| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady 11:35 - Jun 28 with 3610 views | CaptainWoodsy |
Would be two very good players at this level. |  | | |  |
| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 11:38 - Jun 28 with 3559 views | GeoffSentence |
Both England internationals, so, yes, very good for this level. |  |
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| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 11:49 - Jun 28 with 3457 views | jayessess |
There was a lot of chat about Leicester being in real financial trouble this season, but Year 1 parachute teams almost always chuck the kitchen sink at things to get back up.
Basically, you're dependent on them screwing up either their recruitment or being dysfunctional as a collective, rather than them actually being weak. |  |
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| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 11:53 - Jun 28 with 3378 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
And interested in Tom Cairney |  |
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| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 12:30 - Jun 28 with 3146 views | le2blue |
| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 11:49 - Jun 28 by jayessess |
There was a lot of chat about Leicester being in real financial trouble this season, but Year 1 parachute teams almost always chuck the kitchen sink at things to get back up.
Basically, you're dependent on them screwing up either their recruitment or being dysfunctional as a collective, rather than them actually being weak. |
They're not in financial trouble, but they need to get promoted this season else they will be. They've basically mortgaged future television / parachute payments for the next three years, taking the money as an advance last summer from Macquarie's.
The investments they'll make this summer on players will all be dependent on trading to cover the £100M in lost revenue and then any player purchase costs, which with Maddison, Barnes and a few others going I'm sure they'll be able to do.
They'll be the favourites and strong, personally not entirely convinced on their new coach though, he lasted 6 months in his last head coach job, maybe the Pep magic will help him this time around but he's going to be under unbelievable pressure from the get go. |  | | |
| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 12:33 - Jun 28 with 3107 views | Illinoisblue |
This will be a heck of a team for the Championship. They should be getting automatic.
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| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 12:37 - Jun 28 with 3057 views | Trequartista |
| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 11:49 - Jun 28 by jayessess |
There was a lot of chat about Leicester being in real financial trouble this season, but Year 1 parachute teams almost always chuck the kitchen sink at things to get back up.
Basically, you're dependent on them screwing up either their recruitment or being dysfunctional as a collective, rather than them actually being weak. |
I remember when they went down with us in 2001/02, went into administration a few weeks into 2002/03 and then won the league that same season. |  |
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| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 12:38 - Jun 28 with 3046 views | burnbudgiesburn |
They remind me of the Sheffield Wednesday team that came down in 1990 that had David Hirst, Roland Nillsson, Carlton Palmer, John Sheridan, Nigel Worthington etc.
The only other team I remember as strong as that in the 2nd tier would have been West Ham in the early 80's with Brooking, Devonshire etc. | | | |
| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 12:49 - Jun 28 with 2954 views | iamipswich |
I'm ok with them spending £10 Million on Winks tbh. Not really sure what exactly he brings to the table. |  |
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| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 13:02 - Jun 28 with 2863 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 12:49 - Jun 28 by iamipswich |
I'm ok with them spending £10 Million on Winks tbh. Not really sure what exactly he brings to the table. |
He brings 10 England caps 100 plus Premier leaue games and quite a unique skillset. He wasnt good enough to be a regular for a top 8 prem team. But he is easily good enough to be a premier league footballer. | |
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| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 13:39 - Jun 28 with 2633 views | Stu_boy |
| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 12:38 - Jun 28 by burnbudgiesburn |
They remind me of the Sheffield Wednesday team that came down in 1990 that had David Hirst, Roland Nillsson, Carlton Palmer, John Sheridan, Nigel Worthington etc.
The only other team I remember as strong as that in the 2nd tier would have been West Ham in the early 80's with Brooking, Devonshire etc. |
From memory didnt west ham retain a really strong squad consisting of david james, jermaine defoe, michael carrick, tomas repka along with adding zamora and harewood? | | | |
| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 13:56 - Jun 28 with 2556 views | RopeyAdvice |
| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 12:30 - Jun 28 by le2blue |
They're not in financial trouble, but they need to get promoted this season else they will be. They've basically mortgaged future television / parachute payments for the next three years, taking the money as an advance last summer from Macquarie's.
The investments they'll make this summer on players will all be dependent on trading to cover the £100M in lost revenue and then any player purchase costs, which with Maddison, Barnes and a few others going I'm sure they'll be able to do.
They'll be the favourites and strong, personally not entirely convinced on their new coach though, he lasted 6 months in his last head coach job, maybe the Pep magic will help him this time around but he's going to be under unbelievable pressure from the get go. |
Agree with this completely. Will definitely be interesting to see how the manager does.. I wouldn't wish financial capitulation on anybody but I would love it if Leicester mucked it all up ha ..Same goes for Leeds and Southampton.. eat shheeet we are the Town! | | | |
| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 14:51 - Jun 28 with 2376 views | iamipswich |
| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 13:02 - Jun 28 by TRUE_BLUE123 |
He brings 10 England caps 100 plus Premier leaue games and quite a unique skillset. He wasnt good enough to be a regular for a top 8 prem team. But he is easily good enough to be a premier league footballer. |
Of course, everything you say is factually correct and my message sounded more scathing than I intended (a work call came in so I fired off the post) but I genuinely don't know what the 'unique skillset' is.
He's largely contributed, often from the bench, in teams that have flattered to deceive (relegated bottom with Sampdoria season just gone) and does not represent an immediate attacking or defensive threat.
I know this sounds negative about Winks but I'm just not losing sleep if £10 Million of their finite funds goes on him. | |
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| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 17:22 - Jun 28 with 2143 views | tractordownsouth |
Coady yes, Winks no. He's not worth anywhere near £10m. |  |
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| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 19:18 - Jun 28 with 1920 views | bournemouthblue |
| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 12:38 - Jun 28 by burnbudgiesburn |
They remind me of the Sheffield Wednesday team that came down in 1990 that had David Hirst, Roland Nillsson, Carlton Palmer, John Sheridan, Nigel Worthington etc.
The only other team I remember as strong as that in the 2nd tier would have been West Ham in the early 80's with Brooking, Devonshire etc. |
Newcastle came down with a ridiculously strong side, I think that's the strongest side I have seen on paper
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Newcastle_United_F.C._season [Post edited 28 Jun 2023 19:21]
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| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 19:19 - Jun 28 with 1911 views | bournemouthblue |
| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 13:39 - Jun 28 by Stu_boy |
From memory didnt west ham retain a really strong squad consisting of david james, jermaine defoe, michael carrick, tomas repka along with adding zamora and harewood? |
They did but Newcastle were stronger I would say
They still had players like Kevin Nolan in the side
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Newcastle_United_F.C._season [Post edited 28 Jun 2023 19:22]
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| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 08:12 - Jun 29 with 1519 views | Yppswyche |
That midfield of Nolan, Barton & Smith made us look like kids giving it a go at FPR that season |  | | |
| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 08:28 - Jun 29 with 1478 views | Churchman |
| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 13:02 - Jun 28 by TRUE_BLUE123 |
He brings 10 England caps 100 plus Premier leaue games and quite a unique skillset. He wasnt good enough to be a regular for a top 8 prem team. But he is easily good enough to be a premier league footballer. |
Yet at 27 he’s made surprisingly few league appearances, been shoved out on loan to Italy and yes, did play for England but three years ago now. If he’s good enough to be a PL middle/lower half PL player, why doesn’t anyone want him?
£10m for that and wages which will be I presume will be £50k a week doesn’t look great business to me. Still, if he plays a full season of games for the first time in four years and gets them back in the PL, it’ll be worth it. |  | | |
| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 08:33 - Jun 29 with 1462 views | nodge_blue |
| Leicester in talks with Harry Winks and Conor Coady on 12:49 - Jun 28 by iamipswich |
I'm ok with them spending £10 Million on Winks tbh. Not really sure what exactly he brings to the table. |
Winks is a very average player. Thought he was over rated a couple of years back and his current trajectory suggests that. Jack Taylor is better. Look at his goals last year for a start. |  |
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