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Firmino on Rodgers: "𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵, 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁. "𝗜 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲. "𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘃𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝘁𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗜 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆. 𝗜 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 & 𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹-𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸. “𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁. 𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗲. “𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆, 𝗜 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲. 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆." "𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄, 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁, 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲 (Rodgers) 𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁, 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲. “𝗜𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗺𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵: 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝗜 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿? 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝘅𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟵 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀. “𝗔 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘅𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆. 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗹’𝘀 #𝟵. 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗶𝗺; 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗹’𝘀 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝘁. “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵. "𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲. "𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳, ‘𝗮𝗵, 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱: 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴’. “𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗱. "𝗛𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘀𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱, 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁, 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗼. "𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵, 𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲. 𝗔𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗼, 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗱. 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗹𝘆, 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴. "𝗕𝘆 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱, 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗞𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆." #LIVERPOOL #LFC

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/vardy-alves-fatawu--leicester-9034949 By Jordan Blackwell 12:46, 15 JAN 2024 UPDATED13:04, 15 JAN 2024 Will Alves is slowly getting closer to a position where he can push for a first senior outing under Maresca. The manager said on the teenage attacking midfielder last week: “Will is back with us, doing part of the session, but he’s not full training with us.”

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/270m-battery-storage-facility-capable-9030795 £270m battery storage facility capable of powering 235,000 homes given go-ahead The 19 acre site will serve the UK's National Grid ByTess Rushin 04:00, 15 JAN 2024 Normanton Energy Reserve The facility will be one of the largest ever in the UK A new battery site capable of providing two hours back-up power to 235,000 homes has been given the go-ahead by Blaby District Council. Green energy specialist Exagen will be developing a 19-acre site in the countryside near Earl Shilton. The site will be one of the largest battery storage projects to be granted planning permission in the UK, around 10 times larger than most battery projects currently providing storage for the grid. It will be used to hold spare green energy and release it when demand outstrips supply – for instance when the sun stops shining on solar farms or when wind turbines stop spinning. The £270 million project will be directly connected to the National Grid at a new substation. Batteries help reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and enabling more low-cost renewable energy sources to be integrated into the network. Called the Normanton Energy Reserve, Exagen said the plant will be essential in helping the UK to transition to net zero while connecting enough home-grown energy to power our homes and businesses in a safe and sustainable way. The company said plans will also see 45 per cent of the land used to improve biodiversity. Ahead of the main site construction, some landscaping works and planting will take place, and given the chance to establish and grow. Normanton Millennium Wood will be extended and there will be new wildflower meadows and land for beekeeping, along with new hedgerows and perimeter tree planting. This will be followed by pre-construction activity, including service and equipment procurement, with an ambition to partner with local businesses as much as possible. There are plans to establish around a £4 million community fund to spend on improvements in the local area. Residents will be consulted on how the money is used. Exagen said they will take ownership of the land, so will have a long-term vested interest in the local community and stewardship of the site. The start of construction will see £250,000 made available for local projects and groups and, once operational, £50,000 will be added each year of the project’s operational life of up to 40 years. Jeremy Littman, CEO at Exagen Development said: “For the UK to achieve its 2050 net zero target at the lowest possible cost, there needs to be an increase in electricity storage capacity to balance renewable energy generation. As more renewables are deployed, larger battery projects like Normanton will be required. "It is vital that they are developed sensitively and in partnership with the local communities that host them. We’ve been guided by our local stakeholders to achieve consent for a significant infrastructure project that is unobtrusive and balances national needs with local benefit. "We’ll work now to deliver this project into operation in that same spirit of partnership, and as an active and useful member of the local community."

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The walk of shame back from missing a penalty has to be one of the worst feelings for a footballer, particularly if said penalty is one of the most poorly executed panenkas you’re ever likely to see. Luckily for Antonie Mille his dreadful failure did not cost his Chateauroux side against Les Herbiers in their Coupe de France shootout He's decent but he's no Yann Kermorgant

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https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/leicester-city-transfers-diarra-huddersfield-8965944?fbclid=IwAR19sYLsq4cUvWMURZU2AB-WXM3DYtKNlZazNOmx9PxMH9iBAQYAsI9F7dg Leicester City transfer swoop mooted as Championship rivals 'will cash in' Latest Leicester City transfer news as Championship rivals Huddersfield 'will cash in' on Foxes target Brahima Diarra ByLuke PawleyMidlands Football Writer 14:26, 10 DEC 2023 Leicester City "may return with an offer" for Huddersfield Town midfielder Brahima Diarra in the January transfer window. City were linked with a move for the 20-year-old when they were in the Premier League, but Huddersfield are now ready to sell their young prospect. He has already made 14 appearances in the Championship this season, having featured 20 times for the Terriers last term. The Mali under-23 international joined Huddersfield from AC Boulogne-Billancourt in 2019, and is highly regarded at the Yorkshire club. He has attracted interest from a host of clubs and looks certain to move on next month. According to journalist Alan Nixon, Leicester could make an offer for the midfielder next month. City failed in their attempts to sign a midfielder on deadline day in the summer, but it could now be second time lucky for Enzo "Huddersfield will cash in on midfielder Brahima Diarra in the window - with Championship interest," Nixon wrote on Patreon. "Diarra was linked with Leicester City when they were in the Premier League and they may return with an offer. "Terriers will sell Diarra rather than let his deal run down. Darren Moore is hoping for some early arrivals with his transfer team working on a surprise foreign capture."

The centre-back, who could make his debut at Southampton, was brought to the club after the decision-makers identified a lack of leadership as a key issue over a number of years ByJordan Blackwell 22:30, 14 SEP 2023 Conor Coady is the solution to a long-standing problem at Leicester City, Enzo Maresca has said ahead of the centre-back’s potential debut on Friday night. Summer signing Coady has made a quicker-than-expected recovery from a foot fracture and is on course to be included in the squad for the clash with Southampton, even if he is not yet 100 per cent fit. An England international defender, Coady is not short on ability, but it is his qualities as a person that were the biggest factor in his £7.5m transfer from Wolves. Maresca has said ahead of the trip to St Mary’s that the decision-makers at City had concluded that a lack of leadership within the squad over a number of years was a problem that needed rectifying if the club were to return to the Premier League. “I’ve said since day one with Conor, he was one of the targets for the club,” Maresca said at his press conference on Thursday. “When I joined, the club said to me that one of the problems over the past two or three years was a lack of leaders. I was not here so I cannot judge, one of the main targets was to improve that area, and Conor is one of the guys. “We played some friendly games here behind closed doors and he was probably the only voice you could hear on the pitch. This is something you have inside you. It doesn’t matter if you are at Wolves, at Everton, or at Leicester, you always have this. He guides the rest. It’s fantastic.” While Coady has not yet played a competitive game for the club, he has been at every single match home and away, supporting his team-mates from the sidelines. If he comes into the side, he will be at the heart of the defence, replacing Jannik Vestergaard. “He has the right experience to help us in our targets,” Maresca added. “He has been an important player, even last year at Everton. Now he’s back and he’s worked four or five days with us. “Even when he was injured, he was very close with us, always travelling for the game away and at home. He has been very close to the team. You can see he’s not only a good player, it’s also a player that loves to be involved, even if he’s injured. He loves to be there. For a club and for a manager, it’s something fantastic.”

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Claudio Ranieri promoted Cagliari to Serie A with a 94 minute winner against Bari. After the final whistle he immediately burst into tears. In 1988, at the age of 36, Claudio Ranieri took Cagliari and in just two seasons took them to Serie A. Now in 2023, at the age of 71, took Cagliari from 14th place in Serie B to promotion in Serie A. Legendary coach and a good person being.

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/leicester-city-gets-green-light-4763738 Leicester City gets green light to move into new £100m training complex next week. Leicester City has been given the go-ahead to start using its new £100 million training complex next week. The Foxes have all but completed the building of the facility just off the A46 some eight miles north of the city and wanted to move in on December 9. However the club has not yet started work on the safety improvements it agreed to carry out when it gained planning permission for the project two years ago. That permission was granted on the condition that the club carried out safety improvements at the nearby crossroads where Park Hill Lane meets the A46. Residents said the junction was already dangerous for motorists and that extra traffic - players, club staff, and fans wanting to watch matches in the 499-seat show pitch - would make it worse. The club has returned to Charnwood Borough Council’s planning committee last night, Thursday December 3, to seek permission to move in ahead of the work being done. Agent for the club Niall Alcock said the junction work had been scheduled with Highways England to run from early January to the end of March and that players and staff would be instructed not to use that junction until the work had been finished. This will see central reservation modified with a give way line for vehicles turning right into Park Hill Lane. This would also allow cars or larger vehicles to wait in the central reservation to ensure they do not encroach into the carriageway. Mr Alcock pointed out the junction would be closed during the period to use it from January onwards in any case. He said after December 9 and until the work begin the junction would be monitored to ensure it would not be used by staff and players coming to and from the complex. He said: “Rigorous monitoring will allow a robust enforcement mechanism that ultimately could allow the cessation of the use of the facility if the measures are not adhered to.” Mr Alcock said if the club were refused permission to move in ahead of the highways work it would mean it would have been unable to use it for the entirety of the 2020/21 season. He said: “This could have a direct impact on the footballing success of the club and its operational and financial performance.” Villagers in Seagrave have maintained the junction is not safe and parish council chairman Roger Brown told the meeting it still would not be even after the work was complete. He said: “I am very disappointed we are even here tonight. “The work on the A46 Junction should have been a priority and been completed before the opening of the facility. “We do not think the site should be allowed to open before the junction improvements have been completed.” Ward councillor James Poland said he had been reassured by meetings with the club. He said: “The club has proven their good intent to get the work done.” The club has said it not start using the complex's 499 seat practice pitch until the junction work is done. Committee members voted by 10 to 1, with two abstentions to allow the club to move in ahead of the highways work.

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/how-millions-pounds-spent-telling-4112802 How millions of pounds will be spent telling world about 'hidden gem' Charnwood Forest Millions of pounds is to be spent promoting the ‘hidden gem’ that is Charnwood Forest. A £2.7 million grant has been awarded to The National Forest Company to raise awareness of the 60 square mile area on either side of the M1 in north Leicestershire, The National Lottery Heritage Fund cash will fund a five-year project to try to get more people visiting the area beyond lockdown and to enhance the landscape. Chief executive of the National Forest Company John Everitt said: “Charnwood Forest’s future hinges on our ability to convey its story effectively. “We need to fill people with surprise, delight and awe when they hear it. "Only when they understand Charnwood Forest will they be moved to care for it. “This scheme will support more than 80 sites across Charnwood Forest and enable over 1,000 volunteers to learn about and help us to protect this precious landscape.” He added: “When most people are asked where Charnwood Forest is, they point to a tiny area east of the M1 around Bradgate Park and Beacon Hill. "But Charnwood Forest covers more than 150 square kilometres. “It extends north and west of Leicester, into the National Forest and includes parts of Coalville and Loughborough and villages along the A6 corridor. This project will help reconnect local communities with the landscape and its incredible heritage. “Working together to protect this unique landscape is now more important than ever as we mitigate and adapt to climate change. "Charnwood is a hidden gem in the East Midlands and this award will help ensure its unique story and character are celebrated and secured for the future.” Cabinet spokesman for environment at Leicestershire County Council Blake Pain, said: “I am delighted that the Charnwood Forest Landscape Partnership bid to the National Lottery Heritage Fund has been successful, and thank everyone involved for their hard work and commitment. “The £2.7m will provide much needed and welcome investment in Charnwood Forest and I am confident it will enable people to explore, understand and care for Charnwood Forest and its hidden gems and provide the impetus for the creation of a valuable legacy for Leicestershire. Why Charnwood Forest is unique Charnwood Forest’s rocky outcrops, some of the oldest rocks on the planet, were thrown up by volcanic activity in the southern oceans more than 600 million years ago. Millions of years of global plate tectonic movements brought the Charnwood rocks to their current location, and with them the fossilised remains of the first moments of complex life on earth. These fossils are only found in a handful of places across the globe, and the most ancient are found in only two places on Earth: Newfoundland in Canada and Charnwood Forest. The area is not just important for its fossils. The ancient volcanic geology created the steep, rocky ground and thin soils that are characteristic of Charnwood. These are conditions which make arable farming difficult, so historically much of the area was grazed or left as woodland. Because the land has not been heavily cultivated, it still contains a wealth of nationally and internationally important wildlife, including the Charnwood Spider and rare lichens. Leader of Charnwood Borough Council Jonathan Morgan said: “This is wonderful news, particularly at a time like this, and reminds us that there is plenty to look forward to in the future. “We are incredibly proud to be part of Charnwood Forest and this lottery funding will help to make the woodlands more accessible to a wide range of people. “It will also help preserve it for future generations and help people understand its importance in the local, regional and national landscape. “As a council we have already significantly invested in improving the Outwoods in Loughborough and it is highly cherished by visitors.” Planned projects include Geological conservation and research Innovative interpretation Habitat restoration 15 natural flood management projects 10 kilometres of improvements to Rights of Way and the creation of a safer, off-road path between Beacon Hill and the Outwoods Heritage and health programmes, in particular for those with access and special health needs Roadshows, events and Citizen Science projects involving 10,000 people 1,250 volunteering opportunities Participatory arts programmes to engage people to record and celebrate Charnwood Outdoor learning Improved visitor information Mapping of Charnwood’s distinctive stone walls.

https://ivanhoeline.org/?fbclid=IwAR1AjoGcNwNfgQcuVq87RvviuQ8jyW2xrIMBffv64ASQ0XmkSj-61MUWHqo About the Ivanhoe Line Prior to 1964 the railway line was a direct passenger link between Burton on Trent and Leicester, but it was closed to passenger services under the Beeching Closures. Now the area around is growing faster than in many other areas of the UK and a passenger railway is needed urgently. At present the line is run only for slow-speed freight, mainly ballast trains from Bardon Quarry. It is our intention to lobby for the realignment and upgrading of the track bed to allow light passenger trains to run a 1/2 hour peak service.

I thought we had a thread for this but could find it. https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/free-agent-david-nugent-set-3090816 Free agent David Nugent set to join former Leicester City team-mate at Preston Striker was a free agent after leaving Derby Leicester City favourite David Nugent is set to team up with former team-mate Paul Gallagher at Preston. Nugent, who scored 59 goals in 180 City appearances, is a free agent after his release by Derby this summer. But the 34-year-old striker is set for a quick return to the Championship with a move to his old club Preston almost complete, LancsLive report. Nugent is said to have undergone a medical and was pictured talking to former City team-mate Gallagher before Preston’s pre-season friendly against AFC Fylde on Saturday. After helping City win the Championship title in 2014 and then secure Premier League survival in 2015, Nugent was sold to Middlesbrough. He helped Boro to promotion before returning to the East Midlands with Derby, and played 38 games under Frank Lampard last season, suffering an injury in the play-off semi-final win over Leeds.

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China set to launch an 'unhackable' internet communication As malicious hackers mount ever more sophisticated attacks, China is about to launch a new, "unhackable" communications network - at least in the sense that any attack on it would be quickly detected. The technology it has turned to is quantum cryptography, a radical break from the traditional encryption methods around. The Chinese project in the city of Jinan has been touted as a milestone by state media. The pioneering project is also part of a bigger story: China is taking the lead in a technology in which the West has long been hesitant to invest. In the Jinan network, some 200 users from the military, government, finance and electricity sectors will be able to send messages safe in the knowledge that only they are reading them. China's push in quantum communication means the country is taking huge strides developing applications that might make the increasingly vulnerable internet more secure. Applications that other countries soon might find themselves buying from China. So, what is this technology into which the country is pouring massive resources? read more here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40565722

Ok before most people's time on here, yes even me but there were some great songs/performers from this decade. One of my favourites was Eddie Cochran who wrote most of his own stuff and died young in a car crash in England. ....and ironically recorded just before his death with Buddy Holly playing on it.

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Just been up/down town, not something I do too much these days; now I know there is a lot of building going on but it just struck me that it looks a rundown, dirty, litter ridden dump, for example the expensive paving in Humberstone Gate/Clock Tower is all uneven. I can't believe we had the nerve to enter the Britain in Bloom competition as a few flower baskets don't disguise the general decay of the City infrastructure. Are all Cities like this - I think not. We used to be known as the cleanest City in England and the second most prosperous City in Europe - What's gone wrong?