HighPeakFox Posted 22 February 2018 Posted 22 February 2018 17 minutes ago, Gerbold said: HPF - the master of understatement. Balance and a desire to avoid hyperbole, I hope.
kingfox Posted 22 February 2018 Posted 22 February 2018 2 hours ago, justfoxes said: Iborra or Silva in for James Diabate for Okazaki that’ll be my choice with these changes !! At Home a decent performance and we can beat these big style would love to see a 6-0 to the Blue Army but I’ll take a cheeky 1-0 win for us any day !! Just really hoping Puell gets this right on Saturday no silly changes too early on !! Type of game James is likely to play in, Iborra hasn't done enough to warrant a start, Silva still isn't fully ready. The fixtures we have left will tell us a lot about Puel, apart from maybe Spurs on the last day, the remaining fixtures we have are all winnable and there's about three months left of the season still. Time to start dishing out some statements starting with a solid convincing win on Saturday.
KingsX Posted 22 February 2018 Posted 22 February 2018 A view from Stoke. https://www.olbg.com/blogs/post.php?id=413681 Hardly brimming with optimism Leicester of course are in that no-man’s land where we’d currently kill to be- unlikely to get into Europe, but trying to make things interesting for themselves by asking things like ‘oooh, I wonder if we’ll finish in the top-half?’ or having an existential crisis over what the exact point of finishing 8th is. To us- the poor sods who, like rats clambering to get out of a septic tank, are locked into a life-or-death struggle at the bottom, clubs pondering such trivialities make us want to spit. It was us a few years ago. Lolling around in 9th or 10th like privileged middle-class suburban kids contemplating their navels, oblivious to those less fortunate fighting over cans of soup at the local food bank. We moaned then about the lack of excitement. Believe me, we had nothing to moan about, and if you’re a Leicester fan reading this, or the fan of any club other than us, thank your lucky stars, because there’s only one place we’re going- and it’s the dark place where Barnsley and Reading live. The goal average stats point towards a 2 or 3 goal win for the home side here. I think a small bet on both 2-0 and 3-0 could be the way to go. 1
AlloverthefloorYesNdidi Posted 23 February 2018 Posted 23 February 2018 9 hours ago, KingsX said: A view from Stoke. https://www.olbg.com/blogs/post.php?id=413681 Hardly brimming with optimism Leicester of course are in that no-man’s land where we’d currently kill to be- unlikely to get into Europe, but trying to make things interesting for themselves by asking things like ‘oooh, I wonder if we’ll finish in the top-half?’ or having an existential crisis over what the exact point of finishing 8th is. To us- the poor sods who, like rats clambering to get out of a septic tank, are locked into a life-or-death struggle at the bottom, clubs pondering such trivialities make us want to spit. It was us a few years ago. Lolling around in 9th or 10th like privileged middle-class suburban kids contemplating their navels, oblivious to those less fortunate fighting over cans of soup at the local food bank. We moaned then about the lack of excitement. Believe me, we had nothing to moan about, and if you’re a Leicester fan reading this, or the fan of any club other than us, thank your lucky stars, because there’s only one place we’re going- and it’s the dark place where Barnsley and Reading live. The goal average stats point towards a 2 or 3 goal win for the home side here. I think a small bet on both 2-0 and 3-0 could be the way to go. Quite funny, but he is miscalculating our potential somewhat. We are not wondering if we'll finish top half Top half is a bare minimum for us at this point. 7th is not unrealistic in the slightest.
breadandcheese Posted 23 February 2018 Posted 23 February 2018 If Berahino doesn't score tomorrow, it will be two years without a goal. He cannot buy a goal. We know how this is going to go. 1
Harry S Posted 23 February 2018 Posted 23 February 2018 35 minutes ago, breadandcheese said: If Berahino doesn't score tomorrow, it will be two years without a goal. He cannot buy a goal. We know how this is going to go. Well benteke had not scored all season before palace played us ?
Yastafox Posted 23 February 2018 Posted 23 February 2018 You just know Berahino will score tomorrow.....
FoyleFox Posted 23 February 2018 Posted 23 February 2018 41 minutes ago, breadandcheese said: If Berahino doesn't score tomorrow, it will be two years without a goal. He cannot buy a goal. We know how this is going to go. I've already got money on it, we love helping lost causes rediscover form
lgfualol Posted 23 February 2018 Posted 23 February 2018 Crouch late equaliser is always on the cards. Just hope we pummel them from the off. Only concern is if Morgan and Simpson start together we will just lose possession and Stoke will counter constantly. If Schmeichel has a bad day it could be like Palace again.
surrifox Posted 23 February 2018 Posted 23 February 2018 Very humble contribution from that Stoke fan- there is an air of gloom over their chances on the Oatcake forum too . Bit of a contrast to their chippy attitude in previous years - so the stage is all set for Crouch to head in a 85th minute winner
sylofox Posted 23 February 2018 Posted 23 February 2018 26 minutes ago, lgfualol said: Crouch late equaliser is always on the cards. 25 minutes ago, surrifox said: Very humble contribution from that Stoke fan- there is an air of gloom over their chances on the Oatcake forum too . Bit of a contrast to their chippy attitude in previous years - so the stage is all set for Crouch to head in a 85th minute winner Crouch will struggle as hes out injured. As reported on about three pages on oatcake. But you are right surri the attitude is a lot different on that site. A little hard for them to spout bollox while fighting relegation
Alf Bentley Posted 23 February 2018 Posted 23 February 2018 To avoid any confusion: the Stoke match tomorrow is a 12.30 kick-off I say that as under "Upcoming Events", FT has kick-off down as 3pm... @Mark
les-tah Posted 23 February 2018 Posted 23 February 2018 Hope we get to see Silva and Mahrez start in the same team (not sure that has happened) could get some delightful football. Vardy Albrighton Diabate Mahrez Ndidi Silva Chilwell Maguire Drag Simpson
FoxFossil Posted 23 February 2018 Posted 23 February 2018 Next two are must win to avoid relegation. (Trying to pick up on the upbeat tone here)
les-tah Posted 23 February 2018 Posted 23 February 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, lgfualol said: Crouch late equaliser is always on the cards. Just hope we pummel them from the off. Only concern is if Morgan and Simpson start together we will just lose possession and Stoke will counter constantly. If Schmeichel has a bad day it could be like Palace again. If Morgan starts ahead of Dragovic tomorrow Dragovic is in his rights to burn the stadium down Edited 23 February 2018 by les-tah
funkyrobot Posted 23 February 2018 Posted 23 February 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, breadandcheese said: If Berahino doesn't score tomorrow, it will be two years without a goal. He cannot buy a goal. We know how this is going to go. I think we should have a go at guessing the minute he’ll score as we all know he will. I’m going for the obvious- 44 minutes. Scuffed grass cutter into the corner, Berahino wheeling away with a smug look on his face as if he’s been scoring with no problems week in week out. Edited 23 February 2018 by funkyrobot
les-tah Posted 23 February 2018 Posted 23 February 2018 8 minutes ago, funkyrobot said: I think we should have a go at guessing the minute he’ll score as we all know he will. I’m going for the obvious- 44 minutes. Scuffed grass cutter into the corner, Berahino wheeling away with a smug look on his face as if he’s been scoring with no problems week in week out. just had £50 on him anytime. thats a dead cert just like walcott anytime
SpacedX Posted 23 February 2018 Posted 23 February 2018 52 minutes ago, les-tah said: If Morgan starts ahead of Dragovic tomorrow Dragovic is in his rights to burn the stadium down
BirminghamFox Posted 23 February 2018 Posted 23 February 2018 This will be a 2-0 win... Vards and Mags to score
the fox Posted 23 February 2018 Posted 23 February 2018 (edited) i want to see mahrez, silva, kelechi and diabate on the same starting 11! Edited 23 February 2018 by the fox 1
Wymsey Posted 23 February 2018 Posted 23 February 2018 (edited) NDiaye looks decent as a player, and feel Stoke have got some potential in him. But, saying that, I thought that about Imbula who rarely features. Edited 23 February 2018 by Wymeswold fox
the fox Posted 23 February 2018 Posted 23 February 2018 Vardy puts it to bed! Jamie Vardy says Leicester have "moved on" from Riyad Mahrez's transfer saga following a meeting among the players. Mahrez had a spell away from the Foxes squad after failing to push through a move to Manchester City at the end of the January transfer window. He missed training sessions and also games against Everton and Swansea before returning as a substitute in a 5-1 defeat to City and then starting in the FA Cup win over Sheffield United. "It is what it is," Vardy told Sky Sports ahead of Saturday's live lunchtime clash with Stoke. "The bid came in, it was turned down, and you can understand his disappointment. But while he wasn't here we were having to get on with it. "We are all professionals and had to play without him. It happens if he is injured or on the bench, so we just focused on the games. He came back, got us in the dressing room, explained the situation, and you move on. "Everyone is exactly the same, they know what they have to do and their jobs. It was Riyad who wanted the meeting and got everyone in the dressing room and explained the situation, which is kept behind closed doors between us, and as far as everyone else is concerned that's that. "You have to make sure it's like that, with the dressing room we have got everyone is a close-knit group so for him personally to want to do that shows what he is about."
st albans fox Posted 23 February 2018 Posted 23 February 2018 4 hours ago, les-tah said: Hope we get to see Silva and Mahrez start in the same team ( Thought that for the first hour of the Swansea game silva wanted to play tight passing sequences and couldn’t really find a partner !! could be profitable if we can get those two together isolating the right side of their defence 3
UPinCarolina Posted 23 February 2018 Posted 23 February 2018 Early kickoff at Stoke ought to see us going out with our guns blazing. We need points and so do they. Guaranteed to be coming at us with vigor and we ought to do the same.
SemperEadem Posted 23 February 2018 Posted 23 February 2018 Hope we see an improvement on recent early kick off atmospheres. 2
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