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Transfers, 2024-25 season


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30 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

 

i think the chat about pope's distribution mainly comes from him playing at burnley where he would have been instructed to go long/direct quite often.

 

that doesn't mean he isn't capable of playing out from the back. he just hasn't played for a manager who wants his keepers to play that way most of the time. 


Aye, he addresses the point in his interview with The Athletic, he was basically told to launch it long at every opportunity. He says they’ve been working on playing the ball out from the back using the CBs and Bruno/Shelvey in preseason.

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16 minutes ago, ewerk said:


Aye, he addresses the point in his interview with The Athletic, he was basically told to launch it long at every opportunity. He says they’ve been working on playing the ball out from the back using the CBs and Bruno/Shelvey in preseason.

 

Great gamesmanship, other teams will read that article and as soon as the ball goes to Pope, they'll close down Bruno/Shelvey and the CB's, Pope will then launch it long to Wood who will take it down on his chest, swivel in one silky movement and hammer it into the top corner.................mebes.

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4 minutes ago, wykikitoon said:

It can't just be FFP can it?

No, surely more going on. They've got space to do deals. They're talking about a squad with too many, well paid, fringe players who're proving difficult to move on. Leicester don't want to sell any of the player I mentioned above, but they can't shift the dross.

 

Honestly, I think after Fofana and Schmeichel are definitely going. Tielemans is next most likely, depending on the asking price and interested parties. He only has 1 year left on his deal (c£120k pw) so would be easier to get for a reasonable price than Maddison. However Maddison will be the more attractive target. 

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2 hours ago, The Fish said:

Something must be going at Leicester if Schemichel, Tielemans, Fofana, Maddison are all looking to move on. 

 

Rumour going round that Man United are closely monitoring Jamie Vardy. Leicester are going to have no one left.

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5 minutes ago, Craig said:

 

Rumour going round that Man United are closely monitoring Jamie Vardy. Leicester are going to have no one left.

That would be hilarious. 

 

If the players mentioned were to leave, Leicester would clear £250m income for this window, I reckon. 

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52 minutes ago, Craig said:

 

Rumour going round that Man United are closely monitoring Jamie Vardy. Leicester are going to have no one left.

 

would anyone take vardy on a one or two year deal? 

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3 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

 

would anyone take vardy on a one or two year deal? 

Doesn't scan with how we're going to play.

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33 minutes ago, Craig said:

 

Kiss of death on both those deals then.

 

Final offer for Paquetá? I didn't think we'd made any offer for him.

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Just now, The Fish said:

Doesn't scan with how we're going to play.

 

why not? he's quite wilson-esque. not as muscular but can play on the shoulder and get in behind with pace

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1 minute ago, Dr Gloom said:

 

why not? he's quite wilson-esque. not as muscular but can play on the shoulder and get in behind with pace

We're going to be playing further up the pitch, so not be looking to hit them on the counter as much. 

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Just now, MrBass said:

 

Not for me, never rated him.

 

still fast as fuck for his age. has scored more than 16 goals in each of his past 7 seasons in the PL

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Just now, The Fish said:

We're going to be playing further up the pitch, so not be looking to hit them on the counter as much. 

 

you don't think he can still get in behind with his pace? he's a proper fox in the box too. 

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Just now, Dr Gloom said:

 

you don't think he can still get in behind with his pace? he's a proper fox in the box too. 

Sure, but I think rather than pay a fuck ton for Vardy, lets just sign someone younger. 

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3 minutes ago, MrBass said:

 

Not for me, never rated him.

 

He has 133 goals and 71 assists in the last eight seasons. I can understand thinking he's s bit of twat, but there's no doubting his quality. 

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3 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

 

still fast as fuck for his age. has scored more than 16 goals in each of his past 7 seasons in the PL

 

I know his stats are reasonable but I've just never regarded him as a top player.

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There's no doubting his ability and quality, I just don't see him as the right fit for what Ashworth, Howe et al are trying to achieve here. 

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Just now, Craig said:

There's no doubting his ability and quality, I just don't see him as the right fit for what Ashworth, Howe et al are trying to achieve here. 


definitely not a long term solution but if we haven’t signed a striker in the final week and he’s available on a short term deal…

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Just now, Dr Gloom said:


definitely not a long term solution but if we haven’t signed a striker in the final week and he’s available on a short term deal…

 

....it'd be the definitive 'panic buy to appease the pissy-pant brigade. Which I'm fairly confident Ashworth & Howe won't reduce themselves too. 

They'll acquire the right solutions, NOT available solutions. 

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