On Tuesday morning, a major source for information on Leicester City Football Club apparently disclosed an important piece of news on the Foxes. The outlet: The Athletic. The story: Leicester are said to have selected their favoured technical director. Of course, long-serving City director of football Jon Rudkin previously oversaw the departments that the organisation are trying to reshuffle. Rudkin was moved 'upstairs' with what is said to be more of a board position which won't impact footballing decisions as much. Thank the Lord!
In the meantime, the LE2 side welcomed, and defeated, Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion at King Power Stadium on Monday night (January, 5). The result: 2-1. The outcome for Baggies boss Ryan Mason following the final whistle: the sack. How did City manage to 'inadvertently' get another manager sacked? Which other bosses have succumbed to the Leicestershire sword recently? And which two high profile Manchester United and Chelsea gaffers were respectively and reportedly finished off by LCFC in the not too distant past? Let's have a look at the two stories.
The latest head coach to feel the full Foxes force
As I mentioned previously, Leicester saw off WBA at the start of the week. The victory wasn't straightforward; some claim the visitors to Filbert Way deserved to win. I'd possibly argue that a draw would have been fairer.
Although fairness isn't something that matters, or occurs very often, in professional sport. Managers get an even tougher time in their capacity than their players, arguably. Ryan Mason knows that all too well.
"Monday's 2-1 defeat to Leicester City proved to be Ryan Mason's final game in charge of West Brom, as he was sacked after just 27 matches.beIN Sports
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Earlier in the season, former Norwich City gaffer Liam Manning was relieved of duty hours after defeat to the Foxes. That is two scalps!
But can you recall José Mourinho (then at Chelsea) getting the boot in 2015 due to a Leicester loss? What about claims that Ole Gunnar Solskjær's downfall began when Man United were on the wrong end of a 4-2 drubbing in 2021?
What Rob Tanner and The Athletic say of Leicester City technical director search
"Andy Goldie is one of the leading contenders to become Leicester City’s technical director.The Athletic
Talks have been held with the 40-year-old who was made director of group talent strategy at Sports Republic and Southampton last year after joining the south-coast club as academy director in the summer of 2023. Goldie is one of a number of candidates spoken to over the Leicester position. Jon Rudkin had been working as director of football at Leicester for 11 years, with the technical director position being created to work closer with the club’s manager, Marti Cifuentes.
Rudkin played a part in Leicester’s Premier League triumph and has been at the club since 1998, and has helped chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanprahba lead the search the technical director role.
Goldie is under contract at Sport Republic and has taken on a wider role across the group, which owns Southampton, Turkish club Goztepe and French side Valenciennes. Goldie previously headed up one of the Scottish FA’s performance schools and was academy director at Dundee United and Swansea City. At Southampton he helped transition Tyler Dibling into the first-team under Russell Martin before his £40million move to Everton last summer. He is understood to be ready for the move into a hands-on role at a first-team but has rejected approaches in the UK and abroad as he waits on the right opportunity. Leicester are 12th in the Championship, four points off the promotion play-offs, following last season’s relegation from the Premier League."