Babylon Posted 1 August 2022 Share Posted 1 August 2022 2 minutes ago, cityfanlee23 said: We were lucky as hell to finish 8th tbh, we got fortunate that everyone around us were inconsistent just as we started to string an ounce of consistency together. So what you are saying is we were better than them over the course of the season and not lucky in the slightest to finish there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splinterdream Posted 1 August 2022 Share Posted 1 August 2022 Twitter on the Maddison thread says we're interested in Dubravka. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les-TA-Jon Posted 1 August 2022 Share Posted 1 August 2022 Just now, Dahnsouff said: The usual conundrum, top player enters last 2 years of contract and you either renew or you sell at best value. We bollocksed it with Youri, and I hope we see something different with Madders. (6 year contract extension please Jimmy) We didn’t exactly bollocks it with Youri. It was probably the case that had we qualified for Europe again he’d have stayed. Him staying last season was going to be a big help in that happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 1 August 2022 Share Posted 1 August 2022 1 minute ago, Zaphod Beeblebrox said: So over 38 games we were lucky to finish 8th. Really? I ****ing despair with some of the utter tosh chucked around on here. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmarteyAndChill Posted 1 August 2022 Share Posted 1 August 2022 Just now, Bilo said: As said elsewhere, I actually admire them for trying to do things the right way. 8th or 9th would represent significant progress from what they're used to, and provide a base for 23-24 without them getting mashed by FFP. Finishing 8th is the easy bit…. The top 6 are so strong, it’s not even the first team. Our first team was good enough to finish in the top 4 19/20 & 19/20, it’s the squad… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 1 August 2022 Share Posted 1 August 2022 Just now, splinterdream said: Twitter on the Maddison thread says we're interested in Dubravka. Rather have Kepa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxes_rule1978 Posted 1 August 2022 Share Posted 1 August 2022 Just now, Zaphod Beeblebrox said: So over 38 games we were lucky to finish 8th. Really? It wasn’t fortunate outside of the top 6 consistency is hard to come by, we finally got our injured players back and had already got a lot of the tough games out the way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LcFc_Smiv Posted 1 August 2022 Share Posted 1 August 2022 (edited) Have we told this lot to jog on yet? Edited 1 August 2022 by LcFc_Smiv 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmarteyAndChill Posted 1 August 2022 Share Posted 1 August 2022 4 minutes ago, cityfanlee23 said: We were lucky as hell to finish 8th tbh, we got fortunate that everyone around us were inconsistent just as we started to string an ounce of consistency together. I just think we have a very good team when everyone’s fit and the leagues abit meh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilo Posted 1 August 2022 Share Posted 1 August 2022 Just now, lcfc_forever said: They do think they have a chance of getting him but also useful for them to show their fans they tried for a top talent before they end up with Cornet. Could also be testing the water. Unsettle a key player in a side playing for the same aims as you, then go back in a year later if they finish higher than us or qualify for Europe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 1 August 2022 Share Posted 1 August 2022 Just now, Les-TA-Jon said: We didn’t exactly bollocks it with Youri. It was probably the case that had we qualified for Europe again he’d have stayed. Him staying last season was going to be a big help in that happening. True, will say with hindsight (so totally unreasonable) we should have sold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapero82 Posted 1 August 2022 Share Posted 1 August 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, AmarteyAndChill said: I just think we have a very good team when everyone’s fit and the leagues abit meh Kasper now going, no Lookman and more than likely no Youri we will be a much weaker side this year Edited 1 August 2022 by chapero82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmarteyAndChill Posted 1 August 2022 Share Posted 1 August 2022 Just now, Bilo said: Could also be testing the water. Unsettle a key player in a side playing for the same aims as you, then go back in a year later if they finish higher than us or qualify for Europe. Just don’t see how they could unsettle him. Which makes their bids even more baffling him. I’d understand Man City thinking this or a PSG but a team who finished below us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilo Posted 1 August 2022 Share Posted 1 August 2022 1 minute ago, AmarteyAndChill said: Finishing 8th is the easy bit…. The top 6 are so strong, it’s not even the first team. Our first team was good enough to finish in the top 4 19/20 & 19/20, it’s the squad… Oh aye. If Guimares or ASM gets injured long term for them and they hit poor form for any length of time; they can forget top half, never mind Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmarteyAndChill Posted 1 August 2022 Share Posted 1 August 2022 Just now, chapero82 said: Kasper now going, no Lookman and more than likely Youri we will be a much weaker side this year Yeah but we don’t have European football, I still think we’ll be top 10. Which considering we’ve given up it seems will be a good season 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanchflower78 Posted 1 August 2022 Share Posted 1 August 2022 5 minutes ago, Adster said: If you really need someone else to be able to answer that for you, I don't really know how to help you. They're bored so concentrating all their efforts on a player who "definitely" isn't interested and a Club who "definitely" won't sell? That it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityfanlee23 Posted 1 August 2022 Share Posted 1 August 2022 2 minutes ago, Babylon said: So what you are saying is we were better than them over the course of the season and not lucky in the slightest to finish there. I'm saying in a season we were largely rubbish, the teams around us were also rubbish, and that we should have been in a much more comfortable position. But yes, you finish where you deserve, but it's largely affected by how everyone else performs that affects your finishing position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilo Posted 1 August 2022 Share Posted 1 August 2022 1 minute ago, AmarteyAndChill said: Just don’t see how they could unsettle him. Which makes their bids even more baffling him. I’d understand Man City thinking this or a PSG but a team who finished below us? Depends who else they bring in really, especially seeing as we're not likely to. If they finish 6th/7th and we finish 10th, he'll be off at a fraction of the money currently being quoted. As said, they clearly aren't in any big hurry to break the top four and are content to make gradual progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozartfox Posted 1 August 2022 Share Posted 1 August 2022 1 minute ago, splinterdream said: Twitter on the Maddison thread says we're interested in Dubravka. Why? Does it say anything on this? My God the BS is growing by the minute. Trying to fathom out why LCFC would sell arguable their best asset to acquire a very ordinary GK not considered good enough - wait for it - Newcastle😳 ?? What am I missing chaps and lassies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityfanlee23 Posted 1 August 2022 Share Posted 1 August 2022 5 minutes ago, Zaphod Beeblebrox said: So over 38 games we were lucky to finish 8th. Really? We were lucky that teams around us were inconsistent and poor, yes. The chances of us getting 8th in any other season playing how we did are next to none. I say lucky in the sense that we had absolutely no control over how others performed around us, and fortunately without any of that control, they gifted us many positions by being equally as poor as each other. We did not play like a team that would deserve to finish 8th in any other season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 1 August 2022 Share Posted 1 August 2022 9 minutes ago, cityfanlee23 said: We were lucky as hell to finish 8th tbh, we got fortunate that everyone around us were inconsistent just as we started to string an ounce of consistency together. If the other teams were inconsistent that means they're either average to not very good - they can't all be brilliant teams that are underperfoming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend_in_blue Posted 1 August 2022 Share Posted 1 August 2022 I think people need to chill. Just because garbage below us last season have picked up one or two players doesn't mean that their level of play this season will be significantly above the garbage that was set last season. The league is of a poor quality below the top 12 or so positions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityfanlee23 Posted 1 August 2022 Share Posted 1 August 2022 Just now, Miquel The Work Geordie said: If the other teams were inconsistent that means they're either average to not very good - they can't all be brilliant teams that are underperfoming. Yes, and that played into our favour, but we were inconsistent, and not very good. Thankfully those around us underperformed when it mattered, otherwise we would not have got 8th based on how we played last year. Which is why it was lucky for us that they were also poor. As I said before, you finish where you deserve to finish over 38 games, but it would be silly to ignore that every other team has a role in where we finish based on their own games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathrow fox Posted 1 August 2022 Share Posted 1 August 2022 1 hour ago, roblcfc84 said: They are going places, but not for a while. Honestly I live in the NE and saw them against Bilboa on Saturday. Squad is miles away from competing a for top 6. If Maddison has any sense he will hold on for another year and see what happens. Somebody has to be their first real intent signing.Maddison is about the best they can get at the moment.The rest will follow.Anyway the balls in Leicester’s court Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basildon Fox Posted 1 August 2022 Share Posted 1 August 2022 1 minute ago, cityfanlee23 said: We were lucky that teams around us were inconsistent and poor, yes. The chances of us getting 8th in any other season playing how we did are next to none. I say lucky in the sense that we had absolutely no control over how others performed around us, and fortunately without any of that control, they gifted us many positions by being equally as poor as each other. We did not play like a team that would deserve to finish 8th in any other season. So we were lucky that the teams were not better than they were? Okay then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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