Marlon King

[MPH]

promotion at all costs it is then.

[Ricey]

Heard pretty much the same thing today.

An average 31 year old Championship striker, with all that baggage. No thanks

[Narborough_fox]

Come on Cardiff up your bid please. We'll take it as your present to us as we gave you one last season.

[CityMad]

I hope we get him, best striker i have seen this season.He will score us goals to get us promoted

[Jimmy]

I hope we get him, best striker i have seen this season.He will score us goals to get us promoted

Danny Graham is better for 1

[CityMad]

Danny Graham is better for 1

i disagree i think he is prem quality but plays in the championship because of his stupid actions.But then again football is all about opinions

[Maybes]

Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit. All the boycotes and everything maaaaaaan.

[Jimmy]

i disagree i think he is prem quality but plays in the championship because of his stupid actions.But then again football is all about opinions

King has has plenty of chances in the prem, 1 decent season for Watford aside he's been shit, Wigan wanted rid before he got sent down and probably celebrated as it gave them legal reason to terminate his contract for free

[CityMad]

King has has plenty of chances in the prem, 1 decent season for Watford aside he's been shit, Wigan wanted rid before he got sent down and probably celebrated as it gave them legal reason to terminate his contract for free

Yeh this is not the prem though wich i still think hes good enough for but the main point is he is about 3 mill cheaper than Graham aswell

[Jimmy]

Yeh this is not the prem though wich i still think hes good enough for but the main point is he is about 3 mill cheaper than Graham aswell

Danny Graham is also only 25 years old so could be a Leicester player for a hell of a lot longer and has a much bigger upside

[ScouseFox]

Danny Graham is also only 25 years old so could be a Leicester player for a hell of a lot longer and has a much bigger upside

Leo Messi is only 23 so could also be a Leicester player for a hell of a lot longer, and also has a much bigger upside.

But we're not signing either of them, so what's your point?

[Jimmy]

Leo Messi is only 23 so could also be a Leicester player for a hell of a lot longer, and also has a much bigger upside.

But we're not signing either of them, so what's your point?

you really consider signing Graham as likely as Messi? Watford are selling their captain for £300k so they are hardly putting up a fight to keep players and we have no idea who is on Svens list except for 1 or 2 players, if the Yakubu deal isn't possibly (for what ever reason), Maynard seems likely to stay at Bristol City so Graham would be a great alternative and wouldn't cost the earth either by fee or in wages

[ScouseFox]

you really consider signing Graham as likely as Messi? Watford are selling their captain for £300k so they are hardly putting up a fight to keep players and we have no idea who is on Svens list except for 1 or 2 players, if the Yakubu deal isn't possibly (for what ever reason), Maynard seems likely to stay at Bristol City so Graham would be a great alternative and wouldn't cost the earth either by fee or in wages

Obviously I was exaggerating, but we've not been linked with Graham unless I've missed it, and from your last few posts it seems like you're saying it's either King or Graham, and you'd rather have Graham. Well yes, we all would. But he's not free, might not be available, and might not want to come. King is probably the best striker out there that fits into all three of those categories, which is probably why Sven is trying to sign him.

[CityMad]

Obviously I was exaggerating, but we've not been linked with Graham unless I've missed it, and from your last few posts it seems like you're saying it's either King or Graham, and you'd rather have Graham. Well yes, we all would. But he's not free, might not be available, and might not want to come. King is probably the best striker out there that fits into all three of those categories, which is probably why Sven is trying to sign him.

bravo

[Jimmy]

except we ain't skint any more so don't need to restrict ourselves to frees, as for not available literally every player is available for the right fee and of course he'd want to come, we'll already be a favourite for promotion next season.

I know why Sven is trying to sign him as King gave Bamba, who was on the wrong side of defence for that game, the complete run around and managed to score against us, I still don't think he's good enough to fire us to the premier league and he hasn't been for about 3-5 years

[CityMad]

except we ain't skint any more so don't need to restrict ourselves to frees

Just because we have money does not mean we have to waste it, Sven clearly feels that he is good enough so why cant people accept that maybe he is

[Austin]

The guys a ****ing tool, steer clear PLEASE Sven.

[Simmo86]

According to First4LCFC on twitter, a deal is being struck now!!

[Happy Fox]

From the mirror last night

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Leicester-are-to-hand-Sven-Goran-Eriksson-a-bumper-transfer-kitty-to-chase-targets-including-controversial-Coventry-striker-Marlon-King-article734240.html

Leicester's Thai owners are flying to England to hand Sven Goran Eriksson a bumper kitty for targets - including controversial striker Marlon King.

The ambitious Foxes missed out on the play-offs despite a host of big-name loan signings.

Now, Top Raksriaksorn and his multi-millionaire father Vichai have vowed to back Eriksson this summer as he builds a side to win promotion to the Premier League.

They are working on a deal for out-of-contract King, who has just been named Coventry’s player of the season.

[Ric Flair]

Fook it, he scores goals. Being a football fan in this day and age means morals go out of the window constantly anyway. He's on a free, he's not costing us anything. If it all goes wrong then at least we've not been stung for much wedge and if he's as bad as a lot of you think he'll be inside again soon where he supposedly belongs.

[Babylon]

According to First4LCFC on twitter, a deal is being struck now!!

They know NOTHING. All they do is watch the forums and copy any rumours they read.

Please people do not post their stuff as some kind of inside info, watch this forum... what they post comes from here anyway.

[Jon the Hat]

Shit. It is going to seriously reduce my enjoyment of our promotion season if this **** is playing for us.

[Adster]

In all fairness you can't go wrong on a free, if he turns out to be a failure, then at least we can say we have not wasted a bundle of a transfer fee on him. Even if we get better strikers then King if King was on the bench then you could say we have a pretty strong bench.

[SMX11]

You just have to put something in the contract which says that if he misbehaves off the pitch (i.e. get arrested again) then his contract is void and can be released without pay. That should deter him if he isn't a reformed man.

[MikeyT]

Possibly stuff here people already know and yeah i know it's from Wikipedia but here's the general gist of all his antics.

While on loan to Hull City, King was alleged to have headbutted teammate Dean Windass in a casino in Scarborough. Hull City stated that the matter had been dealt with internally, and both players remained with the club.[29] Windass later described the incident as a "storm in a teacup".

King has convictions for 14 offences, dating from 1997.[30][31] He received fines, driving bans, community service sentences, a rehabilitation order and orders to pay compensation on convictions including: theft from a person and from a car, criminal damage, and attempting to obtain property by deception; fraudulent use of vehicle licence document, driving without insurance, speeding, drink driving; a wounding incident while playing amateur football, and two cases involving assault of young women rejecting his advances in the Soho area of London.

Two cases have led to imprisonment. In May 2002 he received an eighteen month prison sentence for receiving stolen goods, in relation to a BMW convertible that he was found driving. He was found not guilty of a charge of assaulting a police officer in a related case. His solicitor commented that "His reputation will be tarnished forever, whatever success he achieves, he'll always be referred to in a Tyson-esque way as someone who has had a criminal past and that is a considerable penalty."[32][33] Gillingham continued to pay his salary while he was in jail, and supported in his appeal, which resulted in the sentence being reduced to nine months, and he was released on licence after five months, returning to the Gillingham team within two days of his release.[34]

In December 2008, again in the Soho area, King was arrested on suspicion of punching a 20 year-old female university student in the face, causing a broken nose and split lip for which she was treated in hospital. He was later convicted of sexual assault and assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and sentenced to 18 months in prison and placed on the sex offender register for seven years.[2] Wigan Athletic immediately initiated the cancellation of his contract.[35] King’s agent, Tony Finnigan, said he was confident that his client would find a club on his release, which was on 29 July 2010,[36] and accused the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) of failing to offer support.[37] Gordon Taylor, the chief executive of the PFA, said that the PFA did not represent players when they have broken the law and been convicted on non-footballing matters. It would support members with anger management or other issues if approached but no approach had been made by King.[15] After his release, he made an appeal against the conviction which was unsuccessful.