Kante's reception tomorrow

[inckley fox]

People often talk about a 'small club mentality' and I'm never sure what they mean. Maybe, then, it's a small club mentality when you love players who did their best and weren't needed any more, but have a problem - selectively - with the ones who want to move on. In Kante's case, some people appear to have more of a problem with him than they did with, say, Lineker, Smith, Heskey or Lennon, because what he helped us achieve was so much more impressive. Or, perhaps, because the step wasn't sufficiently upwards for their liking. I find either baffling.

 

Others are furious because he was only here for a year, even though his impact in one year was greater than Mark Wallington's or Ali Mauchlen's or Andy King's in however many years they hung around for.

 

And if Leicester fans cheer Eden Hazard but boo Kante, it will be as dumb a spectacle as I've ever seen. Firstly, because it will echo that misleading sentiment that Chelsea won us the league, as opposed to us winning it ourselves. And secondly, because we will show that we can't cope with the idea of a successful player leaving a successful side, something which fans of successful sides tend to be perfectly used to.

[Guest Cujek]

1 hour ago, Lambert09 said:

I dont understand our mentality, he will get booed but someone like Hammond who achieved very little  would get a welcome clap. 

 

He achieved the biggest thing in English football and made our dreams come true, he completed his mission. You've got to show more respect for that. 

 

 

Hammond didn't jump ship for some extra money to a club that has been funded by one of the worlds richest men, with the fakes supporters known in football.

 

Kante is just another mercenary and we are well shot of him, Hammond had dignity and respect for our club.

 

Kante from his perceived behaviour has neither of those things, the fact he leaves the champions of England for a club not even in Europe, tells you exactly the sort of person he is, the sort we desperately do not want here.

 

I think I dislike him more than Mark Draper for going to Villa.

[Vacamion]

2 hours ago, ScouseFox said:

 let's all go and watch the rugby and drink the opposition's piss at half time. football's dead. 

 

 

 

[ScouseFox]

2 hours ago, inckley fox said:

And if Leicester fans cheer Eden Hazard but boo Kante, it will be as dumb a spectacle as I've ever seen.

tbh I really hope this happens 

[Devonfox1884]

Wasyl will end him.

[ARM1968]

All this Kante hate is crediting the guy with far too much intelligence in my opinion. I still believe that his move was agent led and the guy just did what he was told pretty much. He certainly isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, bit like a footballing robot. 

 

He helped us win the Premier Keague guys and I for one am not going to be booing him and cheering hazard. I'll be on ALL of the Chelsea players backs because they're Chelsea - simples.

 

Only thing that should be important to us are the players who are with us now. Just my opinion. 

[ealingfox]

What is this notion of clapping him at first and then booing him after? What is that? Nothing changes between him arriving at the ground and touching the ball for the first time. How can you slag people off for giving him grief if you're planning to do that?

[Foxes1]

Personally I wont clap him neither will I boo him as far as I'm concerned he no longer plays for us I support Leicester City not Ngolo Kante.

[lcfcben76]

Whether we clap him or not I think it's clear to say we all hope he has a fvcking shocker of a game and is on the receiving end of a few naughty challenges

[foxfanazer]

Clap him and move on. Disappointed with him for leaving and think it was short sighted of him but he is still one of our Premier League winning players

[Babylon]

11 hours ago, TaggertvsWise said:

Did he really do that?  Blimey, I was aware that he only really signed for us as neither Arsenal (not proven at Prem level) nor Real (not a big enough name) came in for him so I was accepting of the 'talk to' clause if he performed - which he did.  But to eradicate all association of us makes me happy he's not here despite missing him.  At least we don't have to airbrush him out of Vardy's party pictures!

He clearly wasn't running twitter himself.

[Babylon]

Man Child = boo

Adult capable of rational thought and control of emotions = polite clap

[desertfox2]

12 hours ago, Number 6 said:

Well Wasyl could feature....

He would have to be kneeling down to get an elbow in though!

[ealingfox]

6 minutes ago, Babylon said:

Man Child = boo

Adult capable of rational thought and control of emotions = polite clap

so condescending.

 

Drawing the conclusion that on balance he deserves neither a clap nor a boo is perfectly rational. 

[stripeyfox]

47 minutes ago, ARM1968 said:

All this Kante hate is crediting the guy with far too much intelligence in my opinion. I still believe that his move was agent led and the guy just did what he was told pretty much. He certainly isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, bit like a footballing robot. 

 

He helped us win the Premier Keague guys and I for one am not going to be booing him and cheering hazard. I'll be on ALL of the Chelsea players backs because they're Chelsea - simples.

 

Only thing that should be important to us are the players who are with us now. Just my opinion. 

This.

 

He's a robot. Wins the league for Leicester - moves on. Wins the league for Chelsea - moves on. He'll retire with 20 PL medals from 20 different clubs

 

[Babylon]

2 minutes ago, ealingfox said:

so condescending.

 

Drawing the conclusion that on balance he deserves neither a clap nor a boo is perfectly rational. 

I'm glad that came across, it's meant to be.

 

He's a footballer, it's his job and he does what he thinks is right for him and his family. As bitterly disappointed as I was with his decision, it's his to make. He owes us nothing, just as Heskey, Lennon, Lineker didn't when they came and went. Booing someone for making a choice in their own life and their own career is just stupid. If he wants to turn into a Robbie Savage and kiss the oppos badge and actively try and wind people up, then he'll get stuff back and deservedly. If he shows respect, which I'm sure he will do... then he should receive it back.

 

You leave your job for more money at a bigger company with better long term prospects, you'd hope your old boss would be an adult and thank you for your hard work and what you achieved. Not act like a bitter t*** and be a total arse towards you.

[Thracian]

We should cheer him to the rafters. Kante was a  hundred per center. He turned up for every game, rarely slipped below a 7.5 rating and was often up in the 8/9's and worked like a trojan every minute he was on the field.

 

He played a huge part in enabling us to write a massive piece of footballing history and we should stand way above pettiness and greet him with the appreciation he deserves for what he did for our club .which was nothing but his very best, week in, week out. 

 

Let's do a Ranieri and act with the grace, class and dignity which reflects and does justice to our fabulous club. And then make our footballing statement on the pitch. 

 

[Manwell Pablo]

5 hours ago, ScouseFox said:

makes me embarrassed that there's that little rivalry and tribalism left in being a football fan that people are going to clap and woop and holler and kiss the fu cking feet of someone who cu nted us off for an extra few quid a day when we were champions of england. what's even the point. let's all go and watch the rugby and drink the opposition's piss at half time. football's dead. 

What an odd thing to say, I don't know how long you've being going to the football, but generally if a player does well for you and doesn't do something stupid in the build up to it to make them unlikable(insult the club, pull a Delph, etc) they are welcomed back and given a good reception. When the game kicks off, fill your boots.

 

Kante didn't just do well he was one of the players of the season in a title winning team.  

 

That's football etiquette as I said earlier, I wouldn't worry about losing the tribalism and rivalry, as this goes back to the days when there were a few hundred lads expressing the tribalism and rivalry by caving each others heads in for a couple of hours either side of the match.

[Manwell Pablo]

4 hours ago, inckley fox said:

People often talk about a 'small club mentality' and I'm never sure what they mean. Maybe, then, it's a small club mentality when you love players who did their best and weren't needed any more, but have a problem - selectively - with the ones who want to move on. In Kante's case, some people appear to have more of a problem with him than they did with, say, Lineker, Smith, Heskey or Lennon, because what he helped us achieve was so much more impressive. Or, perhaps, because the step wasn't sufficiently upwards for their liking. I find either baffling.

 

Others are furious because he was only here for a year, even though his impact in one year was greater than Mark Wallington's or Ali Mauchlen's or Andy King's in however many years they hung around for.

 

And if Leicester fans cheer Eden Hazard but boo Kante, it will be as dumb a spectacle as I've ever seen. Firstly, because it will echo that misleading sentiment that Chelsea won us the league, as opposed to us winning it ourselves. And secondly, because we will show that we can't cope with the idea of a successful player leaving a successful side, something which fans of successful sides tend to be perfectly used to.

 

Good post. 

[Guest MarshallForEngland]

[ealingfox]

3 minutes ago, Babylon said:

I'm glad that came across, it's meant to be.

 

He's a footballer, it's his job and he does what he thinks is right for him and his family. As bitterly disappointed as I was with his decision, it's his to make. He owes us nothing, just as Heskey, Lennon, Lineker didn't when they came and went. Booing someone for making a choice in their own life and their own career is just stupid. If he wants to turn into a Robbie Savage and kiss the oppos badge and actively try and wind people up, then he'll get stuff back and deservedly. If he shows respect, which I'm sure he will do... then he should receive it back.

 

You leave your job for more money at a bigger company with better long term prospects, you'd hope your old boss would be an adult and thank you for your hard work and what you achieved. Not act like a bitter t*** and be a total arse towards you.

 

Man child = thinks bog-standard office job is fully comparable to career as professional footballer.

[Howard99]

So when players move to Leicester for more money in there pockets it's absolutely fine... When a player leaves Leicester for another club for more money it's absolutely vile behaviour

 

It's almost as if people think all these players are joining us on a wage reduction because they love Leicester so much. Deary me. 

 

Why do you think kante joined us in the first place! 

[Simoken]

I think most of you don't realise that we have a far better/stronger team than last year, with the money that we got from Kante, it has surely been used up wisely by our recruitment team. Yes losing Kante sucks and we are all sad but lets be honest here. Its football.. many teams have lost mega stars before and survived and became stronger. We have the money and the platform to sustain that.

 

I'm not remotely concerned im happy that our additional players have the chance to fill the gap. If he stayed another year knowing he would leave after, how would Amartey/Mendy develop in the long run? Kante leaving has forced CR hand to give them both play time which is great overall. I would rather have two inform midfielders that give everything and feel they want a a future here than a unsure/head turned Kante.

[Fox92]

Good grief 9 pages on this. Could've sorted it with a poll

 

Be interesting to see if Kante plays / how strong the Chelsea team is. They've no Europe this season of course.

[Babylon]

9 minutes ago, ealingfox said:

 

Man child = thinks bog-standard office job is fully comparable to career as professional footballer.

To them it's a job, just as your 9 to 5 is just a job to you. Having a bit of common decency to people and not acting like a giant **** shouldn't just be preserve of "normal" life jobs.