Premiership 2016/2017

[dan08]

Pardew, Pearson, Rowett and Mancini seem the favourites to be the new manager. The latter two both played there.

Surely they won't go back to Pearson though?!

[yuppie]

Pearson showed at Derby what a nut job he really is.

[Aidan11]

Sky Sports going overboard on this forgetting that the Europa cup is being played.

[sussexpob]

Pearson showed at Derby what a nut job he really is.

You didn't see the ostrich in the sand press conference at Leicester then

[dan08]

No replacement lined up according to Sky.

[Dr Cricket]

think it was the right decision.
seems like Ranieri was well respected but sadly they probably did need to remove him and get someone else to change things around.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39070927

[st_brendy]

To be honest, it will probably keep them up. They're back-to-back wins away from being in a reasonable position. And the players might now decide to buck up their ideas, and get those wins.

But it doesn't make it right, not at all. The players are at fault, not Ranieri. And that's even before you throw in what he achieved last season. I already wanted Leicester relegated. Now I want them to come 20th, and not return.

[rich1uk]

early goal for Watford

think they go above West Ham if they win this

[mikesiva]

Deeney with a good penalty.

Antonio hits both posts and Andre ayew knocked in the rebound. West ham deserves that equaliser.

[st_brendy]

Southampton currently 3-1 down at home to West Ham and on course to lose 6 out of their last 7 games in the Premier. I guess with out their best centre back and not having a prolific goal scorer right now they could start to worry like us, Leicester and few others just above the relegation zone.

And of course Jose Fonte leaving in the transfer window.

If it wasn't for the EFL final would the manager be out the door?

We, hopefully, solved one issue in the January transfer window by signing Gabbiadini (and his goal today was class). But we completely shot ourselves in the foot by creating a separate issue in it's place by selling Fonte and not replacing him. And that's ignoring the fact that Virgil is injured for at least two months.

I'm still not worried yet (for this season), but that will change if we lose against Sunderland next weekend. But I am very worried about next season. This is two transfer window's in a row that we've got badly wrong, even despite spending fairly big on Boufal and Gabbiadini. As every pundit says, you can't keep selling your players every season and continue to not let it affect you. Eventually it will catch up with you. You'll sign a duffer or two, or you'll decide not to replace.

As for your final point, I'm convinced that without the league cup final, Puel would be sacked if we were to lose to Sunderland next week. Even though, whilst his football is as boring as anything, the primary reason for our poor league season is the fault of the board's, not his. Board's don't sack themselves, they sack managers.

Question is though, can that mantra apply to Eddie? I asked the question a few weeks back, and I'm still asking it now.

If Leicester can sack Ranieri...

[rich1uk]

spurs all over stoke atm

unlucky to only be 1-0 ahead

[rich1uk]

and they get a second

kane on a hat-trick

really been an impressive first half hour from spurs

[rich1uk]

bit lucky with the third as it took a big deflection but thats the hat-trick for kane

this is getting embarassing for stoke, spurs taking them apart

[Aidan11]

There's number four.

[Aidan11]

Three goals and an assist for Kane.