Ranieri Sacked

drewks · (This post was last modified: 23-02-2017, 23:02 by drewks.)

So - the declaration of undying support from the chairman has struck again.
What a bloody stupid decision. How will they get enough points to stay up now? Almost hope they don't.

**St Charles Owl** · 23-02-2017, 23:00

There needs to be a lot of players looking at themselves in the mirror today at Leicester!!! A number of them got huge pay increases on the back of the remarkable success last season and this season have simply failed to show up. The crazy thing is what do the fans and owners expect from Leicester?? Last season was the blip of all blips, they are and likely always will be a team who lives in the bottom half of the prem, with the odd season where they flirt with the top 10 and those seasons where they go down. Last season is not the yardstick they should be measuring themselves against!!!!

HRK · 23-02-2017, 23:22

Yet another example of why I can't stand Leicester. Ranieri gave them the greatest gift of all with their title win last season and it's disgraceful to have sacked him after such a short period of time.

Fully deserving of relegation now after that move and I'll be actively rooting for it.

They'll need to get a move on with this Jamie Vardy movie. The finale will be Leicester getting boo'd off the field after a 1-1 away at Barnsley next season at this rate!

**Ska'dForLife-WBA** · 23-02-2017, 23:29

(23-02-2017, 23:00)St Charles Owl Wrote: There needs to be a lot of players looking at themselves in the mirror today at Leicester!!! A number of them got huge pay increases on the back of the remarkable success last season and this season have simply failed to show up. The crazy thing is what do the fans and owners expect from Leicester?? Last season was the blip of all blips, they are and likely always will be a team who lives in the bottom half of the prem, with the odd season where they flirt with the top 10 and those seasons where they go down. Last season is not the yardstick they should be measuring themselves against!!!!

Thing is though, even if you take away the yardstick of last year they're still doing very, very poorly; worse than a Prem team in their third season should be. 21 points from 25 games with a -19 goal difference? That is serious relegation form. Albion have sacked managers who had us in better positions than that.

The timing is very odd considering they were half-decent at Sevilla last night, but I guess the club know that the clock is ticking in the Premier League, and as you say, last year was a blip. Ranieri ain't Brian Clough; he was just in the right place at the right time when the stars aligned for Leicester.

Baggievicar · 23-02-2017, 23:44

I didn't think they'd go down. Now I hope they do, and I doubt if the owners will attract anyone who can keep them up.

drewks · (This post was last modified: 23-02-2017, 23:54 by drewks.)

I agree, BV - I just can't see how the players will now click into winning mode for another HC at this stage of the season. With Ranieri I think they still had a good chance, now I don't.
I would also think that most football people will now WANT them to go down whereas before today that would've been the opposite.

PS .....Ska'd - I can't see how a whole season could be called a 'blip'! I really don't think his achievements should be underestimated

**St Charles Owl** · 24-02-2017, 00:00

(23-02-2017, 23:50)drewks Wrote: I agree, BV - I just can't see how the players will now click into winning mode for another HC at this stage of the season. With Ranieri I think they still had a good chance, now I don't.
I would also think that most football people will now WANT them to go down whereas before today that would've been the opposite.

PS .....Ska'd - I can't see how a whole season could be called a 'blip'! I really don't think his achievements should be underestimated

To be fair to Ska'd it was me that called last season a blip. I take you point that it was a whole season and it shouldn't be considered as lucky or not deserved, but in terms of Leicester's average and expected league positions at the end of a season, finishing 1st last season will show up as a blip!! His and the teams achievements last season was remarkable and maybe they should have been able to build on that success, not by winning it again but probably by being up near you guys, but where they are now is probably more realistic in terms of their usual year on year performance.

drewks · 24-02-2017, 00:09

Oops - sorry, Ska'd! Blush

Salopbaggie · 24-02-2017, 02:39

(23-02-2017, 23:22)HRK Wrote: Yet another example of why I can't stand Leicester. Ranieri gave them the greatest gift of all with their title win last season and it's disgraceful to have sacked him after such a short period of time.

Fully deserving of relegation now after that move and I'll be actively rooting for it.

They'll need to get a move on with this Jamie Vardy movie. The finale will be Leicester getting boo'd off the field after a 1-1 away at Barnsley next season at this rate!

They will hold on the movie now to see what happens, think of the extra drama if the get relegated. Smile