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Leicester City Football Club

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DualityNSNO said:
Montpellier was just about as shocking as Leicester, and there was one in Turkey where a mid/lower league table won it a few years ago. Fairly sure absolutely no one expected Atletico to actually win their first title 2 (?) years ago as well. Denmark winning the Euro's after failing to qualify is also a thing, as is Greece being chosen as the outsider for even exiting the groups, but managing to win the tournament.

Remember when Chelsea were failing miserably in the league, so they got Di Matteo in, who managed to win the CL against all odds?

Sports overall: I heard last year around the Grand National that there'd been a horserace in the mid 90s where the jockey was at something ridiculous like 25000/1 and managed to win it, I think that's slightly more shocking. Loads of olympic sports have random champions nowadays as well, it's great fun and variety imo.

Loads of near-wins as well (as, sadly, you're still not as nailed on for it tbh), so...
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To add to other posters fair enough and all good, valid examples. I think one off tournaments like the euros don't come close really as it's going undefeated after a group stage and is what 6/7 matches in total. Leicester will be 9 months! Again a horse race is a one off, especially a national where the favourite rarely wins.

The Forest one is a good shout that they went on to win in Europe.

As a total unexpected shock though I genuinely think Leicester because one off tournaments in sports where you play 5-8 matches isn't comparable in going a year almost in holding off competition. Just my opinion.
 
Bluetintedspecs said:
Not knocking what you've come up with there, as they're good examples, but I think if Leicester do win the league in the current climate, it will eclipse all of those. The French and Turkish leagues aren't as strong as the Premier League and Atletico had won La Liga quite a few times before. Denmark and, in particular, Greece winning the Euros were fantastic achievements, but it was a knock-out tournament where they only had to win six matches.

No team without shed loads of money have even finished in the top four in the Premier League for the last 20 years and Leicester are on the cusp of winning it. It was a much more level playing field when Forest won it, and you had clubs like Ipswich, Derby and QPR challenging in that era. I still don't think it's a formality they will win it, but if they do, I can't think of a greater achievement in football.

Hope they do it.
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Well this is awkward.
 
spence03 said:
To add to other posters fair enough and all good, valid examples. I think one off tournaments like the euros don't come close really as it's going undefeated after a group stage and is what 6/7 matches in total. Leicester will be 9 months! Again a horse race is a one off, especially a national where the favourite rarely wins.

The Forest one is a good shout that they went on to win in Europe.

As a total unexpected shock though I genuinely think Leicester because one off tournaments in sports where you play 5-8 matches isn't comparable in going a year almost in holding off competition. Just my opinion.
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Notts Forest went 42 games unbeaten

Effectively a whole season in its day
 
Erm I'm not assed they are winning the league maybe I'm a bit jealous? But it's better than the usual ones. I just don't want Leicester thinking they're Real Madrid now and all the palava.
 


matty1878 said:
Erm I'm not assed they are winning the league maybe I'm a bit jealous? But it's better than the usual ones. I just don't want Leicester thinking they're Real Madrid now and all the palava.
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Do not worry, the analogy of Leicester city being an elephant in a tree still stands. It's amazing... you're in shock and awe of their achievement.

Still, gravity is a bugger that unfortunately doesn't go away and one day you know they'll come crashing down with an almighty bump.

That's nothing against Leicester as I'd be happy if they won the league, and it's certainly a great achievement what they've achieved up to now.

But I just can't see it being sustained in the long-term... that will bring any overly exuberant claims or beliefs back down with a bump.
 

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