Stoopid

And Evans/Bevan of course. As someone with Welsh connections it's often puzzled me. Plus the fact that so relatively few different surnames are used in Wales. (Leading to the Jones the post, Jones the milk usages).

Just about every Welsh surname is, in fact, a first name (Williams, Owens, Richards, Griffiths, Davies, Jones [Johns] etc). Strange really.

Bap is NOT acceptable. Not in Leicester.

I love a bacon cob, but it is best with crispy, inflexible, overcooked crunchy rashers in a white-bread cob and HP sauce spilling down your chops as you eat it. Swiftly followed by hot sweet tea. Must be my proletarian upbringing, but I can't do with weird bread or soft bacon.

There's a good one just opened on corner of Fosse/Tudor. Where the Co-op used to be.

Smashed it! (Though I think this subject is approaching critical mash).

You sound like you've got a chip on your shoulder.

Well since you mention it, it does a little, yes. You make quite a few assumptions about my position and thought-processes on pretty shaky ground I would say. I've been a Leicester fan since 1961, and your observation that we can't win every game or trophy that we compete for is something that has actually occurred to me as well over the years. Again, I don't say that 'every' setback indicates a worrying pattern. I'm saying that a series of similar failures in important games over recent seasons possibly does. We are in a great position - agreed. But it's just a position. We've got a recent history of failing to kick on from great positions. With, of course, the astonishing exception of 2016 . Your characterisation of my citing this example of what can be achieved - without the fancy training ground or new stadium or money-doping - is perhaps a little insulting. Nevertheless, I stand by it. It resounded around the world precisely because it demonstrated that a fighting attitude, self-belief and determination could still win the day. The two games against Prague, and the other examples I give since that triumph, make me wonder whether we've lost sight of that. That's all.

Er...not really. My point about past failures is merely that they suggest a rather worrying pattern. Of course they don't guarantee anything in the future (which incidentally is the nub of my argument), but the past informs the likelihood of what could happen. Gambling and insurance firms rely on it. And yes, it's nice to have great facilities and what-not, but I don't really see what that has to do with anything. Failure lives as happily on velvet cushions as it does on a park bench. It's all about attitude, and right now ours is questionable. I seriously doubt whether Slavia's players have anything like our level of facilities or any grandiose plans for the 'future', but they don't half have a desire to win football matches. A bit like we used to back in 2016.

No. But we are in a great position to strike some real blows. And we're consistently failing to do so. The League Cup failure against Villa, the FA Cup ditto v Chelsea. Last season's farrago of finishing outside the top 4. Without wishing to get too philosophical about it, the future is right now. And we're not taking any of our opportunities. Jam tomorrow is not how football (or anything else, basically) really works.

Of course, there is still a lot to play for. And to get a CL place would be fantastic. My point is just that if we approach it in the same cavalier fashion as we did the Europa League, it would potentially be an even bigger embarrassment. Also that losing, and losing in such a weak manner, scuppers confidence - the true ingredient of success. Players with it try risky passes, take people on, enjoy the battle. Without it, they play like we did last night. Playing safe, possession for its own sake. Sideways. Backwards. Unwilling to make mistakes. Hiding from the ball.And that mindset seems worryingly close to the surface from my observation. That's what concerns me going forward. Given our position, we should be overflowing with confidence, but we're not. Just the opposite. So much of football, or any sport, is played in the mind. Unfortunately, ours seem to be all over the place. It worries me. And setbacks like last night are not going to help.

Okay, but as I said elsewhere, European football - of whatever nature - is a rare and precious thing for a club like us. Despite the delusions of grandeur that seem endemic among some of our fanbase, our history suggests that when it comes along we should give it everything we have. Because it is not something that necessarily comes along year in, year out. So to surrender so meekly against a team like Slavia sits uncomfortably with me. And your point about money being the essential ingredient of success in football, while having obvious merit, was surely disproved forever by our achievement in 2016. As that noted football philosopher Jessie J put it, 'it ain't about the money, money, money.' Pure desire and commitment go a long way. As our opponents reminded us so painfully last night.

Agreed about getting up in the morning. (Writing this in a prone position). Personally won't be stirring until well after the draw for the last 16 of the Europa League. And I applaud your positivity. Unhappily I am unable to share it. Again we fail - in truth, fairly miserably - when the stakes are high. See Villa in the League Cup, Chelsea in the FA Cup, the embarrassing capitulation of last season. A pattern seems to be emerging. Until we ditch this fragility, our dreams of being seen as a 'big' club (whatever that means) remain a delusion. (Fine by me, incidentally, acceptance of reality being an important part of my layabout philosophy). Can't shake the feeling that European games are the main reason we want to do well in the league. They are a rare and precious commodity in the life of a football club. To spunk it so miserably at the first hurdle is, in my view, harmful as well as embarrassing. Meanwhile my thoughts and prayers are with your big toe...

An awful lot of prejudices are being confirmed this morning...'Hmm...see Leicester got stuffed by a team from a Mickey Mouse league. Thought so...couple of years they'll sink back into the obscurity they deserve. Always thought they were nothing special...' etc etc. Trouble is, I kind of agree. Painful reminder of where we are as a club, present position notwithstanding.

Football is cyclical. They actually won the European Cup twice at a time when we were hardly setting the world on fire. Things turn round. Sometimes horribly quickly. The fragility I see at our club worries me. As a fan since the 60s I know that things change. We need perspective at times like this. But also honesty. We have a problem.

I think deep down we all know we're getting the stick our performance against Slavia home and away actually deserved. Let's face it, we didn't lay a finger on them. There's a horrible fragility about us that surfaces too often for comfort. Just imagine if Forest were in our position and had fallen so feebly. We'd be queuing up to stick the boot in. It's the nature of things. The trouble is that performances like that (and Villa, and Chelsea and last seasons drop-off) erode confidence among our own ranks. Including the team. A shit-show like last night could be very damaging.

Good points. There's a worrying tendency to freeze in the headlights when it really matters. Hard to pin down to specifics, but it keeps happening with this manager. I like what he's done for our club, but these repeated incidents seem to dog his career and must be a concern to him in his moments of honest reflection. We're still doing well, but last night did us no good at all.

Just feel massively disappointed. Not sure why it happened, who's to blame etc. Doesn't really matter. Attempts to put a positive spin on this baffle me. European competition is enormously prestigious for any club. To fail so meekly reflects badly on us. Feel sick.

Let's face it, it was a cold night. Warming your balls up in advance just seems like a sensible precaution.

Remember a couple of things from the last time we played this lot in the Cup, 45 years ago. Bob Lee scoring a good goal, unfairly disallowed, and my mate turning to me and saying don't worry, it'll be given by VAR, and me saying don't be daft, it ain't been invented yet... The other thing (more reliably) was the United fans down the Pop side singing the 'Que sera, sera' song ('we're going to Wem-ber-lee') for what I think was the first time ever. I'd certainly never heard it before. Also recall Gerry Daly - later to become a real star for us - netting for them. About time we took revenge.

Got stopped by a couple of cops when walking home through Rusholme early one morning in the late 70s. Noticing one of them had a bandage on his hand, I foolishly said; 'looks nasty mate - is that your reading finger?' Anderton was chief pig in those days, and the Manchester force wasn't noted for its sense of humour. Suffice to say I regretted that particular shaft of wit for several days after.

Let's see if I've got this right. You live in Canada and it's pretty cold? Tricky concept, but I think I'm beginning to get my head round it.

It's made by the Irish, produced by BBC Wales, filmed in Scotland and appreciated by the terminally thick wherever they might be. And, let's face it, that's pretty much everywhere.

Agreed, there's more to the Celtic 'brand' than just football. The Irish diaspora is, of course, huge and Celtic symbolises that. Though in my experience (mainly in Irish bars in the USA) lots of people still take a close interest in their fortunes. But yeah, their reach to non-Irish global fans has no doubt diminished, even before their recent woes with poor old Lenny. Though many in my family support them, I never liked nationalism, and that aspect of their appeal turned me off. Anyway, I grew up in Leicester, so supported the local team. As - of course - I should. Took plenty of stick over the years. Not so much now. Can't imagine why.

Accountability. If people are allowed anonymity on their platforms, they'll continue to abuse the privilege. Don't see why this need continue. If people had to identify themselves, or their identity was public knowledge, they'd necessarily give more thought to what they said.