Speculation The hysterical and annoying, but traditional, totally unfounded autumn/winter 2017/18 rumours thread

[fitz]

"Sky Sports News understands....."

Those words never fail to make me laugh.

Made me laugh only yesterday when they had Newcastle fans convinced that Sturridge was going there.

 

[bloo]

I’ll be surprised if the replacement isn’t already lined up.

Ben Arfa?

 

[sparky79]

£50m + Delph + Foden is what id ask for
And see how they like that.

You can't spend what will take them to circa £350m in a season and pretend that you are winning things on merit. Or that you in any way have a sustainable business. Wankers.

 

[Blaarev]

****ing phone

So that was what you were doing

 

[Brown Nose]

3-1 now

I maintain that we are a better side than Arsenal. As long as we have Mahrez in it.

 

[camberwell fox]

I maintain that we are a better side than Arsenal. As long as we have Mahrez in it.

Great, thanks for that.

 

[xavk]

I suspect the Sanchez thing was more about squad harmony than FFP. If they paid him the wages he was asking for, they would have a queue of others asking for parity. Paying a large transfer fee doesnt generate the same pressures on other existing costs.

 

[Graz]

In non-Mahrez news, but onto our other Algerian, Newcastle and West Ham are apparently both looking to get Slimani in today.

Although both seem to be suggesting loan moves, which we're apparently not keen on. If it's just a loan I'd rather we kept him.
Did see some talk of a £20m offer from Newcastle though.

 

[SJN-Fox]

I just hope whoever's in charge of player recruitment now was up all night working extremely hard to investigate potential replacements from a shortlist you'd hope we already had stored away for this occasion... And I hope that list doesn't have Andros bloody Townsend on it.

You were saying ...

http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/s.../leicester-city-target-crystal-palace-1143153

 

[City Fan]

I just hope whoever's in charge of player recruitment now was up all night working extremely hard to investigate potential replacements from a shortlist you'd hope we already had stored away for this occasion... And I hope that list doesn't have Andros bloody Townsend on it.

Clearly he’s no Mahrez, but he’s not as bad as some on here make out. He tore us a new one at our place before Christmas.

 

[SJN-Fox]

Am I wrong to be a little concerned that having got rid of Ulloa, Mahrez potentially on his way and Slimani possibly going to Newcastle, we are a little bit light up front?

 

[homer]

Am I wrong to be a little concerned that having got rid of Ulloa, Mahrez potentially on his way and Slimani possibly going to Newcastle, we are a little bit light up front?

Vardy, Okazaki, Iheanacho, Diabate, Gray and Andy King as back up number ten

Seems fine to me

 

[Graz]

Am I wrong to be a little concerned that having got rid of Ulloa, Mahrez potentially on his way and Slimani possibly going to Newcastle, we are a little bit light up front?

And Musa gone too, don't forget.

That would leave us with
Albrighton, Gray, Diabate
Vardy, Shinji, Iheanacho

For the wing and striker positions. Considering we usually start 4, then yes I agree that would leave us a little light. I think we'd need a replacement winger.

 

[City Fan]

For the wing and striker positions. Considering we usually start 4, then yes I agree that would leave us a little light. I think we'd need a replacement winger.

Enter Andros...

 

[H T B]

Silva could play an advanced CM, with James and Ndidi behind him

 

[SJN-Fox]

Vardy, Okazaki, Iheanacho, Diabate, Gray and Andy King as back up number ten

Seems fine to me

With King probably on his way out, it only takes a couple of injuries or suspensions and we start to look a bit thin on the ground. I wouldn't like to comment on Diabate on the back of the cup game but he seems to be more "one for the future". Could we really get away with (say) Okazaki and Gray up front? Somehow I don't think so.

 

[Feriol]

We have got some good young players coming through. And we would still have 2 senior players for each position before it came to that.

 

[Graz]

Sky Sources say Newcastle have agreed a loan deal to take Slimani until the end of the season.

 

[SJN-Fox]

I though they were only willing to let him go to a foreign club.

Meanwhile ...

Mr Geoff Peters‏Verified account @mrgeoffpeters
Sunderland have made a bid to take goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic on loan from Leicester. They're willing to pay his wages in full until the end of the season. Derby have also enquired. Forest's offer for Jakupovic was knocked back on Monday #safc #lcfc #dcfc #nffc #deadlineday

11:34 AM - 31 Jan 2018

 

[homer]

So if Schmeichel gets a knock we're stuck with Ben Hamer

Only a complete nutcase would allow that to happen