Mowgli
Striker
No he wouldn't
he's always been a bottom 8 level PL defender.
Coady
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he's always been a bottom 8 level PL defender.
Bear
Striker
They’ll have paid a loan fee then would’ve had to pay £4.5m so what’s the point just to make a million or 2
Use your head man like if going to make a good quick profit but something like a million or 2 just show some class
Ilios
Winger
Why?
Richie K
Striker
Just think they are far better than Burnley were at this point in time last year. Time will tell.....feel free to bookmark this and slag me off if we finish above them!
Bear
Striker
Has their manager ever managed before ? You don’t know their starting XI there’ll be more leaving
Nothing is nailed on
chopsfc007
Striker
I seem to remember you having a go at me before so you shouldn't talk about vitriol
HorsePills
Midfield
There was talk of mismanagement when so many players who'd cost them so much were free to walk at the end of the season but I bet it's lightened the wage bill a ton.
Burlesque
Central Defender
We have an untried manager.
Could go either way
I’m just happy we are signing a bit of personality and passion in Coady and hoping for the best.
Ilios
Winger
I think they've got a shout, but I wouldn't say nailed on. They've lost most of their better players, and are seemingly spending 25% of the Maddison money on Conor Coady.
They didn't have a pot to pi55 in last year, so I can't see them throwing loads of cash around now they've been relegated. They'll want to bank some of the Maddison money, I'd have thought.
2 of the 3 relegated PL sides last year, didn't make the top 10 in the Championship.
Richie K
Striker
Time will tell, but these the teams coming down have a massive advantage as they can sustain a big wage bill for a year or two.
HorsePills
Midfield
Winks and Coady will cost them a pretty penny but you know they'll do the job. We signed lads who were a mile away from a Premier League first XI and they ended up looking a cut above once they got bedded in.
Looks like we're worlds apart in the transfer strategy for the summer mind, Leicester and us. Probably to be expected and certainly looks as if they're banking on going straight back up.
We're continuing to look for players who add a bit more value. We'd be nowhere near players their age at those prices, let alone the wages. All the healthier for it too.
Looks like we're worlds apart in the transfer strategy for the summer mind, Leicester and us. Probably to be expected and certainly looks as if they're banking on going straight back up.
We're continuing to look for players who add a bit more value. We'd be nowhere near players their age at those prices, let alone the wages. All the healthier for it too.
Bear
Striker
Maresca only job in management in 2021
The 41-year-old lasted only 14 competitive games on the Parma bench, winning four, drawing five and losing five.
If they get their recruitment right they should be up there no doubt, nothings nailed on though
Squirrel
Central Defender
I'm sure we'll do this too. But remember we've let 7 or 8 members of the first team squad all on high wages go on a free, Maddison has just gone and there will be a few more to follow.
Add in the fact that every player had a relegation wage reduction clause then we've got a fair bit to spend on the spine of the team.
We've barely spent over the last 18 months and raked in big money on Fofana etc so there's quite a bit of wiggle room.
We're supposedly getting a couple of Man City youngsters in on loan and we already have a good number of young players in or around the first team squad.
Richie K
Striker
Yeah, I just think I am influenced with how easy Burnley and sheff utd got promoted last season. I didn't rate either team to be honest, compared to us, but they both romped top two and we only sneaked top 6 with a record low points total.
Harlequin
Goalkeeper
I just feel they are a bit disorganised at the minute and they are going to need too much time to settle. I can’t see them being nails on for promotion, probably make the play offs with a late surge
TexasMackem
Striker
It's a recipe for getting back to the Premier League and being shit again. Coady will probably improve them, but I think we'll do better with players who haven't reached their ceiling yet.
The Situation
Striker
Madness IMO.
He can only really play in a 3 CB system, and couldn't get into a side who were a whisker from going down for the last 15 games of the season. He's only 30 but looked like a 50 year old at times last season. He has fallen off a cliff IMO.
That said, Leicester have money burning a hole in their pocket now and will likely sleepwalk to promotion regardless.
As mentioned above, parachute payments means they can risk a stupid wage bill for a couple of seasons and it gives them (and Leeds and Southampton) such a huge advantage. Wage bill is the greatest predictor of success.
He can only really play in a 3 CB system, and couldn't get into a side who were a whisker from going down for the last 15 games of the season. He's only 30 but looked like a 50 year old at times last season. He has fallen off a cliff IMO.
That said, Leicester have money burning a hole in their pocket now and will likely sleepwalk to promotion regardless.
As mentioned above, parachute payments means they can risk a stupid wage bill for a couple of seasons and it gives them (and Leeds and Southampton) such a huge advantage. Wage bill is the greatest predictor of success.
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