urban fox

Could history repeat. What are the chances Man Utd at home, Southampton in the semi and Chelsea in the final again?

So, once again we have several players who will be out of contract at the end of the season. We have heard little in terms of contract renewals for those players, and unlikely we will until our fate is known in respect of what league we will be playing in next season. Working on the presumption that those affected will most likely want away, with the possible exception of Albrighton, if we fail to get promoted, who would do you think will be offered new deals, and will want to stay if we are promoted. Obviously, some deals will need to be on reduced terms due to ffp and the financial situation, and that may influence their decisions. Here are my thoughts Ndidi. Keep. offer new deal which i think he will accept Vardy. one year deal with option to extend but on reduced terms ,possibly heavily incentivised with respect to appearances/performance. He will fancy a swansong in the PL. He is the GOAT and his previous loyalty should be recognised and reciprocated Albrighton. Possibly a player/coaching role if he fancies it. Model pro and good influence on the youngsters Vestergaard. Keep. two year deal with option Praet. released Iheanacho. released Doyle (loan) sign if fee reasonable, one for the future. If asking price over £15m release Yunus (loan) Decent but not shown enough consistently. i like him but if obligation terms not met, let go unless we can get him on a reduced fee Fatawu. (loan) obligation has been met i believe but sign regardless

At this stage, there are no easy games, just some that are harder than others. Whoever we get as long as we give it our best shot that is all that we, as fans, can ask for. Don't think any one will be playing second strings with a date at Wembley at stake, except maybe us if we draw man city away and decide to rest some for the league.

Sometimes a player just does not "click" at a club. Perhaps style, confidence, lack of game time in preferred role, doesn't get on with others in the squad or the manager or even sometimes homesick. We have seen this before with the likes of Krameric, or more recently Soumare. Some move on and do great things others never reach their potential. Vestergaard was brought in, never really got much of a chance to show what he is capable of when utilised to his strengths and obviously was unhappy here due to his treatment by Rodgers (convinced to stay, then ignored, something that BR did with others too). Yet he has been given the chance to turn it around and, luckily for us, he has taken it and "clicked" to the extent that he is now a contender for player of the season.

The smile on Fatawu's face in this pic says it all. it is that of a young man enjoying his football under a manager that they trust and respect whilst still able to share a joke with. Compare to the attitude under Rodgers in his last 18months or so

Then give us newcastle in the semis and wolves in the final. We owe them for 1949

When he had offers to move previously, he turned them down for personal reasons (new baby etc) even though he was obviously unhappy at the club due to his treatment by he who must not be named. It will be ironic, assuming he is offered one, if he was now to turn down a new deal to stay when he is playing some of the best football of his career, in what appears to be a happy squad under a manager that understands and utilises his best strengths.

Agreed with respect to needing some incomings but selling is going to be the problem, as apart from the self serving greedy bunch who have screwed the system for everyone else who will be buying? With almost the majority of the clubs scared of breaching ffp, or simply skint i think the majority of moves this summer will be free agents. I can see this being the case for a couple of years whilst clubs balance the books and current player contracts start to run down to the point where transfer fees normalise to levels that are affordable and selling clubs will not be making a loss on amortised values. Of course this will result in the usual suspects gaining even bigger advantages being able to mop up most of the talent while everyone else struggles

Been really impressed with him. Last night Bournemouth obviously targeted him, as a young backup keeper, with their in-swinging corners and crosses but he dealt with them all pretty well. Only time he got caught out was the cross that everyone left, which then hit a divot and bounced onto the post. Not quite as assured as Mads in possession and played a couple of straight balls to players that were being tightly marked or decided to go long when he could have been a bit calmer. These are things that he will improve in time. Our biggest problem with him will be keeping him as i think there will be plenty of clubs who would take him as a number one in the next couple of years or so

So, hypothetically, if Soton somehow manage to do over Liverpool and we drew them at home in the quarters, with the league game moved forward to the weds, we could play them twice at home in the space of a four days

He's here He's got Hair He's every f***king where

Thought he did ok for a first start. A bit naive and probably trying too hard, hence hung on to it a bit too long and the yellow. Good management by Enzo to hook him. A second yellow could have set his confidence back massively. a good loan spell next season and he could be a decent squad option for the future

Really enjoyed that. Good game to watch, proper cup tie. For Someone who apparently can’t defend or run vesty starts the move edge of own box, runs full length of pitch leaving everyone in his wake and chips the keeper . Only a last ditch header off the line stopped what would have probably been goal of the season. deffo motm, closely ahead of Hamza who was everywhere.

Still think we win the title but I think the record points tally is probably a bridge too far looking at our remaining fixtures. Think we will lose a couple unexpectedly against one of relegation dogfighters and draw a few, like Hull away and finish on something like 103 pts. Hope I am wrong and we go on a massive unbeaten run to end of season and absolutely smash it

Seem to recall it was a home game against Swindon? Lined up as normal, but as soon as we kicked off Walsh went straight forward and played upfront for the whole game. This then set the pattern for the rest of that season

Personally I would start JJ over Doyle for this one. Feel we need that extra bit of pace against these. Also need to start Vardy. Experience, big game player and bang on form again. Yes, he may not be able to go a full 90 every game (twice a week) these days but these are the sorts of games he will relish

I think Enzo ball is the perfect approach for this game. They are going to come at us gung-ho from the start. Get it right with no silly mistakes, slow the pace, keep moving the ball around and it will start to frustrate them and the crowd and spaces will open up for us to counter. for this reason I would start Vardy. This game is perfect for him, and despite what some people may think about him being over the hill, defenders still are afraid of him. Need Winks, Ricardo, KDH to be on top form. If we can dictate the pace of the game we win this. Get sucked into a basketball game and we get beat.

Must turn off autocorrect

Before I packed in working I had my own consultancy business. Whenever I was hiring, regardless of the position I always stated the salary/benefits package on the adverts. If the post was a junior one, then it was also made clear that there would be opportunities for training and development for the right people. I found this tended to attract a better calibration of candidates. when I worked freelance, I was so fed up of recruiters contacting me with offers of “competitive rates” which were invariably half of what I was currently charging for my services. So much time is wasted on both sides of the process because of the lack of transparency on remuneration and expectations of some job seekers. Those people who knew me through previous engagement or networking (most of my work was within a fairly nepotistic arena where there were perhaps only a few companies with the size and capabilities to undertake the work) knew my worth and would approach me directly if they wanted to hire. (So yes it is sometimeswho you know as well)

Seems to me that part of the problem in terms of atmosphere is acoustics and that many parts of the ground cannot hear the singing section. if that is the case why not move it somewhere near the centre and then both ends of the ground could hear and join in if they want. of course, the ufs chaps will say that it’s not the same and the Kop has always been behind the goal. Unfortunately those who had tickets in the double decker at filbo also want to stay behind the goal, as do many who frequented the kop in their youth but hung up their dm’s, grew their hair (and subsequently lost most of it) and now take a flask rather than a flick knife to games. i do not profess to know the answer, but the constant bickering between what appears to be the younger sections of the fan base, who seem to think that the older fans should simply give up their long held seats for them, and those who refuse to budge is becoming divisive and symptomatic of what is happening at the club. some would do well to remember that those who they call happy clappers have been supporters for decades, and by the same token, there needs to be some recognition that new blood is needed to become the next generation of fans, who hopefully one day will introduce their own kids to the lcfc family.

Pretty sure it’s along similar lines, except the fee is lower at around £12m

Whilst the fee in the summer does look high for an untried 19 yr old, it is only triggered if we are promoted and he plays a certain number of games. If he did not live up to expectations then he would not have been given the starts so no deal. as it is, they will get a decent fee, and we will have a good player with huge potential, who seems to love it here and whose value will increase rapidly if he maintains his current trajectory. it’s a win win all round really

Had my Car nicked from outside my house a couple of years back. Someone sneaked into the house whilst I was upstairs, took the spare keys and came back at night to drive it away. TBF police were straight on it but didn’t hold out much hope of me getting it back. Insurance paid out within a week. three months later I got a call from police forensics enquiring about some items found in the car, which apparently had been recovered, on false plates, about a month or so after being taken. They were surprised I had not been informed. I can only presume that on recovery, a dvla search would have shown the insurance company as the owners. annoying as I had a fair bit of stuff in it which the insurance did not cover, which I might have got back had I known. Police did lift prints from items found that I told them were not mine. Interviewed a suspect who they could place in the vehicle but denied actually stealing it. The interview took place inside prison, where said suspect was already serving time for.....yep serial vehicle theft.

So many deriding the club for getting in a mess re ffp yet a couple of years ago the same people were moaning that we should simply offer the likes of youri a new contract on £200kpw to get him to sign a new contract. can't have it both ways. I want a ferrari but can only afford a vw. Either I do the best I can with the latter or sell my soul get the former and end up in bankruptcy court.