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He’s close to KDH and Justin apparently.

I like this referee so far.

Do you recall when we played Kisnorbo in midfield?

In fairness, Yanus has shown good movement. Cannon is too static, we so miss Daka. Casadei lacks movement. Saying that, Huddlesfield have two banks of players that move about as much as a concrete bollard.

Yes? Basically.

We’ve had 74% possession with no shots 😂

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/evertons-chances-of-sealing-deal-for-leicester-city-player-become-clearer/ Everton's chances of sealing deal for Leicester City player become clearer Published 11 hours ago The Toffees had been linked with a move for Kasey McAteer Everton are unlikely to sign Leicester Cityattacker Kasey McAteer in the January transfer window. That's according to a report from The Daily Mail (31/12, p34), who say that the Toffees will be dictated by their budget when it comes to the business they do next month. McAteer breaking out at Leicester this season Having come through the youth ranks at Leicester, McAteer had made just a handful of first-team appearances for the club prior to this season, while spending time out on loan with AFC Wimbledon and Forest Green. This season though, has seen the 22-year-old become an important figure for the Foxes, as they chase an immediate promotion from the Championship back to the Premier League. Since the start of the current campaign, McAteer has made 14 appearances in all competitions for Leicester, scoring five goals in that time. The attacker has also been hampered by injuries this season, but has still managed to attract attention from elsewhere. According to previous reports from Football Transfers, Everton are plotting a move to sign the 22-year-old in the January transfer window. Now however, it seems as though it is far from certain that such a deal will happen once the window reopens at the turn of the year. Everton chances of McAteer deal become clear According to this latest update from the Daily Mail, looking at each Premier League club's January targets, McAteer is admired by Everton. However, the report states that there is only a "slim chance" that a move to bring the 22-year-old to Goodison Park next month. It is claimed that budget issues will influence the business done by the Toffees in January. Everton have already been deducted ten points this season, over previous breaches of Profit and Sustainability rules. As things stand, there are around 18 months remaining on McAteer's contract with the Foxes, securing his future at The King Power Stadium until the end of the 2024/25 season. That means that Leicester are not under pressure to sell the winger in the January market, if they do not wish to do so. Leicester pushing for immediate Premier League return It has been an excellent first season back in the Championship for Leicester, following their relegation at the end of the previous campaign. The Foxes have claimed 62 points from 25 league games so far, meaning they currently sit top of the table, 11 points clear of the play-off places. Enzo Maresca's side are next in action on New Year's Day, when they host Huddersfield Town at The New York Stadium. McAteer update a major boost for Leicester It does feel as though this news on McAteer will be a big relief for those of a Leicester City persuasion. The winger has already made a big impression this season, and may only become more important as he continues to improve with experience. He does therefore have the potential to develop into a long-term asset for the club if they keep him for the foreseeable future. As a result, the fact it is apparently unlikely that Everton will be completing a deal for McAteer in January, can surely only be seen as a good thing for Leicester City.

He’s stated he wants to stay at Celtic in January. Then the figure is £30m in the summer. Maybe at this point he’s unattainable unless we plan to splash big upon our return to the Premier League.

I’ve a Villa mate and we had a similar conversation on Tielemans. His opinion on Iheanacho was that Emery would get a tune out of him if required.

He got hooked at halftime in the 5-0 battering by Burnley. Until the match against Man City, he’d not featured. I’m not surprised he’s not pulled up any trees to be honest. Just read the opinions on him from the Sheff U fans? https://www.s24su.com/forum/threads/luke-thomas-season-long-loan.96993/page-13

Maddison, Perez, Barnes, Tielemans and Soyuncu would all improve this squad and arguably first team. Castagne, Soumare, Kristensen and Evans wouldn’t offer a great deal in my opinion, compared to what we have already. That being said, our coaching setup and tactical philosophy has clearly improved us, you never know.

You’d argue we’ve got a better team than some of them now. It‘s clear that we shouldn’t have been relegated.

I still perceive Blackburn as a biggish club, as they were polishing the Premier League trophy when I was younger. To me, the games against them feel bigger. In reality, they aren’t really.

Player Of The Year: KDH Goal Of The Year: Winks Vs QPR at Loftus Road. Team Performance of the Year: Southampton away. Best Atmosphere of the Year: Spurs in Thailand. Best Away Trip of the Year: Spurs in Thailand. Best Result of The Year: Southampton away could be vital. Worst Player of the Year: Ward Worst Result of the Year: Fulham and Bournemouth were bad, however Everton was by far the worst. Foxes Talk blogger of the year: @StriderHiryu, @Daggers, @Ric Flair and @moore_94 are the ones I look for! Most Annoying Player of the year : Maddison. Most improved : Vestergaard

I agree with all of this

Praet needs to go. The frustrating thing is, he’s shown he has more about it in spells, than just that pass at Brentford. Clearly has never been fancied by any Manager here for a sustained period of games. He's either made of glass or doesn’t want to play. I can see this being a simple case of he’s loaned out come January the 1st. The mysterious injury is all cleared up and he’ll never be seen at the club again. Another £60k per week off the wage bill!

What we need, is largely where we are expected to finish I’d imagine. I don’t see the club wanting to fight off relegation again. If we look at the current squad, we have some players that could make the transition. GK: Hermansen, Stolarczyk DF: Faes, Doyle (sign), Ricardo, Justin, Vestergaard (re-sign), Coady, Choudhury MF: Ndidi (re-sign), Winks, Dewsbury Hall, Mavididi, Fatawu (sign), McAteer FW: Daka Based on what little we have seen, I’d be tempted to loan out Cannon, Nelson, Marcal, Alves and Braybrooke as they’ll need game time to develop. They might cover as backup depending on how they develop. So I make that a bloody big overall in squad players required for next season. One goalkeeper for third choice. I can see this being Ward as he’s basically unsellable, due to him being tarnished. One defender, left footed that can cover full back / centre back. Two centre midfielders and two wide midfielders. Based on what we’ve seen Casadei and Akgun aren’t the sort of players that could make the step up. Two forwards. Hopefully we cover a few of those positions in January, so we are not relying on half the team getting up to speed come August. This obviously means Vardy, Albrighton, Iversen, Souttar, Iheanacho, Smithies and Praet will be gone come August. Ideally shed some of them in January, as the build is now for next season.

Bonkers if they think we sell for anything less than £25m - £30m. We are going to need a semi rebuild in June. Adding to that burden by selling an established part of the setup, isn’t the way forward.

@tinpot_fox!! Please could you add some context to the randomness of this topic?

Hi @tinpot_fox!! I posted this in the wrong topic, please ignore this!

You can’t get a splinter from a PlayStation or Xbox

Dropped tonight, or injured?

Southampton will be the team to push us now I’d imagine.

I missed it, as my stream decided I needed to see Leeds losing

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