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I thought Leicester were harsh in getting rid of Steve Cooper, but the fans turned against him and we know what comes next when that happens.

But he had Premier League experience and knew how to fight at the bottom of the table. That is important when you need results.

Ruud van Nistelrooy has not been in that position in any of the clubs he's been involved with previously, so it is a big job for him now at Leicester. I do not think he knew the task at hand.

The promoted clubs from the Championship are usually down at the bottom and fighting to sty up. Many people believed at the beginning of the season that the three who came up would also go back down.

Having a manager who has the knowhow of staying in the Premier League is something money cannot buy and Cooper had that after his time at Nottingham Forest.

But I also think the Leicester squad is not good enough to compete in the way he might want them too at this level.

They are still reliant on Jamie Vardy, who of course has been a fantastic finisher and servant over the years. However, to rely on him now in every game does mean they are in a bit of trouble.

Stephy Mavididi has been their only bright spark of the season, but if you look around that is it.

I think Van Nistelrooy is going to find it difficult to keep them up, but then any manager who had gone in at this point probably would have as well.

Fara Williams was speaking to BBC Sport's Katie Stafford

Leicester City are mired in the relegation zone having lost seven Premier League games in a row, but could financial constraints hamper their ability to recover if they were to go down?

Foxes fan Chris Forryan tells The Football News Show why he believes it could take 10 years to recover and why even the finest football minds would not be enough to save the team this season.

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On a new episode of The Football News Show focused on Leicester City, Ben Croucher asks why the Foxes are having such a difficult season, with the side no better off under Ruud van Nistelrooy than his predecessor Steve Cooper. So what's going wrong and how can he keep them up?

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We asked for your views on what is going wrong for Ruud van Nistelrooy at Leciester, and how he can turn his fortunes around.

Here are some of your comments:

Ian: RVN is not to blame for his appointment - accountability for that lies with the board. He is however responsible for finding a pattern of play to suit the players he has - not persist in trying 'his way'. So far he is an abject failure and in my book the same would happen in the Championship.

Trev: When Ruud covered at Man Utd he had a quality team and players. Now he has lower quality players who are not performing. A novice manager was a bad idea in such a situation. It needed a tried and tested manager who knew what to do. Sorry Ruud, it's time for another change. It pains me to say he must go as I like him, he's just not experienced enough a footballer manager for our situation.

Jack: Start Daka and give him a run of starts. He's a confidence player so we need to persist with him and get him firing. He brings more energy to the attack over Vardy and works his socks off every game. I hate to say it but it's time for Vards to move over and allow someone else to start. He's just not on it anymore.

Bill: Financial mismanagement, poor recruitment and no plan for replacing Enzo. Compare with Brighton and we are where we deserve to be. The squad is Championship level. No lessons are ever learned - the same people are on post and no one is held accountable.

Ken: I don't believe Leicester are a club that can really look to be one of the top 10. They won the title not long ago, but this was a freak year. Ruud needs to be given time, a lot of this squad are not really Premier League players and Jamie Vardy is running out of steam. The team needs a complete overhaul, and if the first team players don't perform, then play some of the development players. What do they have to lose?

Leicester City supporters directed their frustration towards Ruud van Nistelrooy during their 2-0 defeat by Fulham, with the Foxes boss admitting he understood their frustrations.

Dutch football journalist Marcel van der Kraan tells The Football News Show that despite their seven-game losing streak in the Premier League, Van Nistelrooy will stick with his management philosophy.

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