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Steve Anderson 34 m · Now and Then. The Dover Street Baptist Church, which became the Rechabite Hall and then the Little Theatre.

History of Leicestershire in Images Steve Anderson · sSpndreoto4401ut4ufi71h994gh60u8f1119l178li05g9a6ga7a2ta799u · Now and Then London Road/Evington Road junction around 1902.

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/leicester-city-notebook-six-contracts-9211855 By Jordan Blackwell 12:41, 8 APR 2024 UPDATED13:25, 8 APR 2024 OH Leuven aiming for Europe after avoiding relegation The bizarre set-up of the Belgian Pro League means that City’s sister club OH Leuven are now gunning for a Europa Conference League spot after narrowly avoiding relegation. A couple of weeks ago, the final match of the regular season was played, with Nachon Nsingi scoring a last-minute winner for Leuven to beat Mechelen 1-0 and move the club out of the bottom four on goal difference. That means that instead of competing in the relegation play-offs, they are in the six-team play-offs for the Europa Conference League. However, it’s a tough ask. After starting with a draw and a defeat, they are now 14 points behind Gent with eight games to make up the ground. Even if they were to do so, they’d then have a one-off match with the fourth-placed side from the title play-offs to determine who gets to play in Europe. According to manager Oscar Garcia, formerly of Brighton and Watford, King Power’s aim with the club is to eventually make the top six and compete for the title. But whether Garcia will be there to do that, it’s unclear. He’s been telling City director of football Jon Rudkin he wants to return to England. In a recent interview with L’Equipe, Garcia said: “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. Leuven wants to aim higher: the Belgian top six. “King Power's appeal was momentous. I speak with the sporting director (Rudkin) every week. He knows that my dream is to return to England one day.”

Maresca: "My mentor told me a big truth. When rival pressures high, you have to attack quickly. When you get defended by a low block, attack slowly and patiently.”

Maresca: "My mentor told me a big truth. When rival pressures high, you have to attack quickly. When you get defended by a low block, attack slowly and patiently.”

Wigston In Photos 1950-2000 added a new photo to the album Howard Riley & Alan Woollett. · Leicester City 0 v Tottenham Hotspur 2 Empire Stadium, Wembley FA Cup Final May 6th 1961 "Howard Riley supports the injured Len Chalmers"

History of Leicestershire in Images Steve Anderson · · Now and Then London Road.

Leicester Memories Peter Taylor · · Hutchinson Walk ( The Birdcage ) runs between Hutchinson st. and Swain St . Leicester . A favourite place for trainspotting back in the day .

https://www.lcfc.com/news/3954614/scotland-clean-sheet-for-howard?fbclid=IwAR2UZiLKYG9CWHaLUpq7f9yMjVqwBTMX8bh1quhgew_Kg-lbee2WX3RT1UA_aem_AeE7s6XXbnmNUSnCPbyHj6TnTwGZLpoT-QXA4sxPJ1RrHO5L3BRtkT4H_h5Y4xnflFhazcQqXTFOFpbLcpJ14VLt&lang=en Scotland Clean Sheet For Howard LCFC WOMEN Published 06 Apr 2024 1 MinuteReading time Sophie Howard played out a goalless draw for Scotland against Serbia while four other Foxes have been in recent action during the international break. More on this story... Detailing The International Break For City's Women - Sophie Howard kept a clean sheet for Scotland against Serbia - Lize Kop's Netherlands beaten by Italy - Heavy defeat for Jutta Rantala's Finland - Missy Goodwin a late substitute in England Under-23s' win - Emilia Pelgander received 90 minutes for Sweden Under-23s International representation started on Thursday night for the Foxes when Missy Goodwin and Emilia Pelgander went head-to-head in friendly action between England Under-23s and Sweden's Under-23s at New Bucks Head Stadium. Goodwin was a late substitute while Pelgander got a full 90 minutes as the scores finished 3-1 in favour of the Young Lionesses. Missy Bo Kearns, Kiera Skeels and Katie Robinson scored England's goals as Evelina Dulian netted nothing than a consolation goal with just over 10 minutes remaining. On Friday afternoon, Howard, Jutta Rantala and Lize Kop all lined up for their first matches in the UEFA Women’s Championship Qualification stages, however the Scottish international was the only one to collect a point. Expand photo Emilia Pelgander Emilia Pelgander in action for the Sweden Under-23s against the Young Lionesses. City's No.5 started and played the full game as Scotland played out a 0-0 draw with Serbia at Gradski Stadion Dubočica to place them second in League 2 Group B, with a home game against Slovakia at Hampden Park now in their sights for Tuesday. Kop made the starting line-up for the Netherlands but couldn't prevent the Dutch side falling to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Italy as a goal in either half from the hosts at Stadio San Vito-Luigi Marulla made the difference. After an impressive nine games without defeat, which most recently saw them claim the Pinatar Cup, Finland were on the receiving end of a 4-0 loss against Noway. Rantala played the full game and will want to quickly move on to Tuesday night when they have the chance to earn their first points in League B Group 2 against Italy. A full list detailing when City's players could feature on the international stage can be found HERE.

Is that why there were no kids flag waving before KO or have they been blamed post review as the cause of our decline.

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/enzo-maresca-tries-correct-leicester-9210162?fbclid=IwAR2KAMUSJcIoJ1I1QV1P0fuSKXPbqiaQUoDZGPL7e1lchwrI7jdcJzWYbwY_aem_AXDle-ILgGVrr7uG7ucqO62LjvrIswxMSN3yqqUfTtgMiEHkoW-8WjRw5mUyYoZ1dXHJ7KMvUZpjtX6h28o-CnuH Enzo Maresca tries to correct Leicester City relegation issue to win race with Leeds and Ipswich The Leicester City manager reacts to his side's late win over Birmingham, a result that took them top after their promotion rivals Leeds and Ipswich both slipped up ByJordan Blackwell 18:48, 6 APR 2024 Leicester City must treat every game as if it’s the finale to their season to correct the mentality that relegated them, Enzo Maresca has said. City enjoyed a perfect day on Saturday as Stephy Mavididi scored a winner three minutes from time to see them past Birmingham, and with promotion rivals Ipswich and Leeds losing to Norwich and Coventry. It means City are back on top of the table, and with a game in hand. But to ensure City get the job done and secure promotion to the Premier League, they have to go into every match as if it is their final chance to go up. Maresca said they did that against the Blues and will do the same against Millwall on Tuesday. It’s also a matter of balancing emotions. That’s something Maresca admitted he didn’t manage to do when Mavididi scored and during wild full-time celebrations at the King Power Stadium. “It has been very good,” Maresca said when asked about Leeds and Ipswich losing. “But at this stage, it’s about controlling the balance. When you win you are up there and when you lose you are down there. In this moment, the most important thing for us is to manage the emotions. That is something I didn’t do at the end of the game!” Asked specifically about going back to the top of the table, Maresca said: “Now it’s about Tuesday’s game. Nothing more than that. I’ve been saying the same: Tuesday for us finishes the season. We need to go game by game like it’s like this. “Probably last year the relegation was because when there were 10 games to go, you were always thinking: ‘We dropped points today but we’ve got the next one.’ No, no, no. There is no next one. Tuesday finishes the league. Today finishes the league. This is the way we need to think. Otherwise it can be difficult.” While City were on top for most of the second half, they were finding it difficult to create chances until Mavididi popped up with a late header. The cross for the goal came from Yunus Akgun, who was introduced moments early and who helped improve City, Maresca believes. “I’m very happy, especially for the way we won the game, the manager said. “We played well all the game. But unfortunately we conceded a goal at the end of the first half. The team continued in the same way second half. We deserved to win. “Sometimes when you are there and you try and struggle, you have to be worried for the transition, But we were controlling the game and at the end we deserved to win the game. The guys controlled the transition fantastic. “At the end the reward has been important. I think the team was playing good. But then we were playing even better with Dennis (Praet) and Yunus. I’m happy for all of them.”

Birmingham boss Gary Rowett makes Leicester City red card and disallowed goal claims Stephy Mavididi scored a late winner for City, but their first goal should not have stood and they should have been down to 10 men, the visiting manager believes SPORT ByJordan Blackwell 19:17, 6 APR 2024 Birmingham City boss Gary Rowett did not dispute Leicester City’s victory over his relegation battlers but did question two first-half decisions. The Blues fell into the relegation zone after Stephy Mavididi headed in an 87th-minute winner to break their resistance. The three points sent City top, with Ipswich losing to Norwich earlier in the day and Leeds defeated down the road at Coventry. But Rowett did not feel City’s first goal should have stood, and also believes they should have been reduced to 10 men. He felt Patson Daka was offside before he laid the ball off to Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, and thought Wout Faes should have been shown red for a last-man foul on Jay Stansfield. “The first one is offside,” Rowett said in his post-match press conference. “I’ve watched it back and it’s a clear offside. Daka is stood in an offside position and the player on the floor toes it towards him. I was a little bit disappointed that they didn’t see that. Leicester had other chances, I’m not suggesting that was a defining moment. “I thought Jay Stansfield, when Faes brings him down in the middle, there’s no cover. I was told it wasn’t a clear enough attacking position. I’m not really sure what that means because I thought that was quite a big moment. To me that is probably a red card. "I’m not going to grumble and make these things a reason why we haven’t won. We haven’t drawn or won the game because Leicester are a very, very good side with very good players and really well structured.” For most of the second half, Birmingham prevented City from creating chances. But they dropped deeper and City applied more pressure, which eventually told with time ticking down. Former City full-back Rowett added: “It was tough to take at the end when you get to that point but Leicester are a very good side and they play with an incredible width and energy. They make the pitch so big and they continually run through those spaces and open you up. I thought there were times when we had to defend last-ditch and there was a couple where you think we have done well to keep them at bay. “I thought there were a lot of good things and diligent things around the performance. There is a chance for you to take a point out of the game, whether you deserve it or not.”

History of Leicestershire in Images Steve Anderson · sodonptreS8tt9mm25mh7ltcl4ll7ault11a0c3mmgam961h107l4g012c61 · Old Leicester wasn’t always a better place back then. This is the Aylestone district looking towards the power station from the roof of the colleges of art and technology in January 1954.

History of Leicestershire in Images Steve Anderson · 59 m · Now and Then at the Victoria Park Gates. Then being 1/3/55.

https://www.football365.com/news/leicester-city-stars-reassigned-ffp-man-utd-25m-target-newcastle-defensive-crisis Leicester City stars reassigned due to FFP: Man Utd land £25m target, Newcastle solve defensive crisis Lewis Oldham 24 minutes ago Leicester City are the latest club in FFP hot water after following Everton and Nottingham Forest in breaching Profit and Sustainability rules. Enzo Maresca’s side returned to winning ways on Easter Monday against Watford to get their promotion tilt back on track, but a summer fire sale could ruin the positive vibes brought about by a potential immediate Premier League return. The Telegraph‘s John Percy recently revealed that the Foxes are ‘under pressure to sell players this summer’ even if they get promoted, while they are facing a points deduction next season after being charged for their PSR breach. So while Leicester were ‘too good to go down’ last season and have been among the standout teams in the Championship this term, Maresca is at risk of losing a couple of his best players in the summer and this will make their return campaign in the Premier League way more difficult than he would have hoped. It will surely be to the relief of Foxes supporters that we’ve kindly reassigned five of their priciest assets (fees taken from transfermarkt) to Premier League clubs, with Manchester United and Newcastle United among the teams to profit from Leicester’s misdemeanours… Patson Daka (£12m) – AFC Bournemouth Previously linked with Manchester United and Manchester City, Daka – who was a prolific goalscorer for RB Salzburg – did not reach previous lofty heights in the Premier League as he was regularly behind Jamie Vardy and Kelechi Iheanacho in the pecking order at The King Power Stadium. This was also the case during the opening few months of this season after a proposed summer move to Bournemouth fell through on deadline day. But credit needs to go to Daka, who has taken his opportunity with both hands after injuries to Vardy and Iheanacho afforded him a rare run in the first-team. The Zambia international has seven goals and four assists in his 15 Championship appearances this term and during an interview with The Athletic in February, he insisted that he would return to the Premier League as a “different player” following his experiences in the division below. And Daka could show he is a “different player” at Bournemouth, who could renew their interest in the 25-year-old with 16-goal forward Dominic Solanke potentially on the move. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (£25m) – Manchester United Leicester City star man Dewsbury-Hall is the player they can make the most money from this summer, with transfermarkt likely under-pegging his valuation as the 25-year-old has been tipped to cost £40m this summer. Having previously gone under the radar compared to James Maddison and Harvey Barnes, the drop to the Championship has allowed Dewsbury-Hall to show his class and he has been sensational for the title-chasers. The midfielder has stepped up for the Foxes in moments of need and 24 goal involvements in 38 games is a stunning tally for a player in his position. Brighton and Tottenham Hotspur are already being mentioned as potential destinations for Dewsbury-Hall in the summer but Man Utd are also understood to be keen. With co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe said to be emphasising signing English talent, the new-look Old Trafford recruitment structure could do a lot worse than look at the Foxes star (and Jarrad Branthwaite) as a priority summer addition. Wout Faes (£17m) – Newcastle United Leicester City’s lack of transfer activity last season contributed to their downfall last season as Faes was one of only three players to join the Foxes for fees during their relegation campaign. Faes has proven to be a worthwhile signing for Leicester as he was one of their better performers last season and he has remained an integral figure following their relegation from the Premier League. Despite competing with summer signings Conor Coady and Callum Doyle, Faes has earned Maresca’s trust and has featured in all but three of Leicester City’s Championship games this term. If Faes were to move on, it is easy to see him heading to St James’ Park, especially amid Newcastle United’s ongoing injury crisis. With centre-backs Sven Botman and Jamaal Lascelles suffering serious knee injuries, the low-cost addition of Faes would be a welcome remedy for Eddie Howe’s selection headaches. Harry Winks (£10m) – Everton Leicester buying Winks from Tottenham Hotspur was one of the coups of last summer’s transfer window as this signing firmed up the theory that Maresca’s side would be the team to beat in the Championship this season. We expected Winks to sign for a lowly Premier League team and tipped the England international to be a class above the rest in the Championship and this has proven to be the case. The 28-year-old has only missed one league game this season as his selfless work rate has enabled Dewsbury-hall and Leicester’s abundance of attacking options to take most of the limelight. Winks’ Tottenham career did not end as he would have intended but his valuable learning experience in Serie A with Sampdoria rejuvenated him upon his return to England and most bottom-half Premier League sides would surely be happy to have him in their squad. He joined Sampdoria on loan during the 2022 summer window but before this move came about, Frank Lampard’s Everton wanted him but a £20m deal did not end up being completed. They could get him for around half of that fee now… Stephy Mavididi (£9.5m) – West Ham United Speaking of transfer coups, Leicester invested around £6.5m to sign winger Mavididi from Ligue Un outfit Montpellier last summer and he has already proven to be a bargain. The former Arsenal academy product returned to England last year after cutting his teeth in Europe with Juventus, Dijon and Montpellier. Like many others, the 25-year-old has benefitted from honing his graft away from the limelight and he’s taken the Championship by storm this season. Mavididi has contributed with eleven goals and five assists this term and he’s ready to become a regular in the Premier League. West Ham are already spoilt for choice in attacking areas with the frightening combination of Lucas Paqueta, Mohammed Kudus and Jarrod Bowen, but *at least* one of the three will surely leave this summer. While Mavididi is not yet to the calibre of the current Hammers trio, a small portion of the reported £85m fee from Man City for Paqueta can go on stealing the Leicester City standout as they repeat last summer’s rebuild following the sale of Declan Rice.

Supporters' trust From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In British sports, a supporters' trust is a formal, democratic and not-for-profit organisation of fans who attempt to strengthen the influence of supporters over the running of the club they support. There are over 140 supporters' trusts across England, Wales and Scotland and the majority of these are affiliated to football clubs, however trusts also exist for Rugby league and Rugby Union clubs. With government and with cross-party support, Supporters Direct was established to encourage the formation of supporters' trusts to promote democratic supporter ownership. Supporters Direct encourages these bodies to be formed as Industrial and Provident Societies (IPSs) and assists with their formation, legal and start-up costs. Supporters' trusts were commonly founded in response to financial crises which threaten the future of a team, as was the case at Chesterfield, Lincoln City, York City, and Real Oviedo. Their involvement has reportedly ensured the survival of over 20 different clubs entering into administration, particularly during the period of crisis as a result of the collapse of ITV Digital. Supporters' trusts are now more commonly founded in order to increase influence at clubs through a financial stake in the club. The first trust established was at Northampton Town in January 1992. The largest is the Manchester United Supporters Trust, which used to be known as Shareholders United and currently has over 200,000 members.[1] Other large trusts such as Newcastle United Supporters Trust (NUST) With over 10,000 members,Leeds, Exeter City, Dundee United, Reading, Spurs and Glasgow Rangers have between 3,000 and 7,000 members. Methods for influencing clubs The main objective of a supporters' trust is to provide a vehicle for fans to influence the running of their club. This is achieved by a number of different strategies, including gaining control by fundraising to finance the acquisition of shares in the club or direct board representation. Club ownership See also: List of fan-owned sports teams The most effective method of influencing the running of a club is club ownership.[citation needed] In the UK more than 110 supporters' trusts currently hold equity within their football clubs while supporters' trusts have outright or majority ownership or control at two Football League clubs. Board representation Over 40 football clubs currently have supporter representation within the boards of their football clubs, such as the Rangers Supporters Trust at Rangers F.C., Lincoln City Supporters' Trust at Lincoln City F.C., ArabTRUST at Dundee United F.C., the Oldham Athletic Supporters Trust and the Swans Trust at Swansea City A.F.C. The Bluebirds Trust at Barrow AFC[2] have a board representation and are fundraising to purchase shares. However their formation is different from the vast majority of Trusts, they are not born from crisis but success; Barrow AFC were a members owned club but voted to become a privately owned club. Barrow-born Texan businessman Paul Casson of Casson-Mark (C-Mark) Corp.[3] purchased the club in the Summer of 2014. In Real Oviedo's case, when the club was about to go bankrupt, the club started putting shares up for sale to people across the world to help the club. Thousand of people invested, including 2nd richest man Carlos Slim and Youtuber Spencer Owen (aka Spencer F.C). As was the case for Ebbsfleet United. About 100 football trusts currently have shares in their clubs. There are many Rugby League supporters' trusts currently in the UK who run and operate their respective clubs, such as Rochdale Hornets for example, likewise, so do some rugby union clubs, for example Friends of Newport Rugby, representing Newport RFC.

I guess it depends on how the Trust involves itself and uses the funds. In so called good times they could do lots of community things, influence the club to support the fans more subsidising/compensating away trips etc, supporting Union FS, improving all aspects of ticketing , safe standing, making it more about LCFC tha KPFC with the history of the club. In bad times organise actions to show the club they must consider the fans more. The scope is only limited by the size of it's membership /representation and what it's members suggest or agree to.

Hadn't noticed it just popped up on my Facebook page

https://www.footballinsider247.com/leeds-united-spearhead-push-for-leicester-city-punishment-as-documents-uncovered-sources/ Leeds United spearhead push for Leicester City punishment as documents uncovered – sources Sean Fisher Thu 4 April 2024 19:00, UK Leeds United are at the forefront of a group of Championship clubs pushing for Leicester City to face sanctions, sources have told Football Insider. Leicester have been charged for a breach of Profit and Sustainability Rules after exceeding their allowable losses during their final season in the top flight. The Foxes published their 2022-23 accounts on Tuesday (2 April) revealing an overall loss of close to £90million. It takes their total losses over the last three years to £215million after also suffering heavy losses in 2020-21 and 2021-22. Clubs in the Championship are now pushing for Leicester to face sanctions with senior figures complaining that their promotion charge is formed on the foundation of an unfair advantage. Leeds United join group pushing for Leicester sanctions It is understood that Leeds are spearheading the complaints with board members at Elland Road furious at the enormity of Leicester’s losses. As revealed by Football Insider, Leicester City’s points deduction is “only a matter of time” after their accounts revealed the scale of their financial crisis. Enzo Maresca’s side are currently third in the Championship but boast a game in hand over promotion rivals Leeds and Ipswich Town. Join the Football Insider WhatsApp channel to get all our exclusives and the breaking transfer news FIRST. Had Leicester remained in the Premier League, any sanctions from their PSR charge would have been applied this season. Instead, Leicester are expected to start next season on minus points under the assumption that they will be given a points deduction for their PSR breach.

https://www.footballinsider247.com/leeds-united-spearhead-push-for-leicester-city-punishment-as-documents-uncovered-sources/ Leeds United spearhead push for Leicester City punishment as documents uncovered – sources Sean Fisher Thu 4 April 2024 19:00, UK Leeds United are at the forefront of a group of Championship clubs pushing for Leicester City to face sanctions, sources have told Football Insider. Leicester have been charged for a breach of Profit and Sustainability Rules after exceeding their allowable losses during their final season in the top flight. The Foxes published their 2022-23 accounts on Tuesday (2 April) revealing an overall loss of close to £90million. It takes their total losses over the last three years to £215million after also suffering heavy losses in 2020-21 and 2021-22. Clubs in the Championship are now pushing for Leicester to face sanctions with senior figures complaining that their promotion charge is formed on the foundation of an unfair advantage. Leeds United join group pushing for Leicester sanctions It is understood that Leeds are spearheading the complaints with board members at Elland Road furious at the enormity of Leicester’s losses. As revealed by Football Insider, Leicester City’s points deduction is “only a matter of time” after their accounts revealed the scale of their financial crisis. Enzo Maresca’s side are currently third in the Championship but boast a game in hand over promotion rivals Leeds and Ipswich Town. Join the Football Insider WhatsApp channel to get all our exclusives and the breaking transfer news FIRST. Had Leicester remained in the Premier League, any sanctions from their PSR charge would have been applied this season. Instead, Leicester are expected to start next season on minus points under the assumption that they will be given a points deduction for their PSR breach.