Today’s footie 3/01/21

[Bigvince]

Rob Jones ref from Leeds game, officiating Newcastle v Leicester

[Wellsy1882]

Ive done
BTTS
Vardy and Wilson anytime
8 corners or more

[Bigvince]

Need a Leicester win to keep Newcastle within touching distance

[Conroysleftfoot]

Ref has been hit by the ball twice so far

[Wellsy1882]

Hes a proper clown that ref

[Bigvince]

He seems to have an arrogance about him

[tarkys_ears]

Quite an even match but Newcastle looking a bit more threatening so far

[tarkys_ears]

Three times now.

Ref clearly always dreamed of being a player... Just did a nice little dribble

[Wellsy1882]

Most referees dont touch a ball in play during most of their career

Hes been in the way 3 times now the stupid sidesweep

[Conroysleftfoot]

Newcastle doing pretty well today. Look good defensively and with Wilson up front they might just catch Leicester on the break.

[FactualFrank]

I fancy the referee to bag the first goal.

[Bigvince]

I fancy the referee to bag the first goal.

Or at least win the penalty

[Bigvince]

Leicester 1 up Maddison

[FactualFrank]

A great strike from Maddison.

[Bigvince]

Hit with real venom

[Buxtonclaret]

Get in, eh.

[tiger76]

Pathetic penalty appeal from Wilson there.

Tough game for the Magpies now they'll have to chase the game, and that should play into Leicester's hands.

Maddison is truly back to his best now.

[taio]

Lovely second goal

[Conroysleftfoot]

Lovely second goal

Absolutely

[FactualFrank]

2-1

[taio]

Good finish Carroll

[tiger76]

Should be game over, big win for the Foxes leaves them just a point off the top, they shouldn't be discounted from the title race by any means.

Newcastle are struggling and the pressure will only grow on Steve Bruce. Unless they seriously buck their ideas up they will be looking over their shoulder.

[ElectroClaret]

Should be a frantic last few mins...

[taio]

Should be a frantic last few mins...

You'd expect Newcastle will be trying to put high balls in the box

[Spijed]

2-1 ft good result

[tiger76]

Leicester see it out 2-1, another good result for us.

[Guller Bull]

Brendan Rodgers has done a quietly fantastic job at Leicester to turn them from "one time flukey winners" to a consistently solid side that can never be ruled out of a top four finish.

[tiger76]

Brendan Rodgers has done a quietly fantastic job at Leicester to turn them from "one time flukey winners" to a consistently solid side that can never be ruled out of a top four finish.

Absolutely and they haven't spent fortunes either. most of their transfer funds have been generated by selling, Maguire last summer, and Chilwell this summer.

And their recruitment has been top class, Justin and Maddison were both bought from the Championship at reasonable money in today's game, and both have adapted to PL life like a duck to water.

[Top Claret]

Leicester play some great football, they're a joy to watch

[FactualFrank]

Brendan Rodgers has done a quietly fantastic job at Leicester to turn them from "one time flukey winners" to a consistently solid side that can never be ruled out of a top four finish.

This is imo the correct way to run a club. I detest clubs who go out and just throw millions upon millions at players like it's nothing. Like you say, the players they've brought in, such as Fofana were from the sale of Chilwell.

We can hopefully spend more money now, but I'd never want us to be a club who just spend for the sake of it.

[tiger76]

This is imo the correct way to run a club. I detest clubs who go out and just throw millions upon millions at players like it's nothing. Like you say, the players they've brought in, such as Fofana were from the sale of Chilwell.

We can hopefully spend more money now, but I'd never want us to be a club who just spend for the sake of it.

We could do a lot worse than follow the Leicester template, they produce from their academy, plus nabbing the best prospects from the Championship and Europe, and when they cash in they reinvest in their squad wisely, it's one thing having the funds, it's another thing entirely spending them in a sensible way.

I haven't got the stats to hand, but I'd wager Leicester's and Newcastle's net spend over the past few seasons isn't that far apart, however Rodgers has got his team playing stylish attractive winning football, whereas both Benitez and now Bruce are attempting a defensive strategy in the main, I can see the Geordie faithful rapidly losing patience with Bruce if results don't drastically improve, and the defeat to Brentford in the League Cup can't have helped his cause.

[Conroysleftfoot]

Lampard hasn't sorted out his problems at Chelsea.

[Rileybobs]

City have been fantastic in the last 10 mins.

[Vegas Claret]

2-0 City

[Vino blanco]

Two teams I like to watch are Leicester and Man City (when they play quickly). Both teams play great transition football through a quick thinking midfield to the forwards. As soon as players like Kdb and Maddison are get the ball they are off at pace running at the defence with team mates moving off the ball also at pace. A joy to watch.

[tiger76]

Lampard hasn't sorted out his problems at Chelsea.

Nope! he hasn't they're still shipping far too many goals, and until he solves that they'll not be genuine title contenders.

[BurnleyFC]

Nope! he hasn't they're still shipping far too many goals, and until he solves that they'll not be genuine title contenders.

He might not get a chance to sort it.

I would imagine that Abramovic would’ve expected more considering the vast sums they spent in the summer.

[Rileybobs]

0-3. Game, set, match.

[Bigvince]

3-0 city this could be embarrassing for chelsea

[Rileybobs]

This could get messy.

[DomBFC1882]

Breathtaking by city

[Vegas Claret]

I've not seen defending as poor as that at Sunday League level

[icu81b4]

I’m hoping Citeh get more than 5 and Chelsea get 0, just to make the typical score against us seem more normal.

[Rileybobs]

The last 20/25 mins has probably been the best football I’ve seen this season.

[Vino blanco]

From a Chelsea free kick, City quick break and have 4 players in the box within seconds. That's what pace does for you.

[tiger76]

He might not get a chance to sort it.

I would imagine that Abramovic would’ve expected more considering the vast sums they spent in the summer.

He'd be right to expect more with their summer spending spree, I think they spent the most of anybody in the PL, and at this rate Chelsea will be struggling to finish in the top 4, surely the axe will fall on Lampard if that looks likely, a club such as Chelsea expects CL footy at the very least.

[Wokingclaret]

Too much plum duff Chelsea, sweeting like pigs out there

[Conroysleftfoot]

City are actually going for goal instead of just passing for the sake of passing. They do look awesome.

[GodIsADeeJay81]

Cricketfield should be along soon to defend Lampard, he's got a bit of a hard on for him when he's doing well..

[Bigvince]

Too much plum duff Chelsea, sweeting like pigs out there

It’s hard work chasing shadows you know