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Too many teams involved now. Utter shambles. But hey they have to keep up their battle with UEFA to see who can wreck European and World football first.

Emotions and laws don't always fit together. Micky Adams made an on the spot decision with the fine as he didn't have the authority to sack him. It was later felt by the club in an emotional free environment that the correct action considering the horrendous and physically damaging circumstances that he should be sacked. It was calamitous but it seems entirely wrong to use that as means of justifying your opinion talk about holier than thou attitude. What was outrageous was the action taken by Wise & Hall. When Wise should have been charge with common assault or whatever was the most appropriate law. The guy was a complete and utter coward. As said above I'm out of this rabbit hole.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67271423 Saudi Arabia is set to host the men's 2034 World Cup after Australia decided against bidding to stage the tournament. Football Australia confirmed its decision only hours before Fifa's deadline for declarations of interest on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia is the only other nation to bid. "We have reached the conclusion not to do so for the 2034 competition," read a statement from Football Australia. Australia's governing body says it intends to focus its efforts on hosting the AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2026 and the Club World Cup in 2029. The 2026 World Cup will take place in the US, Mexico and Canada. Morocco, Portugal and Spain will host the 2030 tournament, with matches also in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. Fifa had said the 2034 World Cup would be held in Asia or Oceania, and an Australian bid was regarded as the only potential challenger to Saudi Arabia, which announced its intention to bid shortly after Fifa's decision. Despite receiving support from the Asian Football Confederation, Saudi Arabia would likely be viewed as a controversial host. It has been criticised for its human rights violations - 81 men were executed on one day last year - women's rights abuses, the criminalisation of homosexuality, the restriction of free speech and the war in Yemen. Saudi Arabia's international standing was severely damaged by the 2018 killing of Jamal Khashoggi, a US-based Saudi journalist who was a prominent critic of the government. Human rights campaigners say sport is being used by the Saudi government to detract from long-standing reputation issues, a process known as 'sportswashing'. Last week Human Rights Watch said: "The possibility that Fifa could award Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup despite its appalling human rights record and closed door to any monitoring exposes Fifa's commitments to human rights as a sham." On Tuesday Amnesty International called on Fifa to secure "clear and binding commitments" from Saudi Arabia. It said: "Human rights commitments must be agreed with potential hosts before final decisions on holding the tournaments are made. "The best chance for Fifa to obtain binding guarantees to protect workers' rights, ensure freedom of expression and prevent discrimination linked to the World Cup is during the host selection process - not after the hosts have been confirmed and tournament preparation has begun." Qatar's hosting of the 2022 World Cup drew criticism because of its stance on same-sex relationships, its human rights record and its treatment of migrant workers. Fifa dropped plans for Saudi Arabia to sponsor the 2023 Women's World Cup following a backlash from co-hosts Australia and New Zealand, players and sponsors, but Saudi Arabia is keen to host the 2035 tournament after forming a women's team last year. Like the 2022 men's tournament, the 2034 edition would almost certainly be held in winter because of extreme heat in the summer, although modernising existing infrastructure rather than building new stadiums would likely make it more environmentally friendly than Qatar. Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) completed a takeover of Newcastle United in 2021, and manager Eddie Howe said: "Our trips out there to Riyadh and Jeddah were two very different experiences. "Everywhere we went was well organised; we were well looked after. If that's a sign of what a World Cup might look like, structurally it will be really good." Football Australia chief executive James Johnson said bidding for the World Cup was "not going to be favourable to Australia". He said: "Saudi is a strong bid. They have a lot of resources, and not just [for] the 2034 World Cup. "They are disrupting European football paying higher dollars. This is a disruption in the market and that is what positions Saudi in a strong way. From the government, top down they are prioritising investment in football. That is difficult to compete with." Another sporting milestone for Saudi Arabia? Saudi Arabia has hosted several major sporting events since 2018, including football, Formula 1, golf and boxing, and will stage the Club World Cup in December. Hosting the World Cup would represent another significant sporting milestone. Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal, Saudi Arabia's sports minister, said the bid "constitutes an important and natural step in our journey as a country passionate about football". PIF has taken control of four of the nation's top clubs - Al-Ahli, Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr - in the Saudi Pro League, and Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Neymar are among the high-profile players to have joined the league, which was formed in 1976. The launch of the lucrative LIV Golf series in 2022 led to the PGA Tour and DP World Tour agreeing to merge with PIF in June after a year of disruption, with PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan appointed chair of the unified men's game. Formula 1 held its inaugural race in Saudi Arabia in 2021 as part of a long-term deal. Britain's seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton said he did not feel comfortable racing there and called on Saudi Arabia to improve its human rights record before the 2022 grand prix. Boxing world title fights have also been held in Saudi Arabia. Britain's Anthony Joshua, who beat Andy Ruiz in Riyadh in 2019, said he was "here for boxing" before losing to Oleksandr Usyk in Jeddah last year. WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury attracted criticism for praising Saudi officials and Bin Salman before his victory over former UFC fighter Francis Ngannou in Riyadh last weekend. Tennis will hold a professional event in Saudi Arabia for the first time in November after a five-year deal was agreed for Jeddah to host the Next Gen ATP Finals. Saudi Arabia has also held talks with the women's tour about hosting its end-of-season WTA Finals. Last month Bin Salman said: "If sportswashing is going to increase my GDP by 1%, then we'll continue doing sportswashing."

Billy McKinlay

As I remember it we wouldn't have needed to go into administration other than because of the Wise situation. The club had put together a business plan to see us through and to pay any debts. Even then we only survived because we sold players and others took a cut depending on whether we got promoted. Some of the players payed for some of the non-playing staff. We then recruited 2 players who played for nothing.

Savage was mouthy and obnoxious.

What a guy, what a player!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67261620 Hamza Choudhury: Leicester player 'sorry for offence' caused by pro-Palestinian post Last updated on30 October 202330 October 2023. Leicester City midfielder Hamza Choudhury says he is "sorry for any offence he has caused" with a social media post often interpreted as supportive of Palestinian nationalism. Choudhury wrote "From river to sea" with an image of a Palestinian flag on X, formerly known as Twitter on Monday. Critics say the phrase implies the destruction of Israel, but some pro-Palestinian protesters disagree. Choudhury, 26, said his post has "unfortunately been misinterpreted". The former England Under-21 midfielder has not deleted the post, but in a statement he wrote: "It was and is not my intention to cause offence to anyone but simply to show compassion for the innocent people that are suffering. "I'm sorry for any offence this has caused. I share the hope of people around the world that a peaceful resolution can bring an end to the ongoing suffering of innocent people in this conflict." The Football Association is aware of the original post by Choudhury and is understood to be considering whether it breaches any regulations. Championship side Leicester said: "We have discussed the matter with Hamza, and shared our concerns that views expressed in this manner - without sufficient context on a deeply nuanced and sensitive topic - are open to misinterpretation, which risks unintentional offence among sections of our communities. "The thoughts of Leicester City Football Club remain with all the innocent victims of the tragic events unfolding in Israel and Palestine, their families and the communities affected."

Brilliant, you've endured the physical and mental pain but stuck to it. As one who is very vulnerable to this, I've lost a brother and another has had a prostatectomy I'm massively grateful. A very big thank you.

I've got a copy of the fast one but it's too big to post, if pm me your email address I'll sent it to you. It's 2min 19secs long

I have this, not sure what it is and I can't listen to it. Actually I see it's only 22secs long so probably useless posthorn-old.mp3

‘https://therealefl.co.uk/2023/10/30/no-chance-pundit-slams-leicester-city-decision-following-ffp-breach-investigation/ No Chance’: Pundit Slams Leicester City Decision Following FFP Breach Investigation October 30, 2023 Adam Scully Burnley, Championship News, Clubs, EFL, EFL Championship, Everton, Leeds United, Leicester City, News, Premier League 0 As featured on NewsNow: Football news Football News 24/7 TalkSPORT and former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan has slated two Championship outfits following an investigation into Everton’s alleged breach of Financial Fair Play regulations. As first reported by The Daily Mail, second-tier sides Leeds United and Leicester City will join Premier League club Burnley in taking legal action against the Toffees should the club be found guilty of exploiting FFP rules. Clubs are only allowed to make a maximum of £105 million in losses over the course of three years but in March 2023, it was announced that Everton recorded losses of £371.8 million in that timescale. The issue was referred to an independent commission but last week, the Premier League recommended that the Merseyside club should be hit with a 12-point deduction which would place them at the bottom of the top-flight table. Furthermore, Leeds United, Burnley and Leicester City are looking to take a £300 million case against Everton should they be found guilty of breaching FFP as all three clubs were relegated during the Toffees’ supposed flaunting of UEFA’s rules. However, speaking on talkSPORT on Monday morning, Simon Jordan has hit out against the three clubs, believing ‘they’ve got no chance’ of being successful in any lawsuit [quotes via MOT Leeds News]: “No chance, no chance, no chance. They’ve got no chance. Everybody signs up to a covenant which is basically that the sanction of a breach has this consequence. “Now they can make a case if they want and try and make a case through the legal system to try and suggest that this is a breach of the rules to which they signed up and the consequence of those rules. But any decent court case is going to refer them back to the industry that they came from and say what were the rules that you signed up to. “The rules that you signed up to were that the punishment for financial breachers was this. You can’t then go and say ‘Well I don’t like the rules that I signed up to and I can’t do anything about changing those rules, so I’m now going to sue you for them.'” Writer’s View Jordan’s logic makes sense. All three clubs signed up to UEFA’s FFP covenant, stating that those who breach the rules will be punished by the governing body. Clubs can’t take matters into their own hands in this respect. If Everton were found not guilty, perhaps there could be a stronger case. However, on the flip side, frustration from the trio is understandable. Everton lost three times more than they were allowed but managed to secure their status in the Premier League unpunished so far while the others were left to get relegated and deal with the financial windfall this brings.

He tried but he was beaten to it https://www.dogforums.com/ https://www.catforum.com/ ....and as well as politics pussies aren't allowed either.

It's primarily a Football Forum for LCFC fans. There have been plenty of chances given for people to discuss Political and other issues in a polite, constructive and open way but sadly history tells us that it's usually ends up with a war of insults and falling out.. As for what can or can't be discussed it's not that easy to define and I'm not sure why the owner and paymaster of this forum should be asked to spend their time trying to come up with an acceptable format that people would accept and abide by. Having said that efforts have been made to accommodate posters in the past but as I said it has been shown to end in failure.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12687783/Premier-League-winner-Danny-Drinkwater-retires-football-aged-33-former-England-Leicester-Chelsea-midfielder-saying-hed-limbo-long-leaving-Stamford-Bridge-year.html Premier League winner Danny Drinkwater retires from football aged 33 with the former England, Leicester and Chelsea midfielder saying he'd 'been in limbo too long' after leaving Stamford Bridge last year Drinkwater won the Premier League title with Leicester City in 2015-16 That led to a £35m Chelsea move but the midfielder struggled to make an impact After leaving Chelsea last year, Drinkwater has now decided to retire By ADAM SHERGOLD FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 08:32, 30 October 2023 | UPDATED: 08:46, 30 October 2023 Former England midfielder Danny Drinkwater has announced his retirement from professional football. The Premier League title winner with Leicester City later moved to Chelsea but played only a bit-part role and has decided to hang up his boots having been 'in limbo too long' following his release from there in July last year. The 33-year-old told the High Performance Podcast: 'I'd just like to announce my retirement from professional football. 'It's probably been a long time coming, especially with the last year, but I think it's time to officially announce it now. 'I didn't think it would bother me but saying it then it's almost like scratching a nerve a bit. Danny Drinkwater, who won the Premier League with Leicester City in 2016, has retired +4 View gallery Danny Drinkwater, who won the Premier League with Leicester City in 2016, has retired Drinkwater joined Chelsea in 2017 but struggled to make much of an impact amid injury issues +4 View gallery Drinkwater joined Chelsea in 2017 but struggled to make much of an impact amid injury issues 'I think I've been ready for it, not stopping at my peak and it's simmered down a bit, that's helped the transition. 'I think I've been in limbo for too long, I've either been wanting to play but not getting the opportunities to play at a level where I felt valued. 'I just thought I'm restless here for no reason, I'm happy not playing football, but I'm happy playing football, so do I just shake hands with the sport? 'It's all I've known, it's been my life since I was six or seven, it was never going to be an easy thing. 'I think the way it's died down has definitely helped. If I was playing week in, week out and had to stop through injury or age I think it would be trickier. 'I've had quite a few offers from Championship clubs, but I never felt the burn, it did nothing for me.' Drinkwater came through the academy at Manchester United but didn't make a senior appearance for Sir Alex Ferguson's side amid loan spells to Huddersfield, Cardiff, Watford and Barnsley. But his career took off when he signed for Leicester in 2012, helping them win promotion into the Premier League in 2014. Drinkwater's final loan spell from Chelsea was with Reading in the Championship in 2021-22 +4 View gallery Drinkwater's final loan spell from Chelsea was with Reading in the Championship in 2021-22 Drinkwater won three caps for England in 2016 - making his debut against the Netherlands +4 View gallery Drinkwater won three caps for England in 2016 - making his debut against the Netherlands Drinkwater played a prominent part in Leicester's miraculous Premier League title success under Claudio Ranieri in 2015-16, featuring in 35 of their 38 league games. In March 2016, he won the first of three England caps in a friendly match against the Netherlands at Wembley but didn't make Roy Hodgson's squad for that year's European Championship. He played one more season at Leicester before Chelsea signed him for £35million. However, he was never to play a prominent part there, his cause not helped by injuries. After 22 appearances in his debut campaign at Stamford Bridge, Drinkwater went on various loan spells to Burnley, Aston Villa, Turkish club Kasimpasa and Reading in the Championship. He left Stamford Bridge upon the expiry of his Chelsea contract in June 2022. Earlier this year, Drinkwater said he would be interested in a move to Saudi Arabia - or rejoining Leicester following their relegation to the Championship. Recent Instagram posts showed him training in the heat of Dubai to maintain his fitness with a view to potentially finding a new club - but Drinkwater has now decided to call time on his career. https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/breaking-danny-drinkwater-retired-chelsea-31312235 Danny Drinkwater retires from football aged 33 – six years after £35m Chelsea move Premier League winner and former Chelsea and Leicester City man Danny Drinkwater has confirmed his retirement from football at the age of just 33 Bookmark Comments 2 SPORT ByNick MurphySports Reporter and National Content Editor 07:15, 30 OCT 2023UPDATED07:29, 30 OCT 2023 (Image: Getty Images) Former Chelsea and Leicester City footballer Danny Drinkwater has retired from football at the age of 33. Drinkwater is best-known for his spells with the Foxes and the Blues, helping the former to win the Premier League in 2016. He made 2018 appearances across six seasons at the King Power Stadium, lifting the Midlands side from the Championship to the top-flight title and the Champions League. He departed the club to join Chelsea in 2017, moving to Stamford Bridge in a £35million deal. The midfielder's career stalled in west London, with Drinkwater playing just 23 games across five seasons. He made 22 of those appearances in his first year at the Blues, helping them to win the FA Cup. Drinkwater announced his retirement from professional football during an appearance on the High Performance Podcast. Drinkwater said: "I'd just like to announce my retirement from professional football. It's probably been a long time coming, especially with the last year, but I think it's time to officially announce it now. "I didn't think it would bother me but saying it then it's almost like scratching a nerve a bit. I think I've been ready for it, not stopping at my peak and it's simmered down a bit, that's helped the transition." Do you think Danny Drinkwater lived up to his potential? Let us know in the comments section below Drinkwater won the Premier League with Leicester (Image: Getty Images) "I think I've been in limbo for too long, I've either been wanting to play but not getting the opportunities to play at a level where I felt valued. I just thought I'm restless here for no reason, I'm happy not playing football, but I'm happy playing football, so do I just shake hands with the sport? "It's all I've known, it's been my life since I was six or seven, it was never going to be an easy thing. I think the way it's died down has definitely helped. If I was playing week in, week out and had to stop through injury or age I think it would be trickier. "I've had quite a few offers from Championship clubs, but I never felt the burn, it did nothing for me." Drinkwater also made three appearances for England in 2016 (Image: PA) Drinkwater started his career at Manchester United but failed to break into the first-team at Old Trafford. He enjoyed several loan spells away from the 13-time Premier League champions before finding a home at Leicester. After leaving the Foxes and failing to establish himself at Chelsea, Drinkwater embarked on another series of loans at Burnley, Aston Villa, Kasimpasa and Reading as his contract ran down at Stamford Bridge. He failed to find a new club after leaving the Blues in 2022 and has now retired. Drinkwater won the Premier League with Leicester (Image: Getty Images)

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Braunstone History Group · Join Molly Storer · · Coal pit lane(now Braunstone lane east) 1914.It was the route the packe horses followed coming into Leicester from the coalfields.Hence Coal pit Lane...They unloaded at Aylestone wharf on the canal/river and the coal barges would unload at Belgrave wharf in the town.The coal was then taken to cole hill to be sold which was near to where the Clocktower stands .Kim Gamble picture.

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This, him going down didn't affect the 2nd yellow as Fatawu got a yellow for his push and he didn't go to ground. 1 Yellow for the neck grab and 2 yellows for the pushes.