Yesterday was not just about Leicester defeated 1-3 vs. Peterborough at home. It was also a day for listening to Jon Rudkin, breaking his silence in an interview with BBC Radio Leicester.
Listening to the talk, there wasn’t much new information. Jon Rudkin had a polite discussion with no controversy. He received questions about a potential club sale but did not respond, stating he was not involved in those talks. Rudkin mentioned he looks forward to discussing more and talk to the media in the future.
This talk was before the game against Peterborough, and he was excited about it, but what Russell Martin and the players delivered yesterday made this a bit awkward.
You are judged by results, and the last two seasons have led to two relegations. When he took over, Leicester was in the Premier League. In Rudkin’s first year, he felt joy winning the Premier League, later also the FA Cup. He also saw Leicester reach the Champions League quarter-finals and the Europa Conference League semi-finals. Leicester qualified for Europe multiple times and was a top team in the top tier.
What we see now is not acceptable, and you are judged immediately, without the benefit of past achievements.
🦊#LCFC | Chief Football Officer Jon Rudkin has briefly been speaking to BBC Sport Leicester this afternoon.
— BBC Sport Leicester (@BBCRLSport) October 10, 2026
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This is in a way good as it will see more engangement around the club and you can listen to the official sources.
We also got an interview with new Sporting Director, James McCarron. He arrived at the club six months ago, coming in from the City group, taking with him valuable experience to help Leicester going forward. Nice to listen to his vision, but so far what he was talking about is not yet seen out on the field.
Listening to James McCarron speaking, getting direct questions, the answers from James McCarron makes it odd and difficult to understand how this is going forward.
So far that blend of players that James McCarron are talking about has not yet been what we believe they should and as we see at the moment too many chops and changes. The fact that the club has decided to downgrade the squad in quality is a fact, clear and obvious, but that is difficult to accept.
Courage and intencity was a key in talks with James McCarron. This has so far not happened, and this is far away from what this fanbase will like to see. We believe more changes are needed to get this football club back on track, because what we see at the moment is far from what you need to win promotion, Leicester are at this point, one point from relegation to League Two.
The current executives at this football club lack experience in this life of football. Russell Martin’s frustration after the Peterborough game shows he is unhappy with the team’s progress and feels stressed, which highlights his impatience. If he took a long-term view, he might have remained calm, but Martin is focused on getting results immediately.
Football is about winning consistently, and while he may have more knowledge about future outcomes, wins will only come if they can fix the basic battles. Missing shots and failing to clear the ball in key situations are critical issues; ignoring these problems could lead to serious trouble.
Talking to the upper hierarchy is of course good, but it should be planned, so far it looks random and strange, not really saying much about what is going to happen and the problems we see on the field.
Wilfred Ndidi and Jamie Vardy left before last season, they decided to replace these two very important individuals, with players who has not over long periods of time been able to get into the line-up.
In recent time, Emil Riis looks a good addition, in midfield John Lundstram is not a player on the level of Wilfred Ndidi. No player is able to do what Stephy Mavididi does on a football field, as the flanks are totally different individuals.
This is a mess, and brilliantly put forward by Matt Piper, who just put the nail on at the head, these players are losing confidence, they are not used to play in front of a fanbase who are at a cinema looking for a total different movie, which they have paid for.
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