Sister of fu wrote:nottsblue wrote:Cocacolajojo wrote:nottsblue wrote:In a choice between Leicester and spuds, then Leicester smash it. Hate spuds, always have done always will. The wanking over them would be unbearable. As Doom says, they will be relegated within a few years. Let them have their day
I find this opinion weird. They can win it because they don't belong in the top anyway? Isn't that a bit condescending and the type of treatment we would have hated to get if say, Hughes would've won it in his first season with us? I'm asking because you seem like a level headed blue NB and perhaps I'm missing something?
I want Leicester to win it primarily because I hate spuds. They then get my vote my default. I happen to think they will struggle in a couple of years once their best players are either, that bit older(Vardy is 29 now) or are sold ( think Vardy, Mahrez Kante or either of the centre backs Drinkwater)or maybe this season has been a perfect storm of form and they struggle to replicate it. Last season until ten games to go they were woeful. I doubt they will be lower than 7/8th next season but the season or two after that is when I think they will falter.
Of course, as PL champions and the TV deal they will have plenty of money to buy replacements or indeed reinforcements. That is not easy as plenty of clubs, ourselves included, will testify. Blackburn in 1995 had more money than most under Walker, yet were relegated within four or five years. Leeds, though they didn't win the title in the O'Leary era, were up there for a few years and reached a CL semi, yet were relegated a few years later. Going back in history, both the rags and Villa were relegated within six years of winning the league, then the European cup. Newcastle under Bobby Robson were top four for a few years and got to a couple of cup finals yet were relegated not long after. If you had said City would be relegated in 1983 at the turn of the year in 1982 when we were top of the league you would've been certified insane.
There are plenty of teams I would sooner see relegated than Leicester, but I just happen to think their bubble will burst relatively soon and in hugely spectacular style. Thanks for the compliment about being level headed though!
I'm sticking £10 on them getting relegated next season. They will have the pressure of being champions and everyone wanting to beat them. I think the big boys including ourselves will have also been burnt and probably feel slight embarrassed by little Leicester and will want revenge. I think next season will be very very hard for them.
I think next year will be too soon to go down. But you are correct in saying it will be a very difficult, different season to this. The big boys like you say will be desperate to make up for this season and everyone wants to beat the champions.
Plus, we don't want them to equal our record of going down a year after being champions, do we!
