Tinker on.

[hhyftrftdr]

Tighty, can I pick your brain for Leicester knowledge? (the city, not the team)

Band playing at the o2 in November I'm 99% gonna travel down to see, and will have to stay the night. Decent hotels in reasonable (walking) proximity to the venue and also the train station? Don't wanna spend too much but equally don't wanna be in a shit tip

Cheers.

[TightEnd]

Tighty, can I pick your brain for Leicester knowledge? (the city, not the team)

Band playing at the o2 in November I'm 99% gonna travel down to see, and will have to stay the night. Decent hotels in reasonable (walking) proximity to the venue and also the train station? Don't wanna spend too much but equally don't wanna be in a shit tip

Cheers.

the Premier Inn is right next to the station, then ten minutes up the road to the university campus. fine for one night, mid market business/leisure hotel and v v convenient for everything

Leicester Central is the one you are looking for, there are several in leicester

http://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/england/leicestershire/leicester/leicester-central-a50.html

just down the road and a touch more expensive is the Ramada Encore. 3 mins to train station, 10-15 to the 02 walking.

http://www.leicestercitycentrehotel.com/

either is fine imo


the one visiting football teams stay at is the marriott out by the motorway, which is very plush. one of the good marriotts. far far less convenient for city centre stuff though

http://www.marriott.co.uk/hotels/travel/emalm-leicester-marriott-hotel/

[hhyftrftdr]

Tighty, can I pick your brain for Leicester knowledge? (the city, not the team)

Band playing at the o2 in November I'm 99% gonna travel down to see, and will have to stay the night. Decent hotels in reasonable (walking) proximity to the venue and also the train station? Don't wanna spend too much but equally don't wanna be in a shit tip

Cheers.

the Premier Inn is right next to the station, then ten minutes up the road to the university campus. fine for one night, mid market business/leisure hotel and v v convenient for everything

Leicester Central is the one you are looking for, there are several in leicester

http://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/england/leicestershire/leicester/leicester-central-a50.html

just down the road and a touch more expensive is the Ramada Encore. 3 mins to train station, 10-15 to the 02 walking.

http://www.leicestercitycentrehotel.com/

either is fine imo


the one visiting football teams stay at is the marriott out by the motorway, which is very plush. one of the good marriotts. far far less convenient for city centre stuff though

http://www.marriott.co.uk/hotels/travel/emalm-leicester-marriott-hotel/

Good stuff, appreciated. £37.50 for the Premier Inn more than appeals to my tight Yorkshire disposition. Can't recall ever being in Leicester! Think its an international break as no Premier League football that weekend but might go see a lower league midlands game if something fits the schedule. Bit rude not to if I'm in that neck of the woods.

Cheers again.

[tikay]

Tighty, can I pick your brain for Leicester knowledge? (the city, not the team)

Band playing at the o2 in November I'm 99% gonna travel down to see, and will have to stay the night. Decent hotels in reasonable (walking) proximity to the venue and also the train station? Don't wanna spend too much but equally don't wanna be in a shit tip

Cheers.

the Premier Inn is right next to the station, then ten minutes up the road to the university campus. fine for one night, mid market business/leisure hotel and v v convenient for everything

Leicester Central is the one you are looking for, there are several in leicester

http://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/england/leicestershire/leicester/leicester-central-a50.html

just down the road and a touch more expensive is the Ramada Encore. 3 mins to train station, 10-15 to the 02 walking.

http://www.leicestercitycentrehotel.com/

either is fine imo


the one visiting football teams stay at is the marriott out by the motorway, which is very plush. one of the good marriotts. far far less convenient for city centre stuff though

http://www.marriott.co.uk/hotels/travel/emalm-leicester-marriott-hotel/

Good stuff, appreciated. £37.50 for the Premier Inn more than appeals to my tight Yorkshire disposition. Can't recall ever being in Leicester! Think its an international break as no Premier League football that weekend but might go see a lower league midlands game if something fits the schedule. Bit rude not to if I'm in that neck of the woods.

Cheers again.

If you are in Leicester, & want something interesting to go & see, this is a must.

[flushthemout]

Give us a shout nearer the time, can crash at our Blue House and sleep under Photos and Flags of City, we can go on the lash if you wish

[hhyftrftdr]

Give us a shout nearer the time, can crash at our Blue House and sleep under Photos and Flags of City, we can go on the lash if you wish

Haha, I'll have a lady in tow so not sure how popular that would make me with her

Surprised George2lose wasn't first in with sociable offers....

[TightEnd]

this is a good catch

going to be a special player

Ben Chilwell signs new lcfc contract to June 2021: http://leic.it/2a2Ed8J

Click to see full-size image.

[TightEnd]

Bartosz Kapustka | Poland's Teenage Soccer Sensation

signing for £7m

exciting

"Cracovia News ‏@CracoviaNews

#LCFC fans - in #Kapustka you're getting the best Polish youth prospect in 20+ years. Even Lewandowski wasn't rated this highly when he left"

[dino1980]

Tighty,

If Mahrez stays who of Albrighton/Gray/Kapustka do you think gets the most minutes on the left?
If Mahrez goes which two of the trio will start on the wings? Or is not that simple?

[TightEnd]

Tighty,

If Mahrez stays who of Albrighton/Gray/Kapustka do you think gets the most minutes on the left?
If Mahrez goes which two of the trio will start on the wings? Or is not that simple?

not easy questions

You have to include Schlupp too on the left. Chilwell is very close to supplanting Fuchs at left back and Schlupp will be exclusively be used further forward

Gray has progressed a lot, and probably replaces Mahrez if it comes to it. If he stays i could see it being a very "horses for courses" type of season on the flanks with all of them featuring.  

to throw a spanner in Ranieri has mooted featuring different formations this season

the thinking is that Kante allowed us to play 4-4-2 even against the top teams as we could match up even a midfielder light because of Kante's ability to shield the back four

without him it is suggested that we could be outgunned in midfield, especially away from home and against the big boys

so a 4-3-3 (4-5-1 without the ball, 4-3-3 with it) has been worked on a lot


something like

       Schmeichel

Simpson Huth Morgan Fuchs/Chilwell

     Mendy Drinkwater Amartey

    Mahrez           Musa
                Vardy

with Mahrez and Musa dropping back and in front of the full backs without the ball but three very quick players up top for the counter if the three in the middle win the ball

in that formation none of the wide players start.

so picking a team/formation etc is tougher this season, in part because we have 6 more games before Xmas and rotation is much more likely

[pleno1]

What happened to Inhler?

[TightEnd]

What happened to Inhler?

Inler

couldn't break into the side when he arrived a year ago

a few games into the season Kante-Drinkwater partnership was formed and given the form the pair were soon in Inler couldn't get a look in. Both players remained fit, and not enough games for rotation to be required. Inler was behind Kng too

spent much of the season on/off the bench

in the few games he did play (cups etc) looked off the pace

all this meant he was left out of the Swiss Euro 2016 squad

wasn't taken to LA this week for the PSG game

played for the U23s at Nuneaton last sunday

would like to stay and win a place (wages v good) but a loan deal back to the continent looks likely

[dino1980]

Tighty,

If Mahrez stays who of Albrighton/Gray/Kapustka do you think gets the most minutes on the left?
If Mahrez goes which two of the trio will start on the wings? Or is not that simple?

Leicester formation thoughts...

Thanks for the answer Rich, much appreciated. Interesting times ahead by the sounds of things.

[pleno1]

Thoughts on knockeart? Newcastle apparantly on verge of securing his signature.

[TightEnd]

Thoughts on knockeart? Newcastle apparantly on verge of securing his signature.

one of my favourite players to watch

discovered in french football by Walsh and was terrific for us in the championship over a couple of seasons

a bit of a character, and not the best trainer, he fell out with Pearson (for whom you need to show work ethic to go with the flair) who hardly picked him the season after we got promoted in the Premier league then sold him at the end of the season

Will create loads off either flank and show great skill

scored possibly the best goal i have seen live, the second one here the back heel volleyed flick