Old Fox

And a left back and centre back ………

No because we are newly promoted and have been relegated - it’s not rocket science and if you don’t think that other prem teams like Forest, BHA etc are more attractive too you are deluded - we are making a dogs dinner of assembling this squad but we need a reality check we have fallen now need to rebuild - granted mistakes have been made and maybe are continuing to be but I am not surprised we are not viewed as attractive - it has nothing to do with EM leaving either

Just one team to go down with us and City then ..

Apart from fact that they saved us financially as mandaric had had enough - bought all the players and provided the platform for NFP and team I agree!! Sometimes ….

Taylors season was desperate and this reminds me of that - I think we got beat 5 nil at home to Bolton and the proceeded to get relegated - he was a complete gimp and has all the signs of being a repeat sadly.

I wouldn’t he was proper rubbish

It’s a good job you didn’t support us during the Shipman era ……..my god

I take some of your points but would i swap there squad and manager for ours - i probably would and time will tell if I am a mug but the whole of this preseason has been a disaster and over the years of watching very infrequently does that not turn into the same outcome especially in the top division!

This will be 49th season and maybe entitlement has taken me over or maybe it’s just age but I have never had so much apathy towards a new season. i still feel angry at the idiots from two seasons ago and last year was the most painful watch despite the results so I was glad when EM left but the aftermath seems chaotic and frankly confusing. unlike lots of you I believe KP/Top have our interests at heart but some of the decision making and approach seems clueless and even I find myself asking what are the owners doing? also I hate the framework of the prem league as we have suffered for trying to be competitive 4/5 years ago and due to FFP feel like we have our hands tied behind our back. I have been to all the preseason games and wanted so desperately to get behind cooper but the players look lost, disorganised, not overly fit or sharp and no clear plan - I don’t mind he was ex-Forest but I do wonder if they have gone cheap and it might not be very cheerful. anyway the theme was deflated but I feel more disconnected and frustrated than ever yet I watched teams produced by Lee, Pleat, Taylor et al but this has been a really tough preseason. moan over !!

They won’t get ruined he has built a team spirit, he has the town behind him and he’s a top top tactician ! they have bought well and are not finished - undoubtedly they needed a few quality additions but at home they will surprise a few - greaves for example is a quality signing yet we went for an unproven Italian in okoli - i do not get it tbh - madness

Apart from Okoli, BCDR, Buananotte, Fatawu (now ours) and Golding you mean 😳

They must’ve seen something in him that I have not seen although LUFC fans are also up in arms so maybe he is a flat track bully. BHAFC do have a massive war chest to burn though as record profits two years running and lots of talent with resale value ……time will tell I guess the only thing I would be disappointed in if I was a BHA fan is why have they not had a proper go and keeping a few assets and try to break into the Top 6 or win a trophy?? Other than city, arsenal and Liverpool the rest are not that great hence Villa are potentially breaking in!!

I couldn’t have much more disdain for him - he’s in the same camp as Fofana and Chilwell - people may disagree but in his final season when we were relegated there were games where it just passed him by and whilst I recognise he was one of a number and had injuries he could have worked a lot harder - lost count of the times players ran past him and he made little or no effort to get back. Rant over - I am not sure I will forgive any of that squad as yes BR was an egotistical so and so but the players including those still with us can do one for me. i would love us to get our dna back that made us successful hard working, competitive and fast on the break !

Really? You don’t think we need a striker - you will be one of a small number that think this squad will be competitive

If you literally mean the replacement for sharkey who played little games last season and was still fantastic behind the scenes - we could have just signed him to another year …..if you mean to replace Albrighton at his peak then Ayew was never even close to Marc’s ability or impact - I cannot on all counts see why we spend a transfer fee on him - if he was free I could see it but otherwise a complete backward step …

Whoever we purchase up front will be a gamble - no one would have bet on Vardy achieving what he has similar to Toney - for me IF he is available for anything less than £15m we should be looking at him as alternatives will cost way more I expect £20m+ - every £m we can keep back means we can bring another player in and we need another 4 or 5 at least…..

Faes is definitely part of the dross at the back - few players over the years I have really disliked but he is one - get shot if anyone is willing to pay anything decent - he’s a liability

So we have two defenders and one midfielder who you believe can pass the ball forward ? No guarantee he picks two of them! My point here is that midfield is completely unprepared for the prem - balance in the team to pass forward is also under prepared - we have not scored a goal against Palermo, ausburg or lens and you think we have the right players - your deluded if you think without at least one if not two midfielders, a natural left back and attackers we will be completely blunt and then teams will pin us back and we do not have defenders who can keep a clean sheet !

Higher - he will get until Xmas and maybe then Jan window - he is working with both hands tied behind his back and the board will know that - an under whelming choice but he will be given time even if we are terrible ….

Pace and no one to pass it to them and no one who can finish but it’s a great outlet 😂😂

I don’t believe Rovers will sell him for less than £15m but we will see I guess

I am not sure what the infatuation is on here with him - he has not proven much tbh and personally Moyes would have been who I would have gone all out for as he knows how to keep teams up - even poor ones and we needed someone with a clear plan who could wheel and deal - we have gone the wrong way imo but time will tell!

He is a natural goal scorer and works hard closing down - if his goal contribution was above 10 and help kept us up it is more than worth the fee plus he is really motivated and like Vardy is blossoming in his peak years - no brainer despite what some believe as he will prove a lot of people wrong ! I would rather spend £9m on him and make sure we can afford two or three more which we need as a minimum !

They will if he is carp like VK and so they should

He really is that bad - offers nothing he can’t defend, no pace, not an attacking threat and he does have a high opinion of himself - way higher than his ability plus he does not want to be here ! we need to get shot and sign a proper left back