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I like to stay under the radar so people ignore me.

Isn't that because most games don't go to general sale. I suspect a lot of members would prefer to be ST holders where the ticket price is a lot less than the extortionate match day prices. I'd certainly think twice about which games to attend if I was stuck with a membership.

I'm inclined to agree.

They'd need to get full planning for the Arena/Hotel first I think we'd have heard about that if that was happening and surely you wouldn't get a loan before you had full approval especially if there's a chance of interests rates going down. Unless they think they'll shoot back up again.

I'm guessing the Love Affair was in May 1968 as I was there as they'd just got to No1 with Everlasting Love

Football Away days · Follow 2d · ON THIS DAY 1993: Leicester City at Bolton Wanderers #LCFC

Football Away Days · Follow 1d · Southern League Premier division. The way football should be!

The Trust War or if Colin is involved The Truss war

https://www.lcfc.com/news/4122276/barradell-a-positive-start-to-the-season?fbclid=IwY2xjawFaR41leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUGbKJu6xcg4sw0he84jbRf9uebQ-nCWu2zP7DZxwmCzV57xjKyc9g5tMg_aem_YBT4bE1dju_jGuT-mHv1eA&lang=en Barradell: A Positive Start To The Season LCFC MEN U18S The Leicester City Under-18s continued their unbeaten run in the league with a 1-1 draw over West Ham United, which Adam Barradell believes was a well-earned point. - The young Foxes are currently third and unbeaten in the U18 Premier League South Division - Adam Barradell reflects on the game and the start to the season Four games in for the Under-18s, and they are currently sat third with eight points in the U18 Premier League South Division and yet to see defeat in the competition. Their most recent game saw them draw 1-1 with West Ham, but after being reduced to 10 men while behind, the coach believes it was a decent point that the squad worked hard for. “I think we had plenty of chances to win the game,” Barradell admitted. “But looking at how it went in the later stages, where we were 1-0 down and reduced to 10 men, it was probably a good point. “It’s important to get back into the game and, with a player less, it was about digging in, but we do think we had enough opportunities on goal to take all three points. “West Ham are a good side and historically done well over the last few years, so it’s still a positive point to build on.” Kirsten Otchere In action against the Hammers. Just two points off leaders Aston Villa, it’s been a promising start this season for Barradell, who looks back to an industrious pre-season, that he believes allowed the squad to prepare themselves to head into the competitive campaign. The coach continued: “It’s been a positive start after a good pre-season, with difficult tests aboard, and that set us up nicely. The boys have been excellent and had some good performances over the four games. “We’ve challenged ourselves to be better in both boxes this season; to score more goals but to be more ruthless in defence as well. So that will be a process we work through over the next six months. “The highlight of the first four games was the performance over Chelsea, but it's a positive start and one we look to carry on with, as the group continue to learn and develop. “They’re a fantastic group of players, and one that we transitioned a lot of them last year into the Under-18s group. A lot came in and a lot started, so it’s a group I know well with a lot of positive characters. The ultimate objective is to push players through the pathway. Adam Barradell “They want to learn and take on the information and have been a pleasure to work with so far which I’m sure will continue over the course of the season.” With plenty of Development Squad players heading out on loan before the closure of the summer transfer window, this has freed up space for younger players to make the step up. Delighted to see the Academy conveyer belt in full swing, the coach understands the need to be competitive on the field but focuses on the main aim of producing talent through the set-up in Seagrave. “Like I’ve always said, we want to do well in cup competitions and leagues, but the ultimate objective is to push players through the pathway,” Barradell outlined. “It’s great to see boys go out on loan, and then Under-18s getting the chance to play for the Under-21s which is what we want. We know the landscape might change at times in terms of results, but we want to give those opportunities to young players. Josh King Celebrating a late equaliser in Seagrave. “It’s good to see the groups within the Academy come together and, of course, we want to be competitive so if we can do that, while bringing more younger players through, then we’re doing our job.” Their fifth league game of the season sees Leicester welcome Brighton & hove Albion to their turf on Saturday morning (11am BST kick-off) and Barradell states it is a game they are looking to win, rather than focusing on their unbeaten run. “It’s a home game, and one we want to have a good performance in,” the coach explained. “It’s one we’re going out to win, not to not lose. It’s nice to keep going unbeaten but what we’ll be concerning ourselves with is the performance and building on the last couple of weeks. “Can we continue to be an attacking threat and more ruthless than we were against West Ham, but also good defensively? We’d like to get our first clean sheet on Saturday.”

Leicester crowned best place to live and work in East Midlands The UK's 52 largest cities have been ranked ByLinda SteelyardHannah RichardsonLocal Democracy Reporter 15:07, 19 SEP 2024 Leicester has been crowned best place to live and work in East Midlands (Image: Getty) Leicester has been ranked the best place to live and work in the East Midlands. A number of factors, including the city's healthy work-life balance and decent transport links, helped it win the accolade in this year's Good Growth for Cities Index. It was also seen as a "good environment to set up a new business". The city further performed well when safety and workforce skills were considered. In addition to coming out top in the East Midlands, Leicester placed 20th overall in the rankings which examines the UK's 52 largest cities. In response to the news, city mayor Sir Peter Soulsby said that when he was elected in 2011, Leicester had a "collective inferiority complex" and "couldn't believe it had anything good about itself". Today, he said, he believes that attitude is completely different. He told LeicestershireLive: "It's great to see that people want to come and live here, but also to see the numbers of people who want to come and visit here." The mayor said that for him, Leicester has three key selling points: its history; its historic buildings; and its people. He said: "It has 2,000 years of history. It's got some wonderful buildings from every period of its development over those 2,000 years which are very much cherished and looked after. "And the third [selling point] is the people. We're very proud of the fact that we're a diverse city, and, as a result of that, we've got an incredible range of things to offer to people wanting to live or work or play here, or visit." The next best-performing city in the East Midlands was Derby, ranked 23rd overall. Lincoln was 24th, Nottingham finished 35th and Northampton was 40th. The index looks beyond core economic growth and instead considers broad measures of economic well-being such as jobs, income, health, skills, work-life balance, housing, transport and the environment. Leicester received average scores for jobs, health and housing. But the report authors said they believed the new Government's push for further devolved powers for cities in the UK - enabling them to make more decisions on where Government funding is spent locally - will help to make the outlook in Leicester and elsewhere "far rosier" over the coming 12 months. The report states: "Though the tough economic environment has affected real economic growth across the UK, we expect a rosier outlook for several cities. The UK economy is recovering slowly and steadily, and we expect economic growth to bounce back this year and continue on into 2025." Rachel Taylor, of PwC, said it was up to local leaders to now make the push for growth. She said: "As local leaders look forward to playing a greater part in delivering economic growth in their areas, they have a window of time to take stock. "They must use this time to reassess what their strengths and ambitions are for their areas and how they will grasp the fresh opportunities on the horizon."

Leicester crowned best place to live and work in East Midlands The UK's 52 largest cities have been ranked ByLinda SteelyardHannah RichardsonLocal Democracy Reporter 15:07, 19 SEP 2024 Leicester has been crowned best place to live and work in East Midlands (Image: Getty) Subscribe today to get the latest headlines straight to your inbox with our free email updates Leicester has been ranked the best place to live and work in the East Midlands. A number of factors, including the city's healthy work-life balance and decent transport links, helped it win the accolade in this year's Good Growth for Cities Index. It was also seen as a "good environment to set up a new business". The city further performed well when safety and workforce skills were considered. In addition to coming out top in the East Midlands, Leicester placed 20th overall in the rankings which examines the UK's 52 largest cities. In response to the news, city mayor Sir Peter Soulsby said that when he was elected in 2011, Leicester had a "collective inferiority complex" and "couldn't believe it had anything good about itself". Today, he said, he believes that attitude is completely different. He told LeicestershireLive: "It's great to see that people want to come and live here, but also to see the numbers of people who want to come and visit here." The mayor said that for him, Leicester has three key selling points: its history; its historic buildings; and its people. He said: "It has 2,000 years of history. It's got some wonderful buildings from every period of its development over those 2,000 years which are very much cherished and looked after. "And the third [selling point] is the people. We're very proud of the fact that we're a diverse city, and, as a result of that, we've got an incredible range of things to offer to people wanting to live or work or play here, or visit." The next best-performing city in the East Midlands was Derby, ranked 23rd overall. Lincoln was 24th, Nottingham finished 35th and Northampton was 40th. The index looks beyond core economic growth and instead considers broad measures of economic well-being such as jobs, income, health, skills, work-life balance, housing, transport and the environment. Leicester received average scores for jobs, health and housing. But the report authors said they believed the new Government's push for further devolved powers for cities in the UK - enabling them to make more decisions on where Government funding is spent locally - will help to make the outlook in Leicester and elsewhere "far rosier" over the coming 12 months. The report states: "Though the tough economic environment has affected real economic growth across the UK, we expect a rosier outlook for several cities. The UK economy is recovering slowly and steadily, and we expect economic growth to bounce back this year and continue on into 2025." Rachel Taylor, of PwC, said it was up to local leaders to now make the push for growth. She said: "As local leaders look forward to playing a greater part in delivering economic growth in their areas, they have a window of time to take stock. "They must use this time to reassess what their strengths and ambitions are for their areas and how they will grasp the fresh opportunities on the horizon."

Leicester believe this angle shows that Mateta was offside at the point the ball was released

Plus The images you have, did VAR have those? “Some of it. But it’s not been used. Mistakes will happen. Hopefully we’ll now be on the end of a decision that goes for us. But own up to it. That’s what the players and managers do. Referees need to as well. The images they have used, he is onside, but it’s after the ball is kicked. If they did it at the moment it is kicked, he is offside. We can’t release them and we won’t. We sent them our presentation and footage, but we’ve not heard anything back.

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Story of Leicester · Follow 9h · Did you know... The Rally Park near Tudor Road has been created on what was the southernmost part of the Leicester & Swannington Railway, designed to bring coal from the North West Leicestershire coalfields into Leicester. It was one of the first railways to be built in the world. Opening in 1832, it was engineered by Robert Stephenson, son of the famous railway pioneer George Stephenson. Its route was northwards through the mile long tunnel at Glenfield, to Desford, Bagworth, Long Lane (Coalville) and Swannington. The image shows the first West Bridge Station when a narrow platform was eventually created in 1876, with the Mary de Castro Church spire in the background. Learn more about it here: https://storyofleicester.info/a-work.../west-bridge-station/

Leicester Memories John Finch · 5h · The Electric Theatre also known as The Cameo - High Street Leicester.

Leicester Memories Graham Hulme · 7h · An old postcard view of Queen’s Road, looking towards the junction at Victoria Park Road in the far distance, early 1900s. The tram is heading towards the turn at Clarendon Park Road. A horse and cart are seen in the distance emerging from Montague Road, where a corner shop has a sign in the window which appears to read “Darlows for Hosiery & Corsets”. Local directories dating between the late 1890s and the late 1910s reveal this to be the shop of Harry Darlow, a draper and milliner, at 95 Queen’s Road (now the premises of the restaurant Halcyon Kitchen). The 1901 census shows Harry Darlow, aged 38, residing at this address with his wife, Louisa, and a five year old daughter named Elsie. He was entered as born in Leicester and his occupation is given as “Hosiery Warehouseman & Fancy Draper (shopkeeper)”. The 1911 census also shows the family residing at 95 Queen’s Road and Mr Darlow is again shown as a “Hosiery Warehouseman & Draper”. Mrs Darlow is given as “Assisting In Drapery Business”. Harry Darlow was born in 1862 and was the son of a tailor, Edward Thomas Darlow. The 1871 census shows him, aged 8, living with his parents and several siblings in Causeway Lane. By 1881 he was working as a warehouseman but was still living with his parents in Causeway Lane. In September 1886 he married Louisa Hopkins at Edensor parish church on the Chatsworth estate in Derbyshire and by 1891 the couple were living in Belgrave Gate in Leicester and Harry was working as a draper and warehouseman. By 1895 local directory entries show him at Queen’s Road. The 1921 census shows Mr and Mrs Darlow living in Knighton Drive and Mr Darlow’s occupation is shown as “(Manager) Hosiery Warehouseman Messrs J. Morley & Son”. Louisa Darlow died in 1923 and it appears that Harry Darlow remarried in 1928. He seems to have retired with his second wife, Alice, to Bexhill on Sea in Sussex and died there in May 1940, aged 77. Nearer the camera, on the left side of the picture, a sign is partially seen which would appear to bear the words “Family Butchers”. This is probably the butchers shop of William Archer at 99 Queen’s Road, where Archer’s butcher’s shop remains to this day. The 1901 census shows William Archer, aged 29, residing at 99 Queen’s Road with his wife and children. His occupation is entered as “Pork Butcher (shopkeeper)” and he is shown as working at home on his own account. He was born at Barlestone, near Market Bosworth, in about 1873 and was the son of Noah and Elizabeth Archer. His father died when William was only about 6 years old. Both his father and grandfather, Thomas Archer, worked as agricultural labourers at Barlestone. William’s wife was Agnes Alice Archer, aged 35 at the time of the 1901 census. She was born in 1865 at Buckingham and was the daughter of Levi and Ann Barlow. Her father was a boot maker. The Barlow family had moved to Leicester by the time of the 1881 census and Agnes married William Archer at Leicester in 1898. At the time on the 1901 census the couple are shown with two children, Cyril L. B. Archer, aged 2, and Ethel K. Archer, who was 9 months. Wright’s directory of 1903 lists William Archer as a pork butcher at 99 Queen’s Road but Kelly’s directory of 1908 shows him to be a pork butcher in the High Street at Ibstock. The move might be partly explained by the death of his wife, Agnes, at Leicester in August 1901 and the death of their daughter Ethel Kate Archer, aged 1, in February 1902. William remarried about two years later to Elizabeth Ann Beal. The marriage was registered at Ashby de la Zouch in the first quarter of 1904. The 1911 census shows William and Elizabeth, and their family, residing at 81-83 High Street at Ibstock and William’s occupation is entered as “Master Pork Butcher”, working on own account at home. The couple are shown with six children - Cyril, who was now aged 12, William (6), Gladys (4), Thomas (2), Fred (1) and Florence (aged 1 month). No entry is made in the 1911 census for 99 Queen’s Road but Wright’s directories of 1909, 1911 and 1914 show the London Central Meat Co. Ltd. at that address. However, by the time of the 1921 census William Archer and his family were back at 99 Queen’s Road. Mr Archer is shown as aged 46, born at Barlestone, and has the occupation of Master Pork Butcher, working on own account at home. His wife, Elizabeth, is given as aged 42 and born at Coalville. Mr Archer’s eldest son, Cyril, was now aged 22 and his occupation was given as a pork butcher, working for “W. Archer Pork Butcher Father”. The other children listed included William A. Archer, aged 16, Gladys (14), Thomas (12), Fred (11), Mary (10), John (6) and Edith (3). Thomas, Fred and Mary are shown as having been born at Ibstock. Gladys is given as born at Great Glen and the other children were born at Leicester. Looking at the ages of the youngest children, the family’s move back to Leicester from Ibstock would appear to have occurred sometime between 1911 and 1915. Kelly’s directories of the 1920s list Mr Archer’s butchers’ shop as W. Archer & Son 99 Queen’s Road and he and his wife, Elizabeth, and the two youngest children are shown to be residing at the Queen’s Road address in the 1939 Register (his daughter, Florence, was living next door at that time, at 97 Queen’s Road, with her husband, Edward N. Groocock, who was a fruiterer). William Archer’s occupation is entered as “Butcher (master)”. His youngest son, John Archer, is given as “Butcher’s assistant” and his youngest daughter, Edith, was a hosiery worker. William Archer died at the end of December 1954, aged 81, at his home at 99 Queen’s Road. Reports in the Leicester Evening Mail and the Leicester Mercury noted that Mr Archer’s name had been known in the butchers trade for over 60 years and that he founded the firm of W. Archer & Sons Ltd. The business also had a branch at Market Harborough as well as at Leicester. William’s eldest son, Cyril Archer, had married in 1921 and was living, together with his family, in Queen Street at Oadby at the time of the 1939 Register. Cyril died in 1965. Fred and John Archer appear to have taken over the running of the Queen’s Road shop, after their father and elder brothers deaths, until the business was acquired by another butcher’s business in 1975 (the business retained the name of Archer after the change of ownership). Fred Archer retired at that time (report Leicester Mercury 27th March 1975) and John Archer retired in 1979 (report Leicester Mercury 2nd April 1979). The butcher’s shop has more recently been in the ownership of Sean Jeynes.

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/leicester-city-absolutely-superb-prospect-9563181 Leicester City have 'absolutely superb' prospect who won't give opponents a moment's peace Brandon Cover arrived on loan at Port Vale with just one senior appearance to his name, but he's been thrown straight in under Darren Moore and has quickly looked at home ByJordan BlackwellMichael Baggaley 13:33, 18 SEP 2024 Brandon Cover in action for Port Vale (Image: Mark Kerton/REX/Shutterstock) Leicester City prospect Brandon Cover was hailed as “absolutely superb” as he continues to make a telling impact on loan at Port Vale. The 20-year-old defensive midfielder/right-back has started all three League Two matches for Port Vale since heading to Staffordshire on deadline day. Despite his inexperience, his displays have earned rave reviews. Cover made his City debut in the FA Cup last season but that was the only senior appearance he had to his name before joining Vale. But thanks to his aggression and physicality, he has quickly settled in, and had his best game yet as Vale beat Chesterfield 1-0 at the weekend. Port Vale correspondent Mike Baggaley picks up the story: It was as much about what didn’t happen as what did. Vale were up against a side expected to be one of the best in the division and on Chesterfield’s left flank was James Berry, the winger who had just been nominated for League Two player of the month. Having to deal with him was Brandon Cover, the 20-year-old on-loan Leicester defender making only the third league appearance of his career. Advantage Chesterfield? Mayhem on Vale’s right? Not at all as it turned out because Cover shut down every threat on that flank, both while Berry was on the pitch and then after the winger was subbed with half an hour to go. Cover was one of the least-heralded of Vale’s summer signings, the youngster arriving on deadline day as a player who could play as a defensive midfielder or full-back so perhaps would be useful to have in the squad in case of injuries. Instead he went straight into the side and hasn’t looked back. Let’s not tempt fate just three games into his Vale career but no wonder Darren Moore was full of praise when I asked him about the youngster after Saturday’s game. He said: “I think we have got a really good player, a quality player. I thought the way he looked after him (Berry) was absolutely superb, he didn’t give him a minute’s peace. That’s Brandon, he has that capability. But also on the ball he brings that calmness and assurance. “But the biggest thing for me, which I can share with everyone, is he is such a humble individual. That adds to the character and the behaviour we want at the club. He can feel really pleased with his performance and we are really pleased to have him here.”

https://www.themag.co.uk/2024/09/the-real-truth-about-harvey-barnes-newcastle-united-leicester-city/ The real truth about Harvey Barnes 14 hours ago 42 CommentsShare Harvey Barnes was the match winner on Sunday. The former Leicester City winger getting a stunning goal. His trademark move of cutting in from the left and letting fly. The opposition kind of know what he is going to do, but stopping Harvey Barnes, well, that is a bit more difficult. Despite the Leicester City relegation at the end of the 2022/23 season, Harvey Barnes still scored 13 Premier League goals from his wing position and was top scorer for the club, 13 goals from 32 PL starts mighty impressive when you consider how poor Leicester were overall. This is the real truth about Harvey Barnes laid out below. His Premier League record these last five and a bit years. From the start of the 2019/20 Premier League season onwards. My only surprise is how surprised so many Newcastle United fans are, at just how good and productive Harvey Barnes is! 2019/20 Premier League (Leicester City) 14 Direct Goal involvements (6 goals and 8 assists) – 2,094 PL minutes played A Harvey Barnes direct goal involvement once every 149 minutes 2020/21 Premier League (Leicester City) 13 Direct Goal involvements (9 goals and 4 assists) – 1,950 PL minutes played A Harvey Barnes direct goal involvement once every 150 minutes 2021/22 Premier League (Leicester City) 16 Direct Goal involvements (6 goals and 10 assists) – 2,107 PL minutes played A Harvey Barnes direct goal involvement once every 131 minutes 2022/23 Premier League (Leicester City) 14 Direct Goal involvements (13 goals and 1 assist) – 2,720 PL minutes played A Harvey Barnes direct goal involvement once every 194 minutes (In the four seasons at Leicester, before signing for Newcastle United, Harvey Barnes has had 57 direct goal involvements in the Premier League, scoring 34 and getting 23 assists.To give that some kind of context, in the same four seasons, Allan Saint-Maximin had 28 direct PL goal involvements – scoring 12 and assisting another 16. Basically, Barnes with more than twice as many direct goal involvements than ASM across those four seasons) 2023/24 Premier League (Newcastle United) 8 Direct Goal involvements (5 goals and 3 assists) – 795 PL minutes played A Harvey Barnes direct goal involvement once every 99 minutes 2024/25 Premier League (Newcastle United) 3 Direct Goal involvements (2 goals and 1 assist) – 158 PL minutes played A Harvey Barnes direct goal involvement once every 52 minutes Total Harvey Barnes Direct Goal involvements these past five and a bit seasons (for Leicester and Newcastle): 68 Direct Goal involvements 41 goals and 27 assists) – 9,824 PL minutes played A Harvey Barnes direct goal involvement once every 144 Premier League minutes, from the start of the 2019/20 PL season onwards. What we are talking about is very close to in that time, averaging two direct goal involvements every three Premier League matches. I can’t wait to see what Harvey Barnes can prove capable of the rest of this season and beyond.

Why aren't all games on General Sale, what's their excuse and is it justifiable. Surely if there's ticket's left they should be available for sale, if there's none then we know we have a full house. Why do we need this level of control and restriction it's illogical. Also I'm not sure you should be announcing it like it's some big achievement.

Leicester Memories Martin Hall · 51m · I found this.interesting fact. In 1830 Isaac Harrison discovered a natural spring in his market garden, on the outskirts of Leicester, a city then swelling with new industries and new arrivals. Referring to it as the New Found Pool, he thought he could turn it into a spa, but the good citizens of Leicester weren’t ready for a spa – Buxton, maybe, but not Leicester. It didn’t work. So, turn the clock forward to 1885 when Orson Wright, a local builder, buys some of the land and starts to construct Newfoundpool. He laid out the streets so that the first names spelt “IHarrison’ (I for Isaac). In the middle, a larger building, the original spa hotel, became the Empire Hotel

Leicester Memories John Finch · 2h · Borough Gaol. - High cross Street, Leicester. circa 1880 estimated.

Foxes Beaten By Brighton At Belvoir Drive LCFC Women LCFC Women concluded their pre-season preparation with a 2-1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion at Belvoir Drive on Sunday afternoon. A Fran Kirby penalty and a Kiko Seike strike either side of Janice Cayman's goal settled the scoreline at home base, with the final result confirmed by the half-time whistle. The 2024/25 Barclays Women's Super League campaign is firmly in sight of the Foxes, who commence their fourth consecutive season in the top flight on the road against Liverpool on Sunday 22 September, with a 2pm BST kick-off. Their final friendly action came last weekend when Brighton made the trip to the East Midlands to face Amandine Miquel's side, who had endured an extensive and promising pre-season, beating Sunderland and Durham on home soil, before jetting off to Australia for the Perth International Football Cup. Beaten narrowly by Manchester City on penalties, Leicester then romped home to a third-placed finish with a 5-2 victory over West Ham United. Missy Goodwin netting a goal and assist at HBF Park. Prior to their loss to the Seagulls, City were on the reverse of a 2-0 scoreline when they faced Manchester United at Carrington Training Centre; Melvine Malard and Leah Galton scoring the goals for the hosts. The Foxes' most recent opponents have been busy in the summer transfer window, adding England internationals Kirby and Nikita Parris to their ranks, with the former opening the scoring from 12 yards. Cayman levelled things up, scoring from close range after a free-kick delivery into the box, but Seike's strike before the half-time whistle was enough to see off City's advances. This week sees WSL action return as Leicester face Liverpool at the Totally Wicked Stadium, tickets for which can be purchased HERE and cost just £6 for adults. Coach travel is also being put on by the Club for £24 and can be found HERE.