420Hashish Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 Evertom fans thinking they can just buy him from us is hilarious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les-tah Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 10 hours ago, les-tah said: Regardless of Maddison we still need more than 1 creative player! The next move that is the most important is the Mahrez replacement! Can see the formation being a more 4231 as I don’t think Puel really played a 5 at the back formation before? Please correct me if wrong? 56 minutes ago, Foxxed said: Barnes? i would say no, with the Mahrez departure we need someone proven at top level who can assist and score and create... else we are screwed if the transfer window closed and none of the younger lads come good!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwichfox Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 Welcome James Maddison, well done to all concerned with the deal. I'm really looking forward to seeing how he develops for us. So far so good in the transfer window , as may have been said by others before, we need to work on the outgoings now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrDublin Posted 21 June 2018 Popular Post Share Posted 21 June 2018 Well, as I said yesterday, you've a terrific player on your hands. I was kind of hoping, everything crossed it might have been a deal where you'd loan him back to us for a year but know in my heart it would'nt happen with that kind of money involved. Hey ho, huge money for us and I jest you not - He'll be playing for England within two years. Seen, Eadie (who you guys will know well), Fleck, Huckerby, Crook, O'Neil, Sutton at Carrow road and I'd pick him over all them. Good luck Madderz and good luck next season Leicester. Cheers Andy 9 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpfox Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 15 minutes ago, DrDublin said: Well, as I said yesterday, you've a terrific player on your hands. I was kind of hoping, everything crossed it might have been a deal where you'd loan him back to us for a year but know in my heart it would'nt happen with that kind of money involved. Hey ho, huge money for us and I jest you not - He'll be playing for England within two years. Seen, Eadie (who you guys will know well), Fleck, Huckerby, Crook, O'Neil, Sutton at Carrow road and I'd pick him over all them. Good luck Madderz and good luck next season Leicester. Cheers Andy well said, and i agree 100% with u. good luck and best of luck to u as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Foxhateram Posted 21 June 2018 Popular Post Share Posted 21 June 2018 36 minutes ago, les-tah said: i would say no, with the Mahrez departure we need someone proven at top level who can assist and score and create... else we are screwed if the transfer window closed and none of the younger lads come good!! What is it with everyone wanting 'proven' quality. Has the past not proved to us that this policy doesn't work. We've had plenty of 'proven' players play for us over the years who have been awful. On the flip side of that, scouting, observing and quality coaching has given us; Mahrez, Vardy, Knocky (to some extent), Gray the list goes on. In fact none of our title winning team were 'proven' at this level. Young hungry talented players with a point to prove, that is what we need. Players who will work and cherish this club close to their hearts. Just like our title winning team did/ do. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozleicester Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 1 hour ago, weller54 said: He's not the messiah.. And I should know!.. I've followed a few. If not him... who? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les-tah Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Foxhateram said: What is it with everyone wanting 'proven' quality. Has the past not proved to us that this policy doesn't work. We've had plenty of 'proven' players play for us over the years who have been awful. On the flip side of that, scouting, observing and quality coaching has given us; Mahrez, Vardy, Knocky (to some extent), Gray the list goes on. In fact none of our title winning team were 'proven' at this level. Young hungry talented players with a point to prove, that is what we need. Players who will work and cherish this club close to their hearts. Just like our title winning team did/ do. I get your point but Its a big gamble if im honest and who we replace Mahrez with could define our season. Name a player we currently have that has proved they can even remotely get near the stats Mahrez has given us? Gray/Diabate/Albrighton/Barnes ? Edited 21 June 2018 by les-tah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxhateram Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 14 minutes ago, les-tah said: I get your point but Its a big gamble if im honest and who we replace Mahrez with could define our season. Name a player we currently have that has proved they can even remotely get near the stats Mahrez has given us? Gray/Diabate/Albrighton/Barnes ? In all honesty I'm not sure. Have they been given the chance to play the Mahrez role? He gets a lot more freedom in our system then all of those other players do. I actually believe a quality number 10 to play behind Vardes is our way forward. Maddison can and has played that role with good quality at Norwich. Gray also has some pretty impressive stats for England U21s in that role, Albrighton is a completely different entity (He has more defensive qaulities than our other wingers) and Diabate and Barnes are both more future players than current first 11. Although Barnes has also had an impressive season at his loan club. I don't think we are going to get a 'massive' player to fill Mahrez's boots. But if we have lots of young talent that can chip in from different parts of the pitch, then we might actually end up a better team than with Mahrez. We can use the Mahrez money to develop a side that is less predictable and relient on just two superstars. (Vardy and Mahrez) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol thewall Bamba Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 5 minutes ago, Foxhateram said: I actually believe a quality number 10 to play behind Vardes is our way forward. Why has no one mentioned this before!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 1 hour ago, les-tah said: i would say no, with the Mahrez departure we need someone proven at top level who can assist and score and create... else we are screwed if the transfer window closed and none of the younger lads come good!! Proven at the top level? We aren't going to pay what it takes to buy someone like that. You're looking at £50m+, even then there is no guarantee they will work in this league or even if they'd want to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les-tah Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 15 minutes ago, Babylon said: Proven at the top level? We aren't going to pay what it takes to buy someone like that. You're looking at £50m+, even then there is no guarantee they will work in this league or even if they'd want to come. Proven at top level meant someone Shaqiri level and above.. but maybe not his pissy attitude! Didn't literally mean world class! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 2 minutes ago, les-tah said: Proven at top level meant someone Shaqiri level and above.. but maybe not his pissy attitude! Didn't literally mean world class! Which means overpaying for someone like Townsend, as prem clubs don't want to lose their players and are all cash rich. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buce Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 1 hour ago, DrDublin said: Well, as I said yesterday, you've a terrific player on your hands. I was kind of hoping, everything crossed it might have been a deal where you'd loan him back to us for a year but know in my heart it would'nt happen with that kind of money involved. Hey ho, huge money for us and I jest you not - He'll be playing for England within two years. Seen, Eadie (who you guys will know well), Fleck, Huckerby, Crook, O'Neil, Sutton at Carrow road and I'd pick him over all them. Good luck Madderz and good luck next season Leicester. Cheers Andy 2 That's a ringing endorsement. Thanks, and good luck next season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 6 minutes ago, les-tah said: Proven at top level meant someone Shaqiri level and above.. but maybe not his pissy attitude! Didn't literally mean world class! It also means relative mediocrity. I much prefer the policy of buying the best players in the Championship or decent foreign leagues and if they're young that's even better. We're as safe in this league as we're probably ever going to be so we were well placed to take more "educated risks" on buying unproven players at this level who are also very highly rated with high ceilings. We are better placed than any club to make these sort of buys as not winning anything or qualifying for Europe isn't a disaster for us and we shouldn't be getting relegated. We can't buy proven players to kick on but if we buy really well we can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 9 minutes ago, Babylon said: Which means overpaying for someone like Townsend, as prem clubs don't want to lose their players and are all cash rich. Townsend is a great example. A mid table PL player if ever there was one and would cost £20m+. A good player to keep you in this league but he'll never push you on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 19 hours ago, urban.spaceman said: Not sure if anyone posted this anywhere. 1:29 to 1:31 - let the ball do the work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 The best thing about that video of him is that it's clear that he doesn't mess about. He's constantly wanting to attack and be very direct. I think Vardy could profit from his arrival immensely. Maddison doesn't just get the ball and spray it out for the winger in the hope that they do something with it. He looks like the kind of player that takes a game by the scruff of it's neck. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxhateram Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 1 hour ago, Sol thewall Bamba said: Why has no one mentioned this before!? You know what I mean. I would rather us pay for a talented number 10. Then replace Mahrez on the wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUHILL Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 2 minutes ago, AKCJ said: The best thing about that video of him is that it's clear that he doesn't mess about. He's constantly wanting to attack and be very direct. I think Vardy could profit from his arrival immensely. Maddison doesn't just get the ball and spray it out for the winger in the hope that they do something with it. He looks like the kind of player that takes a game by the scruff of it's neck. I can see a load of very nicely weighted through balls for Vardy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treer Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 poor kid, doesn't know what he has let himself for, he will soon enough have to learn to pass sideways, and run backwards under Puel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 (edited) It’s a big deal and it’s big money but it’s also a big step up to the prem.. PLEASE if it takes him a few games to find his stride can we just NOT absolutely crucify him and throw abuse at him and call for the managers head and call him overpriced.. You know, all the things we are so good at on here!! Edited 21 June 2018 by MPH 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackneyfox Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 20 hours ago, Finnegan said: Sad truth for them is they're so irrelevant to us we don't really care what league they're in. Speak for yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozleicester Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 He wears gloves so.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4everfox Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 7 hours ago, DrezZone said: Evertom fans thinking they can just buy him from us is hilarious. I find that hard to believe since they are below us these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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