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What are our finances? Signing both over 5 years, would probably only amount to around £10m to £12m per year. I'm sure there is money to spend, it's just about being a little creative in how we do it.

Depends if it's a like for like swap to get around accountability rules.

Thought Okoli was around €15m which included lots of add ons. Would be surprised if we have paid more than about €7m initially. However, I'm just guessing, so you may be correct.

Perhaps we want to snap up a few free transfers whilst they are still available. I still think we'll spend £30m to £40m over the window. It only works out at most £8m per year on 5 year contracts.

My membership is just a download (no card this year). I presume if you buy anything in the shop, you'll hold it near the card reader to accumulate any discount.

Not sure if you really know and are just taking the p1ss, but mine this year is a mobile download. Don't know if there is a plastic card available. I suspect not.

Like I said in my original post, I'm not being downbeat, but realistic and I take on board your points. Burnley dominated the league the season before but were poor in the Prem, yet without the upheaval of changing manager and an unproven squad at this level. When we last won the Championship we got 100 points, kept the same manager, yet stayed up through a phenomenal run over the last 12 games, having sat at the bottom of the table for the most part of the season. There is a big gulf now between being a very good Championship side and a lower end Premier League side. Having said all that, I think with some solid additions and a manager who appears to be a good motivator, we can avoid relegation, which must be our primary aim. I look forward to the coming season and hope we can compete at a level that means we can build for future successes.

Did we - it all looked a bit edgy in April. We had an exceptional Championship squad but many are unproven at Premier League level. Losing quality players who underperformed in 22/23 will be hard to replace, not impossible. Anyone who thinks staying up will be easy must have their blue tinted glasses on. I'm not a defeatist, just a realist. I expect a difficult season and would be over the moon if 3 other teams finish below ourselves. But let's not kid ourselves that the current squad is going to be good enough unless there are some decent additions.

Is he though?

I don't give a sh1t who he supported as a kid. He played for Leicester, was a local lad, who worked hard to make his dream come true. He gave 100% on the field and genuinely took pride in pulling the shirt on. He's moved on through no fault of his own, good luck to him.

So what - I wonder how many of our academy were Leicester fans as kids.

KDH is a solid mid table Prem League player. He may thrive with better players around him. I wish him well as he's not pushed for a move. £30m is a fair price. However, is he a player that will stand out at a top 6 club. He won't be the first £30m flop at Chelsea and no doubt won't be the last. He's got the right attributes to succeed, but being heavily left footed could hold back further progress. Hope we sign Gronbeak and Nanasi for around £20m combined. That would be great business.

I agree, but giving Ward an extension of his contract a couple of years ago and excessive wages was ludicrous.

The positives for me are the low levels of expectation, so if we are the underdogs this season so be it. This could work in our favour. As long as we finish above 3 other teams that will be an enormous success.

I'd love a pre season where the players start their league games looking as though they can complete 90 minutes without looking gassed by 70. The last 5 or so seasons I think our fitness levels have been really substandard. Finishing games strongly and picking up vital points towards the end of games will be vital if we are to achieve safety this year. Too many games when we were last in the Premier League saw us conceding late goals and dropping points, mainly through tiredness.

I'm going even further. It's not how good the squad is, it's how good the team is. We didn't have the best squad when we won the league, but team togetherness shone through. For me this is the key. We have a decent squad, but is our team better?

Being cynical, why would you walk away from a multi million pound a year contract. Best case scenario, he tries his best with those he's given and has some success, worst case (which is what happened) they don't gel, results are shocking and he gets sacked with a nice pay off, but still loved by the fans and his reputation hardly ruined as most of those in football are aware where the problem lies.

Don't Barcelona run a B team?

But how many of those players did he really want, or was it the Fat Greek just buying who he thought would be a great fit. Unlike Eriksson who went on a spending spree when he first arrived here, I get the feeling Cooper had little say on who arrived.

Katherine Jenkins, I hope

I thought he got Swansea to 2 play off finals? His CV is quite similar to NP - 2 play off finals, Promotion and kept us up (I know NP was with the same club, but still . . . ) - hoping SC builds the same mentality here that NP did. As a fan, I want to see players out there giving their all for the badge.

I don't get when posters worry about his Forest connections. Lots of players have played for both clubs (and probably managers too). For me, it's just a job. Nobody slated Albrighton for saying he still loves Villa, but that didn't stop him wanting to do his best for us. I think Cooper will be the same. Yes he has some emotional attachment to Forest, but ultimately, he'll want to succeed here to enhance his own reputation. He can't afford to let past loyalties get in the way of future aspirations.

Hope he gets off to a decent start, otherwise it could be a difficult task get everyone on board. I like what I've heard, I don't care about his looks, dress sense or weight (particularly after seeing Henry VIII Rooney tonight). I'll judge him on his ability to manage LCFC and to ensure that the Foxes Never Quit motto is upheld.

Thought he was little more than average last night. Two lapses of concentration led to England's goal and nearly another for Saka. Other than that, defensively I thought he contained Saka well. However, I thought he offered little going forward and his delivery into the box, for me, was substandard.

Thought Vesty was ok, composed on the ball as usual. Playing in a back 3 with wing backs he'll be ok in the Prem. Kristiansen was at fault for the goal. Saka got behind him a couple of times. Didn't offer much going forward. Below average I would say.