fernandopartridge
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Though we were the only team I think to win at Anfield in 89/90, which was the last time they won the top flight until 2020.
Match Thread Leicester City - Coventry City Match Thread - Saturday 20th Sep (44 Viewers)
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fernandopartridge
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He was in our academy at one point I think but was poached by Leicester. Not surprising given that they were league winners 9 years ago, and have an absolutely tremendous academy and facilities.
Pezza
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That's not really the point I was making, sorry.
What I mean is within the league we are in, yes the FA Cup win at Wolves was great! But I am talking about league games. When do we go away to the top 4-5 teams in our league and win? I might be wrong but from memory it's very rarely!
Maybe we did Ipswich in league one season? But in the past 2-3 seasons who have we gone to and won?
It's not a criticism lol, I'm just saying I don't think it happens often and it would be nice!
Brighton Sky Blue
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It’s rare because those teams are up there for a reason.
HuckerbyDublinWhelan
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We've done alright at Sunderland recently. Given we'd just returned to league one at the time, didn't we go there and beat them 5-4 and they were a parachute payment team at the time?
edgy
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I'm not saying he won't go on to great things but he isn't worth a tenth of that yet.
Lamps
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He's certainly worth more than that just for his potential alone. 16 years old, doesn't look out of place at all against seasoned pro's and even scored on his debut. He will be in demand by the top clubs if he continues as he has started.
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Bad Boy
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That's a fair point Pezza.
I don't think it's just us that aren't very successful away against better clubs in our league(s) though.
Overall our home form has got us to where we are now and without stating the bleeding obvious and as FL keeps saying we have to improve improve improve.
I'm always amazed when I hear commentaries of premier league games and how really poor some long established top flight teams away records are at certain grounds have been down the years
Bertola
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We didn't. I'm sure he was poached by Leicester. And with their training facilities at the time, compared to ours, you can't really blame the lad.
The progress of the club won't really be reflected in the academy until 5/6 years time at the best
Bertola
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As for the game, I was in Skegness and watched it in a pub there, with no commentary. A group of Leicester fanswere in there too and said we looked far better than anyone they'd seen so far this season, and at half time they were begging for a point.
I didn't think we were quite on it myself, and we could be better, but before that game I'd have been happy with a point
I didn't think we were quite on it myself, and we could be better, but before that game I'd have been happy with a point
HuckerbyDublinWhelan
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I would agree with them. One thing I've seen is - our starting 11 is up there as if not the best one of the best in the league. What we don't have is bench game changers.
Leicester can bring on players like Jeremy Monga, we can bring on lower squad players like Jamie Allen and Jake Bidwell. They'll do a job in this league if we were looking to stay in it, but If we're looking to go up - we need better players ready to come on.
robbiethemole
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He's in the first team at 16, but we don't use our young lads until they're 18/19 cos they're 'too young'? none of it makes sense.
Lamps
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It would if we had one like Monga at 16. It's quite rare to have a 16 year old to be ready to play for one of the top Championship sides. It doesn't make our younger players poor.
Ccfcisparks
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Its more the fact that we rarely seem to have players coming through the academy and making an impact on the first team rather than age
Skyblue Bangkok
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There have been so many young players who have been the next big thing who have disappeared.
HuckerbyDublinWhelan
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We've had players like that in more recent times. where is Charlie McCann these days?
Briles
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Thornton, Sambou, Phillips, Rus, Harries, Thomas x 2, McCann, Allessani, Ponticelli, Ngandu, Bapaga, Howley to name but a few
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clint van damme
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I've no doubt if we had a youngster as good as Monga Lampard would be giving him minutes, but we don't.
Briles
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I'm not sure how much of Monga is he's just very physically developed for 16 year old which scouts seem to be obsessed with. Like when Dembele played for Celtics u20s at 13. Or Moukoko at Dortmund playing in the Bundesliga at 6 or something mental.
clint van damme
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Thought he put in a decent cameo Saturday
Briles
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Certainly played without fear
Mercian In Anglia
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Mercian In Anglia
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Yes indeed, although they got their own back in the last game of the season at Highfield Rd...
Skyblue Bangkok
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Let's see how well he does in 4 years time . For every Bellingham , there is a Fati( hyped so much at Barca) and now can't even get into the first 11 at Monaco where he has been loaned .
Skyblue Bangkok
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Add on the likes of Freddie Adu, Ravel Morrison etc etc.