[Football] If Leicester can win the league then why not us ? That’s Mwepu saying it not me…

[Guinness Boy]

Knob jockey?

Edit: Love the auto correct, but I doubt people will get the reference Maybe if I put 'HB&B', or does that have the same effect?

I put highly respected. If it was Timothy I would have put "board idiot".

(It was Paul Hayward)

 

[Stato]

Thanks for the correction! I truly believed he had scored more prolifically than that.

The media seems to suggest that the top strikers score in every game and that 20 a season strikers are so ten a penny, it defies belief that Brighton haven't found at least a couple. To paraphrase Nick Ross, 'Top goalscorers really are very rare. So, defenders, don't have nightmares'.

 

[Pavilionaire]

There are quite a few similarities between us now and Leicester then - dominant keeper in Sanchez (Schmeichel), midfield general in Caicedo (Kante), experienced centre-backs in Dunk, Veltman (Morgan / Huth).

The key difference is they scored 68 goals and 60% of those came from Vardy / Mahrez. Those two averaged more than a goal a game between them, while back-up strikers Okazaki and Ulloa bagged 11 Prem goals. Conceivably, Trossard, Welbeck and Undav could replicate Mahrez, Okazaki and Ulloa's 28 goals, we just need Jamie Vardy.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

I put highly respected. If it was Timothy I would have put "board idiot".

(It was Paul Hayward)

Yeah, I know – I remember him saying it. I'm not sure the other respected at all –*highly or otherwise – by anyone apart from himself.

 

[Shuggie]

I'd take 2nd place at this point.

Me too!

 

[Pondicherry]

Cash out.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

I don’t wish ill of you but if you could pop your clogs soon then it’ll give me a chance to celebrate us winning the League, say, next season. Thanks awfully!

We’ll have to wait and see what this government can do for you!

 

[boik]

I think as the other night at forest green showed I still don’t think we have enough strength in depth . Great to give youngsters a run out but not going to finish top four with them .


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Leicester didn't have great strength in depth. As far as I remember, none of their key players were out with any long term injuries.

 

[Crawley Dingo]

Ive been thinking it was not long ago we were arguing who are rivals were Orient or Gillingham? Then talk about finishing in top half of the Prem was another country so why not Champions League? I see only 2 teams that could turn us over on our good day, City and Liverpool, and the latter are playing like Palace atm.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Ive been thinking it was not long ago we were arguing who are rivals were Orient or Gillingham?

No. No we weren't. Palace are always our rivals. And we played them in the league at Withdean.

 

[perseus]

I think the computer needs a reboot

We have about a 1% chance of winning the PL

250/1

 

[pure_white]

I think theres every chance of getting a Euro spot but to do a Lester Piggot we need more quality in the squad. Selling our best players makes it near impossible. If we kept them and added a couple I would say yes we can repeat Lesters achievements.

 

[oldboyroy]

We simply don't have depth in quality like your cities and Liverpools to actually win the Premier league but champions league spot? That is unlikely still but possible . Please feel totally free to bounce my reply back at me come May if we went and won the thing!!

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

If another team does a Leicester it likely won't be done the same way. Leicester (a) had four of the best talents of the last two decades all reaching those heights at the same time - Schmeichel, Kante, Vardy, Mahrez, and (b) all the main competition had managerial turmoil, culminating in City undermining Pellegrini when they were the favourites by announcing Guardiola was coming in the summer, cue City collapse.

That doesn't mean it can't happen again, but I believe the most likely way now is an incredibly competitive league of good teams where everybody takes points off each other, allowing the title to be in reach of a non-traditional club on a great run with previously unheralded talent. Squint and you could imagine it this season with the way some of the early games have played out, but it's almost impossible to see City dropping too many points.

 

[portlock seagull]

Leicester have a history of winning things. Big big difference.

 

[portlock seagull]

Ive been thinking it was not long ago we were arguing who are rivals were Orient or Gillingham?.

Er, I don’t think so. That’s absolute revisionist history at worst. Bull s*** at best.

 

[dangull]

Cant see anyone getting near to Man City this season.

 

[Bodian]

Me too!

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