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https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/what-now-jeremy-monga-managers-10090575 What now for Jeremy Monga as manager's change of heart leaves Leicester City with call to make Jordan Blackwell discusses the big match talking points from Leicester City's latest defeat, a 3-0 reverse to Newcastle United, Ruud van Nistelrooy's unexpected reaction why empty seats should be a concern ByJordan Blackwell 13:26, 8 APR 2025Updated13:31, 8 APR 2025 Jeremy Monga with Newcastle's Tino Livramento after his Leicester City debut ended in a 3-0 defeat (Image: Alex Dodd - CameraSport via Getty Images) At least they tried to score. Those are the kind of positive words Leicester City have been reduced to because of the depths to which they have sunk this season. It should be a given that a competitive football team tries to stick the ball in the net, but that has not been true for every match City have played this term. This is not a new low. The away fixtures at Newcastle, Everton, West Ham and Manchester City were poorer showings. Perhaps the home games against Chelsea, Brentford and Manchester United were too. Games like Monday’s 3-0 defeat to Newcastle are just one of many of the same ilk, rather than an anomaly. Therein lies the real problem. After last Wednesday’s trip to the Etihad, where City looked happy to defend a 2-0 defeat, it was a relief to see some intent. There have only been five matches this season where City had more touches in the final third than they had against Newcastle. They won 12 corners, double the amount they’ve had in any other Premier League fixture this term. Their tally of 0.5 expected goals was the second highest of this eight-match losing run. Ruud van Nistelrooy made attacking half-time changes to try to turn the game around. But in trying to score, many serious flaws were exposed in City’s game. For one, their defensive organisation was so poor. Leaving wing-back James Justin in a one-on-two inside two minutes, against a side who have excellent attacking full-backs, was a recipe for disaster and leaves you questioning what City were work on at the training ground. The concentration at the back was seriously lacking too. It was bad enough for the first goal, when Victor Kristiansen left Jacob Murphy in too much space at the back post, but was dreadful for the second. Wout Faes, Conor Coady and Luke Thomas were all goal side of Murphy when Fabian Schar tried his luck from halfway, but because they were all dawdling back, the Newcastle winger had time to take a shoddy touch and still score. The third was evidence of how ill-equipped City are to deal with fast attacks. They never collected themselves after Bilal El Khannouss’s misplaced pass, with a weak header from Justin and then terrible one-on-one defending from Faes letting Newcastle in again. Arguably, City were only able to attempt to reduce the deficit in the second half because Newcastle let them. The visitors were comfortable. They were conserving energy. Eddie Howe brought off key players. And still, despite getting the ball into promising positions, City never troubled Newcastle’s defence enough to create promising openings. That City tried a little harder and were still so bad really does not reflect well on van Nistelrooy as a coach. That a 3-0 home defeat might only be the fifth or sixth-worst game of the season is a terrible reflection on the running of the club. RvN words leaves City with decision to make Last week, van Nistelrooy was the captain unwilling to desert a sinking ship. “It’s something I feel I want to go through with this team, with the squad, with the staff,” he said. “Stay together, stay connected with them, fight ourselves through this as people and give energy every day to get ourselves out of this. “For me, it’s not something I feel I want to run away from. I want to be part of this and I want to fight for this with the squad.” In the minutes after Monday’s defeat, he sounded like he was scrambling for a lifeboat, wanting a route out of the situation. He could not offer the same commitment as to his immediate future, and said there needed to be discussions on what is best for the club. Van Nistelrooy suggested he had exhausted his options in terms of personnel and set-ups, as if to tell the club he can’t do any more with the hand they have dealt him. He added: “If I speak for myself, coming here with the intent to bring the club forward, so far it didn’t work. I tried different things, different players, different structures, without results.” In the immediate aftermath of a defeat, perhaps those were emotions talking. It must be difficult, as a serial winner as a player, to lose a 15th game in 16 as a manager and be setting national records for how bad your team is. But if those words are what they sound like, like a manager trying to wash his hands of the situation, then it does leave City with a decision to make as to his future. What now for Monga after change of heart Van Nistelrooy was not in the right mood to discuss his change of heart on Jeremy Monga either. Having ruled him out of first-team action for weeks, because of his age and schooling limiting his training time, he then handed the 15-year-old his debut. It was good that he did. The prodigy’s introduction got a huge cheer and gave fans at least a chance to see him represent the club before his future comes into focus again this summer. The question now is whether he continues to play over the final seven matches. There doesn’t seem to be any reason why he would not. There were two major positives to his performance. The first was that, had you not known he was the second-youngest player in Premier League history, you would not have guessed that he was only 15. There were little moments, one at the start where he was stationed too far wide and had to be called in, where his inexperience was on display, but otherwise he looked the part. Secondly, he did not look bogged down in the results that seem to be hanging over many members of the squad. Every time he received the ball, he tried to do something positive, whether that was to feed a forward pass or beat his full-back. In terms of bringing some enjoyment to fans as well, it would be nice if he did continue to feature. It probably helped him too that he had an experienced head in Ricardo Pereira behind him. The Portuguese full-back was one of the first players over to Monga at the end of the game, while Kieran Trippier also appeared to offer some words of wisdom to the teenager. Ricardo prompts 'what ifs' Speaking of Ricardo, that’s now three substitute appearances in a row where he’s been one of the biggest positives on the pitch. His dribbles through the heart of the Newcastle midfield and ventures into the box from deep were reminiscent of his first season at the club when, despite being a right-back, he was the team’s creative heart. But seeing him play well is also a little deflating. What would have happened if he’d not been ruled out for four months? What would have happened if Steve Cooper had used him more often when he was fit? It feels like the obvious change to make this weekend, to put Ricardo into the 11, but can he handle that? It would be a boost if so. Empty seats ominous Looking around at the stands prior to kick-off, it felt like there were too many empty seats for the official attendance of 30,403 to be accurate. Those that did turn up should be commended. The team didn’t deserve anybody there after the debacle at Man City, and with the club having failed to score a home league goal since early December. So much money in the Premier League comes from TV deals and sponsorships that ticket sales feel supplementary, rather than integral, to a club’s overall revenue. It’s different in the Championship. TV and sponsorship money drops significantly, and so fans attending matches is far more important. The accounts released last week showed that. Last season, in the Championship, City made as much money from ticket sales as they did in the Premier League the year prior. General admission fees went down, but there were four more league games to attend, and with fans still turning up in their droves, it kept the ticket revenue high. Whether that consistency of attendance will be seen next season is unclear, but the empty seats now are a little ominous going into a Championship campaign where the club will need the fans more than they currently do.

Sounds like a thread starter - What were you doing at 15?

Out of his depth - send him back to the U16s the little upstart!

He's only aim now is not to get thrashed and thinks this team will not concede more than 4 goals, his thrashing threshold. 🤪🤣

Now it's Baby on Board Damn I was going to ram them up the rear but I'd better not now.

He’ll say he’s won whatever happens

https://www.lcfc.com/pages/en/media-article/ruud-van-nistelrooy-lcfc-leicester-city-newcastle-united-premier-league-preview “It’s clear the momentum that they are in after getting their first silverware in 70 years,” the 48-year-old admitted. “You can imagine it after the milestone the manager and his staff and the squad achieved and how proud they made the fans. “They are part of the history of Newcastle United. That is obviously something that is a tremendous boost in confidence and belief. Beating Brentford on top of that, competing to be in Europe in the Champions League spaces. You and this team are part of the history of this club and it's not something you'd want to brag about or be proud of.

Well I’ve stuck it out for 60+ years rarely missing a game in that time I’m not sure what your definition of loyalty is but it must be different to mine.

Rob Jones will referee Newcastle United's Premier League game at Leicester City on Monday night (kick-off 8pm BST).

His Lego days are over https://www.facebook.com/share/v/15K1Ak9y2N/ Sorry don't know how to post the actual vid even though I've tried many times.

Leicester City Football Club Monga Is it his birthday or something or are LCFC trying to seduce him to sign?

Made In Leicester Graham Hulme Old postcard view of Humberstone Gate, looking from near the corner of Haymarket. The card was posted from Leicester Midland Railway Station to Nancy in France in February 1908. On the left, at the Haymarket corner, is the premises of the tobacconist Salmon & Gluckstein who were here for many years. The second shop along with a sign above the awning belonged to Charles Usher, a watch maker and jeweller. The building later became the Yorkshire Penny Bank. The smaller building after Charles Usher’s shop was the old Tower Vaults which was rebuilt and enlarged on that site in 1929. The licensee about the time of this photo was James Cleaver who had also been the proprietor of the Victoria Hotel for many years (the Victoria Hotel building is now a Sainsbury’s Local next to the YMCA on Granby Street, the old hotel building, as a pub, had many name changes over the years, including being called the King’s Head and the Wyvern and was popularly known as the Dirty Duck in the 1970s). James Cleaver was born in Leicester in 1850 and was the son of a Bass Brewery agent named Samuel Cleaver. By the time of the 1881 census he was hotel keeper at the Victoria Hotel and the household included his wife, Clara Caroline Cleaver, and three young sons, Frederick, John and Frank. He was still residing as Hotel Keeper there at the time of the 1891 census and local directories of the 1880s, 1890s and early 1900s show him as licensed victualler at both the Victoria Hotel and the Tower Vaults. Earlier, Wright’s directory of 1878 shows James Cleaver as victualler just at the Tower Vaults (before that time the Vaults had been named the Barrel). By the time of Wright’s 1911 directory James Cleaver is shown just as Victualler for the Tower Vaults again. The 1911 census shows Mr Cleaver and his wife residing at 94 London Road. His occupation is entered as Licensed Victualler. The 1901 and 1911 censuses show a widow named Elizabeth Thornton at the Tower Vaults who was employed by Mr Cleaver as Manageress there. James Cleaver died, aged 64, in February 1915 and was laid to rest in Welford Road Cemetery. At little further along, where the rear tram is standing opposite, is the Stag and Pheasant Hotel. The old hotel had been a coaching inn during the late 1700s to early 1800s and a successful hotel during Victorian times. In 1905 the hotel underwent extensive rebuilding work and a new frontage was added in an historical Elizabethan style, as seen in this picture, replacing the plainer Georgian frontage. The Leicester Chronicle reported in October 1904 the discussion of the rebuilding plans by the Mayor and other magistrates at the Licensing Sessions held in the Town Hall. The Bench were prepared to approve the plans subject to a slight alteration and the architect, William Henry Simpson of Leicester, withdrew the plans to make the amendments. It has been stated in later articles about the Stag and Pheasant that the designer of the 1905 work was William Morton Cowdell, another Leicester architect, but I can’t confirm this in the contemporary newspaper reports. The licensee of the modernised hotel was Edward Baker who is entered as the victualler there in Wright’s 1906 directory. By 1911 the hotel manager was Albert Ludecke who is shown as residing there in the census that year. Mr Ludecke was born in Germany around 1864 but appears to have been resident in England since at least the 1880s, having married in Buckinghamshire at the age of 20 in April 1884. By the time of the 1891 census he was living in the Norwood area of south London and was working as a butler. The census shows him with his wife, Ellen, and two daughters and two sons, the youngest, Frederick, being only one month old. By 1901 Mr Ludecke had become manager of the North Stafford Hotel in Winton Square, Stoke-on-Trent, which stands opposite Stoke railway station. By this time two more daughters had been added to the family. Following his move about 1907 to the Stag and Pheasant at Leicester Mr Ludecke was in charge of a large number of staff there as shown in the 1911 census. He appears to have departed from the hotel during the early part of the First World War and Kelly’s Directory of 1916 shows the manager to be then Alfred James Tatton who died in December 1918. At the time of the 1921 census Harry George Westgate is shown as proprietor at the hotel and is shown residing there with his wife, Jane. The 1911 census shows that Mr Westgate had previously been a veterinary surgeon at Peterborough. In 1924 he purchased the George Hotel in Kettering and Frederick Haw took over as manager at the Stag and Pheasant in Leicester. The hotel was finally closed on Saturday 31st October 1959 and was demolished, together with neighbouring buildings and those in Haymarket, in the early 1960s to clear the site ready for the construction of the Littlewoods building which was opened in 1967 (now occupied by the TK Maxx store).

Even in the early days at the KP I had a spare ticket for months as my sone was unable to go and I couldn't give it away.

Part of the death of football, overindulged players.

ST holders not renewing like myself and my son will be very difficult to get back if there is ever change at the top. I for one will not pay for a membership and the outrageous matchday prices and ST will always be hard to get back. So I'm lost for good now.

Thomas for me, written off by so many on here yet came into a team devoid of everything and put in some decent performances and always looks like he's committed.

Yeah went to a few as they nearly always had 'first teamers' playing with no subs back then.

My Grandson and Granddaughter are both big Liverpool fans and have been from birth as their father is a scouser. The grandson is very considerate of my allegiance to LCFC and very sympathetic at this time. Living in Oxfordshire he occasionally gets to watch Oxford United. Despite the hatred for Liverpool by some on here I'm glad he's got that to live with

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/leicester-city-ask-blind-loyalty-10084458 Asked what there is to look forward to for fans next season as they consider buying season tickets, van Nistelrooy said: “I think the Leicester City fans, they're born as Leicester City fans and they have always supported the club through thick and thin. “That's what football is about, and I think that will always stay. It's our responsibility to bring back the club to a place where the fans can be proud of it again. “But I think the dedication to the club and how fans supported us through thick and thin, it will always continue.” That sums it up. City fans are essentially being asked to show blind loyalty and hope their good intentions are rewarded. It may be. It was last season in the Championship, when Enzo Maresca's side provided plenty of moments that will live long in the memory en route to the title. But at the moment, the club are struggling to offer any hope that there will be a repeat in the second tier next term. For those still on the fence ahead of Wednesday’s season-ticket deadline, let’s just hope that City show something, anything, on Monday night that reminds them of why matchdays at the King Power are worth forking out for. Seems like they think they can do what they like and fans will still pay up.

https://www.leicestercity.news/news/leicester-city-will-set-new-club-record-with-defeat-against-newcastle-it-hasnt-been-done-in-141-years/ , Ruud van Nistelrooy, following defeat at Manchester City became the first top-flight manager to lose seven consecutive games twice in the same season since Freddie Cox with Portsmouth in 1958-59. The next unwanted stat Leicester have never lost 11 home games in a league campaign in their 141-year history Home results Manager in charge Leicester 1-1 Tottenham Steve Cooper Leicester 1-2 Aston Villa Steve Cooper Leicester 1-1 Everton Steve Cooper Leicester 1-0 Bournemouth Steve Cooper Leicester 1-3 Nottingham Forest Steve Cooper Leicester 1-2 Chelsea Steve Cooper Leicester 3-1 West Ham Ruud van Nistelrooy Leicester 2-2 Brighton Ruud van Nistelrooy Leicester 0-3 Wolves Ruud van Nistelrooy Leicester 0-2 Manchester City Ruud van Nistelrooy Leicester 0-2 Crystal Palace Ruud van Nistelrooy Leicester 0-2 Fulham Ruud van Nistelrooy Leicester 0-2 Arsenal Ruud van Nistelrooy Leicester 0-4 Brentford Ruud van Nistelrooy Leicester 0-3 Manchester United Ruud van Nistelrooy

According to Stowell it was all down to Cambiasso https://www.leicestercity.news/news/former-leicester-city-coach-reveals-genius-behind-2014-15-premier-league-survival-it-wasnt-jamie-vardy/ Former Leicester City coach reveals ‘genius’ behind 2014/15 Premier League survival – it wasn’t Jamie Vardy Sat 5 April 2025 07:00 Ben Clark The 2014/15 season witnessed one of the all-time great Premier League escapes. With just nine games to go, Leicester City found themselves marooned at the bottom of the table seven points from safety. It was a dire situation, epitomised by the fact Nigel Pearson’s side had only picked up four wins from their first 29 games. Not many gave them hope of turning their form around and staying in the division. Yet that is exactly what the Foxes did, with a member of that season’s coaching staff since coming out and revealing the saviour behind it all. Mike Stowell credits Esteban Cambiasso as the ‘genius’ behind survival Speaking on the When You’re Smiling BBC Radio Leicester podcast, former Leicester goalkeeping coach Mike Stowell has shed light on the importance Esteban Cambiasso played in reviving Leicester’s fortunes that season. Stowell said: “We all remember Cambiasso. I remember with 11 games to go him coming in with a plan and showing it to Nigel [Pearson] – ‘We’re going to win nine out of 11 and stay up.’ [Pearson] almost laughed him out of the room.” Stowell added: “But that positivity that Cambiasso came into the dressing room with [meant Pearson] went: ‘He actually believes that’. And the players went, ‘What?’ And we put it up in a meeting and Cambiasso says: ‘Yes, come on lads, if we win this week – we can win this game, we can beat these.’ “He came about that statement, and lo and behold, it happened. And we all look back at that and go: ‘Wow, genius.’” Cambiasso’s intervention clearly had the desired effect. Leicester would go on to win seven of their last nine games, climbing to 14th in the table in the process, six points above the relegation zone. It was somewhat fitting that the excellent run was also kick-started by the Argentine on the pitch, Cambiasso scoring the first goal in Leicester’s vital 2-1 win against West Ham that sparked the upturn in fortunes. A one-season wonder and fans’ favourite – Esteban Cambiasso’s stats with Leicester A Champions League winner with Inter Milan in 2009/10, Cambiasso signed for Leicester at the beginning of the 2014/15 campaign in a major coup for the newly promoted side. That campaign would be his only one at the King Power Stadium, the midfielder rejecting the offer of a new deal in the summer of 2015. Appearances Goals Assists 31 5 1 Esteban Cambiasso’s 2014/15 Premier League stats Yet he remains a fans’ favourite for his contributions on the pitch, Cambiasso’s tireless displays, five goals and one assist helping him forge a bond with the Leicester faithful. He was also a well-loved figure in the dressing room, with Kasper Schmeichel praising Cambiasso for his leadership qualities, among others. Ultimately, the Argentine’s departure paved the way for new Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri to sign N’Golo Kante from Caen. That transfer would have major ramifications for Leicester on the pitch, Kante being a vital cog in Ranieri’s system as Leicester won the Premier League against all odds the following season.

I posted this on my FB page

History of Leicestershire in Images Jan Smith Leicester,Mowmacre Hill in 1958. I always thought it was a very steep hill.