Summer 2022 priorities (and realistic options)

[moore_94]

6 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

If we are only making 1 signing it simply has to be a winger otherwise we are weaker than last season. A LCB and a RW are the priority signings and then a CM or two depending on outgoings. 

Colwill on loan

 

Any money brought in from selling Soyuncu, Praet etc. on a right winger

 

Tielemans money on a Tielemans replacement

 

Although I do think if we get a good right winger in it is possible to go ahead without a "Tielemans replacement" as such, and use the money towards Colwill/LCB permanent or more money on a right winger or Lookman or another depth/young player

 

4231 / 4141 - move Maddison into the middle, whether that is as an 8 with KDH (similar to when we did it with Youri and Maddison as a pair of 8s, and Wilf as a lone DM - best football we have seen for a long time), or KDH in a 2 with Ndidi and Maddison as a 10

[Ric Flair]

2 minutes ago, lcfc_forever said:

For me, LCB is a priority over RW - we can’t rely on Evans staying fit all season, while Maddison was doing well at RW. 
 

Obviously would love us to sign for both positions! 

I suppose you could argue both are as important as each other. I think RW shades it though due to shear lack of actual wingers both left and right. Still not convinced that's the best position for Maddison's future bit in absence of a proper right winger I suppose he's better than Perez or the nose.

[chapero82]

Any suggested target is unrealistic at this stage  

[NasPb]

Hatem ben arfa available 

[coolhandfox]

1 hour ago, Ric Flair said:

If we are only making 1 signing it simply has to be a winger otherwise we are weaker than last season. A LCB and a RW are the priority signings and then a CM or two depending on outgoings. 

I agree, RW is a must, CB wise I think with no Europe we can cope with Fofana, Evans, Amartey and Ndidi or Vesty in emergencies.

 

If we can squeeze in a RW, CB and a CM, I think we are in a good place. 

[moore_94]

We should be looking at picking up Florian Grillitsch on a free after his move to Fiorentina broke down

 

Mainly a defensive mid, but the past couple of seasons he has been playing at centre back as well, can even play a bit further forward if really needed

 

Would very much be able to be a ball player in defensive mid or centre back as well

 

Get Fuchs to have a word!

[Grebfromgrebland]

If we're only making one signing it has to be a CB.

 

Soyunchu isn't picked and we can't have amartey in the team for too long. We must get CB cover or somehow revitalise soyunchu which seems unlikely.

 

CM would be next priority and the wait for a specialist RW might have to go on.

[smudgerfox]

7 hours ago, ARM1968 said:

We’re moving on nobody for anything like decent money. We might get lucky and get a couple out on loan. Or we have to accept the peanuts we will be offered. 
 

This is NOT the rebuild Rodgers was talking about. You couldn’t have a situation further from his stated desire - at the moment. 
 

A lack of investment will

undoubtedly cost us. There is no such thing as standing still in the PL. if we are waiting for the guy from Southampton, then why not just say. All seems very odd to me, very poorly planned and that isn't like us at all, or wasn’t. 

Radio L last night saying fans “expectations” were excessive in terms of how many players the refresh would involve (out and in). What a shame they never explained that before now …they and the for fox sake podcast and leicester city pub cast all ran eps in which they predicted large numbers going and coming. Many of us said back in February that you don’t get rid of your deadwood - by announcing to the world that you have all this deadwood to sell at or near the highly inflated prices you paid for it in the first  place. That these same players are lacking hunger and that the club may have outgrown them. Why would anyone pay £20m for Perez with his goals and assists record? And why would anyone pay a lot  of money for Soumare, Hamza and Praet when our manager would only play them in an absolute emergency? We’re not selling assets, we’re offloading liabilities and most clubs realise that. 
 

one podcast sage had us raising £120m in transfer funds with the likes of Tarkowski. Lingered and Abrahams coming in.

[fox_up_north]

I've accepted the club is mirroring the cost of living crisis and just sticking with what they have, rather than spending on new stuff 

[FOXSE]

32 minutes ago, fox_up_north said:

I've accepted the club is mirroring the cost of living crisis and just sticking with what they have, rather than spending on new stuff 

Make do and mendy??

Edited 12 July 2022 by FOXSE

[fox_up_north]

2 hours ago, FOXSE said:

Make do and mendy??

Every little Wes helps

[Rusko187]

5 hours ago, smudgerfox said:

Radio L last night saying fans “expectations” were excessive in terms of how many players the refresh would involve (out and in). What a shame they never explained that before now …they and the for fox sake podcast and leicester city pub cast all ran eps in which they predicted large numbers going and coming. Many of us said back in February that you don’t get rid of your deadwood - by announcing to the world that you have all this deadwood to sell at or near the highly inflated prices you paid for it in the first  place. That these same players are lacking hunger and that the club may have outgrown them. Why would anyone pay £20m for Perez with his goals and assists record? And why would anyone pay a lot  of money for Soumare, Hamza and Praet when our manager would only play them in an absolute emergency? We’re not selling assets, we’re offloading liabilities and most clubs realise that. 
 

one podcast sage had us raising £120m in transfer funds with the likes of Tarkowski. Lingered and Abrahams coming in.

I haven't caught Radio Leicester yet but that's really poor from them. A while back there was speculation on the numbers of "top talent" coming in and they said a number of incomings would be for the squad... but they definitely been hyping up the rebuild themselves.

 

I've just had a Newcastle fan saying he fears for us next season... says a lot really when they are worried about us haha.

[Rusko187]

4 minutes ago, pmcla26 said:

"Fears for us", as in not do well? I genuinely think we'll be challenging top 7 next season, regardless of whether we sign anyone or not. 

He is of the opinion that whilst we won't get relegated, we perhaps won't have as good a season as last year because we have not made any signings to strengthen and believes that if we have any injuries we would be up s***creek.

[JimmyC74]

26 minutes ago, Rusko187 said:

I haven't caught Radio Leicester yet but that's really poor from them. A while back there was speculation on the numbers of "top talent" coming in and they said a number of incomings would be for the squad... but they definitely been hyping up the rebuild themselves.

 

I've just had a Newcastle fan saying he fears for us next season... says a lot really when they are worried about us haha.

Definitely feels a bit of reinventing of history around the *rebuild* going on.

Maybe there never was a real intention to move out several squad players and bring 3-4 in. Managers always want players and maybe Brendan has got caught out trying to force the Club to relax the purse strings.  Expect he will get pelters for this if things don’t go to plan.

 

Still think 1/2 will come in. Hopefully we will be relatively injury-free season and can push for top 7/8.

[Rusko187]

1 minute ago, pmcla26 said:

Fair enough, he's entitled to his opinion. I imagine he's excited at Newcastle's prospects for next season? Our squad is still better on paper than theirs. 

Weird one, he was a bit muted on Newcastle.. thinks they still need a striker and says they've been linked with Calvert-Lewin which doesn't excite him.

[leicesterseddon]

13 hours ago, ARM1968 said:

We’re moving on nobody for anything like decent money. We might get lucky and get a couple out on loan. Or we have to accept the peanuts we will be offered. 
 

This is NOT the rebuild Rodgers was talking about. You couldn’t have a situation further from his stated desire - at the moment. 
 

A lack of investment will

undoubtedly cost us. There is no such thing as standing still in the PL. if we are waiting for the guy from Southampton, then why not just say. All seems very odd to me, very poorly planned and that isn't like us at all, or wasn’t. 

 

I think part of the reason though the financial situation is tight is because Rodgers has spent money badly before, thus leaving us with little room to manoeuvre, particularly regarding salaries where we are arguably pushing the envelope right now.

 

The owners might feel, with some justification, that if Rodgers wants money to spend he should make it himself first by offloading some of the dross he has signed during his tenure.

 

They may also want the option of sacking him mid-season during the World Cup if results are poor, and therefore not be inclined to give him money to spend this summer.

 

 

 

[4everfox]

8 minutes ago, leicesterseddon said:

 

I think part of the reason though the financial situation is tight is because Rodgers has spent money badly before, thus leaving us with little room to manoeuvre, particularly regarding salaries where we are arguably pushing the envelope right now.

 

The owners might feel, with some justification, that if Rodgers wants money to spend he should make it himself first by offloading some of the dross he has signed during his tenure.

 

They may also want the option of sacking him mid-season during the World Cup if results are poor, and therefore not be inclined to give him money to spend this summer.

 

 

 

I think this is it. King Power is a multi billion pound company, so of course we could go out and splash hundreds of millions. The truth is that we won't because it doesn't fit in with the vision and identity of the club. I reckon Top is perhaps fed up with the dross that Rodgers chats in post match interviews when he's trying to preserve his reputation at the expense of the club, and as a result I think Top would rather sack Rodgers then let him waste another 50+ million on players that aren't good enough. If we aren't challenging the top six places by December, I think Rodgers will be gone. 

[Rusko187]

Doubt they aren't backing him financially because they may decide to sack him, January is a horrendous time to buy with inflated prices. Really if they didn't trust him with the budget and have a lack of confidence, he should have been sacked at the end of the season.

[Foxdiamond]

Assuming we don't bring anyone in and touch wood we stay largely injury free what do you make of our squad ? I suppose we all like a new signing but is what we have good enough anyway

[Leicester_Loyal]

37 minutes ago, leicesterseddon said:

 

I think part of the reason though the financial situation is tight is because Rodgers has spent money badly before, thus leaving us with little room to manoeuvre, particularly regarding salaries where we are arguably pushing the envelope right now.

 

The owners might feel, with some justification, that if Rodgers wants money to spend he should make it himself first by offloading some of the dross he has signed during his tenure.

 

They may also want the option of sacking him mid-season during the World Cup if results are poor, and therefore not be inclined to give him money to spend this summer.

 

 

 

100% this, I said ages ago we shouldn't trust Rodgers with a rebuild and a vast amount of money, I honestly think he'd just sign more dross.

 

Stick with what we've got, try and offload as many as possible, sign 1 or 2, give Rodgers a decent amount of time next season and reassess where we are. I can see us looking for a new manager before the season is done.

[Deeg67]

24 minutes ago, Rusko187 said:

Doubt they aren't backing him financially because they may decide to sack him, January is a horrendous time to buy with inflated prices. Really if they didn't trust him with the budget and have a lack of confidence, he should have been sacked at the end of the season.

You really just needed the last half-sentence.

[FoxinNotts]

18 minutes ago, Foxdiamond said:

Assuming we don't bring anyone in and touch wood we stay largely injury free what do you make of our squad ? I suppose we all like a new signing but is what we have good enough anyway?

Yes.

 

But, we would have 27 senior players (assuming you bring in Iversen as the 3rd GK), and can only register 25 so two to miss out. Could easily be sorted by sending Choudhury out on loan and not registering Bertrand (who probably won't be fit in time anyway).

 

Edited 12 July 2022 by FoxinNotts

[Sol thewall Bamba]

31 minutes ago, 4everfox said:

I think this is it. King Power is a multi billion pound company, so of course we could go out and splash hundreds of millions.

But that's never been their model with us. Their model has been to invest as little of their own money as possible, finance the vast vast majority of the clubs spending either by selling players or loans against (presumed) future earnings. It's worked a treat for both parties, we've sped ahead as a club and they've turned a 30m asset into a 500m asset barely spending a penny of their own cash. 

[CosbehFox]

34 minutes ago, 4everfox said:

I think this is it. King Power is a multi billion pound company, so of course we could go out and splash hundreds of millions. The truth is that we won't because it doesn't fit in with the vision and identity of the club. I reckon Top is perhaps fed up with the dross that Rodgers chats in post match interviews when he's trying to preserve his reputation at the expense of the club, and as a result I think Top would rather sack Rodgers then let him waste another 50+ million on players that aren't good enough. If we aren't challenging the top six places by December, I think Rodgers will be gone. 

More deluded stuff on here. 
 

 

[CosbehFox]

22 minutes ago, Foxdiamond said:

Assuming we don't bring anyone in and touch wood we stay largely injury free what do you make of our squad ? I suppose we all like a new signing but is what we have good enough anyway

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