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4 minutes ago, Lionator said:

There’s zero reason to still be batting. They are not getting 350+ on the last day. Cowardly stuff. 

I think this is right in terms of a declaration. If the likes of Mike and Scriven can score at this rate on this pitch, you don't want Jewell and Lloyd reaching 100 for none after the first 15 overs.

It's a fair tactic to extinguish any hope that Derby have of a victory and then see if they can withstand 85+ overs.

I'd take a draw right now with those line-ups. Snap your hand off for it, though we need much more.

14 hours ago, CosbehFox said:

Yep Quorn now the only team unbeaten in the top eight tiers of English footy.
 

Corby gone to shit. 

 

Went St Neots v Aylestone Park, home side won 3-2. Great little modern ground. St Neots now top but looks like it’s going to be a good title race between those two and Rugby Borough 

Enjoyed Loughborough Students dispatching Corby yesterday.

Corby arrived with the usual visitors' approach of trying to bully the Scholars off the ball, but couldn't cope when Loughborough's youngsters got to grips with them and went up a gear.

I can't get very interested in Loughborough Dynamo any more since the voluntary (and controversial) relegation, but the Students are capable of some good passing football and seem well drilled by ex-Foxes 'favourite' Jamie Clapham.

I've only been able to buy an online ticket for this by using a brand new laptop.

I had tried and failed with older laptops and an Android phone (3, 6, and 4 yrs old respectively). When I clicked on the relevant sector, the pitch image and the itemized seating layout weren't loading. I don't know if anyone else has found this too.

Abysmal. 

The batting is packed with experience, but only Budinger managed to maintain a decent strike rate (for what was a very reachable Surrey total).

Loughborough Dynamo v Anstey Nomads tomorrow, 3 p.m.  Massive credit to both clubs for their performances this season - both currently in playoff places. 

Looking forward to some lithe, acrobatic, goalkeeping athleticism from Lewis King and Conrad Logan  . 

Two teams who have done Leicestershire proud this season... unlike certain others... so please come down if you live locally.

As others on this thread have said, if you need something to rekindle your enthusiasm for football, non-league is the ideal solution.

19 hours ago, SMX11 said:

Not likely going to face much rapid stuff in April and May haha

You can bet that some scrote will try their luck with short pitched stuff though, given the sort of opposition behaviour Leics have faced in recent years.

The umpires (and Leics) will quickly need to be on top of this rules-wise.

1 hour ago, HybridFox said:

Unfortunately the ECB haven't got the balls to stand up to it and call the series off. Incompetence at all levels

England should at least delay the start of the series until Bashir gets his visa - which would mean scrapping the first test and maybe more.

England's team selection shouldn't be affected by a number of people behaving like tw@ts.

19 hours ago, Cakey said:

They were awful the first time round

Haircut 100 were excellent in last year's tour, because their musicianship has gone up several notches over the past 40 years. This event sounds a decent initiative by the club (depending on who the other bands are...).

4 hours ago, lcfc278 said:

To add to this, I've noticed that even the option to purchase by those with a booking history is rarely offered. The odd time when it is actually offered it's usually only 2/3 days out from the game.

I'd never buy a membership on principle.

But, having a booking history, I've been contacted once or twice this calendar year about tickets being available.

However, having then downloaded the lengthy document about mobile ticketing, I've given up at that point.

For the past 30 years or so, I would go to 3-4 games a year when back in Leics, but not now.

4 hours ago, MPH said:

"But Stephy needs to improve his behaviour, which was not correct."

 

 

Does anyone know what Maresca meant by that? was it the post goal celebration where he sat and goaded the fans a little bit?

This will be Enzo translating literally into English - in Italian "corretto" can imply "sporting" or "appropriate", so in his view the celebration was "unsporting" / "inappropriate".

24 minutes ago, Beagle said:

 

Quite lucky to be getting a 3-yr deal (but then again, if someone like George Rhodes got one... 🙄) on the basis of a good breakthrough season at Leics and a decent concluding one. 

But as mentioned above, everything hinges on him becoming a more economical bowler. In isolation, I'm not sure that either his batting or his bowling is good enough to displace any existing squad member in any format (though there may be room for a competent pinch hitter in T20). 

On 28/10/2023 at 17:11, LCFCJoe96 said:

Harder than it should’ve been but two more late Garnett goals make it look better

 

 

A brilliant season from Loughborough Dynamo so far, top of the table, well drilled and enjoyable to watch. 

At home against Lye Town tomorrow, so please come and support them if you are in the Loughborough area or have Loughborough connections.

They really deserve better attendances than 150-200-ish.

On 18/10/2023 at 07:30, CrawlingFox said:

Great news for Patel, very well deserved.

Yes, really pleased with the progress that Rishi Patel is making, and great to see some hundreds under his belt now.

The next addition to his skillset needs to be the ability to scrape together ugly 30s-40s in moments of adversity for the team, rather than contribute to collapses with single figure failures (Budinger too). This means evaluating conditions quickly and adapting his game.

In that context, it's good that Evans has signed a new contract. There were times last season - very decent though it was - when I wished someone had dropped anchor for an hour, instead of us being next-to-nothing for 3.   Maybe Budinger and Patel will both benefit from the competition.

On 13/09/2023 at 21:25, Bellend Sebastian said:

I snoozed and lost the other day when I didn't buy a 2nd hand copy of her "Collaborations" album for 11 quid off Amazon, and someone else bought it. Cheapest one now over 40.

 

Really want it because the version of "All Kinds of Everything" on it with Terry Hall is GREAT (unlike the original) and I can't get it anywhere else

Many thanks for the reminder about this gem.

I found the video on YouTube, and it's delightful - especially Sinead's smile as Terry Hall starts singing, a kind of "wow-is-this-really-happening?" moment.

2 hours ago, Daggers said:

Haven't paid attention to the Prem this season. Watch us on TV when it's available out of habit - but I'm loving going along to non-league games. This has reinvigorated my love of the game.

Totally agree with you about non-league games. I've been going to Loughborough Dynamo for a while, and it's easier to develop a genuine connection with clubs like that. Though I've followed Leicester for over 45 years, I can no longer be arsed with sky-high prices, memberships, mobile tickets, etc, and the general sense of being taken for granted.

Well done to Sam and Harry.

Points proved to management in the most emphatic of ways. Questions should be asked if they don't both start the final two fixtures. Budinger needs time out now to work on his game; currently he's not even at squad level for the CC, let alone the first XI.

Not sure that Trafford - at this early stage of his career - is what we would have needed. Recently he was at Accrington on loan; he certainly had presence and attitude in spades, and thought he should have been automatic first choice. But he lost his place because of inconsistency and the loan was not renewed. A bit of a risk for a Premier League / upper Championship side to be starting him, I would say.

What's the general consensus on Budinger so far? I'm concerned that he's not adapting his game (or being coached enough to adapt his game) to the 4-day format. Yesterday's "effort" put us on the back foot from the start (we really needed an Azad yesterday).

One useful innings in 7 or 8 isn't really enough (remember the back of last season too). These flashy 20s/30s, then out after 5-6 overs, would not be much use in 50 over games either. There's talent there, obviously, but how long should LCCC persist with this "that's the way I roll" approach?

11 minutes ago, Bert said:

Confirmed. 
 

He’s excited to have a signed for “Leicestershire cricket county club”  

Great signing - recruitment markedly on the up.   

As for his language error, most people will have issues with alliteration in their 2nd/3rd languages (assuming they are actually capable of speaking more than one), so we'll let him off that one, I think.

We look a bowler short here. Not enthusiastic at the prospect of Scriven, Bowley, and Lilley having to get through 20 overs between them. Should be space for one of Walker or Barnes, surely, given the depth of batting...? 

6 minutes ago, AjcW said:

It is shit… but I’d be interested to know how many of these fixed penalties other counties got over the same time period… if most get none then we should really be ashamed of picking up 6 over 2 years. As others have said you just can’t act the same way in cricket/rugby as you do in Football. 

 

Also others pointing to Kohli, yeah he’s probably wound up Bairstow but how do you know he’s swearing? That’s what the punishment is for…

 

Yes Yorkshire should have been punished for the racism issues… but if you look at it separately this doesnt read great…

 

“The CDC's decision follows the sanction it imposed on Leicestershire on 2 August 2021, after the club had received six fixed penalties for breaches of ECB Directive 3.6 from the period 2 August 2020 and 1 July 2021 and the subsequent hearing on 3 September 2021 after Leicestershire incurred a further fixed penalty point after the 2 August 2021 decision.”

 

"On 2 August 2021 the CDC imposed the sanction on the club as follows: 'Subject to the over-riding discretion of the panel, should there be one or more fixed penalty issued to a Leicestershire player within 12 months of this hearing, the club will be deducted either 12 LV= County Championship points (or equivalent), two Royal London Cup points (or equivalent) or two Vitality Blast points (or equivalent). The more serious the breach or breaches, the more likely it is that points will be deducted'.
 

“On 3 September following the further fixed penalty the CDC decision stated: 'If there are any further breaches at any level on or before 1 August 2022, a points deduction will almost certainly be an inevitable consequence'." 

Yes, this is a foul decision by the ECB but the club's disciplinary record has been abysmal in recent years. It should have been clear to everyone (but obviously not to the players) that they were - and still are - on a tightrope in every game. I've sympathy for Naveen, but is it not the case that Lilley has been responsible for some of these past offences? He's not learning and he's probably run out of chances.

Yes, Hendricks is a real concern. 0-181 from his five days of play with us so far, and an overseas player.   Gavin Griffiths could provide figures like that for a fraction of the cost...    Let's hope he can turn this around quickly.