There used to be a beautiful game over there.They used to say: "It's just not cricket".
Now I think the phrase is:
IT'S JUST NOT FOOTBALL.
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There used to be a beautiful game over there.They used to say: "It's just not cricket".
Now I think the phrase is:
IT'S JUST NOT FOOTBALL.
I think it’s a conundrum, we have a domestic league and 2 trophies, then what ever level or Europe were in. Again I WANT levy out but as much as I despise him IMO he has done us alright. Would you rather be Leicester, or Blackburn?We have improved (We could hardly have got much worse after the dead hand of Surallan FFS)
But the pace of improvement has been GLACIAL
We have improved during the years of good managers (go figure).
Levy has recruited 2 of those in 25 years
Redknapp (forced on Levy as we were in dire straits and heading for relegation under One Day)
And of course Poch.
We have had horribly wasted years under so many others.
So: 2 good managers in, and how many in total?
We have a very good stadium and a very good training set up. Yes, I'll give you those.
I could have done a better job, and a darn sight quicker too.
You wouldnt have a brand new stadium, but we;d have won some tin and WHL would be like a bearpit
Basically, the money to keep Kane doesn't make sense.
Tactically, doesn't make much sense either.
I fully expect him to go, because we have little to offer and that is fine.
But do you think the club will replace him adequately?
Or he sees out the year and gets 50m signing on fee wherever he ends up next season... FuckedEasy to turn the tables. Offer him to the Saudis, they make a ridiculous offer then Kane is fucked if we accept
That’s not how it goes. Kane has to agree to the transfer.Easy to turn the tables. Offer him to the Saudis, they make a ridiculous offer then Kane is fucked if we accept
You are a penis.
Everything about the club, smacks of no plan whether short or long term it's scary.It’s a scary situation as we haven’t really been linked with many wide forwards/strikers. There’s Vlahovic and Muani, the latter being able to play out wide and centrally but one has a reported price tag of circa £65m and the other £90m. Both reportedly have several big suitors.
We’ve heard murmurs that we’ll either sign a young upcoming striker or a quality wide forward but again who are these elusive players?
Alarmingly though we’ve also been linked to a few ‘average’ players… Cabral and Beto.
Whether we follow and/or choose to believe ITK info provided across a variety of sites, that too has dried up massively over the last few weeks.
I’m concerned as per the ‘no plan if Conte left’ debacle if we’ve pretty much no plan for ‘life after Kane’ either. A scenario we seem to be seeing with the defence at the mo as well…. ‘player swap deals, contracts torn up, definite upgrades coming in’… 3 weeks till the season starts and we’re technically worse off than last season. The cart horses are still here, no one has come in and the mediocre Lenglet albeit better than Dier, Sanchez and Tanganga has left.
We keep hearing it’s one of Tapsoba or VDV or subject to finances both. This is another scary scenario as well…. one’s an established, experienced CB and the other resembles Yedlin, rapid but very inexperienced and lacks positional awareness and strength. He’s certainly one for the future but to come in as a potential first choice CB, God help us.
NoI fully expect him to go, because we have little to offer and that is fine.
But do you think the club will replace him adequately?
What the fuck is this? Is this showing animal abuse?!Didn’t realise that was Donna Cullen. FFS.
You can’t just go lobbing dogs around at people. Just not on.
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I suggest you go on a Leicester fan board my friend. Your basically saying you would rather we have a Chimbonda, Kaboul or Hutton to what we have now?Not really. Their fans got to enjoy the biggest miracle in football (a league title!) and got to celebrate an FA cup.
Sure they've gone down, but will come back up. Football is about exciting moments to me, not stability. I'd rather have a league and FA cup in the cabinet than a solid average finishing position and decent bank balance.
Maybe it's me doing it wrong, I dunno. I doubt a single Leicester fan would swap what those memories for being us though.
I suggest you go on a Leicester fan board my friend. Your basically saying you would rather we have a Chimbonda, Kaboul or Hutton to what we have now?