Claudio Fannieri

I think Jayden Joseph be involved as he has impressed

We have been linked to Ravazzoli at Blackpool, previously played for Russell at MK Dons, think he will come in as No 2 and still think we sell Jakub

Never conceded a competitive goal for us, some record

I think if and when Hamer leaves Sheffield United to re-sign for Cov, then they will use the additional budget to bring in Souttar

…….just as i thought no we don’t have one, the tigers do but we don’t bother.

The harsh reality is now the club is languishing in league one, the commercial revenues will drop massively as much like the influencers, tourist fans and day trippers , commercial partners with little or no emotional attachment to Leicester will be off to other more exciting and sexy clubs. So the club then pull on the heartstrings of the fans yet again in the hope supporters who own local businesses start snapping up partnership and hospitality packages they have been previously frozen or priced out of ……until we are back in the championship or premier league and they will be dropped, to be replaced by the companies who fecked off when the going got tough. What would be great is if the club had a real change of heart and strategy and rather than chasing or creating sponsorship deals with obscure far east betting / crypto companies we actually look to create high value partnerships with successful large scale businesses with some affiliation to the city or county whilst also offering opportunities for local start ups, SME’s and businesses to be involved. is there even an LCFC business club/network would be a great way to interact with local businesses, offering regular networking events at the club, which benefit local business and the economy whilst offering the potential to generate additional income and access to new sponsors/hospitality partners for the club.

Just my personal thoughts and opinion, but whilst Hamza loves to get stuck in, I can’t help but think he always looks like he is going through the motions, can be very complacent and switches off a lot, I do wonder if Russell has come in and picked up on this and given his desire for high standards has written Hamza off in the list of potential candidates to be captain. it will be very interesting to see if he is included in the squad today because I have a feeling he is one that has been identified to get out of the club.

I think one or two teams will pick up injuries or have a rude awakening this weekend and not necessarily panic buy but decide they need to act decisively ahead of the season kicking off in ernest

I still believe he will go before the window closes, I think the club , Souttar and Russell know and expect this but it’s clear to see we ain’t going to be bullied into a cheap sale. I think he will go before Notts County game and for our asking price.

We can take a loss on the player from a Squad cost point of view but would still show as loss in the accounts

McCarthy or Stolarcyrk JJ Aluko Okoli McFarlane Brsybrooke Chaplin or Page Cullen Burns Bristic Watson Subs Stol or Vietes Coulibaly Gray Page or Evans (dependent on Chaplin fitness) Neale Carr or Evans Alves I have assumed the likes of Faes, Souttar, Hamza, Skipp and Mavididi are on the to be shifted out list and therefore not included.

I don’t disagree but the truth is we don’t know the details of his contract, structure of payments etc etc and the people who do know are highly unlikely to share that kind of information.

I know it’s been mentioned by a few that it’s a 3 year contract and £20k per week but in truth none of us really know for sure the structure of the deal, it could well be a 2 year deal with option for 1 more on certain criteria, it could also be that his wage is closer to £10k but with appearances and performances linked bonuses could hit nearer £20k. Look at Perez it was rumoured we paid £30m when it was actually reported it was closer to £16m up front with add ons taking it to £30m. I would take everything I hear in relation to fees, contracts and wages with a pinch of salt as often either side of a deal will potentially spin it for their own agendas and through Chinese whispers also things end up becoming very different to reality.

Apologies to you and @Jimmy as I had read somewhere that amortisation was included. For this season in relation to squad cost compliance we could indeed take a book value loss on a player like Skipp and any incoming loan fee can be used as additional revenue, however it’s more important we cover his wages as any under recovery would impact our ability to reinvest. however we would take a hit in our accounts still on book value shortfall.

I disagree amortisation is included in the calculation of what you can spend on squad costs. So Skipp would still show as a £4m cost and whatever % of his wage that we had to cover, so he would still be a sizeable chunk of our budget and therefore prevent us from having sufficient financial headroom to replace him. this is why, unless we can agree loan deals where clubs cover the book value as loan and then agree to a decent obligation, the club is desperate to do permanent deals and try to at least cover book values. a loan deals where clubs for Skipp unless it’s to a prem club paying £5m loan fee makes little financial sense. Even with a loan it’s only pure profit when it’s an academy player or a player who no longer has any outstanding book value

I agree to a point but if we loan him out and PNE only pay £1m loan fee and even if they cover his wages which they won’t, we would show a £4m loss in season for him and wouldn’t be our player.

This is my thoughts too, there is no way Preston can cover his loan fee for the season, to cover his amortisation, it would be the 2nd highest fee in their history for a one year loan, let alone cover his wage in full. My only hope is this is being leaked to hurry up other interested parties.

Let’s hope so, the club need to get his exit tied up sooner rather than later.

This is a cracking signing, really like the fact that Russell is meeting with these players before hand to sell the project but also to better understand their characters and whether they will buy into what he wants to do. It’s giving me Pearson vibes.

If he is out for 3-4 months + then i can see him signing a 12 month extension with a sensible release clause which gives Nelson time to rehabilitate and get back to full fitness and form but protects the club and gives some opportunity to secure a fee.

He has really impressed me so far, he has definitely got the squad working hard and buying into his style and game model, it is refreshing to see the academy prospects getting lots of opportunities. we have two weeks until the big kick off and McCarron has got a job on his hands as we have to find solutions to move on the wantaways and the players who need to go due to cost or being deemed surplus to requirements, so we can bring in players we desperately need to plug the notable gaps in the squad. Yesterday was about getting 90 minutes in everyone’s legs so I am not judging the results nor making any assumptions or predictions about starting XI’s at this stage. Hopefully by the Northampton game we will have seen 3 or 4 notable departures and 2-3 new arrivals. There needs to be a big week in shifting out players.

Where have you seen this?

Played in a behind the doors friendly against Cov so doesn’t look like he is close to moving on

Why not? He has played in the premier league and got a decent number of games under his belt, yes he struggled second half of last season but still has plenty of potential.

I reckon Jakub and Vietas are both available as both would be clear profit and I reckon whilst Vietas might only get us a modest fee I think Stolarcyrk would get us a couple of million plus some add ons and sell on to a championship club