Si Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 It's a massive step up in terms of ambition. I think any of our players would jump at the chance to move to a Leicester type club over stagnating up here with Steve Bruce. Looking forward to seeing Perez' celebration against us. It's hard for me to see Leicester as a big club, but the sad thing is I can't really argue with him calling them more ambitious. Before Mike Ashley I would have considered them a step down. Pretty sure Leicester were in Championship or even League One for a season back then. We were much bigger. They've completely gone past us now though. An actually ambitious club vs Sports Direct United. No comparison. You can say the same about Everton and West Ham as well, probably Wolves within a few months. But hey....Stevie Bruce's black n white army! Wolves already surely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandamninator Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 It's a massive step up in terms of ambition. I think any of our players would jump at the chance to move to a Leicester type club over stagnating up here with Steve Bruce. Looking forward to seeing Perez' celebration against us. It's hard for me to see Leicester as a big club, but the sad thing is I can't really argue with him calling them more ambitious. Before Mike Ashley I would have considered them a step down. Pretty sure Leicester were in Championship or even League One for a season back then. We were much bigger. They've completely gone past us now though. An actually ambitious club vs Sports Direct United. No comparison. You can say the same about Everton and West Ham as well, probably Wolves within a few months. But hey....Stevie Bruce's black n white army! Then there are the Spurs comparisons from a decade ago when Mike first sunk his blubbery tentacles into the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 They're clearly aiming to crack a potentially soft top six spot in next season's league, or even the top four. And for the meaningful part of Ayoze's remaining career, that will continue to be the case. We aim for 17th, and sometimes we surpass that. They are also fairly recently champions, somewhat more recently than our 1927 success. Maybe we looked down on them in the 90s, and when Ashley took over. At that point, when we stopped trying, every club that tries becomes a bigger club really. A bigger sporting enterprise, at least. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 NUFC are a small club under Ashley, Leciester and the like are much bigger. The only claim to being a big club NUFC has is size of crowds and that doesn’t mean jack shit even more in today’s game. Perez will do well at Leicester and if he over excels he’ll get an even bigger move before finishing his latter career back home in Mexico for one of their top teams. Good luck to him I say. Great signing for them, massive loss for NUFC! Mind it’s all relative without Rafa... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Mexico? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Mexico? HTT’s running “all Latinos are Mexicans” gag Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Mexico? Howay ese! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Peace and fucking. Keep it foolish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 This article says Perez was on £20,000 a week. No wonder he was happy to leave. He's probably tripled his wages going to Leicester. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-summer-surplus-available-spend-16884404 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 This article says Perez was on £20,000 a week. No wonder he was happy to leave. He's probably tripled his wages going to Leicester. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-summer-surplus-available-spend-16884404 Tbh that's quite a conservative estimate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Do we know if any effort was made to keep him? A new deal with a higher wage? 20k a week for our top scorer two years running is a joke, and no attempt to even keep him, letting Rondon drift away, etc., what a regime we have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Do we know if any effort was made to keep him? A new deal with a higher wage? 20k a week for our top scorer two years running is a joke, and no attempt to even keep him, letting Rondon drift away, etc., what a regime we have. Apparently he told the club last year he was going to see out his contract, they probably knew after Rafa left he would stay at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 I think we can assume the club was very happy to get some money for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackyboy Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 His performances for Leicester so far have been described as underwhelming Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Appears that he's been operating mostly from the wing, which is a complete waste of time. There'll always be a debate about whether or not he's better as a number 9 or 10, but he's unquestionably a central player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Perez always starts slow and get better during the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Perez always starts slow and get better during the season. Not sure he can afford to do that with the options they have there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Not sure if he fits their playing style. They are about passing and speed/power. He’s more of a grafter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Zaius Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 I think his purple patch at the back end of last season has distorted our view of his true ability. If we were a normal club that invests wisely, I'd have said take the 30M and run. I think he's too limited for a team pushing on the top 6. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 I think his purple patch at the back end of last season has distorted our view of his true ability. If we were a normal club that invests wisely, I'd have said take the 30M and run. I think he's too limited for a team pushing on the top 6. Nope. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Zaius Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 I think his purple patch at the back end of last season has distorted our view of his true ability. If we were a normal club that invests wisely, I'd have said take the 30M and run. I think he's too limited for a team pushing on the top 6. Nope. Yeah. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 What about his purple patch the season before last as well? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinitely Content Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 He’s comfortably good enough for a top half team imo. It’s not like a player has never struggled at first when moving to a new club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 I think his purple patch at the back end of last season has distorted our view of his true ability. If we were a normal club that invests wisely, I'd have said take the 30M and run. I think he's too limited for a team pushing on the top 6. I dunno, it wasn't a purple patch in the way a limited striker might go on a hot streak where everything they hit goes in the net (a la Cisse 2012): the fact is, he plays well when he's got better players around him and he's not being expected to do everything himself. Last season his all-round game was very impressive and he worked well alongside two other attackers (who each had a different role to his), therefore cumulatively creating an effective unit. Rodgers needs to harness his attributes for the benefit of the other attackers in the same way Rafa did; that doesn't mean chucking him on the wing, it's putting him through the middle to cause problems and create space for Vardy. They're just about an ideal pair, imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Unrelated but just looked up Vardy's record; 84 in his last 167 games for Leicester. The bloke's had a fucking brilliant last few years. Bit of a shame for him that Kane exists; he's only got 2 competitive goals for England. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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