RamsFan10 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 So confused by these Leicester players getting linked to excellent clubs. Mahrez to Arsenal or Roma, Gray to Spurs or Dortmund and now Drinkwater to Chelsea. If they're that good why did they finish 12th this year. Having said that, Kante did well at Leicester, but most fans appreciated how he could've been considered their most important player when they won the league. Edit: i missed Derby off the list of excellent clubs that Leicester players are being linked to . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekingofbuxton Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 I think Leicester will really struggle to replace Mahrez. My only concern with this would be that Gray may have been given an indication that he is not going to feature that much (again) and so Tom Lawrence is promoted closer to the starting line up (at least until they find adequate replacements). Tom Lawrence is no Ryad Mahrez, or Demari Gray though so I can only see Leicester reinvesting again (beyond Ihenachi) who I would presume would not be intending to play anywhere other than centre forward. I can therefore see this rumbling along for a while yet. Queue DCFC announcing Lawrence as a new signing tomorrow..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Given that we were linked with James, that this now looks unlikely and that the three midfield options vying for two places ahead of Huddlestone are ineffectual, should we not be linked with other midfield players? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 53 minutes ago, Anag Ram said: Given that we were linked with James, that this now looks unlikely and that the three midfield options vying for two places ahead of Huddlestone are ineffectual, should we not be linked with other midfield players? Yes it's interesting that he and Brannagan (more of a number 10 and with less experience) are the only midfielders linked. Yet we have been linked with 7 or 8 wingers/wide forwards. Huddlestone apart we looked really poor in CM v Sunderland so hopefully GR has something up his sleeve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 It's More a case of partnerships in midfield for me but I do not think Butterfield and Johnson are a good partnership and logically Johnson is the one to start because in this league he can score fairly regularly and is very decent in the air in all reality and we need active legs around him and Huddlestone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackworthRamIsGod Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Is Toral a midfielder? I wondered if he was the player he wanted to play the Bryson/Butterfield role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wignall12 Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 6 hours ago, sage said: Yes it's interesting that he and Brannagaavailability a number 10 and with le ss experience) are the only midfielders linked. Yet we have been linked with 7 or 8 wingers/wide forwards. Huddlestone apart we looked really poor in CM v Sunderland so hopefully GR has something up his sleeve. I would sooner not be linked with all and sundry and alert competitors to players availability . That then sparks a bidding war that we invariably loose to Villa. ............mind you we have dodged a coupld of expensive Turkeys ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodley Ram Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 James is the type of player we are missing in midfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Can anyone seriously see us getting James? I'd love him to join the club but of all our current known targets, this seems the least likely to happen. Hopefully I've got it completely wrong but he's surely part of Fester's plans for this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaRam Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 17 hours ago, 86 points said: Can anyone seriously see us getting James? I'd love him to join the club but of all our current known targets, this seems the least likely to happen. Hopefully I've got it completely wrong but he's surely part of Fester's plans for this season. Perfect for us and definitely what we are missing but agree he's very unlikely unfortunately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimeram Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Seems as if everyone is unlikely at the moment. These deals should have been completed before the season started IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 1 hour ago, oldtimeram said: Seems as if everyone is unlikely at the moment. These deals should have been completed before the season started IMO. Very much easier said than done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 1 hour ago, oldtimeram said: Seems as if everyone is unlikely at the moment. These deals should have been completed before the season started IMO. Most Premier League to lower league loans occur towards the end of the window when the Prem teams have a more settled idea of who is likely to start or bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimeram Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Ok fair do's. I just think this Lawrence saga is getting a bit ridiculous now though. We should move on and tell Leicester where to stuff this proposed deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaspode Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 7 minutes ago, oldtimeram said: Ok fair do's. I just think this Lawrence saga is getting a bit ridiculous now though. We should move on and tell Leicester where to stuff this proposed deal It's only a saga on here - Rowett has stated we're interested and there are reports of a rejected bid - we're the folk that have managed a 235 page thread based on very little else..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireRam Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 1 hour ago, oldtimeram said: Seems as if everyone is unlikely at the moment. These deals should have been completed before the season started IMO. Would you rather start the season with a squad of Blackman's and Camara's, bought based purely on form and for over-inflated prices; or wait a little longer to try and secure better quality players, which it seems is what Rowett is trying to do...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab a dab doo Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 GR probably believes if we keep our nerve and nobody offers anymore we might still get our man eventually.It might go right to deadline day though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbobram Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 1 hour ago, YorkshireRam said: Would you rather start the season with a squad of Blackman's and Camara's, bought based purely on form and for over-inflated prices; or wait a little longer to try and secure better quality players, which it seems is what Rowett is trying to do...? Camara isn't here any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andicis Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 1 minute ago, jimbobram said: Camara isn't here any more. That's not his point, his point is players bought from a purple patch of form, not necessarily with standing of their career previously, and the two examples he used fits his point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireRam Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 1 minute ago, jimbobram said: Camara isn't here any more. I'm aware, I was drawing a parallel to that type of purchase, made purely on short term form and not on a player's attributes related to our style of play etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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