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Chris Collinson BBC Sport statistician One of the biggest stories of the Premier League season so far is the decline of goals scored in open play and how teams have been scoring more from set-pieces instead. When we compare how goals have been scored to the first 11 games last season, there have been 39 fewer scored in open play and 26 more from team set-pieces and penalties, giving us 13 fewer overall. If we look at the bigger picture and the number of shots teams are taking, there have been an incredible 370 fewer in open play than at this stage last time out. And despite the big increase in set-piece goals, there have actually been just two more shots generated from them outside of penalties, showing how effective teams have been at finding ways to score from dead-ball situations. More here including stats - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cm272n4d3e2o

The first-ever sticker collection to feature players from all 72 clubs across the Championship, League One and League Two has been launched. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cvg42gzk3g2o The first-ever sticker collection to feature players from all 72 clubs across the Championship, League One and League Two has been launched. The album - the first collaboration between the English Football League and Panini in more than 20 years - was unveiled at the National Football Museum in Manchester. Current players, including Doncaster striker Billy Sharp, Chesterfield forward and former Northern Ireland international Will Grigg and Blackburn skipper Todd Cantwell, along with EFL icons such as Curtis Davies, Clinton Morrison and Adebayo Akinfenwa joined representatives of EFL clubs as the new sticker album was put on display. The collection contains 788 stickers featuring stats and facts on each team, rare Elite and Key Player stickers, fabric kits, and, of course, the iconic 'shinies' - depicting club badges and team captains. It will be stocked in more than 8,000 retailers around the country including major supermarkets and independent stores close to EFL stadiums. Katie Gritt, head of sport marketing at Panini, said: "Including players from all 72 clubs for the first time, for many fans this will be the first time they can collect stickers of players from the clubs they love. "The collection celebrates the incredible talent across the EFL as well as legends of the game." Ben Wright, chief commercial officer at the EFL, added: "Football is all about passion, memories and moments that bring fans together. "This first-ever sticker album featuring all 72 clubs is special. It celebrates the legends who shaped our game and the current players and managers who make the Championship, League One and League Two so exciting today."

Partly true they did have the style but were called the Ice Kings because we were able to continue playing and winning through the frozen winter of the early 60s

Fantastic photo John Ghent Leicester Estate Agent The Ice Kings & FA Cup Finals “Before the modern era of football glory, the Ice Kings inspired a generation with style, skill and grit.” Post-War Success & FA Cup Finals Leicester reached their first FA Cup Final in 1949, and in the early 1960s earned the nickname “The Ice Kings” thanks to their cool, clinical counter-attacking style under Matt Gillies. They reached the FA Cup Final in 1961 and 1963, led by icons like Gordon Banks, Peter Shilton, and Frank McLintock. #LeicesterCity #FACupHistory #IceKings #1960sFootball #LCFCLegends

Me too and I have a nephew who's about have his prostate removed. When I was having my radiotherapy they were installing an extra machine so you can see how every penny raised frees up NHS money for improvements. Steve is the STAR!

Agree, I know it's not been great but we're still only 4 points off of a play-off spot, January cant' come quick enough then we'll see how serious Top is for change and how Marti copes with a couple of players that suits his style which from his description is nothing like Enzo.

Record and whiz through, better clear my memory store though.

Well they closed all the regional hospitals and they're gradually bringing them back maybe these will be next on the list.

Too posh for my car

You were lucky to have wing mirrors my first had none I had to buy separate ones and clip them onto the drivers window which didn't have a winder just small piece of glass stuck to the window that you had to pull down with the ends of your fingers. The good old days certainly doesn't apply to cars well not the ones I could afford.

Get Vestergaard to play for the opposition

Would also depend on the compensation level, do we use what cash we have for a replacement or spend it on a striker that has a recent history of scoring goals.

The Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland Today marks 85 years since the Leicester Blitz on the night of 19th November 1940. Having already suffered attacks from the German Luftwaffe, Leicester was soon to undergo its longest and most concentrated raid. Although Birmingham had been the principal target that night, Leicester suffered badly and was the second most affected area. From just before 8pm to 2.00am the next morning, around 100 Luftwaffe aircrafts flew over Leicester. As the bombs began to fall over the city, fires broke out in the factories of Faire Brothers Limited, Grieve and Company, and the Freeman, Hardy and Willis warehouse. The flames from the fire could be seen for miles around. Residential properties were also caught in the blasts with many being reduced to rubble. The worst incident of the raid happened when bombs fell near the Highfield Street and Tichborne Street corner with 41 killed and many others injured. Amongst the worst hit areas that night was Highfields, and Stoneygate. As the people of Leicester emerged from their shelters that morning, they saw the damage that had been done. Rubble lay where houses and factories had been the night before, and many people were now homeless. The final casualty list for that night was 108 people killed and 203 injured. The photograph below was taken on 20th November 1940 and shows the damage caused around the Highfields area (ref: GP200 Image Leicestershire)

Make it ole 1, ole 2, ole 3 etc. if it gets too high it might confuse some of our fans.

We need an xG equivalent for passes that stats for which are mostly meaningless.

I'd rather wait until January before writing Marti off even then it depends if they can shift the dross and recruit some decent replacements.

You're not the guy who did mine are you, where's my Warranty?

That's fine for big jobs requiring multi-skills but for one offs it's a lottery no matter how hard you try. Reminds me of a company I got to lop some conifers they chopped the tops off and then disappeared. I then noticed my Bosch drill had gone. Tried contacting them but nothing so resigned myself to chopping up the cuttings and taking them to the skip myself. A week later the guy turns up to finish the job, denied any theft. Sadly I'd paid him half after he'd lopped them, A lesson learnt now never pay before completion an always keep an eye on my kit. I guess if it's a big contract you might agree to interim payments but I've never had one of those. The more I think about this the more I realise I've been scammed more than I should have.

Probably use a Brummie, near enough.

History of Leicestershire in Images Mervin Wallace · ON THE 19th and 20th NOVEMBER 1940 The Germans bombed Leicester in the ‘Leicester Blitz’, with 108 being killed, rising to 120 over the 8 raids on the city. The first bomb hit Cavendish Road on the evening of the 19th. Many places like Victoria Park, Granby Street, Spinney Hill and Highfields where bombs struck the intersection of Sparkenhoe, Saxby, and Stoughton Streets, were bombed heavily too. The attacks destroyed businesses, like the Freeman, Hardy and Willis building on Rutland Street, and collapsed guesthouses.

The two I mentioned above were both white one in his 30s and the other late 40s

Still a bit hit and miss, I've done that even the bacon sarnies and they have been fine but there's been other jobs where I've done similar and they've been awful. But still your best chance of getting a decent job done.