The Fish

Not sure he'd get the criticism he does if Man Utd had properly replaced Ronaldo.

If he does he won't break Shearer's record.

He's the first player I've seen that might come close. 1.62 Games per Goal, or c23 goals a season. He'd need another 8 and a bit seasons at that rate to get to 260. That said, a couple of 30 goal seasons (which isn't beyond him) and obviously that total doesn't seem so far away. Few caveats of course; He'll have to stay in the Premier League which is less likely now than it was in Shearer's day He'll need to stay relatively injury free Lukaku's only 23 goals off the 100 club and he's the same age as Kane. Think he'd have to leave Everton if he wanted to regularly post >20 goals a season.

Certainly means that every game is one where we need to grind out a result. Must be daunting pressure for the younger players like Hayden, Perez and Mitrovic?

Trouble is, they've more chance of nicking it. We look a bit wobbly at the back and our strike force isn't full of confidence either.

That's not how they play though. It's conservative, deliberate, counter attack and set pieces. Just like it was for us under Hughton.

So, rarely then.

I'll be delighted with a draw, and I reckon we'll lose it 2-1. They'll be confident, 60% of their points and 60% of their goals have come at home, they've only conceded 9 goals at home, losing only once (to Brentford). They've four players on double figures, we have one.

... have I been made redundant and not told?

ages ago I laughed off suggestions he might beat Shearer's Premier League record... not so confident now.

Really? That surprises me. Agree with you that this talk of abject failure is nonsense like. We're not Villa, we're not even Norwich. We're comfortably clear of 3rd, we're on course for over 97pts, by what measure is that failure? Because other teams are also​ doing well?

Aye, and 5pts and a vastly superior GD should mean we're canny anyway. As Howay says, their form is surely unsustainable and while we've not been brilliant, we've managed to turn our narrow frustrating losses, into narrow frustrating draws.

Wonder why we're not as confident at home as we are on the road. Someone on twitter was saying Lascelles was having to tell the crowd to calm down, it might be that the home fans are expecting to turn up and watch the title-toppers blow away all before them. Reminds me of my Dad and his mates; any dropped points and we're doomed, any win is bucking some made-up trend. People are genuinely talking about us not only dropping to the Play-offs, but once there they're confident we wouldn't get back into the Premier League via that route either...

To be fair, most times the fringe players have been brought in they've been brought in en masse. We've not really seen Lazaar at left back with the rest of our 1st team alongside him, or Gamez. Big few games for Mitrovic, but games I fancy him to enjoy.

Even if he "only" sits out 3 matches, that's good news.

Or what he said

Loads of reasons. Key players enjoyed a purple patch last season. that's over now. Vardy was hitting the back of the net with every swing of his boot, things aren't going his way this season (like Cisse's fall from grace). Mahrez wasn't recognised as a good player early doors, now he's marked out of games. Key players may have had their opinions of themselves fluffed by agents and now feel the graft that got them the title is beneath them. Maybe they wanted to leave Leicester in the summer and were denied that opportunity and subsequently aren't as motivated. The new players may have disrupted the core of the squad. The new players weren't improvements on last seasons squad. Ranieri could keep a winning team's morale and commitment high, but can't reinvigorate an ailing squad. Kante's departure depressed morale Other clubs know how to set up against Leicester Other teams are performing more in line with their norm (Chelsea, Liverpool, the Manchester clubs) and so on.

Happy Birthday Tits McGhee!

Played more times in Europe for us than he has for Spurs.

I don't accept your apology. I'm not sure we were much easier on the eye to be honest. A lot of our goals were pretty ugly and their were endless complaints about Nolan's immobility, Simpson's defending, a lack of creativity in the centre etc. A football fan's nature to be a moaning cunt though isn't it?

Jesus, how did he ever manage in the Premier League.

We can afford to slip up. We're 5pts and 29 goals better off than 3rd. This isn't Mitrovic's only chance either. And even if both those things were​ true, how does that explain your 4-0 Mitro hat trick prediction? ;lol:

The Bristol game coincides with a piece in the Chronic about the squad players. I wouldn't be surprised if we see more of them, maybe not starting positions but longer than Rafa's traditional 5-10 minutes at the end of the game. Atsu and Hanley might start mind you.

He's up against it, any 50/50 will immediately be 60/40 against him because of his reputation. Honestly don't think Murphy will have seen a yellow against Wolves. I hope that players like Atsu, Diame, Perez, Ritchie, Shelvey help out on the goal scoring front as the crowd seem eager to turn on the big mad Serb.