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Born and Raised in Leicester · Follow· 1948 - Welford Road, Leicester. An Art Deco Cinema "Knighton Kinema", and an Electric Tram Spent plenty of Saturday mornings at the Knighton Kinema

Story of Leicester · Follow · Corah & Sons’ vast St Margaret's Works, that stretched across many buildings and factories in north Leicester. St Margaret’s Works was designed by Leicester architect William Jackson and built on a four acre site in the shadow of St Margaret’s Church (between what is now Vaughan Way and the River Soar). At the time it was the largest factory of its kind in Leicester. It had a vast range of north lit workshops running down to an engine house, with a 145 foot chimney, near the river. All hosiery products carried Corah’s ‘St Margaret’ trademark, which took its name from the neighbouring church. This trademark was one of the first to be registered for knitted goods. Corah supplied trade-marked knitted items for Marks and Spencer for over 80 years, and the site produced tens of millions of knitted items for the government during both World Wars. Do you know anyone that used to work at St Margaret’s Works? Read the full story at: https://www.storyofleicester.info/.../corah-and-sons-st.../ #StoryofLeicester

...and what isn't dumped gets exported to other countries to sort.

A common response is "it gives someone a job"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68561513 Bournemouth 'knew' they could mount comeback - Andoni Iraola On a night when all eyes were on the Champions League, the Premier League witnessed its biggest comeback win in more than 20 years. Away from the television cameras and the drama in Madrid and Dortmund, Bournemouth and Luton played out one of the most extraordinary Premier League matches of this or any recent season. Bournemouth won 4-3, having been three goals down at the break. Dominic Solanke's exquisite turn and finish started the comeback five minutes after half-time, and after Illia Zabarnyi bundled in a header for 2-3, Antoine Semenyo completed the comeback with a pair of powerful finishes - the second with only six minutes remaining. "It's unreal," Semenyo told BBC Match of the Day. "It is an achievement of mine just playing in the Premier League so to get a winning goal for the team, I'm buzzing." It meant Bournemouth became only the fifth team in Premier League history to win a match in which they trailed by three goals, and just the third to do so in a game where they were 3-0 down at half-time. The others to achieve this feat were Manchester United in beating Spurs 5-3 in September 2001 and Wolves v Leicester in October 2003. Remember this disintegration. Some events good and bad are just embedded in your brain never to leave.

They'll want to make an example of us. That'll teach you to try and get above your station leave it all to the Super 6

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/no-one-gets-see-it-9140212 'No-one gets to see it' - Inside Trey Nyoni's Leicester City pathway, Liverpool exit and tribunal case Leicester City news as LeicestershireLive takes an insight inside academy talent Trey Nyoni's move to Liverpool in the summer Bookmark Comments 2 SPORT ByJosh Holland 06:00, 11 MAR 2024 Trey Nyoni Liverpool starlet Trey Nyoni left Leicester City in the summer (Image: Andrew Powell) Liverpool's Carabao Cup win over Chelsea at Wembley Stadium made the headlines for a number of different reasons. Jurgen Klopp's farewell tour started in the best possible way but there was a sporadic Leicester City connection to their win. Attacking midfielder Trey Nyoni was named on the Liverpool bench due to the injury crisis in Klopp's squad. The 2007-born ace wasn't used at Wembley but he did make his senior debut three days later in the FA Cup against Southampton. Replacing Harvey Elliott in the 78th minute, the former Foxes academy star became the Reds' third youngest player in their history at 16 years and 243 days. Recently, Chelsea were told at a Professional Football Compensation Committee (PFCC) hearing that they are required to pay Brighton up to £7.65million for teenagers Zak Sturge and Shumaira Mhueka - who they signed in 2022. The fee was split up into £1.9m up-front - £1m for Mhueka and £900k for Sturge - with the remaining coming from potential add-ons. Liverpool have a history of snatching talent from other teams and seeing the deal go through tribunal. In 2019, they signed Elliott as a 16-year-old but could not agree on a compensation fee with Fulham. Nearly two years later it was confirmed that Fulham would receive a record fee for a 16-year-old (£4.3m) after a tribunal ruling. A tribunal is sometimes needed to determine a fee when a player under the age of 24 leaves at the end of his contract and the two sides are unable to agree on compensation. "If a young player leaves a team, especially if they sign the contract, and there's no agreement of a fee then tribunal is one way to solve it," football finance expert Kieran Maguire told LeicestershireLive. "The two players (Mhueka and Struge) that left Brighton for Chelsea went through a tribunal. Brighton employed Nick de Marco, a famous sports lawyer, to act on their behalf and the outcome was to their satisfaction, resulting in a seven figure fee for one and a six figure for the other. "It is a complex situation, there will be various claims made from both parties in regards to the relevant valuation of the players and then some form of compromise will be made." On social media, Liverpool's posts of Nyoni's historic debut were flooded with responses from City supporters demanding them to pay the Foxes for the midfielder. Compensation for the wonderkid is yet to be decided and there is no clear indication when it will. Former loan manager and academy coach at Leicester, Guy Branston, has provided an insight in the midfielder and his thoughts on the outcome of his case. "He was already playing up and being highlighted as a serious player," Branston told LeicestershireLive. "I was asked to work with the U13s and U12s, to work with the coaches, to give them an idea of what the next PDP (Player Development Plan) would look like as a coach, so I worked with his manager at the time. Trey Nyoni "Stuart McClarty was asking me to work with him regarding what the potential stage would look like in a few more years for these boys. Trey was involved in that group over a period of time. You’re watching him train at the training ground and you’re getting wind that he’s a super talent. You’re watching him play up and he’s still flagging up. Then since I’ve left, he’s stepped into the U16s and U18s and then watched him around the England set-up as well." “It leads to a tribunal because of discrepancies between an agreed price. They can’t agree on the price of a youngster. When you’re talking about a super-talent like that, the standard remits that you get guidance on within the Football League and Premier League are blown out of the water because the kid’s an uber talent." Branston had a similar case during his time as Head of Recruitment at Notts County nine years ago. Liverpool came in for Jack Bearne, now at Greenock Morton in Scotland, when he was 14. “I worked with Liverpool in the past, they’d always be a really professional outfit in regards to waiting until the right time to speak to players and doing all the right things," Branston explained. "We nearly took it to tribunal because we felt like the valuation of the player was different to what we felt of the player at the time. We also didn’t want to stop the player going to Liverpool because it was a great opportunity for him, but it was a totally different beast because we were little Notts County and they were mighty Liverpool. "I think academy to academy, Liverpool and Leicester are very similar to what they do. Leicester probably top it with the talent that they produce on a regular basis. As a regular nine-year old-coming through the system and staying there until he becomes a first team player, Leicester are different class at that. That’s testament to the academy.” He continued: "Leicester City’s one of the top clubs at producing talents, right? So when a club like Notts County, who I worked for, gets a call from Liverpool, it’s a great honour for one of your players in the academy. "When I dealt with Liverpool it was very professional and knocking on the front door, which is how all clubs want to be dealt with. I imagine that Liverpool would have dealt with this deal that way and they would have knocked on the front door for Trey and tried to agree a price with the hierarchy with Leicester, who know what they’re doing. “It’s all down to a club’s individual mentality. If they feel comfortable that he’s ready for his opportunity then there’s your chance. He’s an uber-talented kid, there’s no doubt about it, you can tell he’s uber-talented. This is a proper, proper player. "If he’s highlighting and identifying to Klopp and Enzo [Maresca], he would have been involved in training because he can keep the ball unbelievably. The fact that Klopp is looking at it is probably what Enzo would have seen. It’s not a surprise [his senior debut so soon]. It’s part of the process that clubs need to take on protecting their assets.” Nyoni's compensation package is expected to be confirmed by a tribunal, with Leicester hoping to receive a satisfactory outcome. “It’s inevitable that it will take its path, purely down to the fact that there’s two really good clubs in lock horn over a player that is really talented," Branston explained regarding the tribunal. "Leicester will have a really high opinion of him because they know him incredibly well and Liverpool would have done their due diligence on him and will rightly want to get the best deal they possibly can. "In my opinion, Leicester will win in this so-called ‘tug-of-war’ because they have the rights to win it. They know they have an asset at the football club who is a talented boy. They didn’t want to lose him but things happen, the right or wrong reason, it is what it is. "Leicester will do the right thing to the boy and his family and Liverpool will do the same thing. The difficult thing with these deals is that it goes to tribunal for a reason and it could be the smallest reason and no-one gets to see it. "It’s a legal discussion between two football clubs and they have to get an independent party to look at it and decide what goes. We are also talking about a real young boy, it’s an unbelievable thing that has happened to him. I hope it’s all sorted for him, quicker rather than later.” The £4.3m Liverpool paid for Elliott and combined £7.25million Chelsea were forced to pay Brighton for Sturge and Mhueka could point to a similar fee that Leicester would expect. However, Branston has insisted it's impossible to compare the situations. Harvey Elliott Liverpool paid a record fee of £4.3m for a teenager when they signed Harvey Elliott from Fulham (Image: Robbie Jay Barratt) “It’s very difficult because it’s a different player. He might bring more to a team because of his background and he might get better opportunities at Liverpool. It’s alright saying he’s been involved in the cup final and the FA Cup, but anything could go wrong or right for him," he said. "Every move has its flaws and positives. My opinion is you’ve got to find what he’s going to bring for the club going forward. For Leicester, he would have easily made an appearance in the Championship and in the Premier League, if he carried on his current projection. What value do you see in a kid from a Championship player at 16? Bundles, absolute bundles. "Then you look at the Brighton deals, again incredibly difficult to do a pricing on this, you look at them two, you’re gonna pay £7.25m with add-ons? There’ll be loads of add-ons in the long list of extras, but they’ll be sell-ons, appearances and international appearances. The clubs know that. When you price him up, he’ll be well above the price individually that they’re [Brighton] are pricing them two at. He’s quite frankly a better player. I’m confident to say that. “If Liverpool were avoiding paying anything, they wouldn’t be putting him on the pitch because it would cost them too much money. They’re not avoiding paying. They’re just having a bit of time to digest the script that Leicester wants from the tribunal and they want to get a fair deal. Leicester will give them a fair deal if they get their feelings correctly taken on board.”

happy Birthday @fuchsntf we need your positivity and I hope forum returns it in abundance.

They don't take penalty kicks from the centre of the spot, or throw ins where the ball went out either. Mind you our throw ins continue to be be shite so doesn't matter for us.

https://www.deepdaledigest.com/match-report/stoke-city-star-praised-after-returning-to-haunt-preston-north-end/ Former Preston North End stopper Daniel Iversen has been praised for his performance at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon. PNE v Stoke looked like being a real reunion just a few months ago. Alex Neil in charge, Ben Pearson and Daniel Johnson in the midfield… Stoke looked like a 2018-19 PNE side. The situation has changed though; Neil lost his job in December, Pearson was suspended for this weekend’s game and Johnson is out of favour, not even making the bench. There was one former PNE player on show though as goalkeeper Daniel Iversen – snapped up in January – started in goal for the Potters. Daniel Iversen praised after PNE display North End fans still think very highly of Iversen after his 18-month loan spell at PNE between January 2021 and the summer of 2022. The Dane was simply unbelievable between the sticks for North End but returned to parent club Leicester City in an attempt to forge a Premier League career. Iversen broke into the side last season but was frozen out by Enzo Maresca as he wanted a ball-playing goalkeeper; Iversen is an exceptional shot-stopper but his distribution isn’t quite at the same level. That exile paved the way for a loan move to Stoke, where he has been the first-choice stopper under Steven Schumacher. Iversen was back at Deepdale on Saturday and made one crucial save to help Stoke claim a 2-1 victory. With the score at 1-1, Mads Frøkjær-Jensen picked out Ben Whiteman running through on goal but was denied by Iversen. Stoke then found a winner, meaning Iversen’s save proved absolutely vital for the relegation-threatened Potters. Boss Schumacher heaped praise on Iversen after the final whistle, telling Stoke’s official website that he thought the Dane’s save was ‘brilliant’. “Huge, yeah,” said Schumacher. “It’s what you need your goalie for. Daniel, we know, is a really good goalkeeper and in this run-in, at this stage of the season, the games are decided by small margins. A brilliant save from him and that gave us that little bit of energy that we might have needed to go down and get one from the other end,” he added. The result boosts Stoke’s hopes of avoiding the drop and has made PNE’s push for the play-offs a little trickier. With a stopper like Iversen between the sticks, most North End fans would probably back Stoke to stay up – but will be cursing him for Saturday’s display.

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Leicester Memories Rob Murray · dernstopSof14g1ut46lg50f428u4c6uc7l3c89t931im1i7f4fi0mhlfhct · London Road tollgate 1878 I believe it was located near Victoria Park (Race Course) and Mayfield Road

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https://sportwitness.co.uk/director-turns-attention-second-leicester-player-solve-summer-problem-pushing-seal-deal-competition/ Director turns attention to second Leicester player to solve summer problem – Pushing to seal deal before competition By Sean Lunt - 8th March 2024 SHARE Sevilla director of football Victor Orta has turned his attention to Leicester City midfielder Wilfried Ndidi, with Boubakary Soumare likely to be too expensive. That’s according to Vamos Mi Sevilla, who cover information from journalist Fernando Serrano, who insists Orta is pushing to get Ndidi on a free transfer. They explain that the midfield is one of the most important positions being looked at by Sevilla in the summer and while they want to sign Soumare, who is currently on loan at the club from Leicester, his €15m purchase clause is too high. Thus, Victor Orta has instead turned his attention to another player at the club and is ‘going to go after’ Ndidi instead. That’s because he’s set to be available on a free transfer in the summer after making a decision not to sign a new deal with Leicester. He’s been having a great season in the Championship with them this year and Orta is now ‘pushing’ to get him signed to a deal ahead of potential competition. Whether he will be successful in that attempt remains to be seen, with Ndidi surely set to have numerous suitors, but it seems he will be attempting to win the race in the coming months.

Wasn't meant as another discussion just to save people who haven't kept up with the details a chance to see it laid out in a simple way.

Leicester Mercury local history and nostalgia · Hello, this is Leicester 412. Could you put me through to Market Harborough 79? This is the Leicester telephone exchange, back in the days when phoning was much more complicated – except of course for the phone numbers (fewer phones, you see). This is how you telephoned someone in those days: You would ring the local telephone exchange, where an operator would see a light flash, “plug you in” and switch on their headset before asking “number please?” Depending on your answer, they would then put you straight through if your call was local, or forward you to another exchange if your call was long-distance. In the early 20th Century, it could easily take 15 minutes on a long-distance call before the operator could say “connecting you now”. This telephone exchange was in Rutland Street, Leicester. The year is about 1912.

If you don't fancy plowing through these 3 topics here's an overview of the situation and what can and might happen. https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leicester-city-psr--everything-9148251?fbclid=IwAR3kW9SM6KLTXSlJ_7u7MmhTlyAmH7kZush_hQMwRVpuFfpoAPgMc59mFJ8 Leicester City and PSR – Everything you need to know on EFL dispute, player sales, and what next All of the details on Leicester City's EFL hearing, the Profit and Sustainability Rules they are at risk of breaching, what might happen next and when there will be clarity ByJordan Blackwell 11:24, 7 MAR 2024UPDATED12:42, 7 MAR 2024 Leicester City's King Power Stadium We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info A dispute between Leicester City and the EFL has been ruled in the club’s favour, but that is far from the end of the matter and hides a bigger story. Statements posted on Wednesday revealed that a hearing took place in January after City argued it was against the EFL’s own rules for the league to force the club to submit a financial business plan, explaining how they would keep costs down and avoid a breach of Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR). A panel said City were right and the EFL were wrong. However, it remains the case that City could break the regulations and be subjected to sanctions. They have until the end of June to get their finances into order. Here’s a rundown of the key matters, what happens next, and when that will happen. Back in November, the EFL’s Club Financial Reporting Unit (CFRU) suspected City were on course to breach PSR for the 23-24 season. As such, they requested a business plan from the club about how they would stay within the guidelines. A business plan is supposed to outline player sales, wage reductions, and potential uplifts in revenue, all with the intention of balancing the books. If the EFL are not satisfied with a club’s business plan, they can place them under transfer embargo. However, City argued that it was against the EFL’s rules and the CFRU’s jurisdiction to ask for a business plan at the time they did. They responded in December, and a hearing was called for January. At the hearing, City argued the EFL’s rules state that City only need to submit future financial information and a projection of their end-of-season accounts by the end of March. As a result, the EFL should not be allowed to make an assessment of their finances until after that date. The CFRU argued that City’s interpretation was “inappropriately technical” and “inconsistent with the underlying duty on the club to cooperate with the EFL”. They said that if the rules are how City interpret them, it would lead to inequality between clubs. The CFRU are able to make assessments on 18 Championship clubs from the start of the season based on PSR calculations they submitted the previous March, which in this case is March 2023. But for the six clubs who were either relegated or promoted into the division this season, they wouldn’t be able to make assessments of them until March 2024. They were not Championship clubs in March 2023 and so can’t be judged on finances from those periods. Ultimately, the independent panel ruled in City’s favour and said the CFRU did not have the power to request a business plan when they did. It was not the case that City exploited a loophole. Merely, they interpreted the rules in a way that the independent panel deemed reasonable. Now, the EFL are seeking to rewrite their rules to avoid other clubs interpreting them the way City have. What does all this mean for City? This dispute is not the big story. The big news is that the EFL believes City are on course to breach PSR rules this season and that could lead to sanctions. This is not something City deny. In the report of the hearing, it says: “The CFRU submitted that relevant context is that LCFC has not disputed that it is forecast to breach the upper threshold in the 2023-24 season and that this is a serious matter.” What do City need to do now? It means they have three months to get their finances in shape so that they do not breach PSR. City’s financial year runs until June 30, so that is their cut-off date. They are allowed to have lost £83m in the three years up to the end of the 2023-24 season. That includes allowable losses of £35m per each campaign they were in the Premier League, covering 21-22 and 22-23, and then allowable losses of £13m for their year in the Championship, 23-24. So far, the finances for only one of those three seasons have been made public. City made losses of £92.5m in 21-22. Because of the risks of breaching PSR rules for 23-24 season, City are going to have to take action in the next three months. There are ways to raise finances, such as through FA Cup progression, or through sponsorship deals, which are more likely to come about if City are promoted to the Premier League. However, possibly the easiest way to raise finances is through selling players. City will have only the first month of the transfer window to do it though, as those sales will need to be completed before June 30. Are there any other problems? Yes. As things stand, City are actually at risk of two breaches, and they could come with two separate punishments. Because the finances for the 22-23 season have not yet been made public, it is still not clear if City are within PSR for the three years up to June 2023. Over the previous two campaigns, City lost a combined £120.5m, and so would need to make a profit of more than £20m to be under the allowable losses of £105m. However, within that, some spending is not factored in, such as that for infrastructure or on the academy. So City’s three-year losses may exceed £105m but they could be within the threshold and avoid punishment. What are the punishments? As seen with Everton, breaches can be punished with points deductions. The issue for City is what happens if they breach PSR this season but get promoted. Technically, City would have breached EFL rules, but will be a Premier League club, so it will require the two organisations to come together to determine a punishment. If City have breached PSR for the three years up to the end of 22-23, a points deduction for when they're next in the Premier League is the likely outcome. If they go up this year, that could mean starting next season on minus points. When will there be clarity? There will be some clarity at the end of this month when City release their finances for the 22-23 campaign. It will then be known if City have breached PSR for the three years up to June 2023, and it will provide more information as to what they must do to avoid breaching PSR for the three years up to June 2024. What else is there to be considered? If it’s not messy enough already, there is still the issue with Everton and Nottingham Forest. Both clubs have been charged with breaching PSR for the three years up to the end of the 22-23 season, the campaign in which they finished just above City and avoided relegation. If City did not breach the rules for that season, and the teams who finished directly above them are found guilty of doing so, they may feel they have a compensation claim. A decision over Everton and Forest is due by May 24 at the latest.

As I see it Enzo has a 3 year plan to develop us into his style of play which many top teams seem to be doing in their own way and fans are getting impatient, concerned and frustrated over a few negative results Pearson on the other hand who likes to build a team over a period of time with the right players often losing many games as he tries to perfect it is renowned and praised by so many LCFC fans. Incidentally our recent negative results have coincided with the absence of at least 1 more of our 3 best players for this system, Ricardo, Vestergaard and Ndidi. Ndidi and Casadei's absence has had a big impact on our ability to attack and defend down the middle whist causing a level of fatigue due to few options to rotate.

Leicester Memories Rob Murray · · West Bridge