Leicesterpool Posted 3 July 2023 Share Posted 3 July 2023 Nah, he's on the decline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post st albans fox Posted 3 July 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 3 July 2023 How is this on page 6! 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian__marshall Posted 3 July 2023 Share Posted 3 July 2023 I wouldn't be averse to the idea of a DD return, though just to be very clear he'd need to show that he's capable of achieving the level of fitness required to contribute to a 46 game season and any deal would likely need to be a pay as you play or rolling 1 month contract. On his day he's a wonderful footballer who controls the tempo of a game. I wouldn't hold the issues he's had during his time away from us against him. Clearly he's a complex character who needs structure and guidance, and let's be honest aside from making him very rich, Chelsea single handedly destroyed his career so I can see why he went off the rails. With regards to his character I don't see it being a problem. As long as he's not disruptive which I never felt he was during his previous spell, I actually think it can be a good thing to have lots of different personalities in the dressing room. It keeps people on their toes and stops everyone being clones of one another, which is something I think last seasons team were guilty of in terms of a core group of players being blinded by the BS that Brendan fed them which ultimately led them sleepwalking into relegation. Sometimes you need one or two players who give the rest of the group a reality check when needed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM1968 Posted 3 July 2023 Share Posted 3 July 2023 Not for us frankly. Once a legend. Leave it there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roblcfc84 Posted 3 July 2023 Share Posted 3 July 2023 Winks no, but DD maybe - wowsers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 3 July 2023 Share Posted 3 July 2023 5 minutes ago, ian__marshall said: I wouldn't be averse to the idea of a DD return, though just to be very clear he'd need to show that he's capable of achieving the level of fitness required to contribute to a 46 game season and any deal would likely need to be a pay as you play or rolling 1 month contract. On his day he's a wonderful footballer who controls the tempo of a game. I wouldn't hold the issues he's had during his time away from us against him. Clearly he's a complex character who needs structure and guidance, and let's be honest aside from making him very rich, Chelsea single handedly destroyed his career so I can see why he went off the rails. With regards to his character I don't see it being a problem. As long as he's not disruptive which I never felt he was during his previous spell, I actually think it can be a good thing to have lots of different personalities in the dressing room. It keeps people on their toes and stops everyone being clones of one another, which is something I think last seasons team were guilty of in terms of a core group of players being blinded by the BS that Brendan fed them which ultimately led them sleepwalking into relegation. Sometimes you need one or two players who give the rest of the group a reality check when needed. With their forehead perhaps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEFox23 Posted 3 July 2023 Share Posted 3 July 2023 Thanks but no thanks Danny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countryfox Posted 3 July 2023 Share Posted 3 July 2023 He’s got his eye on our fantastic training ground and all the facilities there to get his fitness back .. he has no ‘soft spot’ for us whatsoever. If you’re reading this Danny .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 3 July 2023 Share Posted 3 July 2023 Him training here won`t be free or without risk of derailing our own training plans for promotion People acting like soppy tarts because he was one of title winning team need to give their heads a wobble, we are not in a position to act like we having mates round for a charity event Time to stop this mates outlook and get back to being tough with finances and personnel, as it looks like we are with staffing be shed 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HankMarvin Posted 3 July 2023 Share Posted 3 July 2023 I won the Premier League with Leicester before my life spiralled and I ended up in a prison cell – now I want Saudi move. Drinkwater is without a club but has not ruled out a reunion with N'Golo Kante, who left Chelsea for Al-Ittihad. If I was to team up again with Kante, the team knows they’ve got a Premier League-winning formula there. "If that’s something they are interested in then I’m game. I think bringing players like Benzema, Ronaldo and Kante to the country is massively attractive for other professionals as well. has he spent the last year heading a medicine ball every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simonb Posted 3 July 2023 Share Posted 3 July 2023 I hope the club aren't even looking at this. We've got a decent spine in the team now, let's look forward not back. If we had to delve back in to our recent history, I'd rather see if Lennon can still run for 90 minutes over Drinkwater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastAnglianFox Posted 3 July 2023 Share Posted 3 July 2023 I feel for him, obviously entering the desperation stage of his career and with his known issues probably in his head believes he's still at this level. Wish him well but seriously no 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicesterpool Posted 4 July 2023 Share Posted 4 July 2023 Bad advice from his agent too leaving us, his agent probably sold the move more to him. A good football advisor would have said Chelsea was a step too far for him and Leicester was about his level. If you got your agent telling you things like "Join Chelsea it's a bigger club, earn extra £££, challenge for the title, live in London, play alongside the very best, champions league football, better chance to receive England call ups"... he missed out the part where he mentioned about... Chelsea already had about 6 or 7 midfielders already, he wasn't exactly the best player at the foxes anyway and was going to be more of a back up signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VLC86 Posted 4 July 2023 Share Posted 4 July 2023 Lovely article in The S*n Danny 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrispinLA in Texas Posted 4 July 2023 Share Posted 4 July 2023 Needs a change of scenery and culture.....how about the Saudi Pro League.....at least he won't get a chance to drink alcohol and the money good aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Shire Fox Posted 4 July 2023 Share Posted 4 July 2023 (edited) On 03/07/2023 at 08:42, ian__marshall said: I wouldn't be averse to the idea of a DD return, though just to be very clear he'd need to show that he's capable of achieving the level of fitness required to contribute to a 46 game season and any deal would likely need to be a pay as you play or rolling 1 month contract. On his day he's a wonderful footballer who controls the tempo of a game. I wouldn't hold the issues he's had during his time away from us against him. Clearly he's a complex character who needs structure and guidance, and let's be honest aside from making him very rich, Chelsea single handedly destroyed his career so I can see why he went off the rails. With regards to his character I don't see it being a problem. As long as he's not disruptive which I never felt he was during his previous spell, I actually think it can be a good thing to have lots of different personalities in the dressing room. It keeps people on their toes and stops everyone being clones of one another, which is something I think last seasons team were guilty of in terms of a core group of players being blinded by the BS that Brendan fed them which ultimately led them sleepwalking into relegation. Sometimes you need one or two players who give the rest of the group a reality check when needed. Another way of saying a wank3r then? Edited 4 July 2023 by South Shire Fox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmayne7 Posted 4 July 2023 Share Posted 4 July 2023 21 hours ago, HankMarvin said: I won the Premier League with Leicester before my life spiralled and I ended up in a prison cell – now I want Saudi move. Drinkwater is without a club but has not ruled out a reunion with N'Golo Kante, who left Chelsea for Al-Ittihad. If I was to team up again with Kante, the team knows they’ve got a Premier League-winning formula there. "If that’s something they are interested in then I’m game. I think bringing players like Benzema, Ronaldo and Kante to the country is massively attractive for other professionals as well. has he spent the last year heading a medicine ball every day. When i read that article it actually made me lose complete respect for him. He's so deluded and arrogant. No humility so he doesn't deserve the privilege of playing professional football going forward. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotFox1 Posted 4 July 2023 Share Posted 4 July 2023 Pointelss.. close thread! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert09 Posted 4 July 2023 Share Posted 4 July 2023 you could always tell he was on the brink of being a tw@t when he played for us. Just about managed to keep it caged and be professional but there were alway comments that made you think it. I think there was a press conference when we were in the championship and nige said he was difficult and complex or something along those lines and It seemed an odd thing to say about an in favour player but there were always personality challenges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weller54 Posted 4 July 2023 Share Posted 4 July 2023 21 hours ago, Simonb said: I hope the club aren't even looking at this. We've got a decent spine in the team now, let's look forward not back. If we had to delve back in to our recent history, I'd rather see if Lennon can still run for 90 minutes over Drinkwater. Davie Gibson might be worth a run out? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpe's Fox Posted 4 July 2023 Share Posted 4 July 2023 Seems to me that Drinkwater has no self-awareness or reflection whatsoever. When he doesn't have his teammates around him to focus his mind on something more than himself and keep him accountable he completely loses it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Le Bleu Posted 4 July 2023 Share Posted 4 July 2023 On 03/07/2023 at 08:40, st albans fox said: How is this on page 6! To be fair, all of page 2 is people going, "how is this on page 2?"; all of page 3 is... you get the idea. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozartfox Posted 4 July 2023 Share Posted 4 July 2023 Can we get Taylor-Fletcher back as well? This thread is becoming very strange even by FT standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparrowhawk Posted 4 July 2023 Share Posted 4 July 2023 4 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said: To be fair, all of page 2 is people going, "how is this on page 2?"; all of page 3 is... you get the idea. Must be close to reaching page 7 by now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparrowhawk Posted 4 July 2023 Share Posted 4 July 2023 Just now, Sparrowhawk said: Must be close to reaching page 7 by now... Not quite yet though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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