fleckneymike Posted 18 August 2012 Share Posted 18 August 2012 Have we fielded a younger league side in the past 20 odd years? Kasper 25 De Laet 23 Konchesky 31 Morgan 28 Moore 19 Marshall 21 Dyer 29 (Knockeart 20) James 21 (King 23) Drinkwater 22 Beckford 28 (Nugent 27) Vardy 25 Av age start 24.7 Av age end 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted 18 August 2012 Share Posted 18 August 2012 This seems like a question for foxblogger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingari Posted 18 August 2012 Share Posted 18 August 2012 blimey mike , have you not got anything better to do ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxfanazer Posted 19 August 2012 Share Posted 19 August 2012 Not sure mate but it's good to see. Perfect mixture of youth and experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pSinatra Posted 19 August 2012 Share Posted 19 August 2012 I think it's an interesting point that you make & it's not something I have seen being discussed before. Similar to Jock's approach, but different in respect of the fact that NP does not heavily rely on anyone Scottish........which can only be considered a good thing!! I like it that the team is young & that a fair few of them are looking to prove themselves at this level........& at a higher level if things go to plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleckneymike Posted 19 August 2012 Author Share Posted 19 August 2012 I never quite recovered from the oldest ever side which Mickey Adams fielded against QPR Pressman 36 Keown 38 Makin 31 Dabizas 31 Gemmil 33 Wilcox 33 Nalis 33 Connolly 27 Blake 32 Scowcroft 29 Dublin 35 Average age 32.5! That shot up when Connolly was red carded. Thankfully we were able to bring on Benjamin and Wright to add some class to proceedings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxfanazer Posted 19 August 2012 Share Posted 19 August 2012 I never quite recovered from the oldest ever side which Mickey Adams fielded against QPR Pressman 36 Keown 38 Makin 31 Dabizas 31 Gemmil 33 Wilcox 33 Nalis 33 Connolly 27 Blake 32 Scowcroft 29 Dublin 35 Average age 32.5! thats just wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleckneymike Posted 19 August 2012 Author Share Posted 19 August 2012 thats just wrong! Adams even had the nerve pre season to demand no one talk about second place. He managed to assemble to oldest, slowest squad I've ever seen. The only positive was when Jason McAteer changed his mind and joined Tranmere instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted 19 August 2012 Share Posted 19 August 2012 Lo and behold, foxblogger answers some of your question: http://foxblogger.wordpress.com/2012/08/19/leicester-city-2-0-peterborough-united-key-numbers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pSinatra Posted 19 August 2012 Share Posted 19 August 2012 I never quite recovered from the oldest ever side which Mickey Adams fielded against QPR Pressman 36 Keown 38 Makin 31 Dabizas 31 Gemmil 33 Wilcox 33 Nalis 33 Connolly 27 Blake 32 Scowcroft 29 Dublin 35 Average age 32.5! That shot up when Connolly was red carded. Thankfully we were able to bring on Benjamin and Wright to add some class to proceedings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxondale Posted 19 August 2012 Share Posted 19 August 2012 Funny you mention this - I've been suffering from the 'late twenties blues' and had a dawning realisation recently that, at some point soon, the City are going to field a first team side that are all younger than me (if it hasn't happened already). Walking back from the game I was trying to recall the ages of the players and, to my relief, remembered that Konchesky is older than me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky Posted 19 August 2012 Share Posted 19 August 2012 I never quite recovered from the oldest ever side which Mickey Adams fielded against QPR Pressman 36 Keown 38 Makin 31 Dabizas 31 Gemmil 33 Wilcox 33 Nalis 33 Connolly 27 Blake 32 Scowcroft 29 Dublin 35 Average age 32.5! That shot up when Connolly was red carded. Thankfully we were able to bring on Benjamin and Wright to add some class to proceedings. Ridiculous, some of the signings Adams made in his last few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 19 August 2012 Share Posted 19 August 2012 Have we fielded a younger league side in the past 20 odd years? Kasper 25 De Laet 23 Konchesky 31 Morgan 28 Moore 19 Marshall 21 Dyer 29 (Knockeart 20) James 21 (King 23) Drinkwater 22 Beckford 28 (Nugent 27) Vardy 25 Av age start 24.7 Av age end 24 very good, the Jock Wallace side was around the time i first started watching the City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5waller5 Posted 19 August 2012 Share Posted 19 August 2012 I may be entirely wrong here .... but didn't Craig Levein go through a stage of signing really young players?? My memory is fading of those less memorable times!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleckneymike Posted 19 August 2012 Author Share Posted 19 August 2012 Ridiculous, some of the signings Adams made in his last few months. Billy McKinlay and Ferdinand aside, did Adams make any decent signings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5waller5 Posted 19 August 2012 Share Posted 19 August 2012 Did Adams sign Les Ferdinand?? Still, for me, the best player to pull on a Leicester shirt. I loved him!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky Posted 19 August 2012 Share Posted 19 August 2012 Billy McKinlay and Ferdinand aside, did Adams make any decent signings? Don't think so. The strikers in our promotion season were Dickov and Deane, both Bassett signings. Izzet obviously came long before, whilst the defence in the main was inherited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfcsnow Posted 19 August 2012 Share Posted 19 August 2012 Billy McKinlay and Ferdinand aside, did Adams make any decent signings? Marcus Bent on loan was as good as it got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted 19 August 2012 Share Posted 19 August 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 19 August 2012 Share Posted 19 August 2012 Big Dunc the thug, trying to kill little Stef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert09 Posted 19 August 2012 Share Posted 19 August 2012 Joey gudjohnson and connolly were decent signings. And at a combined total of 250 k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowwolf Posted 19 August 2012 Share Posted 19 August 2012 To be fair he was a German. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walshy5 Posted 19 August 2012 Share Posted 19 August 2012 I thought Ben Thatcher was a good signing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleckneymike Posted 19 August 2012 Author Share Posted 19 August 2012 Joey gudjohnson and connolly were decent signings. And at a combined total of 250 k Good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basingstoke Fox Posted 19 August 2012 Share Posted 19 August 2012 I never quite recovered from the oldest ever side which Mickey Adams fielded against QPR Pressman 36 Keown 38 Makin 31 Dabizas 31 Gemmil 33 Wilcox 33 Nalis 33 Connolly 27 Blake 32 Scowcroft 29 Dublin 35 Average age 32.5! That shot up when Connolly was red carded. Thankfully we were able to bring on Benjamin and Wright to add some class to proceedings. At first glance, I thought that might have actually been their ratings on Fifa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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