Pre Match Southampton v Leicester

[Elon Bust]

So it’s that period when we looked decent under Puel. Mahrez was on fire and scored a nice one from outside the box, Kingy scored and Shinji scored a lovely little classic Shinji goal with a half volley from close range.

I think Maguire scored the winner there the following season.

Puel signed some good players. It's weird how forgettable that era is: the strange bridge between the Pearson/Ranieri/Shakespeare era and the Rodgers era where, for a while, we thought we were transforming into a top-four club.

 

[DillyDing22]

Puel signed some good players. It's weird how forgettable that era is: the strange bridge between the Pearson/Ranieri/Shakespeare era and the Rodgers era where, for a while, we thought we were transforming into a top-four club.

Just not approx. 14 million euros.

 

[TommyK]

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Just not approx. 14 million euros.

Some excellent signing there. Compared to our hit rate the last few years that was an excellent window

 

[camberwell fox]

When you delve a little deeper it isn’t:

Maddison, agreed.
Pereira, great but made of glass, not played much.
Soyuncu, agreed, not his fault.
Benkovic, awful.
Ward, awful.
Ghezzal, awful.
Evans, work shy, shit captain.
Diabate, awful
Youri, great for 2-3 seasons then instrumental in getting us relegated.

Doesn’t read quite so well.

 

[TommyK]

When you delve a little deeper it isn’t:

Maddison, agreed.
Pereira, great but made of glass, not played much.
Soyuncu, agreed, not his fault.
Benkovic, awful.
Ward, awful.
Ghezzal, awful.
Evans, work shy, shit captain.
Diabate, awful
Youri, great for 2-3 seasons then instrumental in getting us relegated.

Doesn’t read quite so well.

Madison, Pereira, Evans, Youri have been central to top 5 finishes and winning the FA cup.
Diabate was a gamble that didn't pay off.
Ward and Ghezzal were terrible signings.
Benkovic was a gamble that didn't pay off.
Recruitment is hard. Most signings are shit.

 

[FOX Franks]

When you delve a little deeper it isn’t:

Maddison, agreed.
Pereira, great but made of glass, not played much.
Soyuncu, agreed, not his fault.
Benkovic, awful.
Ward, awful.
Ghezzal, awful.
Evans, work shy, shit captain.
Diabate, awful
Youri, great for 2-3 seasons then instrumental in getting us relegated.

Doesn’t read quite so well.

That’s not fair. It’s not Puel’s fault many of those players got Brodgered.

 

[camberwell fox]

That’s not fair. It’s not Puel’s fault many of those players got Brodgered.

I didn’t apportion blame, I merely laid out the facts as I saw them.

 

[Fox Fan]

Surely the reading here needs to be; we had a good recruitment team in place, Rodgers came in and dismantled it - hence such poor recruitment in the years since.

Incidentally, Diabate was 100% a Puel signing based on his sons recommendation (IIRC).

 

[fitz]

Most signings are shit.

This is fair. Even before we won the prem we signed Inler as well as Kante. Nathan Dyer other than his concussion goal was a bit pointless. The problem we've had in recent years is ALL the signings were shit.

 

[FOX Franks]

This is fair. Even before we won the prem we signed Inler as well as Kante. Nathan Dyer other than his concussion goal was a bit pointless. The problem we've had in recent years is ALL the signings were shit.

Very important and significant goal.

 

[Miles Away]

I was well excited for Inler.

 

[popillius]

I was well hard for Inler.

Slapper.

 

[Miles Away]

Coady might play.

Cannon injured. Praet still out.

 

[londonfox]

That’s a shame about Cannon. I was hoping he would start.

 

[alex]

That’s a shame about Cannon. I was hoping he would start.

Out for 6 weeks according to the WOTS

 

[SilverFox]

Out for 6 weeks according to the WOTS

FFS

 

[homer]

****ing hell - Unbelievable

 

[TommyK]

What the ****. Seriously.

 

[H T B]

Stress fracture of his back !!
WTF
That doesn’t sound good for the future

 

[Rock Fox]

At least now we've got Ricardo and Justin back, the queue for the LCFC treatment table (where once Matty James held squatters rights) must have reduced somewhat