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Post by Macmoish on Sept 24, 2010 20:39:45 GMT
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Post by harlowranger on Sept 24, 2010 21:18:25 GMT
Where did that come from ? Well i lost a bit of respect for him after his comments last week ! Hope he gets until Christmas, but have a Leics Season ticket holder friend that keeps telling me that hes on borrowed time ! They looked a good team under Pearson , now look very poor ! Shame we never got Kitson , would have fitted into our team well !
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 25, 2010 0:48:50 GMT
Of course whether Sousa should be axed/will be axed is irrelevant to how he was treated by QPR. And the role played by you know who remains as despicable today as it was then.
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 25, 2010 7:11:02 GMT
Good to know!Leicester Mercury "Leicester City manager Paulo Sousa says: "I'm under no pressure"Paulo Sousa has called on Leicester City's supporters to keep the faith after their heavy defeat at Portsmouth last night. City are next to bottom of the table after picking up five points from eight games following their 6-1 defeat. But Sousa said he believes City can turn around their fortunes and he added he did not feel under any pressure. "We need to keep fighting and the fans need to believe in us," he said. "We feel terrible but we want to turn things. I see good spirit in the squad. "I never feel under pressure. I feel very secure in myself and very positive. We will turn things."Sousa is confident things will change because he said the spirit within the squad was still strong, and he said he was proud of the effort his players put in after defender Miguel Vitor was sent off with the score at 1-0. "Everyone is sad but proud with the way the players tried to turn things around," he said. "It was not easy from the start. We started very poorly and individual mistakes cost us two goals straight away. "Then we had to play for 70 minutes with 10 men. We tried to change a few things and we tried to push forward to turn things around but, of course, when you do that you risk conceding more goals. "But we need to feel proud of how the players worked. People can make mistakes and have a bad day. But, when you see the players working very hard like they did, we have to keep looking forward to change things." Sousa said City would not appeal over Vitor's red card following a challenge on David Nugent. www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/sport/Leicester-City-manager-Paulo-Sousa-says-m-pressure/article-2686386-detail/article.htmlAnd clearly still influenced by QPR: Wants to "Move On"Sky - Sousa keen to move onFoxes boss urges players to put heavy loss behind them By James Dall Last updated: 24th September 2010 Sousa: Saddened by loss Paulo Sousa has urged his Leicester City players to put their 6-1 defeat at Portsmouth behind them. The Foxes downed Pompey in the Carling Cup on Tuesday, but they were heavily beaten in the Championship on Friday night at Fratton Park. Sousa, who saw Michael Morrison sent off in the first half, was left disappointed after the result but is eyeing a response against Norwich next Tuesday. He told Sky Sports: "It is a very tough result to take, everyone is sad. "Of course when you make mistakes, you get punished. Playing with 10 men for such a long time is hard. "I feel proud of my players for their extra effort with 10 men. But of course when you try and change the game, you can get caught on the counter-attack. "There were some individual mistakes. Those are of course something we want to avoid. We need to grow and be strong. "It is a difficult result of course, but we want to move on." www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_6398922,00.html
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Post by cpr on Sept 25, 2010 8:42:54 GMT
If the new owners do come in then he's definitely gone. Mandaric will probably leave him there whilst trying to procure the pompey scum. I thought lesta tried to be far too physical against a decent footballing team and came a cropper. So there Mr Sousa! Mind you, I fell asleep at 4-1.
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Post by Markqpr on Sept 25, 2010 8:51:57 GMT
Should have stayed at Swansea.
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Post by bowles on Sept 25, 2010 10:06:37 GMT
give him the boot i sat through far to many of his boring defence minded football! i think on the back of that dire 0-0 v reading the man should not mange another football club!!!!
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 25, 2010 10:14:09 GMT
Well if they want advice on how to maneuver him out, there are people in the QPR community who can give first hand advice.
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Post by klr on Sept 25, 2010 12:35:43 GMT
I would say he has four games left at Leicester to save his job. Like others have said, if they want him out sooner, I'm sure there are a few at QPR who specialise in this sort of work & are available for this kind of work. Is Gianni Paladini still employed by QPR ? I'm sure Leicester could find a position for him.
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Post by obk on Sept 25, 2010 16:38:03 GMT
Leicester seems to be a bit of a poisoned chalice to former QPR managers...
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 27, 2010 6:53:44 GMT
Of course a tabloid saying this doesn't make it so - other than just the logic of the way things go.
Presumably if Sousa is axed, it will be a far "cleaner" axing than happened previously. And there won't be "questions" about fan involvement in the axing - except of course the normal fan disastisfaction with fan results Mirror
Leicester chief Sousa on the brink of the chop Paulo Sousa is scrapping to save his job at Leicester - just EIGHT games into the season. Sousa is on the brink of the sack at the Walkers Stadium, with rumours growing last night that he had been fired by Milan Mandaric. It is understood that Sousa will remain in charge for tomorrow night's trip to Norwich. But Foxes chairman Mandaric is ready to take action after the club's dreadful start to the season, with Alan Pardew's name already in the frame. Sousa has won only one game since his appointment in the summer, with the shocking 6-1 defeat to Portsmouth sending them spinning to the bottom of the Championship. The 40-year-old's methods have also come under fire from the squad, with at least two players understood to have slapped in transfer requests before the transfer window closed. Leicester were beaten in the play-off semi-finals by Cardiff last season but have only beaten the Bluebirds this term. www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Leicester-manager-Paulo-Sousa-is-on-the-brink-of-the-sack-with-Milan-Mandaric-ready-to-replace-the-Portuguese-boss-article588669.html
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Post by harlowranger on Sept 27, 2010 21:16:52 GMT
Sousa apparently has backing of Mandaric -re SSN in other words he gets 2 games ! Extended Carl ikemes loan for further month , relegated as well then !
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 28, 2010 9:00:33 GMT
Leicester Mercury
This is no time for Leicester City to sack Paulo Sousa Leicester City boss Paulo Sousa By rob tannerLeicester City's result at Portsmouth on Friday night was shocking, but the reaction hasn't been. Obviously, you are not going to get positive headlines after a 6-1 caning like City got at Fratton Park, and that they are now sat at the bottom of the Championship has to be a massive concern for all of the club's fans. The fact the game was shown live on Sky TV will have added to the negativity because it was there for the nation, and abroad, to see. The vulnerability of Paulo Sousa's City was laid bare before millions. However, the weekend has been full of speculation that, after just eight league games (one win, two draws and five defeats) and three Carling Cup games (three victories), Sousa is on borrowed time. There has even been the suggestion in one national newspaper that he has just two games to save his job. In my opinion, the whole scenario is completely ludicrous, although in the crazy world of football it is not surprising. To sack him now would be incredibly harsh on Sousa. Yes, he has had a terrible start as City boss but, in my humble opinion, he has to be given time to sort the situation out. Before the QPR game 10 days ago, chairman Milan Mandaric called Sousa a jewel of football and called on fans to be patient. To sack him now, or even in two games' time, would fly in the face of that statement. It would be a ridiculous decision and would say more about the judgement of the people who appointed Sousa than the abilities of the coach himself. It would be an admission that they do not know what they are looking for in a manager. Let's look at the situation logically. Sousa came to the club just a month before the season kicked off. His predecessor, Nigel Pearson, had not foreseen his own departure because he had drawn up his transfer targets and had begun to plan the pre-season programme. Sousa came in and had to pick up the pieces after Pearson left. Despite the long-running speculation from the end of last season about the Thai takeover, Pearson had been operating on the understanding that he could only recruit through Bosman and loan signings as the club continued its cost-cutting exercise to redress the financial losses. Sousa had the same constraint but knew he had to replace the loan players who had served the club so well the season before and had now returned to their parent clubs. As a result, in came trialists Michael Lamey and Leon Crncic, and Miguel Vitor on loan from Benfica. It was not until the Thai takeover was complete that Sousa was handed any funds, and that was confirmed just days before the transfer window closed, although he was still able to bring back fans' favourite Martyn Waghorn and Japan international Yuki Abe. But it was hardly time enough to shape his own squad. The rest of the squad were Pearson's men, who were already down after the disappointment of the play-off defeat at Cardiff City in May and were left shell-shocked by Pearson's departure. Pearson commanded great loyalty from his players, who must have viewed the arrival of Sousa and the introduction of his different approach with great scepticism. He has faced a job of winning over the troops and, with the fact that he has admitted some of his squad have submitted transfer requests, it is clear this is an on-going process. As a result of the upheaval and uncertainty, City's start to the season has been inconsistent to say the least. Besides the home victory against Cardiff, City have struggled in the league but shown their potential in the Carling Cup with wins at Leeds United and at Portsmouth, just days before their TV drubbing. The biggest concern must be that City have developed a defensively soft underbelly, which was ripped open at Fratton Park on Friday. But shouldn't Sousa be given the opportunity to get it right? Shouldn't he be given more time? City had eight men who either held the title as manager or caretaker-manager during the 2007-08 season (Martin Allen until August 29, Jon Rudkin, Steve Beaglehole and Mike Stowell as caretakers for one game, Gary Megson between September 13 and October 24, Frank Burrows and Gerry Taggart between October 24 and November 27, and then Ian Holloway for the rest of the season). Look where that got the club! The most success they have had in recent years has been during Pearson's stable two-year tenure. It is interesting that Pearson is now experiencing some of the same transitional problems at Hull City. Pearson's Tigers claimed their first away win in a year at Carrow Road on Saturday. How Sousa needs a similar result tonight. The knives are being sharpened but, if the axe falls in the next few days, it would be a backwards step for Leicester City. www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/sport/time-Leicester-City-sack-Paulo-Sousa/article-2690880-detail/article.html
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Post by harlowranger on Sept 30, 2010 20:06:09 GMT
Reported today in the mail and Sun Sousa has 1 game against Sc-nthorpe sat , has to win apparently , with O,Neils name as a front runner but surely to much of a drop for him ! Should have kept Pearson..
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Post by klr on Sept 30, 2010 20:13:09 GMT
If O'Neill is interested, then I dont think it matters what Sousa does or doesnt do. If they lose on saturday he will definately get the tic tac. Personally I hope that spiteful little prick gets the sack....
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Post by harlowranger on Sept 30, 2010 20:24:05 GMT
Listened to the Boro supporters guy on talksport this week , Is it Gibson their Chairman is very laid back in terms of time scales but this guy was saying Boro fans have have just about had enough and that all these Scottish players wernt as good as Strachan thought they were! Think hes got another month yet , if there in the bottom seven end of Oct he will go , Sousa may go even if Leics draw at home KLR ! Fergie junior took some pressure off ! Billy Davies still under pressure too! Nice not to have our Boss under pressure for a change KLR!
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 30, 2010 21:51:28 GMT
Would be a very strange move for O'Neil to return to Leicester. I'd be surprised if it happened (even if it's in the tabloid and then regurgitated as ITK by some)
You'd think that Leicester would be aware of the kind of football Sousa plays, so that shouldnt be the consideration. And he did a pretty good job at Swansea coming in after a popular just-missed promotion challenge.
And of course as always there's a conflating between whether he's a good manager/plays boring football/are we glad that Warnock is here now (obviously yes - but think of all we went through pre and post Sousa) and the way he was gotten out and the campaign that was mounted and the post departure claims. And on that second part, the shabbiness of that effort doesn't diminish by the passage of time.
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Post by Macmoish on Oct 1, 2010 10:08:42 GMT
Sousa Exits Leicester Official Site - Official Statement Posted on: Fri 01 Oct 2010 Stowell and Powell to take temporary charge Leicester City has today announced that they will be parting company with manager Paulo Sousa, with immediate effect. Current goalkeeper coach, Mike Stowell and coach Chris Powell, will take temporary dual charge of the first-team for Saturday's match against Sc**thorpe United at the Walkers Stadium. The decision has been taken as a result of the club's poor run of results this season. The club would like to state that Paulo Sousa is a first-class individual, but that this decision has been taken in the best interests of the club and our ambitions to move up the npower Championship. The search for a new manager begins immediately and the Club anticipates a quick appointment. www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~2171377,00.html
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Post by Zamoraaaah on Oct 1, 2010 10:16:41 GMT
If they have O'Neil lined up then a very good move.
If not, then it's far too hasty IMO.
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Post by cpr on Oct 1, 2010 10:31:14 GMT
I was spot on the money again! Now you see why I avoid the rediction league!
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Post by klr on Oct 1, 2010 10:38:58 GMT
If O'Neill is interested, then Sousa was always going to go sooner or later, they might as well just do it now. If O'Neill isnt in the running, then I think they could have given him a few games more, Swansea didnt exactly hit the ground running last season. I rate Sousa massively, most football people do, but I dont think he will work in England again in the foreseeable future.
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Post by Jon Doeman on Oct 1, 2010 11:12:38 GMT
I just cannot see O'Neil going to a Championship club. He could get a top Prem club in fact Liverpool would've been better of with him, or England I wouldn't be too unhappy with that. How's about PHart or Magilton fo Foxes as they like our ex's!
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Post by haqpr1963 on Oct 1, 2010 11:36:32 GMT
The decision has been taken as a result of the club's poor run of results this season.
Nice to see a club give the real reason for sacking a manager....
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Post by superckat on Oct 1, 2010 12:05:47 GMT
The decision has been taken as a result of the club's poor run of results this season.Nice to see a club give the real reason for sacking a manager.... Yes but it won't stop the ex councillor and the rest of Paladini's pump queens from dancing naked around a fire in the moonlight. Their dreams have come true and now they will believe they were right with their disgusting campaign. The fact that we have all moved on or should have won't stop the gloating.
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Post by moriarty on Oct 1, 2010 12:17:51 GMT
I was spot on the money again! Now you see why I avoid the rediction league! Easy for you to say ;D ;D Have to agree with Mark, he should have stayed at Swansea
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Post by Zamoraaaah on Oct 1, 2010 12:35:08 GMT
Leicester City: Sousa out, Eriksson in?www.guardian.co.uk/football/football-league-blog/2010/oct/01/leicester-city-sousa-out-eriksson?A day after Milan Mandaric's vote of confidence, Paulo Sousa has gone. And look who's being touted as his successor ... (1) Comments (12) Former Leicester boss Paulo Sousa. Photograph: Chris Ison/PA Thursday, Leicester, chairman Milan Mandaric urges City fans not to turn on manager Paulo Sousa. Mandaric tells the Leicester Mercury: "Things go wrong but we can't turn things upside down now, for God's sakes. We can't turn around now and say Paulo needs to go! Now is the time for us to show how strong we are together, how united we are behind our manager and give him a chance to get the results...It is a difficult time, but it is time to be united and not to listen to speculation in some parts of the media. Get behind the manager and give him support. I believe in the manager and the team and we need to give them our support. It is as simple as that. As far as I am concerned I told him on behalf of the owners and myself there is tremendous support for him overall and we all have to pitch in and do the same." Friday, Leicester, manager Sousa is sacked, after just nine league games in charge. A club statement, comfortingly, said: "The club would like to state that Paulo Sousa is a first-class individual, but that this decision has been taken in the best interests of the club and our ambitions to move up the npower Championship. The search for a new manager begins immediately and the Club anticipates a quick appointment." So, former QPR and Swansea boss Sousa, who moved from south Wales in July, is looking for a new job. And Leicester City are now looking for yet another manager. They have had some relatively successful managers - Martin O'Neill, Micky Adams and Nigel Pearson - but they are currently bottom of the Championship. Sven-Goran Eriksson is already being touted as the new manager, even though the former England manager has reportedly agreed to manage Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal. The Mirror reports that Leicester approached Eriksson via agent Pini Zahavi before axing Sousa (and therefore around the same time/before Mandaric was backing the now-ex-manager). Mandaric, you will remember, was owner of Portsmouth before the fall, and was accused of tax fraud during his time there. He is chairman of Leicester, although who actually owns the club is somewhat unclear, as David Conn revealed in August, when Mandaric sold the club to a Thai consortium, of which he appears to be a member and he maintains the chairmanship. Since some high points as England manager, Eriksson has had less-than-memorable stints as manager of Notts County, Mexico and Ivory Coast. Zahavi's career includes controversies at Chelsea, Portsmouth and West Ham. Only in football would such a chain of events and cast of characters be allowed. Why?
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Post by Zamoraaaah on Oct 1, 2010 12:36:24 GMT
www.leaguemanagers.com/news/news-6653.html?01 Oct 2010 STATEMENT REGARDING PAULO SOUSAThe League Managers Association (LMA) can confirm that Leicester City F.C. has parted company with Paulo Sousa with immediate effect. Paulo Sousa said: “To be sacked after being told that there was a long term strategy at the club and after only nine games in charge is something that I find very surprising.” Richard Bevan, Chief Executive of the LMA said, “How can a chairman expect to deliver success at a football club when a talented manager is recruited and dismissed within 2 months, at the start of the season and is given only nine league games to put his own imprint on the squad and the club? “Knee-jerk dismissals, and the chopping and changing of managers will not deliver success on the field and is incredibly destabilizing to the entire club. Paulo’s sacking is even more disappointing in light of the chairman’s comments on Paulo’s appointment, in the summer, when he stated he was ‘delighted to acquire a manager of such great calibre.’ “Leicester City Football Club has had fourteen managers since 2004 and six whilst the current chairman has been at the club. Clearly the club has to examine its manager recruitment strategy as their current approach does not work. It is damaging to the club and its fans and is an inappropriate way to treat talented managers and their careers.”
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Post by Zamoraaaah on Oct 1, 2010 12:37:25 GMT
www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/oct/01/martin-oneill-sven-goran-eriksson-leicester?Martin O'Neill and Sven-Goran Eriksson in talks with Leicester City• Eriksson and O'Neill in frame to replace Sousa • Club expect to make 'a quick appointment' (6) Marcus Christenson guardian.co.uk, Friday 1 October 2010 13.06 BST Article history Martin O'Neill quit Aston Villa five days before the start of the season. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe/AFP/Getty Images Leicester City are in talks with Sven-Goran Eriksson and Martin O'Neill as they search for a replacement for Paulo Sousa, who left the club today. Eriksson is currently without a job after leading Ivory Coast at the World Cup in South Africa while the former Leicester manager O'Neill walked out of Aston Villa five days before the start of this season. Leicester said in a statement on their official website today that they expect to make a "quick appointment" following the surprise announcement that Sousa was leaving the club only a few months into his reign. In fact, Sousa talked only yesterday about how he felt he had the support of the players, despite only one league win in nine games this season. Leicester are bottom of the Championship after two straight defeats, conceding 10 goals in the process. "Of course everyone is sad for the results, but the feedback I receive every day from the players is strong about spirit and effort and supporting each other," he said yesterday. "I feel support for myself and my ideas, especially from the players, and that is the main thing. As a manager the main thing is to feel that the players support you and your ideas.
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Post by moriarty on Oct 1, 2010 12:45:44 GMT
Is Mandaric, Briatore in disguise?
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Post by Macmoish on Oct 1, 2010 12:59:28 GMT
Is Mandaric, Briatore in disguise? Flavio is sui generis
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