VillaChris Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 12 hours ago, dudevillaisnice said: N'Didi looks a good signing. Gray will become very good for them. Musa i'm unsure of, I can see him moving on but equally I can see him adapting next season and having a good season hmm it is hard to tell which way he will go. Mendy looks well off the pace. They need new defenders in the summer but I agree with the above, providing they pick up enough results to stay up I can see next season being a better season for them (won't win the title again but that isn't the point) None of them will stay if they go down....maybe Gray but if he has a good end to the season you can see a team like Southampton coming in for him like they did with Redmond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 13 hours ago, PaulC said: I think Albrighton's days might be numbered there. He's been crap this season. last Leicester game I saw he was best player on the park and created so many good chances. I think it might actually be the last game they won in the league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted February 12, 2017 Moderator Share Posted February 12, 2017 Leicester City 2017 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 They're going to be relegated aren't they??? I admit, I would chuckle at that:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 4 hours ago, theboyangel said: They're going to be relegated aren't they??? If they keep ranieri, yes. If they sack him then they'll have a chance to stay up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 15 hours ago, villa89 said: If they keep ranieri, yes. If they sack him then they'll have a chance to stay up. I don't get this logic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 20 hours ago, theboyangel said: They're going to be relegated aren't they??? I admit, I would chuckle at that:) That would be crap because I think they would absolutely piss the championship next year. That means one promotion spot gone straight away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 8 minutes ago, DCJonah said: That would be crap because I think they would absolutely piss the championship next year. That means one promotion spot gone straight away. Not necessarily. I cannot imagine the likes of vardy , mahrez, drinkwater, albrighton, slimani et al will be at the club if they get relegated. The first three mentioned are also all on over £100k a week, which cannot be sustainable in the championship. If they get relegated they will potentially have to have a bigger rebuild than we did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Leicester would be in a lot of trouble if they were relegated. Who takes Vardy after this season? The only clubs that could afford his wages would be top 4 and I don't think any would want to be paying Vardy that much after this season. The likes of Mahrez, Schmeichel, Slimani, Drinkwater, and Zeiler would all likely be sold, but for a lot less than what Leicester paid or could have gotten. Then there is Schlupp, Kaputska, Gray, and Mendy who would likely be snapped up. Leicester would lose their best young players, and be stuck with the likes of Vardy, Huth, Morgan, Simpson, and Fuchs who all got improved contracts that just isn't sustainable on championship wages. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 I think they already robbed some club blind with Schlupp. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Feel sorry for the Tinkerman. The players from last year have all got their nice contracts and are well and truly dining out, whilst the new boys just look like they are there for the craic. The temptation was always there with the CL to stay on and give it one more season, but I felt at the time, as I do now, he should have walked off into the sunset and closed the book on a hell of a chapter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Ranieri to get sacked then they re-hire Pearson to replace him and then he goes and keeps them up and wins the Champions League as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 They won't be going down it will be turned around I'm. 99% certain. If they come down they will walk the league next season. Vardy alone will destroy this league like gayle has Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 If he stays. Ranieri has to be ruthless now. No good living on last seasons reputations. if that means dropping Mahrez, Vardy, Drinkwater, Morgan and Huth that's what he has to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Hutch at this level would be a great signing. I'd make a bid come summer and dodge elphick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 They need Pearson back. After all it was his team that won the league 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Mahrez wasn't even that good in the 2nd half of last season. God knows how he got player of the season. Maybe player of 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 16, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted February 16, 2017 On 2/13/2017 at 15:28, DCJonah said: That would be crap because I think they would absolutely piss the championship next year. That means one promotion spot gone straight away. On 2/13/2017 at 15:41, theboyangel said: Not necessarily. I cannot imagine the likes of vardy , mahrez, drinkwater, albrighton, slimani et al will be at the club if they get relegated. The first three mentioned are also all on over £100k a week, which cannot be sustainable in the championship. If they get relegated they will potentially have to have a bigger rebuild than we did. Plus I think you're always going to get one of the teams who drop down being very good the next season. I haven't looked at the stats, but I'd wager the amount of times the top 2 teams in the championship contains at least one team that was relegated from the prem the previous season is pretty high. So there's always big competition for those top 2 spots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Plus I think you're always going to get one of the teams who drop down being very good the next season. I haven't looked at the stats, but I'd wager the amount of times the top 2 teams in the championship contains at least one team that was relegated from the prem the previous season is pretty high. So there's always big competition for those top 2 spots DID SOMEBODY SAY STATS!? 15/16 - Burnley 1st, Hull 4th (PO winners), QPR 12th 14/15 - Norwich 3rd (PO winners), Cardiff 11th, Fulham 17th 13/14 - QPR 4th (PO winners), Wigan 5th, Reading 7th 12/13 - Bolton 7th, Blackburn 17th, Wolves 23rd 11/12 - West Ham 3rd (PO winners), 4th small heath, 5th Blackpool So in the past 5 years... 1/15 relegated teams has gained automatic promotion. 4/15 teams have won the playoffs 8/15 teams have made the playoffs4/15 teams 1/15 teams have been relegated again So roughly 2 relegated teams per season will take up spots in the top 6. Before Burnley last season, you have to go back to 2009/10 Championship season when both Newcastle and West Brom were automatically promoted after relegation. Looks like Newcastle will do that again, though. Edited February 16, 2017 by kurtsimonw 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 16, 2017 Moderator Share Posted February 16, 2017 18 minutes ago, kurtsimonw said: So in the past 5 years... 1/15 relegated teams has gained automatic promotion. 4/15 teams have won the playoffs 8/15 teams have made the playoffs4/15 teams 1/15 teams have been relegated again Interesting. I expect those numbers to increase over the coming years as the teams who drop down become richer and richer in comparison to the other Championship sides due to the widening Premier League money gap. Which starts with next season's relegated sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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