Today felt like a really significant day for the club, really you could call it the end of an era. An era that began with the appointment of Pearson in 2011/12 and culminated in the unthinkable, all under the leadership and vision of a highly ambitious and unique owner who would stop at nothing to make Leicester compete with the elite clubs. And in that sense, Vichai achieved his vision and more
Today, the last standard bearer of that era said goodbye and with him, the light of that dream and ambition Vichai had, finally went out. Vardys retirement signals the end of Vichais journey and I’m afraid the beginning of a new era which looks far less optimistic under the hapless ownership of his son Top.
The club today looks like a shadow of what Vichai built. Even Vardys final home game seemed like an orchestrated attempt by the ownership to mask the end of a terrible season, Vardys send off, a convenient distraction for the discontented fan base. The club is fractured and rudderless. 2 relegations in 3 seasons is surely the biggest fall from grace from a top 5 PL outfit in modern football history.
This seasons decision making has once again highlighted the utter ineptitude of Top, who according to the rumour mill, looks set to continue with the chief architect of our downfall to oversee the next rebuild - Jon Rudkin.
To make matters worse, we have some fans who staunchly backing the owners, unable to move on from the glorious successes of the King Power under Vichai and unwilling to accept that his son is driving the club off the edge of the cliff.
They are Tops enablers - unwittingly contributing to the sense of apathy, watching on as the club careers off the road hoping that in the end, Top will find the conviction to turn this around. They believe that because the alternative may not be any better - that backing our ownership is the right thing to do. These fans are of course as culpable as the ownership in the demise of this club.
And with that, it’s time for me to take a step back from Leicester and the 606 Leicester board, for a long time. I can no longer continue supporting the club under this ownership and won’t go to or watch another game until either the current ownership sells up or demonstrates that it is listening to the fan base by making the decisions we all know need to be made
It’s been a blast over a total of 17 years on the board - during which time I think I’ve fallen out with every single one of you 😂 But on a serious note - you’re a great bunch (even Mersey!) and the club will outlive Top and Rudkin. Let’s hope it gets a chance to recover soon.
So long Leicester and Jamie Vardy and thanks for the memories
Goodbye Leicester
posted on 20/5/25
98 agree with all you say,Vichai would be appalled at the incompetence and mis management.
Be a shame if you left site permanently.
Not a song,but
Don't leave us this way!!
We can survive this.
posted on 20/5/25
comment by thorneyfox (U5061)
posted 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
98 agree with all you say,Vichai would be appalled at the incompetence and mis management.
Be a shame if you left site permanently.
Not a song,but
Don't leave us this way!!
We can survive this.
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So good, head it twice!
😂😂😂
posted on 20/5/25
comment by old warwick fox (U11640)
posted 0 seconds ago
comment by thorneyfox (U5061)
posted 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
98 agree with all you say,Vichai would be appalled at the incompetence and mis management.
Be a shame if you left site permanently.
Not a song,but
Don't leave us this way!!
We can survive this.
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So good, head it twice!
😂😂😂
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Ffs, said it twice! As have I! In a way.
😂😂
posted on 21/5/25
Hey 98, come on, you stay here for me because I’m gonna argue PSR implications are nothing new and something any new owners could do nothing about 😉.
But seriously, it’s well documented the string of errors that were made by multiple levels of the club hierarchy following our decline from 5th place to 18th.
For me it’s still around how we recover from the constrictions of PSR which basically put you in a straight jacket if you dare to invest to succeed and fail. Since then we were relegated and lost income so couldn’t comply, tried to comply upon promotion so couldn’t invest and got relegated so were punished, and are now punished again because we had the impossible task of staying up whilst asset stripping. All whilst Man Vity and Chelsea seemingly go about their loopholes in scarce regard for PSR.
But grumblings of PSR aside, it’s been the most depressing season at our club and one that has seen a lot of matchday fans turn their back on the club. We’ve got it wrong again without our managerial appointments and that had ultimately hurt us.
Next season we’ll probably start with a points deduction, transfer embargo and further restrictions. How this helps our “sustainability” I’m not sure. But it certainly means that a poor choice of manager and youth players leaving or not being up to it could spell a horrific period for the club.
I’ll stick with the club no matter what, because I’ve been low and know what it’s like to be bad. I lost interest in games last year but I stuck it out.
I’ll always enjoy our debate when and if you return and I know you’ll always be infuriated by my stance. But hey, we’re all different aren’t we. Stay healthy and let’s hope next season isn’t the biggest car crash at our club yet. Fingers crossed.
posted on 21/5/25
agree with all the comments .this club took a massive hit with that horrible heli copter crash.Top is clueless.we had to get the 2 loan signings right and paying Edouard 90000 a week was not Coopers fault. he only played him about 30 minutes.i cant see any light at the end of the tunnel thats why after 16 years of being a season ticket holder i have not renewed.
posted on 21/5/25
No one could have predicted the long term consequences of that awful evening.
We won the FA cup on the legacy left by Vichai and his influence.
As soon as things started to unravel the snowball effect continued ,being propelled by total mismanagement and incompetence of the highest level,by those withtin our club at the highets level.
I have supported our club for 60 years, and have renewed my season ticket, but sadly have stopped wearing anything showing my allegiance as am too embarrassed by the state of our club.
So sad for our fans who have shown so much loyalty to the club, and have not been rewarded.
posted on 22/5/25
I feel your pain 98, but hopefully a few weeks of sunshine, cricket and hearing children scream on their trampolines at 21:30 in the evening will have you crying out for coming back on here come August, and looking out for how we start the new season and how soon we can wipe out our impending -12 points deduction.
With the news that we were all expecting coming this morning, that Sunday will be RVN last in charge, it looks like another summer of opportunity behind closed doors at the King Power.
This season is right up in the top 3 worst seasons that I have seen since the late 70's...
INCOMPETENCE
TEFLON SHOULDERS
WRONG APPOINTMENTS
LYING TO INCOMING MANAGER/S
LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY AT THE TOP
I could go on.......
Do any of us have any faith that things will get better?
Funnily enough I do.... they can't get much worse.
We will see a large number of players depart this summer, and taking their grossly unearned wage demands with them... and I for one would not be averse to letting the new manager (whoever he may be) have a 2-3 season plan for promotion.
Start to build a new, younger, hungrier squad.... let's reset and stop buying the Winks, Skipp, Coady of this world. Stop ridiculous loan deals that we end up being stuck with......... funnily enough again this seems to be aimed at JR (has there been a bigger villian since Dallas?) But this takes time.
All I want to see moving forward is passion, wear the shirt with pride and a new broom in the boardroom (or a complete change of mindset in the boardroom)...
The sad thing is that the state of our club has slightly tarnished the end of a true legend at our club.... the send of was ok, but imagine is we were mid-table, fans on board etc, JV deserved better, but again that lies at the door of Top, Whelan and Rudkin!!!
Honestly how does a man survive like Rudkin when the club is spiralling downwards on his watch AGAIN!!!
But back to you 98, please just take some time, have a summer break like we all will and come back refreshed because this is OUR club.... we will be here longer than the current owners, players, next manager and the Blue Army is in our blood!!!
UTF (in the Championship on a cold windy Tuesday away at Wrexham)
PS Who has a feeling that we will be away at Wrexham first game of the season?
posted on 22/5/25
Yesterday felt worse than a relegation.😂
posted on 23/5/25
Appleton - no, away to Millwall. 🤣
I'm still hopeful we'll see genuine change, with RVN being replaced by a pragmatic choice (Dyche anyone?) rather than someone like Martin who might achieve promotion but is highly unlikely to get us to stay up.
Also, news that Rudders has been moved to one side and replaced by a competent DoF.
Wait a minute, I've just spotted a large pink object floating past the window.
🤣
I have renewed my season ticket btw and look forward to the 4 extra games and no VAR!
posted on 23/5/25
comment by Posh Mufc Great Hafi Not Arrogant Just Better (U6578)
posted 1 day, 1 hour ago
Yesterday felt worse than a relegation.😂
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What's worse this year is if just one of the promoted teams had been half decent, there was a chance of relegating the high and mighty Spurs!