They're all motivated by money. Why shouldn't they be? Every single one of our players would **** off to Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool or Manchester United if they were offered truck loads of cash. I can't say I blame them either.
You live in the plot of a fantasy novel. They owe us **** all - they're doing a job of work for money. I would wager the fans are just as fickle - for all the complaining and bitching about how Mahrez left or how he was 'shit', the vast majority of those doing the moaning would welcome him back with open arms given half the chance.
If he was to go, it would probably be because he wants to play otherwise he'd sit on his arse and see out his hugely paid contract.
And that's his prerogative. None of that stops him from being miles better than what we've got in that position. If it's a choice between a mercenary DD or watching Silva, Iborra or King ruining Ndidi's game week in week out I'd take the mercenary DD every day of the week.
He is much better than what we have. I mean, much, much better. But then I expected you to disagree, it's a hobby of yours. He wasn't anything like a poor as people like you want to believe, he spent a long while playing through an injury and then just happened to be the pantomime villain at that time. I mean, Chelsea saw fit to pay an absolute wedge for him but what the **** do they know compared to you?
What the flying....? Is this real?
They paid £50m. He'd scored 24 goals in 07/08, 14 goals in 08/09, 18 goals in 09/10 and was up to 9 goals by January 11 when he was sold. Is it really that hard to work out why they bought him for a wedge? If he had have been 'shit' for 2 years do you think they would have paid what they did? If Mahrez had been 'shit' for 2 years do you think Manchester City would have broken their transfer record for him? If DD had been 'shit' for a year and a half do you think Chelsea would have paid what they did for him? Drinkwater didn't become a poor player overnight from being so effective in 15/16. There were many variables which effected the way he played. Some were his fault, others were not.
| P | Pld | Pts | |
| 1 | Ipswich | 43 | 89 |
| 2 | Leicester | 42 | 88 |
| 3 | Leeds Utd | 43 | 87 |
| 4 | Southampton | 42 | 84 |
| 5 | West Brom | 43 | 72 |
| 6 | Norwich City | 43 | 71 |
| 7 | Hull City | 42 | 65 |
| 8 | Coventry City | 42 | 63 |
| 9 | Middlesbro | 43 | 63 |
| 10 | Preston | 43 | 63 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 43 | 59 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 43 | 58 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 43 | 56 |
| 14 | Swansea City | 43 | 53 |
| 15 | Watford | 43 | 52 |
| 16 | Millwall | 43 | 50 |
| 17 | Blackburn | 43 | 49 |
| 18 | Plymouth | 43 | 48 |
| 19 | QPR | 43 | 47 |
| 20 | Stoke City | 43 | 47 |
| 21 | Birmingham | 43 | 45 |
| 22 | Huddersfield | 43 | 44 |
| 23 | Sheffield W | 43 | 44 |
| 24 | Rotherham Utd | 43 | 23 |
