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The draw for the quarter finals of the FA Cup will take place on Wednesday at 19:00 GMT, before Chelsea's tie with Leeds United, which kicks off at 19:30. It will be live on ITV4 and you can also follow the draw on the BBC Sport website and app. Former England goalkeeper David Seaman, a four-time FA Cup winner with Arsenal, will conduct the draw. The ball numbers will be: Newcastle United Chelsea or Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool or Southampton Nottingham Forest or Manchester United Wolverhampton Wanderers or Brighton & Hove Albion Coventry City Manchester City

He's also improving so many players not just technically but their confidence. Hopefully this means those that are no longer 'good enough' for the next level, be it the Championship or PL and under contract will be attractive to other teams and more saleable.

His end product is no worse than most of the front players, they all need to improve. It's our biggest failing.

Saving him for the next two games as a replacement/cover for the absent Vestergaard

It's on the BBC REd button if that's any help over there.

On BBC Red button from 7.20 Redbutton HD and Redbutton one

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/the-stadium-was-immaculate-do-people-rate-leicester-citys-stadium-the-king-power/#people-rsquo-s-thoughts-on-leicester-city-rsquo-s-king-power-stadium "The stadium was immaculate" - Do people rate Leicester City's stadium the King Power?

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/the-stadium-was-immaculate-do-people-rate-leicester-citys-stadium-the-king-power/#people-rsquo-s-thoughts-on-leicester-city-rsquo-s-king-power-stadium This person wrote: “We came here for the England (Lionesses) v Belgium game. The event was well staffed, not just with police but also stewards who were very helpful and this enabled an all round positive atmosphere and vibe. Once we had parked up, we had a ~20-minute walk to the ground, and there were stewards on the route assisting with road safety etc. "We had contacted the club prior to the game for an autism pack for one of my children, and they were very helpful, provided this without charge, and left it for me to pick up at the ticket office upon arrival. The kit included a lanyard with push bubble strip, a fidget cube, and a set of ear defenders. All came in handy, and he loved the fidget cube, so a big thumbs up on this score.

If not already posted VAR is back As a result, Championship sides playing away to Premier League sides such as Leeds, Leicester and Southampton will see VAR in their matches for the first time since the three clubs dropped out of the top flight last season. Should any fifth-round matches finish level after 90 minutes, extra time and, if necessary, penalties will be used to decide the tie. No replays are in place from the fifth round onwards.

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I'd still not be confident or optimistic.

Still got the poster. Voted Fosse - everyone knows City is now Manchester.

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/game-changing-400m-transport-boost-9125209 'Game changing' £400m transport boost for Leicester and Leicestershire announced Money from scrapped HS2 phase 2 could now improve Leicestershire's roads and ease congestion ByJulia BreensLocal Democracy Reporter 16:11, 26 FEB 2024 The government says the money could be used for a range of transport improvements. (Image: Leicester Mercury / Chris Gordon) Leicestershire’s roads and public transport are set to get a "game changing" £400million boost after the government announced it would divvy up cash from the scrapped northern leg of High Speed 2 (HS2) and give it to local councils. Leicestershire County Council will receive more than £238m while Leicester City Council will be given almost £160m as part of the Local Transport Fund for councils in the Midlands and the North, announced this morning by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Transport Minister Mark Harper. The money – which includes a total of £1 billion for smaller cities, towns and rural areas across the East Midlands – could go towards building new roads and improving junctions, highway maintenance, tackling congestion, adding charging points for electric cars, refurbishing bus and train stations and/or road safety. The funding will be available from 2025 up until 2032, with the government claiming it represents nine times the regular transport funding for local councils. Both Leicester City and Leicestershire County Councils told LeicestershireLive they needed to wait for further guidance promised by the government before they could begin to make decisions on how to spend the money. However, there are several transport issues in the city and county which could be targeted for improvement. Last year, LeicestershireLive revealed potholes have cost the city council £32,000 in payments to drivers with damaged cars, while residents of rural areas have seen their bus services cancelled or reduced. The total £4.7 billion announced for the Local Transport Fund was originally destined for the now-scrapped leg of the controversial high speed rail scheme. When Mr Sunak announced the cancellation at the Conservative party conference in October, Labour mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham accused the government of "disrespecting people across the whole of the North", while Conservative West Midlands mayor Andy Street said it amounted to "cancelling the future". Councillor Ozzy O’Shea, the county council’s cabinet member for highways and transport, said: “Roads and transport enable our residents to go about their everyday lives, connecting people with work, shops and health facilities so any extra funding is very welcome." But he added: “What we really need to help us put in a place a long-term, joined up approach is Government confirmation of the yearly funding, and the money available for road maintenance and buses. This is what enables us to put a sustainable plan in place and do the most to help our residents. We now need to work through the detail to see how we can make the most of the money.” Deputy city mayor Councillor Adam Clarke also welcomed the news, saying: “It’s good that Leicester has been allocated additional investment for transport from next year, particularly given the wider funding challenges local government is currently facing. Whilst we await the detail, the new allocation of funds appears to be an endorsement of the improvements we have carried out throughout the city and its neighbourhoods in recent years, and reassures us that there is support for us to continue with them.” Bosworth MP Dr Luke Evans said he and other Leicestershire MPs had been lobbying government for more transport cash and that he was pleased by the news. He added: "This is on top of an above-inflation uplift to Leicestershire County Council finances of more than seven per cent, £3m to fix potholes across Leicestershire and £1.78m for a bus service improvement plan in our county." Announcing the scheme this morning, Mr Sunak said: "We have a clear plan to level up our country with greater transport links that people need and deliver the right long term change for a brighter future. Through reallocating HS2 funding, we’re not only investing billions of pounds directly back into our smaller cities, towns and rural areas across the North and Midlands, but we are also empowering their local leaders to invest in the transport projects that matter most to their communities." Transport Secretary Mark Harper added: "Today’s £4.7bn investment is truly game-changing for the smaller cities, towns, and rural communities across the North and the Midlands and is only possible because this government has a plan to improve local transport and is willing to take tough decisions like reallocating funding from the second phase of HS2. "This funding boost will make a real difference to millions of people, empowering local authorities to drive economic growth, transform communities, and improve the daily transport connections that people rely on for years to come." Have your say: tell us in the comments what you think are the biggest transport issues facing the city and county, and what you think the money needs to be spent on.

I wasn't there, sadly that was one of the very few games I missed

RIP Stan Bowles Seen here causally reading the match day program while waiting for a corner to be taken #QPR

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https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/leicester-city-season-hinges-reputation-9122614 Leicester City season hinges on reputation they must shake off after Leeds comeback fuels flames Leicester City produced the performance in a big game that everybody had been asking for but defeat means the gap has closed and their task for the run-in has changed ByJordan Blackwell 14:09, 24 FEB 2024 This was the performance in a big game that everybody had been asking for. And yet it’s yielded no points. It was as tough an assignment for Leicester City as is possible in the Championship. Leeds arrived into the game brimming with confidence after eight straight wins, a run in which they had conceded just once. They were undefeated at home all season. Their fans were pumped up to the max. City were entering a cauldron. Plus, Leeds’ all-action, transitional style is in direct contrast to City’s. It feels like it’s Kryptonite for a side playing the way Enzo Maresca’s team do. It was never going to get harder than this. Yet City were brilliant. They started excellently, playing their way but also showing Leeds they were up for the fight. After 15 minutes, they had a goal to show for the openings they had created and they had reduced Elland Road to a hush. Leeds had a couple of opportunities spurned by Wilfried Gnonto and Crysencio Summerville shortly afterwards, but as the hosts then built pressure over the remainder of the first half, City point-blank refused to let them enter their penalty area. Resilience and strength was shown in abundance. Then came the second half and the flurry of chances. City ripped through Leeds when they attacked. There were lovely passing moves and incisive counters. It was thrilling to watch. If City had been 4-0 ahead going into the final 15 minutes, nobody could have called them fortunate. The midfield trio in particular were excellent. They were stronger, more agile, and connected play better than their Leeds’ counterparts. In their Maresca-branded “huge, huge, huge game”, Leeds were bottling it. They kept giving the ball to City and couldn’t sustain any attacks. Then came the final 10 minutes. There was no spell of sustained pressure before Connor Roberts’ equaliser. It came out of the blue. But once it went in, the crowd went up, momentum swung drastically in Leeds’ favour, and City melted. They were camped in and conceded twice more. They couldn’t cope. Even before the final whistle, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall looked around with his hands on his head, scarcely believing how the game had played out. Maresca said the hosts were “mentally better” in the final 10 minutes and while he suggested it was easy for Leeds, with their fans behind them, to feel on top in that moment, it was still a brave admission from the City boss, and one that gets to the heart of the task they now face. The season is now a test of mental strength. City are still in pole position. At the start of the season, nobody would have turned down a six-point lead with 12 games to go. However, if Ipswich win on Saturday, the gap to third will have fallen from 14 points to six in eight days. It will be the smallest the cushion has been in more than five months. That brings pressure. And it's not yet known how this team copes with that. Fans may point to the late collapses in 2020 and 2021, when City spent all of the season in the top four only to miss out on the Champions League in the final fortnight of the campaign, but this is a different squad with a different manager. They don’t need to be tarred with that brush yet. But there have been a few incidents of late goals conceded over the past few months, and that won’t help supporter confidence. It would have been a real boost if, after Roberts’ equaliser, City had shown steel, composed themselves, and seen out a draw. But that Leeds smothered them only adds to some fans’ feeling that City don’t have the required psychological strength to get over the line. Then again, they just went into one of their toughest games of the season and produced one of their best showings of the season. They didn’t wilt at the deafening pre-match noise. Had the linesman correctly given Patson Daka’s goal, all of this may be irrelevant. But that doesn’t change what the run-in’s about. The first three-quarters of the season have shown that City have the ability and tactical idea to get promoted. But you need more than that in the final couple of months. And now the gap has closed, City’s mental toughness really will be put to the test. After keeping their rivals at arm’s length for most of the campaign, they can now feel them breathing down their neck. Now’s the time to show they have the strength of mind to get the job done and show that it’s wrong to place them in the same bracket as the team that twice missed out on the Champions League.

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While he's under contract to us I'd say he has very little influence over his career trajectory. I doubt he's had much choice as to where he's loaned as the club would want to ensure it was financially good for them. The alternative would have been to refuse the loans and sit on a training bench for several years.

Aye if we'd have wanted a stadium of the North we would have kept that or could have built the new Wembley in the Midlands satisfying both North and South.