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Leicester City Football Club

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spence03 said:
If they win it has there ever been a bigger shock in sport?
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The only comparison I'm hearing is Forest from the Clough years. Maybe I'm just biased but I think it's harder to win the league nowadays.

I'd be interested to know if 5000/1 is the biggest price ever for a sporting achievement (thats won)
 
FOXINPEACE said:
Yeah I moved to Norfolk last June and this is the first time I've not had a season ticket in 10 or more years lol
Still made it to a fair few games luckily

I'm a man by the way lol
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Whatever is said in this thread, the bottom line is that the team that finishes at the top of the pile at the end of the season after 38 games deserves to be there. No question, no dispute.

The key to Leicester being where they are at the moment is a combination of several things. The whole range of management skills employed by the Manager; the ability of the Manager to get the best out of every single player on the pitch (is it any coincidence that Okazaki comes off after 60 minutes? I can see the instruction being: run yourself into the ground for an hour, and when your tank is empty, I'll bring on fresh legs for the last 30); the teamwork throughout the team; the belief that no one player on the pitch will let them down; the abilities of the players to bring the best out of themselves, and the best out of others around them.

Some people on here appear to begrudge Leicester the position they are in, and begrudge them the title should they clinch it. I think it should be more a case of Everton Football Club should take a good look at the Leicester model this season, then look at themselves, then hang their heads in shame. Overall, the abilities in the Everton squad outweigh those in the Leicester squad, but in terms of overall application, they are a million miles apart.

By the way, FOXINPEACE, I'm in Taverham.
 
FOXINPEACE said:
The only comparison I'm hearing is Forest from the Clough years. Maybe I'm just biased but I think it's harder to win the league nowadays.

I'd be interested to know if 5000/1 is the biggest price ever for a sporting achievement (thats won)
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I'm hearing this alot. Am I right in saying Leicester were bottom last April? Forest were a team on the up with confidence and the gap between the top two divisions wasn't as big then I don't think, so Leicester have completely turned it around in 12 months.

I was going to say odds wise as well in my original comment. With respect it could have been 50,000/1 such was the unlikely outcome.
 

ijjysmith said:
There's always hope but of course I thought City or Chelsea would. And i'm fine with them doing it to be honest if it's not us.
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And if we sign a decent player or two in summer, i think what Leicester have done will give you more hope than you'd have had if we sign two good players and it had been the usual top 4
 
Old Blue 2 said:
Whatever is said in this thread, the bottom line is that the team that finishes at the top of the pile at the end of the season after 38 games deserves to be there. No question, no dispute.

The key to Leicester being where they are at the moment is a combination of several things. The whole range of management skills employed by the Manager; the ability of the Manager to get the best out of every single player on the pitch (is it any coincidence that Okazaki comes off after 60 minutes? I can see the instruction being: run yourself into the ground for an hour, and when your tank is empty, I'll bring on fresh legs for the last 30); the teamwork throughout the team; the belief that no one player on the pitch will let them down; the abilities of the players to bring the best out of themselves, and the best out of others around them.

Some people on here appear to begrudge Leicester the position they are in, and begrudge them the title should they clinch it. I think it should be more a case of Everton Football Club should take a good look at the Leicester model this season, then look at themselves, then hang their heads in shame. Overall, the abilities in the Everton squad outweigh those in the Leicester squad, but in terms of overall application, they are a million miles apart.

By the way, FOXINPEACE, I'm in Taverham.
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Assume you meant Taversham? We live in Downham Market

It might be tough for teams like Everton to copy the 'Leicester model' ad you might have to go backwards to go forwards if you get what I mean. As you've said you have superior players ability wise but these type of players don't always have the hunger and put it all on the line. I'm just speculating of course but it seems to be more of a mental thing with the squad you have. I expect Man City and Chelsea to be better next season and even United if they sack LVG
 
spence03 said:
I'm hearing this alot. Am I right in saying Leicester were bottom last April? Forest were a team on the up with confidence and the gap between the top two divisions wasn't as big then I don't think, so Leicester have completely turned it around in 12 months.

I was going to say odds wise as well in my original comment. With respect it could have been 50,000/1 such was the unlikely outcome.
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Yes mate we were on 19 points this time last year, although we had played 2 or 3 games less. Lost 3 games in twelve months
 

FOXINPEACE said:
Assume you meant Taversham? We live in Downham Market

It might be tough for teams like Everton to copy the 'Leicester model' ad you might have to go backwards to go forwards if you get what I mean. As you've said you have superior players ability wise but these type of players don't always have the hunger and put it all on the line. I'm just speculating of course but it seems to be more of a mental thing with the squad you have. I expect Man City and Chelsea to be better next season and even United if they sack LVG
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No, Taverham, about 6 miles north of Norwich city centre, on the A1067.
 

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