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But surely spending £52million could bring in effective replacements for that spine and improve other areas?

 

It's still ridiculous to say they didn't spend money

 

Not defending Bruce, Villa or whoever.

 

But this idea you can replace your best players with the money - largely never works. Nearly always in the short-term there is a step back. To have a player that is in effect "too good" for your team is extremely difficult because generally the team is only able to attract a lower standard of player. It's very difficult to make lightning strike several times.

 

Southampton have managed it fairly well.

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But surely spending £52million could bring in effective replacements for that spine and improve other areas?

 

It's still ridiculous to say they didn't spend money

 

Not defending Bruce, Villa or whoever.

 

But this idea you can replace your best players with the money - largely never works. Nearly always in the short-term there is a step back. To have a player that is in effect "too good" for your team is extremely difficult because generally the team is only able to attract a lower standard of player. It's very difficult to make lightning strike several times.

 

Southampton have managed it fairly well.

 

We did originally when we replaced Carroll, Nolan & Enrique with Ba, Cabaye & Santon. He's right what he says though generally

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£76.65m spent by Aston Villa this season.

 

Yeah that's not a lot  :lol:

 

Is that Net?

 

:pokerface:

 

Tbh it annoys me when every Sky pundit trots out the line about Newcastle spending a fortune in the summer, when net we didn't spend a penny.

 

I know about the net spend, but as i remember it a paper from their end (possibly a chronicle version for them) gave us stick for apparently buying the league. Ignoring net spend.

 

And as it turns if we do ignore net spend as they did, Villa have spent more than we have, and are what 30pts behind us now. It's a raspberry at them not anyone else to be honest.

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Also lose heavily midweek and I can see Leicester seriously binning Ranieri.

 

Clear favourite to be the next manager to leave.

 

They don't have a track record of binning managers during the season though, even when Pearson was doing dreadful he was given the entire season (which actually worked out in the end).

 

Would be surprised if he's sacked, unsurprised if he resigns.

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Would be harsh because he deserves the Champions League games v Sevilla more than anyone. I still don't think they'll go down regardless but I think him and 3-4 of the old guard will go in the summer.

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Don't see any alternative for Ranieri now, what's the best case scenario if they keep him? Just about stay up and cross their fingers for next season? Seems like he has to go.

 

Might win three/ four on the bounce and finish well clear. Then push on next season with the champions league money

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Yep, that's why I don't think they're overly concerned yet. Once they start phasing out the likes of Morgan and Simpson they might become a Stoke/WBA level club. They were never going to realistically 'kick on'.

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Leicester should be doing far better. You have to wonder about the players, their attitude, work rate and never say die mentality helped them stay up and win the league and its as if all that has gone and they are struggling badly now. They have a good side, very good players and Ranieri is a very good manager.

 

I hope they stay up, for his sake and because they are probably the best story in the history of English football, certainly post-war.

 

If they go down it will be a negative message just like how the Europa League is considered these days.

 

Ohhh win the title as an underdog you say? You risk relegation the next season. Best just stay mid-table folks.

 

Qualify for Europe you say? But all those games, you'll struggle next season. Best just stay mid-table folks.

 

Alan Pardew economics basically!

 

They miss Kante massively mind, but they should still be doing better.

 

I work there a lot and last season the buzz was similar to how it was here under KK, even as an outsider you couldn't help be touched by it and feel a sense of joy for the City and their people to have their team winning the Premier League. Little old Leicester!

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They should be doing slightly better, but their team and squad is still filled with very average players that just so happen to have had a 15 month period of freak performances and then reverted to type.

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They should be doing slightly better, but their team and squad is still filled with very average players that just so happen to have had a 15 month period of freak performances and then reverted to type.

 

They should be competing for a mid-table/Europa League place IMO. That's off the back of winning the title. That's what I would have expected of them.

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They should be doing slightly better, but their team and squad is still filled with very average players that just so happen to have had a 15 month period of freak performances and then reverted to type.

 

They should be competing for a mid-table/Europa League place IMO. That's off the back of winning the title. That's what I would have expected of them.

 

Look at their team, Schmeichel, Simpson, Huth, Morgan, Albrighton, Drinkwater, King. They are crap players, bottom 6 level.

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They should be doing slightly better, but their team and squad is still filled with very average players that just so happen to have had a 15 month period of freak performances and then reverted to type.

 

They should be competing for a mid-table/Europa League place IMO. That's off the back of winning the title. That's what I would have expected of them.

 

Look at their team, Schmeichel, Simpson, Huth, Morgan, Albrighton, Drinkwater, King. They are crap players, bottom 6 level.

 

WBA are currently 8th and they have a team full of similar type of 'quality' players. I think Schmeichel, Huth and Morgan are decent players personally. Certainly not crap.

 

I know what you are getting at of course, but I think they should be doing much better not only as Champions but given their team and some of their players.

 

They have spent badly like!

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