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I completely agree with this. I've always found the Derby/Forest rivalry a bizarre, needy, love/hate relationship in a way that suggests that neither could exist without each other. I think it makes both sets of fans feel bigger and more important than they really are and they haven't yet realised that nobody in the rest of the world is actually watching. In my experience Forest fans think that Leicester fans are obsessed with trying to create a rivalry with them that doesn't exist. When, in reality, if that's at all true it pales into insignificance with the obsession of Forest fans to tell everyone who'll listen that they only care about a fellow perennial Championship club called Derby County.

Arjen Robben? He could be our next Esteban Cambiasso ... .... or our next Roberto Mancini

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A few memories come to mind. Watching us lose 3-0 to Shrewsbury Town away. Leaving early in the League Cup when we were 7-0 down to Sheffield Wednesday and missing Bobby Davison’s consolation goal. Arguing with Plymouth fans about which club had more potential when we poached Ian Holloway. When Vichai and Top arrived a Coventry City fan tried to convince me that they had at least as good a future with their new owners - SISU. The Nicky Maynard thread. Being turned down by Billy Sharp. A Forest fan stating that their new signing, Jack Hobbs, was better than Wes Morgan. Hmmm ... I have seen some shite!

Bolton being a bigger draw than Leicester. How times have changed.

Six names since football was invented. A few more if you didn’t start counting in 1992.

I remember when I started watching football I stood in pen 3 at Filbert Street. Everyone sung, but the people in the stand were almost exclusively male and the vast majority were under 35. I now sit in virtually the equivalent stand at the King Power stadium. When I walk up to my seat I pass middle aged and elderly people. I pass old woman with flasks. I, myself, am now a middle aged man who isn’t as vocal as I was 30 years ago. The “problem” is a simple and obvious one. The more vocal supporters do not coalesce in a single area. They are spread thinly within the general masses. The solution is more difficult. Everyone has a right to support their team. You can’t really exclude people from certain areas, which are often the cheaper seats. One thing that would cure it overnight would be a safe standing area. Many of the older supporters would still choose to sit. The standing supporters would highly likely be much more vocal, which would encourage more to migrate to that area. The only thing I believe that would improve atmosphere significantly would be to create a bespoke section like this. I can’t see, other than safe standing, many ways you could “encourage” less vocal supporters to move to another part of the stadium. But it’s the only way I could ever see the atmosphere of years gone by being replicated.

Are we talking M&S Turkey gravy or an OXO cube?

He’s not a f’king piano!!

I agree with that. As good as Mahrez was for us we have to keep moving forward. Mahrez and Drinkwater have not had it all their own way at their new teams. Even Kante has had his issues under a new manager. It’s a cautionary tale about the ‘grass being greener’, but the best way to counter it is with success of our own and chipping away at the monopoly of the big six. If we set ourselves up to be the club that gives promising young talent a route into the first team - that would be a good start - and it’s what we’re achieving with some of our own prospects and the new training facilities. We won’t compete for big name signings, but we might compete with academy prospects who want to fast track their careers.

I agree with others that the sums being talked about are ludicrous for a player who isn’t the finished article. He’s still defensively suspect sometimes and has no final ball. He might never learn this - despite his obvious potential. With all these things it all depends who we get as a replacement.Fuchs will be going in the summer and, if Chilwell goes as well, we have no left back. I’ve heard a lot about Tierney, but never seen him play myself - but his FIFA 19 potential is slightly better than Chilwell’s, which surely is good enough for anyone?

I had been thinking that the achievements of the O'Neill era had largely been superseded by what we achieved in 2015/16 and the size and stature of the club since. When I think about it now I realise that we haven't yet been able to manage what MON did. That's 4 consecutive top half finishes and never looking in danger of relegation. That's quite some going and was pretty hard to achieve then as it is now. How quickly it unravelled after he left - but we'll leave that to the next instalment.

Clearly we need to get rid of these owners and get Terry Shipman back.

Hmmm.... bit of perspective here. He’s changed four from Saturday. Evans - injured Vardy - injured Gray - he was the worst of the supporting three behind Vardy in the last game Ricardo - he ... ..... erm ..... ...... oh, ok I can’t explain that one!!!!

Wow ?! It’s all relative I suppose. Personally this “uninspiring garbage” is my reward for sitting through the eras of Pleat, Taylor and Levein. Most of the time wondering if we’d ever have a side that was good enough to be competitive in the top division.

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Seems harsh!

When you're smilin', when you're smilin' The whole world smiles with you When you're laughin', oh when you're laughin' The sun comes shinin' through But when you're cryin', you bring on the rain So stop that sighin', be happy again Keep on smilin', 'cause when you're smilin' The whole world smiles with you The whole world smiles with you The WHOLE, WORLD, SMILES, WITH, YOU-OOOOOUUUU!!!!! Leicester .... Leicester .... Leicester ..... appropriate hand gestures etc.. and repeat

... for England

Nothing against Wolves usually, but some of the rhetoric surrounding them at the moment borders on hysteria. Their fans seem to think they’re Barcelona. Phil Neville said on MOTD2 that they were the: “best team ever to come up from the Championship”. They May prove to be the real deal over time, but I can’t help wanting them to have a reality check.

I believe Gordon has gone to Walsall on a permanent deal

Yes ..... but I wanted him at RB, someone else at RW and Amartey in the changing room.

The highs of finally signing an attacking right back after wanting one for so long. To the lows of Amartey starting the season instead.

I think it would give the squad a good Fillip if Benkovic signs

Yes, I agree on Chilly as well. He’s comfortable on the ball, but seems to lose all confidence as he approaches the final third. Quite often not even attempting a cross, but just looking to offload and give someone else the responsibility. It’s a shame because he takes us some great positions. At least Fuchs can whip a ball into the box but, without BCs pace, has far less opportunity to take us those positions where he could hurt. That's currently the left back dilemma in an attacking sense.