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Always liked him but he'd peaked (or at least stagnated here). Good luck to him. Similar to Kasey a good fee - I just hope we can reinvest it. Maybe I'm naive but surely the books must be looking ok by now??

Didn't see the game as I was working, but from that perspective: - away win - clean sheet - wondergoal - started five academy graduates(!) - opposition started the season well - taking opposition's long home unbeaten run Came on here hoping to see some positivity but the posts are still toxic! I get the performance may have been poor, but look on the bright side lads. The nihilism on here is off the charts

Yeah, our fans are getting a bit like emotional teenage girls angry at rumours Zayn wants to leave One Direction. You can dislike Winks but he is clearly a good footballer, especially at this level.

Who is supposed to score the goals he's assisting though? I like BEK and he might go on to be a £50m+ player, but it's impossible to predict how things will pan out. More often than not, high potential players who get moves like this don't really reach that next level (Piper, Joachim, Fofana, even Heskey and Chilwell arguably). Injuries, form, scouting etc are all massive factors. Not saying he won't have a good career, but as things stand I feel like this is a better deal for Leicester than Palace.

Our U21s finished 10th in the youth league last season - playing them as a first team would mean relegation and Cifuentes gone. Prospects need to be eased in alongside experienced players, not thrown into a brutal league that could wreck their fitness, confidence and careers. I do agree though that senior players with bad attitudes should be moved on. We need to replace our experienced pros who think they're too good for the Championship with ones who are determined to prove they are.

They were all signed under Rudkin's tenure TBF. Not to say he doesn't deserve criticism, but we can't just say "all things bad are Rudkin, but Rudkin has nothing to do with any good things". I think the pivot to older players was a Steve Cooper thing. Hasn't been the recruitment strategy before or since.

Moved to Boro a couple of weeks ago

Tough demand... Harrison plays for Leeds

Would be a shame to lose Winks - he showed yesterday how good he is. Hopefully frees up a bit of cash for Cifuentes to mould the team as he wants it, but I can't see us getting a better CM than Winks.

Me and my mates got told off for "booing" by a woman in front of us when he came on. We were definitely saying "Woouuuutt" Fair play to him today, looked levels above the game when he came on.

Started poor but I was impressed by Cifuentes' ability to swiftly recognise and fix the issues. Plenty of good performances but Fatawu, Ayew and Winks all particularly impressive!

He's so tall his Achilles stretches up to his cruciate

Did his cruciate last season while on loan at Sheffield United, out until the end of the calendar year. Apparently was excellent there, so could be that he heads back when fit. Or maybe he finally gets a chance here...

Yeah, some of the reactions on social media are ridiculous. Also takes a bit of pressure off the next striker we sign. They won't be the "new Vardy", regardless what number they're given.

I actually think this could be a good option. He's only 28 and has done well at this level before. We could do with a bit of dickhead-ery as well. Will be some tough fights in the Championship that our young boys could struggle in.

Nah, love the man but we need to move on. Would have been like us resigning Emile Heskey instead of giving Vardy a chance back when he signed.

Haha true, but when Cottee joined I was in primary school - whereas when Phillips joined I was a grown man! I think 32 felt a lot older in the 1990s. Players didn't go on as long, and Cottee had been farmed out to a Malaysian retirement league before joining us. Great player!

Winks' baby was born 12 March, his last appearance for us was 16 March. The argument happened in the international break that started on 17 March - the week after Winks' baby was born. Anyway, that's the last I'll say on it, life is much too short. I like the guy and think he stood up for himself fairly, you don't. I'm sure you like some people and some actions I don't like. Who cares

As I said people will see it differently, and that's fine. It literally happened the week his baby was born. In my circumstances, I wouldn't have been spending one overnight a week away from my newborn baby. I think it was one of many issues badly managed by a manager out of his depth. Anyway, clean slate for me - anyone who is still here is a Leicester player and I'll get behind them 100%.

Fine for others to see things differently. My wife had post-natal depression and we have a friend who killed herself in post-natal psychosis. The early stages of a newborn are flipping hard work. It would have been fine for him to help at home then travel up on the morning of matches. Loads of players seem to do it with no issues. From my perspective, he put his baby and wife over a weird non-contracted ask from an employer to sleep at work the night before a shift. I can't imagine many unions not backing the employee in that situation. I'd say standing up for what's right over an arbitrary rule showed balls and maturity. I'd imagine most responsible dads / husbands would as well. I even think he did well not speaking out when he was marginalised for putting his family first.

Ricardo should be captain, with Winks as vice. The 'Miss You Enzo' reaction was overblown, and the baby commuting issue could have been resolved privately with a better manager in charge. Nelson doesn’t need the extra pressure - he’ll still be learning and making mistakes on and off the pitch. Hopefully a future captain in a few years.

I remember writing Vardy off in his first season with us. Then again in the Prem a couple of years later Can definitely see the appeal of Kone from what I've read. Agree we'd need to give him plenty of time and allow him to make mistakes while finding his feet. I suspect due to his age and lack of pre-season he'd start off as a sub.

Looks like he’s staying. If there are no links, let’s close the topic and reopen it if real rumours emerge. I’ve disliked Faes since his debut (conceding 6 at Spurs), but if he’s staying he deserves a clean slate just like everyone else under the new regime. I’m sceptical - he’s struggled under multiple managers and defensive partners - but maybe Cifuentes is the man to turn it around. He’s got positives to his game, hopefully Marti helps cut out the negatives.

Bagged a brace today... get me in the scouting team!

I like the look of a young Scottish striker at Hibs called Kieron Bowie. 6'3, 22 year old battering ram who could be great physical foil for our tricky wingers and attacking midfielders. Just got his first cap with the national team. Gambling on potential with an unspectacular scoring record (6 goals in 18 games), but I've liked the little I've seen of him.