Leicester At It Yet Again! (39 Viewers)

Mucca Mad Boys said:

The problem Leicester have with Monga is that he hasn't actually signed a pro deal with them yet and part of the reason he was fast tracked into their first team was to avoid losing him to someone like Man City. That was insight given to me by some Leicester STH.

Funnily enough, the guy seems to know George Shepard's dad or something because he told me a) Man U were interested and b) he'd sign a pro contract at Cov before both pieces of news broke. Frankly, I took it with a pinch of salt.

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Monga's youth deal apparently automatically turns in to a pro deal in July 2026 so Leicester are pretty secure all things considered.

He's a chip they categorically won't want to cash in though unless things are looking glummer than they already are.

Ccfc_Addy said:

I mean this is better than not getting paid at all but still completely unacceptable, what a shit thing to happen to people at this time of year

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And they wouldn’t be doing it if they had the cash to pay. So I suspect they are heavily reliant on January player sales to afford Dec salary payments (paid late) and to get through the remainder of the season.

Torquay Sky Blue said:

Perhaps we should turn your Leicester mate into one of our very own ITK's . He seems to know more than our lot.

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It's a coincidence I think, without prying into the details... It sounds like playground talk amongst parent(s) which is why I took it with a pinch of salt.

KenilworthSkyBlue said:

Monga's youth deal apparently automatically turns in to a pro deal in July 2026 so Leicester are pretty secure all things considered.

He's a chip they categorically won't want to cash in though unless things are looking glummer than they already are.

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Is that not just a gentleman's agreement? You can't sign a pro contract until you turn 17 so he probably could go to someone else on the cheap.

Mucca Mad Boys said:

It's a coincidence I think, without prying into the details... It sounds like playground talk amongst parent(s) which is why I took it with a pinch of salt.


Is that not just a gentleman's agreement? You can't sign a pro contract until you turn 17 so he probably could go to someone else on the cheap.

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I'm aware. Monga has a conditional deal that has already been agreed and signed which means once his youth contract expires on his 17th birthday, it will automatically convert into a pro contract.

So the only way they're losing him is if they're significantly compensated.

stevenorfolkcov said:

And they wouldn’t be doing it if they had the cash to pay. So I suspect they are heavily reliant on January player sales to afford Dec salary payments (paid late) and to get through the remainder of the season.

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Anyone got any updates on when Leicester's points deduction hearing will take place

Macca1987 said:

Anyone got any updates on when Leicester's points deduction hearing will take place

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I believe the first of the two is either ongoing or finished, just waiting the verdict if it's the latter.

No excuse for not paying nonplaying staff. One player's wages would most likely cover the lot. Be much better paying all of them and then paying the players 90% with them deferring 10% to receive something like after a player sale in Jan or after season ticket sales. Really odd way to operate and knowing the news it would cause too.

In fact if i was one of the players, who are most likely all millionaires, I'd have them clubbing together to make sure the staff got paid. At a time when the fans are against them it would show an 'all in it together' mentality and help unite them.