ARM1968 Posted 2 March 2021 Share Posted 2 March 2021 Just now, whoareyaaa said: fa cup is a one off game though so im sure we will go full strength winning the eruopa would have seen 2 legs, travelling etc I hope so and pragmatism is going to look pretty stupid if we fail CL qualification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turlo Posted 2 March 2021 Share Posted 2 March 2021 3 minutes ago, whoareyaaa said: fa cup is a one off game though so im sure we will go full strength winning the eruopa would have seen 2 legs, travelling etc + we have no mid week game leading up to the FA cup fixture followed by the international break. With a few players expected back over the next 2 weeks we will hopefully be in better shape by then. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPeakFox Posted 2 March 2021 Share Posted 2 March 2021 13 minutes ago, ARM1968 said: I hope so and pragmatism is going to look pretty stupid if we fail CL qualification. Not really - they're just knackered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM1968 Posted 2 March 2021 Share Posted 2 March 2021 15 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said: Not really - they're just knackered. Oh agreed sir. However we have a significant number amongst us here who fervently believe that we should have exerted every sinew in pursuit of the EL. If we drop off a physical cliff then I doubt levels of understanding will be very high. I would prefer us to win the FA Cup as it is the missing domestic trophy. However CL qualification may mean better future progression and less imperative to sell our Crown Jewels - even one of them. I am hopeful, but as others have said, far more eloquently than I, da next free games are make or facking break, innit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPeakFox Posted 2 March 2021 Share Posted 2 March 2021 10 minutes ago, ARM1968 said: Oh agreed sir. However we have a significant number amongst us here who fervently believe that we should have exerted every sinew in pursuit of the EL. If we drop off a physical cliff then I doubt levels of understanding will be very high. I would prefer us to win the FA Cup as it is the missing domestic trophy. However CL qualification may mean better future progression and less imperative to sell our Crown Jewels - even one of them. I am hopeful, but as others have said, far more eloquently than I, da next free games are make or facking break, innit. Totes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Vardy Posted 2 March 2021 Share Posted 2 March 2021 36 minutes ago, ARM1968 said: Oh agreed sir. However we have a significant number amongst us here who fervently believe that we should have exerted every sinew in pursuit of the EL. If we drop off a physical cliff then I doubt levels of understanding will be very high. I would prefer us to win the FA Cup as it is the missing domestic trophy. However CL qualification may mean better future progression and less imperative to sell our Crown Jewels - even one of them. I am hopeful, but as others have said, far more eloquently than I, da next free games are make or facking break, innit. Watching Chelsea United at the weekend....Maguire, Chilwell, Kante, all in action £160 million incoming, and we are still third........it is amazing.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buce Posted 2 March 2021 Share Posted 2 March 2021 3 hours ago, Reg Vardy said: Watching Chelsea United at the weekend....Maguire, Chilwell, Kante, all in action £160 million incoming, and we are still third........it is amazing.... Also bearing in mind that Ngolo was practically stolen from us. It could have been over £200 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPeakFox Posted 2 March 2021 Share Posted 2 March 2021 23 minutes ago, Buce said: Also bearing in mind that Ngolo was practically stolen from us. You know I love you Buce, but this canard is one of the most inaccurate on FT, and it is oft repeated. £32m equates to 'practically stolen'? Hyperbole on coke after several whisky chasers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buce Posted 2 March 2021 Share Posted 2 March 2021 38 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said: You know I love you Buce, but this canard is one of the most inaccurate on FT, and it is oft repeated. £32m equates to 'practically stolen'? Hyperbole on coke after several whisky chasers. Bless you, Peaky, but that puts you in a very select group... How much do you think he would have fetched without the clause in his contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky Posted 2 March 2021 Share Posted 2 March 2021 42 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said: You know I love you Buce, but this canard is one of the most inaccurate on FT, and it is oft repeated. £32m equates to 'practically stolen'? Hyperbole on coke after several whisky chasers. Ordinarily we wouldn't have sold for less than £50 million. Chelsea got a bargain. Of course this is all relatively speaking. Fortunately our stance has hardened and we're now getting great fees for our big players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPeakFox Posted 2 March 2021 Share Posted 2 March 2021 1 hour ago, Buce said: Bless you, Peaky, but that puts you in a very select group... How much do you think he would have fetched without the clause in his contract? 1 hour ago, Corky said: Ordinarily we wouldn't have sold for less than £50 million. Chelsea got a bargain. Of course this is all relatively speaking. Fortunately our stance has hardened and we're now getting great fees for our big players. Exactly - they got a bargain. That's very far from 'stolen' As for being of a minority opinion, nobody should ever be afraid of that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buce Posted 2 March 2021 Share Posted 2 March 2021 10 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said: Exactly - they got a bargain. That's very far from 'stolen' Semantics, Peaky. If one is forced unwillingly to part with something for less than its value, I think one has the right to feel 'robbed'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPeakFox Posted 2 March 2021 Share Posted 2 March 2021 2 minutes ago, Buce said: Semantics, Peaky. If one is forced unwillingly to part with something for less than its value, I think one has the right to feel 'robbed'. Not if one set a too low release clause... listen we sold then Drinkwater for more ffs, swings and roundabouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Paninistickers Posted 2 March 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 2 March 2021 1 hour ago, Buce said: Bless you, Peaky, but that puts you in a very select group... How much do you think he would have fetched without the clause in his contract? The question can't exist. He'd never have signed for us without the clause. We were a crystal palace at the time of signing, not what we are today. He'd never heard of us. He wanted to sign for Marseille. He / advisors came for the money and the gateway to a Chelsea/ Arsenal 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoyleFox Posted 2 March 2021 Share Posted 2 March 2021 (edited) On 01/03/2021 at 22:44, fox in the sox said: What’s the point of keep getting in the Europa League if we can’t cope with it? In a non condensed, non Covid season where two thirds of the squad have been injured, we'd probably cope fine. And the more often we can qualify for Europe, the better quality of signing we can attract. Which enables us to rotate more and then compete more aggressively in all competitions. Unfortunately, this season our situation means it's been very difficult. Edited 2 March 2021 by FoyleFox 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MPH Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 That would be nothing short of amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxile5 Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 Ohhh it's Harvey Barnes('s mended knee) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 Maddison hopefully being back now, means he slots in to the 3-4-1-2 instead of Perez and Barnes can come back and be the impact sub whilst he regains full fitness. Ideal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewquayFox Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 The stars (planets) are all aligning, this is going to be our (FA Cup) year, I can feel it in my bones.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacreblueits442 Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 On 02/03/2021 at 12:15, Lineker's Left Foot said: Barring a catastrophic collapse, like last season, I would still be happy with 5th or 6th. For a club like ours it has proved to be quite detrimental to have a season in the Europa but league forms suffers, so if we were to make it again that would be a great achievement. Would love CL football and I am not being defeatist but more of a realist; we could gradually improve our squad each season. The only problem is if we lose BR or again a major player every summer. Do think we need to spend in the summer though. ...we have little room to spend this coming summer!!! If we can negotiate our way through free transfers and develop the squad then great. As for finishing 5th or 6th, just imagine if our players are thinking on those lines. You can't afford to not look forward, for as soon as you start to expect less, you get less. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 1 hour ago, MPH said: That would be nothing short of amazing! Brendan said all along that he would be out for six weeks and was expected back into training late April for the may run in ....with a small chance of making a game end April Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jobyfox Posted 27 March 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 27 March 2021 On 02/03/2021 at 20:29, Paninistickers said: The question can't exist. He'd never have signed for us without the clause. We were a crystal palace at the time of signing, not what we are today. He'd never heard of us. He wanted to sign for Marseille. He / advisors came for the money and the gateway to a Chelsea/ Arsenal All very true, but instead of finding a Crystal Palace he joined a team that won the Premier League. I always felt he could have given us just one more season. He had the security of the release clause if anything went wrong. The title winning team all get a free pass as far as I’m concerned. That’s why I’m not bothered about hanging on to every quote from Mahrez - but Kante has tarnished his legacy somewhat by jumping at the very first opportunity. It’s only the difference between being a Leicester great rather than a greatest ever, but it’s still there and still grates a little. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox in the North Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 Would rather him take his time and heal properly than get back a little too quickly and potentially sabotage himself next season. I think if Maddison can come back, we should be able to cope for the time being. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGLCFC Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 34 minutes ago, Fox in the North said: Would rather him take his time and heal properly than get back a little too quickly and potentially sabotage himself next season. I think if Maddison can come back, we should be able to cope for the time being. Agree - the system we are playing at the moment is more reliant on either Perez or Maddison in that creative role, rather that the need for a winger. I really rate Barnes, but like you said, ease him back gently, even as an impact sub, for the last 20 minutes if things aren't going our way. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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