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I can attest they make some pretty solid sandwiches.

Barnsley coming off a 3-0 loss at Plymouth and two losses in a row. Leicester coming off a 3-4 win at Stockport with wildly varying form. Leicester 13th in the table, Barnsley 18th. What do you predict? What do you expect?

I would take Dyche in a heartbeat, but I doubt he would take us. And I don't even like the guy! (and I don't really know why)

Just a dumb question from me -- and I am NOT asking for this man to take charge at Leicester City. But whatever happened to Tony Pulis? Informally/formally retired? I know he is 68. But just a few years ago he and Big Sam seemed to be to 'backstop/avoid relegation' managers that everyone called. Edit -- Never mind. Spent 30 more seconds on Google to discover he formally retired at age 65. (Though Corky's joke, below, had me laughing out loud for a bit.)

As many have said, play the kids and the new signees. Where possible, dump the players that got us dropped to League One. Good victory, but not without multiple heart-stopping moments.

Amazing how goals can lift the mood of the team and me!

Whoever said that we're playing Suicideball in the back with the tippy tappy passes, you are spot-on! On the other hand, we have looked dangerous a few times going forward.

Is it my imagination or are we actually competitive in this match?

Same here.

I go out for a fag at 0-1, come back to 2-1! First time that has happened all season.

Solid performance all around -- except for the brain-spasm giveaway goal! Never thought I would write these words, but Skipp is massive! Lets see if we can win two in a row now.

Harvey Barnes with a second goal for Newcastle. SIGH

Looks like we have to hope for a moment of Fatawu magic to win the game...

Actually, there is more than one, and I originally looked up the wrong one. I found a 34 yo midfielder from Wales who, while probably past his prime, could easily play for us. Eh, ok. Then, after I started reading this thread, I realized our new player is 22 yo, an attacking midfielder, selected for every England youth team from U16 to U20, and is hopefully recovered from a major knee injury. Sounds very promising!

No sign of Winks yet?

Sincere question, have we seen him from anything other than the 'dribble left, shoot with the left foot'? I don't know that answer. And yes, eventually all opposing defenders will become hyper-focused on denying his left-footed shot.

This added time has gotten quite entertaining!

We're getting some good openings for shots on goal, but can't seem to keep the shots low enough.

At least Faes and Vesty are quite familiar with each other as a back two.

And the stadium has life again!

For whatever reason, I don't remember the shade at this end of the stadium making it so hard to see what is going on (at least on the tele). Maybe because many days are overcast? Dunno.

Winks replacing Soumare? Of course not, he's replacing Skipp.

Would love to see at least two halftime subs. Problem is, there are, at a minimum, four players who need replacing.

Regarding Fatawu's return from his ACL injury... If you are old enough, you can remember that recovery from major ACL surgery was 12 months minimum. Full recovery (back to 100% for the player) might take up to 15 months. Nowadays -- Abdul is injured November 2024. In August 2025 he is back, training, starting a friendly match, and looking at least close to 100%. Thank you modern medicine!

I have a couple of oddities wrt the FoxesHub International Seasonal Pass. I had noted that the lcfc.com site was not allowing me to purchase the Seasonal Video Pass. Every time I visited the site, the purchase button was not functional (could not be clicked). I finally remembered to log in today -- purchase button was still not clickable. I checked my account, and: I have not purchased a new pass since our last Championship season. I guess I will wait until 10 August to see if I have a video pass for the 25-26 season...