Sly Posted 4 January 2020 Share Posted 4 January 2020 4 hours ago, Bryn said: We'll find out what went wrong for Drinkwater one day. There's something that's happened behind the scenes. He moved to a London club that he perceived to be bigger than Leicester, then lost the hunger when he was being paid £100k a week. He grew egotistical and big headed as the success went to his head. Which then lead to him getting filled in whilst being a “billy big bollocks” whilst on a night out, then getting filled in for the pleasure. Its no more complicated than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly Posted 4 January 2020 Share Posted 4 January 2020 4 hours ago, Countryfox said: Still surprised he failed so miserably at Chelski .... we had won the league and our midfield pairing of Drinky and the Kante twins had completely bossed it ... it seemed like a very shrewd move at the time. Think we’ll have to wait a while before we get to the bottom of that one. Imagine how much better we’d have been with Kante and one of Tielemans or Maddison. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillippaT Posted 4 January 2020 Share Posted 4 January 2020 6 minutes ago, Sly said: Imagine how much better we’d have been with Kante and one of Tielemans or Maddison. Meh - we've got Ndidi now - it no longer matters 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozartfox Posted 4 January 2020 Share Posted 4 January 2020 4 hours ago, Countryfox said: I wonder how many other old boys might be on Niges radar ... Kingy ? ... Wes ? ... James ???? Is Nige using the 1941 Pearl Harbor radar set? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countryfox Posted 4 January 2020 Share Posted 4 January 2020 1 hour ago, mozartfox said: Is Nige using the 1941 Pearl Harbor radar set? Brendan has always said he is an admirer of James and has asked Wes to sign a new contract .... and Kingy has not suddenly become a bad player ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facecloth Posted 4 January 2020 Share Posted 4 January 2020 40 minutes ago, Countryfox said: Brendan has always said he is an admirer of James and has asked Wes to sign a new contract .... and Kingy has not suddenly become a bad player ... No that's been a gradual thing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post twister Posted 4 January 2020 Popular Post Share Posted 4 January 2020 I with my experiences am not one to judge anything from a drink problem to mental health can completly derail anybodys life thats all I am saying. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shailen Posted 4 January 2020 Share Posted 4 January 2020 I thought Drinkwater would be a star for us alongside Vardy and Mahrez when we got promoted, and to a great extent he was. His range of passing and accuracy is a joy to watch, but his ability suits a team that are looking to break at pace where he can play a ball into space. I don't see him fitting into a team that want to hold possession and break teams down - he isn't good enough at this level to do that. He has a lot of good qualities but he also has a lot of limitations. He did well for us in a 4-4-2 where he had the role of starting attacks, and not taking numerous players on like Maddison would, before releasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TJB-fox Posted 4 January 2020 Popular Post Share Posted 4 January 2020 30 minutes ago, shailen said: I thought Drinkwater would be a star for us alongside Vardy and Mahrez when we got promoted, and to a great extent he was. His range of passing and accuracy is a joy to watch, but his ability suits a team that are looking to break at pace where he can play a ball into space. I don't see him fitting into a team that want to hold possession and break teams down - he isn't good enough at this level to do that. He has a lot of good qualities but he also has a lot of limitations. He did well for us in a 4-4-2 where he had the role of starting attacks, and not taking numerous players on like Maddison would, before releasing. Disagree. Prime Drinkwater was brilliant and his ability is only slagged off on here because our fans are still bitter about him leaving to a ‘bigger club’. He was one of our best players for such a key part of a our recent history and his demise is really sad. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shailen Posted 4 January 2020 Share Posted 4 January 2020 11 minutes ago, TJB-fox said: Disagree. Prime Drinkwater was brilliant and his ability is only slagged off on here because our fans are still bitter about him leaving to a ‘bigger club’. He was one of our best players for such a key part of a our recent history and his demise is really sad. I agree that he was excellent for us and will never be slated by me as one of the 'immortals' that won the premier league. But I can't see how he would get into our team now, or any team that want to impose themselves on other teams. It's not a criticism - for me he is suited to a team that like to play on the counter. His demise is sad, but I thought Chelsea were the wrong club for him at the time. Ironically I think he would fit a club like United with the way they play. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzzy_Larsson Posted 4 January 2020 Share Posted 4 January 2020 7 hours ago, Hammo said: It’s not the ‘biggest bargaining chip’ at all - I never said it was - but it is there as an example of how the grass is potentially far from greener elsewhere and could be a factor in any negotiations. I don’t see it being a factor at all tbh, players leave clubs where they are successful and go on and flop at other clubs all over the world. I doubt any player is sitting thinking I better not move as it may not work out and if they do then I’d question their mentality. I highly doubt this was Vardy’s mentality for staying either it would have been more that he genuinely loves the club. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlueBrett Posted 5 January 2020 Share Posted 5 January 2020 Fk knows what happened to DD but I don't like the 'gave up when he started earning big money' explanation. It's overused, lazy and doesn't actually make sense. The difference between youth team money and PL first team money is far greater in percentage and lifestyle terms than the difference between Leicester money and Chelsea money. If a lad can make that adjustment (at a considerably younger age while all his old school mates probably making 300 a week or something) then why should going from say 50k to 100k make a blind bit of difference? It's just numbers on a screen at a certain point. Moving from Leicester to London can **** a young man up though, I can attest to that personally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haywood_6 Posted 5 January 2020 Share Posted 5 January 2020 (edited) Had to share this because it's too funny for words EDIT - might belong in the transfer thread Edited 5 January 2020 by Haywood_6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facecloth Posted 5 January 2020 Share Posted 5 January 2020 46 minutes ago, Haywood_6 said: Had to share this because it's too funny for words EDIT - might belong in the transfer thread But Lingards value takes the transfer into a negative I wouldn't take Lingard if Man Utd paid us £100m to take him! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo Posted 5 January 2020 Share Posted 5 January 2020 Jesse Lingard + £45m + Old Trafford maybe, plus whatever it costs to relocate Old Trafford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countryfox Posted 5 January 2020 Share Posted 5 January 2020 1 hour ago, Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo said: Jesse Lingard + £45m + Old Trafford maybe, plus whatever it costs to relocate Old Trafford Throw in the prawn sandwiches and we’re about there ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillippaT Posted 5 January 2020 Share Posted 5 January 2020 6 hours ago, BlueBrett said: Fk knows what happened to DD but I don't like the 'gave up when he started earning big money' explanation. It's overused, lazy and doesn't actually make sense. The difference between youth team money and PL first team money is far greater in percentage and lifestyle terms than the difference between Leicester money and Chelsea money. If a lad can make that adjustment (at a considerably younger age while all his old school mates probably making 300 a week or something) then why should going from say 50k to 100k make a blind bit of difference? It's just numbers on a screen at a certain point. Moving from Leicester to London can **** a young man up though, I can attest to that personally Well, when your Mum gives you a house, a wife and a job, it's not too bad Oh, wait... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFS Posted 5 January 2020 Share Posted 5 January 2020 Fvck off Man United Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Keller Posted 5 January 2020 Share Posted 5 January 2020 3 hours ago, Facecloth said: But Lingards value takes the transfer into a negative I wouldn't take Lingard if Man Utd paid us £100m to take him! They value him at 40m 🥴🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Fox Posted 5 January 2020 Author Share Posted 5 January 2020 Jesse Lingard is a classic 40 million quid Everton flop. I’d bet big money that’s where he starts next season. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnegan Posted 5 January 2020 Share Posted 5 January 2020 14 hours ago, shailen said: I agree that he was excellent for us and will never be slated by me as one of the 'immortals' that won the premier league. But I can't see how he would get into our team now, or any team that want to impose themselves on other teams. It's not a criticism - for me he is suited to a team that like to play on the counter. His demise is sad, but I thought Chelsea were the wrong club for him at the time. Ironically I think he would fit a club like United with the way they play. I'll probably get slated for this because it's just cool to trash on Drinkwater now but I'd take peak DD over Praet personally. If we're going to play the diamond at any point again then I'd happily have 15/16 Drinkwater and Tielemans between Maddison and Ndidi. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facecloth Posted 5 January 2020 Share Posted 5 January 2020 20 minutes ago, Kasey Keller said: They value him at 40m 🥴🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 5 January 2020 Share Posted 5 January 2020 Urgh. I am sorry, Liverpool must be the most unpleasant fans in the EPL. Booing, cheering fouls, and don’t give me "its Everton" crap. They come across as quite unpleasant fans which is weird as it’s a nice place with friendly people. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 5 January 2020 Share Posted 5 January 2020 13 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said: Urgh. I am sorry, Liverpool must be the most unpleasant fans in the EPL. Booing, cheering fouls, and don’t give me "its Everton" crap. They come across as quite unpleasant fans which is weird as it’s a nice place with friendly people. Entitled ......how dare the Everton players tackle our precious youngsters ........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest An Sionnach Posted 5 January 2020 Share Posted 5 January 2020 If Harvey Elliott was a Leicester player he would be out on loan in Div.1 for the next six years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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