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I think it's where you pass the ball around your backline to make sure the opponent doesn't have it.

Jose Fontes, Roma's current Head of Recruitment was probably the main big name scout we had on our books. Although he left in 2021. Back then we used to have around 15 first team scouts, now we only have academy level scouts and domestic recruitment analysts. Edit: we apparently have Sean St Ledger working as an international scout but he might be the only one.

Only Harry Winks could have the last two seasons he has had and still have fans refer to him as a top player. He's miles off the level of what should be expected from a starting midfielder for Leicester City. He's just a significantly worse version of Nampalys Mendy.

The Coady one was especially bad as Everton turned down a significantly lower option to buy (£2.5mil?) a month before we signed him. So somehow he wasn't worth £2.5mil to Everton, who aren't well run themselves and are known for overpaying. Yet we go and pay 200% more than that.

This was his last game for Monaco. If he hadn't soiled the bed in this game he might have got his move.

He needs that money to invest in property in the Heath.

The same Okonkwu that was ousted from Wrexham's starting XI by Danny Ward? F me.

He's going to be starting for us next season isn't he...

Mukasa still got almost as many minutes in half a season as Monga did in the whole season. You also had fans using Mukasa's early form as a stick to beat our academy players with. Lots of "this is why we can't call our talents generational as this guy is so much better". Also it didn't make sense as generational is only used from a Leicester perspective, we don't produce talents like Monga often. Of course he's not a once in a life time player from a national perspective.

The sad reality is that if Monga was on loan from Arsenal last season he would have gotten more game time and fans would have been more lenient on him when he wasnt impacting matches despite limited minutes.

Looking at the Ghanians response to Ayew's performance last night, any other set of fans in the world would react the same way to this group of players. These players and board are embarrassing, and that's not subjective, that is a universal truth. The response from fans has been entirely proportional to what we have seen on the pitch and what has been going on at the operational level of the club. Are we overreacting to bringing in a manager who struggled to win games with Rangers in the Scottish League (!) and having him oversee the most pivotal season in the club's history? Not at all. Personally I think Russel Martin will do fine because of the level we are playing at next season. Still you can't blame fans for reacting this way over an appointment that runs an unnecessary risk of being a total disaster and shows that the board has learned very little.

It shows that there's a disparity between what the club expected of Winks and what he has delivered. Yes he was good alongside Dewsbury Hall, Ndidi and a fitter Ricardo but outside of that dominant squad he's been mediocre in the championship, nowhere near the level that his Prem wages would suggest.

Everyone would be happy if we signed the best young midfielder from league two who is also suited to the way our manager wants to play. We just happen to already have that player on our books so let's make use of him.

90k, 60k, 45k, doesnt matter. It's still far more than we can afford and what he deserves. The average championship wage is £10k a week and the average league one wage is £5k a week so Winks should be somewhere between that.

If he does well he might reignite my faith in god.

We weren't any worse off last season when Winks was frozen out. It's hard to say we will be fine without him next season but if we struggle it certainly won't be because we moved him on. It's easy to forget that Winks performed about par in a team that was relegated from the championship last season. James for example clearly demonstrated that he was better than those around him. Based on that Winks is one of the worst players to ever play for this club and will not be missed.

If Martin's system is getting overrun in defence due to lack of support from the midfield and fullbacks then Winks will fit in perfectly.

Yes I'd be happy with Evans, Hutchinson and Otchere. Evans last season is essentially 24/25 Dom Ballard, I expect him to be among the best in the league next season. Hutchinson similarly is further back in his development but has the potential to make a similar leap. Otchere is less talented but has good momentum at the moment. Aribo plays a different role to Page but he still kept him off the bench last season. They're all fighting for positions in the squad even if they aren't like for like which is why I'm hesitant about being in new players. I just don't see the point in someone like Archie Collins, yes he was the best player for the 17th best team in league one but Page and Braybrooke should be competing at the top end of the league next season. Archie Collins is currently the better player but he's not worth it if he slows down Braybrooke's development who will be better in the medium to long term.

Weren't you the one banging on about how we should loan Eli Kroupi Jr last summer who went on to score 16 goals in the PL? Perhaps you might reconsider that you might be a bit too conservative when assessing whether young players are ready or not. Realistically if we were looking for loans for the likes of Jayden Joseph, Briggs, Evans, Hutchinson and Otchere we would be looking at league one. Now we are at that level ourselves it's more than worth considering them for ourselves. Put it this way: I would be far more comfortable going into next season playing the likes of Braybrooke, Briggs, Page than bringing in Archie Collins who is playing league one football at 26. The former 3 will leap frog him ability wise in no time.

I would hope Braybrooke would be starting 40 games next season. Sadly as we have all come to expect with this club our midfield will likely be Skipp and a Morsy equivalent (or god forbid Winks is still here) with Braybrooke struggling to make the bench. Interesting how Chelsea is an example of why not to trust young players, but you can't use Cordova Reid, Ayew, Coady etc as examples of banking on experienced players not delivering. Chelsea also aren't a good example of sticking by academy players, if they had stuck by Guehi, Lewis Hall etc they would likely be far better off, instead they suffer from "grass is greener" syndrome and have to buy the hottest prospect on the market. We are in a similar situation where if we go for the likes of Archie Collins we will regret not simply leaving the pathway open for Braybrooke, Page etc. The difference with Kevin Phillips was that he came in to get a nervous but high performing squad over the line. The squad mentality and hunger was already there. Our situation is completely different, we need hunger and desire, not a cool head. That hunger can only come from younger players. Bringing in older players for a culture reset does not work. 2-3 experienced heads coming in means 2-3 academy players don't make the bench. We don't have an infinitely large squad, we need to be giving as many of our young talents the best opportunity to succeed here as possible. In Braybrooke, Aluko, Jayden Joseph, Wilson Brown, Page, Alves, Briggs, Cartwright, Evans, Kevon Gray, Hutchinson, Otchere we already have 12 players who should be given a proper chance next season. Considering players like Skipp, Cordova Reid, Choudhury, Vestergaard will probably still be here next season there just isn't room for 2-3 more players. That's not allowing for the likes of Motsi and Nelson potentially still being here next season either.

I just can't comprehend how any Leicester fans can see us be outrun by every team in the league last season and think that Sam Morsey would be a good addition. The question is also where does he fit into the squad, would we want him as a starter? As above we would struggle without bringing in a runner to cover for him in midfield. Does he come off from the bench? If so then who drops out of the matchday squad for him? Probably Braybrooke or Briggs which would be a disaster. If he doesn't make the match Day squad then what is the point of bringing in a player for the dressing room, doubt he would be happy either.

34 year old who managed 1000 minutes for Bristol City last season? What does he bring apart from being yet another blocker for the likes of Braybrooke and Page? Let's not forget the likes of Logan briggs either. Especially given we aren't guaranteed to offload Skipp and Winks. More players winding down their career and being brought in as personality hires is not how we fix the culture at this club, it can only be fixed by trusting young hungry players looking to prove themselves.

If they're so desperate for Man City style football just offer the Pep Guardiola the job and reimburse him by transferring him ownership of the club. Win-win for everyone.

In theory the restructuring means we are now able to move quicker with Mcarron being fully focused on the day to day at LCFC but as of now it feels like nothing has changed. In terms of Rudkin I was more referring to previous years.