Buce Posted 31 August 2019 Posted 31 August 2019 26 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said: You make a very good point! Only ones I can think of in my lifetime that rival it are: - Eric Cantona (£1.2m) - Riyad Mahrez (650k! ) - Kolo Toure (150k) - Ole Solskjaer (1.5m) - Paolo Di Canio (1.5m) Of those probably Cantona, Mahrez and Toure come close. Vardy I would put above Mahrez if you compare their contributions for us only, though it must be said that the Mahrez sale was more than what Vichai paid to buy the club in the first place! So that transfer is truly ridiculous. Cantona for that price seems like a steal, but that was a lot of money back then, probably more like 10-15m today, which would still be a bargain but not quite as outlandish as Vardy. Toure was very good as well if you take into account he was first choice next to Sol Campbell during Arsenal's invincible season. I think if you factor in Vardy's longevity alongside everything else, then Mahrez doesn't compare, imo, because we only had one good season out of him. In truth, I grew up worshipping Frank Worthington - hell, I wanted to be Frank Worthington - and I never envisaged a day would come when he would no longer be my favourite ever player, but it has.
jaylcfc94 Posted 31 August 2019 Posted 31 August 2019 20 minutes ago, Tom12345 said: We comment on football and our views on football players here. See forum guidelines. If you have anger or obsession issues, go seek some help. And yes, I like Barnes as a player. I like to think many other fans do too and quite a few of us want to see more of him. If he plays regularly for a seaon and he performs badly, I would equally comment on other things he needs to work on or what is good for the team. Today, he may not have touched the ball many times, and that is a real issue that needs to be solved, but I dont think he did poorly when he did have the ball and I dont think he did have “foot power” issue as shown last week. Meanwhile, I dont see you be comment fairly on Maddison either. How did you think he played today? Like Kevin De Bruyne or Eden Hazard? And also yes, I have a real favourite player - one that I have never criticised including when there were a few doubters last year. Jamie Vardy. I also rarely criticised Fuchs because I think he is great and no one overhypes him. So you criticise players more than others because they’re ‘hyped’ more? ‘Be comment fairly’
UniFox21 Posted 31 August 2019 Posted 31 August 2019 Great to hear a few boos mid-way through the first half when Chilwell missed a pass
Milo Posted 31 August 2019 Posted 31 August 2019 1 hour ago, TrentFox said: It will probably go under the radar a tad, but thought it was a brave and top decision from BR to drop Perez. He’s taken £30m of the chairman’s money - knowing that same chairman was in attendance - and benched him as he’s been average. Loving that ruthlessness. Good shout
jaylcfc94 Posted 31 August 2019 Posted 31 August 2019 And I thought Maddison was pretty good today. He was rated by Foxestalk posters as one of our best and Barnes was voted the worst. @Tom12345 If Maddison has performed how Barnes did today you wouldn’t be saying the players didn’t help him or whatever other exemptions you’ve used you’d be saying he’s ‘overhyped’ and needs to work on his ‘foot power’. It’s not just me who’s noticed this Tom.
Johnthefoxrayner Posted 31 August 2019 Posted 31 August 2019 34 minutes ago, Riot Van said: I see a lot of people have fallen into the Gray trap. How many times has he come on at home for 20 odd minutes against tired legs and looked good? A lot. Don't be so negative, that's the sort of player you need when the opposition have tired legs, gray will scare defenders all day long with his pace
l444ry Posted 31 August 2019 Posted 31 August 2019 Very impressive. This team is growing by the week. Different players can have an off day but Rodgers still juggles them around to get results.
Quorndon_Fox Posted 31 August 2019 Posted 31 August 2019 What the **** was that away end today?? Blocks of empty seats and that after we filled the other half, embarrassing for a so called Premier League club.
StriderHiryu Posted 31 August 2019 Posted 31 August 2019 Rodgers thinks Vardy is faster now than 4 years ago! Everyone on the forum remember to try the 2 Red Bulls for Breakfast diet!
car1os Posted 31 August 2019 Posted 31 August 2019 Its interesting to hear the post-match comments of the managers we've played against so far... both Wilder and Howe stated that their teams have underperformed, and we've seen against Chelsea that we could have won that match. The players look fit and press well, meaning the opposition are forced into mistakes. We're making other teams look bad, which is the hallmark of a good side.
OadbyBlue Posted 31 August 2019 Posted 31 August 2019 4 minutes ago, Quorndon_Fox said: What the **** was that away end today?? Blocks of empty seats and that after we filled the other half, embarrassing for a so called Premier League club. Bit harsh considering it’s Bournemouth, by far the smallest club in the league, and a solid what, 10-12 hour round trip
StriderHiryu Posted 31 August 2019 Posted 31 August 2019 This is the point in the thread where I upset people for posting ridiculously large gifs of Leicester City goals. But you know what? I don't even care! Feast your eyes in this moment of absolute top quality from our talisman and living legend, Jamie Vardy:
Quorndon_Fox Posted 31 August 2019 Posted 31 August 2019 4 minutes ago, OadbyBlue said: Bit harsh considering it’s Bournemouth, by far the smallest club in the league, and a solid what, 10-12 hour round trip Not really if you were sat close enough to hear some of the shit they were giving out
Fox in the North Posted 31 August 2019 Posted 31 August 2019 Just seen the Tielemans incident. In the ground I couldn’t tell at all, but I can’t believe he didn’t get anything for it. We’d be screaming for it if that happened to us. We’ve got away with one today!
woollett the bullet Posted 31 August 2019 Posted 31 August 2019 2 hours ago, Lee Monty said: Gray looked VERY GOOD Should've gave Vardy his hat trick. Wrong decision again I'm afraid.
Dr The Singh Posted 31 August 2019 Posted 31 August 2019 9 minutes ago, Fox in the North said: Just seen the Tielemans incident. In the ground I couldn’t tell at all, but I can’t believe he didn’t get anything for it. We’d be screaming for it if that happened to us. We’ve got away with one today! VAR can only give reds, I thought it was a yellow, his stamp was a natural foot plant rather then a challenge.
Dr The Singh Posted 31 August 2019 Posted 31 August 2019 Only criticism I have is that we got into great situations and were wasteful with the final pass, we could have wipe Bournshit away.
st albans fox Posted 31 August 2019 Posted 31 August 2019 26 minutes ago, car1os said: Its interesting to hear the post-match comments of the managers we've played against so far... both Wilder and Howe stated that their teams have underperformed, and we've seen against Chelsea that we could have won that match. The players look fit and press well, meaning the opposition are forced into mistakes. We're making other teams look bad, which is the hallmark of a good side. A throwback to the league winning season ........... week after week, pundits commented that the opposition were performing poorly against us
Fox92 Posted 31 August 2019 Posted 31 August 2019 Controlled the game and deservedly won by two goals. Soyuncu, Evans, N'Didi, Maddison, Tielemans and Vardy were all superb. Always enjoy the Bournemouth games though because they come and attack. Always open to concede goals.
lgfualol Posted 31 August 2019 Posted 31 August 2019 WE ARE ****IN WELL GOOD Tielebro was lucky but great. Vardy is unreal still.
murphy Posted 31 August 2019 Posted 31 August 2019 1 hour ago, jaylcfc94 said: Why do you have a million excuses for Barnes yet none for other players? He wasn’t good enough today. Perhaps he needs to work on his “foot power”. I can't speak for @Tom12345, but I think that kids coming through the ranks deserve a bit more patience, Barnes is going to have ups and downs on the way to becoming a special player. It's different to an established pro that we have signed. Plus he's one of our own etc
BraunstoneFox23 Posted 31 August 2019 Posted 31 August 2019 Didn't see the Tielemans tackle. Howe said it was rough, but ultimately wouldn't have changed anything. Looked from the highlights like a vintage city performance. I think you can see the confidence increasing at the moment, let's continue this at Man U and show them we can take their place in the top 6.
Spudulike Posted 31 August 2019 Posted 31 August 2019 22 minutes ago, Fox in the North said: Just seen the Tielemans incident. In the ground I couldn’t tell at all, but I can’t believe he didn’t get anything for it. We’d be screaming for it if that happened to us. We’ve got away with one today! Can retrospective action be dished out ??
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