Uncle Monty

I'm so fed up of listening to new managers talk absolute shite about getting fans on board etc. I just can't take any of what they say seriously. None of them seem to have any integrity just say what we want to hear. 

23 minutes ago, nnfox said:

Has Percy ever been wrong? I just can't see this happening.  It could be the most moronic thing we've ever done, and we've done some pretty moronic things in the last 4 or 5 years.

Didn't he say we were being bought out last week?

Conrad, what a unit. Pulled off some good saves and an absolute monster in the pens. Fair play as well, never thought I'd see a player make GTF look thin 😂 

Anyone into Vampire Hunters? 

Been playing the spin off Vampire Crawlers and quite enjoying it.

4 hours ago, Steve Earle said:

You were doing so well, and then I read ‘…and I’d argue you could add Albrigton & Barnes to that list’.

 

Never.

 

Good Premier League players both, but ‘easily European standard’? No.

 

Not unless by ‘European standard’ you meant, and I don’t think you did, could play for OH Leuven, or similar?

 

Agree with the rest 👏

Barnes played in the champs league this year! Sharky was absolute class in that champs league season. 

If they aren't European quality players, what is your definition?

3 hours ago, davieG said:

Inside the season of the Leicester City 'Iniesta' who is being tipped for the very top | Leicestershire Live

 

Inside the season of the Leicester City 'Iniesta' who is being tipped for the very top
The Leicester City loanee who has excelled this season and is 'destined for the top', according to former England star

Oliver Trussler-Jones
10:38, 26 Apr 2026
Updated 16:50, 26 Apr 2026
While Leicester City will want to forget their miserable 25/26 campaign, it has been one to remember for one player currently on loan away from the club.

We spoke to Tom Atkins of SpireitesWrite and Ed Bridges of the 1912 Exiles Newport County podcast to get the lowdown on a player who is adored by both sets of supporters.

Sammy Braybrooke was named in the League Two team of the season at the EFL awards, having starred for both Newport County and Chesterfield. His excellent performances mean he is well-placed to play a key role at the King Power Stadium next season.

His efforts have been noticed by onlookers, including former England international Kieron Dyer, who is now a coach at Chesterfield.

 

“I am fortunate to have played at the highest level, and this kid is destined for the top.

“For me, he’s the best midfielder in the league by a country mile,” the 33-cap former England man said.

It is not just the coaching staff at Chesterfield who are full of praise for Braybrooke; he has made a huge impression on supporters at both of his loan clubs this campaign.

“If you said to me Braybrooke would go on to have a career in the top flight, I wouldn’t rule it out at all,” Ed Bridges of the 1912 Exiles Newport County podcast said to LeicestershireLive .

“Quite simply, he’s the best player in League Two, and I have no idea how he’s playing at this level,” Tom Atkins of SpireitesWrite told LeicestershireLive .

He has earned a reputation in League Two as a true midfield all-rounder. Newport fans coined the nickname, ‘The Leicester Iniesta’ for the man who has been with the Foxes since he was eight years old.

“The thing I most admired about him right at the start was even as a youngster on loan, he wanted the ball and would show for the ball,” Ed said of Braybrooke’s performances at Rodney Parade.

Leicester have lacked a player like that throughout the season, with players hiding from the ball and a lack of accountability rampant in the Foxes’ ranks.

When he does show up for the ball, he will more than likely make something happen.

“He can pick out a pass well before anyone else has seen it and dictate the tempo of games,” Chesterfield fan Tom suggested.

It is a testament to Braybrooke’s ability that when Leicester recalled him, Newport needed to replace him with two players. They brought in Harrison Biggins to compensate for Braybrooke’s passing and invention, and Sven Sprangler to replace his industry.

Braybrooke’s stats in League Two reinforce the fact that he is an all-rounder. He has made more successful passes than any other midfielder in League Two, as well as having made the most recoveries.

While the attitude of many of Leicester’s players has been called into question this season, supporters who have watched Braybrooke every week do not believe he will suffer from this issue.

“There’s no questioning his attitude. It’s spot on, and he’s a model professional in the way he has conducted himself.

“The heart he brings to his performances is something that Leicester have been missing,” Ed said.

While relegation is a devastating blow for the club, it will provide opportunities for academy graduates like Braybrooke.

“Leicester’s relegation has probably come at a good time for him, because he is certainly capable of dictating the midfield in a League One team,” Tom said.

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While Chesterfield aim to secure a play-off spot, Newport are battling relegation under former Leicester favourite Christian Fuchs.

Braybrooke and Fuchs only worked together for around a month, but the Austrian is still in charge of Nathan Opoku, who remains on loan at Rodney Parade from City.

“Without Braybrooke, we’d be six or nine points worse off and relegated by now.

“Survival is not yet confirmed, but if it is, Sammy Braybrooke will be able to say, ‘I played my part,” Ed told LeicestershireLive.

This is not Braybrooke’s first season on loan away from the King Power Stadium, but it is this season that he has broken through and shown his immense quality.

He made eight appearances for Dundee in the 24/25 Scottish Premiership, having recovered from a devastating ACL injury.

Braybrooke missed over 12 months of football because of the injury, at a time when he was captain of England’s U19S and a regular on Leicester’s bench in the Europa League.

Without the injury, he might already be a regular at the King Power Stadium. The England U19 squad he captained before the setback included players such as Adam Wharton, Lewis Hall, Rico Lewis and Foxes’ teammate Ben Nelson.

Had the decision makers at the King Power Stadium been more considerate of the threat of relegation to League One in January, Braybrooke may have been tested in the third tier.

Instead, he has flourished for two separate clubs in League Two and will hope to make the transition up a level with his boyhood club a seamless one.

Cool, now wait until he turns dogshit in a matter of months playing for us.

2 minutes ago, Les-TA-Jon said:

I have no positivity or optimism for next season and think administration and/or relegation to League Two is a real possibility. 

 

However, the only thing to cling onto right now is that there's so many unknowns (manager, player turnover) that any sort of prediction is almost pointless. 

Based on recent history, free fall and relegation is the more likely outcome, not a challenge for the title. 

Just now, StanSP said:

Vestergaard either doesn't trust or doesn't listen to his goalkeeper. Constantly clearing out despite the shout from Jakub. 

Still traumatized by Ward. You can't hold that against him.

12 hours ago, TheLittleBigMan said:

Agree with a lot of this. I've fallen out of love with the game altogether now. I can't stand how corrupt the sport is and the fact every club is aiming for the prem which is the worst of the lot doesn't leave much point in following any of it. We talk about player wages all the time but forget the claws of nike, adidas, sky and the morally bankrupt people who run it. It's just a watered down version of the sport I loved and the fans are getting ripped off to make them all richer. I couldn't give a sh*t about any of it.

 

I'm off to support st Andrews next season and sit in the stands with a £4.50 pint while i'm doing it - fu*k em.   

Me too actually. I was genuinely gutted last time, I felt a deep pit in my stomach - I was way more invested back then and I was just 20. Now it's just apathy and it seems I'm not alone.

Do you think some of it is that we've experienced the glory we thought we'd never achieved? Sort of "completed it mate"?

It definitely feels much different than last time we went down. We'd recently got a new owner in with some ambition after years of nothing so it was still all relatively new and exciting if we could get things to click. It was a horrific feeling in the moment though but there was semblance of hope. 

I have no hope at the moment. We've seen what out current owner is capable of. It's not new and exciting. It's just more preparing for the worst. 

12 minutes ago, Zear0 said:

It's good to complete the Cantos series, but it's not as good as the first.  Not too dissimilar to how Dune played out with the diminishing quality.

Yeah I read four Dune books and stop at that point. Was fun reading about a person turning into a worm but agree they got worse.

4 hours ago, Zear0 said:

Yeah through to Endymion. All class even if Hyperion stands out in the series.

I only read the first two. Worth reading more do do you think?

3 hours ago, Zear0 said:

Can highly recommend Hyperion

10/10 for me. You read the sequel?

Yeah, Hyperion and it's sequel, Hyperion Cantos are probably my favourite sci fi books. 

The Children of Time series is really cool though, I think a new one just got released too. Peak sci fi world building.

On 10/02/2026 at 07:07, BrummieFOX said:

Also loved Project Hail Mary.

 

My (new) favourite trilogy of all time is The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu, which definitely fits into the dystopian/post apocalyptic theme, but it's so much more. It's normally classed as "hard" sci-fi so there is some quite dense science to get through in parts, but it all adds to the plot. It starts out with an alien lifeform deciding to attack earth, yet it will take them 450-years to actually arrive. Genuinely an amazing read and it took me weeks to stop thinking about the ending of the last book, pretty horrowing.

 

It was also made into a Netflix series which is awful and I'd recommend completely avoiding.

Really liked tbp. If you're into sci-fi, have you read the Hyperion books or the Children of time series?

33 minutes ago, The Horse's Mouth said:

Nah it’s the OG

They did a re-release? I completed it on steam deck and was great fun. 

On 15/03/2026 at 00:15, The Horse's Mouth said:

Been really enjoying the KCD next gen update 

Assuming it's the sequel?

I still haven't completed it yet. Played it a lot at release date, left it to come back but still haven't, like so many other games. It is excellent though, really enjoyed it. 

What's in the update?

We'll have good times again folks. Football is circular. Just remember this misery (and the upcoming even worse misery) when it's good again. 

4 hours ago, Sly said:

He needs to play with Vestergaard for me. 
 

If we can’t get him fit then it’s just a total waste of money. Money we don’t have. 

My God, what have we turned into when Vesty is the answer.

Dark, dark days.

41 minutes ago, Guest said:

Ah I've not done much shivving yet, might have a dabble next time I play. I think all my good runs on Silent I've ended up with basically the exact same deck, loads of poison and then using draw/discard/sly to pile on the block. No idea how viable that will be at the higher ascensions but for now it seems to be doing the job.

Poison run is good for sure. Especially when you can stack it.

22 minutes ago, Guest said:

Enjoying it despite not having played the first one or really any deckbuilders, so a steep learning curve for sure. Silent is the only one that's really clicked for me so far but I did just about scrape a win last night with Ironclad for my first non-Silent success so trying to branch out now.

I haven't completed a run yet. Got to the final boss a couple of times but feel like I need to unlock better cards. 

A shiv build with Silent was always great on the first one.

Any Slay the Spire Fans? Just got the second one and is as good as the first so far.

Hard to tell from that video what the incident is. What did he do? Not really seeing a hair pull or stomp.