Livid

I’m renewing, I must actually go to about 50% of the games if I walk away I think I would actually never come back. It would be over. I enjoy watching Coalville Town and the Tigers so much more these days but I’ve been going down there for 50 years and I’ve hope (god knows where from!) that we will somehow get through this. Half the time I can’t even get myself down there when the ticket is paid for, I just can’t see myself buying match tickets every few weeks. I know this is half arsed reasoning that makes absolutely no sense but it’s the way I feel.

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNR4FRHfS/ Just back the lads 🙄

The sad thing was that during those times we were ran by local businessmen who just couldn't put in the level of investment in for us to really push on. I can't deny that KP have put the money in but since Vichai passed away the decision making has been just so horrific it has to be seen to be be believed. Rudkin who should have been shown the door years ago. I don't think we are anywhere near rock bottom yet, there's absolutely nothing in place to see where we could attempt to stop the rot and turn this around. The current ownership isn't close to anywhere it needs to be but we're a basket case of a club freefalling into league 1, I can't see that many lining up to take us on. I look at Sheff Wednesday and how they rejoiced when Chansiri left but they're still waiting for someone to come forward and take them on. Worrying times.

A win, two draws, two defeats at best. It won’t be enough.

In the list of ever obliging Leicester City must win but fail to actually get off the f’in bus games this one has got to be way up the list. Portsmouth will just have more desire than us in a couple of weeks and that’s all it will take. We’re gone.

It was better, not great but better. We went behind and didn’t fold and fought back for the draw. I know we shoot ourselves in the foot an awful lot but it feels like Lady Luck abandoned us months ago. Their first, I sit pretty much dead level with that goal line and to the naked eye I couldn’t definitely say the whole of the ball was over the line. Absolutely need a win on Monday but that’s been the same for weeks now.

The thing is Trump’s behaviour is achieving his goal. He’s creating a new order in the world, when he goes there’s no going back to how it was. 77 million of some of the dumbest SOB’s (In my opinion) on the planet decided to ignore all of his flaws and vote for him to be leader of the free world. There’s nothing guaranteeing they won’t go down a similar path again. Whatever relationship the UK, Europe and other western democracies have with America going forward it will be very different.

Season Ticket email comes through and then I see this. That faint light at the end of the tunnel was a bloody big train! When does this end?

It’s the one thing that’s keeping me from walking away. Although part of me thinks if I walk away this time I will never really come back. It’s not just the City though it’s top level Football in general, I couldn’t give a toss about England this summer, I rarely watch any on TV. I get more enjoyment watching non league. I miss more than I go to these days but I don’t actually miss it. I last gave up my season ticket under Craig Levein, it was a rotating door of players every season and I just had no interest. I went to the odd game for year’s and eventually got it back during the First PL Great Escape season (Glory hunting bar steward that I am!) I actually feel less connected to the club and team than I did under Levein. That said I will probably renew as when I do make the effort I see a couple of mates and I don’t miss the DD payment coming out of my bank. Awful reasons to have a season ticket, but there you go. I’m already booking concerts etc on Saturday evenings for the start of next season. I really don’t care if I miss a few games.

NCP closing 22 UK car parks from midnight on Thursday and four are in Leicester and one in Hinckley. Rutland St is the one I will miss, always used it for The Curve. Going to be looking at dodgy street parking. https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/five-leicestershire-ncp-car-parks-10881491.amp

I would love to have gone to that but already committed to Metallica in Cardiff on the same weekend.

I am tempted, I love to watch Coalville play non league and there was a time where I wouldn’t consider missing a city home game but I now book things and don’t even give a thought to if they are at home or not. I miss quite a few because I’m doing other more enjoyable things. I keep renewing because I meet some mates for a laugh down there and I don’t really miss the DD going out because they’ve been taking it for years, if they start messing me around with this non attendance crap though that may be it.

It doesn’t read as universally rejected, ‘Applied with discretion’ ?

I’ve just seen that, empty seats all around the stadium recently, one the brink of League one for the second time in our history and they talk of consequences for non attendance. I don’t miss the DD payment coming out but I also don’t miss going down there that much either. If they start with this shit I’m done. So totally out of touch it’s unbelievable!

The Pogues at Rock City in November. I’ve liked them since the late 80’s but always found a reason not to actually see them. Only three original members left and an expensive £57 for Rock City.

I would have considered their Wythenshawe Park gig the weekend after but I’m already there the week before for The Cure.

Courteneers at the O2 Academy

No, what I’ve seen this club achieve in the last few decades is really unmatched by any other club of our size.

Would you swap places with Leicester? - Sheffield Wednesday Matchday - Owlstalk | Sheffield Wednesday News for SWFC fans Some interesting takes on there. I don't quite think they understand where we are at though.

I’ve still got to watch the final episodes of the first season at some point.

I went into the city centre for the first time in ages at lunchtime today. There seemed to be a few more empty units in the Haymarket and Highcross since I last went in. I don’t know what the answer is.

Preparing myself for the ‘shock’ BBC headlines in a couple of months about how the government tax take was surprisingly up in March, hmmm I will be stumped as to where it has all come from. Managed to top up with diesel at 159.9p (only place under 160) on the way home. Going to top up regularly because I think filling up from empty would have me sobbing on my knees on the forecourt.

Anyone been to the Long Road Festival at Stanford Hall before. Going to see Emmylou Harris at the Albert Hall on a Sunday in May and just realised she’s playing down the road (alright it’s the M1) on the August Bank Holiday. Steve Earle who I like is headlining the Friday night as well. https://thelongroad.com

Probably the same people who talked about a refresh in the championship

Freezing cold, pain in the rear to get there due to an accident on the M1 and roads flooded on the alternative route. Never once looked in control or had any sustained period of pressure. I left when the second went in and right now I can’t see me coming back again this season.