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Discussion in 'Leicester City' started by MARTIN IS BACK AGAIN, Jan 17, 2016.

  1. MARTIN IS BACK AGAIN

    MARTIN IS BACK AGAIN Active Member

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    I reckon we missed a trick in not signing Charlie Austin
    4 million is a snip - and its obvious that kramaric will be leaving
     
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  2. FosseFilberto

    FosseFilberto Pizzeria Superiore and some ...
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    ..personally I don't..think he's a good player ..but time out injured disrupts a team and one of the prime reasons behind our success for me is most key players have stayed available..
     
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  3. LEICESTER FOSSE

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    Not alot of money i'll admit, but it's not about how much they cost, it's about whether they fit into what's being built.
    I'm thinking LCFC have a Plan & it was never thought that he would be a part of it since CR's come in, hence no bid.
     
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  4. nzfoxfan

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    Agree about the need for a tight knit squad and personalities that get on but I too wish we had gone in for him. He always appears to have goals in him. Gets a dozen between now and the end of the season and he will take Vardys place in the euros unless he starts banging them in again.
     
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  5. BuzzardFoxMick

    BuzzardFoxMick Well-Known Member

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    Dunno I think we have dodged a bullet... He's always injured ala Caroll & Zamora .
     
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  6. MIAMI_FOX

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    Yeah not too fussed to be honest after seeing how many games he has already missed this season
    Onwards and upwards.
     
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    I have said before that I 100% would have taken him - would have been a direct replacement for Krameric i.e. backup for Vardy.

    Yes he is injury prone, but not scoring prone - has a good record this season even though it has been stop start for him.

    We missed a trick here but hopefully because Walsh and the rest have found another hidden gem.
     
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    Buying price was cheap, but that usually means he will be on a huge wage, and I don't fancy paying fistfuls of cash to someone only playing half a season if you're lucky ... not good for dressing room morale.
     
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    I recon he could have fitted in well with the squad, seems to come across with a similar same kind of attitude to Vardy, just happy to be playing.

    I think this will be similar to the Trippier deal, he'll be used more as a replacement but would have had more of a chance of regular first team football with us.
     
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  10. FosseFilberto

    FosseFilberto Pizzeria Superiore and some ...
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    .. or possibly that nobody was interested in paying more because of injury concerns ... he is still recovering from his latest 'hammy;' ...
     
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  11. AKCJ

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    If he's not scoring prone then no wonder we stayed away :)
     
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  12. MIAMI_FOX

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    So we were interested. We put in a bid also last Friday but Austin chose them over us as he was guaranteed to start and his house is down that way
     
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  13. AKCJ

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    Rumoured to be on 100k a week. I'd wager that that swung it more.
     
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    Wow, even less of a bargain then if true.
     
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  15. FosseFilberto

    FosseFilberto Pizzeria Superiore and some ...
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    ..be earning £3 M a year from the treatment table .. suspect his signing means the Saints are about to offload one of their incumbents..
     
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