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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 07 Feb 16 9.59am
Originally posted by JL85 I agree, i'm just commenting on the mood at the time of his appointment. I understand what you are saying.He had this "Tinkerman" reputation and pundits had Leicester for relegation when he was appointed ! If we had appointed him instead of Pardew perhaps HOL would have been in meltdown with cries that "CPFC2010" had taken leave of their senses ! I think when you look at his overall record he deserves more credit than what he gets - perhaps his persona hasn't helped in this respect. Edited by Willo (07 Feb 2016 10.01am)

Willo

South coast - west of Brighton. 07 Feb 16 9.59am

Originally posted by JL85

I agree, i'm just commenting on the mood at the time of his appointment.

I understand what you are saying.He had this "Tinkerman" reputation and pundits had Leicester for relegation when he was appointed ! If we had appointed him instead of Pardew perhaps HOL would have been in meltdown with cries that "CPFC2010" had taken leave of their senses ! I think when you look at his overall record he deserves more credit than what he gets - perhaps his persona hasn't helped in this respect.

Edited by Willo (07 Feb 2016 10.01am)

Midlands Eagle 07 Feb 16 10.10am
Originally posted by JL85 i'm just commenting on the mood at the time of his appointment. The point that I was making is that Ranieri doesn't seem to get any of the credit for turning Leicester from relegation candidates into promotion contenders. According to the media and forums etc when we were riding high earlier in the season it was all down to Pardew yet Leicester's success is apparently all down to Vardy

Midlands Eagle

07 Feb 16 10.10am

Originally posted by JL85

i'm just commenting on the mood at the time of his appointment.

The point that I was making is that Ranieri doesn't seem to get any of the credit for turning Leicester from relegation candidates into promotion contenders.

According to the media and forums etc when we were riding high earlier in the season it was all down to Pardew yet Leicester's success is apparently all down to Vardy

Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 07 Feb 16 10.15am
Originally posted by Midlands Eagle The point that I was making is that Ranieri doesn't seem to get any of the credit for turning Leicester from relegation candidates into promotion contenders. According to the media and forums etc when we were riding high earlier in the season it was all down to Pardew yet Leicester's success is apparently all down to Vardy Yes I agree with you, in fact Ranieri never seems to get any credit for anything ! As I have mentioned, he has managed a host of big clubs and you don't get to manage them if you dont "Know your onions". You mentioned Vardy, and his importance has been well documented but almost "Under the radar" has been Kante who has been very influential and he was a Ranieri signing at just £5.6 Mill.

Willo

South coast - west of Brighton. 07 Feb 16 10.15am

Originally posted by Midlands Eagle

The point that I was making is that Ranieri doesn't seem to get any of the credit for turning Leicester from relegation candidates into promotion contenders.

According to the media and forums etc when we were riding high earlier in the season it was all down to Pardew yet Leicester's success is apparently all down to Vardy

Yes I agree with you, in fact Ranieri never seems to get any credit for anything ! As I have mentioned, he has managed a host of big clubs and you don't get to manage them if you dont "Know your onions".

You mentioned Vardy, and his importance has been well documented but almost "Under the radar" has been Kante who has been very influential and he was a Ranieri signing at just £5.6 Mill.

bodge 07 Feb 16 1.03pm
The gap between top and mid table has closed and now its harder for the champions league teams to play weakened teams and win. Leicester have no pressure no cups to play and can go close if their injury luck holds out. It will be interesting what team Spurs put out in the cups as they must be in with a great chance of the title.

bodge

07 Feb 16 1.03pm

The gap between top and mid table has closed and now its harder for the champions league teams to play weakened teams and win. Leicester have no pressure no cups to play and can go close if their injury luck holds out. It will be interesting what team Spurs put out in the cups as they must be in with a great chance of the title.

Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 07 Feb 16 1.08pm
For the first time, Leicester have been listed as favourites for the title. I wonder if this will heap added pressure on the players ? A lot of the players will have got used to pressure from last season when they were in a relegation scrap and managed to pull through.

Willo

South coast - west of Brighton. 07 Feb 16 1.08pm

For the first time, Leicester have been listed as favourites for the title. I wonder if this will heap added pressure on the players ? A lot of the players will have got used to pressure from last season when they were in a relegation scrap and managed to pull through.

jamiemartin721 Reading 07 Feb 16 2.02pm
I wonder if any Leicester city fans took a cheeky punt on the 5000 to 1 to win the league at the start of the season.... "One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug" [Link]

jamiemartin721

Reading 07 Feb 16 2.02pm

I wonder if any Leicester city fans took a cheeky punt on the 5000 to 1 to win the league at the start of the season....

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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gambler Kent 07 Feb 16 3.37pm
Originally posted by jamiemartin721 I wonder if any Leicester city fans took a cheeky punt on the 5000 to 1 to win the league at the start of the season.... £40 at 5000/1 [Link]

gambler

Kent 07 Feb 16 3.37pm

Originally posted by jamiemartin721

I wonder if any Leicester city fans took a cheeky punt on the 5000 to 1 to win the league at the start of the season....

£40 at 5000/1

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Part Time James 08 Feb 16 3.30pm
I feel like Palace are just Leicester without the goals. In that we have a team of good players, very few that were considered World Class at the start of the season and we went on a big run of morale where we were in the top 5. If we had scored more goals during that period and kept the morale going, it could be us mugging everyone off at the top. I guess this is a really obvious statement that could be applied to half the league now I read it back. However, part of me feels like in a parallel universe where only a couple of minor things went differently, we are at the top and Leicester are mid-table. Don't take this post too literally and you might understand what I was banging on about!

Part Time James

08 Feb 16 3.30pm

I feel like Palace are just Leicester without the goals. In that we have a team of good players, very few that were considered World Class at the start of the season and we went on a big run of morale where we were in the top 5. If we had scored more goals during that period and kept the morale going, it could be us mugging everyone off at the top.

I guess this is a really obvious statement that could be applied to half the league now I read it back. However, part of me feels like in a parallel universe where only a couple of minor things went differently, we are at the top and Leicester are mid-table.

Don't take this post too literally and you might understand what I was banging on about!

Stuk Top half 08 Feb 16 5.17pm
Originally posted by Part Time James I feel like Palace are just Leicester without the goals. In that we have a team of good players, very few that were considered World Class at the start of the season and we went on a big run of morale where we were in the top 5. If we had scored more goals during that period and kept the morale going, it could be us mugging everyone off at the top. I guess this is a really obvious statement that could be applied to half the league now I read it back. However, part of me feels like in a parallel universe where only a couple of minor things went differently, we are at the top and Leicester are mid-table. Don't take this post too literally and you might understand what I was banging on about! But with the injuries/suspensions. Optimistic as ever

Stuk

Top half 08 Feb 16 5.17pm

Originally posted by Part Time James

I feel like Palace are just Leicester without the goals. In that we have a team of good players, very few that were considered World Class at the start of the season and we went on a big run of morale where we were in the top 5. If we had scored more goals during that period and kept the morale going, it could be us mugging everyone off at the top.

Don't take this post too literally and you might understand what I was banging on about!

But with the injuries/suspensions.

Optimistic as ever

Pigglelet Deepest Darkest Sussex 08 Feb 16 7.22pm
I just don’t understand what has caused Leicester’s amazing transformation. After 29 games last season they had just 19 points, were 6 six points from safety and looked relegation certainties. All of a sudden they started winning and picked up another 22 points from the last 9 games. Did they start dabbling in the dark arts or something? They have then carried on that form into this season. From the last 34 games, over the two seasons, they have won 22, drawn 9 and lost just 3. It’s a remarkable achievement, even a bit spooky. Anyway if they do carry on and take the title it will be a refreshing change for a team other than one of the usual candidates to do it – just a shame it has to be Leicester. "Better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt." Mark Twain.

Pigglelet

Deepest Darkest Sussex 08 Feb 16 7.22pm

I just don’t understand what has caused Leicester’s amazing transformation. After 29 games last season they had just 19 points, were 6 six points from safety and looked relegation certainties. All of a sudden they started winning and picked up another 22 points from the last 9 games. Did they start dabbling in the dark arts or something?

They have then carried on that form into this season. From the last 34 games, over the two seasons, they have won 22, drawn 9 and lost just 3. It’s a remarkable achievement, even a bit spooky. Anyway if they do carry on and take the title it will be a refreshing change for a team other than one of the usual candidates to do it – just a shame it has to be Leicester.

"Better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt."
Mark Twain.

chateauferret 08 Feb 16 8.07pm
[Link] I hope they miss out by one goal of goal difference on the last day of the season. And someone posts a picture of his face on Instagram or somewhere. ============ The Ferret ============

chateauferret

08 Feb 16 8.07pm

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I hope they miss out by one goal of goal difference on the last day of the season. And someone posts a picture of his face on Instagram or somewhere.

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Frickin Saweet South Cronx 09 Feb 16 11.14am
It would be fantastic for football should Leicester win the PL. It's the almost-impossible achievement given the history and money behind the traditional 'top 4' and hangers on just underneath. It would give so many other clubs hope that great things can be achieved without the need for silly digit investment in the players. It's so refreshing seeing the freedom Leicester play with and it's a shame that some are shrouded in animosity against them.

Frickin Saweet

South Cronx 09 Feb 16 11.14am

It would be fantastic for football should Leicester win the PL. It's the almost-impossible achievement given the history and money behind the traditional 'top 4' and hangers on just underneath. It would give so many other clubs hope that great things can be achieved without the need for silly digit investment in the players. It's so refreshing seeing the freedom Leicester play with and it's a shame that some are shrouded in animosity against them.

LABoxers Wallington 09 Feb 16 12.01pm
I did a little predictor for the remaining matches of Leicester, Arsenal, Spurs and City. I ended up with Arsenal winning the League by 2 points from City and Spurs, with Leicester 4th. Hope this helps. ha.

LABoxers

Wallington 09 Feb 16 12.01pm

I did a little predictor for the remaining matches of Leicester, Arsenal, Spurs and City. I ended up with Arsenal winning the League by 2 points from City and Spurs, with Leicester 4th.

Hope this helps. ha.

miles18 Telford 14 Feb 16 4.30pm
Gonna be close. .

miles18

Telford 14 Feb 16 4.30pm

Gonna be close.

chateauferret 14 Feb 16 4.50pm
I see that Ranieri has taken after that long-term denizen of the upper echelons of the Premier League, Sir Alex Ferguson, and started whining, blaming the ref and banging on about red cards and penalties the minute he contrives to lose a match. ============ The Ferret ============

chateauferret

14 Feb 16 4.50pm

I see that Ranieri has taken after that long-term denizen of the upper echelons of the Premier League, Sir Alex Ferguson, and started whining, blaming the ref and banging on about red cards and penalties the minute he contrives to lose a match.

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Cucking Funt Clapham on the Back 14 Feb 16 7.04pm
Originally posted by chateauferret I see that Ranieri has taken after that long-term denizen of the upper echelons of the Premier League, Sir Alex Ferguson, and started whining, blaming the ref and banging on about red cards and penalties the minute he contrives to lose a match. Like we don't do after games refereed by Clattenberg....... Wife beating may be socially acceptable in Sheffield, but it is a different matter in Cheltenham

Cucking Funt

Clapham on the Back 14 Feb 16 7.04pm

Originally posted by chateauferret

Like we don't do after games refereed by Clattenberg.......

Wife beating may be socially acceptable in Sheffield, but it is a different matter in Cheltenham

Brisbane Eagle Brisbane 14 Feb 16 8.05pm
He dropped an absolute clanger taking Mahrez off after the sending off and bringing on the big Jedi-lookalike to defend the rest of the game. Up until then they had Arsenal on the ropes Edited by Brisbane Eagle (14 Feb 2016 8.08pm)

Brisbane Eagle

Brisbane 14 Feb 16 8.05pm

He dropped an absolute clanger taking Mahrez off after the sending off and bringing on the big Jedi-lookalike to defend the rest of the game. Up until then they had Arsenal on the ropes

Edited by Brisbane Eagle (14 Feb 2016 8.08pm)

Brisbane Eagle Brisbane 14 Feb 16 8.05pm
[quote=Brisbane Edited by Brisbane Eagle (14 Feb 2016 8.07pm)

Brisbane Eagle

Brisbane 14 Feb 16 8.05pm

[quote=Brisbane

Edited by Brisbane Eagle (14 Feb 2016 8.07pm)

Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 14 Feb 16 8.13pm
Originally posted by Brisbane Eagle He dropped an absolute clanger taking Mahrez off after the sending off and bringing on the big Jedi-lookalike to defend the rest of the game. Up until then they had Arsenal on the ropes Edited by Brisbane Eagle (14 Feb 2016 8.08pm) He lost right-back Danny Simpson who was sent off so I can understand him bringing on another defender.In fact Wasilewski has played at right-back and also at centre-half.

Willo

South coast - west of Brighton. 14 Feb 16 8.13pm

Originally posted by Brisbane Eagle

He dropped an absolute clanger taking Mahrez off after the sending off and bringing on the big Jedi-lookalike to defend the rest of the game. Up until then they had Arsenal on the ropes

Edited by Brisbane Eagle (14 Feb 2016 8.08pm)

He lost right-back Danny Simpson who was sent off so I can understand him bringing on another defender.In fact Wasilewski has played at right-back and also at centre-half.

chateauferret 14 Feb 16 11.57pm
Originally posted by Cucking Funt Like we don't do after games refereed by Clattenberg....... Well we all do, of course. But AP doesn't, at least not on telly. ============ The Ferret ============

chateauferret

14 Feb 16 11.57pm

Originally posted by Cucking Funt

Like we don't do after games refereed by Clattenberg.......

Well we all do, of course. But AP doesn't, at least not on telly.

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