have we really messed up ?

[AjcW]

Could be worse... we could be Villa... signed no one and the gaffa is about to quit lol

[Dan]

I thought we were having a very good month but we have quite clearly fallen short on where we hoped to be. You don't chuck £16mil CSKA Moscow's way if you don't think that a forward is needed. We've actually weakened our strikeforce this month, which is ridiculous.

 

Very happy with the Gray and Amartey signings but disappointed about the lack of striker, especially given the fact we loaned Kramaric out.

 

We have largely got away with only using Vardy, Okazaki and Ulloa so far as our strikers, but I think the way we were going out for a forward kind of gave away that they didn't see that as suitable, and that's the position we've ended up in.

 

It's not a disaster but it could be yet another case of what if, and we've had far too many of them in our history for me.

[goose2010]

Your not in the football business !

We chucked 20% of what we were looking at last season at a guy we never played and sent on loan to Germany

And maybe they thought let's not be in the situation next season with a 23 million player? When you get your knickers out of a twist just look at the table with 23 games gone, we have 15 games left in the next 16 weeks there is nothing saying we can't qualify for Europe. The teams around us have signed no body either and they are behind us now so why is it all going to change in the next 4 months?

[lestajigs]

To me they must just think if we get top 4 it a bonus, if vardy gets injured we are ****ed, never ever be in this poison again I doubt, so I don't get why we having so all we can to get a striker in, clear as daylight they think we are not got a chance to win the league because we would of brought someone to strengthen the attack, and now Kram has gone we look very light up front! (Well Defo not title contenders) how I look at it we are in such a great poison probally never happen again, not only top 4 but the tittle, why not get the quality of a new striker in, just Incase of an injury alone, I hoping the owners are not thinking we will will be around the same position this time nx year so they're waiting, like every one knows we will not be in this posion nx season,

[Koke]

Looking forward to seeing Mahrez play as a false 9 away at Palace cos Vardy is injured.

[Mad Dog]

We'll only have messed up if Vardy gets hurt in the next 15 games..

[benpicko]

We were thin already and had played basically the same 11 all season in the league, and yet we've now gone and got rid of more players than we've signed, so yes

[volpeazzurro]

It all appears to have been poorly managed. Whether the board, Rudkin or Ranieri takes the blame for that I don't know, but it's not easy to defend any club going against the established wisdom of having 4+ strikers available (and that's frequently for sides that play with only one up front), especially when it's unnecessary: Ten days ago we knew we needed a forward, after which we made it so glaringly obvious - by loaning out two forwards and announcing to the Press that we wanted to sign a forward - that no self-respecting club would have done anything other than demand extortionate fees for their assets.

 

I'd hesitate before saying we've blown our chance of success, though we might well have, and I'd hesitate before pointing the finger at any individual, but it looks likely that something, somewhere hasn't been handled the way it should. If things go well for us, it will be in spite of this episode. If we don't, there may be a lot of people, with good reason, pointing towards what's happened over the past week or so.

 

Unless we sign someone - and there's time yet, regardless of what Sky say - we're leaving things in the laps of the gods that don't need to be left in the laps of the gods.

 

Of course it's not been mismanaged. There's no point in buying any striker whatsoever if they are not good enough. The only possible good signing out of that poor lot was possibly Musa and clearly, at this point in time, whoever has done the neccessary research on him deems that the buy out clause CSK were asking for was too much because the owners clearly can afford to spend should they chose to do so. Compared to our professional clubs scouts and contacts, I would suggest that the majority of supporters in depth study regarding the quality of a player is a combination of rumour, gossip and the sight of a few Utube clips and suddenly they are experts. Thank God they don't make any decisions, these are multi-million pound business investments. As for Remy, if the rumours are to believed, then both he and the club wanted a loan deal and Chelsea didn't. Taking his ability, current fitness level, injury background and possible motivation, the club clearly didn't think it was sound financial business to spend £10-11M together with up to three years of very high wages to follow. Mourhinio wasn't in a rush to play him even when Costa was out and he had no other senior striker, preferring to go instead for the false number 9, I wonder why? Again, the club would have been very much more in the know about him and his perceived worth compared with any armchair pundit on here. January is a renowned poor market with either clubs wanting to get rid of there second rate surplus like Diouf and Gayle (to teams aiming at a certain level of player), or, if you want to prise their star asset from their grip, they are going to charge exorbitant prices. Yes, I do agree that we could have done with signing another striker for all the good reasons given. I'm sure they tried their damnedest armed with the best knowledge available to them, but what was required was just not out there at this particular point in time. As for letting Krameric go, with out scratching that old sore too much, well he didn't exactly take his chances when given them whereas others have. It's no coincidence that two very good managers on NP and Ranieri clearly didn't fancy him for whatever reason and who really knows the full story behind why he has actually been allowed to go? No-one but the club.

[FoxesFan94]

BBC pundits seem to think we've had the best transfer window of any club.

[NoFuchsGiven]

overreactions here but definitely mistakes were made

[BlueBoy1]

I have faith in the club, but letting two defenders go and being left with 3 forwards worries me immensely. Really missed a trick in this window. Not saying we didn't try but come on, we knew we needed a forward and we failed.

Could we regret it? Possibly.

[FireFox]

NBCSN thought we did well to keep our players, not disrupt the squad, and add more depth.

[J.Lisemore]

We'll only have messed up if Vardy gets hurt in the next 15 games..

 

But that's just it isn't it, we're relying on Jamie Vardy.

 

Fingers crossed he stays fit.

[Gary Eatfood]

Thank god the window has shut. Now we can get back to the real business off taking 3pts of the scouse mugs tomorrow.

[Renart]

 

Ian Dennis

BBC Radio 5 live senior football reporter

 

"I think Leicester have had the best transfer window. They've kept hold of their best players, and made one of the signings of the season in Demarai Gray."

 

I have to agree. Let's move on.

 

[HankMarvin]

BBC pundits seem to think we've had the best transfer window of any club.

No concrete evidence any offers were made for our players  

[Finnegan]

Of course we're having a great season and of course I'm delighted on the whole but that doesn't stop this being a highly disappointing end to a window in which the club noticeably and undeniably let down the manager.

Clearly stated he wanted a new forward, which we all knew, and we clearly failed to secure one.

We now all collectively cross our fingers and pray Vardy stays in one piece.

[Dan]

Jeffery last minute winner at the Bridge to seal the title.

Believe.

 

On the flip side if this happened I think I'd be done with football. I'd have seen everything I ever wanted to see.

[inckley fox]

Of course it's not been mismanaged. There's no point in buying any striker whatsoever if they are not good enough. The only possible good signing out of that poor lot was possibly Musa and clearly, at this point in time, whoever has done the neccessary research on him deems that the buy out clause CSK were asking for was too much because the owners clearly can afford to spend should they chose to do so. Compared to our professional clubs scouts and contacts, I would suggest that the majority of supporters in depth study regarding the quality of a player is a combination of rumour, gossip and the sight of a few Utube clips and suddenly they are experts. Thank God they don't make any decisions, these are multi-million pound business investments. As for Remy, if the rumours are to believed, then both he and the club wanted a loan deal and Chelsea didn't. Taking his ability, current fitness level, injury background and possible motivation, the club clearly didn't think it was sound financial business to spend £10-11M together with up to three years of very high wages to follow. Mourhinio wasn't in a rush to play him even when Costa was out and he had no other senior striker, preferring to go instead for the false number 9, I wonder why? Again, the club would have been very much more in the know about him and his perceived worth compared with any armchair pundit on here. January is a renowned poor market with either clubs wanting to get rid of there second rate surplus like Diouf and Gayle (to teams aiming at a certain level of player), or, if you want to prise their star asset from their grip, they are going to charge exorbitant prices. Yes, I do agree that we could have done with signing another striker for all the good reasons given. I'm sure they tried their damnedest armed with the best knowledge available to them, but what was required was just not out there at this particular point in time. As for letting Krameric go, with out scratching that old sore too much, well he didn't exactly take his chances when given them whereas others have. It's no coincidence that two very good managers on NP and Ranieri clearly didn't fancy him for whatever reason and who really knows the full story behind why he has actually been allowed to go? No-one but the club.

 

I don't doubt you're right about a lot of things, but the mismanagement I referred to wasn't in failing to add to our existing strikers, it was in finding ourselves in a position where we only have three, after having begun the month with five. And, I suppose, announcing that you were desperate to sign a striker, then failing to, would have to come into question as well.

 

Of those three strikers left, one rarely plays more than 60 minutes, another has carried an injury for much of the season and the other has struggled for form; if one of them were to be injured we'd find ourselves finishing every game with one up front, or one from Dyer/Mahrez/Schlupp filling in as an out-of-position striker.

 

I agree that Lawrence and Kramaric haven't looked like serious options in the past, but given the choice between a twenty minute run-out for a young, highly-rated wild card, or Schlupp on his own up front, I think I'd at very least like the option of the wild card.

[Bamba's Babes]

If you're not disappointed then you never truly believed we could win the league.

Shame on you.

I believed we could win the league since November on the presumption that we'd strengthen.

Once in a lifetime opportunity, gone.

[mancunianfox]

Once in a lifetime opportunity, gone.

I thought there were still 15 games of the season left to play?

[FireFox]

If you're not disappointed then you never truly believed we could win the league.

Shame on you.

I believed we could win the league since November on the presumption that we'd strengthen.

Once in a lifetime opportunity, gone.

I'm not disappointed. I still think we can win the league. I find your lack of faith disturbing.

[volpeazzurro]

I don't pretend to fully know about these things, but in relation to defenders out on loan, Benny, Chilwell and DeLaet, there may well be a recall clause in all of those details in case of injury, in which case, getting playing time for them is not a bad thing. As for strikers if push comes to shove, there's numerous possibilities should Vardy get injured mixing and matching Okazaki, Ulloah, Marhez, Schlupp, Gray and even Dodoo if neccessary. The fight and spirit of the players would remain the same and now whats done is done. So lets get up for what is a cracker of a game tomorrow and crack on, we can do this!

[gurru991]

Better to not sign than to throw money at a lost cause. We have a well balanced group that can get the job done, we still have the academy to draw on if necessary 

[bluebeau]

Claudio was interviewed on Sky & he clearly said that he had told the football club the players that he wanted but as he said the

negotiations were not his responsibility. That was up to John Rudkin & some other geezer who was named but I can't recall who it was.

Probably the CEO?