Just read that at a 'conservative' estimate, Leicester could earn £150M next year and of course demand higher payments from Sponsors with their Champions League participation etc - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36181320 Only a little bit green!!!
Meanwhile, our 4 or 5 TV appearances next season may well bring in £150k Congrats to the owners, management, players and fans of LCFC for having the skill, belief and determination to break what had become a rather tired, stale Premiership mould Great to see that both Manc clubs and Chelsea can't actually walk on water, as they previously thought
I grew up watching the likes of Keith Weller and Frank Worthington. But I've seen the likes of Mark Robins and Darren Eadie leaving us for them. Then there was the Martin O'Neill/Chase scenario, took them up and established them. Two League Cups and Europe followed. Then relegation, avoiding administration, a drop into the third tier, missing out in the play-offs recently, promotion, the incredible escape and now this. Talk about rubbing it in!!
Great post Cromer. Unfortunately, I don't see us becoming a regular member of the PL any time soon and I'd hate us to have an owner such as Fernandes, Venkys etc, so being realistic, the best we can hope for is being a 'yoyo club' I feel.
Even the 'legendary' Mourinho has shown a humble side which remains largely hidden (if it exists at all??) http://metro.co.uk/2016/05/03/jose-...ns-to-leicester-boss-claudio-ranieri-5855963/
Different scenarios I think. Honda put loads of money into the team in 2008, and invested sizeable amounts of time, money and personnel in their 2009 car once they realised the 2008 car was a flop. They designed a really good car, only for the upper-management to pull the plug on the Honda F1 program. Brawn had seen the data and new the 2009 car was good, and rallied everyone together at the last minute to make it to the grid in 2009. Leicester have certainly come back from the brink, both in terms of relegation and finances, but without the huge prior investment. Unfortunately F1 rarely does plucky underfunded underdogs battling at the top these days, and is much poorer for it. I guess the last F1 team you could compare Leicester to would have to be someone like Stewart or Jordan F1 maybe? On another note, I love the fact that when retelling the story of the Leicester 15-16 campaign, the first line is "It all started with a racist orgy in a Thai brothel...."
This season I'd say we have been the opposite of Leicester City: Leicester - Norwich Defend well as unit - Keep three clean sheets all season Win most penalty kicks in the league - Give away the most Never throw in the towel - Lose belief after we concede Reliable goal scorers who hit double figures - Best player hits five Champions - Relegation I'm happy to see the title not go to Chelsea, City etc. but if it's possible for LCFC to win the league through hard work and sheer determination than why are we going down with a whimper??
Because "hard work and sheer determination" have been conspicuous by their absence for most of the season. You juts know that when we go a goal down that's it, the game is over. Yeah, we've huffed and puffed a bit in some games and as someone pointed out in another thread that some players clock up a good number of yards per game but then so does my hamster in his wheel and that doesn't get him anywhere either. Well done to Leicester - their preparation, organisation, efficiency and self belief have been exemplary - if only we could have copied just some of it.
Isn't it ironic that the old 'tinkerman' wins the league by sticking predominantly to his best and strongest eleven, regardless of the opposition, whereas the newly crowned 'tinkerman', who has made unenforced changes virtually every weekend this season finds himself in 19th place!!
You could add to that Consistent selection & Tactics v Constant change Great CB partnership v RB & Calamity
I'd say it's Villa who have been the oposite of Leicester Top - bottom Best by several pts - worst by several pts Lean and clean - Gabi Agbonlawhore! Bah!
Brilliant outcome for football in general with Leicester winning the PL. Gives us all hope, but I just feel a bit deflated with our own circumstances to be honest.
We sold Robert Fleck to Chelsea for £2.1M in 92 just before start of season.(another own goal) We topped the league for most of the season,but eventually finished 3rd.behind Man U and Villa. Our goal difference was -4
