dmayne7

We'd have been even more likely to lose that game and sink further, quicker. As for the CL or FA Cup debate, impossible to answer in hindsight as it's hard to disassociate where we are now with the idea that it could be better in anyway. At the time I was always heart chooses the FA Cup, head chooses the CL. But it would only have made a difference if there had been changes at board level, they'd been quicker to sack Rodgers when he started to underperform, had a clearer vision on staff and player recruitment etc.

Objectively it's pretty good. Absolutely nowhere near being a brilliant watch for anyone who's not bothered about Vardy/Leicester but is still better than I thought it would be to be fair. And as has been said, way too much Becky. She's got such an off vibe and that really comes across here. Don't doubt her influence but it kind of comes across as though nothing would have happened without her. Their relationship is exactly as I would expect. Morris actually came across surprisingly well. Some strange choices. For example the racism part doesn't mention that his strike partner was a Japanese International. Nothing really of his career after that (winning the golden boot, FA Cup) didn't include Bocelli, mention he was player of the year, England etc. Rob Tanner is bloody annoying too. He does the classic thing of talking about us as though we were always languishing at the bottom of the football league. Then refers to Kane as Tottenham's captain. All in all in though, it was well done especially for a single documentary on a player's career, as opposed to a series.

Absolutely not. That time is long gone now. All he'd do is be another excuse for people to cut KP more slack as they'd fixate on how he's back at the club rather than the failings of the club. And another reason for us to stop planning for the future

Only team in the country without a win now

Puts them under so much pressure to win lots of the remaining matches and this team simply doesn't have the players to force the game or chase it. I'm sure the Glamorgan game would have been a draw but that was very negative once we'd got in touch of their lead, and that's the kind of thing where we needed to take a risk

Holland batting at 3/4 is absolutely grim. Obviously were going to struggle to attract any top quality players at this level but it starting to show already

It's not even close. Despite his tantrums, I actually don't dislike Riyad and think he was arguably the best right winger in the world for a time. But Kante was an absolute freak of a player. Had he hit the mainstream a bit sooner and not suffered with lots of injuries in his last few PL, he'd go straight into the conversation for greatest midfielder of all time. He completely transformed 3 teams; Leicester, Chelsea and France. Only Messi/Ronaldo could compare in terms of impact in recent years, and those 2 are fairly decent players I guess.

Pet hate of mine when people describe him as a holding player/defensive midfielder. When he was at his ridiculous best, he was never playing as that screening player. It completely negated his dynamism and ability to win the ball higher up. Played further forwards that Drinkwater a lot of the time and the same with Matic at Chelsea. Compare him to Ndidi who was (until the last couple of years), very much a defensive midfielder/holding player. On Mahrez, Messi and Bale aside, not really sure anyone was a better RW for a consistent period of time.

Impossible to answer because it depends how you define world class. Personally, I think the idea that being world class means you'd instantly get into any team in the world/are the best in your position falls flat. That means you can only have 11 world class players at a time. Imagine you're the best left back in the world, and you actually improve your game over the next year. But another left improves massively and now overtakes you to be considered the best in the world, does that suddenly mean you're not world even though you've actually improved yourself and your team? Of course not. I'm on the more lenient side, so I'd personally view it as any player who has the capability to play for the best teams in the world and not look out of place. So Vardy definitely world class even if he wasn't the best striker in the world. Mahrez in there, Kante 100%, Ricardo at his peak and I'd even argue Kasper (but keeper's are impossible to compare). Maybe it needs to be over a sustained period of time but the shout of Fofana is an interesting one as could throw in people like Soyuncu, Tielemans, Maddison though think they all needed longer periods/that little extra.

I'm not even particularly anti gold, but the good has to go on that one. And something every off about those kits

Well maybe both things are true? I just know that he's actually quite introverted (despite the hype he's probably had his whole life), so he's much more in the background than somebody who's going around displaying a bad attitude

When it comes to whether they wanted to manage his minutes, yes I am, but I'm not speculating when I say he's badly managed though. Rowett's theory was proven wrong time and time again so he should have deviated from it. Mavididi was a disgrace and Fatawu had even lost his game winning capabilities, yet Monga was sat on the bench game after game, with no other wide player available. That's just bad management. Needs must and all that. Think I mentioned a few posts back about managing younger players but just think the context is different here; he was meant to be a key member of the squad this year and has barely played minutes wise.

Interesting because I have it on good authority that this is not the case at all

They haven't tried to 'manage' him at all. Mavididi has been absolutely pathetic yet he's undroppable and Monga has barely featured, particularly in the back end of the season. That's not good management of a young player. That's simply hindering his growth and the team

On face value, I totally understand the disinterested/lazy comments but when you actually look a bit deeper, it's pretty clear to see that part of that is because he's known for being very shy/introverted (which holds back his game) and shows in his body language with a very languid running style, plus the fact that his tactical part of the game is not there yet and he switches off a lot. But on the actual performances, he's barely had a chance and whenever he gets the ball he's doubled up on, or gets absolute hospital passes from his teammates. I know it's not good to chuck in a 16 year old and play them for 90 mins 40 times a season, but when you barely get a sniff and the guy in front of you delivers the worst attacking season you can imagine, it's hardly going to boost your confidence/give you a chance to shine. Lots to work on and whether he'll be quick enough is fair, but the strength point that's been made is wide of the mark given he looked great with his back to play in the PL, and clearly still has the ability to create something out of nothing.

Took a long time for autocorrect to stop calling Rudkin that. Sacrilege.

Sums up our fans and their backing of academy prospects. Would prefer to clap Harry Winks then get a 16 year old some slack.

Na, he can't even do those anymore

Good to see they've been so quick with a retained list. Not like lots of clubs did it the day after their last game...

As I said above, it's not just about his goal contributions though. If he had those numbers but you were watching him beat lots of players, create chances, free up space for teammates because he's doubled up on etc, then you could still say he's been good. Unfortunately that side of him game has been significantly worse than his goal contributions output.

Hope he doesn't come back

Sending thoughts and prayers at this difficult time

Don't think he's even that close. That's how shocking the recruitment has been

Yeah, not like there weren't a bunch of other negative comments or people being relieved it was at least only a 2 year deal before that post...

Dreadful shot from Hill. Averages aren't everything but you look at the batting lineup and it's pretty poor in that regard. Not really a 'prize' wicket for opposition teams to get