Baldyman

Letting him go now looks like a f@@k up of Biblical proportions given that we were already a striker light and failed to sign one !

They definitely need to consider options along those lines that’s for sure . Perhaps the option to waive the handicap if they donate the parachute payment to the solidarity pool instead ? If they choose to keep it then accept the handicap !

Scrapping parachute payments would indeed bankrupt several clubs and potentially cut the Prem loose completely unfortunately as Clubs just could not risk going up ! Relegated Prem teams should be handicapped for as long as they’re still in receipt of the payments in the Championship. Eg year 1 = -10 points year 2 = -8 points and year 3 -6 points as an example .

Our squad is still paper thin and Still includes least five or six that either aren’t or are no longer Championship standard ( Bell, Mehmeti, Cornick, Wells, King,James). Add to that 3 or 4 lads on the bench EVERY week who have never kicked a ball and you can clearly see why we’re very likely to finish around 15th-18th once again ! Massive overhaul started with the signings of Stokes, Murphy and Bird but need to ship all the above out in the Summer to bring in more fresh blood if the Lansdowns are serious about pushing on ! ( They aren’t of course !!)

Actually thought Max Bird was a night out for Kyle Walker

To be fair his full name is Maximilian Bartholmew St John Alexander Bird the third so that might be the reason it’s taking so long

So our window consists of permanently signing a player who was already here . Loaning in a player who is then injured until further notice . Signing two teenagers and loaning one straight back and signing a midfielder from Derby and loaning him straight back ! We’ve signed five players and only one is presently in the squad and even he gets suspended from next week !! Cushty

Agreed ! Imagine if Tommy told us to do one and signed for a Prem club but then got loaned back until the summer ! Not sure he or anyone else would be welcomed with open arms !

Interesting developments at Leicester today . Maresca has threatened to quit because the fans are moaning at his possession based approach ! Even though they’re walking the league , the style of play isn’t popular with the locals . As much as the style we’re playing is entertaining, it’s a results business and we’ll need to up our game very soon if Manning wants to keep the fan base happy . “LEICESTER CITY manager Enzo Maresca threatened he will walk away from the club if Foxes fans do not want his brand of football. Maresca has led the Foxes to the top of the Championship – where they hold a ten-point lead over Ipswich Town. But despite looking certs to return to the Premier League at the first time of asking, the Italian coach’s methodical, possession-based tactics have not always gone down well with the King Power Stadium supporters. Following Tuesday night’s 3-1 win over Swansea, Maresca made his feelings known after hearing groans among fans as they tried to build on an early lead. He said: “I came to this club to play with this idea. “The moment there is some doubt about the idea, I will leave the day after, it’s so clear. “You can feel the fans when they’re not happy, some people take things for granted”

I’ve been on the fence with Max but BOTH goals last night were down to poor goalkeeping . For the first goal he dived/fell without actually stretching his arm to reach the ball ( which he could have done comfortably ) and the second he should have pushed round the post or held it comfortably. I’d say that’s probably 9/10 points directly attributed to Max this season so far but is that normal for most keepers by Feb ? Honestly don’t know .

100% . What grinds my gears most with Prem VAR is that every goal is scrutinised before the game restarts to see if it can be ruled out , killing the celebrations. How negative is that ?? VAR should never be used this way !

Loving the quality of our football right now BUT it is a real gamble to play this way . By only playing one up top we have a lot more possession and can also defend further up the pitch but in the Championship you actually need a Premier league quality striker that can turn all of the possession into goals . As I said , im loving the quality of the football but I fear that it’s unrealistic to expect us to ever get our hands on someone up top with the ability to turn possession into points and for us to then keep hold of him ! Time will tell .

Nah !! Job for Joey surely

Not being funny but that would be a totally logical next step to take . He’s clearly run out of steam with Club management and needs a break from it . Letting Southgate oversee the Euros with Klopp taking over later this year seems a perfect fit !!!! I’m off to the bookies sharpish !!!

So basically ….. watch this space ?

I can’t get my head around Bournemouth at all . They have league 1 attendances the same TV income as clubs like Everton . Don’t gain any income from alternative uses of their stadium and spend £30-50m every season on players without selling on any home grown talent to the “ big boys” . How the hell are they within FFP rules ???

Honestly think Dale Vince has totally lost the plot !!! Deeney’s interview sucked and was a mirror image of JB’s a couple of months ago but what is Vince playing at over the past 3 seasons ? He’s appointing these idiots ! Including caretaker coaches and once a new manager is appointed he will be the 11th person to coach / manage those players since 2021 ……….. and he wonders what the problem is ????

Would be a decent debate but I do wonder if VAR has softened up Prem teams to the extent that for cup competition the playing field has been somewhat levelled up aside from the very elite end of the Prem ??

I do believe that after many years we’ve found our new Gerry Gow !!! Starting to remind me so much of our legendary scrapper !!

Can see Twine playing in a free 10 role directly behind Tommy . Hickman and Williams are nailed on starters and Tanner was SO much better with MCcrorie giving him protection . If Knight is fit to start , can see him taking the CDM role which is probably his natural position and James and Mehmeti dropping to the bench .

Williams to us now is what Bryan Robson was to Man U back in the day . An absolute leader on the pitch who loves a tackle and has a touch of the devil about him . Been a long time coming after all his injuries but is outstanding now !

Remember that well . It was ice rain that was the issue . Cars were just sliding all over the shop and as I was parked o. A steep hill I couldn’t even move mine !!

Well I guess that’s good in that case . At least we know it’s not anything deliberate, just random . We do like a tombola at The Gate

I have a suspicion that the most expensive seats have avoided the admin fee (£25+) but the cheaper ones may have been loaded with the fee going by the experiences of friends / others sat near me .

Apparently we’re trialing a new booking system called “ Horizon” supplied by Fujitsu !!