They're talking about us
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Brown Nose
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I stick the boot in when it is appropriate, but there are a number of things that BR has done this season which are undeniably impressive.
Our squad wasn't good enough last season, only our first 11 was. So when we got injuries, we couldn't maintain our levels. He asked for five new players in the summer and got three and lost one. He didn't throw his toys out of the pram, he got on with it.
He now has approx. 14 players that are good enough to compete at the top end of the PL. He has shown so far this season that he has improved some of them - most notably Mendy - and he has reflected tactically on what he has and is being much more pragmatic.
He would never have done what he did at Man City last season. I like a manager that learns from his mistakes. He is managing an injury ravaged squad through an absurd fixture list very well so far. Almost two years into his reign and key players like Schmeichel and Vardy still hang on his every word.
He's now our longest serving top flight manager since MON. He has his flaws but he works on them. He has his limitations but that's why he's here and not somewhere better.
On the other hand, we are overpaying him and so he should be delivering for us. Anything less and he'd rightly be under pressure. He's got a very good deal here too.
To put it simply, we'll struggle to eventually replace him with someone as good and he'll struggle to find a better fit for his skills than us. His ego will probably overtake his good sense at some point and he will want another mega club - I can see him going abroad myself - but I don't think I've had as much faith in any City manager since MON.
Micky
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Who are the 14?
Schmeichel
Pereira
Soyuncu
Fofana
Evans
Castagne
Ndidi
Tielemans
Mendy
Maddison
Praet
Barnes
Vardy
Under
Leaving
Justin
Perez
Fuchs
Iheanacho
Morgan
Thomas
Albrighton
Choudhury
Brown Nose
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Yep, spot on.
camberwell fox
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Where does Leaving play?
tedfoxxx
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Left.
Volpone
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Executive means taking day to day decisions on the running of the club so hopefully more than just replacing the Birch.
Skitzo
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you'd think he'd be working with Rudkin learning the business side if he's getting an executive role
Brendan Rodgers deserves more praise for Leicester's superb start
Despite missing some of their best players through injury, Leicester are now up to second in the Premier League table
Blue Maniac
Alzheimers sufferer
Shut the **** up
Volpone
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I read the article on The Athletic (thanks to my £1 per month subscription) and have to say it was very poor.
FOX Franks
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Very nearly posted exactly the same.
Skitzo
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Doing a Leicester: The five contenders to repeat the impossible - Football365
Liverpool are probably going to run away with the title but there are still dreamers. Who’s the new Leicester?
www.football365.com
Volpone
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Who's the new Leicester? That'll be us. Leicester.Doing a Leicester: The five contenders to repeat the impossible - Football365
Liverpool are probably going to run away with the title but there are still dreamers. Who’s the new Leicester?
FryattFox
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Doing a Leicester: The five contenders to repeat the impossible - Football365
Liverpool are probably going to run away with the title but there are still dreamers. Who’s the new Leicester?
"Leeds
Why they are not the New Leicester: Battered by Old Leicester."
Skitzo
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Leicester penalties: Why have the Foxes been awarded a record-breaking number of spot-kicks?
Leicester have won eight penalties in eight games so far, 14 fewer than it took last seasons fastest side Manchester United to reach that figure, despite fewer touches in the opposition box and chances created than in recent seasons
Leicester loving life in Premier League’s fleeting sweet spot
Fresh from seeing off Wolves on Sunday the Foxes are top of the table heading into the international break with plenty of reasons for optimism
www.independent.co.uk
Championship
| 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 |
