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Leicester For The Title?

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The transfer market helps them too. Bigger clubs can't get away with signing anybody, they have to get stars to appease the fans and sell shirts. Leicester don't have the same pressure, they have choices from which they are able to sign players for meaningful reasons, and once they arrive the manager knows exactly what to do with them.
 
The transfer market helps them too. Bigger clubs can't get away with signing anybody, they have to get stars to appease the fans and sell shirts. Leicester don't have the same pressure, they have choices from which they are able to sign players for meaningful reasons, and once they arrive the manager knows exactly what to do with them.

Yes, this is also true - in a weirdly paradoxical way, having less money can sometimes be a benefit, although it also means that you lose your best players to bigger, richer clubs on a regular basis. Something that Klopp knows only too well.

But all things considered, I think I'd still prefer to have loads of money to spend on players and wages. Because most players view the smaller clubs as a stepping stone and play out of their skins to expedite that move to bigger clubs and higher wages.

We're more fortunate than most, in that we're a big, rich club anyway, and there's only a handful of teams that players would want to move to: Bayern, Barca, Real, PSG, City, Chelsea (maybe) and arguably Juve, Inter, Dortmund but that's about it. We can't afford to allow clubs like Spurs overtake in that particular pecking order, although from a wages POV that is very unlikely until they get their new stadium.

At a level below us, you've got teams like Everton, who know that they are unlikely to keep their very best players for long if they stay fit and on form, so Lukaku, Barkley and Stones will probably all leave sooner rather than later, with Rooney being the best example.
 
Leicester 73 (34) +26
Spurs 65 (33) +35
Man City 60 (33) +28
Arsenal 60 (33) +22
United 56 (33) +10
West Ham 53 (33) +12
Liverpool 51 (32) +9

I think it'll finish in the order the teams are listed below :

Leicester:
Swansea (H)
Man United (A)
Everton (H)
Chelsea (A)

Spurs:
Stoke (A)
West Brom (H)
Chelsea (A)
Saints (H)
Newcastle (A)

Man City:
Newcastle (A)
Stoke (H)
Saints (A)
Arsenal (H)
Swansea (A)

Arsenal:
West Brom (H)
Sunderland (A)
Norwich (H)
Man City (A)
Villa (H)

Liverpool :
Everton (H)
Newcastle (H)
Swansea (A)
Watford (H)
Chelsea (H)
WBA (A)

Man United:
Palace (H)
Leicester (H)
Norwich (A)
West Ham (A)
Bournemouth (H)

West Ham :
Watford (H)
WBA (A)
Swansea (H)
United (H)
Stoke (A)
 
I think when I read this thread previously someone was talking about the insane amount of luck this Leicester team have. Well after having watched most of the second half - I have to agree, I have never seen a football with a mind of its own until now (well there was that Dudek save - not save in the Istanbul final). Fuck me - every header every non intentional touch of the ball - ends up with a Leicester player - what the fuck is that. Something was abnormal about that entire game. That said - I really hope they win the league to embarrass some of the overpaid "stars" in so called bigger teams ... I include us in that category.
 
I think when I read this thread previously someone was talking about the insane amount of luck this Leicester team have. Well after having watched most of the second half - I have to agree, I have never seen a football with a mind of its own until now (well there was that Dudek save - not save in the Istanbul final). Fuck me - every header every non intentional touch of the ball - ends up with a Leicester player - what the fuck is that. Something was abnormal about that entire game. That said - I really hope they win the league to embarrass some of the overpaid "stars" in so called bigger teams ... I include us in that category.

What does that all mean?
 
I think when I read this thread previously someone was talking about the insane amount of luck this Leicester team have. Well after having watched most of the second half - I have to agree, I have never seen a football with a mind of its own until now (well there was that Dudek save - not save in the Istanbul final). Fuck me - every header every non intentional touch of the ball - ends up with a Leicester player - what the fuck is that. Something was abnormal about that entire game. That said - I really hope they win the league to embarrass some of the overpaid "stars" in so called bigger teams ... I include us in that category.
Its not all luck. Their positioning and ball control is really excellent. There was one long pass from Schlupp(?) to Mahrez who was offside. Don't know how he pulled that one from halfway across the field. .
 
I think all they need is one more win to do it, two is mathematically all they need, but I'm convinced Spurs will draw at least one of their games, probably against Chelsea.
 
I dont think Leicester will beat Utd. A draw is probably the best they can hope for in that game.

Hopefully Chelsea beats Spurs this weekend. 3 points against WBA today is a given...
 
I dont think Leicester will beat Utd. A draw is probably the best they can hope for in that game.

Hopefully Chelsea beats Spurs this weekend. 3 points against WBA today is a given...

Chelsea will be very, very desperate to beat Spurs and fuck up their title chase, just like they were against us.
 
Chelsea will be very, very desperate to beat Spurs and fuck up their title chase, just like they were against us.

Yeah, I know. If it comes down to the last match of the season and Leicester need a win at Stamford Bridge, then Chelsea arent gonna win that match in a million years.
Hazards comments this weekend did little to hide that they dont want Spurs to win that title.
 
Chelsea will be very, very desperate to beat Spurs and fuck up their title chase, just like they were against us.

Although they had a squad of players who didn't look like they were dreaming of playing for teams in the Champions' league the next season.
 
Yeah, I know. If it comes down to the last match of the season and Leicester need a win at Stamford Bridge, then Chelsea arent gonna win that match in a million years.
Hazards comments this weekend did little to hide that they dont want Spurs to win that title.

It doesn't require hiding. They're both London clubs and dislike eachother. Although you'd think that being professionals they'd still try to win. But then this is Chelsea and their shitbag players and shitbag fans are capable of anything.

Compare and contrast that to the Liverpool vs Blackburn game when a Kenny-managed Blackburn played us on the final day, and it was possible that United could win the title.

And despite all that pressure, rivalry and affection, we STILL beat them.
 
It doesn't require hiding. They're both London clubs and dislike eachother. Although you'd think that being professionals they'd still try to win. But then this is Chelsea and their shitbag players and shitbag fans are capable of anything.

Compare and contrast that to the Liverpool vs Blackburn game when a Kenny-managed Blackburn played us on the final day, and it was possible that United could win the title.

And despite all that pressure, rivalry and affection, we STILL beat them.

Its quite the contrast. I remember that game pretty well.
Chelsea will easily bend over to Leicester. The Spurs fans will talk about that for years if it comes down to that last game and Chelsea roll over. Cant blame them either even mind.
That said I dont want Spurs to win the title. Leicester deserves it now.
 
It doesn't require hiding. They're both London clubs and dislike eachother. Although you'd think that being professionals they'd still try to win. But then this is Chelsea and their shitbag players and shitbag fans are capable of anything.

Compare and contrast that to the Liverpool vs Blackburn game when a Kenny-managed Blackburn played us on the final day, and it was possible that United could win the title.

And despite all that pressure, rivalry and affection, we STILL beat them.
I still remember that Everton City game in 2014, Everton had a serious chance at the top four, but they rolled over to allow City to keep ahead of us and win the title. Their fans sung from the stands about us and Andy Gray was giggling with delight when City scored, it was a game that summed up the club in many ways, cringeworthy, embarrassing, small.
 
Its quite the contrast. I remember that game pretty well.
Chelsea will easily bend over to Leicester. The Spurs fans will talk about that for years if it comes down to that last game and Chelsea roll over. Cant blame them either even mind.
That said I dont want Spurs to win the title. Leicester deserves it now.

That would quite possibly be the most beautiful ending to the season ever.
 
I still remember that Everton City game in 2014, Everton had a serious chance at the top four, but they rolled over to allow City to keep ahead of us and win the title. Their fans sung from the stands about us and Andy Gray was giggling with delight when City scored, it was a game that summed up the club in many ways, cringeworthy, embarrassing, small.

Yeah, that was horrendous. Everton took the lead 1-0 and then just gave it away. Didnt start playing again until it was 1-3.
At 1-0 they would normally have beaten that City side which wasnt very good in that game, and Aguero got injured.

Fuck me, I cant believe we fucked that up. Its just insane. Losing 2-0 to that Chelsea team at home. Fuck off.
 
Also depends on who is in bottom 3 last game of season.

Spurs going to newcastle who may need a win could be a very tough game
 
I still remember that Everton City game in 2014, Everton had a serious chance at the top four, but they rolled over to allow City to keep ahead of us and win the title. Their fans sung from the stands about us and Andy Gray was giggling with delight when City scored, it was a game that summed up the club in many ways, cringeworthy, embarrassing, small.
Bet they're still reaping rewards for that no-show. Wanted Everton to win vs United at the weekend but have no sympathy that they failed to score when it counted. Karma's b*tch!
 
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