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Yeah, it was an odd choice of words. Apols. I kinda mean absolutely nobody has an independent brain down their. They all religiously stick to the party line. It'd do North Korea proud. My hunch it's a very old fashioned subservient culture down there, directed by Susan Whelan....Just a hunch, that's all

There's a fckn surprise. That's not having a dig at UFS. Vitriol is at the club. So absurdly belligerent. They wouldn't shout fire if the gaff was burning down if it meant failing to bow to some silk & gold elephant every five seconds. Appalling people down there, absolutely appalling. Rotten.

Correct. It'd also mean a change of formation to play with the usual two wingers in one set up and two upfront in the other (Kels and Vards, for example in one formation and daka, Fatuwu and Mavidid in the other) ....which I cant see him.doing.

More I think of the fixture schedule the more I'm convinced we may split two sets of players ready and primed Team for Rotherham and Cardiff Team.for Ipswich and Huddersfield The crossover between the two - ie someone playing Ipswich AND Cardiff - being minimal and rested players on the bench for the rotation they are out of.

I get you that George was a scheming so and so, but he played a blinder in his time at the helm. He took the club away from the gentleman's committee meetings, cigars & brandy style of the Shipmans to a much more modern autocratic style and ensured we cut our cloth (plus his own money, as the cloth simply wasn't enough) Unlike the current owners, he was fanatical about boosting crowds and the next next generation. He also stuck to his blueprint of appointing young up and coming managers (remarkably quite a novel idea then) He got in Little, then McGhee (who at the time was hugely rated) and then if course he overruled the whole board (who wanted Mike Walker) and appointed MON and then overruled his colleagues plus fans to stick obsessively with MON during the heat of that Sheff Utd game. lots was made of Brian Little starting what we are today. I think a larger part of the story was Martin George though. He'd be a fascinating interview for any journalists and bloggers, not only for his reflections on his tenure but his opinions on the modern ownership structure now.

Can anyone imagine Barry Hearne refusing to sell tickets to the snooker or boxing and preferring empty seats? The guy would have a coronary. The attitude down there should be one of promoter. However, they choose instead a role of gatekeeper. It's beyond bizarre. Breaks every business rule in the book.

Great post and very reasoned. It shouldn't take an 80k a year employee to apply common sense. If we take the football out of this, the first rule of business is 'make it easy to buy'. I cannot fathom why a business is so obtuse, so belligerent. I concluded long ago it is an irrational fear of rowdiness that jars against a club strategy of creating an inclusive family friendly vibe. I get the logic. But they are in the wrong game if they wish to exclude 'undesirables' ....go buy a rugby club or ice hockey club. Simple stuff. Be freindly. Be helpful. Be flexible. Empower staff to use common sense. Sell more. It really ain't that hard.

And of course,.for certain high profile / high risk fixtures there can be a block for new or low booking history accounts. But PL games v Fulham or Burnley or Palace or even Newcastle, what are they scared of?

Totally agree. The centre needs a total rethink. It hasn't any other choice than to be different. Instead, developments are often weaker and paler versions of other cities. Leeds and Brum have flats by the canal, we'll do it! Put in a big wheel! Have a pride march! I think you're right. The centre needs to gamble. Do something absurd. Turn over empty buildings to artists, for free. The whole area say around curve. Turn it into some nuthouse Christiana (Copenhagen) hippyville and see what happens. See if it generates something. Position ourselves as alternative. International. Uncool..anti establishment. Let immigrants do a massive flea market. Basically turn over some bare earth and see if something grows.

Because the club think that anyone buying general sale tickets is either affiliated to the Wagner Group, Hamas or Colombian cartels and likely to engage in murder /torture, so spoiling the enjoyment for families and the elderly

Great post

It's a policy that has Susan Whelan written all over it. I get it. It makes theoretical sense to collate data, monitor buying habits and keep the space trouble free. But has absolutely no understanding of the football psyche. Whelan all over. I bet there are scores of families with relatives visiting that'd love to go. Grandad wanting to give grandkids a Christmas treat. Nephews and Nieces from out of town. Brother in Law who just fancies a match and a few drinks. The club admin have absolutely zero football brain.

Agreed. But you get my point. Nothing gets done at public sector level without over expense and faff. There's gotta be a middle way, surely?

Just been reading that the great central railway are about ready to link up the Leicester and Nottingham sections (I didn't know Nottingham had a working section tbh) Point being, how on earth can a few fuddy duddy railway enthusiasts build and maintain a 30 odd mile line yet with nothing but charity donations yet Network Rail reckons it'd cost £272m quid upgrading an existing line from Coalville to Leicester? Edit 5m quid it cost them, raised through donations. What a mess this country is in, being quoted 272m FFS

Not was Winks. Even apologised to the Brum fans! 😂 What a lovely lad.

Worth a tenner. They ain't that bad. Sheff Weds are comfortably the worst team in the UK, yet even they bummed a point off us.

Agreed. Kids wanna be rich kids now. In my day, I took pride in getting a holiday to Rhodes, flight, transfer, 2 weeks accom for 300 quid. Basic as. Now they want luxury villas. They club together and rent a cool.airbnb for a few days and libe like they are a rockstar. Fair play. The days of roughing it seem to be gone. They do a line if they have to have more then three or four drinks. Our generation could sling down drinks from 6pm til 2am without so much as a paracetamol.

If you magnified St Martin's by about x5, it'd be a lovely night out. But there are barely enough punters to fill St Martin's as it is.

Opposite. The more I think about this the more professional sense it makes to target 6 points from Rotherham and Cardiff and okay a scratch team at Ipswich and try to squeeze a point there. Emotion says Ipswich is a Battle Royale. The hype, the TV, the fans. I'd go reverse psychology and make a statement - we ain't even looking at you. Ipswich are just a number to us. I'd call in all the 'first reserves' Praet (if he can be arsed ofc), Coady, Souttar, Hamza, Yunis, Albrighton, McAteer, Kels and Vardy and I suppose Casadei if we must and play for a draw.

Here's the paradox. Leicester's housing stock is so much better than comparable cities.. Western Park, Letchworth Road..Stoneygate. Spencefield Lane. Oadby (though ugly extensions by Asian families have downgraded both those areas a bit). Birstall. Kirby Muxloe, Cropston, (still greater Leicester) ....that's every corner of the Greater urban Leicester area with high quality 650k+ housing. That's way above Nottingham. Edit, Glenfield opposite county hall, there's 200+ houses of extraordinary high spec there.

Great post. Trundling all the way to Cardiff, Seaburn or South London. Must've been great trips

So long as we win Saturday, we can't lose, if you see what I mean

Lack of composure. A millisecond of delay and he slots that home. It was an absolute sitter.

I know but there comes a time when you say 'its always you though, isn't it?' We need him. And there's ALWAYS something wrong..

Both true and false. The punters are in Leicester & Leicestershire but they won't come into the city centre.. Had a chat with someone earlier and felt that the city centre itself may seriously be worth giving up on. businesses and niche shops would be better setting up a new area that's more attractive and welcoming to the aspirational. It almost happened 20 odd years ago with braunstone gate. I think the centre is lost to the poor..see if it can bottom out and regenerate itself meanwhile the nice things happen on, say, allandale road, Queens road, Oadby etc