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Comment | Van Nistelrooy: We Were Lucky Not to Concede
by armchaircritic59 at 18:34:24
I've cut a lot of slack regarding KM and the team this season, for reasons I've put in other posts over the past few months, I'll not repeat them here. However that slack will not be cut next season. Promotion back to the PL isn't an option, its an absolute must, no excuses.
The data programme should be up and running at full capacity by now, there are many teenagers out there who could do that. We need to be looking seriously at Europe and beyond, especially South America. I thought Martyn Pert had a lot of well known contacts inside the game, I've not seen much evidence of it thus far. The mantra has to be, right players, right price, and crucially, right temperament, team players please, not individuals. Julio Enciso has given us a bit of fun over the last few months, but a team player he isn't, as it has turned out. Become one of those and he could have a very good future. We are most unlikely to find out!
We need to have all our business done as quickly as possible, no scrabbling about at the last minute. Players need to be in before the start of any pre season tour/friendlies. They need time to integrate. Very little time to lose. An interesting transfer window this time, opens June 1st, shuts on the 10th, reopens on the 16th, till 1st of September.
A final word about our magnificent supporters, long suffereing as many have been. Away support has been something else, well done to every one who has followed the team around the country, creating a great impression. Our home supporters despetrately need something to cheer, had virtually nothing this year. Let's at least hope the team can put together one last PL hurrah ( this time round! ), at the weekend for their sakes.
Going to be an interesting few weeks everyone! |
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Comment | Van Nistelrooy: We Were Lucky Not to Concede
by Linkboy13 at 17:50:31
Ive been to nearly every game this season and the backing from the fans has been fantastic with no booing and chants of McKenna out that goes to show almost everyone apart from a few numpties on here are behind the manager. |
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Comment | McKenna: With the Chances We Had Today, You Should Win Two Premier League Games
by Linkboy13 at 17:41:02
The damage was done in the summer with the signing of players that were supposedly made for the future. A future in the championship because none of them apart from Delap (not including loans) has a hope of being a Premier league player. It's going to take time to build a team of significant strength to compete in the Premier league and i fear we might go up and come down again. |
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Comment | Leicester City 2-0 Ipswich Town - Match Report
by Steve_ITFC_Sweden at 16:47:10
budgieplucker: You seem very genned up on possible new acquisitions for next season. Let's hope the club is too. Like you, I certainly wouldn't mind Christian Erikson on a short-term contract, and has anyone mentioned Cresswell, who is leaving Wet Spam after next weekend? I think we will need quite a few additions and it's going to be crucial how well this is managed. |
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Comment | Taylor: It's Up to Us to Take Accountability For Not Taking Our Chances
by Ebantiass at 16:36:39
Cant understand some people critisising the brighton loanee Ensico ,he was one of a couple that really drove at the Leicester defence nad midfield, he has a great workrate and if we had three more players with his industry in the attacking positions then we could be doing a whole lot better. Please get rid of lightweight Chappers, Clarke and Burns. |
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Comment | McKenna: With the Chances We Had Today, You Should Win Two Premier League Games
by Ebantiass at 16:27:55
We were indeed woeful and could still be playing and would not have scored. Clarke amongst others looked out of his depth all season,as has Burns chaplin massimo pretty much all our keepers and our in ability to shoot from in or around the box.
Deeply disappointing yesterday but the whole seasons been going down without a fight.I hope despite going down at least 5-6 from our league 1 days are finally moved on. |
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Comment | Taylor: It's Up to Us to Take Accountability For Not Taking Our Chances
by blues1 at 16:10:57
Jugsy. At last, some1,with a bit of perspective. Unlike 2most on here. Having spoken to 2 of my mates who were there yesterday, Mckennas views on the game seem pretty spot on. Was only after the 2nd goal thstxwe played poorly. And frankly, that's not really that surprising, as that goal would have likely knocked the stuffing out of them. Anynone who knows anything about football, knows that's how things are when a team are in our position. But no, some of our fans just wanna slag the players off regardless. Or accuse them of not caring. Something that may well have been a,fair accusation in years gone by. Certainly can't be aimed at these players. |
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Comment | Leicester City 2-0 Ipswich Town - Match Report
by Linkboy13 at 15:50:13
Londontractorboy57 you dangled the bait and the glory hunters took it which i found very amusing. All those fickle fans on here knocking the club will be the complete opposite next season when we are at the top or perhaps they will be watching their Premier league heroes on Sky.
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Comment | Leicester City 2-0 Ipswich Town - Match Report
by budgieplucker at 14:48:01
To sum up lack of clinical ability and poor defending.
It could be argued that we saw some of this last year in the Championship, yes we were scoring many goals and more than we were conceding but we were missing a lot of chances too. In a tougher league this has become far more noticeable. Week in, week out, this season we see the same, we haven’t really learned from our errors, always on the wrong side of fine margins, we can’t blame VAR and refs all of the time.
The fans have been outstanding a real credit to the Football Club, English Football and the Town itself. They have turned up and performed time and again.
Unfortunately, the players and management team have failed the fans. That doesn’t mean to say that any individual didn’t try their best, the fans have every right to feel deflated without ignoring the previous two seasons, however, we can cope with not being quite good enough, but pessimistic comments should be excused, the frustration has been exacerbated by getting poor results from Leicester and Southampton who will be competing with us next season. The fans have earned the right to ask questions.
Can we trust the process?
Mark Ashton was selling us as the best fairy tale in football at the beginning of the season.
We get the limitations and the budgets available.
Of course hindsight is a wonderful thing.
We had faith.
It was not all about premiership experience, but recruitment has to be clearly reviewed. Of course not all acquisitions are going to be successful.
Woolfenden, Burgess and Tuanzebe looked comfortable at this level as did Palmer (incidentally he has proven to be a real bargain buy). Add Townsend to that list albeit he was only needed for a few games, but he did play with WBA for a spell n the top flight.
O’Shea also showed adequacy.
Muric, Phillips, Godfrey, Johnson, those with premiership experience all sadly failed to deliver any consistency and value for the cost to the club.
The up and comings, Hutchison, Broadhead and Clarke all show glimpses of great potential at this level but combined provided a far too lightweight attacking support unit. Philogene probably in this category as well.
Szmodics and Hirst, again show real promise to step up but also show fragility.
Greaves and Davis had disappointing seasons but will come again.
Cajuste and Enciso added some quality but fitness and injury issues were also limiting.
Taylor, Chaplin and Burns clearly unlikely to ever be at a level to be a serious talent at Premiership level, these are the folks especially the later two that we like and feel loyalty towards, however, arguably they are no more than average Championship level players if that. For me they deserve regular football but at another club even if we only obtain modest Championship level fees.
Given we may be able to raise north of £50 million net to the club if we sell Delap, Hutchison, Johnson (Fulham interested) and perhaps more if there is any interest for Leif, then we need to invest more wisely. Perhaps 4 experienced players from overseas, a striker, a holding midfielder, a playmaker and a box to box player.
If we loose Axel and Cameron then we will be looking for two more, outside of some foreign imports, on my watchlist would be:
Mark McGuiness (Luton), who was a standout player in a team that got relegated from the championship, with the big drop in income he should be available at a knock down price.
Perry Ng, a full back at Cardiff is in the same category, consistently week in week out, he was a high and often top scorer for a struggling team.
Carlton Morris - backup to Hirst, a player in the target man role, not a big goal scorer but again in Luton’s premiership campaign he was stand-out for them, not quite Liam Delap but if we can ignore his ex Norwich connection then he could be a very valuable squad player.
Christian Erikson, out of contract at Man Utd at the end of the season. At 33 he may not have the legs for another regular premiership campaign but may be persuaded to step down for the right offer to become a very good Championship player maker on a shorter term contract.
I do sense the close season might be a bit more busier than we perhaps expected, if it’s not then maybe we fear Kieron and Mark Ashton have not learnt the real lessons. |
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Comment | Van Nistelrooy: We Were Lucky Not to Concede
by blues1 at 14:08:31
Portman terrorist. I'm assuming, like me, u weren't there yesterday. Bcse I spoke to 2 of my mates who were, and they said up until the 1st goal we were the better team, and 1st 20 minutes of the 2nd half the same. Exactly what Mckenna said in his post match interview. They did say that we were poor in the last 20 minutes or so tho. So clearly far from the worst performance. But not surprising that the 2nd goal would have knocked the players tbh. |
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Comment | Call Me Ted Exhibition in The Buttermarket
by Doublepivot at 13:58:10
I walked in to Town to see them today.Monday and wasn’t allowed in. It’s only for schoolchildren doing activities during this week. If you are about on Saturday they will let you in. Very poor communication. |
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Comment | Van Nistelrooy: We Were Lucky Not to Concede
by Bramidan at 12:44:28
In all of our games this season, with a couple of exceptions we seem to be so unlucky not to have scored.
Hold on though, it can’t be bad luck every week, strikers not good enough.
We miss chances and then the opposition scores making it an up hill battle against premiership defences.
Perhaps our forward line not as good as some people think it is. |
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Comment | Leicester City 2-0 Ipswich Town - Match Report
by Razor at 12:05:54
serious changes needed in the summer all the way up----do we have a scouting network anymore and the Americans do not like failure.Some of the pretty boys will just not cut in the championship and we virtually need a new team new tactics (2 up front anybody) new work ethic and a bit of backbone----for starters. |
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Comment | Van Nistelrooy: We Were Lucky Not to Concede
by poet at 11:35:55
An honest assessment. He’s not being kind, why on earth would he be, there’s no reason for kindness, this was a dead rubber. Town were guilty of not converting the many chances that they created, and he honestly recognises that. They were better than Leicester in open play for most of the match. Their passing and movement was superior to Leicester’s. In actual fact, Leicester looked there for the taking, and we were the architects of our own downfall. If it’s that important, and I don’t think it is under the circumstances, I believe we’ll finish above Leicester. I think we’ll beat West Ham, as long as we keep Bowen quiet. Leicester are away to Bournemouth, a game I believe to be too difficult for them, so I expect them to lose. Yes, if I’m right, we will be above Leicester on goal difference. Is it that important? I suppose if you look at the extra money involved, some might say it is, but these PL games will now have to be put to bed, we , along with Leicester, are bound for the Championship, and McKenna is the best man for the job to lead us back. I hear that Dyche has said he’ll be the next Leicester manager…. Good luck with that Leicester fans, you’ll need it, and drink plenty of coffee at the games, you’ll need it to keep yourselves awake. |
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Comment | Taylor: It's Up to Us to Take Accountability For Not Taking Our Chances
by Jugsy at 11:29:36
Lots of people getting very wound up by a game that ultimately meant nothing. Don't get me wrong, i'm not thrilled by the result or performance but I think this has been a long, hard, disappointing season that tbh I think everyone wants out of the way now. Leicester had more incentive than us (Vardy party) and still barely showed up.
Not sure what people expect/want from interviews, Taylor's owned up and people still wine about him. McKenna is one of the most honest and insightful manager's going, and now that's not good enough for some. Chill out, everyone. It's a speed bump in a long journey.
Can't wait to get this slog out of the way and focus on next season. |
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