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Especially the ones with their sons or daughters tagging along.

Fun days then

Was anyone a Milk Monitor?

Curtin Radio · Follow Born on 19th November 1937, Geoff Goddard was an English songwriter, singer and instrumentalist. Working for Joe Meek in the early 1960s, he wrote songs for Heinz, Mike Berry, Gerry Temple, The Tornados, Kenny Hollywood, The Outlaws, Freddie Starr, Screaming Lord Sutch, The Ramblers and John Leyton. His song for Leyton, "Johnny Remember Me", reached No.1 in the UK Singles Chart. Goddard was born in Reading, Berkshire, England. He sang in choir in a local church before going on to study the viola and piano at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Following National Service, he sought to move into popular music, and met Joe Meek. He initially attempted to establish himself as a Russ Conway/Liberace styled singer-pianist under the stage-name "Anton Hollywood". Meek promoted him, but he was unable to achieve success. Eventually he released his solo records under his real name. He recorded four singles as solo artist, produced by Meek, on which he sang with his distinctive regional accent: "Girl Bride" / "For Eternity" (1961), "My Little Girl's Come Home" / "Try Once More" (1962), "Saturday Dance" / "Come Back To Me" (1963) and "Sky Men" / "Walk With Me My Angel" (1963). His best known efforts however were as a songwriter. The first project he worked on for Meek was the instrumental "Lone Riders" for The Flee-Rekkers. He then penned "Johnny Remember Me" for John Leyton. It became a No.1 hit single in the UK Singles Chart. Goddard also played keyboards on many of Meek's productions, most notably another chart-topper, The Tornados' "Telstar" and wrote and performed on the hit single's flip side, "Jungle Fever”. Despite his considerable track record as a songwriter, Goddard withdrew from the music industry after falling out with Meek. He brought a breach of copyright case in 1965 against Meek concerning The Honeycombs' hit "Have I The Right?", written by Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley. Goddard claimed that it borrowed from his earlier song "Give Me The Chance". Goddard was unwilling to testify personally and lost the case. Subsequently, Goddard returned to his home town and worked for many years in the catering department of the University of Reading. In 1985, the royalties and the platinum disc from the Marc Almond/Bronski Beat cover version of "Johnny Remember Me", having sold over 300,000 copies, came as a complete surprise to him. Goddard died from a heart attack on 15th May 2000, at the age of 62. In the 2009 film, Telstar: The Joe Meek Story, Goddard was portrayed by Tom Burke.

Sounds familiar

https://www.lcfc.com/club/senior-management?lang=en They still have Vichai as Chairman, I know there's respect but you'd think it was time to show him in some other way. Vichai - Founder of LCFC

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/working-leicester-city-fans-inside-9712948 'Working for all Leicester City fans' - Inside the Reform The Foxes Trust campaign lobbying for change ByJosh HollandFootball Writer 17:00, 19 NOV 2024 The Foxes Trust is the official Leicester City Supporters' Trust with a clear aim of representing the 'best interests of Foxes Trust members and, by extension, those of the supporters of Leicester City Football Club'. Younger fans may not be aware, but the Foxes Trust played a big role in helping the club avoid administration in 2002. Their shares were then bought by Milan Mandaric, who bought the club in 2007. In basic terms, the Trust is in place to ensure City is not making any bad decisions that will affect the long-term health of the club or the fans. That hasn't been an issue in the last 15 years with the on-field successes, but it has changed as of late. A number of decisions made by the club have not gone down well within the fanbase. Towards the end of last season, the club confirmed the £25 fee for a physical season ticket card before matchday tickets increased ahead of the return to the Premier League. Amid the dissatisfaction among some supporters, these changes prompted a rise of memberships purchased over the summer. Plus, there was social media outcry over the decision to charge £10 per game to stream pre-season friendlies when previously they had been offered for free. This season, fan group Union FS has claimed they were denied access to the stadium to lay out flyers on World Mental Health Day for the Bournemouth game in October. Not every supporter will agree or have the same view on these issues. But one thing that a large proportion of the fanbase will agree on is that Leicester used to be held up as an example for other clubs to follow in regards to the relationship between the club and its supporters. In March 2024, a group of like-minded Foxes fans joined together to form 'The Foxes Trust Reform' campaign in the hope of creating a more effective Foxes Trust. Fast forward nearly a year and the group has successfully secured an early AGM at the Trust which could result in a potential election for new faces to be placed on the board. The early AGM comes after months of lobbying and campaigning and follows a change in Chair of the Trust for the first time in over 20 years. Steve Moulds, a member for the last seven years, and Lynn Wyeth, founding member of the Trust over 20 years ago, have been appointed by the existing board, taking over from Ian Bason - who is the Trust's representative on the Fan Advisory Board. Recently, the club held the first meeting of the FAB to discuss important issues for supporters. The matchday experience at the King Power Stadium, safe standing and supporter behaviour were all discussed. On the FAB, the Trust said: "The Trust is backing the FAB, and the Fan Engagement Framework generally, but the entire framework needs to deliver meaningful consultation and results, e.g on safe standing. "The Trust would like to see more prominence given to the FAB minutes in future, as they were somewhat hidden on the LCFC website with no fanfare, and it would also like a timelier publication of the minutes." The Foxes Trust Reform campaign are putting at least three people forward for board positions at the Foxes Trust. As well as standing to accelerate the progress made at the Trust, the campaign intends to submit a resolution to change the rules of the Trust to ensure that, in future, board members can be removed from their positions when the confidence in their ability has vanished. To be effective in representing Leicester City fans and holding the club to account, the Trust has to be vocal to fans in its communication and independent of the club to ensure an appropriate space is in place to react when needed. Speaking to LeicestershireLive about the objective and vision for the Trust, one member of the reform campaign said: "It's really important that we have a Supporters' Trust that is vocal and independent of the club so that it is able to push the club, challenge the club and have the mindset of working for all Leicester City fans. "We've been on a recruitment campaign over the past six months and the membership number has almost doubled from 340 to over 650, nearly 700 now. "The main thing [that we want to do] is to improve the effectiveness of the relationship with the club. What needs to be done for that to happen is the club needs to see the Trust as someone they cannot ignore. "The Trust needs to modernise and digitise it to make it a membership that supporters want to be part of. Let's say there are 10,000+ members, we can say to the club that these fans are members, here's what they think about certain issues." To prepare for potential involvement at board level, members of the group have been speaking with other Trusts to get inspiration for what the Foxes Trust could be doing as well as attending Football Supporters Association training. One interesting initiative they highlight as an example of how Trusts can work with their community comes from Blackpool Supporters' Trust: "They've got some research that shows the club that you support at the age of seven is the club that you're most likely to support for the rest of your life," the member explained. "So, given that they're in the North-West surrounded by the Manchester and Liverpool clubs, they've run an initiative where they bought shirts at a cost price and on their seventh birthday, every kid in Blackpool receives one of their shirts." The Foxes Trust Reform campaign are encouraging those who would like to see a more effective Foxes Trust to take the opportunity presented by the AGM. The Foxes Trust have confirmed that the deadline to return nomination forms is Monday December 2 at 5pm.

Perhaps they get bonuses for International Caps from their club..

the store will complement the flagship Foxes Fanstore at King Power Stadium and shop.lcfc.com throughout the festive season and into 2025, So is it just for Christmas and the new Year?

Where will we get our bacon from.

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/efl-chairman-hints-leicester-city-9726898 EFL chairman hints at Leicester City PSR action amid 'nonsensical' problem An appeal board ruled in September that City were not in breach of Profit and Sustainability Rules, but the EFL said they would look into potential routes to take action ByJordan Blackwell 14:03, 19 NOV 2024 EFL chairman Rick Parry has described Leicester City’s PSR dispute as a “live case”, suggesting the governing body will try to overturn the appeal board’s judgement. In September, City were deemed not to be in breach of Profit and Sustainability Rules for the 22-23 season. An appeal board ruled the Premier League did not have jurisdiction to charge City, who were, by the letter of the Premier League’s rules, not a member club at the point at which their finances could be assessed. Both the Premier League and EFL reacted strongly to the appeal’s board judgement. In a statement, the EFL said at the time: “We share the frustrations of the Premier League. It cannot be right that clubs potentially escape the scrutiny of the agreed rules and sanctions due to movement across the divisions.” The EFL also said they would refrain from commenting further until a possible appeal by the Premier League had concluded, or if they themselves took action. On Tuesday, Parry indicated that the EFL are still pursuing that route. It seems there will be an attempt to make changes to the governance and implication of PSR to avoid future cases like City’s. Parry described the lack of consistency as “nonsensical”. Asked if City had “pulled the EFL’s pants down over PSR”, Parry told talkSPORT: “We’ll see. It’s a live case. I did say that one of the things we lack is consistency across the Premier League and EFL. It’s pretty nonsensical. That is still a major challenge and one that we have to address. “We have similar rules but we have completely different ways of enforcing them, which is bonkers. Why we don’t have one single independent unit covering both leagues is a mystery because it would be the easiest thing to set up and we could have done it years ago.” Back in April, shortly after City were first charged with an alleged PSR breach by the Premier League, the EFL chief executive Trevor Birch wrote to the Premier League, asking them to quickly conclude their investigation so they could issue a points deduction to the club before the Championship season concluded. City applied for an interim injunction to stop the EFL imposing a points deduction on them, but that wasn’t needed, as the EFL consulted their own lawyers and realised they did not have the jurisdiction to act on Premier League rules, subsequently retracting the intentions set out in Birch’s letter. City also have their 23-24 finances to consider. The club were placed under an embargo by the EFL, who had deemed them likely to breach PSR for last season. However, the club then sold Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to Chelsea for £30m and received compensation for Enzo Maresca’s move to Stamford Bridge before the June 30 deadline, easing their worries. Still, they have to submit their finances for the season to the Premier League for assessment by December 31.

Doesn't look that bad.

I moved to Hinckley 2 years ago and started using the bus to go to the football but I gave it up last season as they were never on time sometimes not arriving at all after waiting 45 mins when they're supposed to be every 15 mins. Not surprising since they've come from Nuneaton or Coventry

Out of the 20 current Premier League clubs, 13 have won an English league title in their history. Here's a look at the last time each of them lifted the trophy:

ours was always You don't look at the mantlepiece when stoking the fire - a bit outdated now I guess.

If anyone is interested Draw for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is set for Thursday, 5 December! Draw will be made in Miami at 19:00 CET. Eight groups with four teams in each. There are still no details on the seedings.

If they're any nearer to starting the expansion I doubt they'll want to consider G1 & G2

Mystery surrounds 800-year-old Leicester burial pit containing 123 bodies In gardens a few metres from Leicester Cathedral, archaeologists have made a disturbing discovery. Their excavations have revealed a narrow vertical shaft filled with the remains of 123 men, women and children. It is one of the largest pit burials ever excavated in the UK, with subsequent research suggesting the bodies were dumped there more than 800 years ago, early in the 12th century. More here - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/nov/17/mystery-surrounds-800-year-old-leicester-burial-pit-containing-123-bodies?fbclid=IwY2xjawGoDI9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHfrGgi6cjdcWo-Nra7560L09hv4g1or9s_kWOgVyUW767cPQro7SFFmUoA_aem_1p4MprFxgwwyjSjjg4D2SA

Aye but we were happy.

Queens of Rock N Metal · Follow The Ronettes, one of the most influential girl groups of the 1960s, were led by the captivating and sultry voice of Ronnie Spector. The group, originally from New York City, was formed by sisters Veronica "Ronnie" and Estelle Bennett, along with their cousin Nedra Talley. Known for their dramatic look—often sporting beehive hairstyles and bold eye makeup—and their unique blend of pop, girl group, and rock sounds, The Ronettes were a major force in shaping the sound of early rock and roll. They are best remembered for their association with legendary producer Phil Spector and for their hit songs that continue to resonate in the pop music canon. The Ronettes’ breakthrough came in 1963 with their smash hit “Be My Baby.” Produced by Phil Spector, this song became one of the most iconic records of the 1960s, with its lush orchestration, infectious melody, and Ronnie Spector’s powerhouse vocals. The song's dramatic build-up, with its wall of sound production, is considered a blueprint for many of the girl group songs that followed. “Be My Baby” was a massive hit, and its success helped The Ronettes become one of the most influential groups of the era. Their sound was characterized by a perfect mix of romance, vulnerability, and youthful energy, and their vocal style set them apart from other girl groups. Other hits from The Ronettes, such as "Baby, I Love You," "Walking in the Rain," and "The Best Part of Breakin' Up," continued to showcase their ability to blend catchy pop melodies with a bit of rock edge. Their songs were marked by Ronnie Spector's unique voice, which could effortlessly soar from delicate sweetness to bold intensity. The group's image, with their glamorous and rebellious style, also helped define the girl group genre, influencing countless other artists. Their music was a key part of the soundtrack of the early 1960s, combining the innocence of teen romance with the raw energy of rock and roll. Though their time in the spotlight was brief, The Ronettes’ influence was profound. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007, and their songs have been covered by artists such as The Beach Boys, The Ramones, and Bruce Springsteen. Their work also continues to be featured in films, television, and commercials, keeping their legacy alive. Despite their relatively short career, The Ronettes were groundbreaking in their ability to blend pop and rock sensibilities, paving the way for future girl groups and female rock stars. The Ronettes’ career was deeply intertwined with Phil Spector’s production style, especially his use of the "wall of sound" technique, which enveloped the listener in rich, layered instrumentation. This production style not only helped define their music but also revolutionized pop music during the early 1960s. Despite their commercial success, personal and legal challenges, particularly with Spector, affected the group’s longevity. After their peak in the mid-1960s, The Ronettes disbanded, with Ronnie Spector eventually launching a solo career. Ronnie Spector, the voice and face of The Ronettes, went on to have a successful solo career, but it was the group's iconic status that secured them a permanent place in rock history. The Ronettes’ music continues to influence and inspire generations of artists, and songs like “Be My Baby” remain a defining part of the pop music lexicon. With their unforgettable sound and unforgettable style, The Ronettes remain one of the most beloved and influential girl groups of all time.

History of Leicestershire in Images Jan Smith · 5m · Leicester, Kenwood Lido, before it was closed & developed for housing. Photo taken in C1960s.