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An academy that's been run or overseen by Jon Rudkin for 30+ years. It's therefore no surprise that it turns out to be in the same abject state as the rest of this rotten, decaying shell of a club.

There's a gangster-owned club around 20 miles north of Leicester for starters.. Despite everything, would anyone seriously swap Aiyawatt for Marinakis?

Two youngsters - Monga and Silko Thomas. Both are currently at a level we should expect from an academy overseen by Jon Rudkin. We've been fed the myth for months that Seagrave has a pool of emerging talent ready to take the Championship by storm. But the reality, as we're finding out game by game, is somewhat different. Given we've lost NINE players since the end of last season from a squad already short on quality and depth, this is a serious issue. Raging at Cifuentes and making him the latest fall guy won't drive the current malaise away from the club. Only the removal of Rudkin can do that.

That particular card has long passed its sell-by date, despite what politicians and so-called journalists may tell you. The Maccabi fans have been banned for their actions, not their ethnic status.

Well actually, it could and it did - as MON proved previously and Ranieri, Rodgers and others have done since. No mention on here about how Mandaric also drove "St Nigel" away - to Hull, of all places.. Or how he led us to our first (and hopefully only) descent to the third tier - despite having the Championship's biggest transfer budget that season. Or of how only an acting masterclass by Harry Redknapp from the dock saved him and Mandaric from doing time for dodging taxes. Some may cling to the myth that he was Leicester City's "saviour". Others will continue to see him as a pound shop Marinakis.

Squeaked home in the end, despite a dismal final day. The yanks had chances to win EVERY singles game on the course, even the Åberg one. But the lead Europe built-up on the first two days proved to be enough. And given the toxic atmosphere, and the fact we entered the contest as heavy underdogs, the victory is still especially sweet.

There's no way Howe will be sacked any time soon. He's the man who ended Newcastle's decades-long trophy drought and took them to the Champions League twice. As such, he's still seen as a Messiah by most of the geordie fanbase. The owners will give him time to turn things around.

They didn't - they got one for scoring four tries. With a transitional squad like this one, a trip to Bristol was always going to be tough. Tigers will do well to make the top half this season.

Nope, he went to Sheffield United - which is clearly turning out well for him.. 😄😄😄 This is a game we need to be up for from minute one. So MC MUST start with his strongest 11, which includes Ricardo and Winks.

Cifuentes got carried away with the wins in the last couple of games. The starting 11 looked very iffy, even before the red card. It was a marginal call, but after Ricardo's escape in the previous match, we can't really complain. Once Ricardo and Winks, who showed their international experience and quality well today, came on, we competed far more and deserved the point. Given that Cov - even with 11 men - couldn't win at that venue, the outcome isn't quite as bad as some are making out.

All three of the above (even Gray.. 😟) would walk into our current starting line-up. As would several others in the brummies' squad.

Even with 50k+ average crowds and Champions League revenue most seasons, Celtic are somewhat less generous with player wages than we've been. They'd probably only offer JV about £30k/week max. But if that's the only offer he has, he'll have a decision to make.

There are a number of issues here. While some in our fanbase are clearly sufficiently glib, superficial and amnesiac enough to view Aiyawatt as a Chansiri Mark 2, the reality is somewhat different. While the Chansiri era (error?) at Hillsborough has been a perpetual diet of lower-league dross, Aiyawatt has presided over periods of success, including our first-ever FA Cup. To many Foxes, especially those of a certain generation who view that trophy as a holy grail, this act alone renders him untouchable, and would probably continue doing so even if (heaven forbid!!) he were to take us to the National League. In addition, as others have noted already on here, a legacy of the air crash means that Aiyawatt will always have a powerful emotional bond with our club and our city. Both will forever be a part of his heritage just as they form part of ours. All this is before even considering the significant financial practicalities of any takeover bid. (TL:DR - Trying to shift Aiyawatt is a non-starter. Rudkin (and maybe Whelan) are attainable targets, though..)

Why? It states a genuine fact. Coady was a genuine leader - his record at Wolves proves that. Even in 2023-24 we were unbeaten in every league game in which he played. I'd have preferred to have kept him at City in preference to Farce or Panic, but the payroll needed cutting and Wrexham - whom we must now consider a rival club 🤮🤮🤮 - offered to take him off our hands. There is a serious leadership crisis at City both on and off the pitch. It was evident even under Maresca and has only deepened since he left.

Remind us just how many goal involvements Monga has in his career to date. And how many chances did he create when he started vs Huddersfield's second team in midweek?

This is the Championship. What else did we expect? See the millions Aiyawatt and Rudkin pumped into Seagrave are really paying dividends again this afternoon..🙄

Second competitive game back after a bad injury. What did folk expect from him?

As this site will confirm, many Foxes made a similar judgement on Vardy when he was the age Daka is now.

Palace's squad is clearly not the deepest. They could struggle with the extra demands European competition will put on them.

Ermm... it's been "God Save the King" for the last three years. And there's no real reason to play it anyway at a game between two English teams, even if his son is the FA president..

What as, a drinks waiter? 😄 He wouldn't exactly be an upgrade on Alonso, Flick or Simeone..

For all the entertainment there's been in this series, the reality is even the best combined (and fully fit) eleven from these sides would struggle to beat the Aussies. Especially on their own turf..

Fixed that for you. Annoyed we let India off the hook and took just TWO wickets in the best part of five sessions. But at least we now know that Carse, Woakes and Dawson aren't Ashes-winning bowlers. It's better than finding that out in Perth or Adelaide. Archer's lack of match fitness was always going to catch up with him. I'd be VERY surprised if he's risked for The Oval. Bring in Atkinson, Tongue, Wood (if fit) and maybe even Rehan in for the final Test. India need to take 20 wickets to level the series. Not sure the quality is there for that to happen.

5 wins from the last 6 games vs England though.. 😟 The last India-England series ended up 4-1 to India. This one could easily have the same result. Stokes's injuries look to have caught up with him, along with his weaknesses against spin. Woakes, too, seems shot after a truly dismal showing on his home ground. It's asking a lot to rely on Jofra Archer - who has played just ONE first -class game in the last FOUR YEARS - to front our bowling attack for the rest of the series. Never mind, though, only a month or so before The Hundred, so trebles all round at Lord's again.. 🙄

He was a warrior, who always loved playing against us, right from his days at Porto when he scored the last goal in a 5-0 win against a virtual City B team. He then moved to Wolves, where he destroyed a City defence featuring Harry Maguire, Jonny Evans and Wes Morgan. In the process he became only the second Portugal player (after CR7) to score a Premier League hat-trick. But he'll be remembered most for THAT League Cup tie at Anfield, when we went 3-1 up and looked to be cruising to the semi-finals. He had other ideas, though, spearheading a fightback which saw Liverpool level the game in stoppage time and then win the subsequent penalty shootout. As Luke Thomas found out that night, Jota could be a master of the dark arts at times. But he was the type of player that every fan would want to wear their club's shirt. His last-ever game saw Portugal beat Spain to clinch the Nations League. He was enjoying the best summer of his life - until it was ended suddenly and abruptly. His loss will be felt throughout football - and, indeed, the world. RIP. 😟