hackneyfox Posted 17 January 2023 Share Posted 17 January 2023 (edited) Never believed the lack of funds excuse, always though that the club didn’t want to admit that Congerton was a clueless twat and they didn’t want to use his shopping list. Glover didn’t arrive until after the window had closed. Edited 17 January 2023 by hackneyfox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Sionnach Posted 17 January 2023 Share Posted 17 January 2023 19 minutes ago, STUHILL said: Now we know that FFP excuse is not all that it seems, the lack of investment even at the risk of relegation, is very odd. We were told there is money available but we are constrained by FFP, however, that constraint does not seem to be as big an issue as we were told. Certainly not to the extend where we couldn't even afford £13million on Lookman in the summer. The most likely issue and one I can understand Top doesn't want to own up to, is that he either doesn't want to, or he simply can't invest in the club anymore. Add to that our top two players likely leaving in the summer, ageing players like Vardy and Evans, and consistent injuries that we can't seem to get on top of - we are in a mess! That isn't even including a Manager that we need to get rid of, and our club looking less and less attractive to top managers around the world. This could all change of course, if Top sacks Rodgers this week and makes £50 million available for 2-3 players, with a loan or two as well. Three weeks into the transfer window though, all that is looking less and less likely. The only thing that doesn't add up with all that, is why would Top be spending so much on the stadium if the taps have run dry. Hopefully, we will know more in the coming days either way. Hasn't spent a cent on the stadium that I can see. Nope , nothing since they took over the club. The training ground at Belvoir Drive was a joke for a PL club and had to be done. The stadium has been kicked into the long grass as far as I can see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claridge Posted 17 January 2023 Share Posted 17 January 2023 6 hours ago, sacreblueits442 said: ...how would we introduce this money and turn it into an on-pitch acquisition!!! We have little or no scope for revenue expansion, our commercial enterprises have a ceiling, and we are offering perhaps the best wages outside of the top 6 which are unsustainable to meet FFP, how does a new Owner allow us to spend more? The only avenues are a company paying an extravagant amount of money to us via sponsorship or going down the route at present with the income-creating enterprises that have already been earmarked in accordance with the stadium expansion. Don't talk common sense, it has no place in this discussion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UHDrive Posted 17 January 2023 Share Posted 17 January 2023 Imo I don't even think the transfer window matters even if we secure a couple of players. The stadium extension will cost an additional £200 million over and above what has already been paid (that's if the original loan was for it anyway) and the news of that is stone cold quiet, too quiet, and no doubt Top will saddle that onto KP's already increasing debt would push it way over £500 million pounds. So even with leveraging player sales against the debt on the club it seems to be racking up either way...... without owner investment its pointless!!! Self sustaining clubs don't exist anymore imo and if we want to challenge and be better we need an owner who feels the same way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLINTHAMFC Posted 17 January 2023 Share Posted 17 January 2023 You can always support a different one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FoxOnWheels Posted 17 January 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 17 January 2023 1 minute ago, FLINTHAMFC said: You can always support a different one. You can’t though can you stupid thing to say reason people are pissed off is because how much they care about the club 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFS Posted 17 January 2023 Share Posted 17 January 2023 Just now, FoxOnWheels said: You can’t though can you stupid thing to say reason people are pissed off is because how much they care about the club Spot on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Renard Posted 17 January 2023 Share Posted 17 January 2023 (edited) For us of a certain age the last 7 or 8 years haven't been the norm for Leicester, we were always a bit of joke before that, but so what! So perhaps we're just finding ourselves again and it is time to laugh at ourselves once more, re-find that sense of humour, that was a prerequisite for being a fan of our club. Edited 17 January 2023 by Le Renard 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grebfromgrebland Posted 17 January 2023 Share Posted 17 January 2023 Just now, Le Renard said: For us of a certain age the last 7 or 8 years haven't been the norm for Leicester, we were always a bit of joke before that, so perhaps we're just finding ourselves again. Time to laugh at ourselves once more, re-find that sense of humour, that was a prerequisite for being a fan of our club. Sadly I think you're right. We're gonna need the sense of humour big time again. We can go back to generally taking the piss out of our players because they're so shit abd and get really excited when they're slightly above average. Rooster Russell etc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 17 January 2023 Share Posted 17 January 2023 1 minute ago, Le Renard said: For us of a certain age the last 7 or 8 years haven't been the norm for Leicester, we were always a bit of joke before that, so perhaps we're just finding ourselves again. Time to laugh at ourselves once more, re-find that sense of humour, that was a prerequisite for being a fan of our club. Smile self-indulgently in recollection, but do so knowing that better is now certainly possible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxesWalk Posted 17 January 2023 Share Posted 17 January 2023 I do have a good laugh when watching us at the moment tbf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StonyFox Posted 17 January 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 17 January 2023 I hope this isn't the case, but is it just the natural cycle of a club our size? We've been in the prem for 9 years, which is our second longest spell in the top division since the war. We've relied on selling our playing assets to "tick over" as we're never going to generate the income of the bigger clubs in the league. I think we've probably always been a couple of bad transfer windows away from being in the situation where we are now, left with a lot overpaid average players that we cannot shift. Add into this the timing of the infrastructure investment and COVID hitting our owners finances, has this been a prefect storm of poor player contract management and external influences? IF we can stay up, clear out more of the dead wood in the summer, (and if more people start go on holiday again), we may be able to cheat the yo-yo cycle 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dan LCFC Posted 17 January 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 17 January 2023 Nah **** am I going down here without a fight. That may be our fate but **** squandering it this easily. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rain King Posted 17 January 2023 Share Posted 17 January 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Mickyblueeyes said: Dean Sturridge in on deadline day with a Radio Leicester special to announce a massive signing. The plugged that all day (the radio did), a special show. City signed two players one was expected (I can't remember who it was) but the other is going to excite city fans - I was a young boy with nothing to do. The show convinced me we had signed the man to save us. Sturridge left for Wolves the next year and went on scoring spree in the championship/div 1 if I remember rightly. God, I thought those days were over. Sturridge signed on 19th Jan. Other signings around this time courtesy of the brilliant history section on this site. When the deadline used to be in March. Edited 17 January 2023 by Rain King 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Away Move Posted 17 January 2023 Share Posted 17 January 2023 6 hours ago, ealingfox said: Plastic - I were on the terraces giving Willie Orr dogs abuse when we bottled the title by one point to The Wednesday in 1929. Look how far we've dropped from them, club has no standards at all these days. My granddad was actually at that game and told me he thought we’d won the league because he missed a goal when he went to the toilet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamRocket Posted 17 January 2023 Share Posted 17 January 2023 What's happened to the free transfer market? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickyblueeyes Posted 17 January 2023 Share Posted 17 January 2023 1 hour ago, Rain King said: Sturridge signed on 19th Jan. Other signings around this time courtesy of the brilliant history section on this site. When the deadline used to be in March. Three that came after Sturridge suggests he was an outstanding signing! **** me look at that list of failures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lad1966 Posted 17 January 2023 Share Posted 17 January 2023 Close all transfer related threads. God this is so depressing! How/why are in such a shithole place atm. We are going down, without a fight and/or desire to survive. It’s so hard to take, when the club worked so hard to get to the PL from the depths of league 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 18 January 2023 Share Posted 18 January 2023 12 hours ago, Legend_in_blue said: Leicester under Taylor Leicester now. Differences? I don't see any. The albatros is a training ground not a stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 18 January 2023 Share Posted 18 January 2023 I see the strategy now No transfers to raise a sense of pity for Rodgers, uniting the fans to get behind the manager for the remaining games of the season Oh wait… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daggers Posted 18 January 2023 Share Posted 18 January 2023 14 hours ago, Nick said: Perhaps I’m in denial - not of our financial predicament or the football but I still reckon we have a decent shot at staying up. *Goes to fetch tin hat… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted 18 January 2023 Share Posted 18 January 2023 30 minutes ago, Daggers said: Is that Dirty Den and Angie? Christmas Day divorce? Bit before my time but that's my guess! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyKopCorner Posted 18 January 2023 Share Posted 18 January 2023 Let's face it we've been spoilt for the last 10 years or so. We're merely going back to our old selves. I'm looking forward to Cambridge away and a shot at the Johnstone's Paint Trophy at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Sionnach Posted 18 January 2023 Share Posted 18 January 2023 11 hours ago, StonyFox said: I hope this isn't the case, but is it just the natural cycle of a club our size? We've been in the prem for 9 years, which is our second longest spell in the top division since the war. We've relied on selling our playing assets to "tick over" as we're never going to generate the income of the bigger clubs in the league. I think we've probably always been a couple of bad transfer windows away from being in the situation where we are now, left with a lot overpaid average players that we cannot shift. Add into this the timing of the infrastructure investment and COVID hitting our owners finances, has this been a prefect storm of poor player contract management and external influences? IF we can stay up, clear out more of the dead wood in the summer, (and if more people start go on holiday again), we may be able to cheat the yo-yo cycle Should never be the case , if a city the size of Leicester doesn't have a residency in the PL we are underachieving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJQuik Posted 18 January 2023 Share Posted 18 January 2023 12 hours ago, Grebfromgrebland said: Sadly I think you're right. We're gonna need the sense of humour big time again. We can go back to generally taking the piss out of our players because they're so shit abd and get really excited when they're slightly above average. Rooster Russell etc I fell off the sofa laughing at Faes against Liverpool so that's a start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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