Izzy Posted 22 October 2015 Posted 22 October 2015 You want Bolton to do well?? The team that wanted the premier league closed off from promotion and relegation whilst they were in it.. I hope they rot in the conference... No, I want Neil Lennon to do well as a Manager. If that happens to be with Bolton then so be it.
Webbo Posted 22 October 2015 Posted 22 October 2015 Personal favourite from Dietmar Hamaan... Tbf a lot of people on here said the same.
Corky Posted 22 October 2015 Posted 22 October 2015 I'll probably save my gloating for if/when we hit 40 points. Alright Tony Pulis.
NotTheMarketLeader Posted 22 October 2015 Posted 22 October 2015 Ranieri has done a fantastic job, but it’s likely that any other manager would have done more-or-less as well for the first nine games. Peter Taylor took Martin O’Neill’s side to the top of the Premiership, and Ranieri has done the same with Pearson’s team. However, that’s where the comparison ends. Ranieri has clearly already improved upon the great squad that he inherited from Pearson, and Ranieri deserves full credit for the further improvement in Vardy and Mahrez this season, and the re-emergence of Drinkwater. But this is still largely last season’s team: the team built by Pearson. It’s Pearson’s never-say-die team spirit that has dug us out of a couple of scrapes this season. Lennon on the other hand has taken over a team that has been going backwards for a few years now. Were Ranieri in charge of Bolton, and Lennon Leicester, it’s unlikely that the league positions of the two clubs would be much different. Bolton is a sinking ship. We are a silky catamaran gliding effortlessly over the waves. What this really proves is that a Manager’s impact on a club is considerably less than most fans believe it to be. The real credit lies with the owners who have put the infrastructure in place and makes Leicester a relatively easy club to Manager, compared to the wrecks that are Villa, Newcastle and Sunderland. It doesn’t matter how good your Captain is if the ship has already been scuttled! Our current success isn’t due to Ranieri and the last nine matches, it’s the culmination of a process that began four years ago with Pearson clearing out the dead wood and replacing them with relatively unknown players like Drinkwater, Mahrez and Vardy. Now all Premiership superstars. Ranieri seems to have quickly improved upon Pearson’s work, but the real test for him will come when he faces his first crisis. We are currently in a ‘sweet spot’ where Pearson’s influence still can be seen in the discipline and work ethic of the players, and Ranieri’s tactical superiority is helping us avoid some of the woeful tactical errors Pearson made for the bulk of last season. Got to pull you up on this one sentance."It's Pearsons never say die spirit that has got us out of a couple of scrapes this season" That's a ludicrous comment. It's fair to give praise for matters such as this when he was manager, but NP has been gone 4 months and is no more responsible for our team's recent fight backs and indomitable spirit this season, than you or me. Unless you feel it right to blame Pearson for a home defeat against Arsenal last month? Which would be obviously equally ludicrous, and my assumption is you would not.
Charl91 Posted 22 October 2015 Posted 22 October 2015 Got to pull you up on this one sentance. "It's Pearsons never say die spirit that has got us out of a couple of scrapes this season" That's a ludicrous comment. It's fair to give praise for matters such as this when he was manager, but NP has been gone 4 months and is no more responsible for our team's recent fight backs and indomitable spirit this season, than you or me. I'm pretty sure Pearson is a lot more responsible for our team's fightbacks than I am. For one, he signed Vardy and Mahrez, whereas I didn't.
Corky Posted 22 October 2015 Posted 22 October 2015 The worst one is Micky Quinn who loves to call him Clownio for bantz and has claimed we've benefitted from easier matches so far despite predicting we'll win one of the ten matches we've played. Tosser.
dayday Posted 22 October 2015 Posted 22 October 2015 Personal favourite from Dietmar Hamaan... Dietmar is in the racing post every Saturday, and out of all the matches he could choose from he seems to plump for us as the weekend banker to lose. I bet he is doing his nut as we proved him wrong every time .
BigMicky Posted 22 October 2015 Posted 22 October 2015 I'm pretty sure Pearson is a lot more responsible for our team's fightbacks than I am. For one, he signed Vardy and Mahrez, whereas I didn't. You paid for them.......
Carl the Llama Posted 22 October 2015 Posted 22 October 2015 You paid for them....... Did he? Bloody hell Charl you kept that quiet you minted bastard.
Nalis Posted 22 October 2015 Posted 22 October 2015 I'm joining the boring club of no gloating if/when we are safe. However, one thing I never got was opposition fans, media, etc having their doubts and using his record at Monaco amd Juventus in an attempt to back up their argument. Failure to win a domestic top flight league or success in Europe does not equate to failure in achieving 17th or higher, completely different goals and defies all logic.
Donut Posted 22 October 2015 Posted 22 October 2015 I'm joining the boring club of no gloating if/when we are safe. However, one thing I never got was opposition fans, media, etc having their doubts and using his record at Monaco amd Juventus in an attempt to back up their argument. Failure to win a domestic top flight league or success in Europe does not equate to failure in achieving 17th or higher, completely different goals and defies all logic. But even the Monaco and Juve examples cant be held up as failure. Ok so he spent a few quid, but taking Monaco from the French 2nd division and straight away finishing 2nd in the Ligue 1? how is that failure. Ranieri re established Juve from the match fixing scandal to a champions league outfit. Ridiculous examples of "failure". Roaring success i would say.
ThaiFox Posted 22 October 2015 Posted 22 October 2015 Through all this the person I really feel sorry for is Klopp. He could have been manager of a top 5 club, but now he's stuck grafting down at lowly Liverpool.
Nalis Posted 22 October 2015 Posted 22 October 2015 But even the Monaco and Juve examples cant be held up as failure. Ok so he spent a few quid, but taking Monaco from the French 2nd division and straight away finishing 2nd in the Ligue 1? how is that failure. Ranieri re established Juve from the match fixing scandal to a champions league outfit. Ridiculous examples of "failure". Roaring success i would say. Sorry, just to clarify that I said 'Failure to win a league.... ' not 'he was a failure.' I do see your point though, thought the Monaco sacking was very harsh personally.
Bayfox Posted 22 October 2015 Posted 22 October 2015 Some of the pre season predictions Mirror > http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/season-predictions-writers-pick-winners-6212752 Telegraph > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/11784899/Premier-League-predictions-who-will-win-the-title-who-will-be-relegated-and-who-will-win-Champions-League.html Guardian > http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/aug/05/premier-league-2015-16-season-predictions Mail > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3187078/2015-16-season-predictions-Jamie-Redknapp-Jamie-Carragher-win-Premier-League.html What's equally as staggering as how many people who spent a lot of last season slagging pearson, saying he'd lost the plot, then argue without him we are doomed.Is the amount of people who seem to think eddie howe is some sort of genius. I get the injuries have taken a toll. But honestly a year before we romped that league in comparative terms. I am holding fire on any I told you so's but I really hope come about March we can ram this shit back down the throats of a few so called experts.
Nalis Posted 22 October 2015 Posted 22 October 2015 I think the media have a flavour of the month theory they all latch onto. The Pearson comments last season, the Eddie Howe love in at the start of the season. The latest one has been the notion that its Arsenal's best chance to win the league in years and they'd be better off out of Europe early to concentrate on the league. Lets forget they've been there or there abouts in the Premier League until their usual dip in form come early spring...
dayday Posted 24 October 2015 Posted 24 October 2015 Oh what a surprise Hamann has made Palace the best bet of the weekend.
Steven Posted 24 October 2015 Posted 24 October 2015 Oh what a surprise Hamann has made Palace the best bet of the weekend. So what does Dietmar Hamann actually know? Yet he has people queueing up to pay for this lack of judgement and knowledge.
Jimmy Posted 24 October 2015 Posted 24 October 2015 So what does Dietmar Hamann actually know? Yet he has people queueing up to pay for this lack of judgement and knowledge. Bigger question is why does he hate us?
Webbo Posted 26 October 2015 Posted 26 October 2015 Bigger question is why does he hate us? Not everyone who bets against us hates us. Perhaps he thought Palace would win?
Number 6 Posted 26 October 2015 Posted 26 October 2015 Happily admit I thought we were in a long hard season, possibly end by with relegation. That's even after saying Claudio was the beat manager on offer to us. Enjoying being wrong.
Livid Posted 26 October 2015 Posted 26 October 2015 Happily admit I thought we were in a long hard season, possibly end by with relegation. That's even after saying Claudio was the beat manager on offer to us. Enjoying being wrong. I honestly had no idea how we would do. What we've achieved so far though is beyond my wildest expectations.
Jimmy Posted 26 October 2015 Posted 26 October 2015 Not everyone who bets against us hates us. Perhaps he thought Palace would win? When he does it every week
st albans fox Posted 26 October 2015 Posted 26 October 2015 Bigger question is why does he hate us? wasn't he our first team coach for a while under Sven. Then he went to manage bury or someone near there. Perhaps he got slagged off by the club for leaving!
Jimmy Posted 26 October 2015 Posted 26 October 2015 wasn't he our first team coach for a while under Sven. Then he went to manage bury or someone near there. Perhaps he got slagged off by the club for leaving! we let him out of his contract without a fuss, think it was under Pearson btwe, he replaced Powell
Nalis Posted 27 October 2015 Posted 27 October 2015 Realistically I reckon West Ham will be this season's Southampton and we'll be this season's West Ham.
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