| Think it bears repeating to say 21:14 - Dec 13 with 4836 views | BouncebackIpswich |
Our recruitment and player trading has been absolutely dogsh1t, not just this summer but last too. It gets mentioned on here but I don't think enough, there really needs to be some accountability for how shambolic it's been.
ITFC suddenly found themselves with money and seemingly not a clue how to spend it effectively. Despite big talk about strategy and ambition it's been absolute kid in a sweet shop stuff. Whether that's due to a lack of infrastructure, scouting network, I don't know and maybe the club was shown up for having grown in a short space of time.
Kieran is doing the best he can with this bunch and I don't think he can actually get much more out of them. Some are just not that good, or if they are, they were signed without thinking how they'd fit into the team. He doesn't get a free pass either as he should have had some better idea of how to fit signings he presumably gave the green light to into his team. Szmodics, Akpom, Cajuste, Young.... What was the plan behind these signings?
It's really depressing as it feels like an extremely promising position for the club is being frittered away due to gross negligent incompetence in this area.
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| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:20 - Dec 13 with 2958 views | NthQldITFC |
I'm not trying to be confrontational or anything, but unless I'm remembering badly, you're a self-confessed Leicester fan aren't you, so why the "we" especially today?
Genuine apologies if I've got you mixed up with someone else. |  |
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| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:28 - Dec 13 with 2906 views | BouncebackIpswich |
| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:20 - Dec 13 by NthQldITFC |
I'm not trying to be confrontational or anything, but unless I'm remembering badly, you're a self-confessed Leicester fan aren't you, so why the "we" especially today?
Genuine apologies if I've got you mixed up with someone else. |
No, that's me but I'm more Ipswich than Leicester was rooting for Town today as I have done for the past 3 years when they play Leicester. I've really fallen out of love with LCFC since the fanbase became absolutely entitled and miserable post title and FA cup wins doesn't feel like the club I've been supporting most my life any more.
Anyway, can we get back on topic? | | | |
| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:33 - Dec 13 with 2876 views | LeoMuff |
Cajuste looked like a huge coup signing but unfortunately not worked out at all, I’m assuming he is carrying an injury hence why Burnley fell through.
Akpom makes sense but for whatever reason looks lost as a 10 for us, watching his Boro goals they are almost all poacher inside the box finishes, so I would play him at 9 personally.
Szmodics is a mystery to me, doesn’t fit our system.
Young makes sense depending on how expensive he is, if it’s very then I don’t see it.
Macateer is the most confusing |  |
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| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:35 - Dec 13 with 2853 views | J2BLUE |
| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:28 - Dec 13 by BouncebackIpswich |
No, that's me but I'm more Ipswich than Leicester was rooting for Town today as I have done for the past 3 years when they play Leicester. I've really fallen out of love with LCFC since the fanbase became absolutely entitled and miserable post title and FA cup wins doesn't feel like the club I've been supporting most my life any more.
Anyway, can we get back on topic? |
You've switched teams? |  |
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| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:44 - Dec 13 with 2805 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
Ashton been out of his depth in the market since promotion is the uncomfortable truth. Or whoever is doing the deals below him.
Been some good players in amongst it but when you look at the overall body of work in the market it’s been disappointing.
Jordan James today as an example, head and shoulders above Taylor, why aren’t we grabbing him instead of McAteer for stupid money in a position where we already have players.
How long was Akpom on our radar? I doubt very long.
Hirst and Azon aren’t going to get it done.
To be fair, I’m sure we missed out on many and Hackney would have likely been a game changer but did we have a plan B?
It’s all a bit unbalanced and we don’t have the intensity or tempo to go and grab games by the scruff of the neck.
Everyone wants it to work but it’s just lacking. [Post edited 13 Dec 2025 21:46]
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| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:45 - Dec 13 with 2798 views | J2BLUE |
| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:44 - Dec 13 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
Ashton been out of his depth in the market since promotion is the uncomfortable truth. Or whoever is doing the deals below him.
Been some good players in amongst it but when you look at the overall body of work in the market it’s been disappointing.
Jordan James today as an example, head and shoulders above Taylor, why aren’t we grabbing him instead of McAteer for stupid money in a position where we already have players.
How long was Akpom on our radar? I doubt very long.
Hirst and Azon aren’t going to get it done.
To be fair, I’m sure we missed out on many and Hackney would have likely been a game changer but did we have a plan B?
It’s all a bit unbalanced and we don’t have the intensity or tempo to go and grab games by the scruff of the neck.
Everyone wants it to work but it’s just lacking. [Post edited 13 Dec 2025 21:46]
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That's not an uncomfortable truth, that's an opinion.
I really don't think McKenna would be here if he didn't agree with the transfers. | |
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| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:47 - Dec 13 with 2765 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:45 - Dec 13 by J2BLUE |
That's not an uncomfortable truth, that's an opinion.
I really don't think McKenna would be here if he didn't agree with the transfers. |
If you think it’s been good for the cash spent I’d suggest you’re likely in the minority. These lot are collectively a fair way off. | |
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| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:49 - Dec 13 with 2755 views | LeoMuff |
| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:44 - Dec 13 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
Ashton been out of his depth in the market since promotion is the uncomfortable truth. Or whoever is doing the deals below him.
Been some good players in amongst it but when you look at the overall body of work in the market it’s been disappointing.
Jordan James today as an example, head and shoulders above Taylor, why aren’t we grabbing him instead of McAteer for stupid money in a position where we already have players.
How long was Akpom on our radar? I doubt very long.
Hirst and Azon aren’t going to get it done.
To be fair, I’m sure we missed out on many and Hackney would have likely been a game changer but did we have a plan B?
It’s all a bit unbalanced and we don’t have the intensity or tempo to go and grab games by the scruff of the neck.
Everyone wants it to work but it’s just lacking. [Post edited 13 Dec 2025 21:46]
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Think we would have got James if we’d known Cajuste wasn’t fit/out of form, and that Nunez would have to play 10 as Szmodics was injured and Akpom doesn’t fit. | |
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| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:50 - Dec 13 with 2717 views | bartyg |
| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:44 - Dec 13 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
Ashton been out of his depth in the market since promotion is the uncomfortable truth. Or whoever is doing the deals below him.
Been some good players in amongst it but when you look at the overall body of work in the market it’s been disappointing.
Jordan James today as an example, head and shoulders above Taylor, why aren’t we grabbing him instead of McAteer for stupid money in a position where we already have players.
How long was Akpom on our radar? I doubt very long.
Hirst and Azon aren’t going to get it done.
To be fair, I’m sure we missed out on many and Hackney would have likely been a game changer but did we have a plan B?
It’s all a bit unbalanced and we don’t have the intensity or tempo to go and grab games by the scruff of the neck.
Everyone wants it to work but it’s just lacking. [Post edited 13 Dec 2025 21:46]
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Really sad that we bought McAteer and they used that money for James tbh |  | | |
| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:51 - Dec 13 with 2713 views | J2BLUE |
| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:47 - Dec 13 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
If you think it’s been good for the cash spent I’d suggest you’re likely in the minority. These lot are collectively a fair way off. |
That's a different thing to saying Ashton is out of his depth. | |
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| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:53 - Dec 13 with 2697 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:51 - Dec 13 by J2BLUE |
That's a different thing to saying Ashton is out of his depth. |
Maybe some counter points would help whatever argument you’re trying to make. | |
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| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:53 - Dec 13 with 2692 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:50 - Dec 13 by bartyg |
Really sad that we bought McAteer and they used that money for James tbh |
A fraction of that money as well. | |
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| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:57 - Dec 13 with 2665 views | J2BLUE |
| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:53 - Dec 13 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
Maybe some counter points would help whatever argument you’re trying to make. |
It's just lazy to say Ashton is out of his depth. It's only said because Bristol City fans were bitter and people have been trying to push it ever since.
The quality of the signings has not matched the money spent. I don't think anyone would argue with that. I don't think think we would make signings without McKenna being in agreement with them and the fees being paid.
So yes, we need to review the process but just pinning it on Ashton is a guess. | |
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| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:58 - Dec 13 with 2654 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:33 - Dec 13 by LeoMuff |
Cajuste looked like a huge coup signing but unfortunately not worked out at all, I’m assuming he is carrying an injury hence why Burnley fell through.
Akpom makes sense but for whatever reason looks lost as a 10 for us, watching his Boro goals they are almost all poacher inside the box finishes, so I would play him at 9 personally.
Szmodics is a mystery to me, doesn’t fit our system.
Young makes sense depending on how expensive he is, if it’s very then I don’t see it.
Macateer is the most confusing |
It’s true everyone was falling over themselves about that signing and him dropping down to the EFL. We are not the ones paid to get these calls right though. | |
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| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:59 - Dec 13 with 2652 views | Bassett_Blue |
We were supposed to be going after a different profile of player, more athletic, stronger and faster, and I just don't see that in our recruitment. Added to that we don't seem to have signed players that fit our system/style of play.
Getting rid of Morsy looks a worse decision week by week, as we don't have anyone to take the game by the scruff of the neck, both in leadership and getting the ball off the centre half and getting us up the pitch. [Post edited 13 Dec 2025 22:13]
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| Think it bears repeating to say on 22:04 - Dec 13 with 2605 views | Bigalhunter |
| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:49 - Dec 13 by LeoMuff |
Think we would have got James if we’d known Cajuste wasn’t fit/out of form, and that Nunez would have to play 10 as Szmodics was injured and Akpom doesn’t fit. |
Quite how it’s taken 18 months to work out Cajuste is never fit and incapable of anything beyond the occasional lascivious 20 minute flutter of eyelashes, is utterly beyond me.
If he’s one of the ‘cheat codes’ at this level that many of the more vocal cheerleaders were trumpeting last summer, someone forgot to give KM the crib sheet to decipher it. |  |
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| Think it bears repeating to say on 22:05 - Dec 13 with 2592 views | Denny32 |
| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:59 - Dec 13 by Bassett_Blue |
We were supposed to be going after a different profile of player, more athletic, stronger and faster, and I just don't see that in our recruitment. Added to that we don't seem to have signed players that fit our system/style of play.
Getting rid of Morsy looks a worse decision week by week, as we don't have anyone to take the game by the scruff of the neck, both in leadership and getting the ball off the centre half and getting us up the pitch. [Post edited 13 Dec 2025 22:13]
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Mckenna prefers the lightweight player, too nice to say boo and listen to him like a pupil in a school...its all backfired ... | | | |
| Think it bears repeating to say on 22:06 - Dec 13 with 2587 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:57 - Dec 13 by J2BLUE |
It's just lazy to say Ashton is out of his depth. It's only said because Bristol City fans were bitter and people have been trying to push it ever since.
The quality of the signings has not matched the money spent. I don't think anyone would argue with that. I don't think think we would make signings without McKenna being in agreement with them and the fees being paid.
So yes, we need to review the process but just pinning it on Ashton is a guess. |
He seems to be front and center without knowing the exact recruitment process and inner workings of it.
I’m sure KM signs off on them but it does seem there have been some odd moves since promotion.
I feel like this summer were on a better path but maybe missed out on some of our number 1 targets and panicked with a few, but yes it’s speculation, we can only go on the results and eye test.
A few good deals this year for sure but I was frustrated seeing James out there for a club in financial disarray against Taylor and Cajuste on the bench. Kind of sums up how things have shaken out for us in certain positions. | |
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| Think it bears repeating to say on 22:07 - Dec 13 with 2592 views | BLUEGOLD |
| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:59 - Dec 13 by Bassett_Blue |
We were supposed to be going after a different profile of player, more athletic, stronger and faster, and I just don't see that in our recruitment. Added to that we don't seem to have signed players that fit our system/style of play.
Getting rid of Morsy looks a worse decision week by week, as we don't have anyone to take the game by the scruff of the neck, both in leadership and getting the ball off the centre half and getting us up the pitch. [Post edited 13 Dec 2025 22:13]
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This is a great point. Matusiwa and Morsy as two players for that role would have been very handy so far.
Let’s see what happens in January, but we appear to be missing that second holding player, someone to play alongside him, cover for Leif, a number 10 who fits the system and a striker, but that last one is next to impossible to find in January particularly | | | |
| Think it bears repeating to say on 22:12 - Dec 13 with 2555 views | J2BLUE |
| Think it bears repeating to say on 22:06 - Dec 13 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
He seems to be front and center without knowing the exact recruitment process and inner workings of it.
I’m sure KM signs off on them but it does seem there have been some odd moves since promotion.
I feel like this summer were on a better path but maybe missed out on some of our number 1 targets and panicked with a few, but yes it’s speculation, we can only go on the results and eye test.
A few good deals this year for sure but I was frustrated seeing James out there for a club in financial disarray against Taylor and Cajuste on the bench. Kind of sums up how things have shaken out for us in certain positions. |
In hindsight we should have thrown everything at Hackney. Maybe we did. I do agree that our business wasn't great overall. I still consider Furlong a strange signing. Nunez as well in all honesty. it's worked out moving him higher up the pitch but I was never convinced about him as a CM. McAteer was another one which didn't feel right.
Hopefully we can rebalance in Jan. At the very least we need to swap a RB for a CM and add a striker. | |
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| Think it bears repeating to say on 22:17 - Dec 13 with 2499 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| Think it bears repeating to say on 22:12 - Dec 13 by J2BLUE |
In hindsight we should have thrown everything at Hackney. Maybe we did. I do agree that our business wasn't great overall. I still consider Furlong a strange signing. Nunez as well in all honesty. it's worked out moving him higher up the pitch but I was never convinced about him as a CM. McAteer was another one which didn't feel right.
Hopefully we can rebalance in Jan. At the very least we need to swap a RB for a CM and add a striker. |
I think we were all in on Hackney to be fair.
Nunez is a nice player but not sure he completely fits for we are trying to set up in midfield, it’s worked for him in the 10 and he’s been involved in plenty of our goals.
However, a lack of CM partner for Matisuwa is annoying when you see how James played today.
It was a really bad day at the office and just when you thought we were trending in the right direction at least results wise. Frustrating. | |
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| Think it bears repeating to say on 22:58 - Dec 13 with 2384 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
It feels like if we were to get promoted this season we would be as far away as we were when we went up in 2024 squad wise.
This squad is packed with mediocrity, bang average championship players we paid inflated fees for. Or bang average players we are paying big wages for. What was the strategy?
Kasey Mcateer was our only fit right winger today and he still didn't get the start. He cost us 12 million pounds. What on earth were we doing. |  |
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| Think it bears repeating to say on 23:00 - Dec 13 with 2365 views | ITFCSG |
| Think it bears repeating to say on 22:58 - Dec 13 by TRUE_BLUE123 |
It feels like if we were to get promoted this season we would be as far away as we were when we went up in 2024 squad wise.
This squad is packed with mediocrity, bang average championship players we paid inflated fees for. Or bang average players we are paying big wages for. What was the strategy?
Kasey Mcateer was our only fit right winger today and he still didn't get the start. He cost us 12 million pounds. What on earth were we doing. |
No strategy.
Its seems our recruitment process hasn't evolved at all since L1 days. | | | |
| Think it bears repeating to say on 23:05 - Dec 13 with 2325 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
| Think it bears repeating to say on 23:00 - Dec 13 by ITFCSG |
No strategy.
Its seems our recruitment process hasn't evolved at all since L1 days. |
It is baffling to me that we seem to get it so wrong.
We have no cover for Azor. We dont even have a competent partner for Azor. We seemingly don't have a capable backup to a 19 year old winger who still has loads to learn in English football. We don't have a backup left back for Leif, unless you count a 40 year old who we see as a right back, but we have about 4 of them already. Our striker room, looks to be well well short. Our starting number 10 is a player we didn't sign to play number 10.
What a mess. | |
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| Think it bears repeating to say on 23:13 - Dec 13 with 2283 views | Illinoisblue |
| Think it bears repeating to say on 21:59 - Dec 13 by Bassett_Blue |
We were supposed to be going after a different profile of player, more athletic, stronger and faster, and I just don't see that in our recruitment. Added to that we don't seem to have signed players that fit our system/style of play.
Getting rid of Morsy looks a worse decision week by week, as we don't have anyone to take the game by the scruff of the neck, both in leadership and getting the ball off the centre half and getting us up the pitch. [Post edited 13 Dec 2025 22:13]
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Kipre and Furlong are big units but yes, generally agree we haven’t recruited in the way Ashton said we needed to . Now, to be fair, just because we have a wish list doesn’t mean we can just wave a bag of cash and make the deal happen.
Weather the reasons, and all that money behind us, we have Taylor going from a bit-part sub to regular starter, very limited attacking options, and still no real pace in the team. |  |
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