st albans fox Posted 15 March 2022 Share Posted 15 March 2022 6 minutes ago, OhYesNdidi said: Ramsdale would be only for recent form Notning between us at full strength, they’ve just had the luxury of having a fully fit squad, winning games and that breeds confidence. They have been fairly fortunate with injuries - that’s not to say they haven’t had some players out for a while but it hasn’t been four or five important players for a lengthy period. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Poco Posted 18 March 2022 Popular Post Share Posted 18 March 2022 From the BBC's West Ham vs Sevilla match report: I seem to remember they have... 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yes Posted 23 March 2022 Share Posted 23 March 2022 Saw this earlier hadn’t seen it posted before, 8th in the country for shirt sales at the start of the season, more evidence that we are in fact massive. https://www.lovethesales.com/press/articles/football-shirt-sales 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Posted 23 March 2022 Share Posted 23 March 2022 30 minutes ago, Yes said: Saw this earlier hadn’t seen it posted before, 8th in the country for shirt sales at the start of the season, more evidence that we are in fact massive. https://www.lovethesales.com/press/articles/football-shirt-sales I imagine Newcastle will rocket up that table as more and more "life long fans" come out the woodwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yes Posted 23 March 2022 Share Posted 23 March 2022 6 minutes ago, Scotch said: I imagine Newcastle will rocket up that table as more and more "life long fans" come out the woodwork. To be honest I don’t know why we went up 11 places, maybe a more unique kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Year Of The Fox Posted 23 March 2022 Popular Post Share Posted 23 March 2022 1 hour ago, Yes said: Saw this earlier hadn’t seen it posted before, 8th in the country for shirt sales at the start of the season, more evidence that we are in fact massive. https://www.lovethesales.com/press/articles/football-shirt-sales Perhaps people thought they’d get injured in it and end up with time off work? 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalis Posted 24 March 2022 Share Posted 24 March 2022 9 hours ago, Yes said: Saw this earlier hadn’t seen it posted before, 8th in the country for shirt sales at the start of the season, more evidence that we are in fact massive. https://www.lovethesales.com/press/articles/football-shirt-sales Dont want to be that guy but if we've gone up 11 places to 8th and Brentford when up 4 places to 13th that would imply thay last season Brentford were 17th and we were behind them on shirt sales on 19th?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozartfox Posted 24 March 2022 Share Posted 24 March 2022 3 minutes ago, Nalis said: Dont want to be that guy but if we've gone up 11 places to 8th and Brentford when up 4 places to 13th that would imply thay last season Brentford were 17th and we were behind them on shirt sales on 19th?? As they got promoted via the play-off final, this would have boosted shirt sales by several thousands. This could be the reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Koke Posted 24 March 2022 Popular Post Share Posted 24 March 2022 We are actually a big club. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. People seem to think this is the same Leicester City that MON carried in the 90s. We are a totally different animal now. One example, last I checked our manager was paid more than the league winning & CL winning Liverpool manager. Our revenue is 7th in the table, our training ground is up there with the best, stadium expansion on its way, we play regularly in Europe. We are a big club. 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koke Posted 24 March 2022 Share Posted 24 March 2022 I stand corrected. Klopp must have signed a new deal this season or something 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Year Of The Fox Posted 24 March 2022 Popular Post Share Posted 24 March 2022 6 minutes ago, Koke said: We are actually a big club. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. People seem to think this is the same Leicester City that MON carried in the 90s. We are a totally different animal now. One example, last I checked our manager was paid more than the league winning & CL winning Liverpool manager. Our revenue is 7th in the table, our training ground is up there with the best, stadium expansion on its way, we play regularly in Europe. We are a big club. Yet some people still accept the ‘overachieving’ brainwashing line 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Les-TA-Jon Posted 24 March 2022 Popular Post Share Posted 24 March 2022 (edited) 56 minutes ago, Koke said: We are actually a big club. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. People seem to think this is the same Leicester City that MON carried in the 90s. We are a totally different animal now. One example, last I checked our manager was paid more than the league winning & CL winning Liverpool manager. Our revenue is 7th in the table, our training ground is up there with the best, stadium expansion on its way, we play regularly in Europe. We are a big club. 49 minutes ago, The Year Of The Fox said: Yet some people still accept the ‘overachieving’ brainwashing line If revenue is around 7th or 8th and we finish 5th twice and win the FA cup isn't that, almost by definition, overachieving? The top 6 are effectively playing a different sport to us, when it comes their spending power. Look at Chelsea - they spent £100m on Lukaku and don't play him! Is it true that we play regularly in Europe? CL in 16/17 EL in 20/21 EL / ECL in 21/22 It's a long shot we'll be playing in Europe next season. EDIT: just to add to this, we know there's 6 clubs with significantly bigger resources and pulling power. Now add Newcastle to that. Villa and Everton have been outspending us for a good few years now. Obviously though us doing better than those 2 clubs goes to show how clever we are with our spending. West Ham and Wolves are doing better than us this season. I think we've definitely got a good claim to be among the 'best of the rest' right in that 7th to 11th slot, but there has to be recognition that there's simply too many sharks in the tank. To think that we've somehow 'arrived' as a 'big club' goes someway to ignoring the wider context of the league. Edited 24 March 2022 by Les-TA-Jon 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Year Of The Fox Posted 24 March 2022 Share Posted 24 March 2022 7 minutes ago, Les-TA-Jon said: If revenue is around 7th or 8th and we finish 5th twice and win the FA cup isn't that, almost by definition, overachieving? The top 6 are effectively playing a different sport to us, when it comes their spending power. Look at Chelsea - they spent £100m on Lukaku and don't play him! Is it true that we play regularly in Europe? CL in 16/17 EL in 20/21 EL / ECL in 21/22 It's a long shot we'll be playing in Europe next season. Fair points Its funny how expectations conveniently change though in accordance to performances https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leicester-city-not-overachieving-offer-5278182.amp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les-TA-Jon Posted 24 March 2022 Share Posted 24 March 2022 4 minutes ago, The Year Of The Fox said: Fair points Its funny how expectations conveniently change though in accordance to performances https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leicester-city-not-overachieving-offer-5278182.amp I suppose I just question the starting position that 'saying Leicester overachieved over the last few seasons is a bad thing' I'm just not sure why it's a bad thing to say that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Year Of The Fox Posted 24 March 2022 Share Posted 24 March 2022 38 minutes ago, Les-TA-Jon said: I suppose I just question the starting position that 'saying Leicester overachieved over the last few seasons is a bad thing' I'm just not sure why it's a bad thing to say that? Because it’s a cop out excuse for our abysmal season this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les-TA-Jon Posted 24 March 2022 Share Posted 24 March 2022 3 minutes ago, The Year Of The Fox said: Because it’s a cop out excuse for our abysmal season this season Right, but if someone were to say "We overachieved in the 19/20 and 20/21 seasons" what's that got to do with this season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Year Of The Fox Posted 24 March 2022 Share Posted 24 March 2022 8 minutes ago, Les-TA-Jon said: Right, but if someone were to say "We overachieved in the 19/20 and 20/21 seasons" what's that got to do with this season? Rodgers was implying that this season is our norm and us fans should be happy with it essentially 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yes Posted 24 March 2022 Share Posted 24 March 2022 3 hours ago, Nalis said: Dont want to be that guy but if we've gone up 11 places to 8th and Brentford when up 4 places to 13th that would imply thay last season Brentford were 17th and we were behind them on shirt sales on 19th?? Had a look, 20/21 they were higher, we dropped 5 places from the year before they climbed 39, think it’s only home shirt sales so that could make a big difference, our home kit this season is imo comfortably the best of the lot, less so last season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandfox Posted 24 March 2022 Share Posted 24 March 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, The Year Of The Fox said: Because it’s a cop out excuse for our abysmal season this season If we managed to finish 8th and win the ECL would it be an abysmal season? Edited 24 March 2022 by coolhandfox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MarriedaLeicesterGirl Posted 24 March 2022 Popular Post Share Posted 24 March 2022 8 minutes ago, coolhandfox said: If we managed to finish 8th and win the ECL would it be an abysmal season? If we win the ECL, it's a great season, no matter the league finish: A second trophy and another season of European football! If we finish 8th it's a phenomenal finish that will be great momentum for next season. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Year Of The Fox Posted 24 March 2022 Share Posted 24 March 2022 (edited) 14 minutes ago, coolhandfox said: If we managed to finish 8th and win the ECL would it be an abysmal season? Absolutely not given how awful we’ve been for the vast majority of the season. You still won’t be able to erase that Forest defeat though, and 8th and an ECL win still wouldn’t make up for the complete embarrassment that day was. I don’t think it’s achievable anyway, we don’t score enough goals from open play without Vardy Edited 24 March 2022 by The Year Of The Fox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Koke Posted 24 March 2022 Popular Post Share Posted 24 March 2022 9 minutes ago, The Year Of The Fox said: Absolutely not given how awful we’ve been for the vast majority of the season. You still won’t be able to erase that Forest defeat though, and 8th and an ECL win still wouldn’t make up for the complete embarrassment that day was. I don’t think it’s achievable anyway, we don’t score enough goals from open play without Vardy We've had bad defeats to lower league minnows over the years. Millwall, Newport, Forest. It can happen. If we finish top half and win the UECL it'd be a success, despite how terrible we've been for 75% of the season. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post coolhandfox Posted 24 March 2022 Popular Post Share Posted 24 March 2022 2 minutes ago, MarriedaLeicesterGirl said: If we win the ECL, it's a great season, no matter the league finish: A second trophy and another season of European football! If we finish 8th it's a phenomenal finish that will be great momentum for next season. That's my take on the situation. It is a little short-sighted for fans to call it an abysmal season with over a quarter of a league season to go and a European QF to play. 4 minutes ago, The Year Of The Fox said: Absolutely not given how awful we’ve been for the vast majority of the season. You still won’t be able to erase that Forest defeat though, and 8th and an ECL win still wouldn’t make up for the complete embarrassment that day was. If someone offered my losing 4-1 to forest and winning the ECL, I would take it every day of the week! I've never been one to be embarrassed about results. Imagine both sets of fans looking back at the last six years. City Fan "Remember that time we won the PL, FA Cup, and ECL cup. Forest fans "Remember the time we beat Leicester 4-1 and then got beat in the Qtr-final of the FA Cup." I know which camp I would rather be in! 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandfox Posted 24 March 2022 Share Posted 24 March 2022 20 minutes ago, The Year Of The Fox said: I don’t think it’s achievable anyway, we don’t score enough goals from open play without Vardy In 4 ECL games without Vardy, we have scored 10 goals, 8 from open play, I believe. 3 of them against the 3rd best team in Ligue 1. With the likelihood that Vardy will be back for the PSV games. It's not going to be easy, but it is achievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fishwick Posted 24 March 2022 Share Posted 24 March 2022 2 hours ago, Les-TA-Jon said: It's a long shot we'll be playing in Europe next season. is it a long shot? what odds are we to win the Conference League? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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