SemperEadem Posted 16 October 2022 Posted 16 October 2022 I wanted to be playing Forest again next season, did not expect it to be in the championship. 1
Manley Farrington-Brown Posted 16 October 2022 Posted 16 October 2022 Just now, SemperEadem said: I wanted to be playing Forest again next season, did not expect it to be in the championship. Eh? So you didn't want Forest to get relegated?? I certainly did!
AyewJoking Posted 16 October 2022 Posted 16 October 2022 9 minutes ago, Manley Farrington-Brown said: Not wrong though, is it. You might be embarrassed at how crap they are, that's fair enough, but a true fan will never be embarrassed to support their club. Even if they signed a convicted rapist or charged £2.50 for a Mars bar??
SemperEadem Posted 16 October 2022 Posted 16 October 2022 4 minutes ago, Manley Farrington-Brown said: Eh? So you didn't want Forest to get relegated?? I certainly did! Nah not really. Gives us two very exciting games every season. Rest of the prem teams we play are just meh. You look for the fixtures and get excited rather ‘oh its Everton up next’. 1
Beachyboy Posted 16 October 2022 Posted 16 October 2022 6 hours ago, richard123 said: Aside from the obv stupid mistakes Rogers makes as a manager. I think our decline is also down to a lack of quality in a very competitive league, where many teams have strengthened. We have relied on our experience players and spine which did include a huge amount of quality. Vardy - clearly on the decline and out of form. Schmeichel - gone, was a leader and won us many points during balanced games. Evans - out of form and declining. Tielemans - hasn't been decent for a while and knows he's leaving soon. We now rely on Maddison, we have a championship defence including GK. Daka is not proven as a top half prem striker There are some strange decisions being made though, Schmeichel could of stayed had we wanted him to for another 12 months, the fee we received was not meaningful. Offering Vardy another high contract wasn't urgent and it may have motivated him more had he not had a contract next year. Tielemans surely we could of done some sort of swap or player plus cash for an Arsenal player. 1
richard123 Posted 16 October 2022 Posted 16 October 2022 33 minutes ago, Beachyboy said: There are some strange decisions being made though, Schmeichel could of stayed had we wanted him to for another 12 months, the fee we received was not meaningful. Offering Vardy another high contract wasn't urgent and it may have motivated him more had he not had a contract next year. Tielemans surely we could of done some sort of swap or player plus cash for an Arsenal player. Yeah agree with all of this. No idea what is going on in the background, there must of been some plan, even if a bloody useless one.
Popular Post trabuch Posted 29 October 2022 Popular Post Posted 29 October 2022 Despite losing today - I am far less worried about relegation. 5
foxfanazer Posted 29 October 2022 Posted 29 October 2022 (edited) We've still gotta be really careful but I do think the quality of the squad will get us through. I'd still like us to change manager soon Edited 29 October 2022 by foxfanazer
Chelmofox Posted 29 October 2022 Posted 29 October 2022 1 minute ago, foxfanazer said: We've still gotta he really careful but I do think the quality of the squad will get us through. I'd still like us to change manager soon To some degree we just need to put it out of our minds and get as many points as possible. Performances are so much better at the moment. Rodgers not going anywhere now unless we drift back into serious danger.
foxes_rule1978 Posted 29 October 2022 Posted 29 October 2022 We are scoring goals and the defence is starting to look like a unit. I’m confident we will start moving up the table sooner rather than later 4
foxfanazer Posted 29 October 2022 Posted 29 October 2022 2 minutes ago, Chelmofox said: To some degree we just need to put it out of our minds and get as many points as possible. Performances are so much better at the moment. Rodgers not going anywhere now unless we drift back into serious danger. Oh yeah I don't expect us to and I'm not calling for it as urgently as I was. Still don't see a way back for him long term. This season is purely about survival 2
Sol thewall Bamba Posted 29 October 2022 Posted 29 October 2022 Luckily most of our relegation rivals all lost today. Fingers crossed for Notts as well tomorrow.
StanSP Posted 29 October 2022 Posted 29 October 2022 10 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said: Luckily most of our relegation rivals all lost today. Fingers crossed for Notts as well tomorrow. Yep. Hope Leeds and Forest get battered.
CosbehFox Posted 30 October 2022 Posted 30 October 2022 I think that Leeds result psychologically is good. We can’t put the foot off the gas
Happy Fox Posted 30 October 2022 Posted 30 October 2022 I think we are still in a relegation battle tbh. Which is not good! But I do think the owners will give Rodgers the season I am Rodgers out but as far as replacements goes they won’t make a change for change sake. I.e a better manager would need to come not someone like Dyche etc.
Popular Post volpeazzurro Posted 30 October 2022 Popular Post Posted 30 October 2022 With the squad we've got, relegation shouldn't even be on the agenda! This is how much Rodger's slobber and gradual conditioning of people at the club with his media appearances have effected the 'what' should be acceptable at 'little' Leicester City. He was fine when he came into a talented squad, but in the main has recruited poorly and imposed a pathetic philosophy of football which isn't commensurate with the players he has available, it is an outmoded flawed philosophy anyway. Those that believe that merely avoiding relegation this year under Rodgers would be a good result need to have a period of reflection. It really isn't good enough, nowhere near with the talent available. 8 1
Gazza M Posted 30 October 2022 Posted 30 October 2022 The damage has been done early doors so a massive long term recovery process. Until we are ticking along at over a point per game we will stay where we are. I think that could be Feb/March time when we as fans can do a Brendan and not even think about relegation.
Popular Post Ric Flair Posted 30 October 2022 Popular Post Posted 30 October 2022 We are very much in a relegation battle, if you're in amongst it after a 3rd of the season then you're likely in it for a good chunk / the majority of the season as its quite difficult to pull clear and stay clear when the inevitable slumps come for a period of games. This squad shouldn't be battling relegation though, this is all a consequence of the terrible handling of the frustration of not being able to strengthen his squad in the summer and taking everyone down in the process with his destructive comments and attitude. It does appear we've overcome that now though and the players confidence and synchronisation with Rodgers is returning to past successful spells. Let's hope that continues when we face teams that aren't relegation fodder as we're still yet to gain a single point from a team in the top half of the table which is a huge concern. Whilst we are in a relegation battle, it's hard to gauge what our goals should be now this season. Is it simply to stay up? I don't want Brendan to get away with this, staying up wouldn't be an achievement under him and yet I can't help but feel like that's how he'll be allowed to swing it. I also wouldn't fancy us under him if we are still in this precarious position down the stretch as it will be even more stressful for the club than trying to cling on to top 4. I couldn't bare that. I really hope the club and him have an honest and brutal discussion during the World Cup and take some accountability, I think mutually we should part ways. 8
Paninistickers Posted 30 October 2022 Posted 30 October 2022 34 minutes ago, Gazza M said: The damage has been done early doors so a massive long term recovery process. Until we are ticking along at over a point per game we will stay where we are. I think that could be Feb/March time when we as fans can do a Brendan and not even think about relegation. Exactly..anyone hoping for Leeds and wolves etc to keep losing is in for disappointment.. The start we have had has inflicted so much damage, it won't be until (at least) 19 more games, ie game week 32, that we might be able to breathe more easily...that means accumulating around 25 points from those 19 games. It's.gonna be a bumpy ride all season.. 1
Pliskin Posted 30 October 2022 Posted 30 October 2022 14 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: We are very much in a relegation battle, if you're in amongst it after a 3rd of the season then you're likely in it for a good chunk / the majority of the season as its quite difficult to pull clear and stay clear when the inevitable slumps come for a period of games. This squad shouldn't be battling relegation though, this is all a consequence of the terrible handling of the frustration of not being able to strengthen his squad in the summer and taking everyone down in the process with his destructive comments and attitude. It does appear we've overcome that now though and the players confidence and synchronisation with Rodgers is returning to past successful spells. Let's hope that continues when we face teams that aren't relegation fodder as we're still yet to gain a single point from a team in the top half of the table which is a huge concern. Whilst we are in a relegation battle, it's hard to gauge what our goals should be now this season. Is it simply to stay up? I don't want Brendan to get away with this, staying up wouldn't be an achievement under him and yet I can't help but feel like that's how he'll be allowed to swing it. I also wouldn't fancy us under him if we are still in this precarious position down the stretch as it will be even more stressful for the club than trying to cling on to top 4. I couldn't bare that. I really hope the club and him have an honest and brutal discussion during the World Cup and take some accountability, I think mutually we should part ways. I agree, with all of this. Brendan’s already done the damage, and we still haven’t seen any form of consistency yet. This is the biggest issue when you’re at the bottom of the table, you can go three or four games without losing, lose one and end up in the thick of it again. The issue is, the conversations will never happen, and Brendan will continue to be allowed to let us struggle under his narrative for the rest of the season. Either way it’s win, win for Brendan. The media and even some of our fans have bought into his narrative, and all of a sudden we’ve gone from being able to hold our weight against anyone, to being lowly Leicester again, all thanks to Brendan. 3
sacreblueits442 Posted 30 October 2022 Posted 30 October 2022 1 hour ago, Happy Fox said: I think we are still in a relegation battle tbh. Which is not good! But I do think the owners will give Rodgers the season I am Rodgers out but as far as replacements goes they won’t make a change for change sake. I.e a better manager would need to come not someone like Dyche etc. ....I get the feeling that Rodgers still being here, was never about Rodgers, but Top showing the players who was in charge!!! Top had backed the players in numerous situations and this time, he was not going to take their side. Kasper would still be here, if he had the backing of Khun Top. The realisation that Rodgers was going nowhere and the introduction of Faes and Knudsen has changed the dynamics on and off the field. Relegation should not be a part of the conversation but for some, we are Leicester, and we do find a way to make the improbable happen.
SuperMike Posted 30 October 2022 Posted 30 October 2022 Yes we are in a relegation battle and all the points made by the previous half-dozen posters are spot-on. But I've just looked at the table and we are only 4 points behind Brentford (11th) and 5 behind Liverpool (9th). The next two away matches before the World Cup are MASSIVE! (4 points please - hmmmmm, no chance with our current away form) 1
Ric Flair Posted 30 October 2022 Posted 30 October 2022 11 minutes ago, Paninistickers said: Exactly..anyone hoping for Leeds and wolves etc to keep losing is in for disappointment.. The start we have had has inflicted so much damage, it won't be until (at least) 19 more games, ie game week 32, that we might be able to breathe more easily...that means accumulating around 25 points from those 19 games. It's.gonna be a bumpy ride all season.. This is what people need to understand. Don't forget we were at times last season only another 1 or 2 games in a poor run from being dragged in but we'd always been accumulating around 1.3 points a game so were OK. You can't give a team about a 10 point headstart and not be up against it all the way. I'm confident we'll do enough but I really don't want us to be less than 6 points from the bottom 3 going down the stretch as we'd crumble. 1
Ric Flair Posted 30 October 2022 Posted 30 October 2022 2 minutes ago, SuperMike said: Yes we are in a relegation battle and all the points made by the previous half-dozen posters are spot-on. But I've just looked at the table and we are only 4 points behind Brentford (11th) and 5 behind Liverpool (9th). The next two away matches before the World Cup are MASSIVE! (4 points please - hmmmmm, no chance with our current away form) That's another thing to consider, there'll be plenty who will point to us only being x amount of points of so and so in 10th position etc but what they aren't considering is those teams are often on a slump and then as we close the gap, those teams will eventually pick up and the cycle goes on and on. We've essentially started the season with a 6+ points deduction and we'd need to win a chunk more games in quick succession to put ourselves in that mid table pack that can afford a poor run of games without dropping in to the relegation pack. Like last season, we had a fair few horror runs of games but only really seemed to be in danger of being caught up in it if the poor run had stretched to more than 6-7 games. If we have another run like that this season where we lose a fair few and don't win in 6-7 then we will pretty much be done. It's precarious and as we get in to the 2nd half of the season, those players out of contract in the summer will become even less reliable and that's not what you want in a relegation battle.
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