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OS ‘I Want To Develop & Help The Team’ – Ale’s Ambition With Leicester LCFC WOMEN Versatile defender Asmita Ale has joined LCFC Women on a six-month loan and is excited for what’s to come during this second half of the season as she targets valuable minutes. ByMatthew Temple Asmita Ale Completes LCFC Women Loan Ale this week became Willie Kirk’s third signing of the winter transfer window, having already added Japanese duo Saori Takarada and Yuka Momiki to his squad, before the defender’s arrival on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. An energetic player who can operate in either full-back position, she adds quality, desire and competition to City's defence, as they look to sure things up in the backline and get back to winning ways in the Barclays Women’s Super League. After signing a deal with the Club, the Nepal-born footballer summed up her feelings and spoke about the influence that the Manager had on her decision to move temporarily to the East Midlands. Expand photoAsmita Ale The young defender will offer competition in the full-back positions. “I’m really excited and grateful for the opportunity to come here and get going,” she said in an interview upon signing. “I’m 22 years old, and at my age, I think it’s important to get some game time and develop as a player. “I had a video call with Willie [Kirk] and it really impressed me, just how much they knew about me and my attributes. Willie had a whole presentation on what he wants from me. They researched into my previous seasons and stats and that gave me confidence. “I think it will be good for me to join Leicester for the rest of the season and hopefully help them out by getting a few more points on the board. I’d say I’m energetic and positive. I’m excited for the new challenge with this team. Asmita Ale “I can play either side of defence at full-back, and he likes the fact I can sometimes come inside, because I’m quite fluid with my play. “I always want to get on the ball and link up with other players, so I think I’ll suit the way that Leicester play. I’ve been watching some games from this season, and you can see that they’ve grown quite quickly.” The former Aston Villa defender joins the Foxes with a mind ready to learn, but also with valuable experience of England’s top division and international football, having represented the Lionesses at youth level. Excited to join up with her new team-mates, Ale hopes she can help the team in any way she can to have a positive second half of the term, and has identified an aspect of City’s game which she aims to improve. Expand photoAsmita Ale Asmita Ale joins the Foxes on a six-month loan deal. “I really like how they’re aggressive and fearless on the ball when they play big teams,” the full-back continued. “I can see that they play with a lot of energy and hopefully I can help them out on defensive transitions because I know that’s an area where Leicester have been struggling. But with another defender on the pitch, I’m hoping I can help with that. “I’m always listening to other players and the feedback they give me. I’ve already met the girls and it went well. I can already tell that I’m going to learn a lot – I’m quite a visual learner so I enjoy training with them but also like to take on feedback. “I was surprised when I got here that the women have so much just for themselves, and I think that’s really important. Especially with weather like this, [it’s beneficial] to have a number of pitches and great staff. “I’d say I’m energetic and positive. I’m excited for the new challenge with this team. I want to develop as much as I can, get as many minutes as I can and help the team out while I’m here.”

I'm more concerned with the chances we're missing.

Cars/Traffic are a big cause. I think also people are much more aware of molestation through the numerous media channels although I'm not convinced it's worse than it used to be.

Flicking cards to knock down cards against the wall, can't remember if it had a name North American version - Topsies, Knock-downs, and Bounce-backs | by Tom Otvos | Medium https://kevanbundell.co.uk/blog/2014/10/21/flick-cards/ Two boys (only boys) would stand some eight feet or so from a playground wall, each armed with a handful of cards. A card was held between two fingers and then launched towards the wall, by each player in turn, by means of a quick flick of the wrist. There were two versions of the game. The object of one was to get your card to land on another already lying on the ground. The first player to achieve this won all the cards previously thrown. In the other – known as ‘Death’ – the aim was to knock down two or more cards that had been lent against the wall. The player that toppled the last card was the winner and, again, took all the cards already thrown.

BBC Drip pricing: Hidden fees for online customers set to be banned By Vishala Sri-Pathma Business reporter Unavoidable hidden charges for online customers, or "drip pricing", is set to be banned under new law proposals. Fake reviews will also be banned and firms will have to be clearer with price labels on supermarket shelves. It follows a government consultation on consumer transparency that found some businesses are not as clear as they could be about prices. The new rules will form part of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill. Drip pricing occurs when shoppers are shown an initial price for an item or service on a website, only to find additional fees are revealed later in the checkout process. A report from the Department for Business and Trade suggested the practice was widespread and used by more than half of entertainment providers and businesses in the hospitality industry. Drip pricing is particularly prevalent in the transport and communication sectors, it found, with unavoidable fees costing consumers as much as £2.2bn a year. It will be proposed under the new rules that mandatory fees must be included in headline prices online. For cinema or train tickets, for example, any mandatory booking fees must be clear from the start of the shopping process. Fees for optional add-ons like airline seat reservations or luggage upgrades for flights will not be included in the measures. The new rules are expected to come into force this spring. Minister for enterprise, markets and small business Kevin Hollinrake said: "From supermarket shelves to digital baskets, modern day shopping provides customers with more choice than ever before. "But with that comes increased risk of confusion, scams and traps that can easily cost the public more than they had planned." He said that the Bill will help customers compare purchases and ensure they "aren't duped by fake reviews." The government department said reviews were found to be used by 90% of consumers when weighing up purchases and contributed to the £224bn spent in online retail markets in 2022. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has contributed to the new guidance to tackle fake reviews, which would make website hosts accountable for reviews on their pages as well. A spokeswoman for the CMA said that it was "positive" to see government "pushing ahead with changes to tackle behaviour that misleads shoppers or leaves them out of pocket." Meanwhile, the Price Marking Order (PMO), which requires traders to display the final selling price, and where appropriate the final unit price like the price per kilogram, will also be reformed. The Department for Business said proposed changes would ensure unit pricing was consistently applied, including to promotions and special offers, to help shoppers compare like-for-like and work out which buys represent the best value.

British History · 21st January 1971, The current Emley Moor transmitting station, the tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, begins transmitting UHF broadcasts.

Exploring GB · The Ouse Valley Viaduct in Sussex is 'probably the most elegant viaduct in Britain.' The architectural gem was completed in 1842 and 11 million bricks were used in construction. Its arched vaulting generates an impressive effect, read more https://www.exploringgb.co.uk/.../ouse-valley-viaduct-sussex

My heyday.

Born and Raised in Leicester · Follow Belgrave Gate & Charles Street island 1953

Are these still around

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/enzo-maresca-knows-what-wrong-9052090 Enzo Maresca knows what is wrong for Leicester City but transfer issue blurs troubling trend Analysis of Leicester City's 1-1 draw with Ipswich, looking at Maresca's post-match comments, another late goal conceded, the performance as a whole, and the Championship promotion race ByJordan Blackwell 11:31, 23 JAN 2024UPDATED13:04, 23 JAN 2024 Enzo Maresca didn’t explicitly say Leicester City drew with Ipswich because they’ve not signed a midfielder but he very clearly implied that’s what he thought. City were tired in midfield in the final 15 minutes, he said, and it was from a central area that Ipswich forced their 89th-minute equaliser. He expressed his surprise that Cesare Casadei had been recalled by Chelsea and hoped for a replacement in the transfer window. He spoke of needing “something different in the middle”, a “solution” to refresh his team. All of the pieces of the jigsaw were there for those reading and listening to his comments to come to the conclusion that, had City been active in the transfer market before now, they’d be sitting 10 points clear at the top of the Championship table having just beaten one of their promotion rivals. Maresca is right that a loss of control in midfield made a difference. City’s possession in the first 75 minutes stood at 58 per cent. For the final 15 minutes, it dropped to 48 per cent. The game was being stretched and the defenders were having to make last-ditch blocks and clearances. When on the ball, the midfielders weren’t making themselves an option for the back four, meaning City were finding it more difficult to break out of their own half. In the first 75 minutes, 29 per cent of City’s passes were to men in their own defensive third. That figure rose to 38 per cent in the final 15 minutes. It’s a subtle difference, but one that shows why Ipswich were able to build more pressure late on. Maresca recognised all of this, but his point seemed to be that he could not do anything about it. Ipswich had made a raft of changes to freshen up their side, Kieran McKenna having changed four of his front six with 20 minutes still to play. Maresca didn’t make a substitute until the 81st minute. Even then, it felt like he reluctantly brought Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall off. The midfielder, who had been an injury concern prior to the match, was allowed to reach a point where he was totally flagging before being withdrawn. Without Wilfred Ndidi or Casadei to call upon, Maresca brought on Yunus Akgun, a tidy player who scurries around with enthusiasm, but who doesn’t impose himself on matches. That perhaps explains why Maresca took so long to make the change. City could still win enough games to get promoted even if they don’t sign any players before the month’s out, but to win every match, as many expect them to, they need to have a manager who totally trusts his squad and feels he has the players to cope with any scenario. Unless they sign a new midfielder – and it’s Stefano Sensi that Maresca really wants – then they don’t have that. Concerning trend blurred – but no definitive explanation But is this all a convenient excuse, designed to blur the fact it’s another late goal conceded? Maybe. Certainly, there’s a concerning trend, one that has come out of the blue. In the first 15 Championship games of the season, City didn’t concede a goal in the final half-hour of matches, never mind the final 15 minutes. When it came to the latter stages, their dominance of the ball only grew, and the tiredness of the opposition allowed them to profit. In the 13 league fixtures since then, nine of the 13 goals they’ve let in have come in the final quarter of an hour. In five of the past six matches in which they’ve led by a goal going into the 75th minute, they have conceded an equaliser. It equates to nine dropped points. For Maresca, this time was different. After the late goal conceded at West Brom (a game in which City were able to score an even later winner), he said his team needed to be more “gritty” as the final whistle approached. Asked on Monday night if that was again the problem, he said not. At Sheffield Wednesday, at West Brom, and in the reverse fixture against Ipswich it was the issue, but Maresca reiterated that midfield tiredness was at fault this time. That seems fair. All of City’s back four put in a flying block in the latter stages. They could not have been accused of wilting or lacking determination. Maybe game management is the issue. Supporters have been expressing concerns with how Maresca has handled the late stages of games in recent weeks. The style of play has been called into question, with frustrations over a lack of attacking endeavour and a seeming preference for seeing out victories with incessant passing at the back that has led to joy for the opposition when they press high. But there’s no suggestion Maresca wants his team to play that way. Yes, he would rather them keep the ball than punt it up the pitch, but he would also rather his team move it into forward areas. It’s not as if City sat back on their lead for the whole of the second half. They had six shots to the visitors’ eight after the interval, but they had a higher number of big chances. Both teams had three shots on target in the second half, and that doesn’t include the James Justin header that was cleared off the line. There have been concerns too about Maresca’s substitutes. While he may not have the trust in his squad he would like, and the Ipswich equaliser may have only come after the subs were made, it did feel like he could have been more proactive in his changes. Yunus is not the ideal man to bring on in midfield in a battle like that, but he was only introduced once the momentum had swung Ipswich’s way. Maresca was reacting, rather than anticipating. That’s not always a problem, but it was here. Maybe Marc Albrighton could have been introduced earlier. Kasey McAteer had gone down with cramp and still played on for more than five minutes before he was taken off. What about Dennis Praet? Could he not have been called upon? Maybe it’s all psychological. Having conceded a last-minute equaliser at Sheffield Wednesday at the end of November, perhaps the ghosts of seasons past are now haunting City players and nerves are getting the better of them. Perhaps it’s arrogance. Maybe City have won so many games this season that they feel they can confidently sit on a one-goal advantage and get to the final whistle unscathed. There’s not any one reason that stands out as being the definitive explanation, but that it’s become a trend does suggest it’s a problem that needs addressing. Maresca and his players do need to look inward and analyse themselves. Late goal shouldn't overshadow very good performance All of the above should have been irrelevant though. Because City deserved to be out of sight before they wobbled in the final 15 minutes. They produced one of their best opening halves of the season, controlling possession and territory, crafting a lovely goal, and pushing for more. The narrative appears to be that City dropped off completely in the second period, but for half an hour, they were still the better team. Justin and Stephy Mavididi had efforts blocked near the goal-line, Tom Cannon volleyed over and stung the fingertips of Vaclav Hladky, the man-of-the-match goalkeeper diving at the feet of McAteer to deny the winger as well. They did go for it. To say they took the lead and then thought one goal would be enough ignores the 45 minutes after Leif Davis’s own goal where City pushed for a second. It did feel like deja vu and a repeat of events at Portman Road. But on Boxing Day, City were second-best throughout the second half. They allowed Ipswich to build pressure over a longer period. Here, they were comfortably the better team for 75 minutes, when it all then got a little ragged and a little frantic in midfield and at the back. Even then, they only conceded two shots on target in the final 15 minutes, the goal and the effort that led to it. Analyse the whole match, and this was the good performance in a big game that fans have been craving. It just didn’t end in victory. No need to analyse City by Premier League standards So often when City have failed to win this season, and even in some cases where they have grabbed three points, there have been suggestions that they will get torn to shreds in the Premier League playing the way they are. But that’s a worry for another day. City’s performances in the Championship cannot be considered on Premier League terms. If City do go up, there are likely to be a good handful of transfers that will mean the line-up looks rather different next season. With a full summer to work with his players, Maresca may tweak his gameplan for a more difficult league. Right now, the objective is to win the Championship, not to get ready for the Premier League. There’s three months to do that if and when they do have a P next to their name in the standings. City still in charge of table despite dropped points And it still looks rather good for City. Yes, the cushion to Southampton in third has been cut by five points in the space of two matches, but across the whole of the Saints’ 20-game unbeaten run, they have only picked up three more points than City have. If both teams record the same results over the final 18 matches, City still finish above them. The gap to Ipswich remains at seven points. That’s one more than it was after the Boxing Day draw with the Tractor Boys. Even with the nine points City have dropped in the final 15 minutes of games since late November, they have still comfortably held on to top spot in the division. There is definitely no need for panic.

Next 6 Leicester City Tuesday, January 30 vs Swansea City (H) at 7:45pm Saturday, February 3 vs Stoke (A) at 3:00pm Saturday, February 10 vs Watford (A) at 3:00pm Tuesday, February 13 vs Sheffield Wednesday (H) at 7:45pm Saturday, February 17 vs Middlesbrough (H) at 3:00pm Friday, February 23 vs Leeds United (A) at 8:00pm Ipswich Saturday, February 3 vs Preston (A) at 3:00pm Saturday, February 10 vs West Brom (H) at 3:00pm Wednesday, February 14 vs Millwall (A) at 8:00pm Saturday, February 17 vs Swansea (A) at 3:00pm Tuesday, February 20 vs Rotherham (H) at 7:45pm Saturday, February 24 vs Birmingham City (H) at 3:00pm Southampton Saturday, February 3 vs Rotherham (A) at 3:00pm Saturday, February 10 vs Huddersfield (H) at 3:00pm Tuesday, February 13 vs Bristol (H) at 8:00pm Friday, February 16 vs West Brom (A) at 8:00pm Tuesday, February 20 vs Hull City (H) at 7:45pm Saturday, February 24 vs Millwall (H) at 3:00pm Leeds United Wednesday, January 24 vs Norwich (H) at 7:45pm Friday, February 2 vs Bristol (A) at 8:00pm Saturday, February 10 vs Rotherham (H) at 3:00pm Tuesday, February 13 vs Swansea (H) at 7:45pm Saturday, February 17 vs Plymouth (A) at 12:30pm Friday, February 23 vs Leicester (A) at 8:00pm

My Brother and I used to hitch to matches and we also hitched up to the Doncaster area where couple of young ladies in the same flats building had some friends they got there a couple hours before us. More appealing I guess Also did a similar run up to the Lake district where they were from. They had no problems at all.

Braunstone History Group · Join · Nigel Tilley · Apologies if this has already been shared with the group. This picture was, apparently, taken by the Luftwaffe in 1940 as a reconnaissance photo of Braunstone and the surrounding area, most probably checking out possible targets such as the Jones and Shipman (Lockheed) factory, etc. I've annotated the photo, picking out a few landmarks ..... 1. Park keepers house, Braunstone Park. 2. Shakespeare pub (Ashleigh farm back then). 3. Avon Rd. Note that it doesn't meet up with Shakespeare drive yet! 4. End of Shakespeare Drive. 5. Junction of Ravenhurst Rd / Welcombe Ave. 6. Wilnicott Rd - note how few houses are on it!. 7. The approx future sight of Winstanley school.

I doubt you'll get everyone standing for that at 1-0 as it's more of a celebratory chant for when you 5-0 up. Plus we were not looking too good and people are more concerned with what is happening on the pitch.

Maybe because we are worn down so many of this team have played a lot of games and it's seemingly getting worse what with the African and Asian tournaments, injuries and recalls.

When I started work I was living in "Digs" with a single parent family and then with a Polish family with my brother until we could afford to rent a flat on our own.

Joining the Super League does not in their plans mean leaving the PL it's instead of the Champions League and separate from UEFA. So they can keep all the money generated.

Presumably when fans started going to matches to fight the opposition fans and probably on Police instruction.

I don't know I'm not a kid anymore. How many on a global scale watched, wanted to or could have watched the MLS compared to today's global viewing numbers?

https://leicester50yearsago.co.uk/ Leicester 50 years ago Live music in Leicester 50 years ago.

Certainly a business first and as you say community events do boost their profile it's just a shame they don't see treating the fans, other than a doughnut and a beer as a way of enhancing their profile but I guess they probably think winning things is enough. Although they messed that up last season.