2016/17 rumourmill and confirmed transfers

[pleno1]

Come on these statements are just getting silly now Tighty. I can't believe you actually believe them.

Rb: Danny simpson

You're claiming you prefer him over

Debuchy
Trippier
Zabaleta
Darmian
Flanagan

Not going to even go through all the positions. I can't believe you actually think it's true.

[DungBeetle]

How can the squad of someone who romped to the league have a squad described as "very poor"?  It's complete and utter nonsense.

Plenty of mediocrity on the benches of the teams you mention over the season as well.  Demichellis, Delph, Gabriel, Flamini, Arteta, Chambers, Sakho, Moreno, Benteke, Lovren, Ibe, Ings, Njie, Carroll, Mason, Lee, Lingard, Young, Jones, Mcnair would not get in Leicester's team as they were playing last season.  That's just off the top of my head before I've had a chance to look at some of the characters who sneaked onto the big teams' benches.

[TightEnd]

Did you watch Simpson much last season?  Superb defender, nothing got by him, completely underrated. I wondered why we bought him but watching him live his positioning was impeccable.. That's not to say I don't rate darmian or trippier for example but its not a position we need to spend fortunes upgrading. What we need is depth to deal with a more congested fixture list next season. And to keep players, which of course is a big challenge

[DungBeetle]

Come on these statements are just getting silly now Tighty. I can't believe you actually believe them.

Rb: Danny simpson

You're claiming you prefer him over

Debuchy
Trippier
Zabaleta
Darmian
Flanagan

Not going to even go through all the positions. I can't believe you actually think it's true.

I'm take Zabaleta, Darmian and Trippier.   Would prefer Simpson to Flanagan and Debuchy.  Think you're just looking at the badges on the shirt.  The reason you're not going through the other positions is because you've purposely picked the easiest one (Simpson)

[Sportshead]

 Simpson had a great season , Same as Fuchs on the other side and as a unit they defended very efficiently I think it was an amazing team effort all round where the emphasis was on teamwork each player doing their own job and helping those around them
They also played with a lack of ego which saw them through the last few months, the players may not individually be the best in the PL in their positions talent wise but none could be considered poor and Sterling may well be better technically than say Albrighton but could he or would he do as much unselfish work

Leicester had a plan and every player seemed to trust and buy in to it

In my opinion they scouted players they needed to operate in the system coached them well and the rest is history

[JohnCharver]

Simpson was also newcastles right back when we finished 5th, very underrated imo. Debuchy is a liability and coward.

[DungBeetle]

"Debuchy is a liability and a coward"

Not a fan then!? 

[TightEnd]

All Simpson is asked to do is defend. And he does it. Is he a Darmian or trippier no but it's like a moneyball concept .A round peg in a round hole that fits the system perfectly at the right price. I could go through all eleven and argue the same for their roles. This is why I wouldn't swap Any out by choice given the money it would require to do it.

[pleno1]

Lol not at all.

I think players like


Begovic
Terry
Obi mikel
Remy
Victor Moses
Cuadrado

Gibbs
Walcott
Chamberlain
Ramsey
Elneny
Debuchy

Jones
Rojo
Janazju
Carrick
Ashley Young
Herrera
Fellani
Antonio Valencia

Markovic
Benteke
Ibe
ings
Ballotelli
Joe Gomez
Moreno

Trippier
Chadli

Zabaleta
Kolarov
Bony
Mangala
Delph

Would all really compete heavily for places

                   Begovic

Zabaleta  Terry Mangala  Kolarov


Cuadrado  Ramsey Carrick Young

           Remy     Benteke




As a goalkeeper right now I'd take Begovic.

I'd take the whole defence here.

I'd put Mahrez and Kante instead of Carrick and Young.

Would swap Vardy for any of the strikers.

If Ranieri had the choice to pick these players instead of the current ones it would be interesting to see who he would take.

I think it just shows the importance of the 3 main players in your team and why that'sno probably your clubs biggest asset but also easiest thing to emulate so the other teams surely won't be far behind in those departments.

[JohnCharver]

"Debuchy is a liability and a coward"

Not a fan then!? 

Hes the type to get sent off when you are under the cosh or hes getting owned, bit like janmaat who we currently have.

Probably a bit harsh calling him a coward during a danny simpson discussion tho...

[hhyftrftdr]

I can assure you that Kolarov and Bony wouldn't possess any threat whatsoever to Leicester's starting XI or even their bench.

[DungBeetle]

Lol not at all.

I think players like


Begovic
Terry
Obi mikel
Remy
Victor Moses
Cuadrado

Gibbs
Walcott
Chamberlain
Ramsey
Elneny
Debuchy

Jones
Rojo
Janazju
Carrick
Ashley Young
Herrera
Fellani
Antonio Valencia

Markovic
Benteke
Ibe
ings
Ballotelli
Joe Gomez
Moreno

Trippier
Chadli

Zabaleta
Kolarov
Bony
Mangala
Delph

Would all really compete heavily for places

                   Begovic

Zabaleta  Terry Mangala  Kolarov


Cuadrado  Ramsey Carrick Young

           Remy     Benteke




As a goalkeeper right now I'd take Begovic.

I'd take the whole defence here.

I'd put Mahrez and Kante instead of Carrick and Young.

Would swap Vardy for any of the strikers.

If Ranieri had the choice to pick these players instead of the current ones it would be interesting to see who he would take.

I think it just shows the importance of the 3 main players in your team and why that'sno probably your clubs biggest asset but also easiest thing to emulate so the other teams surely won't be far behind in those departments.

You've changed your argument now.  You said "every single player" on those team's benches would walk into Leicester's team.  This has now changed to claiming that Aaron Ramsey is a bench player?

I can reel off about 15/20 bench players in those teams who wouldn't get a sniff.  If you want to make the argument that some players on the big 6 benches would get in Leicester's team then I'd agree with you.  If you extend that to players who play regularly (Ramsey, Fellaini, Chamberlain) then I'm sure you can make an even stronger case.  FWIW I wouldn't pick a single one of your Liverpool picks in Leicester's first XI. 

[arbboy]

Simpson was also newcastles right back when we finished 5th, very underrated imo. Debuchy is a liability and coward.

The only reason Leics got him surely in the first place was his private life causing him to fall off the rails and Leics got a better player than they should have for the money spent?   He was hungry had something to prove (Albrighton the same after being rejected by his home town club who then sink out of sight).  Tough to keep finding these types of players and fitting them into your system.   For every good one there is a J Pennant waiting for a second chance and will fuck up the chemistry.

[rinswun]

Lol at Ramsey being a bench player, Debuchy being good and Simpson being terrible. Pleno's still playing FM2012!

[JohnCharver]

Simpson was also newcastles right back when we finished 5th, very underrated imo. Debuchy is a liability and coward.

The only reason Leics got him surely in the first place was his private life causing him to fall off the rails and Leics got a better player than they should have for the money spent?   He was hungry had something to prove (Albrighton the same after being rejected by his home town club who then sink out of sight).  Tough to keep finding these types of players and fitting them into your system.   For every good one there is a J Pennant waiting for a second chance and will fuck up the chemistry.

True but when they are flawed you can afford a few punts as they wont have their true value/demands (sorry unless you are liverpool). With leicesters problems you could sign balotelli and he wouldnt upset the status quo, their problems in the summer were utter lol and it did no harm. I mean could it have been more ridiculous? They sack their saviour, a miracle worker, because his son and the boys treat thai birds like shit (no comment) despite ownership, vardy episode was all thats wrong with footballers, danny simpson is up for assaulting his kids mother and they walk the league. WTF distraction they gonna cause mate?