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The Oldham Groundhopper · Follow Here are the average attendances for the 12 clubs so far this season that compete in the FA Women's Super League. Have you been to a women's match before? What did you think?

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They’d be a half decent team if they stopped giving the ball away

As soon as we scored should subbed you knew they’d come at us and we have some tired players out there.

So sloppy

They work so hard to get the ball and then give it back so easily. They really need to tighten up their passing.

Born and Raised in Leicester · Follow Female Asylum in the Newarke In 1800 a Female Asylum was established in Leicester for ‘girls of respectable parentage who have lost one or both parents’. Founded in the 1800’s by the famous Vicar of St. Mary’s The Rev’d Thomas Robinson. For the purpose of training orphans as domestic servants. The institution occupied a building on The Newarke, on the corner of Asylum Street. This was on the opposite side of the Newarke to the Newarke Houses Museum and was a long white building with a depth of about 200 ft. It was demolished in 1927 and part of the De Montfort University, Hawthorne Building, now occupies this site. The premises could occupy around up to 16 females. Those applying for admission had to be at least 12 years old and provide medical certificates and references as to good character. Information credit and more: http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/LeicesterNewarke/; http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/leics/vol4/pp346-347 and the book “Modern Leicester” by Robert Read Jnr. Published in 1881 Photograph: The Newarke with the Technical School, to the left, and the Female Asylum on the corner of Asylum Street, to the right

Again - seems to happen a lot.

History of Leicestershire in Images Joy Rathbone Robinson · Postcard of West Walk, Leicester, early 1900’s.

Born and Raised in Leicester · Follow Humberstone Gate 1960s

Even if they had a massive army stationed there Trump and Vance would still find something to moan about because they believe the only reason they need is USA = big Greenland/Denmark = nonentities

As a lot of the current squad were culpable for the last relegation then I guess they don't have a conscience and aren't too bothered about what comes next as they've already earnt more than most people earn in their most productive working lives.

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leicester-city-away-crowd-alone-10064310 Leicester City away crowd may be alone inside Etihad Stadium for first nine minutes v Man City Manchester City's deal with resale ticket platform viagogo has prompted calls for boycott inside the ground during next Wednesday's Premier League fixture against Leicester Sport ByAndy Hampson, PAJordan Blackwell 09:00, 29 MAR 2025 Leicester City may kick off at Manchester City next week with only the away following in their seats, amid a planned protest by the home crowd. Manchester City fans have been urged to boycott the start of next week’s Premier League fixture at the Etihad Stadium in a protest about the reselling of tickets. It was announced on Thursday that Man City had entered a new “multi-year agreement” with the resale platform viagogo over hospitality tickets. It comes on top of arrangements with eight different third-party operators for other types of tickets. These deals have caused concern among some supporters that tickets could end up in the hands of away fans or be sold at exorbitant prices. Because of that, three fans’ groups have called for people to remain on the concourse for the opening nine minutes of the champions’ encounter with Ruud van Nistelrooy's Leicester – a minute for each resale partner. A joint statement from the 1894 group, Trade Union Blues and MCFC Fans Foodbank read: “This comes in a season where we’ve seen record numbers of away fans in home and away ends, many of whom have used third-party agencies to obtain tickets at inflated prices. “This has caused safety issues and distrust among supporters who are unwilling to use the club’s ticket exchange in fears (sic) of where their ticket will end up – yet another ticket partner may only add to this.” The platforms allow ticket-holders who can no longer attend a fixture to sell on their tickets. City declined to comment on the calls for a partial boycott next week but, in an attempt to allay fears, have reiterated from their initial statement that viagogo will only be selling existing – not new or additional – tickets. The statement read: “This multi-year agreement will see hospitality tickets from the club’s existing hospitality allocation for men’s home fixtures and tickets for women’s fixtures made available directly on viagogo’s platform.” It added: “Each ticket listing will be marked with an ‘official partner’ designation, giving fans confidence in their purchase.” The PA news agency also understands all tickets resold through viagogo will be subject to a fixed price cap. Viagogo has been contacted for comment by the PA news agency.

LCFC Women · Follow Behind the scenes in our preparations for Spurs! https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16VSzytXxZ/ A day in the life of.......

Media room - someone on FT is talking about a guy called Zagorakis anyone know who he is?

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/former-doncaster-rovers-rangers-and-leicester-city-forward-makes-comeback-after-two-years-as-free-agent-5053874 Former Doncaster Rovers, Rangers and Leicester City forward makes comeback - after two years as free agent Tom Coates By Tom Coates Search, Trends and Live Sport Specialist Comment Published 27th Mar 2025, 10:31 GMT Former Doncaster Rovers forward Joe Dodoo is back in football after over two years on the free agent market. A product of Leicester City’s academy, Dodoo is a well-travelled frontman and spent the 2021/22 season in South Yorkshire. He made 39 appearances for Doncaster, scoring eight goals, before being released at the end of his maiden campaign. A short stint at Burton Albion followed, although the Brewers afforded the 29-year-old just nine outings. Joe Dodoo counts Scottish giants Rangers among his former clubs. Joe Dodoo counts Scottish giants Rangers among his former clubs. | Ian MacNicol/Getty Images He left the club in January 2023 and did not secure a new home before the 2022/23 season ended, nor did he pen a deal ahead of the two campaigns that followed. Dodoo has made a comeback in the National League, on the fifth rung of the English football ladder. He has joined Solihull Moors, who sit 16th in the table. He was thrown in at the deep end on Tuesday (March 25), starting and scoring in a 1-1 draw with Altrincham. In a statement, Solihull said: “Solihull Moors are pleased to confirm the signing of Joe Dodoo on a short-term deal until the end of the National League season, subject to League and FA ratification. “The Leicester City academy graduate has put pen to paper on a short-term deal at Damson Park, bolstering our attacking options for our final eight Vanarama National League fixtures. Joe Dodoo started his career at Leicester City. “The 29-year-old has had spells with Rangers, Bolton Wanderers, Wigan Athletic, Doncaster Rovers and most recently Burton Albion. “On his debut for the Foxes, Dodoo scored a hat-trick in the League Cup as Leicester City went on to beat Bury 4-1 at Gigg Lane. The Ghanaian forward will wear the number 33 shirt for the remainder of the season.”

Liam Rosenior https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leicester-city-former-derby-county-10059247 https://www.leicestercity.news/news/leicester-city-want-exciting-manager-to-replace-ruud-van-nistelrooy-hes-already-beaten-the-foxes-once-before/ https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/leicester-city-ligue-1-manager-10059123

Not so good news https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/leicester-drivers-hit-higher-parking-10055613 Leicester drivers to be hit by higher parking charges in city car parks Leicester drivers will soon have to pay more to park in the city. Leicester City Council has said it will be increasing the cost of stays in its car parks, multi-storeys and on-street pay and display areas. It will also be scrapping its 'Night Owl' rate for evening visits and free on-street parking on Sundays. Currently, people can park overnight in most city car parks for a reduced rate when tickets are bought after 5pm, including for a £2 fee in Haymarket, Newarke Street and Upper Brown Street. The changes are expected to come into effect on Monday, May 12, or “as soon as practicable thereafter”. The council has also said it will be increasing the costs at its car parks yearly going forwards, starting on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. The new fees are needed to “help address rising running costs” of the car parks and “ongoing challenges” to the cash-strapped city council’s budgets.The fees are expected to bring in an addition £1.1 million. Half of this will cover rising management, operation and enforcement costs for the sites, with the rest to be set aside to cover “budget pressures” in the council’s highways services, the authority added. Under the new parking charges proposed in city centre car parks, costs will go from £2 to £2.50 for a one-hour stay. A three-hour visit will increase by £1, going from the current £4 fee to £5. Stays of four hours will increase to £6.30 from £5. Fees at Leicester’s parks will also rise, with costs starting at £2.20 for a two-hour stay, up from the current £2. Parking charges on Victoria Park will increase by slightly more, with the council saying this is “to bring it more closely in line with city centre car parks”. Rates will start at £1.30 for a one-hour stay, up from £1. A two-hour stay will cost £2.50, up from the current £2. A full breakdown of the new costs in each of the city council’s car parks, multi-storeys and pay and display areas can be found below. Leicester City Council said this is just the second time it has increased these fees in over a decade, and the new rates will bring the authority in line with “other similar authorities”. The last increase came into effect in January 2023. The authority is also increasing the costs of parking permits for those who live and work in areas covered by permit schemes. These will go from £25 to £35 for residents of those areas. You can find the full changes here. City mayor Sir Peter Soulsby said: “Increasing car parking charges is not a decision we take lightly. However, running costs across our car parks and parking services have risen and, like most councils, we continue to face a severe budget crisis. With this in mind, we are introducing revised parking fees and charges that are proportionate and very similar to what other operators and cities are charging for car parking. We also need to ensure parking charges take into account current bus fares. “Any additional revenue from our parking charges is always reinvested in highways and transport maintenance and improvements. In recent years, we have made significant investment in improvements to our car parks in the city centre and are proud to have been awarded a national Park Mark award in recognition of the high standards of safe and secure parking provided.” City mayor Sir Peter Soulsby outside Haymarket Theatre (Image: LeicestershireLive) All of the new charges Haymarket Car Park One hour - £2.00 to £2.50 Three hours - £4.00 to £5.00 Four hours - £5.00 to £6.30 Six hours - £7.00 to £8.80 Nine hours - £10.00 to £12.50 12 hours - £12.00 to £15.00 Newarke Street Car Park One hour - £2.00 to £2.50 Three hours - £4.00 to £5.00 Four hours - £5.00 to £6.30 Six hours - £7.00 to £8.80 Nine hours - £10.00 to £12.50 12 hours - £12.00 to £15.00 Dover Street Car Park One hour - £2.00 to £2.50 Three hours - £4.00 to £5.00 Four hours - £5.00 to £6.30 Six hours - £7.00 to £8.80 Nine hours - £10.00 to £12.50 12 hours - £12.00 to £15.00 Phoenix Car Park One hour - £2.00 to £2.50 Three hours - £4.00 to £5.00 Four hours - £5.00 to £6.30 Six hours - £7.00 to £8.80 Nine hours - £10.00 to £12.50 12 hours - £12.00 to £15.00 Upper Brown One hour - £2.00 to £2.50 Three hours - £4.00 to £5.00 Four hours - £5.00 to £6.30 Abbey Park Car Park Two hours - £2.00 to £2.20 Three hours - £3.00 to £3.30 Four hours - £4.00 to £4.40 12 hours - £9.00 to £9.90 Sunday/Bank Holidays, up to three hours - £1.00 to £1.10 Sunday/Bank Holidays up to six Hours - £3.00 to £3.30 Victoria Park Car Park One hour - £1.00 to £1.30 Two hours - £2.00 to £2.50 Three hours - £3.00 to £5.00 Four hours - £4.00 to £6.30 Nine hours - no existing tariff to £12.50 12 hours - £9.00 to £15.00 Watermead Park Car Park Two hours - £2.00 to £2.20 Three hours - £3.00 to £3.30 Four hours - £4.00 to £5.40 12 hours - £9.00 to £9.90 On-Street Pay & Display Bays City Centre Inner one hour - £2.00 to £2.50 City Centre Inner two hours - £3.50 to £4.40 City Centre Outer two hours - £2.00 to £2.50 City Centre Outer three hours - £2.50 to £3.10 City Centre Long Stay three hours - £2.00 to £2.50 City Centre Long Stay 10.5 hours - £8.00 to £10.00 London Road Outer one hour - £1.00 to £1.30 London Road Outer two hours - £2.00 to £2.50 London Road Outer 6.5 hours - £7.00 to £8.80 London Road Inner 0.5 hours - £1.00 to £1.30 London Road Inner one hour - £2.00 to £2.50 London Road Inner two hours - £3.00 to £3.80 London Road Inner three hours - £4.00 to £5.00

Leicester Memories Peter Casey H.M.P. Leicester History: The walls of Leicester Prison were said to be the highest prison walls in the country.? Which might be why there's only ever been (1) escape. Building work started on the prison in [1825] and it finally opened in [1828] In December [1953] Albert Hattersley managed to get through a skylight in the workshop. He had broken a pipe from the workshop toilets and used that and webbing to help him scale the wall. Despite trying to drop from the wall near to the Governor's garden, in the hope the soft ground would be easier, he suffered a broken ankle in the fall. After hours on the run with his broken ankle, he was re-captured the following day. Over the years there have been (23) executions at the prison, with the last being in [1953] From a triple execution in [1829] for "horse stealing" to a double hanging in [1944) following a murder on Springfield Road in the city. The only female to be executed at the prison was Sarah Smith in [1832] a (28) year old woman from Mountsorrel, who had killed a woman in her care by adding arsenic to her tea. NOTABLE INMATES: • Actor Ricky Tomlinson was here for (18) months following his part in a building workers strike in the 1970s. • Reggie Kray spent (2) years here in [1972] between spells at Parkhurt. • Charles Bronson spent (10) days at Leicester Prison in between his period of isolation at nearby Gartree Prison in Market Harborough. • Mark Morrison had a stint here too. In fact he said that he wrote Return of the Mack from Welford Road Prison. B&W photos - Leicester & Leics Records Office

It's getting hard to sort the real from the fake.

It's all about their caring façade to the local and international community. These charity days as good as they are I'm starting to doubt their sincerity. It costs them little or nothing as it's the fans that dip into their pockets but it looks good to outsiders. I've always been somewhat cynical about their underlying motives

With the goat appointed the official paid KP Club Mascot with a lifetime contract and free meals/lodgings with a luxury bard at Seagrave.

The sacking of Martin Allen after 4 games with a 50% win record was hardly normal especially after beating Watford 4-1. Then Gary Megson leaving after 9 games Clive Clark's heart attack and game abandon and allowing local rivals Forest to have a clear run to score a goal in the replay and then still winning the game 3-2 An all around weird season under Mandaric who had promised to get us out of the Championship which he did but the wrong way to L1