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20 mins gone and Chelsea have zero touches in Southampton's box.

I would honestly not be upset with a dour 1-0 defeat. Just a game where we concede less than 2 goals and show a bit of defensive nous would be baby steps in the right direction imo. Not too much to ask for is it?

I'm pretty sure Enzo gave the credit to Glover for the Fatawu signing. And if Enzo had had his way we'd probably now be stuck with Sensi on an astronomical wage (who by the way can barely get a kick for lowly Monza atm).

We really aren't.

Alan Sheehan with a very successful first game as caretaker manager of Swansea. 3-0 win over Blackburn.

The 3 promoted teams are losing 12-1 on aggregate this weekend. All were at home too. PL closed shop status achieved.

https://www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/37048/13312737/nelly-las-interview-leicester-city-womens-17-year-old-star-on-causing-chaos-in-the-wsl-after-whirlwind-rise In this exclusive interview with Sky Sports, Leicester City Women's 17-year-old star Nelly Las discusses a whirlwind few months that have seen her make her Women's Super League debut and represent England at the U17 World Cup Things are happening fast for Nelly Las. After a senior debut for Leicester in October, she went to the World Cup with England's U17 side in November. Her Women's Super League debut came in December and her first senior goal followed in January. February? A late consolation in the cup at Manchester City that Las regards as her favourite moment yet. "That was just an unbelievable feeling when it went in," she tells Sky Sports. "It is another milestone I will never forget. I am going in the right direction." That is an understatement. The 17-year-old is a full-back for her country but has been impressing in an advanced role for her club, bringing to the game what her coach calls energy and Las herself describes as "chaos" with her sheer enthusiasm off the bench. "It feels like it all just came all of a sudden," she admits. "It is kind of crazy but I am loving it. It is really good for my development being around the first team and playing against big teams like Man City and Chelsea. Hopefully, I can score in the WSL next." It is not just that Las has been able to fit in at such a young age. Leicester manager Amandine Miquel credits her with bringing the sort of appetite to her work that even more experienced players could learn from, helping to give the whole group a lift. Victory over Aston Villa at the weekend has eased relegation fears and again justified Miquel's willingness to embrace youth. "She has trusted me and believed in me, which is amazing. To put me on the pitch against big teams, I am so grateful for that," says Las. That WSL debut came in a draw against Chelsea - and, more specifically, Lucy Bronze. "She is the player I want to be like. When I was younger, I would watch her. I looked up to her. I still do now. And then to be sharing a pitch with her. I couldn't really believe it." She adds: "Over the last six months, I have just seen myself get better and better. When I started training with the first team, the difference was crazy. And then when I made my debut I was like, wow, this is so much quicker and stronger, a lot more physical." But the adjustments are being made. "At first, I found it more difficult. I would play 10 minutes and be like, wow, that was hard. Now, I am getting used to playing longer and longer at that tempo and at that technical level. I can definitely see an improvement." Her background has helped. Las played alongside her twin brother for Beaumont Park. "I was the full-back and he was the winger. We were always the fastest. We scored the most goals. Me and him just worked well together. We had that chemistry." There was a brief stint with Leicester's girls as a pre-teen. "They offered me another season." But the family made the calculated decision to go back to playing with the boys instead until returning to the club at the age of 13. It has proved to be a smart move. "I definitely think it has helped to not be scared to put in a tackle or be scared of people older than you or taller than you because I have always been quite small compared to the others. But I wasn't scared. Even when we played against boys, I was used to it." Las is putting in extra training once a week at Loughborough University with renowned individual coach Scott Chickelday, who has worked with England striker Ollie Watkins on his finishing. It is indicative of her desire to do all she can to improve her game. "I definitely think doing the extras helps me because it also makes me more confident to take on those shots in that particular moment or maybe do something different. I have scored two goals now for the first team so hopefully it is working," she explains. "I want to do everything I can to get that one step better than whoever my opponents are or someone who wants to play my position. If anyone is better than me then I am just going to keep working hard and driving until I beat them or I am better than them." How far can that take her? On the evidence of the recent U17 World Cup in the Dominican Republic, Las is among the standouts in her age bracket. In the final group game against Mexico, she scored one and set up two others to reach the quarter-finals. "My mum was out there and she was so proud," recalls Las. "She was just screaming. She was so happy. I think it is the best experience I have had ever. I would go back right now if I could. It was amazing. We came fourth but it was unbelievable." Expect Las, now called up to England's U19 squad, to continue to make progress. She is working on her left foot, improving with Chickelday and gaining different experiences under Miquel. "It is good to be versatile and get that knowledge of different positions." Her strengths? "I think I am hardworking and technically good in one-on-one situations, defending and attacking, and I like a challenge. Normally, I am coming on off the bench so my first aim is to bring something, bring energy and try to cause chaos, basically." It has been a chaotic few months but there is more planned. "I want to score my first WSL goal, get more starts for Leicester and hopefully show myself on the international stage." The smile on Nelly Las' face tells you that she does not want the chaos to stop.

Just another example of how bad our recruitment has been under Glover.

A Dyche-led team would be grim and horrible to watch, but also grim and horrible to play against, and that's what we need more than anything right now. We can worry about the fancy stuff later. I'm just fed up of seeing teams practically walk right through us with no resistance.

I still trying to figure out why he would allow Mbuemo so much time and space to cut inside onto his favoured left foot. Only explanation I can think of is that he's not particularly bright.

Have to go back to Dave Bassett to find a Leicester City manager with a lower win percentage. Even Taylor's record is far superior to RVN's. https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/history/manager-statistics/ RVN is closing in fast on McLintock's 12.5% win rate so watch this space.

Didn't work...

Probably the worst game Andy Reid has called in his career. The Chiefs didn't even try to establish a running game and were therefore one-dimensional and predictable right from the start. The Eagles defensive line could basically pin their ears back and go after Mahomes without having to worry about defending the run. The Eagles were much better balanced. Barkley wasn't particularly effective running the ball but the Eagles still gave him 25 carries. And simply the threat of him breaking off a big run helped open up the passing lanes for Hurts. The biggest losers last night however were the Bills and the Ravens. Both far better teams than the Chiefs this season. A great opportunity missed by both.

How could you forget their glorious Intertoto Cup triumph of 2006? Here is Scott Parker proudly displaying the certificate they got, which looks something akin to the Cycling Proficiency certificate I got when I was 10.

I think there was also the probability that Wolves saw how much we were paying him and said, "Nah, you're alright."

Kermorgant was decent and saved us from a potentially historically bad PL campaign with his failed Panenka.

I think, as with most people, you just need to keep him away from the booze and he's fine.

Shinji's stats are appalling though. I guess he's one of those anomalies, much like Heskey, where his value can't be summed up by raw numbers.

Kramaric would have scored more goals for us than Vardy if he had stayed.

Rodgers would have turned it around and avoided relegation if not sacked in 22/23.

We never should have sold Max Gradel to Dirty Leeds.

The best thing about the shipping forecast was that it was welcome respite from having to listen to England's latest batting collapse in the cricket. You would come back to find they had lost another couple of wickets somewhere between Viking and Faeroes.

Not since TV-am days.