Very sad that he has gone,it was inevitable,but feel he has been made a fall guy for all the clubs problems.
Surely he is not all to blame so why are Rudkin and Shakespeare still there.?
Rudkin apparently as director of football was Ranieris boss, so surely a lot of the blame must lie at his door.
Don't think that Shakespeare comes out of this any better than some of the players.
Ranieri I think may have been the fall guy for other people's ills, and think the whole club needs to look at it self and see that Rudkin and Shakespeare have basically let Claudio carry the can.
Others in the club should be counting themselves lucky that they are undeservedly still in a job.
Very sad business all round I for one whilst feeling it was inevitable,can never thank him enough for giving me the time of my life.
Why just Ranieri ?
posted on 24/2/17
I think I will always look back and dwell over several things after our great season:
What if Walsh had stayed?
What if Kante had stayed?
What if Rudkin hadn't been promoted?
What if Ranieri had tried to not tinker so so much?
I think they all contribute to our current situation, plus a selection of other consequently issues (related to player morale/attitude, fitness, 'what do we do now?' Conundrum after last year) but some of the recent decisions probably were the final straw on the camels back.
To be fair to some inciteful journalists, there are stories detailing and considering the build up to this decision. And I have to say, considering our recent form, actually not just our form: the way we are just playing in general and the absolutely incessant stories every single day about how bad we are and doomed for relegation - it is a bl00dy cheek that many journalists are now acting so outraged and dramatising it as if it has occurred after a few early season losses. A bl00dy cheek but not a surprise as their aim is to drum up hysteria to sell papers.
posted on 24/2/17
comment by Bro Dude (U1250)
posted 42 minutes ago
I think BS has filtered me, but to reply to his comment, when the statement came out that the owners were backing Ranieri, you knew he was going to get sacked. Happens everywhere. The 'we back the manager' statement is the writing on the wall to be fair. Its diplomatic bullsheite. All clubs do the same when it comes to sacking the manager.
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I think that is the one criticism that can be levelled at the owners, why bother with the statement in the first place to then quite quickly go back on it.
Better to have kept quiet while they made their minds up.
posted on 24/2/17
comment by True Blue (U9486)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by Bro Dude (U1250)
posted 42 minutes ago
I think BS has filtered me, but to reply to his comment, when the statement came out that the owners were backing Ranieri, you knew he was going to get sacked. Happens everywhere. The 'we back the manager' statement is the writing on the wall to be fair. Its diplomatic bullsheite. All clubs do the same when it comes to sacking the manager.
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I think that is the one criticism that can be levelled at the owners, why bother with the statement in the first place to then quite quickly go back on it.
Better to have kept quiet while they made their minds up.
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Yeah I totally agree with this.
posted on 24/2/17
comment by Champions of England (U21032)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by True Blue (U9486)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by Bro Dude (U1250)
posted 42 minutes ago
I think BS has filtered me, but to reply to his comment, when the statement came out that the owners were backing Ranieri, you knew he was going to get sacked. Happens everywhere. The 'we back the manager' statement is the writing on the wall to be fair. Its diplomatic bullsheite. All clubs do the same when it comes to sacking the manager.
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I think that is the one criticism that can be levelled at the owners, why bother with the statement in the first place to then quite quickly go back on it.
Better to have kept quiet while they made their minds up.
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Yeah I totally agree with this.
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Seriously not surprised that the vote of confidence is followed by sacking.
How can anybody think otherwise? One might hope they mean what they say in a perfect world, but reality is that such statements are only made in dire circumstances.
posted on 24/2/17
The players had a good winning mentality at the start of last season with a team built by Pearson. Ranieri didn't change a huge amount and the team went on to win the title. How much of that success was down to Claudio himself isn't known as it could be a luckily stumbled accross formula of Pearson's players, the excellent back room staff Pearson put in place and of course Ranieri. Ranieri has traditionally had bad 2nd season in club management and given the league position we are in under his management, rumoured fallings out amongst staff and players and confusing tactics as well as the nature of the performances and money spent, I don't think the owners had a choice.
posted on 25/2/17
It seems to me from reports that some senior players played a big part in this decision. If the outcome of that meeting had been yes then Ranieri would still be the manager, but the outcome was no, so it seems the owners went with the opinion of the likes of Kasper, so it seems that ultimately the players or at least some of them had the final decision. If they feel they cannot play for the guy anymore it must be the correct decision after all these same players were good enough to win the league last season.
posted on 25/2/17
comment by Man in the Long Black Coat (U2592)
posted 45 minutes ago
It seems to me from reports that some senior players played a big part in this decision. If the outcome of that meeting had been yes then Ranieri would still be the manager, but the outcome was no, so it seems the owners went with the opinion of the likes of Kasper, so it seems that ultimately the players or at least some of them had the final decision. If they feel they cannot play for the guy anymore it must be the correct decision after all these same players were good enough to win the league last season.
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Well I'd assume the players will be playing superb football come Monday night...
posted on 25/2/17
No they did not have a winning mentally at the start of the season!!! I watched them in LA Against PSG, though Vardy did not play because of wrist surgery. We were sh a . It' I felt we were already the slide!
posted on 25/2/17
Florida, I think Glory's comment on "winning mentality" referred to the start of 2015-16, following the great escape. I would agree that the start of this season was really, really different - looking back, the pre-season International Champions Cup games seemed to burst the bubble and the team have struggled ever since. UTF
posted on 25/2/17
comment by Double Decker Fox (U2980)
posted 6 hours, 33 minutes ago
Florida, I think Glory's comment on "winning mentality" referred to the start of 2015-16, following the great escape. I would agree that the start of this season was really, really different - looking back, the pre-season International Champions Cup games seemed to burst the bubble and the team have struggled ever since. UTF
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Yes, it was a terrible pre season and did us no favours!