StriderHiryu Posted 3 July 2019 Posted 3 July 2019 15 minutes ago, AKCJ said: We've gone ****ing mental. Love it. Serious ambition being shown. It is great!. But part of me is also a bit cautious! One of the major reasons I love the current version of Leicester City is because we are not a "money" team. We won the league with teamwork, which is what made it so incredible. The owners have money but have rarely pushed the boat out to spend in th epast, trying to keep the club fairly self-sufficient. I guess the thinking being to make the club operationally tight and up to scratch, and getting the club stable in the Premier League before investing a serious sum. I feel like this is because they got burnt during their first few seasons when we had Sven-Goran Eriksson in charge and tried to spend out way out of the Championship. In the end what got us up was building a good team with great work ethic under Nigel Pearson instead of buying expensive mercenaries such as Matt Mills and Jermaine Beckford. So I think there has always been a money pot to use, but they've preferred to spend it on the infrastructure first before spending it on players, which is the mark of great owners IMO. We have now been in the top league for 5 years, have a new training ground and stadium improvements on the way and have the core of an up and coming talented young team. So now might be the moment when the club feel like it's time to push. The owners have been known in the business world for being excellent long-term planners that stick to a strategy and execute it with dividends paying off long-term. One of the reasons why fans love our owners so much is that the same strategy appears to be working for the club too. Sure the league was a miracle and a total one-off, but the trajectory has always felt upwards, with lessons learnt and corrected along the way. The commercial revenues of the top 6 clubs will make it very difficult to consistently get among those places, but I don't think it's unfair to say that from a purely operational perspective Leicester are run in a far superior fashion to Arsenal and Manchester United at present. Perhaps from a business standpoint the owners also feel like pushing now might mean displacing a team above us on a more permanent basis? Maybe that's why Top feels like NOW is the time to go for it properly. This season certainly feels like one where one of Wolves, Leicester, Everton or West Ham will finish above one of Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea. It happened in 2015/16 when Chelsea had a real off season, so it's not completely beyond the realm of possibility to imagine one team stepping up this term.
Dahnsouff Posted 3 July 2019 Posted 3 July 2019 2 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said: It is great!. But part of me is also a bit cautious! One of the major reasons I love the current version of Leicester City is because we are not a "money" team. We won the league with teamwork, which is what made it so incredible. The owners have money but have rarely pushed the boat out to spend in th epast, trying to keep the club fairly self-sufficient. I guess the thinking being to make the club operationally tight and up to scratch, and getting the club stable in the Premier League before investing a serious sum. I feel like this is because they got burnt during their first few seasons when we had Sven-Goran Eriksson in charge and tried to spend out way out of the Championship. In the end what got us up was building a good team with great work ethic under Nigel Pearson instead of buying expensive mercenaries such as Matt Mills and Jermaine Beckford. So I think there has always been a money pot to use, but they've preferred to spend it on the infrastructure first before spending it on players, which is the mark of great owners IMO. We have now been in the top league for 5 years, have a new training ground and stadium improvements on the way and have the core of an up and coming talented young team. So now might be the moment when the club feel like it's time to push. The owners have been known in the business world for being excellent long-term planners that stick to a strategy and execute it with dividends paying off long-term. One of the reasons why fans love our owners so much is that the same strategy appears to be working for the club too. Sure the league was a miracle and a total one-off, but the trajectory has always felt upwards, with lessons learnt and corrected along the way. The commercial revenues of the top 6 clubs will make it very difficult to consistently get among those places, but I don't think it's unfair to say that from a purely operational perspective Leicester are run in a far superior fashion to Arsenal and Manchester United at present. Perhaps from a business standpoint the owners also feel like pushing now might mean displacing a team above us on a more permanent basis? Maybe that's why Top feels like NOW is the time to go for it properly. This season certainly feels like one where one of Wolves, Leicester, Everton or West Ham will finish above one of Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea. It happened in 2015/16 when Chelsea had a real off season, so it's not completely beyond the realm of possibility to imagine one team stepping up this term. Its also the first time FFP Short Term Cost Controls have been relaxed, see this thread from @davieG This allows much more flexibility in terms of wage budgets, far more significant than transfer fees
AKCJ Posted 3 July 2019 Posted 3 July 2019 1 minute ago, Blue ROI said: Training next week be like.. I've seen that episode probably 50 times and i've never seen Where's Wally in it before.
StanSP Posted 3 July 2019 Posted 3 July 2019 1 minute ago, AKCJ said: I've seen that episode probably 50 times and i've never seen Where's Wally in it before. Bart's in it twice as well.
lcfc sheff Posted 3 July 2019 Posted 3 July 2019 3 minutes ago, StanSP said: Bart's in it twice as well. I can only see him once!
murphy Posted 3 July 2019 Posted 3 July 2019 5 minutes ago, StanSP said: Bart's in it twice as well. This is driving me mad. I only see one Bart (top right). Where's the other one?
foxpleasure Posted 3 July 2019 Posted 3 July 2019 2 minutes ago, lcfc sheff said: I can only see him once! You're not looking carefully enough.
Suzie the Fox Posted 3 July 2019 Posted 3 July 2019 3 minutes ago, lcfc sheff said: I can only see him once! Just now, murphy said: This is driving me mad. I only see one Bart (top right). Where's the other one? Me too and i've been staring at it for bloody ages now.
murphy Posted 3 July 2019 Posted 3 July 2019 1 minute ago, foxpleasure said: You're not looking carefully enough. Hmm... It's making my eyes go funny now, I swear Krusty just blinked. Nope. Definitely just the one Bart. This is a one Bart image. A unibart picture only.
Babylon Posted 3 July 2019 Posted 3 July 2019 13 minutes ago, StanSP said: Bart's in it twice as well. You sure the second bart is Rev Lovejoy, just next to Marg?
RoyFox Posted 3 July 2019 Posted 3 July 2019 I’d take a guess at Maupay (was on Congertons leaked list at Celtic) and they let Kelechi go if this is the case.
murphy Posted 3 July 2019 Posted 3 July 2019 1 minute ago, RoyFox said: I’d take a guess at Maupay (was on Congertons leaked list at Celtic) and they let Kelechi go if this is the case. Hey! This is the Simpsons Bart challenge thread.
RoyFox Posted 3 July 2019 Posted 3 July 2019 Just now, murphy said: Hey! This is the Simpsons Bart challenge thread. Haha my bad
StriderHiryu Posted 3 July 2019 Posted 3 July 2019 1 minute ago, RoyFox said: I’d take a guess at Maupay (was on Congertons leaked list at Celtic) and they let Kelechi go if this is the case. I'd be quite happy with that, every time I've seen him play I've been very impressed. Plays as a lone front man, but great at holding onto the ball and linking up with others. And he hit over 25 goals last season. The other link is that Tasmanian striker that plays in Belgium (Mbwanna Samatta), who also looked decent for similar reasons.
StanSP Posted 3 July 2019 Posted 3 July 2019 15 minutes ago, lcfc sheff said: I can only see him once! 12 minutes ago, murphy said: This is driving me mad. I only see one Bart (top right). Where's the other one? 11 minutes ago, Suzie the Fox said: Me too and i've been staring at it for bloody ages now. 6 minutes ago, murphy said: Hmm... It's making my eyes go funny now, I swear Krusty just blinked. Nope. Definitely just the one Bart. This is a one Bart image. A unibart picture only. 4 minutes ago, Babylon said: You sure the second bart is Rev Lovejoy, just next to Marg?
mozartfox Posted 3 July 2019 Posted 3 July 2019 46 minutes ago, Lineker's Left Foot said: Alex Morgan please ? Agree. Fitter than a Butchers Dog. Gerherrin and Rachel out.
Mike Oxlong Posted 3 July 2019 Posted 3 July 2019 3 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said: I'd be quite happy with that, every time I've seen him play I've been very impressed. Plays as a lone front man, but great at holding onto the ball and linking up with others. And he hit over 25 goals last season. The other link is that Tasmanian striker that plays in Belgium (Mbwanna Samatta), who also looked decent for similar reasons. I think you mean Tanzanian Would also be happy with Maupay
urban.spaceman Posted 3 July 2019 Posted 3 July 2019 4 minutes ago, mozartfox said: Agree. Fitter than a Butchers Dog. Gerherrin and Rachel out. WTF
StriderHiryu Posted 3 July 2019 Posted 3 July 2019 3 minutes ago, Mike Oxlong said: I think you mean Tanzanian Would also be happy with Maupay Ah yeah that's right. Freudian slip!
mozartfox Posted 3 July 2019 Posted 3 July 2019 8 hours ago, WestLothianFox said: Everyone has moved south, fed up of the rain Or watching Celtic in Austria and Switzerland.
mozartfox Posted 3 July 2019 Posted 3 July 2019 1 minute ago, urban.spaceman said: WTF She is a married and soon to reach Milf status. Trade her in as a make-weight in the Harry deal.
st albans fox Posted 3 July 2019 Posted 3 July 2019 This is going the same way as he previous YT thread .... maybe we need 100 threads before he signs ....
urban.spaceman Posted 3 July 2019 Posted 3 July 2019 Just now, st albans fox said: This is going the same way as he previous YT thread .... maybe we need 100 threads before he signs .... Combined we’re on about 155. MERGE.
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