Dan

The Leicester Cheltenham alliance is back in the way nobody was hoping for.

Wout Faes is not a defender. What started as a slightly light hearted thing has become something I'm astounded no coach realises. The bloke is not a centre half and quite clearly a midfielder who for some reason plays in defence. His defensive stats are frankly concerning even for a midfielder!

It's why I'm not particularly fussed about Winks to be honest. He's alright, clearly quite good at the specific thing he does which is ball recycling, but I don't really think it's all that effective. Not a dissimilar player to Papy Mendy - not actually strong defensively and never really going to be a goal threat or creative either. Soumare is a poorer version of this. Skipp is an abomination and completely lost his way as a footballer. Winks has only truly flourished when in the following circumstances: ultra possession manager, comfortably the best squad in the division. Hopeless in the Premier League and average this season. Overrated.

Quite strange how consistently we seem to do this. The whole thing feels cursed. It feels very 2021/22 - where we were utter shit but bailed out by Schmeichel, Maddison, Tielemans, Barnes on a pretty frequrnt basis. Then we replaced Schmeichel with a League Two level goalkeeper and the rest is history. It's like a silent killer that often creeps up on us. Be rubbish but do just enough to make it look like you aren't rubbish, then it hits you before anyone at the club realises it. The early wins might bail us out this season but think I'll have good money on us to drop next year. Nobody at the club will have the foresight to see this as they've already proven.

Honestly think we could've won all 12 games and I wouldn't be feeling any real FOMO. We won this league two years ago. I think a harsh truth to face for our fans is supporting LCFC has peaked already and deep down we all know this. That doesn't mean this is even close to being acceptable mind.

People shouldn't feel guilty at all. They're horrid. They don't deserve a penny off anyone.

I think what's quite alarming is how little ridicule it's getting I expected the idea to be shot down. Maybe we really are just accustomed to it. Aiyawatt takes us to League One again before the Premier League - 90% sure of that.

We are a poor team even at this level. I was saying it when 4th it was totally unsustainable and a fluke. So it proved.

We really drew at home to this slop. **** sake.

I still wonder if Barry-Murphy might've been the answer. He at least had the benefit of knowing which players needed binning off and he's actually committed to playing some of their younger players - currently top of League One.

Hilarious isn't it. 100% should've signed him.

Probably agree, there is precedent for it though, they've beaten Southampton, basically beat Ipswich but had it stolen from them, like with Hull I don't think they're really going to fear us - particularly having won their last two trips here. They're not 'good' but they're a bit below where they probably ought to be on performances. They're a miserable club themselves, but feel like they'll suit being away more than at home.

Unfortunately we lost to Blackburn and Middlesbrough as well.

If he somehow spawns Chelsea out of this I just do not see the point anymore. Saudi Arabia next.

It's crap for fans, absolute pain in the arse to get anywhere. Probably doesn't help that our boxing day record since I've been following is surely as bad as basically anyone.

Fundamentally it is everything wrong with Leicester. Absolutely soft as shit we are.

That statement is fantastic. It's about time someone stuck that on him. Highlights again what a soft and weak club we are under this owner though.

Boxing day football extremely overrated.

Which I've been able to do without handing money to King Power for what it's worth.

My hand was forced but in all honesty it's for the best because I'd have probably renewed, and I highly doubt I'd be bothering with this weekends game if I could. Genuinely prefer to sit in the pub. It really has been a bit of an eye opener. Won't be getting another season ticket under this ownership, that is a promise.

He isn't a good manager. He gets his own way and then throws his toys out of the pram when he gets found out. He's a complete fraud.

I want him completely binned but I'm increasingly convinced Faes is actually a midfielder. He's clearly not a terrible footballer, but he's barely got a defensive bone in his body. Funnily enough it's his defensive deficiencies that put me off playing him in midfield

Imagine if there was the self-respect here to do this. No chance though. We are weak at the core.

just catching up with this thread and this is absolutely gold. The bloke is absolutely shameless. "Honda Civic" while managing Celtic against DUNDEE. God he's awful. How do people fall for him.

He's the most slippery bloke in football isn't he? I'd be seriously excited seeing this as a Hearts fan. He initiated his exit from us when it was pretty obvious we were going to go down so he was better off cutting his losses and getting out there. Even to this day some people actually believe he'd have kept us up - hilariously. Now he's done it again because this is less embarrassing than finishing 2nd behind Hearts. He must think there's a real chance now. Bloke's a fraud and a coward.