Jeffrey Schlupp

[shilton_fox]

What does everyone think should happen to jeff this season? a decent run out in the team or sent out on loan as isnt really getting a look in at the minute?

[Corky]

I don't know. I'd like him to be in and around the squad but if he isn't it won't help him not playing at all.

We'll have to see what Pearson does.

[allotment-fox]

Don't rush the lad in my opinion. being around the first team squad and first team players on the training ground will have a great effect on him

he needs to be patient his time will come and when it does we will all be treated to some fine football.

Jeff did well on his last loan spell and no doubt he would get in most 1st & 2nd division outfits not sure this would benefit him at the minute. :city:

[Guest NGoloMode]

I don't think he's ready for us yet. Loan deal would be great for him.

[shilton_fox]

I don't think he's ready for us yet. Loan deal would be great for him.

I agree i think 6 months with Powell at Charlton will bring him on and he'll hopefully get game time then bring him back for the close season hopefully full of confidence

[Ric Flair]

I'd like Nigel to give him 1 or 2 starts before that is decided.

[martyn]

As much as I'd like to see him get a chance, he'll be much better off out on loan again rather than twiddling his thumbs in the stands.

Don't think Charlton is a good option however, Powell likes the big man (Hayes/Kermorgant), little man combination. Currently, that little man is Bradley Wright Phillips.

[TheOnlyWayIsSchlupp!]

I agree with Martyn, I think he should go to a league one club but not charlton, or even a low championship team such as Doncaster

[Happy Fox]

Please do not loan Schlupp to a championship team because the likelihood is they we will be above us in the league and scoring the goals

[Guest Col city fan]

I don't think he's ready for us yet. Loan deal would be great for him.

How on earth can you know if he's not ready?

Any player needs a good run in any team before they can hit any sort of real form. Schlupp has been given hardly any real chance to show whether he's ready or not.

If Pearson insists on using his tried and tested players like Gally and Beckford then Schlupp will not get a look in.

For me he looks like he could play on the wing. Why not try Lloyd Dyer out right with Schlupp down the left. There'd be a lot of pace on the flanks.

Doubt it will happen though and Schlupp could easily go the way of someone like Gradel IMO.

From the little I've seen of Schlupp I rate him. I'd like to see him given a go.

[Happy Fox]

Another Gradel situation is on the horizon I hope not. It would be a shame to waste such talent I hope NP puts him on the bench, how Howard is on the bench and the Schlupp isn't is beyond me.

[NewburyFox]

No point loaning him out to a League 1 club. He proved last season at Brentford and this season vs Bury that he's above League 1 quality. If we're going to loan him out then lower Championship is the best bet.

A 3 month spell at a club like Palace or Peterborough wouldn't be the worst thing in the world.

[Collymore]

Another Gradel situation is on the horizon I hope not. It would be a shame to waste such talent I hope NP puts him on the bench, how Howard is on the bench and the Schlupp isn't is beyond me.

Disagree, Personality wise you couldn't get two more differering players.

[CountesthorpeFox]

How on earth can you know if he's not ready?

Any player needs a good run in any team before they can hit any sort of real form. Schlupp has been given hardly any real chance to show whether he's ready or not.

If Pearson insists on using his tried and tested players like Gally and Beckford then Schlupp will not get a look in.

For me he looks like he could play on the wing. Why not try Lloyd Dyer out right with Schlupp down the left. There'd be a lot of pace on the flanks.

Doubt it will happen though and Schlupp could easily go the way of someone like Gradel IMO.

From the little I've seen of Schlupp I rate him. I'd like to see him given a go.

I respect your opinion but I have to disagree.

Bringing a player in and playing them out of position is as detrimental to his development as not playing him in my opinion. He is a striker. He got shoved out wide against Reading (I think it was) and he barely touched the ball. He was on the left of a three man attack. If we're going to play him lets play him in his right position. Too many times over the years ive seen players shoved in wrong positions and a judgement made against them.

I'd be happily proved wrong though. I guess people could argue a position change did not harm Kisnorbo. He flourished. Not that he could get worse.

[Guest NGoloMode]

How on earth can you know if he's not ready?

Any player needs a good run in any team before they can hit any sort of real form. Schlupp has been given hardly any real chance to show whether he's ready or not.

If Pearson insists on using his tried and tested players like Gally and Beckford then Schlupp will not get a look in.

For me he looks like he could play on the wing. Why not try Lloyd Dyer out right with Schlupp down the left. There'd be a lot of pace on the flanks.

Doubt it will happen though and Schlupp could easily go the way of someone like Gradel IMO.

From the little I've seen of Schlupp I rate him. I'd like to see him given a go.

We have more experienced players in his position. Really not a good idea to chuck a young kid in the first 11 and hope he comes good while we are behind in a promotion race. Any young player needs to play games and with Nugent, Beckford and Howard in front of him its hard to see him get in the team. Bare in mind we are losing a promotion race and that should be our priority at the moment not playing Schlupp. He's not ready for us.

[Guest Col city fan]

We have more experienced players in his position. Really not a good idea to chuck a young kid in the first 11 and hope he comes good while we are behind in a promotion race. Any young player needs to play games and with Nugent, Beckford and Howard in front of him its hard to see him get in the team. Bare in mind we are losing a promotion race and that should be our priority at the moment not

playing Schlupp. He's not ready for us.

Good post mate, but on this basis would you give any young player a chance? I wouldn't play a young player if I didn't think he was going to be good enough but, in schlupp, I have a feeling he's good stuff. I agree with a previous poster when he said that having Howard on the bench in front of schlupp is giving the youngster no chance.

I have a feeling it's gonna be bye bye Schluppy which I think is a shame....

[Guest NGoloMode]

Good post mate, but on this basis would you give any young player a chance? I wouldn't play a young player if I didn't think he was going to be good enough but, in schlupp, I have a feeling he's good stuff. I agree with a previous poster when he said that having Howard on the bench in front of schlupp is giving the youngster no chance.

I have a feeling it's gonna be bye bye Schluppy which I think is a shame....

Depends on the circumstances. Right now I think its best for both sides if he goes on a loan move. If Schlupp goes on loan it doesn't mean we will sell him. If he proves he is good enough then I'm sure he will play more games when he comes back to us.

[Bob Weasel Fox]

Come on Nige play the Schluppinator or loan him for experience

[absolutelegend]

What does everyone think should happen to jeff this season?

simple, play him. he's been far more effective whenever on the pitch than beckford. no brainer.

[Kitchandro]

He's had loan experience and was impressive.

Make him a regular on the bench and bring him on for impact and to give him experience in this league after an hour.

[cc_star]

He needs 1st team games to improve

Personally I think Beckford has been lucky to retain his place in the team, but after seeing him against Hull I thought he looked very promising, but he was just kicked to shit by them & received no protection whatsoever before being subbed.

I'd love to see what Schlupp could do given a run in the side like Beckford has had, I think he'd produce goals.

If we're not going to play him he needs to go out on loan to improve, surely he can't get better just playing a reserve game once a month or so?

[Thracian]

We have more experienced players in his position. Really not a good idea to chuck a young kid in the first 11 and hope he comes good while we are behind in a promotion race. Any young player needs to play games and with Nugent, Beckford and Howard in front of him its hard to see him get in the team. Bare in mind we are losing a promotion race and that should be our priority at the moment not playing Schlupp. He's not ready for us.

The kid should go on loan and leave as soon as he can to prevent himself wasting vital time in his development, just as happened to Gradel.

Leicester are clearly trying to buy their way into the Premiership and there's no way i believe they'll turn to inexperienced young players to do that.

Schlupp's not just competing against the ability of his team-mates, he's competing against their transfer fee, their wages and their name at the very least.

I believe our owners have already talked about big name signings. The perception is that "name" players give impact and credibility to everything they're aiming for on and off the field.

Schlupp is in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Nugent's a biggish name. Beckford's a biggish name and i wouldn't be surprised if we sign at least one other. And I very much doubt if Schlupp will even get the chance to compete with them, realistically.

And even if we do win promotion - and that's a very big "if" - we'll then be looking for even bigger name players.

Southampton might have the nerve and the policy to bring their club's young players through but 've seen no signs of it here since Holloway arrived.

Denied regular games Schlupp won't shine anyway. Some of our fans don't see him as ready and they might be right although God knows where they found the evidence for that.

But either way he won't be ready either now or in the forseeable future if he doesn't play.

And even if he whacked 10 goals for, say, Charlton in the second half of the season I still don't think he's likely to break into Leicdester's side because Division One goals will mean nothing - they didn't for Gradel - and we will turn to proven experience and someone whose presence can help lure others to the club.

If I'm proved wrong about this I apologise. But I won't be. Football is a cynical world which has nothing to do with fairness. Our owners want impact on the pitch, in the media, in the shop and on the back of shirts.

Schlupp's an unknown and a risk they don't need to take..

He's best out of it and playing where they have room for him and I just hope the club don't baulk him in that.

I don't actually see any young players coming through at Leicester for ages. In fact I don't bother watching em now because we can't watch such reserves football as there is and there's no realistic route to the first team available that I can see.

As so often with commercially motivated foreign owners, however good they are and ours have been brilliant in the main, they want success yesterday. And buying it is much quicker than building it. As first Chelsea and now Manchester City have showed.

[Guest Col city fan]

Have to agree with everything Thrac has said...

[harwich fox]

If he'd come on against Hull would have provided more of a threat and taken a bit of the pressure off our defence perhaps?

[harwich fox]

You have to take risks with younger players as Wenger and Fergie have shown, he'd have been more of threat off the bench against Hull,,took pressure off our defence and may have even nicked a winner?