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Although the primary reason for KP selling is probably double relegation, complete financial mismanagement from Rudders, and KPs duty free business taking a big hit from Covid, I would like to think that fan protests and plane banners (which got quite alot of airtime on Sky) did effect Top personally. Not long ago he talked about the club as if it was his child, and now a few months later he's looking to sell.

That's probably why he plays like he's got a point to prove. He makes brave decisions trying to get the team forward. We really need to use him or we'll lose him.

Has to be more LCFC specific as opposed to KP. Tigers have a wall of all their best past players on the outside. It would be nice if we could do something similar. Also would been nice as to have a statue of Wes, Claudio and Vardy with the PL trophy.

Have to agree to disagree. I think he's fine for this level.

If he plays to a very simple game plan, sit in front of the defence and retrieve the ball, abit like Ndidi under Roger's when we played 4141, he'll do fine at this level or even Champ. Get the ball and pass to the guy next to you (just not Okoli). Anything extra and you're asking for trouble.

Glyfi Sigurdson

He'll love training at Seagrave. Hotel, spa, a touch of golf when he feels like it.

That's a damning stat.

100% some of the money being mentioned for Page is pie in the sky. If Utd want him, he'll go for around 5M with a couple more for add ons

Can any of our GKs play CB?

That's the issue. I think players have no problem if those being picked are performing. But at various times he's had Skipp, Winks and Mukasa playing ahead of him, and we've been relegated. This season he should've been a starter.

Like you I see Alves as more of a CAM then a winger. Sadly with Russell getting Cullen and Chaplin, I dont think we'll see Alves play that role anytime soon. Dream midfield for me would be Braybrooke, Page and Alves.

Aluko certainly has pace and power, barging past people like they don't exist. He was good in preseason and again in his short cameo yesterday. To a lesser extent you could probably include Woyo and Page. I think the one guy that will give us a new dimension is McFarlane, 6ft+ and by all accounts rapid.

Russell says all the right things but watching his teams play in the past, they've all been slow on the ball and took an age to get it forward, exactly how we played yesterday. So I dont think he'd be too disappointed, we need a striker, but pretty much the slow/safety first style is something we'll see all season.

I think the club would welcome a move, the problem is nobody wants him. Worst thing is, the more he plays the less anybody would want him. His body language is dire, as are his performances.

Funnily enough the CBs both gave the ball away plenty, and against better opposition, we've had conceded. That's the same wherever Russell's been, especially his Southampton team. He loves possession, but CBs giving the ball away leading to goals, he just shrugs his shoulders.

Dynamite going forward, but I think JJ's picked because he's better defensively. Against a low block where we need more creativity, it may be better to play Aluko.

Lots of pointless passing. Exactly as expected.

Why change a winning formula.

If Alves can't get a game with us in L1, he'd be better off looking for a move away.

The ever obliging Leicester City.

Taking lessons from Mavididi

Strange we've spent a couple of million to play him as a 10, when we already had Chaplin, Alves, Bobby and Page, who could all play there.

He's been played as a striker, which he can't do. I would've thought Cullen, the guy we've spent a few million to get here, was brought for that role, whilst Bobby was used behind the striker. He scored a few goals from that position last season.