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Heavy leather, muddy boots and ball, long socks, short trousers (not sports shorts), smoking chimneys, playing safely outside within view of the houses

More historical than good Made In Leicester James Greig Leicesters engineering in the 20th Century was unrivaled. We made machines for knitting for making shoes ( BUSM) and all manner of things. We made lenses and camera's ( Taylor Hobson and Reid) and lots more to numerous to mention. In the 50s Charles Street was the richest street in Europe. This shot was taken @ National Trusts Upton House where during the second world war the bankers were kept together to help the nation fund the war effort. Imperial typewriters on East Park Road helped with this cause. I am very pleased to have met workers in these industries that taught me their skills when I was young. For this I am eternally grateful to them. Gent & Co made sonar equipment in the war as well. In the 50s Charles Street was the richest street in Europe and one of the cleanest - How far we have fallen.

Reminds me of this

We'll have to start calling the write Tosh Holland

Someone's very optimistic Leicester City can raise £83m from transfer sales this summer as brutal reset needed Leicester City can raise £83m from transfer sales this summer as brutal reset needed Story by Josh Holland The summer transfer window will open on June 15 and the reset button will be pressed at Leicester City, if it hasn't already. Relegation to League One means the Foxes' squad will go through a much-needed shuffle between now and September. Frustration among supporters has intensified as May ticked into June over the lack of movement in the window. The club have already confirmed a handful of first-team absentees in their released list, but any further deals have been very quiet. The opening of the window is in just over a week and that means the flurry of announcements will come more frequently. Leicester's back-to-back relegations from the Premier League to the third tier means nearly every player will have question marks over their future. Discussions between clubs will be stepped up. City's main issue is the uncertainty around their manager. It's understood that once the man in the dug-out is in place, the manager will know which players will be kept, which will be allowed to leave, and who will have no place in that manager's plan. The Foxes will need to clear the gutter of wantaway players to allow youngsters to be bled in. Harry Winks' future does look bleak at the King Power Stadium, while Abdul Fatawu has Premier League interest and Jeremy Monga is being pursued by Arsenal. But there are still a number of players whose future could be elsewhere and that will come into Sporting Director James McCarron's thinking when the squad overhaul is considered. Jakub Stolacrzyk is no longer an up-and-coming goalkeeper at the age of 25. After coming in for Mads Hermansen in the Premier League, the Pole's last season in the Championship was littered with inconsistency - resulting in him being dropped to the bench by both Marti Cifuentes and Asmir Begovic. With one year left on his deal, this summer presents a final chance to cash in on him. City have been linked with Sunderland's Matty Young already so it wouldn't be a surprise if Stolarczyk had interesting offers put on the table. A fee of around £4m is realistic for a goalkeeper with Championship experience. Fran Vieites is one player who will be almost guaranteed to want a move after not playing a single minute for the club last season. The 27-year-old, though, won't cost much and could be an easy sell for City at around £500k. Into defence and there's a number of players who could be sold. Caleb Okoli has been tentatively linked with a return to Italy for the past 12 months and at the age of 24, a season in the third tier of English football won't be on his agenda. Fiorentina are reportedly keen on him after staying in Serie A last season. After costing £13m from Atalanta in 2024, Leicester could easily ask for £7m this summer due to his age and contract having three more years. Harry Souttar, who played in the final two games of the season, will put himself in the shop window at the World Cup with Australia this summer. He still has admirers at Sheffield United with Chris Wilder back at the club after previously signing him on loan two years ago. A torn Achilles has stagnated his career as of late, but the 27-year-old could be an asset if he comes out of the World Cup unscathed. The injury should be a sticking point for any buying club, but £4m would be a decent fee for the Aussie. Onto our first 'high-ceiling' player on this list and Ben Nelson is someone that has Premier League interest. Chelsea were understood to be keen previously but Manchester United are the latest side to be mentioned. The 22-year-old is a regular in the England youth set-up and as a left-footed centre-back, he ticks boxes that clubs desire. Having a relegation on his CV won't help him, but £10m is what he should be valued at after his steady rise through the academy. City's Danish duo, Jannik Vestergaard and Victor Kristiansen, probably should be looking for clubs. Vestergaard's stay in LE2 has been overstayed while Kristiansen's comments on League One last month, whilst true, revealed his stance. £2m for Vestergaard, 33, and £5m for Kristiansen, who helped Bologna qualify for the Champions League two seasons ago, are no-brainers for City. In the middle of the park, let's start with Winks. It's not an unpopular claim to suggest City accept anything they can get for the midfielder. Fall outs with managers, fans and his wages being a problem point towards him being gone by the time the transfer window closes On his day, he's exceptional on the ball and in the Championship, he would thrive at a mid-table/play-off contending team. He is 30 meaning any contract offers aren't likely to surpass 2-3 years, so a fee of £3m would be perfect for everyone involved - however the manager's vision could include him and see him stay. Hamza Choudhury has been on Leicester City's books since he was a kid, with the odd loan spell sprinkled across. But this summer feels like the right time for a new challenge for the Bangladesh international. Again, like Souttar, Wilder signed him at Sheffield United previously and a reunion wouldn't be surprising. As a player capable of playing at right-back and central midfield, Choudhury offers versatility for any club. £5m would make sense for City, a fee that they would be able to class as pure profit on the books. Oliver Skipp is another who will feel like it’s time to move on. After signing from Tottenham for around £25m, the 25-year-old has suffered back-to-back relegations. There were spells last season where he proved his quality in the Championship. He’s also played in the Premier League with Spurs and earned promotion with Norwich City. City will have to take a loss on him, but anything around the £8m mark wouldn’t be terrible. Monga is edging closer to becoming the first major exit at Leicester with it understood that Arsenal are aiming to secure a deal for the 16-year-old. Talks are said to be underway with it suggested that the Gunners face paying in the region of £10m-£15m. Ironically, the biggest asset for Leicester is our last one. Fatawu was wanted after his first season in England, he stayed with City before an injury put a stop to any talk of a move. He started last season on fire and pulled off some wonderful goals. Talk of a late summer move fell quiet and there were fleeting concerns that a bigger club would land him in January. Now, as a League One club, Leicester can't say no to his sale. Fatawu could cost anywhere between £20m and £40m, depending on his performance at the World Cup. The 22-year-old still has so much to learn but there's not many wingers like him and clubs will have taken notice of that. Right now, around £25m would be a fair price. Anything less than that and there'd be an argument that Leicester have been schooled.

George Hirst at the World Cup that’s something I never expected to see.

England XI: Pickford, Stones, Guehi, Quansah, Spence, J. Henderson, Mainoo, Rogers, Rashford, Watkins, Kane. Subs: D.Henderson, Trafford, Konsa, O'Reilly, Burn, Livramento, Anderson, Bellingham, Gordon, Toney, James, Scott, King, Nwaneri, Rio. Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood starts for New Zealand. New Zealand XI: Crocombe, Cacace, Boxall, Surman, Payne, Stamenic, Singh, Bell, Garbett, Wood, Just. Subs: Paulsen, Woud, Barbarouses, Bayliss, Bindon, De Vries, Elliot, McCowatt, Old, Pijnaker, Randall, Rufer, Smith, Waine.

In case you missed them The 2026 World Cup will be the biggest, longest and most expensive. It will also feature a hefty number of rule changes. New responsibilities for video assistant referees, new red card offences and a number of initiatives to speed up the game will be put into effect. Here are the rule changes for the US, Canada and Mexico and why they have been implemented. Second yellow cards Although fans are increasingly united in their dislike of video refereeing, Fifa is ready to hug it tighter and has expanded the VAR protocol. First, video officials will be expected to check every decision that results in a corner. According to guidance issued by the law-making body, the International Football Association Board (Ifab), the VAR should intervene only if they can do so quickly, though there is no defined time limit. VAR will also be expected to assess decisions that lead to the award of a second yellow card and thus a sending-off (currently, they look only at straight red cards). Some figures within Ifab are hesitant to extend VAR’s brief (the reviewing of corners has been made optional and the Premier League appears ready to reject it) but Fifa is concerned about a wrong decision affecting a high‑profile match. The original VAR protocol was developed with the aim of eliminating serious incidents missed by match officials. VAR also to check for fouls before set pieces In an unexpected development, less than a fortnight before the World Cup starts, Ifab announced another change to the VAR protocol. Labelled a “clarification”, this adaptation will extend the window for assessing goals, penalties or sendings-off that follow the taking of a set piece. Video referees will be encouraged to check for any offence before the set piece had been taken (but while play was stopped), if the incident is deemed to have had a “direct impact” on the outcome. This development has been widely interpreted as a tool to tackle grappling in the box before corners and free-kicks, and a missed foul in the buildup to England’s opener in a recent friendly against Uruguay is an example of the type of infraction being looked for. Red cards for covering mouths and leaving the field Two notorious incidents this year have led directly to new red card offences. The first follows the decision by the Senegal coach, Pape Thiaw, and some of his players to walk off the field during the Africa Cup of Nations final in protest at a penalty being awarded against them. Now any player or official who “leaves the field of play in protest at a referee’s decision” can be given a red card. The same sanction will apply to players who cover their mouths “in a confrontational situation”. This change has been widely trailed after the Benfica midfielder Gianluca Prestianni hid his mouth under his shirt before confronting Vinícius Júnior during a Champions League tie. Real Madrid claimed the abuse was racist but the player admitted to and was banned for homophobic remarks. In an unusual intervention, the Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, personally called for such actions to result in a sending‑off and this rule, which has been made optional, will be applied at the World Cup. Measures to stop ‘tactical timeouts’ One growing source of frustration within the game is the persistence of tactical timeouts, where the treatment of an apparent injury is used as a chance for coaches to relay instructions to players. They are seen as the exploitation of a loophole and an unnecessary interruption to play – a focus for lawmakers – so officials will clamp down on this behaviour at the World Cup. Outfield players will be expected to leave the field for treatment (as before) but then to stay off the field for 60 seconds before returning once treatment is complete. Goalkeepers – the prime culprits in tactical timeouts – will continue to be treated on the field, but referees are expected to adopt a measure from the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), which dictates that while treatment continues all other players must retreat to the centre circle and not go to their coach’s technical area. The successful introduction of referee countdowns to help speed up goal-kicks has meant the measure will be expanded at the World Cup to include throw-ins. In both cases referees can, with their hand, signal a five-second countdown to dawdling players. If the count reaches zero then the throw-in will be granted to the opposition or, in the case of goal‑kicks, a corner will be awarded to opponents instead. A further, and final, rule tweak requires that any player being substituted must leave the field of play within 10 seconds of their number being raised. If they take longer, any replacement player will be kept off the field for a further minute.

Ian King classy CB

Four Leicester Greats

I'd have thought the early games would be about fitness, players tend to play out of position more just to get the games. Based on last season there surely needs an uplift in fitness/endurance

Good spot

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John Ghent Leicester Estate Agent Friday night in Leicester once looked like this This was the Cameo Cinema on High Street in June 1971 — a place where film lovers gathered long before Netflix, smartphones, or streaming services existed. The glowing signs, film posters outside, and bustle of the city centre made a trip to the pictures feel like a real occasion. Whether it was a first date, a family outing, or simply escaping into another world for a few hours, cinemas like the Cameo played a huge part in Leicester life. Looking at this photo now, it's not just the building that stands out — it's a reminder of a time when entertainment brought people together in person. The cinema may be gone, but the memories made there still live on. Did you ever visit the Cameo, or remember what was showing there? Saw my first filmed naked breasts here and very large they were too as the women was washing them over a sink . The story goes the back row which I seemed to remember had double seats men in long baggie overcoats were covertly finding some relief. And no it wasn't me, I never saw it and it wasn't a cinema I usually used.

Queued up to see Dr No there and a few years later my brother a couple of mates and myself were refused entry for causing trouble the weekend before, we were never there that weekend.

John Ghent Leicester Estate Agent Remember when a trip to the cinema felt like an event? This was Leicester's Picture House cinema, seen from Granby Street in the 1970s. Long before streaming services and giant multiplexes, places like this were where Leicester families spent their weekends. The bright lights, film posters, queues outside, and the excitement of seeing the latest release made a night at the pictures something special. For many locals, the Picture House wasn't just a cinema — it was part of growing up, first dates, family outings, and unforgettable memories in the city centre. Today, Granby Street looks very different, but this photograph captures a time when the cinema stood at the heart of Leicester's entertainment scene. Did you ever visit the Picture House, or remember what stood here before?

https://www.lcfc.com/media-article/fan-advisory-board-fab-meeting-eight-summary?fbclid=IwY2xjawSP8k9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeBJd2B9QmwRdi4m1e0RNfN3PcdLyxhTW8XLzTIwAkHSwTYJ7D3hfGPoqzGY8_aem_o6dYxNYMrbJO3zILqRwTew Fan Advisory Board (FAB) - Meeting Eight Summary The notes from our latest Fan Advisory Board (FAB) meeting on Wednesday 13 May are available for supporters to read below. The notes from the eighth Fan Advisory Board (FAB) meeting Discussions were had about season tickets, matchday experience, away ticket allocations and compliance with the game’s financial regulations Six supporter representatives met with senior Club personnel on Filbert Way, including Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Davies, who was formally confirmed as NBLO (Nominated Board Level Official) and FAB Co-Chair. Agenda items for this meeting included topics such as 2026/27 season tickets and evolving profiles among match-attending fans, the matchday experience, away ticket allocations and the Club’s ongoing compliance with the game’s financial regulations. FAB representatives also voted for the Fan Representative Co-Chair position, with Graeme Smith being elected for this position. It was agreed this vote would carry over for season three of the FAB term. The FAB notes are available here. Notes from our recent Fan Consultative Committee (FCC) Working Group can also be viewed here. Click here for a statement from the Fan Advisory Board. The date for the next FAB meeting will be confirmed in due course. Learn more about our Fan Engagement Framework.

You've got the massive old BT telephone exchange at the back of it. I see some newish flats have all ready filled spaces around it. https://www.google.com/maps/@52.6384431,-1.1296852,3a,90y,290.23h,112.32t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sFMCz-cpqFe5c4bD26nJW5g!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-22.31713718837196%26panoid%3DFMCz-cpqFe5c4bD26nJW5g%26yaw%3D290.2325345694964!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDYwMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D I visualise more of the same, housing itself is not a problem but they're all built on a shoestring and are so boring

As part of a Management training course I went on I was part of a small team that spent several does shadowing a small sheet metal business and advising them on how to improve efficiency and hence increase profits. It was located opposite what was the Tesco entrance, back of Wilco's although Tesco had been long gone even then. Hardly the business you want in a city centre but there were lots of other small businesses there

If it has to come down that sounds like a good Idea but I suspect due to the cost of demolition it someone would want to build on the space probably a massive block of flats disguise as student ones so the can cram loads in.

I'm not a fan generally of brutal architecture pulling that down though does nothing for the environment. I'm all for restoring buildings unless they were made in the 60s/70 out of cardboard and cheap concrete. Restore it and turn the whole area into a shopping destination, with on the spot parking to the rival the Highcross bring some life back into this part of the City. There's lots of potential around there with a bit of imagination and ££s It used to be a very busy popular spot with the Tesco and other shops plus the Bowling Alley. This was built when the City were leaders with the ground breaking carpark, central Supermarket and the largest single floor bowling alley, 36 lanes in the UK