Thracian Posted 13 February 2008 Posted 13 February 2008 Is why so many players come to Leicester and flop abyssmally? Ryan Smith had one cracking half-game and went downhill fast. Josh Low did the same. Maybury was rated at £1m by some when he arrived and wouldn't have fetched a fiver from a drunken fan when he left. Two-goal Horsfield made his only contribution on day one. Fryatt went from hero to virtually zero. Howard seems to be on the same slope. Laczko too. Kaebi didn't really arrive at all. Nielsen ditto. The Clemence bandwagon's stopped rolling. Newton barely stirred. Kishishev's in the marshalling yard like an old shunter. Cort scored once, some advert for a striker. DeVries huffed, puffed and foundered. I'm sure there were more... Truth is we're fast becoming a footballing scrapyard? Why?
Asha Posted 13 February 2008 Posted 13 February 2008 There's no argument about it, if we'd have bought Andy Cole in on loan he would have done fook all. For another team though, 4 goals in 2 games.
C-man Posted 13 February 2008 Posted 13 February 2008 Maybe other teams realise that these players were/are going downhill, hence why they flog them to us
Thracian Posted 13 February 2008 Author Posted 13 February 2008 Maybe other teams realise that these players were/are going downhill, hence why they flog them to us Bit early to be thinking of Laczko, Ryan Smith, Fryatt and Kaebi going downhill.
Asha Posted 13 February 2008 Posted 13 February 2008 We always seem to pick up the wasted Premiership players, when at times it would have been better to go for the Aaron McLeans of this world, young, with a bright future...not 34 and couldn't be fooked.
step Posted 13 February 2008 Posted 13 February 2008 There is something very wrong at city and I think Milan should test them all for drugs
Asha Posted 13 February 2008 Posted 13 February 2008 There is something very wrong at city and I think Milan should test them all for signs of life.
The Reverend Posted 13 February 2008 Posted 13 February 2008 Theres no doubt about it...players who join us inevitably end up crap, and why is this. Nobody seems to know. On paper, we have one of the strongest first 11's in the league. 2 promotion winning captains of last season. One of last seasons top scorers for a promoted team. It's very strange. Like NSLL said, id Andy Cole would of came to Leicester he wouldnt of got a hat trick. There just seems to be something wrong with the club, and our luck is beginning to run out.....
LeeCovFox Posted 13 February 2008 Posted 13 February 2008 The whole place is just demoralised completely. You can always see it in a club. I remember seeing it when Peter Taylor was here. After the Wycombe defeat relegation the following season always felt inevitable. We really need to stay up, because the atmosphere at the club right now convinces me that if we don't, promotion will not follow.
Ultra Posted 13 February 2008 Posted 13 February 2008 Is why so many players come to Leicester and flop abyssmally?Ryan Smith had one cracking half-game and went downhill fast. Josh Low did the same. Maybury was rated at £1m by some when he arrived and wouldn't have fetched a fiver from a drunken fan when he left. Two-goal Horsfield made his only contribution on day one. Fryatt went from hero to virtually zero. Howard seems to be on the same slope. Laczko too. Kaebi didn't really arrive at all. Nielsen ditto. The Clemence bandwagon's stopped rolling. Newton barely stirred. Kishishev's in the marshalling yard like an old shunter. Cort scored once, some advert for a striker. DeVries huffed, puffed and foundered. I'm sure there were more... Andy Johnson? Jason Jarrett? Danny Cadamarteri? Mark Yeates? All faded from memory within a year (though Yeates must be nailed-on to score for Colchester when they come here). And let's not even discuss the likes of Hellings, Ferreira and Djeziri who never even left the starting blocks..
renards Posted 13 February 2008 Posted 13 February 2008 Totally agree I can't see any side loaning players to us to develop them (as Campbell in Pleats era) We take good players and make them bad, playing half a team of new raw players against Cov worked (round pins...) They are then put through a process during training of removing all traces of quality.......player laundering?? Most managers would give their left knacker for most of our squad,even pre the new batch we had enough quality to be in mid table at least. Fairly obvious where the problem lies
Fox You Forest Posted 13 February 2008 Posted 13 February 2008 Is why so many players come to Leicester and flop abyssmally?Ryan Smith had one cracking half-game and went downhill fast. Josh Low did the same. Maybury was rated at £1m by some when he arrived and wouldn't have fetched a fiver from a drunken fan when he left. Two-goal Horsfield made his only contribution on day one. Fryatt went from hero to virtually zero. Howard seems to be on the same slope. Laczko too. Kaebi didn't really arrive at all. Nielsen ditto. The Clemence bandwagon's stopped rolling. Newton barely stirred. Kishishev's in the marshalling yard like an old shunter. Cort scored once, some advert for a striker. DeVries huffed, puffed and foundered. I'm sure there were more... Truth is we're fast becoming a footballing scrapyard? Why? I think its because Pre Mandaric we had no cash so a player had to come and play for an average/crappy wage and play well for a new improved contract. Now he's giving the price of an improved contract before they have even played.
Head Honcho Posted 13 February 2008 Posted 13 February 2008 The whole place is just demoralised completely. You can always see it in a club. I remember seeing it when Peter Taylor was here. After the Wycombe defeat relegation the following season always felt inevitable. We really need to stay up, because the atmosphere at the club right now convinces me that if we don't, promotion will not follow. I'm at the stage now where I think relegation is the only way to get out of the mess we are in. Obviously it'll have to be a relegation followed by a promotion and with the renewed confidence maybe another promotion challenge the year after That's what I'm starting to think but then I look at Forest and Leeds and think Fvck that!
The Stig Posted 13 February 2008 Posted 13 February 2008 Because the whole mentality at the club is wrong. The whole club is deeply messed up, we've played bad football and had a very negative attitude for years, it will take time to sort out, and changing managers again will throw us deeper into turmoil.
Thracian Posted 13 February 2008 Author Posted 13 February 2008 Because the whole mentality at the club is wrong. The whole club is deeply messed up, we've played bad football and had a very negative attitude for years, it will take time to sort out, and changing managers again will throw us deeper into turmoil. Watching the reserves tonight you'd never believe we're a club in crisis. Before Christmas yes. When the reserves travelled to Forest and got hammered it was an embarrassment. I couldn't believe what my eyes were showing me really. Tonight and in their last match they were buzzing. Half decent players everywhere. Lots of slick attacking. Fair number of shots. I've not seen the Academy as much as usual this season. However, they're second in the table and results suggest they are as attacking in approach as ever. So why does it all change in the first team? Why doesn't Weso get forward like he did tonight, why isn't King as adventurous, why is Hume on the right wing, why do we play wingers who probably aren't ready yet, why don't we get six or seven players into the box like our lower teams and like the better teams in England? Why do we play with such inhibition and like a misfiring motor? The only reason that makes sense to me is fear, apart the wingers question, is fear.
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 14 February 2008 Posted 14 February 2008 Do LCFC have professinal facilities, coaches, extra staff (diettians, physios, Physciatrists etc) If not we need too
renards Posted 14 February 2008 Posted 14 February 2008 Who was the last player to come to Leicester and actually improve (ex youth players) ? Obvious players under MON, in fact 90% Beyond that?.......
C-man Posted 14 February 2008 Posted 14 February 2008 Bit early to be thinking of Laczko, Ryan Smith, Fryatt and Kaebi going downhill. Seeing as the first two players you mention are/were loan deals, Fryatt is playing in a higher division, and Kaebi didn't know how to say Championship, let alone play in it, you're right in saying they aren't going downhill, so why mention them in the first place. For the record I was referring to Clemence, Howard, Hayles etc.
michaellcfc Posted 14 February 2008 Posted 14 February 2008 this has crossed my mind for a number of years now and it seems a real mystery we seem to have more luck restoring players that others have given up on paul dickov, muzzy izzet, gerry taggart, simon grayson, billy mckinlay even ian ormondroyd all spring to mind mind you can think of a few counter arguments to this aswell carl cort! nathan blake really it is all probably down to a winning mentality and confidence milan could you buy us some confidence please!
sdb Posted 14 February 2008 Posted 14 February 2008 Is why so many players come to Leicester and flop abyssmally?Ryan Smith had one cracking half-game and went downhill fast. Josh Low did the same. Maybury was rated at £1m by some when he arrived and wouldn't have fetched a fiver from a drunken fan when he left. Two-goal Horsfield made his only contribution on day one. Fryatt went from hero to virtually zero. Howard seems to be on the same slope. Laczko too. Kaebi didn't really arrive at all. Nielsen ditto. The Clemence bandwagon's stopped rolling. Newton barely stirred. Kishishev's in the marshalling yard like an old shunter. Cort scored once, some advert for a striker. DeVries huffed, puffed and foundered. I'm sure there were more... Truth is we're fast becoming a footballing scrapyard? Why? they look up Leicester City forums, find this place, read 1 of your miserable, drivling essays and want to kill themselves until they can leave again
Alexikokopops Posted 14 February 2008 Posted 14 February 2008 this has crossed my mind for a number of years now and it seems a real mysterywe seem to have more luck restoring players that others have given up on paul dickov, muzzy izzet, gerry taggart, simon grayson, billy mckinlay even ian ormondroyd all spring to mind mind you can think of a few counter arguments to this aswell carl cort! nathan blake really it is all probably down to a winning mentality and confidence milan could you buy us some confidence please! As much as I love Ian Ormondroyd... really? Are you being serious? The man got 7 league goals in 77 league games! He wasn't actually good!
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