LOLeicester City

Harpers So Solid Crew · by **Harpers So Solid Crew** » 14 May 2014 13:54

Their owner says they will spend £180 mill to become a top five side. Well good luck.. we spent best part of £60mill last time in seson one, it wasnt enough. He is talking three seasons, so just theprem money then.

Badger Finger · by **Badger Finger** » 14 May 2014 14:01

To be fair, 2-0ers. He was talking to the press in Thailand

He said he would spend 10billion bhat. Which sounds a lot more impressive than £180 million.

But yeah, love to see them fall on their faces

Sanguine · by **Sanguine** » 14 May 2014 14:09

How does FFP affect promoted clubs? They lost £34m last financial year - how will they spend all that money and stay solvent?

PieEater · by **PieEater** » 14 May 2014 16:25

I read it the same as 2-0, you get £60m a season so over 3 years you spend £180m. So he's actually not spending anything extra.

tmesis · by **tmesis** » 14 May 2014 21:40

I would also imagine he meant £60 million in transfer fees, not just total annual running costs.

Franchise FC · by **Franchise FC** » 16 May 2014 21:43

If £60m spent above the TV money guarantees a European place then every team would do it and then it wouldn't guarantee a European place

Sanguine · by **Sanguine** » 10 Dec 2015 13:21

What first appeared to be a 'blip', a run of form that sat squarely on the goalscoring form of Vardy and Mahrez, has become a Leicester City side that demands to be taken pretty seriously.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35059847

Interesting table on the below, that only once since football was invented (1992) has the team that is top after 15 games not finished in the top 3; and in 8 of the last 11 seasons, that team has gone on to win it.

They play very effective and rapid, attacking football - but surely they can't keep scoring at over 2 goals a game? Only the bottom 7 have conceded more goals.

And credit to Ranieri. He was considered a joke of an appointment. Shoe-in for manager of the year unless they completely collapse.

Can they win it?
Or can they get close?

Platypuss · by **Platypuss** » 10 Dec 2015 13:32

Apols for the merge, Sanguiners.
Just thought we all might as well enjoy some of last year's comments.

Winston Smith · by **Winston Smith** » 10 Dec 2015 13:37

3 points between the top 4. Would only take a couple of their top players to miss a game or 2 and they could drop.

Reckon they will finish 4th

Sutekh · by **Sutekh** » 10 Dec 2015 14:42

Leicester take Chelseas place in the CL

No Fixed Abode · by **No Fixed Abode** » 11 Dec 2015 11:29

Sutekh wrote:Leicester take Chelseas place in the CL

Didn't realise the season had finished.

Sutekh · by **Sutekh** » 11 Dec 2015 11:49

No Fixed Abode wrote:
Sutekh wrote:Leicester take Chelseas place in the CL
Didn't realise the season had finished.

It as good as has for Chelsea.

Sanguine · by **Sanguine** » 26 Jan 2016 09:54

Heard on Talksport last night that including their recovery under Pearson at the back end of last season, Leicester have now lost only 3 out of 32 league games (21 wins, 9 draws). Remarkable.

CL has to be a very realistic goal now, being 10 points clear of United in 5th.

The next three games might just shape their fortunes (but then don't we keep saying that?!) - Liverpool (h), City (a), Arsenal (a). After that they play only two of the current top 6 before the end of the season.

Winston Smith · by **Winston Smith** » 26 Jan 2016 09:59

I know you can kind of make the case for any club if you looked hard enough, but Leicester missed a couple of penalties recently, had they put them away they would be 7 points clear right now.

I don't know the point of the point I am making here tbh, but there it is anyway

Brosef Stalin · by **Brosef Stalin** » 26 Jan 2016 15:09

Winston Smith wrote:I know you can kind of make the case for any club if you looked hard enough, but Leicester missed a couple of penalties recently, had they put them away they would be 7 points clear right now.

I don't know the point of the point I am making here tbh, but there it is anyway

Imagine if Chelsea had got the pens they deserved...we'd be talking about the
competition for second place by now.

John Smith · by **John Smith** » 28 Jan 2016 13:23

February 2016
Leicester v Liverpool Tue 2 Feb 19:45
Man City v Leicester Sat 6 Feb 12:45
Arsenal v Leicester Sun 14 Feb 12:00
Leicester v Norwich Sat 27 Feb 15:00

How many points are they getting next month? This is the turning point of the season and the biggest moment in the history of world football. Predictions below please:

Winston Smith · by **Winston Smith** » 28 Jan 2016 13:28

John Smith wrote:
February 2016
Leicester v Liverpool Tue 2 Feb 19:45
Man City v Leicester Sat 6 Feb 12:45
Arsenal v Leicester Sun 14 Feb 12:00
Leicester v Norwich Sat 27 Feb 15:00

How many points are they getting next month? This is the turning point of the season and the biggest moment in the history of world football. Predictions below please:

4 points in the reverse fixtures earlier this season against those (W Norwich, D Man City)

I am saying 6 points from those (beating Norwich & Liverpool)

Stranded · by **Stranded** » 29 Jan 2016 08:54

5 - one win (Norwich) and 2 draws from the other 3 - probably Liverpool and Arsenal but I think they would take a defeat against Liverpool if it meant sharing points with Man City and Arsenal.

John Smith · by **John Smith** » 29 Jan 2016 14:45

Cheers fellas. I'm fascinated by the possibilities

Winston Smith · by **Winston Smith** » 03 Feb 2016 08:28

BOOM!