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I would seriously consider dropping Ndidi for this. Seems like the player we had in our relegation season so far and not the rejuvenated one from last season. Skipp to come in for him.

Contract runs out next summer, so if he wants a big deal somewhere, then he better produce the goods with us. At 26, this could be his last chance to make a splash in the Premier League. Don't think he will ever be prolific, but he could get 15 goals for us if he rediscovers his Celtic form.

Sooooo are we going for the "He has a point to prove" cope?

I might be wrong, but kinda sounds like Ipswich thought they had him, but Fulham swooped in at the final hour and hijacked the deal. Could have easily happened to us too.

I think the fact he has gone to Ipswich shows he isn't that rated by other clubs tbh.

I really hope this is the exact line Rudkin used on the phone to Cooper.

I think we get this done in the last hour.

Never seen Wymsey and Nixon in the same room together. Just sayin’

I think Daka can finish but his touch and instincts are severely lacking. Not sure that can be coached to this level.

I am sure he has been our first choice all along and is definitely not no.76 on the list.

We are keeping Daka 🤔

They cancel each other out. shit + shit = 20+ goal scorer

Yup. I'd take him. Impressed me at Celtic. Been turd at Palace, but knows the Premier League well and will come straight into the squad. Different type of striker to Vardy and Daka. I would still keep Cannon though, and throw him cup games and some 10-15mins from the bench.

He must be really crap in training. Bizarre that he didn't play more last season, and weird that he has barely had a sniff with Cooper either.

Tom Cannon is our 20 goal man. Natural finisher who will cause havoc in the box. ...Who's with me??

everyone? I think it was 50/50, as are most of these debates.

I think Cannon will only go if we get someone in, so we are just replacing Nacho for Ayew. However, we are in the Premier League now and that is a very weak set of options. Ridiculous that a striker wasn't our priority position this window.

This is actual insanity if the window closes and we haven't signed a striker. At his age, Vardy should be our 3rd choice/super sub this season. To rely on him as our No.1 striker at this stage in his career is crazy. I am clinging onto the hope a) we pull off a last minute loan deal for someone half decent OR b) Tom Cannon is so pissed off how little faith the club have in him, he will turn into our star striker over night out of pure anger...

Please announce him, just to stop this thread descending into more weirdness!

Give that man a job! Such a great professional and positive character to have around the club. Love to hear that his kids are Leicester fans too

Hope to see him start Ricardo in the league now. Justin is OK, but Riccy is just a classier player and one of our best. As someone else said, Cooper really needs to get the balance of the team right, something he has failed to do so far in the league. Despite the negativity, I actually think he will start tweaking things and get us playing better over the next 10 games. That being said, we still have a pretty woeful squad for the Premier League, and will still likely be losing a large chunk of games. Not sure there will be much understanding or patience for that though. Give him another 10+ games, and let's see how he is doing then.

There was a significant number here who wanted Enzo sacked last season. I don't think it matters what certain Managers do or don't. Some people just love the OTT negative life. I am sure I will get accused of lacking ambition or being a happy clapper, but I am just trying to be realistic and have some balance, especially only 2 league games, and a cup game into the Manager's job with us.

There is truth in that of course, but I thought tonight that Cooper got many things right, and also showed people that some of his decisions prior to this game were probably backed up with some hard truths, i.e Mavididi is off the pace, Ayew could be a useful addition and Cooper is willing to use younger players, albeit later on. I didn't think he did much wrong tonight. Hopefully, he can get some wins in the Premier League and then there will be a shift in the OTT negative reactions to anything and everything Cooper is doing. Of course, it could go the other way, and after 10+ games, I will be one of those critics too.

The debbie downers will be quiet on here tonight

I see the issue when the loan player isn't good.