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Let him go, but only if we really bleed them dry. We have had our moneys worth, and keeping someone as hostage when such a team comes knocking will not encourage the others.

Yes, not up to match speed, but good creative ball in for Diabate first goal. What a hell of a bench we have!

Both look to be excellent finishers.

Not sure that we have a weaked side at the club. Benny excepted of course.

yes indeedy....

We should scout the French bargain bin more often. Diabate has done more than a few marquee signings...

Quite right, 3 months to overhaul and transform is quite a feat. It will be interesting to see how he does in the transfer window. He doesn't give the impression of writing blank cheques, but rather has a clear vision of what is needed to progress.

Not a particularly great game for the history books, more a ground out 3points against a competent mid table team. Back four (esp Maguire) looking good. Ndidi and James did well on a very physical game. Shinji falls over too much, he is pretty good when upright. Mahrez wasn't getting much until his goal, which was sublime, mostly because he was heavily marked until Watford chucked on too many strikers. Silva deserves credit for his cameo that created the space and ball for Mahrez's goal. All 3 wingers did look better after Shinji came off. More 4231 at that stage. Vardy had a good game, but his finishing is not what it was. It is not rubbishing him to have a bit more rest time for an ageing striker who relies on pace. I hope Nacho can take his turn so Vardy can stay fit for the World Cup. He deserves that and will always be a legend. Puel! If only he had been in charge the whole season... He has overhauled this team in six months and getting better all the time. Good times are back

The crowd didn't seem unhappy during the wait. Indeed we quite enjoyed "whooooing". It is no more disruptive to the flow than any other stoppage.

442? Glad to see Nacho get a start. Show us why we signed you!

Nice to see other teams results going our way, Burnley and the Arse losing, Watford scraping a draw. It keeps the Europa League possible.

Pleased for them too. Both have made errors, Drago's back pass against Fleetwood and Amarteys double yellow, but how is anyone going to improve without game time at senior level? I see no urgency about getting in further back up for either.

Chill. Not many prem teams had an easy ride. Such is the third round after a guelling 4 game holiday period. We are still in the contest, and at home our reserves can redeem themselves.

Home tie against Notts County, Forrest or Coventry please. at Arsenal going out. Nearly found myself cheering on the trees!

He scored well for his last club, and for his country, as did Musa and Slimani. When you have 3 near record signing strikers all turning pisspoor when they join us, you do wonder what we are doing to them! What is it? wrong system? wrong coaching? the negative midas touch?

Yeah, it was no disaster, just a pisspoor performance away in the 3rd Round, for the reserves. No real shockers, but very disjointed, like a team that have only just met. A replay at the King Power will allow us to keep the reserves match fit.

No way should we send out the reserves to lose against Liverpool. Nothing would demoralise both first team and reserves more.

He was crapp today, as bad as the West Ham match (also 2/2 as I recall), but he could have given ManU a penalty for Kaspar's tackle. He got that right.

Surely it happened without Amartey :-)

Morgan has him well covered, but Neville ignores.

If we finish above Spurs again, I will wet myself laughing ?

Shinji on fire ???

Our record defending corners is ABYSMAL. It has become a total joke. Until it is sorted (........Kasper?? ..... please......) we will NOT be seeing clean sheets. 2-2 tonight. Brilliant performance spoilt by our goalkeeper's inability to come out to gather set-pieces FFS keep concebntration. Leo on, he is great defending corners.

Yep

It's gonna be tough to get past them on the 19th in the Cup.