ROB-THE-BLUE Posted 28 January 2017 Share Posted 28 January 2017 1 minute ago, foxhateram said: Not sure he is the sort of player to play for 'the club' anyway tbh. He seems a pretty isolated character, does his thing for himself only. Ranieri has a lot to answer for at the minute. Aside from it being late in the window, I personally wouldn't be massively upset if we let Slimani go for a huge offer and try to get Leo happy again. Looking at the goals Slimani has scored I don't think there are any that Ulloa wouldn't have finished himself anyway. If we had time to reinvest Slimani money into our defence it'd be fine with me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfcben76 Posted 28 January 2017 Share Posted 28 January 2017 11 minutes ago, dylanlegend said: Treated him like shit? Have we? We have signed other players you cannot expect to be first choice, he's been given a decent chance like many, if he scored a hat trick every time he started of course he would get more game time. Im sorry but he's probably on 30k+ a week, all this about 'wanting to be a footballer again?' No mate, you just want more money, I can't blame him for that but unless someone offers us what he's worth (6m+) then why should we sell? Bollocks mate, absolute bollocks. One premier league start all season and hasn't even started cup matches and the Porto game with the whole side rotated, how is that being given a chance. Imo whenever he's come on he's looked lively and looked to hold it up and get involved, feels right to be annoyed with other strikers not contributing. Leicester legend and always will be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esoog Posted 28 January 2017 Share Posted 28 January 2017 10 minutes ago, ROB-THE-BLUE said: Aside from it being late in the window, I personally wouldn't be massively upset if we let Slimani go for a huge offer and try to get Leo happy again. Looking at the goals Slimani has scored I don't think there are any that Ulloa wouldn't have finished himself anyway. If we had time to reinvest Slimani money into our defence it'd be fine with me! Would you take that risk considering our league position and champions league tie? You'd be stupid if you did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazylegs1984 Posted 28 January 2017 Share Posted 28 January 2017 3 minutes ago, lcfcben76 said: Bollocks mate, absolute bollocks. One premier league start all season and hasn't even started cup matches and the Porto game with the whole side rotated, how is that being given a chance. Imo whenever he's come on he's looked lively and looked to hold it up and get involved, feels right to be annoyed with other strikers not contributing. Leicester legend and always will be taking it a bit far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M0901 Posted 28 January 2017 Share Posted 28 January 2017 He definitely didn't type the tweet. Done by his agent. If he leave he leaves knowing he's accomplished more than his price tag. Some crucial goals and a brilliant footballer. All the best Leo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanlegend Posted 28 January 2017 Share Posted 28 January 2017 9 minutes ago, lcfcben76 said: Bollocks mate, absolute bollocks. One premier league start all season and hasn't even started cup matches and the Porto game with the whole side rotated, how is that being given a chance. Imo whenever he's come on he's looked lively and looked to hold it up and get involved, feels right to be annoyed with other strikers not contributing. Leicester legend and always will be He was our first choice striker in 14/15. Then replaced by Vardy in 15/16 who scored 24 goals and fired us to the title. Hes had plenty of chances over the years, scored some important goals but not consistent enough. He clearly doesn't care much for LCFC else he wouldn't be pulling all this nonsense, reason he's annoyed is due to money and not getting a new contract. He won't be auto 1st choice striker unless he drops down a league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox 4 Life Posted 28 January 2017 Share Posted 28 January 2017 I'll miss his chant more than him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfcben76 Posted 28 January 2017 Share Posted 28 January 2017 1 hour ago, crazylegs1984 said: taking it a bit far Goals saved us in 14/15 season which made last year possible and also scored crucial goals last year to keep the momentum going in our greatest ever season, absolute Leicester legend for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HankMarvin Posted 28 January 2017 Share Posted 28 January 2017 1 hour ago, MaxR said: He definitely didn't type the tweet. Done by his agent. If he leave he leaves knowing he's accomplished more than his price tag. Some crucial goals and a brilliant footballer. All the best Leo! Even if he didnt i'm sure his employee didnt do it off his own back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VLC86 Posted 28 January 2017 Share Posted 28 January 2017 I just want him to cuddle me and tell me everything is going to be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriderHiryu Posted 28 January 2017 Share Posted 28 January 2017 2 hours ago, dannythefox said: Come summer this team will be ripped apart. I'm expecting this too, but honestly it might be necessary. How long can Morgan and Huth genuinely go on? They don't look like they could be first team for anyone this season. Mahrez is way too good for Leicester. We will get good money for him but he will go to a really big team and do well there and I personally will cry. (A very Kante-like situation). Kasper has proven himself to be a consistent and class Premier League keeper. But it appears that he doesn't get on with Claudio so barring his dad coming in as manager, he will probably be off to Liverpool or similar. After a strong start Drinkwater has completely lost the plot. I'd love to keep him but he's another I can see going. As of right now it looks like he needs a fresh start somewhere because mentally he is all over the place. Vardy will probably stay given his contract but equally would likely be the type to go to USA or China in a flash for a pay day. He's had his story but has reached the pinnacle of his career. Okazaki will go back to Germany. He's the wrong side of 30 now and the club clearly want a longer-term replacement. If Ranieri lasts the season (pretty big if right now) even he I think will leave or move up to club ambassador. He's clearly struggling to motivate the team. When it happens it will be a sad day for the club, but it's just part of life. For some weird and wonderful reason the unlikeliest set of rag-tag journeymen and late bloomers somehow found each other at exactly the right time at exactly the right team and shocked the world. And we got to witness it! The last truly great LCFC team before this one was the Martin O'Neil team with Lennon / Izzet / Savage and that slowly broke apart as MON left, followed by key players so it's just a matter of time before it happens to this one too. If we stay up we still have reason to be cheerful. Perhaps there is a new dream team forming. Gray, Chillwell, Ndidi, Amartey are all very young but promising players. The structure of the club is still solid and we have our fantastic owners. The story will go on, one way or another! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuna Posted 29 January 2017 Author Share Posted 29 January 2017 We ought to get a bit of backup in. Our attacking options are, well, literally slim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one F in Fox Posted 29 January 2017 Share Posted 29 January 2017 16 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said: I'm expecting this too, but honestly it might be necessary. How long can Morgan and Huth genuinely go on? They don't look like they could be first team for anyone this season. Mahrez is way too good for Leicester. We will get good money for him but he will go to a really big team and do well there and I personally will cry. (A very Kante-like situation). Kasper has proven himself to be a consistent and class Premier League keeper. But it appears that he doesn't get on with Claudio so barring his dad coming in as manager, he will probably be off to Liverpool or similar. After a strong start Drinkwater has completely lost the plot. I'd love to keep him but he's another I can see going. As of right now it looks like he needs a fresh start somewhere because mentally he is all over the place. Vardy will probably stay given his contract but equally would likely be the type to go to USA or China in a flash for a pay day. He's had his story but has reached the pinnacle of his career. Okazaki will go back to Germany. He's the wrong side of 30 now and the club clearly want a longer-term replacement. If Ranieri lasts the season (pretty big if right now) even he I think will leave or move up to club ambassador. He's clearly struggling to motivate the team. When it happens it will be a sad day for the club, but it's just part of life. For some weird and wonderful reason the unlikeliest set of rag-tag journeymen and late bloomers somehow found each other at exactly the right time at exactly the right team and shocked the world. And we got to witness it! The last truly great LCFC team before this one was the Martin O'Neil team with Lennon / Izzet / Savage and that slowly broke apart as MON left, followed by key players so it's just a matter of time before it happens to this one too. If we stay up we still have reason to be cheerful. Perhaps there is a new dream team forming. Gray, Chillwell, Ndidi, Amartey are all very young but promising players. The structure of the club is still solid and we have our fantastic owners. The story will go on, one way or another! What a great post, couldn't have put it better myself! Teams and success tend to go in cycles, maybe it's just coming to the end of this unbelievable cycle that we've all had the fantastic fortune of being part of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnthefoxrayner Posted 29 January 2017 Share Posted 29 January 2017 4 hours ago, Goober said: Slimani is a lot better than Leo. Leo has never let us down scored vital goals for us shame to see him go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merging Cultures Posted 29 January 2017 Share Posted 29 January 2017 It surprises me that people thought it was disrespectful towards Ranieri? I saw it as a sign of affection that they all made the effort to do it. If you won the league, would you do something similar to your manager as you are just over the moon? Or course he was miffed, he's soaked but he took it in good spirit. Also, if at that point the players didn't respect Ranieri, how come they all signed new contracts and didn't leave. Drinky, Vardy, Mahrez could have left for the same money as we were offering but stayed. Mahrez brought in his mate Slimani! If they didn't respect the manager, why did all this happen? Surely you'd want to leave and get out while you can? People read into things too much. Players from other clubs have played pranks on their manager throughout the years. I remember one manager getting drowned in ice water (but can't remember who) in an interview situation. I think this season Ranieri has tried new tactics (some I actually agree with) but the players are struggling to adapt to them. This is mainly down to a bizarre pre-season where we couldn't try new tactics, bed in players because we were jet setting around the world. It hurt Chelsea last season, and now we are struggling. I think we can stop blaming pre-season now. The players have had enough games and training time to get used to the tactics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnthefoxrayner Posted 29 January 2017 Share Posted 29 January 2017 1 hour ago, lcfcben76 said: Goals saved us in 14/15 season which made last year possible and also scored crucial goals last year to keep the momentum going in our greatest ever season, absolute Leicester legend for me Totally agree with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox76 Posted 29 January 2017 Share Posted 29 January 2017 Love the guy for is effort and important goals he's scored. Also looks like a guy who would make a good bond villain. Good luck Leo in whatever you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Cockney Fox Posted 29 January 2017 Share Posted 29 January 2017 2 hours ago, dylanlegend said: He was our first choice striker in 14/15. Then replaced by Vardy in 15/16 who scored 24 goals and fired us to the title. Hes had plenty of chances over the years, scored some important goals but not consistent enough. He clearly doesn't care much for LCFC else he wouldn't be pulling all this nonsense, reason he's annoyed is due to money and not getting a new contract. He won't be auto 1st choice striker unless he drops down a league Indeed. When he's played he's been rank average. Cry about that Leo, not what others have or have' nt done for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonFox Posted 29 January 2017 Share Posted 29 January 2017 9 hours ago, dylanlegend said: Treated him like shit? Have we? We have signed other players you cannot expect to be first choice, he's been given a decent chance like many, if he scored a hat trick every time he started of course he would get more game time. Im sorry but he's probably on 30k+ a week, all this about 'wanting to be a footballer again?' No mate, you just want more money, I can't blame him for that but unless someone offers us what he's worth (6m+) then why should we sell? If he goes to Alaves, there is no way he will earn more. I think this is a genuine post that he knows he is 30 and this is his last chance to really play week in week out. He was a super sub last season, and played his part in our success, and winning every week and playing a supporting role would have kept him happy. Different story when we are poor and he hasn't been involved. Do I think he is better than Slim or Vardy? No. I think we say thank you to him, he'll always be remembered for his important goals - especially the earthquake, which gives me goosebumps every time I think of it still - but I think it may be time to part ways - especially if no one is happy. Kind of like when you vow to stay with your girlfriend / boyfriend from school when you go to uni, but then break up in October as you know it not what you had any more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert09 Posted 29 January 2017 Share Posted 29 January 2017 Can't we just accept the 38mill from China for slim, shave Leo's head and pop him in the post? They think we all look a like anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungongo Posted 29 January 2017 Share Posted 29 January 2017 7 hours ago, StriderHiryu said: I'm expecting this too, but honestly it might be necessary. How long can Morgan and Huth genuinely go on? They don't look like they could be first team for anyone this season. Mahrez is way too good for Leicester. We will get good money for him but he will go to a really big team and do well there and I personally will cry. (A very Kante-like situation). Kasper has proven himself to be a consistent and class Premier League keeper. But it appears that he doesn't get on with Claudio so barring his dad coming in as manager, he will probably be off to Liverpool or similar. After a strong start Drinkwater has completely lost the plot. I'd love to keep him but he's another I can see going. As of right now it looks like he needs a fresh start somewhere because mentally he is all over the place. Vardy will probably stay given his contract but equally would likely be the type to go to USA or China in a flash for a pay day. He's had his story but has reached the pinnacle of his career. Okazaki will go back to Germany. He's the wrong side of 30 now and the club clearly want a longer-term replacement. If Ranieri lasts the season (pretty big if right now) even he I think will leave or move up to club ambassador. He's clearly struggling to motivate the team. When it happens it will be a sad day for the club, but it's just part of life. For some weird and wonderful reason the unlikeliest set of rag-tag journeymen and late bloomers somehow found each other at exactly the right time at exactly the right team and shocked the world. And we got to witness it! The last truly great LCFC team before this one was the Martin O'Neil team with Lennon / Izzet / Savage and that slowly broke apart as MON left, followed by key players so it's just a matter of time before it happens to this one too. If we stay up we still have reason to be cheerful. Perhaps there is a new dream team forming. Gray, Chillwell, Ndidi, Amartey are all very young but promising players. The structure of the club is still solid and we have our fantastic owners. The story will go on, one way or another! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sylofox Posted 29 January 2017 Share Posted 29 January 2017 So has he been sold or is this just bollox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudFox Posted 29 January 2017 Share Posted 29 January 2017 Find it really odd that no news outlet has picked up on this. Appears briefly in the BBC gossip social media section, but no mention elsewhere. Seems strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox 4 Life Posted 29 January 2017 Share Posted 29 January 2017 A few places this morning saying 5m to Sunderland before Tuesday. We would be completely foolish to help strengthen a direct rival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AylestoneRaider Posted 29 January 2017 Share Posted 29 January 2017 I'll definitely miss Leo! Massive contribution to the club, but the word "legend" is banded around too much for me. Steve Walsh, Lineker, Muzzy,Vardy they will go down as legends, but Leo is some way short of that category. Unless you take the view that every member of last seasons squad is a legend, which I guess you can make an argument for. I really dont don't understand people saying he's better than Slimi either? Slimi has a decent goal scoring record for us and most of the time he's been here, we've played very defensive football. Slimi is a genuine goal scorer and if we start playing to our strengths then he will be a very good player for us! Anyway - good luck Leo - a good player and a good lad by all accounts - another one of the unbelievables whose story will be etched in the history books! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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