Albrighton

[conman]

Marc is from us and a product of our academy and I wish him all the best however no one argued about the decision to let him go when we did so there is no need to slag off the club over it.

i didnt want him to go

Do you want him to comma back?

yeah ,, i think if nigel pearson had got the villa job ,, albrighton would have been top of his shopping list ,,
but Leicester wouldnt sell him would they

That'll be the Nigel Pearson who barely played him? 9 starts and a few sub appearances if I heard the commentator correctly yesterday.

you must have heard wrong ,,,,,,thats nonsense
leicesters good run started this time last year ,,, and albrighton played most matches in the 2nd half of last season ,,,,,while pearson was manager

[PeterWithesShin]

He started 10 games for Leicester last season.

[auntiesledd]

Probably just needed a new manager.

Boom Boom!   

[conman]

He started 10 games for Leicester last season.

He started 10 games for Leicester last season.

says 18 here       https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Albrighton#Career_statistics
anyway ,,, i know he hardly played in the 1st half of the season
but was a regular for  Leicesters good run in the last few months of last season

[PeterWithesShin]

That's total appearances. It includes his appearances as a sub. No matter how much you want it to be more, he only started 10 games last season.

[conman]

That's total appearances. It includes his appearances as a sub. No matter how much you want it to be more, he only started 10 games last season.

ok statto ,,,,,,how many games did they win out the ten

[PeterWithesShin]

Whatever I say you'll insist it's wrong. While failing to admit that you're wrong.

[conman]

Whatever I say you'll insist it's wrong. While failing to admit that you're wrong.

ok your always right ,,,,,,,and i am always wrong

[PeterWithesShin]

We finally agree on something.

[conman]

We finally agree on something.

apparently so

[Villa in Denmark]

That's total appearances. It includes his appearances as a sub. No matter how much you want it to be more, he only started 10 games last season.

As confirmed here.

Stato's corner

Being a right sad f¤¤ker who's avoiding a mind numbing job, based on BBC match reports from start of December last year.

December 2nd - Substitute (80 minutes) - lost 1-3 to Liverpool.
December 7th - Unused substitute - lost 2-1 to Aston Villa.
December 13th - Not in squad - lost 1-3 to Man City.
December 20th - Not in squad - lost 2-0 to West Ham.
December 26th - Not in squad - lost 1-2 to Spurs.
December 28th - Not in squad - WON 0-1 over Hull.
Januray 1st - Not in squad - Drew 2-2 at Liverpool.
January 10th - Started - WON 1-0 over Aston Villa - Subbed after 72 mins.
January 17th - Unused substitute - lost 0-1 to Stoke.
January 31st - Unused substitute - Lost 3-1 to Man Utd.
February 7th - Substitute (60 minutes) - Lost 0-1 to Crystal Palace.
February 10th - Unused substitute - Lost 1-2 to Arsenal.
February 22nd - Not in squad - Drew 2-2 at Everton.
March 4th - Not in squad - Lost 2-0 at Man City.
March 14th - Not in squad - Drew 0-0 at home to Hull.
March 21th - Not in squad - Lost 4-3 at Spurs.
April 4th - Subbed in after 45 minutes - WON 2-1 over West Ham.  This is where their good run started - Also coinicides with Schmeichel returning to the team after a broken foot.
April 11th - Started - played 90 minutes - WON 2-3 at WBA.
April 18th - Started - played 90 minutes - WON 2-0 over Swansea.
April 25th - Started - subbed after 72 minutes - WON 0-1 at Bunrley.
April 29th - Started - played 90 minutes and scored - lost 1-3 at Chelsea.
May 2nd - Started - played 90 minutes - WON 3-0 over Newcastle. (Newcastle 2 players sent off)
May 9th - Started - played 90 minutes - WON 2-0 over Southampton.
May 16th - Started - played 90 minutes - Drew 0-0 at Sunderland.
May 24th - Started - played 90 minutes and scored - WON 5-1 over QPR.

So 9 of his 10 starts were part of the crazy 9 game run at the end of the season.

But if he was so highly rated by Pearson why didn't he try him earlier in the appalling run when he was in full on Nice but Dim mode and switching team / formation every other week?

[conman]

April 4th - Subbed in after 45 minutes - WON 2-1 over West Ham.  This is where their good run started - Also coinicides with Schmeichel returning to the team after a broken foot.
April 11th - Started - played 90 minutes - WON 2-3 at WBA.
April 18th - Started - played 90 minutes - WON 2-0 over Swansea.
April 25th - Started - subbed after 72 minutes - WON 0-1 at Bunrley.
April 29th - Started - played 90 minutes and scored - lost 1-3 at Chelsea.
May 2nd - Started - played 90 minutes - WON 3-0 over Newcastle. (Newcastle 2 players sent off)
May 9th - Started - played 90 minutes - WON 2-0 over Southampton.
May 16th - Started - played 90 minutes - Drew 0-0 at Sunderland.
May 24th - Started - played 90 minutes and scored - WON 5-1 over QPR.

So 9 of his 10 starts were part of the crazy 9 game run at the end of the season.

But if he was so highly rated by Pearson why didn't he try him earlier in the appalling run when he was in full on Nice but Dim mode and switching team / formation every other week?








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thats right ,,,,,and it just shows you , the turning point in Leicester rising from bottom of the table to top of the table is not all down to jamey vardey ,kasper smicheal and claudio ranieri , but also marc albrighton as his inclusion into the side on a regular basis  is a major factor as to where they are now
god knows why pearson wasnt playing him before those last ten games of last season ,,,,,maybe he thought he was an ostrich or maybe they had a row in training and pearson grabbed him by the neck and wouldnt let him get up

[joe_c]

I remember not being too bothered when he left but boy has he proved me wrong. I can't help but think what Gestede could do with some of his pin-point whipped in crosses. Aah bollocks!

Pretty much how I feel. A useful enough bit part player who never showed enough consistency to merit us giving him the kind of contract that a newly promoted side of Leicester's ilk were prepared to offer. Fair play to him. It's rare that a player markedly improves after leaving the Villa. Nobody seems to be rending their garments over Nathan Delfouneso or Barry Bannan who left the club in similar circumstances.

[joe_c]

He wanted more than we were prepared to give at the time. As usual we got it wrong...

Of course we did...

Anyone ever thought of putting together an 11 of current players we got rid of because they weren't good enough?

1 Scott Carson
2 Phil Bardsley
3 Antonio Luna (but a lot of competition in this position I have to say)
4 Habib Beye
5 Richard Dunne
6 Brett Holman
7 Stephen Ireland
8 Karim El Ahmadi
9 Nathan Delfouneso
10 Marlon Harewood
11 Barry Bannan

"I don't know what effect these men will have upon the enemy, but, by God, they frighten me."

[glasses]

Albrighton would have stayed here.

Villa didnt offer a contract. The story I heard was that Albrighton and his agent had had an offer from Leicester, but wanted to speak with Villa. They had a meeting with Lambert who basically said we wont be offering you a contract, but if the press ask you can you say we did.

We then essentially gave his contract (supposedly around £25k per week) to Joe Cole for 3 years.