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Jim Soame Top contributor The green fields are the site of the Granby Halls, to the left is Mandela park, to the right is the Victory pub and the infirmary (hidden) Terry Jones tSoopnsredli106ihia5m3im42412f3f0mm7871f413lu022225aii6h0gu7 · Its the old toll house and weighbridge...Not many people knew there was one sited here...

Humberstone Gate and the Bell Hotel before the Haymarket abomination.

As all of them do, some will be better off some will be worse off and some will notice no difference. There's no spare money and rarely ever is it's all been swept up by the Sterling Elite.

Penalty call and highlights from Sky. https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/teams/leicester-city/13088240/should-sunderland-have-had-a-penalty-against-leicester Not sure if you need to be a subscriber. As for the penalty if you're pulled back why do you end up flying forwards?

Aye, I was shouting at the screen as much as anyone. I was just jesting after reading the thread and people's strong views on it one way or the other. I was more annoyed at his continuous stopping of play and time wasting officialdom.

It seems consistency is an impossible ideal when the fans of the same club can't agree on a penalty.

Concern as the gambling industry embraces AI https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68304137

Born and Raised in Leicester · Follow · Summer's day in Abbey Park, 1960s

https://www.lcfc.com/news/3919282/u18s-beaten-in-pl-cup-semi-final-after-extra-time?fbclid=IwAR2XS4y1tl2ZLFWCMRKL5MdA73ZqxNCd5butzLx1UDf5rcIbYc13nXdaeRQ&lang=en U18s Beaten In PL Cup Semi-Final After Extra-Time LCFC MEN U18S Published 02 Mar 2024 Leicester City's Under-18s pushed Manchester City all the way in the U18 Premier League Cup Semi-Final but were eventually beaten 3-1. The young Foxes hosted the Citizens at LCFC Training Ground on Saturday afternoon and went ahead via Tommy Neale's 28th-minute goal. The visitors' equaliser arrived shortly after the hour-mark, courtesy of Jaden Heskey, taking the game to an additional 30 minutes in Seagrave. Just before the interval in extra-time, Ashton Muir found a way through for Man City and Matthew Warhurst made sure it would be the Manchester club progressing into the final late on. Leicester return to U18 Premier League South action next Saturday, facing West Bromwich Albion at LCFC Training Ground (11am GMT kick-off). The details City: French; Aluko, McAlinney (Khela 70'), Amartey, Ali (Donnelly 63'); Neale, Joseph; J. Evans, Ononaye, Otchere (Thomas 101'); R. Evans (Toure 79'). Sub not used: Bausor. Goal: Neale 28'.

Lyrics Here I go again Watch it now 'cause Here I go again I've been hurt so much before I told myself, yes I did No more, no more won't get hurt any more There I was out by myself Doin' all right Until I saw you last night And then I knew that here I go again I cannot help it Here I go again Making the same mistakes Heading for more heartaches What can I do when there's nothing I can do I looked in your eyes and I knew that I was blue What's the use, I'll just give in Try as I may and I do I'll never win, never win, baby I'll never win Now you're here, so close to me I can't resist you and I knew when I kissed you I'm gonna sing now Here I go again Watch it now 'cause Here I go again Falling in love, in love Falling in love, in love Falling in love, in love Falling in love Source: LyricFind

From the Merc Jordan Blackwell Heskey spoils party for City kids City’s under-18s played their Premier League Cup semi-final over the weekend, and all was going well at half-time. Adam Barradell’s youngsters were a goal up against Manchester City, Tommy Neale getting on the scoresheet. But they could not hang on. Man City equalised in the second half to send the game to extra-time, and it was then a familiar name spoiling the party. Jayden Heskey, son of Emile, scored the equaliser for Man City. In extra-time, the visitors to Seagrave scored twice more to win 3-1 and set up a final against Manchester United. equalised in the second half to send the game to extra-time, and it was then a familiar name spoiling the party. Jayden Heskey, son of Emile, scored the equaliser for Man City. In extra-time, the visitors to Seagrave scored twice more to win 3-1 and set up a final against Manchester United.

There he was just a-walkin' round the pitch, singin' 'Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do' Snappin' his fingers and shufflin' his feet, singin' 'Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do' He looked good (Looked good) He looked fine (Looked fine) He looked good He looked fine And I nearly lost my mind

History of Leicestershire in Images Steve Anderson · · Oxford Street. they retained the arched doorway of the building that once stood there for some reason.

I don't understand how their welfare is threatened by giving out basic details of their games or am I misinterpreting this conversation?

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/enzo-maresca-joke-shows-leicester-9139512 Enzo Maresca joke shows Leicester City predicament as recall needed for difference-maker Talking points from Leicester City's 2-1 loss to QPR, looking at the midfield, injuries, Kelechi Iheanacho's absence, whether experienced players could be called upon, and more ByJordan Blackwell 18:08, 3 MAR 2024 And then there were two. Leicester City have used seven different players in their two attacking midfield roles this season, and five of them won’t be available to face Sunderland on Tuesday. Cesare Casadei has long since been recalled by Chelsea, and now four players are injured, with Wilfred Ndidi and Kasey McAteer already out, with Ricardo Pereira’s hamstring issue emerging in the hour before the defeat to QPR, and Dennis Praet hobbling off after 15 minutes. That leaves just Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Yunus Akgun. The situation is so desperate that Enzo Maresca joked he would have to come out of retirement to play half-an-hour at the Stadium of Light. After three straight defeats, City are in a wobble. They are in their most difficult moment of the season. To get out of it, it’s helpful to have their best players available. They don’t have that. Ricardo’s injury is particularly exasperating after the week he’d had. His performance at Leeds showed he was perhaps the best option to play alongside Dewsbury-Hall while Ndidi was out, the Portuguese producing one of the best individual displays of the campaign. Then he changed the game off the bench at Bournemouth too. Ndidi’s return can’t come soon enough. In the 17 games he’s started this season, City have earned 2.71 points per game, in the 18 games he’s not started, it stands 1.78 points per game. But while Maresca’s options are limited, it doesn’t feel like he helped himself with his configuration on Saturday. When Praet limped off and Yunus was introduced, Dewsbury-Hall switched to the right of the two attacking midfield roles. Maresca moved him there because, out of possession, it’s the more defensive of the two roles, with the left-hand player pressing with the striker. However, it made City worse. It makes Dewsbury-Hall, so often City’s most influential player this season, ineffective. Immediately, City struggled on the right. Even in 15 minutes, Praet had made a lot of runs in behind to both support Abdul Fatawu and create space for the winger. Dewsbury-Hall doesn’t do that. He seems a little lost on that side. He’s much better driving forward on the left, and working with Stephy Mavididi, who he has built up a good relationship with. QPR were sat deep and closed out the space, and naturally that didn’t help. But Maresca’s decision to move him to the right seemed to blunt him just as much. No reason to leave Iheanacho out of the squad Kelechi Iheanacho still can’t get into the City team, and on Saturday, it felt it was to the detriment of the performance. Despite Maresca admitting that the Nigerian is the best at linking play of his four strikers, he chose to leave him out with Patson Daka starting and Jamie Vardy and Tom Cannon on the bench. His first touch can be frustratingly poor at times, and he doesn’t press as energetically as the other strikers, but it cannot be denied that Iheanacho can make things happen. And, more importantly, he offers something different. Daka, Vardy, and Cannon are all similar. Iheanacho is the outlier. It doesn’t make sense for him to be the one who missed out. And that was especially true on Saturday, when Maresca introduced Cannon for Yunus in attacking midfield. Cannon is at his best on the last shoulder. Playing in attacking midfield, he was at a loss. He touched the ball twice in 13 minutes, and one of those was in his own half. Iheanacho, who is very good at getting into position to receive the ball to feet, would have been a much more effective option at that point. Maresca may have a hierarchy and all of the strikers did well while Iheanacho was away with Nigeria, but he does now need to be back in the squad. Maresca has to weigh up pros and cons of experienced heads Now City are in the predicament they’re in, there will be louder calls for the experienced heads to come into the team. Not only are Vardy, Marc Albrighton, and Conor Coady three of the oldest four players in the squad, they have all won titles before. They have been there and done this, and come through countless tricky periods before. They know what it takes mentally to win pressure games. They have that experience. But if Maresca wants to bring them in, he may have to sacrifice other qualities. He may not value that experience over say, Ben Nelson providing greater speed in defence compared to Coady, Abdul Fatawu bringing greater ability in one-v-ones that Albrighton, Daka pressing more consistently than Vardy. Those are the kinds of calls Maresca will now have to make. But his commitment to his style of play means it’s unlikely he will bring in players solely for their experience. For the Italian, the gameplan trumps all. Maresca's toughest moment as he looks to get City winning again So don’t expect any tweaks to the system as City try to recover from their three straight defeats. That’s not Maresca’s style. Asked if he would look to do anything differently in response to the run of losses, he said: “No. In this moment, it’s just a matter of trying to win games. We already analysed the previous two defeats. Today, more or less the dynamic of the game has been the same. Probably the quality in the last third was not so good.” City definitely don’t need to rip up their blueprint. Having such a clear style of play has helped them win as many games as they have. However, it shouldn’t be closed to small changes here and there. On Saturday, with QPR defending deep and City looking for vulnerabilities in an organised defence, they resorted to putting in a lot of crosses. The middle was completely closed off, so they went wide and tried to hurt QPR that way. But Fatawu and Mavididi often didn’t find a blue shirt with their balls into the box. Just six crosses of 30 swung in found a City player. But if that was the way City were going, could Albrighton not have been introduced? They have a player who knows how to deliver a mean cross waiting in the wings. He could have come on for Yunus, Dewsbury-Hall could have switched back to the left, and Albrighton could have taken up a position in the right-sided attacking midfield role, dropping into pockets and curling in crosses after Fatawu had drawn the attention of markers. It just felt City kept doing the same thing over and over again, even when there was very little sign of it threatening QPR. They didn’t need a plan B, they just needed something slightly different. This is where Maresca earns his corn. He’s done a terrific job to this point, introducing a style the players love, that has earned results, and (mostly) got supporters enjoying their team again. But everything has gone swimmingly up to this point. He needs to find a way to get his team winning again, even if that means making tweaks here and there. Perhaps more importantly, he needs to keep his team mentally steady. He doesn’t want panic or nerves setting in. He needs to ensure a quiet confidence is maintained so that City can go back to getting the results they looked so good at picking up not too long ago. It's a test for him because he's an inexperienced manager. But he's passed nearly all of the tests so far, and there will be faith he can do so again.

Born and Raised in Leicester · Follow · I came across this in my photos thought it might be of interest. It is the former Trocadero Cinema and Ballroom, junction with Uppingham Rd and Scraptoft Lane. Went to the Saturday morning films, as well as main cinema, remember Elvis Presley in Blue Hawaii. Also saw the Rolling Stones. Great times. Sad watching it burn down that evening along with many other people. Mary

Leicester Memories James Greig · · Charles Street island, Leicester in December 1963. Waiting for the Thurnby Lodge bus and taken with a Kodak Instamatic. They are building the Abbey Hotel at the time. Lots of other old Leicester businesses can be seen too. Re-edited.

Fer Jarvis tosrpnSdeo6f026226u0907ug42tua6im2ft2h2fi9i91g496tm533h6ch17 · The area around the Midland Railway Station in London Road, Leicester. Straight ahead is the Parcel Depot while to the right there is a procession of trams heading in both directions on London Road. The building on the extreme left is the Wyvern Hotel.

Surely it's because that's what many fans want, do they not matter anymore?

Not surprising considering it’s a clone of the PL. A missed opportunity by the FA to set up a level playing field for the women.

Patronising commentary.

Favourites for the final against a poorly performing Man U

62/63 we were 1st/2nd coming into the last 5 games and lost all of them and finished 5th

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/qpr-chant-hits-leicester-citys-9138789 ByJordan Blackwell 08:00, 3 MAR 2024UPDATED08:21, 3 MAR 2024 In the past 30 years, just one second-tier champion has had a run of three or more consecutive league losses. That was Reading in 2011-12. But their four defeats on the bounce came in August and September, right at the start of the campaign, before they were in a promotion push. Otherwise, it just doesn’t happen. Sure, nearly every second-tier title-winner over the past 30 years has had a blip, but they don’t lose three in a row at the business-end of the season. They have to prove they are a rarity: a side that can lose three matches in a row and still win the league. You have to go back 53 years to find the last time a second-division champion lost three games in a row in the second half of a season. Of course, it was Leicester City. They responded by going the rest of the campaign unbeaten. It’s time for a repeat.