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Ruth Copeland nooepdstSr13tt0u09118hu154lu2i5ll7210m5ih22390328f05mu8t0ata · I discovered this little trinket of local history for the first time tonight despite wandering by the area regularly. Pondering if it was a national sport

I got a reminder and mine's free.

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Leicester Memories Peter Taylor · · In 1926 the Leicester Museum on New Walk acquired an impressive adult male Giraffe from Kenya . It was mounted by the noted taxidermist Rowland Ward . It was given the nickname of 'George' and, despite being a favourite with visitors, in the late 1960s it was transferred to Wollaton Hall Museum in Nottingham, where it can still be seen. Comment John Gibbin I remember it well, at the foot of the magnificent staircase that was ripped out when they ‘modernised’ the museum. I thought it was better before the refurbishment and the new exhibits and galleries would have been better placed in one of the many council owned buildings along New Walk

Yeah I couldn't find any connection to those buys or what might have been iffy businesses.

I had this with my Nationwide Credit Card, 3 purchases from the USA but they recognised it wasn't my 'normal' purchases and stopped it and issued a new card.

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/oscar-garcia-admission-jon-rudkin-9316597 By Jordan Blackwell 13:12, 31 MAY 2024 UPDATED13:13, 31 MAY 2024 Oscar Garcia may have a head start on the other candidates for the Leicester City job having spoken to the club’s director of football Jon Rudkin regularly for the past few months. Garcia, currently in charge of City’s Belgian sister club OH Leuven, is among the names mentioned in connection with the soon-to-be-vacant hotseat at the King Power Stadium. City are set to ramp up their pursuit of a new manager once Enzo Maresca is announced as Chelsea boss, with confirmation expected on Friday. On Thursday evening, L’Equipe reported that Garcia was under consideration to be Maresca’s successor having impressed the City hierarchy during his spell with Leuven. Taking over in November with the club in the relegation zone in Belgium, Garcia narrowly guided Leuven to safety and then kicked on once the division had been split into three sections, with the King Power-owned club in the mid-table group. In all, Garcia won eight, drew eight and lost 11 league matches in charge of Leuven as they ended 10th in the table, matching the club’s best finish. City owner Aiyawatt ‘Top’ Srivaddhabaprabha and director of football Rudkin were both in the stands for the final game of the season last weekend. But that was far from the first meeting between Garcia and Rudkin. The Spaniard said last month that he spoke regularly with him, and had told him of his wishes to return to management in England one day, having had spells with Brighton and Watford previously. Garcia told L’Equipe: “I'm happy because I can do what I love the most: coaching. Even more so with a powerful company in this project, King Power. They wanted to bring more professionalism to the club, change how it operates and above all keep the team in the top division. We have succeeded. “King Power's appeal was momentous. They own Leicester City. I speak with the sporting director every week. He knows that my dream is to return to England one day.”

retrograde also means - for the worse regressive negative downhill unwelcome unprogressive worsening deteriorating degenerate declining

Isn't that old stuff with the old King Power Logo

He did bring them all in.

https://www.footballfancast.com/leicester-considering-van-nistelrooy-maresca-replacement-manager-update/ According to Sacha Taviolieri, Leicester are considering a move for Ruud van Nistelrooy whose only managerial experience came at PSV Eindhoven in the 2022/23 season. The Premier League legend seems to have impressed enough during that spell though, given the interest of those at The King Power. "Interesting" Van Nistelrooy's can follow Maresca'a path Leicester and Maresca proved this season that experience doesn't go hand in hand with whether a manager can be successful or not. The Italian left Manchester City and jumped straight in at the Foxes, before achieving what he set out to achieve. Now, Van Nistelrooy can do similar, having had just one season of experience as a manager. His record during that time is certainly impressive, however. Ruud van Nistelrooy Managerial record (via Transfermarkt) Games 50 Wins 34 Draws 8 Losses 8 Win Rate 68% The former Manchester United striker earned plenty of fans during his time in charge too, including Guus Peters, who covers PSV for de Volkskrant, a Dutch national newspaper. Peters told The Athletic: "We don’t have a history in the Netherlands of many strikers who became top coaches. Rinus Michels did and was a European champion with the Dutch squad in 1988. "Marco van Basten decided to quit as a coach because it didn’t fit with his type of personality. So Ruud is interesting. He speaks really well about the game and what his vision is. People are following how he is doing now that he’s in charge of a big club in the Netherlands.” Of course, there are two ways that such an appointment can go for a newly-promoted club. Burnley, for example, always looked out of their depth in the Premier League under Vincent Kompany, who has now surprised many by making his way to Bayern Munich. Leicester, if they go for Van Nistelrooy, will hope that he first keeps them up and then stays put to build a project for years to come at the club.

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/ruud-van-nistelrooy-leicester-city-9315396 By Jordan Blackwell 07:00, 31 MAY 2024 UPDATED07:34, 31 MAY 2024 Former Manchester United and Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy is the latest name to emerge in connection with the Leicester City hotseat. The Dutchman has been out of work since leaving PSV Eindhoven a year ago but is said to be under consideration for City as they look to find a suitable successor for Chelsea-bound Enzo Maresca. Van Nistelrooy is at short odds to be named his successor. Most know him best as the supreme goal-getter who led the line at Old Trafford for five years, and so may not be aware of his record in the dugout. Here, we run down his managerial credentials, his tactics, what players have said about him, and more. What’s his track record? Like Maresca, Van Nistelrooy spent much of the first few years of his coaching career as an assistant or in youth football, working at PSV or with his national team. His first big test was as head coach of Jong PSV, the reserve side to the Dutch giants, who play in the second division in the Netherlands. Under Van Nistelrooy’s guidance, they finished 12th of 20 in the 2021-22 season. But working with a squad whose average age was under 20, Van Nistelrooy impressed the hierarchy enough to be selected to take the senior job at PSV from 2022 onwards. In his first season in charge, Van Nistelrooy’s PSV finished second in Eredivisie to new Liverpool manager Arne Slot and his Feyenoord side, but they did go on to win the Dutch Cup, beating Ajax on penalties in the final. They also had the best attack in the league. A week before the end of the campaign, Van Nistelrooy stepped down. In a statement put out by PSV, it was said that the former striker believed “there was not enough support within the club to continue longer”. Van Nistelrooy has a good record of bringing through youth players as well. When Noni Madueke was sold to Chelsea, he gave Johan Bakayoko, a player he’d worked with for Jong PSV, a more prominent on the right flank, and the Belgian has gone from strength to strength since, and could be a player to watch at the Euros this summer. How do his teams play? PSV predominantly played in a 4-2-3-1 shape under Van Nistelrooy, but what is most interesting is that, in attack, that shape changed to a 3-2-4-1, which was how City lined up under Maresca. But that had to be adapted midway through the season. In the first half of the campaign, a full-back would tuck inside, as happens with Ricardo Pereira at City. But when first-choice wingers Cody Gakpo and Madueke were sold to Liverpool and Chelsea in January 2023, Van Nistelrooy tinkered. He then opted to play Xavi Simons on the left wing out of possession, but as an attacking midfielder in possession. The left-back, most regularly former City loanee Patrick van Aanholt, would then move forward to become a left-sided winger. The right-back would tuck in to form a back three. Both with Jong PSV in 21-22 and PSV in 22-23, Van Nistelrooy’s teams ranked fourth in their leagues for possession. There was an element of aggressive defending with plenty of tackles and interceptions won by PSV, especially given their average possession, but not a lot of those were in the attacking third, and were more likely to come in the centre of the park. What have his players said about him? Before Jarrad Branthwaite was impressing for Everton and earning call-ups to the England squad, he was on loan at Van Nistelrooy’s PSV. As an excellent striker, Van Nistelrooy knows how to make defenders better too. Branthwaite said: “As a striker Ruud knew what defenders didn't like so he was always giving me little tips, about body positions and how to defend against different kinds of strikers, which helped me massively. The whole experience matured me as a player, as a man as well and I came back a much better player than I had been 12 months previously." Of course, he can coach finishing too, having scored 349 goals in 592 club matches across his career. Madueke said shortly after joining Chelsea: “Ruud van Nistelrooy helped me out a lot, obviously in front of goal. “He's a great player and a great coach as well and a great person. If you went and spoke to him right now, you would not feel like you're speaking to the legend Ruud van Nistelrooy, you'd just feel like you're speaking to Ruud the man.” Why did he leave PSV and what does he want next? Late into the season, there were reports that Van Nistelrooy had a strained relationship with his two assistants Fred Rutten and Andre Ooijer, something the manager denied. There was also said to be tension with players, with senior members of the squad speaking to the club about it. This led to a club meeting with Van Nistelrooy, after which he stepped down. A club statement said that “after several discussions about internal affairs that have taken place in recent weeks… Van Nistelrooy reported this morning that in his opinion there was not enough support within the club to continue longer. He immediately explained this to the players and staff.” Van Nistelrooy has not been in work since, but is looking to return to the dugout. He said this month: “I would really like to work in Spain and I have had conversations with Spanish clubs. But also the other leagues in which I have played, I want to coach there too. In the Premier League and the Bundesliga.”

Leicester Museums & Galleries is at Leicester Museum. · Renoir in Leicester! One of the world’s most famous artworks, Pierre-Auguste Renoir's The Umbrellas, is here until 1 September! Thanks to National Gallery #NG200 birthday celebrations #NationalTreasures sees 12 iconic artworks loaned across the UK. Come and see this iconic painting for free. http://leicestermuseums.org/RenoirInLeicester Pierre-Auguste Renoir, The Umbrellas, about 1881-6. Sir Hugh Lane Bequest, 1917, The National Gallery, London. In partnership with Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin. © The National Gallery, London

Most football legends will be forgotten by 2 or 3 generations then. Hardly anyone on here would cite players pre the 50s other than by looking at their stats which we know don't always tell the true story.

It's in the eye of the beholder much like beauty often influenced by your first heros.

I know it's made up, are most rumours?

I don't think there was anywhere near the level of transfers you get these days, it was big news for anyone to move. I agree it wasn't simply about loyalty more to do with that's how life was people stayed in jobs for life until the 1960s. Where I started my apprenticeship there where many that had been there for 50 years even returning from WW2 back to their old job. Even the MD and the one before him started there as apprentices.

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has been tipped as the ideal candidate to replace Roberto De Zerbi at Brighton.

It's based on where people are putting their money.

*Odds correct as of 7:30am UK time, May 29, 2024 Carlos Corberan 9/4 Graham Potter 3/1 Steve Cooper 5/1 David Moyes 8/1 Oscar Garcia 8/1 Carlos Cuesta 10/1 Liam Rosenior 10/1 Marti Cifuentes 11/1 Mark Robins 12/1 Rob Edwards 14/1 David Wagner 16/1 Esteban Cambiasso 16/1 Frank Lampard 16/1 Gerhard Struber 16/1 Mauricio Pochettino 16/1 Michael Carrick 16/1 Scott Parker 16/1

'I watched every Leicester home game - Here's why Chelsea fans won't like Maresca' BY CHRISTY MALYAN PUBLISHED 5 HOURS AGO The Foxes may have won the Championship but supporters aren't too disappointed to see him leave. https://www.givemesport.com/leicester-chelsea-enzo-maresca-tactics-fans/

When I first started watching early 60's this was the core of the team Matt Gillies - 10 Banks - 8 Appleton - 12 Chalmers - 7 King - 8 Sjoberg - 13 Norman - 7 Riley - !0 Cross - 14 McLintock - 5 Gibson - 8 Stringfellow - 13 Roberts - 7 Walsh - 6 Keyworth - 7 The only 1 I can remember moving to a 'bigger' club was McLintock to Arsenal and of course Banks being pushed out by Shilton to Stoke.

I predict a riot.