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Uninspired or sensible? Rowett has fans divided

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We asked you for your thoughts on Gary Rowett as the new Leicester City boss before he took charge of his first match on Saturday.

The outcome? Well, much like the result against Stoke at the weekend, it's a mixed bag.

Here is some of what you had to say:

James: Gary will be more pragmatic and hopefully make us more solid defensively, a key priority given the amount we have conceded this season.

We need a bit of a drill master and Marti was not really able to get the full buy-in and commitment from certain players. Some players in the squad want to dictate when and where they play and are on Premier League salaries. First and foremost the 11 on the pitch need to show desire, hunger and commitment.

Hopefully, Gary will instil a bit of grit and deliver some home truths, but time will tell if it works out. We are just gifting too many goals at the minute and some players look totally lost and beat.

It's going to be a tough slog to the end of the season, make no mistake we are absolutely in a dogfight and League One is beckoning.

Gary: Despite some negativity, I think Rowett is a good appointment. We clearly need to shore things up at the back; so an ex-defender is perhaps a good start. But why didn't this happen three weeks ago?

Harrison: I think this appointment clearly shows what Leicester City has become. Another manager who again doesn't give you confidence that they will survive relegation.

The club is in a downward spiral with players on ridiculous salaries and not performing. No fight for the shirt and it shows.

Maybe we should get relegated to League One before the ownership take a reality check. Hope I'm proved wrong, but this could be a long dogfight towards the end of the season.

David: He's not Russell Martin. That's the best I can say about the appointment.

Rich: From what I've heard, the new manager is excellent at shoring up a defence and playing quick, counter-attacking football. He also demands high standards from players. If that's true, it's exactly what we need.

Gary: No disrespect to Rowett, but his appointment shows just how far the mighty has fallen. Leicester were linked with high-profile and successful managers in the past. This guy has been sacked by Stoke, Millwall and Oxford - very inspiring... NOT.

Ash: When you've got the likes of Dyche, Frank and Hasenhuttl on the market, it makes absolutely zero sense why they have gone for Rowett. I hope I am wrong and I eat my words, but sadly I feel like I will be eating them and having dessert.

Phil: I feel like it's a sensible decision, someone who knows the division well and has a track record of organising defensively.

A good thing that it's a short-term appointment too, after the problems we've had with giving managers long and massively lucrative deals and then finding it tricky to part company.

The appointment suggests that some lessons have been learned by the hierarchy, whether it's the appointment that'll get us out of our current predicament, only time will tell…

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