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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 31, 2016 9:40:48 GMT
I must say i had a good day at Leicester this year despite our result. However you really do need to ditch the clappers they are so small time. That aside the grounds decent, i went the year before when bojan scored, we managed to make a lot of noise that day, cant be too bad of an away day if i decided to go back the year after. After our performance this year i wish i hadnt Another side note, the goal music aswell is a massive no no, ditch the clappers and the music and you're on to something Thank you, interesting to hear. What worries me is we've now got a reputation because of using clap banners, which I'm not keen on. At the same time though from my point of view (and the club's point of view), the younger fans seem to like the clap banners, it encourages them to join in with the atmosphere so it's hard to take that away from them. Again the goal music is the same, although at least it's Kasabian from Leicester, so a bit more original. In my ideal world we'd have no clappers, no goal music, and just contiune to create the atmosphere we do at home - we've got the potential to, it's just takes effort. Perhaps now our fan base know what a difference our support makes, we will start to be consistently good at home in terms of atmosphere, I really hope so anyway.
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 30, 2016 19:42:49 GMT
I've been interested to ask actually - what do you think of Leicester as an away day guys? Not sure if it's just me but I always wonder what my own team's ground (Leicester) is like for an away day in terms of atmosphere, what it's like in the away end and the stadium itself etc. We get a lot of stick for clap banners which is worrying for me... In terms of *just* away ends - I like yourselves Stoke, West Brom and Arsenal off the top of my head. Not lying here though, when you sang 'Delilah' back in the 2014-15 season at our place, it was the loudest chant I heard all season, and I was at the other end of the ground. You and Villa were the best in that season. Result aside last season was brilliant at your ground. Got a pint right by the ground. Get served easy enough inside. And the atmosphere was electric. People say what they like about the chappy inflatable things but it generated a great noise. The stadium was bouncing Thank you for that, refreshing to hear. There's a lot of words said about clappers, I do not use them myself but they have no doubt made our atmosphere excellent since we implemented them. Nice to read your experience and glad you enjoyed it (bar result for you). The stadium bouncing particularly comes after we score - the place & atmosphere is rocking then. The connection last season between our fans and players got us many points, home and away.
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 30, 2016 18:47:54 GMT
I've been interested to ask actually - what do you think of Leicester as an away day guys? Not sure if it's just me but I always wonder what my own team's ground (Leicester) is like for an away day in terms of atmosphere, what it's like in the away end and the stadium itself etc. We get a lot of stick for clap banners which is worrying for me...
In terms of *just* away ends - I like yourselves Stoke, West Brom and Arsenal off the top of my head. Not lying here though, when you sang 'Delilah' back in the 2014-15 season at our place, it was the loudest chant I heard all season, and I was at the other end of the ground. You and Villa were the best in that season.
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 28, 2016 19:00:02 GMT
West Brom have been really interested in him it seems. Talking personally I like Jeff, and in my mind his best position is left wing which utilizes his pace which can therefore create goalscoring chances. He's still developing his game and he's mentioned himself under Ranieri, he has been given tips on how to improve areas of his game to become an overall better player. Why is this lingering? Surely you need to keep you squad together with players like Schlupp and Ulloa? That great united front the players seemed to have last year seems to have gone already. To be quite honest with you I'm not sure. The consensus is we're unlikely to want to sell him as Claudio & staff like him, he offers an important dimension to our team. Again Ulloa, I don't think the club want to sell him either because he is still a proven PL goalscorer, and has a lot of attributes which are key to us - he scored some vital goals last season, his work rate is superb and he can bring others into the game. You are right, really we do need to keep players such as Schlupp and Ulloa together because not only do we need squad depth, but they both actually offer effective qualities to us.
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 28, 2016 17:59:10 GMT
I think Keane would develop his game excellently alongside Shawcross in particular. He would alongside Morgan or Huth too.
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 28, 2016 17:56:43 GMT
It's part of modern football and is seemingly getting more & more popular with clubs. Leicester, Stoke, Arsenal, Man City and Derby all come to mind. Like Leicester do, if you've got an original unique ground address you can call it after that if need be.
One of the concerns I have though, is the fact sponsored stadium names can change into other sponsored stadium names over time - it's happened to the Brit and it's happened to the Walkers, both now newly sponsored names after their first sponsorship deals. To be honest, It'd be nice if grounds had one name and stuck to it (some do), but I'm uncertain as a Leicester fan what our stadium could be called in 15 years. What I mean by that is, the King Power group could for instance strike a deal with another company and the stadium name would have then changed again for the 3rd time. Of course, I really hope our owners stay as they are bringing success and the KP name isn't actually too bad.
It might just be me who thinks that, but I can't lie I'd prefer our own stadium to be exclusively & media known as Filbert Way which is Leicester's stadium address. It holds a link to Filbert Street which I think is nice, and is also why I'd like it as our official ground title. It holds historical originality.
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 28, 2016 17:38:09 GMT
West Brom have been really interested in him it seems. Talking personally I like Jeff, and in my mind his best position is left wing which utilizes his pace which can therefore create goalscoring chances. He's still developing his game and he's mentioned himself under Ranieri, he has been given tips on how to improve areas of his game to become an overall better player.
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 27, 2016 19:59:21 GMT
I think Bony would be a great signing for you, I like him. With regular game time he's a goalscorer - as proved in his time with Swansea. To be honest I'd like Leicester to be interested in him because for me we still need a striker (or possibly two). Stoke or Leicester are the kind of clubs where he would really flourish IMO, because he'd have the quality around him to supply/provide the chances. What would be a good season for you this time round mate? I think Ranieri mentioned that top 10 is the club's aim, and I'd be very content with that. In (hopefully) and around the European places would be an excellent season IMO.
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 27, 2016 17:52:56 GMT
I think Bony would be a great signing for you, I like him. With regular game time he's a goalscorer - as proved in his time with Swansea. To be honest I'd like Leicester to be interested in him because for me we still need a striker (or possibly two). Stoke or Leicester are the kind of clubs where he would really flourish IMO, because he'd have the quality around him to supply/provide the chances.
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 27, 2016 11:07:10 GMT
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 25, 2016 11:07:42 GMT
I will write out my full table once the transfer deadline closes, incidentally when does the window close anyone?
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 25, 2016 11:06:36 GMT
West Ham will really come on this season. I think they will finish in an Europe spot again so 5th spot is my reckoning. Bilic is a very good manager, talks sense & has assembled a quality squad. Under his management they will contiune to really progress IMO.
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 24, 2016 12:07:18 GMT
Afternoon all, just wanted to let you know I've created a Fantasy League for the forum to take part in, everyone is welcome to join.
Once you sign in/create account: fantasy.premierleague.com > Create team > Create and join leagues > Join a league > Join private league > Enter code 24850-102785 Code: 24850-102785
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 23, 2016 15:18:50 GMT
In my opinion, winning trophies is what makes you primarily a big club, amongst other things of course (stadium size, fanbase.) At current, I'd say Leicester are mid to big I'd say. I've always looked at us as similar size to Blackburn, Derby, Wolves, and Southampton for examples. That could change in the future though, it's always possible. To the original thread question, Stoke are an attractive prospect for potential players I'd say. Over the years since your promotion, you've well and truly established youselves as a quality Premier League team. So, for players who you're linked with they would probably look at Stoke knowing it would be a good club to go to in the fact you're more or less guaranteed top flight football in England. They'd be playing at a nice stadium under a very good manager. That's how I see it, anyway. Well to be fair you've just bagged the biggest one of the lot
I would normally though put Leicester, Stoke, Derby in the same bracket
An established prem league Wolves would probably be bigger as would Notts forest
Its hard to pin down, what exactly makes a club 'big'?
I mean look at Leeds; theyre still fucking HUGE. I spent a lot of time up there a few years ago and for a club outside top flight, can tell you, the City was mental every match day. Fucking huge club!
Blackburn, sadly descended into real mediocrity - as would us, your good selves and probably Derby if we found ourselves perpetually bottom half of championship. Kids today going the matches, not even born when they won that league title in 1995
And then there's the really pointless clubs- like Fulham
You are right, it is difficult to pin down because it is all unquantifiable as the term 'big club' is based on so many factors, arguably. Leeds for me are still a big club, they've got some the best fans in the country (following in particular). Sheffield Wednesday too. Leicester/Stoke/Derby/Forest/Wolves/Blackburn are all proper English clubs who are far from small. History shapes who you are as a club, and all the clubs I've mentioned do have history. Then there's fanbase and following which is important, as well as stadium size.
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 22, 2016 22:00:27 GMT
In my opinion, winning trophies is what makes you primarily a big club, amongst other things of course (stadium size, fanbase.) At current, I'd say Leicester are mid to big I'd say. I've always looked at us as similar size to Blackburn, Derby, Wolves, and Southampton for examples. That could change in the future though, it's always possible.
To the original thread question, Stoke are an attractive prospect for potential players I'd say. Over the years since your promotion, you've well and truly established youselves as a quality Premier League team. So, for players who you're linked with they would probably look at Stoke knowing it would be a good club to go to in the fact you're more or less guaranteed top flight football in England. They'd be playing at a nice stadium under a very good manager. That's how I see it, anyway.
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 22, 2016 17:58:21 GMT
Seems we (Leicester) have been linked with this guy for a while now. Stoke, Watford & West Brom all interested too so we will see who he moves to, if anyone. You'd have to say that, if the offers to club and player were pretty much identical, that it would be Leicester in pole position. The Imbula connection could be something going for us though (assuming they are friends in any way). What has happened to Gokhan Inler at your place? I know that Drinkwater and Kante formed a cracking partnership but it was still very surprising not to see him feature more for you boys. You'd assume he'd be on his way this summer? Inler - well, we signed him and fans were excited by the prospect of him because of the pedigree he has. We started the season with Drinkwater and Andy King but then as the season progressed Drinkwater and Kante combined together and the partnership was excellent throughout, they complimented each other ever so well. Even our other CM King, who often came off the bench, performed very well and netted on several occasions. So in terms of actual gametime for Gokhan it just seemed in short supply given the circumstances. He did feature a few times for us and looked ok, but didn't feature nowhere near as much as we'd of thought perhaps. I could see the quality he had in those performances, I'd personally keep him with his experience and calibre but he might want a move elsewhere. It's been probable that he will move on this summer, but we shall see...
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 22, 2016 17:19:43 GMT
Seems we (Leicester) have been linked with this guy for a while now. Stoke, Watford & West Brom all interested too so we will see who he moves to, if anyone.
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 22, 2016 15:41:38 GMT
Yeah not quite sure what's going on at the club at the minute. We need Ulloa and I'd keep him personally, I already think we need another striker as it is so if Leo leaves that will be two others needed IMO. Still, if he does not want to be at the club than fair enough, let him move on.
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 21, 2016 19:49:18 GMT
Sorry to ask - how is Shawcross doing? Will he be ready for the new Premier League season? Personally feel he's good enough to play for England and he was one of the best CB's I saw last season at the King Power. Out of curiosity how many games did you see, as Shawcross was only on the pitch 20 minutes!! You must have seen some rank centre half's if he's the best you've seen in a 20 minute cameo appearance True, I do seem to remember he went off early at our place and then we went on to 3-0 (although we were excellent on the day). I can't honestly say I watch him regularly, but like you said although it was only a 20min appearance, he seemed to look good at CB. Perhaps not for me to judge him just on that, but I know other fans/media rate him highly too. I get the impression he's very valuable to you.
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 21, 2016 19:03:43 GMT
Sorry to ask - how is Shawcross doing? Will he be ready for the new Premier League season? Personally feel he's good enough to play for England and he was one of the best CB's I saw last season at the King Power.
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 21, 2016 10:55:03 GMT
My personal opinion is: I'd be pleased if Allardyce gets appointed. He's tactically good, plays to his team's strengths and overall I like him. Speaks a lot of sense to me.
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 20, 2016 18:32:46 GMT
When we got promoted, we were looking up at clubs such as Stoke, West Brom, Swansea, Everton and Southampton as shining examples of how to become an established Premier League team. I think Leicester's goal upon returning to the top flight, was to become an established Premier League team just like the clubs I've mentioned. Well, in two years of PL football, we've had the great escape and the title win. Hopefully we can contiune to progress, and of course also importantly, establish ourselves in this great league.
I think personally Stoke are a great example for future promoted clubs, an inspiration if you like.
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 20, 2016 16:37:24 GMT
I haven't managed to get to Stoke away yet nor West Brom away, hopefully I will go to both/either next season possibly. They're two stadiums I've wanted to go to, but just haven't managed to as of yet. Of course, like many of you yourselves, I'm willing to travel to watch my team but it's also nice to have some Midlands clubs in the Premier League still . I've always wanted to go to Stoke & West Brom away because not only are both clubs in the Midlands, but I actually like both grounds too as well as the away ends. For a while I've regarded Stoke to have a good home crowd, as has the Media, but I hear it's not like that now so much? Out of interest, what do you guys make of Leicester's home support & stadium? I personally think the Bet365 will look tidy once the supposed corners are filled in. The advantage of your ground now though, is I suppose because the corners are empty, it allows the noise from inside the stadium to travel outwards. But on the other hand like the King Power Stadium, it's a bowl shape design so the noise is usually kept within, again which can create an atmosphere in itself.
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 19, 2016 17:57:49 GMT
Regarding Charlie Adam's comments, I, for one, am not angered by what he's said. I get where he's coming from.
Mahrez is in an excellent place at our club. He's enjoys his football, knows his team mates, is adored by fans & is the real 'star' man for us. However, if say one of the 'big' clubs come in with an offer for Riyad, it is ultimately a very good career opportunity for him no doubt. Just as it was for Vardy (who stayed), just as it was for Kante (who moved). We are getting tense on the issue, because players such as Mahrez are some of the best players currently at the club, they make us tick and would be vital in both our PL & CL campaigns. Leicester fans are also getting tense at the moment because our head scout is looking likely for a move to Everton in a DOF role, and N'Golo has already moved to Chelsea, it's the fact we're Champions of England and in the Champions League which we find this slightly surprising in the fact we're getting so many players linked with moves away.
I, as much as any Leicester fan would really want Mahrez to stay. But what's key to remember here, is that I wouldn't hold resentment on Mahrez personally. Being offered to play for some English football's largest clubs is a really demonstration of what a player Riyad is, and I'm sure he'd find it pleasing himself to find out how much the top clubs rate him. Leicester are by no means a small club (a undefinedtable term I know) but we're not small. However, in the comparison to sizes of Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd etc we're not close to them yet and I'd happily accept that. The top four have that ability to attract top calibre players all around England/Europe as we know, so they can be an attractable proposition for successful players such as Mahrez. I really hope he stays & all our other key guys stay this summer, we will see.
Hopefully that makes it a bit clearer from a Leicester City perspective. That's just my opinion and take on it, anyway.
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 17, 2016 14:33:08 GMT
Yep, I'd agree with that. Top 10/6 finish & being competitive in Europe would be a very good season for us. Ranieri has also stated the club's ambition next season is to win more silverware, so of course that'd be superb too. Would you prefer go into the Europa cup in the new year bein as you have a chance of winning it? Or would you prefer progress in the big one?? Good question there. Probably the second one if I had to choose. Europa League though, still a major competition.
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 16, 2016 19:28:02 GMT
The Telegraph's latest article suggests Leicester have 'resigned' to our head scout Walsh moving to Everton in a Director of Football Role. The consensus from our fans is that if he does move, that might just be the biggest blow for us given the talent he has bought into the club and continues to. If you finish top 10 and make a good account of yourselfs in Europe it's a decent season. Yep, I'd agree with that. Top 10/6 finish & being competitive in Europe would be a very good season for us. Ranieri has also stated the club's ambition next season is to win more silverware, so of course that'd be superb too.
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 16, 2016 17:31:59 GMT
The Telegraph's latest article suggests Leicester have 'resigned' to our head scout Walsh moving to Everton in a Director of Football Role. The consensus from our fans is that if he does move, that might just be the biggest blow for us given the talent he has bought into the club and continues to.
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 16, 2016 15:31:13 GMT
Well, it's official now of course. To me, N'Golo will always be part of 'the team of 2015-16' who achieved one of the best stories in English football history. He was the best CM I've seen play in a Leicester City shirt, I do wish he'd of stayed with Leicester, but we move on. 32m is money which can buy you real substantial quality with, so it gives us room for investment wherever that may be. I've got a belief that Chelsea might even win the league next season.
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 16, 2016 15:29:19 GMT
Yeah it's a bit of an uncertain time for us at the moment. Our head scout Steve Walsh (who actually bought in the likes of Kante, Vardy & Mahrez) has been offered a DOF role at Everton, and did not travel with the club to their pre season tour in Austria. Kante as we know has moved on, rumours that Mahrez might be doing the same, Swansea and West Brom have bidded for Ulloa and Schlupp respectively, clubs are interested in Drinkwater & Schmeichel.
No doubt we've purchased quality but I hope we keep together a squad, who have such a special bond between each other, and that goes up into the stands too. The connection between the players and fans is the strongest bond I've seen. Togetherness is the word for it and I hope we keep it.
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Post by FriendlyLCFC on Jul 14, 2016 19:10:51 GMT
Wonder if you might step up your interest in Michael Keane, who we are both linked with. Particularly if you need a CB. We've made a third and final bid for him apparently. Last I read Leicester were offering 15m, or something like that, which I believe would be more than we would be willing to offer. Yeah I think we originally offered 11m, then stepped it up to 15m as our second bid (that's to my understanding) so we will see if the deal goes above 15m. It could be a likely deal, apparently he wants the move to Leicester, plus he's played here before on loan meaning he knows some of our lads.
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