
Today though there is so much hate for the club that sacked one of our own.
Tarkus1212
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A gentleman in the finest sense of the word. Too few of them in football at all levels. I hope he stays in England and gets a new club quickly. I'm glad I was at his last game as Chelsea manager, at least we got to say goodbye properly.
I heard a good discussion on the radio about this. The key point being football is a business. Hold that thought. It stopped being a jolly sport a while ago, it is a hard nosed business. Ranieri was the boss of a dept and that dept was about to lose £100m. You could sack all of the workers beneath him but that is impractical and ultimately he is in charge of the team. How many companies would allow a dept to keep walking towards a loss that size when a change at the top might, just might, stop that £100m loss. It's a business folks not Sunday league.
Pin-seeker
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Sad but true.
Would UTD's owner take a win on Sunday over a top 4 finish?
Not a chance.
It's all about the ££
ColchesterFC
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How much did Leicester winning the Premier League last year earn them?
If you look at where Leicester finish year after year then this year they are around where they normally are. Last season was a freak and made the clubs millions of pounds in terms of prize money, Champions League, sponsorship and raised profile. I would also debate the £100 million figure as even with relegation the parachute payments would reduce that figure considerably. They're not and never have been an established PL team. I think it's very shoddy that the players have turned on the manager and have stabbed him in the back in such a way.
If you look at where Leicester finish year after year then this year they are around where they normally are. Last season was a freak and made the clubs millions of pounds in terms of prize money, Champions League, sponsorship and raised profile. I would also debate the £100 million figure as even with relegation the parachute payments would reduce that figure considerably. They're not and never have been an established PL team. I think it's very shoddy that the players have turned on the manager and have stabbed him in the back in such a way.
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I think Ranieri can feel very let down by the players who have suddenly become "big time" and haven't put the efforts in on the pitch this year and seem to lack focus and commitment. A class statement by a classy man and I hope he can stay in England and find another team to build another dream with
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Rowett took over Birmingham when they were near bottom ( ok not the same league ) but guided them to 7th before he was sacked. Might have gone even higher with them.
He played for Leicester as well which will certainly win him some friends.
And being a defender himself will probably get Leicester well organised and hard to beat.
A bit of value at 10/1 I reckon especially now that Mancini ruled himself out and I cant see Pearson and Pardew going there for various reasons.
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That's a bad example though, you're comparing a decent season with a good season and both could be perceived as success,
Leicesters owners are gambling on failure and with the new manager only having current players to use they are putting all that failure on Ranieri.
Are they hoping to stay in PL or win CL, difference between 4th from bottom and relegation in financial terms is not a great deal if they bounce straight back.
Blue in Munich
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Can only second Tarkus1212's comments. I too was at his last game as Chelsea manager, and it was my great pleasure to be part of the crowd that welcomed him & LCFC to Stamford Bridge as Premiership champions. He will always be fondly remembered at the Bridge. Good luck to you Claudio, you deserve it.
Pin-seeker
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Sorry Paul 🙄
Reports coming through that players met with the owners to get Claudio sacked! So the news that there was no player revolt from the caretaker manager are lies!!
Report:
Leicester players met the club's owners four times to get manager Claudio Ranieri sacked.
The Foxes players who met Leicester chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha on Wednesday included 30-year-old keeper Kasper Schmeichel, defender Wes Morgan, 33, midfielder Marc Albrighton, 27, and 30-year-old striker Jamie Vardy.
I hope they enjoy themselves in the Championship 😡
Report:
Leicester players met the club's owners four times to get manager Claudio Ranieri sacked.
The Foxes players who met Leicester chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha on Wednesday included 30-year-old keeper Kasper Schmeichel, defender Wes Morgan, 33, midfielder Marc Albrighton, 27, and 30-year-old striker Jamie Vardy.
I hope they enjoy themselves in the Championship 😡
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