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Davids-tating

FanZoner Andrew Harding does not want to go Dutch

Posted: 05th November 2009 15:21

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Davids-tating

Davids: Not wanted

Let's be honest, it was ludicrous from the start. Perhaps we'll be linked with David Edgar soon - at least he'll want to pull on a Foxes shirt.

Leicester FanZoner Andrew Harding
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For once a truly memorable performance overshadowed a week that was making us start to look a little bit foolish off the pitch.

I'm sure that's not how it is, but regardless that's what the 'on/off' deal with aged superstar Edgar Davids was starting to look like. We've had pensioners at Leicester before, and have got us absolutely nowhere so it's fair to suggest signing Edgar Davids would have been no different.

I think not signing Edgar Davids can be regarded as a blessing in disguise - the current crop showed they play for each other. In that respect what's the point of introducing any overpaid risks into the dressing room? No-one on current form deserves to be dropped, not even for a 36-year-old who hasn't played competitively for 18 months.

There's not many transfer deals involving Leicester that are played out in public. To start with I was pretty pleased (as were the vast majority of City fans) over this deal.

However it soon became apparent that after weeks of negotiations, Davids was not overly bothered about signing for us. If he had been, what we were led to believe were weeks of discussion should have only taken a matter of days. In that respect, no thanks. It seemed the longer it dragged on, the less behind it I was.

Let's be honest, it was ludicrous from the start. Perhaps we'll be linked with David Edgar soon - at least he'll want to pull on a Foxes shirt.

Ecstasy

It's a collector's item to witness: City play well on Sky. It's still something I can't claim to have remedied yet, although I do plan on watching the QPR game on my Sky+ in a minute.

It was much more fun being in the front row and featuring (if I slow the footage down!) quite heavily in the ecstasy of celebrating Matty Fryatt's second goal on the second row at Loftus Road.

The players that took to the field against QPR showed immense desire and togetherness. It's one of the many positive things the current management setup has instilled.

It's also something that whilst it should be a prerequisite, often isn't. It wasn't the fact that we won, it was the manner in which it was achieved. We came back from a goal down, away to the 'form' team of the league, we played some great flowing football and when bodies needed to be put on the line there was a large queue to do just that.

Chris Weale was awesome. I can't recall such an accomplished away display, or such a stout defence from the goalkeeper and his four defenders: Robbie Neilson, Wayne Brown, Jack Hobbs and Bruno Berner.

If anyone deserved to be wearing shining armour that night, surely the back five did. Weale even drew blood for the cause and Wayne Brown was as, Andy Hinchcliffe said in commentary during the game, "a one-man defensive wall".

Devastating

Richie Wellens showed why he's one of the best midfielders outside the Premier League, Matt Oakley marshalled the troops, Andy King showed tremendous maturity and Dany N'Guessan terrorised both full-backs and was a great outlet all game.

Matty Fryatt was back to his devastating best, and Martyn Waghorn could've completed the London Marathon with the miles he put in.

What was pleasing was that we weren't holding on for the last third of the game by any stretch of the imagination, rather we persisted in retaining position and playing nice football. In doing that we beat QPR at their own game. Although thank god we don't try and pass it out of defence, or even straight to rampaging opposition strikers.

With all this on the back of impressive back to back victories over Crystal Palace and Reading, it was therefore no surprise when I found out that we're currently residing in our highest league position since we suffered relegation from the Premier League some five years ago.

The QPR game of course meant that we've won three consecutive games, with three remarkably different types of performance. We beat Crystal Palace with all the mild satisfaction and finesse of a bland trip down the chippy.

The victory at Reading had all the hallmarks of a doner kebab, horrible on the eye but surprisingly tasty. We certainly saved the gourmet scallops until last Although sometimes a dirty kebab can be as satisfying as scallops.

Summit

The point is we're picking up points when we're not playing that well, the sign of a good team. Manchester United get praise for this all the time, so why shouldn't we?

Three games in November will act as a warm-up for a busy Christmas period. As the season unfolds, particularly from now until the new year we'll get a better idea if we maintain this top-six form.

Against West Brom, Plymouth and Scunthorpe I think we'll get seven points, which will see us stay around the summit of the Championship.

Is it too early to be talking about the Premier League?

Was the talk of Davids all double Dutch? And where can the Foxes finish this season? Let us know and we'll publish the best of your views...

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