Ranieri sacked

burnmark · Post by **burnmark** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 7:51 pm

Strong indications on Twitter.

THEWELLERNUT70 · Post by **THEWELLERNUT70** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 7:52 pm

Daily Fail reporting it as well

Croydon Claret · Post by **Croydon Claret** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 7:53 pm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... ester.html

Funkydrummer · Post by **Funkydrummer** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 7:57 pm

BBC not got wind of it yet.

Can't see it happening myself, but you never know when Coyle is back on the market !

dermotdermot · Post by **dermotdermot** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:00 pm

Astonishing!

simonclaret · Post by **simonclaret** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:02 pm

Funkydrummer wrote:BBC not got wind of it yet.

Can't see it happening myself, but you never know when Coyle is back on the market !

BBC just mentioned on Spurs live updates page

simonclaret · Post by **simonclaret** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:03 pm

dermotdermot wrote:Astonishing!

They played really well yesterday second half.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:03 pm

SSN got it now

BennyD · Post by **BennyD** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:03 pm

Blackburn played quite well against Man U but that didn't save Horseface.

KefkaClaret · Post by **KefkaClaret** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:04 pm

Disgraceful really, hope they get relegated.

minnieclaret · Post by **minnieclaret** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:04 pm

Was said on irish commentary last night that the players have been conspiring against him.
sad after all he's done for them, if true.

simonclaret · Post by **simonclaret** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:06 pm

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BennyD · Post by **BennyD** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:06 pm

BBC now reporting it. I'll bet that costs them dear given the long contract he was given at the end of last season. Serves them right.

simonclaret · Post by **simonclaret** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:06 pm

BennyD wrote:Blackburn played quite well against Man U but that didn't save Horseface.

Mowbray was in the stand wasn't he?

starting_11 · Post by **starting_11** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:06 pm

Leicester are about one of five or six clubs who have a good chance of being relegated.

They're also one of 16 clubs who could win the f***ing Champions League... this is absolute madness, a stab in the back and complete billhooks.

And yet they wonder why there is no loyalty left in football!

elwaclaret · Post by **elwaclaret** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:07 pm

Outrageous if true. They may not have been impressive last night but 2-1 with an away goal is a cracking result at Saville. One of the few Premier managers I would enjoy spending time in the company of and still one of the top mangers, way above what Leicester should be expecting to attract.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:07 pm

bugger

dermotdermot · Post by **dermotdermot** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:08 pm

minnieclaret wrote:Was said on irish commentary last night that the players have been conspiring against him.
sad after all he's done for them, if true.

It wouldn't surprise me. Rum lot, their players.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:08 pm

Hope they get turned over big style on Monday.

The players couldn't be arsed this season by the looks of it and whilst its the managers job to get them going, I think a few managers would've struggled there.

TVC15 · Post by **TVC15** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:08 pm

dilly ding dilly dong

simonclaret · Post by **simonclaret** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:11 pm

Before anyone else says it, yes Leicester is closer to Kettering than Burnley

hampsteadclaret · Post by **hampsteadclaret** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:11 pm

BBC say yes...it's a funny old game..

Wonder who they want next?

LawsCanalJump · Post by **LawsCanalJump** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:12 pm

Dyche on the radar?

summitclaret · Post by **summitclaret** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:13 pm

We get relegated and keep our manager. A team owned by foreigners win the PL and are in the last 16 of the CL and sack their manager. What a contrast.

dibraidio · Post by **dibraidio** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:15 pm

Does this suddenly make sense of Owen Coyle's depaturture at Ewood?

TeesClaret · Post by **TeesClaret** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:16 pm

I would say that Leicester have a better chance of staying up without him. They were the weakest team I've seen at The Turf this season.

simonclaret · Post by **simonclaret** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:16 pm

Feb 7th 2017: 'The club want to make clear it's unwavering support for Claudio Ranieri'

simonclaret · Post by **simonclaret** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:16 pm

TeesClaret wrote:I would say that Leicester have a better chance of staying up without him. They were the weakest team I've seen at The Turf this season.

You missed the Sunderland game then?

ALP · Post by **ALP** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:16 pm

Spoke to him briefly after the game at the Turf, he came across as a wonderful person, it is my opinion that he has been dumped on from a great height. There really is no loyalty left in the game these days, and it is so sad that another manager is shown the door.

simonclaret · Post by **simonclaret** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:17 pm

Henry Winter reckons some of the players want Pearson back!

gawthorpe_view · Post by **gawthorpe_view** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:17 pm

TVC15 wrote:dilly ding dilly dong

Dilly Ding, Dilly Gone

Colburn_Claret · Post by **Colburn_Claret** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:19 pm

Looking at their squad of old men, I think this is going to backfire on them.

claretburns · Post by **claretburns** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:19 pm

Pearson favourite for the job

I wanted them to go down before this but now I want them battered in every game!

cutsy123 · Post by **cutsy123** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:23 pm

Im sure that crisp shagger lineker wil churp up the cup headed prick

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:26 pm

It's a pity for them that the new manager isn't coming in during a transfer window, because I can't believe that they've still got Morgan and Huth as the centre back two.

Inchy · Post by **Inchy** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:27 pm

He should have resigned end of last season

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:32 pm

He was about to take them down, probably the right decision depending on who they have lined up to replace him. Shame as he came across as a nice chap.

CombatClaret · Post by **CombatClaret** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:33 pm

YOU MANIACS!
YOU BLEW IT UP!
AH, DAMN YOU! GOD DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!

jrgbfc · Post by **jrgbfc** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:36 pm

I agree that he should have resigned after last season. Was obvious the only way was down, could have gone out on a high and as a hero.

Spiral · Post by **Spiral** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:37 pm

The wage bill no doubt played a part in the decision. If he couldn't motivate the players in a CL & title defence season it's difficult to see how he could motivate them in a Championship season, so it's bin him now and hope they stay up, or bin him in the summer, sell their best players, and hope the new manager can get them back up.

taio · Post by **taio** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:37 pm

cutsy123 wrote:Im sure that crisp shagger lineker wil churp up the cup headed prick

"After all that Claudio Ranieri has done for Leicester City, to sack him now is inexplicable, unforgivable and gut-wrenchingly sad," said former Foxes striker Gary Lineker.

Seems fair enough to me.

Firthy · Post by **Firthy** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:37 pm

Rileybobs wrote:He was about to take them down, probably the right decision depending on who they have lined up to replace him. Shame as he came across as a nice chap.

Seriously

CaptJohn · Post by **CaptJohn** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:38 pm

So sad. I really like the guy but their management are shi**ing themselves that they are going to get relegated from the Prem. Money raising it's ugly head once more in football. How surprising

Spiral · Post by **Spiral** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:42 pm

Just seen this. Article is terrible (possible translated) but scroll down for contracts.

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That isn't say there aren't other clubs at the bottom with large wage bills, but that's unsustainable in the Championship. An exodus would be inevitable and they'd be back to where they were five years ago.

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:43 pm

Firthy wrote:Seriously

Yeah. They were nailed on for relegation. The players had stopped playing for him and he didn't seem to have the man-management or tactical skills to turn it around. The players have let themselves down but it's easier to sack 1 manager than 20 players - look at the difference with Chelsea this season.

Leicester have looked clueless this season and Ranieri should take responsibility for that as much as the players.

scouseclaret · Post by **scouseclaret** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:46 pm

summitclaret wrote:We get relegated and keep our manager. A team owned by foreigners win the PL and are in the last 16 of the CL and sack their manager. What a contrast.

Exactly. Our board were bright enough to realise that Dyche had pulled off a miracle to get us promoted and didn't punish him for failing at a level we weren't good enough for in the first place.

I wonder. If Leicester had had an ordinary season last year, would Ranieri have been sacked for being where they are now?

redwasp · Post by **redwasp** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:51 pm

Brilliant that Combat, the final scene from one of my favourite films Planet Of the Apes. There timing seems strange but it's hard to feel sorry for the guy, "crying all the way to the bank" springs to mind.

Paul Waine · Post by **Paul Waine** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:51 pm

simonclaret wrote:Feb 7th 2017: 'The club want to make clear it's unwavering support for Claudio Ranieri'

"For the next 16 days"....???

minnieclaret · Post by **minnieclaret** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:52 pm

The players haven't "let him down". They've gone back to what they always were. Average footballers.
Kante carried the whole team last season. Without him they have nothing.

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:54 pm

minnieclaret wrote:The players haven't "let him down". They've gone back to what they always were. Average footballers.
Kante carried the whole team last season. Without him they have nothing.

So N'Golo Kante is the sole difference between winning the league and relegation? I think not.