Recent content by Ilsan_Boro

Thanks for the link, although I'd actually seen that article before. (Apologies too for the tone - there was another post replying to me which perhaps merited that but, looking back, it wasn't yours.) Obviously, Leicester argued, like many other clubs have, that there were good reasons for...

Yes, lots of clubs have pretty much ridden roughshod over the FFP rules. Unfortunately, the structure of our leagues makes it easier to get away with. Many obviously think that once they're up in the premier league their excess earnings will dwarf any potential fine. And once they're up, a fine...

So how come Leicester broke the FFP rules that season?

Leicester were fined for breaching FFP rules the season Pearson took them up to the premier league. They eventually came to an agreement with the EFL over the amount the fine would be. In other words, they didn't dispute that they'd broken the rules. So it's no myth at all that they spent...

With the Sheff Wed and Derby situations too, it's quite a mess in this division. What chance none of the bottom 3 clubs end up being the ones relegated? There had been reports a few months ago of Sheff Wed looking at a likely 21 point deduction and that theirs was considered a more serious...

No surprise that you can find lots of people on Leicester fan forums praising Pearson. But that's not the only club he's managed. Also, there are Leicester fans who see him differently. When we were considering him and Monk, his most recent job had been at Derby. That was a complete disaster. I...

Yes, fair enough, he's done that when he took Leicester up. He was given a lot to spend, however, and they certainly bent the FFP rules that season. Fair achievement still, although he has never replicated that elsewhere. He did keep them up in their first season back. Some might argue the...

Nothing particularly against Brentford but I really don't want yet another London team in the top division. There should be a quota - 4 London teams max. If it's exceeded by some team coming up then the lowest placed one(s) in the prem is/are relegated. :p

Didn't realise Souness had said that as he's not on telly where I live, but yeah doesn't surprise me. I wouldn't totally rule out Grealish staying there in the Championship. He gets away with a lot because of being the local lad who supports the team and I expect he knows himself how much he'd...

For me one of the joys of the game used to be winning against teams you hated courtesy of a dodgy decision - and the dodgier the better. Of course, that works the other way too sometimes but if you can't handle that, go and watch some other sport was always my answer.

Agree with the rest, but not so sure about Grealish. I think he's one of the main reasons they're likely to go back down. He's a player that a team like Villa, who should have always known they'd be scrapping to stay up, can't afford to have in their starting XI. Yes, he comes up with some nice...

You can't deny he's had a number of decent achievements as a manager, but I'm a lot less impressed with him as a manager than some people are. The one he's always credited with is Leicester's great escape a few seasons ago. Impressive turnaround though that was, he didn't, as is often...