Fox92 Posted 25 November 2015 Posted 25 November 2015 2 years ago we drew 1-1 with Yeovil, look at the difference between the clubs now. 610 days later we're 91 league places apart.
ScouseFox Posted 25 November 2015 Author Posted 25 November 2015 2 years ago we drew 1-1 with Yeovil, look at the difference between the clubs now. haha nice, we are top of the top league they are bottom of the bottom one. same sort of thing with bristol rovers. my best mate supports them and was sat with us in the kop when they were beating us 1-0 until the 89th minute a few years ago. then last year we were premier league and they were non league. crazy what can happen in a few years either way.
AKCJ Posted 25 November 2015 Posted 25 November 2015 haha nice, we are top of the top league they are bottom of the bottom one. same sort of thing with bristol rovers. my best mate supports them and was sat with us in the kop when they were beating us 1-0 until the 89th minute a few years ago. then last year we were premier league and they were non league. crazy what can happen in a few years either way. Jo Kuffour screamer.
Fox92 Posted 25 November 2015 Posted 25 November 2015 Jo Kuffour screamer. That was a great goal. Recall it well.
ScouseFox Posted 25 November 2015 Author Posted 25 November 2015 yeah it was a great swivel and half volley into the top corner. pretty sure they near sold out the away end (3000) in league one and bristol city brought about 300 fans the year later in the champ. seems not that long ago, just checked the date, was autumn 2008, 7 years ago! kingy has been smashing it for us since 2008, what a guy.
Ric Flair Posted 25 November 2015 Posted 25 November 2015 yeah it was a great swivel and half volley into the top corner. pretty sure they near sold out the away end (3000) in league one and bristol city brought about 300 fans the year later in the champ. seems not that long ago, just checked the date, was autumn 2008, 7 years ago! kingy has been smashing it for us since 2008, what a guy. I swear he scored the exact same goal against us for Wycombe in the cup the season we won the championship.
Corky Posted 25 November 2015 Posted 25 November 2015 Just thinking about all the big goals he's scored for us. Scunthorpe away winner (League One top two clash), three goals in four in the run-in to the play-offs 2010 including two winners, play-off at Cardiff, all the goals at the start of the next season when every other player was shit, Forest away last day of the season, West Ham and Swansea last season. Then you've got his local derby record (two v Derby, three v Forest, three v Coventry). And most of his goals have been absolute beauties as well.
M0901 Posted 25 November 2015 Posted 25 November 2015 Absolutely loved his goal vs Blackpool away in '13 (give or take a year), left foot top bins, and with no time to think about it Can't help but love the guy
Stevosevic Posted 25 November 2015 Posted 25 November 2015 Blokes a legend. Every club needs capable squad players at this level and he is certainly capable. I swear some people would rather have a string of players on 1-2 year deals to fulfill this role than someone who has been at the club for 10 years.
TheUltimateWinner Posted 25 November 2015 Posted 25 November 2015 Still think we should play him behind Vardy.
AKCJ Posted 25 November 2015 Posted 25 November 2015 Still think we should play him behind Vardy. If he was as quick as Vardy then he'd be playing that position for Real Madrid.
Guest CityFan 06 Posted 25 November 2015 Posted 25 November 2015 True hero. Love that he's been so loyal to us through the days of Relegation, League one and then now still with us in the Premier League. Such a good player to bring on as well, assured and calm on the ball, consistent. He's been key for us in our development though, through promotions etc. He's scored so many important, great goals.
Len Finsbury Posted 25 November 2015 Posted 25 November 2015 He's a very underrated player and one that always seems to be dispensable when new signings comes in yet when called upon, always delivers. Needs a statue outside the KP, although I've no idea what face he'll be pulling when they make it!
Al-aLondon-Foxile Posted 25 November 2015 Posted 25 November 2015 If we're going to maintain any level of success, by which I mean remaining in the premier league, then we most certainly need to hold onto players on the fringes of the starting 11, and currently that includes King. It'll only take one injury to either Drinks or NG and he'll be starting, as in my opinion he's 3rd choice. I'd like us to keep Inler too, he's good enough for our bench. Players like Knocky weren't really good enough last season, and wouldn't have been this one either, especially in view of the success we're now having, but King and Inler are a better standard.
sapalmer Posted 25 November 2015 Posted 25 November 2015 Modern day Muzzy Izzet. Not fit to lace Muzzy's boots....Kingy has and is a very good midfielder and super servant to the club but not a legend like Muz.....
Guest Col city fan Posted 25 November 2015 Posted 25 November 2015 The best thing about King is his willingness to be a 'squad player'. He's drifted in and out the first team all through the last few seasons and whenever he's been asked to do a job, he's done it without question, moaning or apathy. Love the guy.
Voll Blau Posted 25 November 2015 Posted 25 November 2015 Not fit to lace Muzzy's boots....Kingy has and is a very good midfielder and super servant to the club but not a legend like Muz..... Bit harsh. He's not achieved what Muzzy did (yet) granted, but a one club man in this day and age is worth his weight in gold.
Thracian Posted 25 November 2015 Posted 25 November 2015 I've never known such a capable player be so under-rated at Leicester. His scoring video gives an insight. There are goals in there only he'd have notched. Most consistent passer we had last time I looked, the epithamy of a one-touch footballer, as useful in defence as attack but under-rated because he doesn't make the game harder than it needs to be. He's not into whacking people off the ball, tackling on his arse for effect or hardcase gestures of any kind. He just does his job - in whatever way he's asked and far more phyusically than he's ever given credit for. I still think it's a pity we've so squandered his attacking talents by turning him into a kind of utility Jack of All Trades. If Danny Drinkwater could shoot like Kingy he'd be up there with Lampard but he can't. Danny sprays passes and lots of them. Kingy scores goals but in an entirely understated style. Strange how the one is more valued than the other. I don't mean it nastily but Kingy won't ever be fully appreciated here...perhaps because he's one-paced and totally undramatic. But he's not got the best midfielder statistics in our entire history for nothing. It's just a pity now that he spends so much time on the bench and seems to accept it. Playing for the reserves in Cup games we couldn't give a toss about an dwith players who aren't in his league, must be soul-destroying.
Sol thewall Bamba Posted 25 November 2015 Posted 25 November 2015 Not fit to lace Muzzy's boots....Kingy has and is a very good midfielder and super servant to the club but not a legend like Muz..... More appearances and goals than Muzzy, and been at the club for a bit longer as well. No point in arguing who's been the better player for the club though, which is why when my Kingy flag arrives it will be hanging right next to my Muzzy flag whenever I'm at the KP
SystonFox Posted 25 November 2015 Posted 25 November 2015 THE KING THE KING ANDY ANDY KING STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON ON a BrRoMpToN I would turn hella gay for this guy
Fatbloke Posted 25 November 2015 Posted 25 November 2015 Not fit to lace Muzzy's boots....Kingy has and is a very good midfielder and super servant to the club but not a legend like Muz..... Chat shit .......
luke the fox Posted 25 November 2015 Posted 25 November 2015 I've never known such a capable player be so under-rated at Leicester. His scoring video gives an insight. There are goals in there only he'd have notched. Most consistent passer we had last time I looked, the epithamy of a one-touch footballer, as useful in defence as attack but under-rated because he doesn't make the game harder than it needs to be. He's not into whacking people off the ball, tackling on his arse for effect or hardcase gestures of any kind. He just does his job - in whatever way he's asked and far more phyusically than he's ever given credit for. I still think it's a pity we've so squandered his attacking talents by turning him into a kind of utility Jack of All Trades. If Danny Drinkwater could shoot like Kingy he'd be up there with Lampard but he can't. Danny sprays passes and lots of them. Kingy scores goals but in an entirely understated style. Strange how the one is more valued than the other. I don't mean it nastily but Kingy won't ever be fully appreciated here...perhaps because he's one-paced and totally undramatic. But he's not got the best midfielder statistics in our entire history for nothing. It's just a pity now that he spends so much time on the bench and seems to accept it. Playing for the reserves in Cup games we couldn't give a toss about an dwith players who aren't in his league, must be soul-destroying. He speaks the truth
shen Posted 25 November 2015 Posted 25 November 2015 I've never known such a capable player be so under-rated at Leicester. His scoring video gives an insight. There are goals in there only he'd have notched. Most consistent passer we had last time I looked, the epithamy of a one-touch footballer, as useful in defence as attack but under-rated because he doesn't make the game harder than it needs to be. He's not into whacking people off the ball, tackling on his arse for effect or hardcase gestures of any kind. He just does his job - in whatever way he's asked and far more phyusically than he's ever given credit for. I still think it's a pity we've so squandered his attacking talents by turning him into a kind of utility Jack of All Trades. If Danny Drinkwater could shoot like Kingy he'd be up there with Lampard but he can't. Danny sprays passes and lots of them. Kingy scores goals but in an entirely understated style. Strange how the one is more valued than the other. I don't mean it nastily but Kingy won't ever be fully appreciated here...perhaps because he's one-paced and totally undramatic. But he's not got the best midfielder statistics in our entire history for nothing. It's just a pity now that he spends so much time on the bench and seems to accept it. Playing for the reserves in Cup games we couldn't give a toss about an dwith players who aren't in his league, must be soul-destroying. I don't think anyone expected anything but hyperbole from you regarding King. This is King's second season in the Prem. Muzzy played seven (?) seasons in the Prem. It's not exactly fair to compare the records of the respective midfielders. Am I right in saying that Izzet was the top assisting player in the league in 2003/4? King is a good player and a splendid servant, but it's not for nothing that he gained a reputation for being 'invisible'. He has always struggled to impose himself in the middle of the pitch. Yes, he's decent covering the back line, yes, he's an able short passer and yes, he is a good goalscorer, but he lacks the attributes to really excel in any of those things, which is exactly why he's a jack of all trades.
Thracian Posted 26 November 2015 Posted 26 November 2015 I don't think anyone expected anything but hyperbole from you regarding King. This is King's second season in the Prem. Muzzy played seven (?) seasons in the Prem. It's not exactly fair to compare the records of the respective midfielders. Am I right in saying that Izzet was the top assisting player in the league in 2003/4? King is a good player and a splendid servant, but it's not for nothing that he gained a reputation for being 'invisible'. He has always struggled to impose himself in the middle of the pitch. Yes, he's decent covering the back line, yes, he's an able short passer and yes, he is a good goalscorer, but he lacks the attributes to really excel in any of those things, which is exactly why he's a jack of all trades. I don't think anyone expected anything but hyperbole from you regarding King. This is King's second season in the Prem. Muzzy played seven (?) seasons in the Prem. It's not exactly fair to compare the records of the respective midfielders. Am I right in saying that Izzet was the top assisting player in the league in 2003/4? King is a good player and a splendid servant, but it's not for nothing that he gained a reputation for being 'invisible'. He has always struggled to impose himself in the middle of the pitch. Yes, he's decent covering the back line, yes, he's an able short passer and yes, he is a good goalscorer, but he lacks the attributes to really excel in any of those things, which is exactly why he's a jack of all trades. If you're implying "Master of None" you're being as blind as you are mocking. Isset scored 37 goals in 260 appearances for Leicester and only 39 goals in all the 296 games of his career. King's scored 51 goals in 280 appearances for Leicester plus international goals. Furthermore King has had a relatively defensive role through parts of his career. Perhaps that contributed to the "invisible" label that was mostly unjustified because the stats seemed to suggest he was on the ball and his pass completion rate was almost always impressive. People talk of backwards or sideways passes to strengthen the "invisible" argument but at times when we had a far less capable team there wasn't the pace, movement or the passing options we enjoy today. Another always ignored factor in the "invisible" argument was how often and how efficiently King filled spaces that opponents could otherwise have run into. He was rarely a ball watcher but forever got his head up and neutralised space our opponents could exploit. His weakness was not being "invisible" but sometimes lacking the pace to track the runner himself. Mostly his positioning countered that but not always and Kingy doesn't really have a fast top gear - any real speed is in his mind rather than his legs, hence his constant one-and-two-touch approach. Even as recently as the Spurs home game King suffered by having to play one-touch ball-retaining football within a side so tactically hidebound as to be making very little forward movement at all. He did it very efficiently but sure paid the price for his discipline. For me it's a lasting shame we sideline a midfielder who's scored more than a goal every four games because there's absolutely no chance of that from any of our current midfielders for all their collective abilities. Trouble is there's only one place vacant. That's Shinji's. And while King is probablty just as quick as the Japanese, a better goals threat and far better equiped to exploit runs being made by any of our main attackers he's actually considered more important as the reliable game closer waiting in the wings. Which is exactly what you get for being the ultimate professional and doing whatever job you're asked to do.
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