DANGEROUS TIGER Posted 3 July 2014 Posted 3 July 2014 Why wouldn't he come to Leicester? It's hard to imagine a club - and with the collective clout to take those ambitions forward. What have Everton achieved this last few decades? And what has Liverpool to offer apart from a seaport and the Beatles exhibition that we don't. I get sick of small-minded attitudes that would serve to act as brakes on any attempt to move forward. Especially on the sports scene where this City has held its head up in so many sectors and now seems set to be joined by it's football club - and I don't mean the one that uses hands to get its pleasure! . I think you just hit the nail on the head.
PAPA LAZAROU Posted 4 July 2014 Posted 4 July 2014 Why wouldn't he come to Leicester? It's hard to imagine a more ambitious club a club - and with the collective clout to take those ambitions forward. What have Everton achieved this last few decades? And what has Liverpool to offer apart from a seaport and the Beatles exhibition that we don't?. I get sick of small-minded attitudes that would serve to act as brakes on any attempt to move forward. Especially on the sports scene where this City has held its head up in so many sectors and now seems set to be joined by it's football club - and I don't mean the one that uses hands to get its pleasure! . Sorry thracian, I love my club as much as you , but to compare us to Liverpool or Everton is just wistful thinking. For a club with unimaginable ambition we look a bit short of it at the moment when it comes to buying quality. If Barry came here I would be chuffed to bits and that really would show we have ambition but I just can't see it. Still there is plenty of time yet and who knows they may surprise us all.
st albans fox Posted 4 July 2014 Posted 4 July 2014 Why wouldn't he come to Leicester? It's hard to imagine a more ambitious club a club - and with the collective clout to take those ambitions forward. What have Everton achieved this last few decades? And what has Liverpool to offer apart from a seaport and the Beatles exhibition that we don't?. I get sick of small-minded attitudes that would serve to act as brakes on any attempt to move forward. Especially on the sports scene where this City has held its head up in so many sectors and now seems set to be joined by it's football club - and I don't mean the one that uses hands to get its pleasure! . Thracian, i love my club more than pretty well everything else in my life, but having lived away from 'home' for thirty years, i have to tell you that 'why the hell would he come to leicester' is a valid statement. maybe we can change that over the next few years.
sphericalfox Posted 4 July 2014 Posted 4 July 2014 Why wouldn't he come to Leicester? It's hard to imagine a more ambitious club a club - and with the collective clout to take those ambitions forward. What have Everton achieved this last few decades? And what has Liverpool to offer apart from a seaport and the Beatles exhibition that we don't?. I get sick of small-minded attitudes that would serve to act as brakes on any attempt to move forward. Especially on the sports scene where this City has held its head up in so many sectors and now seems set to be joined by it's football club - and I don't mean the one that uses hands to get its pleasure! . I haven't looked, but I suspect we and Burnley are odds on favorites to be relegated even at this early stage of the transfer window. Any club that gets promoted after a lengthy spell out of the Premiership, regardless of financial clout will find it difficult to retain their place in the Prem. The difficulties should be obvious. The stakes high. We are not in any position to attract the best or even middling players of the Premiership, a.) because we might be relegated, b.) regardless of our great last season, our manager does not have any Prem kudos or experience. c.) nearly all of the team are untested in the Prem. Pearson and his staff need to be choosy over who they try to bring in, be careful in what they are offering contract-wise (in case we do take the drop), build a team with a great work ethic and camaraderie, and only add where they feel it is needed, and hope to find hidden gems that won't cost the earth, and want to play for us, rather than want to use us for financial gain. There have been plenty of teams that have taken a measured approach, have succeeded in stopping up, and then in their second year, reinforced the team with higher quality, and then been able to spent much more in their third year, and attract an even higher class of player. Swansea have shown, bar their managerial swappage, and Southampton, to build from a solid base. If people's expectations are a spending spree this summer, and an influx of players on the teamsheet, then they should get on a sedation drip, as this isn't going to happen. I'm as eager to see some new blood signed up, and with NP and Co's history usually they come in early doors so as to get them assimilated and training with the unit to hit the ground running at the beginning of the season. I'm sure they'd like to do that this season, but as mentioned the transfer window is tough even for a club with ambition, it's a hard sell to attract players, nevermind the right ones that fit our working ethos, pay structure, transfer fee, and have the capabilities to improve the squad.
Guest Col city fan Posted 4 July 2014 Posted 4 July 2014 I haven't looked, but I suspect we and Burnley are odds on favorites to be relegated even at this early stage of the transfer window. Any club that gets promoted after a lengthy spell out of the Premiership, regardless of financial clout will find it difficult to retain their place in the Prem. The difficulties should be obvious. The stakes high. We are not in any position to attract the best or even middling players of the Premiership, a.) because we might be relegated, b.) regardless of our great last season, our manager does not have any Prem kudos or experience. c.) nearly all of the team are untested in the Prem. Pearson and his staff need to be choosy over who they try to bring in, be careful in what they are offering contract-wise (in case we do take the drop), build a team with a great work ethic and camaraderie, and only add where they feel it is needed, and hope to find hidden gems that won't cost the earth, and want to play for us, rather than want to use us for financial gain. There have been plenty of teams that have taken a measured approach, have succeeded in stopping up, and then in their second year, reinforced the team with higher quality, and then been able to spent much more in their third year, and attract an even higher class of player. Swansea have shown, bar their managerial swappage, and Southampton, to build from a solid base. If people's expectations are a spending spree this summer, and an influx of players on the teamsheet, then they should get on a sedation drip, as this isn't going to happen. I'm as eager to see some new blood signed up, and with NP and Co's history usually they come in early doors so as to get them assimilated and training with the unit to hit the ground running at the beginning of the season. I'm sure they'd like to do that this season, but as mentioned the transfer window is tough even for a club with ambition, it's a hard sell to attract players, nevermind the right ones that fit our working ethos, pay structure, transfer fee, and have the capabilities to improve the squad.
Fox Ulike Posted 4 July 2014 Posted 4 July 2014 and one of them is injured ? king ,Hammond or both in a worse case scenario. Well. I don't think we'd buy Barry to put him on the bench. And I don't think we'd have given James and Drinkwater 4 year contracts and then make a 'marquee signing' like Barry to replace one of them. Very unlikely. Maybe we'd play Barry/James/Drinky as a three. That's just too defensive for me and I don't think it would work very well, especially at home.
Aus Fox Posted 6 July 2014 Posted 6 July 2014 Well. I don't think we'd buy Barry to put him on the bench. And I don't think we'd have given James and Drinkwater 4 year contracts and then make a 'marquee signing' like Barry to replace one of them. Very unlikely. Maybe we'd play Barry/James/Drinky as a three. That's just too defensive for me and I don't think it would work very well, especially at home. For the record I don't think we will get Barry but... Barry James Drinkwater Knockaert Mahrez Vardy Isn't too defensive in my book, would be strong attacking line up.
Fox Ulike Posted 7 July 2014 Posted 7 July 2014 For the record I don't think we will get Barry but... Barry James Drinkwater Knockaert Mahrez Vardy Isn't too defensive in my book, would be strong attacking line up. I think that line up would struggle cos you don't have anyone to hold up the ball in attack, and bring others into play. It needs Nugent in there or an Ulloa up front.
Dickov22 Posted 8 July 2014 Posted 8 July 2014 Loads of prem teams play with a defensive midfielder. Barry wouldnt dislodge James or Drinkwater, he'd play alongside them Highly unlikely we will sign him, but I think he would be an absolutely class signing if it happened
Banks Posted 8 July 2014 Posted 8 July 2014 This could be the person Pearson was talking about, in reference to the 'you'd be surprised at who we've tried to sign' comment.
sylofox Posted 8 July 2014 Posted 8 July 2014 Officially signed for Everton Well it was agreed weeks ago wondering why this is still open and people still thought we could get him.
MikeyT Posted 8 July 2014 Posted 8 July 2014 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2685111/Everton-sign-Gareth-Barry-free-transfer-midfielder-joins-three-year-deal.html
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