Les-TA-Jon

Pretty sure we actually had their loans at Barnsley cancelled and sign them in the Jan window

Well done on keeping at it and getting back to it. You're faster than everyone on the sofa. Comparison is the thief of joy / loads of people in this thread post 'odd' stuff like "I was only doing something slow like 04:30 per KM" I mean, obviously those kind of paces aren't slow by any means, so it's either a weird humblebrag, lack of clarifying language 'this is slow, for me' or they don't know what is considered fast/slow (which seems unlikely, given the level of running experience on display).

Think Southampton and Leeds had 'better' squads than us on 'paper' that year. So, Cifuentes or Rowett would have won the league with Maresca's team?

Great crystal ball you have there

Further to this: Leicester over 24/25 (Cooper, RVN) and 25/26 (Cifuentes, Rowett) have conceded 148 goals in 84 league games. 1.76 goals per game. Russell Martin has conceded 395 goals in 276 games as manager. 1.43 goals per game. It's a criminal appointment on the most basic level

*insert huge eye roll*

I don't understand why it'd even register as a talking point. Especially when his coaching and results is much more pressing at the moment.

Are there seriously grown adults on this forum who give a flying **** what RM dresses like? He can wear a potato sack for all I care. I'm only bothered by how he gets us playing and what the results are.

So the next home league game is Sat 10th Oct vs Peterborough!?

This is the thing for me. I have nothing against Russell Martin per se. I have nothing against possession football per se (indeed we saw it work under Maresca, Rodgers and at countless other clubs). The problem is, the appointment of Martin, indicated that 1) the club had no interest in addressing our most obvious weakness of the last 4 years and 2) as a deliberate strategic choice, they wanted to continue to implement the style of football which has disastrously resulted in 3 relegations in 4 years.

They're unlikely to sack Martin soon. Even if/when they do - it'll only be becauses chances at the autos are close to being lost. Then they will take 2-3 weeks to appoint the successor. The successor will be cut from the same cloth, so all of the fundamental problems with the 'passive-possession-at-all-costs-which-leaves-us-vulnerable-and-neuters-our-attack' style the club wants, will persist

It's 'funny' but also a bit 'wrong' since we've have players leave. Grim reading either way!

Some incorrect stats there. RVN didn't win only 1 game.

Out of interest, do we think Oxford's Harris will get a ban for scoring that first goal with his arm, like West Brom's Heggebo did?

Need about 46-50 points to stay up in League One. Currently on track for 46 points. COYB.