davieG Posted 17 September 2015 Posted 17 September 2015 We played some fantastic exciting football in the 60s and we're widely applauded for our innovative style which was copied by Bill Shanklin at Liverpool and helped them kick start their era of dominence they were in the 2nd division before 61/62 when they got promoted
shailen Posted 17 September 2015 Posted 17 September 2015 I even said last season when we were losing this is a special bunch of players who could potentially go on to dominate in this league for years to come. There is something unique about this group of players. Even at 70 mins against Villa, I could see us coming back. With previous Leicester teams I would have written it off, but this team is so different. I would call this group my favourite because of all the entertainment we have had, going back to Forest on the last day to our last game. We may not win any trophies with this group, but genuinely feel if we can keep this up for the next 2/3 seasons it will be on a par with that achievement. We are on the lips of every football fan in the country and have been labelled as the entertainers similar to Newcastle under Keegan.
Durnerz Posted 17 September 2015 Posted 17 September 2015 This is the best in terms of quality of football played and potential of players but not quite the excitement of the O'Neill days, nor the success. Having said that though if we carry on the way we've started that opinion could change.O'Neill's team's were built on rough diamonds with a work ethic and just the right amount of quality where it mattered. This team do show signs of that but the squad in itself is a lot stronger potentially.
Oxfordfox83 Posted 17 September 2015 Posted 17 September 2015 I think this is probably the best attacking side I've seen (since 1988 or so). The MON era was very exciting, but you still felt you could toss a coin between beating Man U and chucking it against Ipswich. We feel more reliably able to beat lower teams now. Is the most successful side in our history? Tangibly not. But I think we're a couple of top class defenders away from having the best side we've ever had.
Fox92 Posted 17 September 2015 Posted 17 September 2015 It is strange going to games now though. I'm usually quietly confident these days. I can remember a time, probably between 04 and 08, where I knew I'd be turning up to probably see a dull game/defeat.
Jacnah Posted 17 September 2015 Posted 17 September 2015 Come on, three successive top ten finishes, two cup wins and some Europe action in late nineties against what 14th place finish last season? Way too premature. Not until we have regular trips to Wembley again and the odd night in Madrid. 'Great things, may be about to unfold but we ain't won owt yet, and have a long way to go until we can compare this period with the MON years. completely agree.......but...if things keep progressing as they seem to be........................
Renart Posted 17 September 2015 Posted 17 September 2015 Yeah but, no but, but when did an Irish band ever write a song about us before http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Band-write-song-honour-Leicester-City-s-thrilling/story-27799824-detail/story.html#z3dmRAImQEWKfZji.01 I want to listen to this song...
5waller5 Posted 17 September 2015 Posted 17 September 2015 No, but it's certainly enjoyable and has the potential to be.
KP Fox Posted 17 September 2015 Posted 17 September 2015 No it was the Worthington Cup in 2000 Steve Claridge won us the Coca-Cola cup and Matt Elliot won us the Worthington cup.
Leicesterpool Posted 17 September 2015 Posted 17 September 2015 It's great to think that teams now fear Leicester, while at the moment Chelsea on the hand are the team that people fancy to beat.
GaelicFox Posted 17 September 2015 Posted 17 September 2015 It's a sad state of affairs when premier league establishment is considered our best ever period , Martin O NEILL's achievements in the 90's were astonishing and we have quite a way to go to deliver those. Let's be honest in the last 12 months we were at one stage 1-15 to be relegated , how on earth does that even come close to MON and what he delivered over an extended period. THIS is great fun playing great football At times , but if in 5 years time we have won nothing and finished 6th-17th in league over that period for me it will fall some way bellow O NeiLL's era We need trophys to go with this buzz , otherwise it would be like poping a Viagra while alone on a desert island !!!
Freesolo Posted 18 September 2015 Posted 18 September 2015 Steve Claridge won us the Coca-Cola cup and Matt Elliot won us the Worthington cup. Yea had me confused because the Claridge replay at Hillsborough its one of my favourite games ever, the atmosphere was unreal that night. It was alot more exciting than the 2000 game vs Tranmere
enmac Posted 5 October 2015 Posted 5 October 2015 Trying not to get over confident, but consider our last 19 games- 8 so far this season and the last 11 of last, which started with a 0-0 home draw with Hull in mid March. In those 19 games we have collected 38 points! That's in exactly half a season. That equates to 76 points in a full season! Last season Arsenal came 3rd with 75 points. If we finish 3rd this season then this will be our highest position since the 1920s. If this happens, then I'd say this era is up there with the best. Make sure your passport is up to date for next season!
st albans fox Posted 5 October 2015 Posted 5 October 2015 Trying not to get over confident, but consider our last 19 games- 8 so far this season and the last 11 of last, which started with a 0-0 home draw with Hull in mid March. In those 19 games we have collected 38 points! That's in exactly half a season. That equates to 76 points in a full season! Last season Arsenal came 3rd with 75 points. If we finish 3rd this season then this will be our highest position since the 1920s. If this happens, then I'd say this era is up there with the best. Make sure your passport is up to date for next season! We have played 11 of those 19 fixtures at homeOnly played Spurs of the 'top 6 ' away in that period. Next two games against form teams so let's see what we manage. Currently very enjoyable and if we were to do the unthinkable then it would be up there as the best period in our history. However, the idea that this defence could take a team to the top four is so ridiculous. a couple of recruits in January and ...............
whoareyaaa Posted 5 October 2015 Posted 5 October 2015 Everything is in place for this to the best era in our history. We have the right owners at the club who have some clout in the bank, plus money is pouring in from TV rights while in the Prem. We have a top class manager imo who knows how top clubs run and work and has bags of experience in many leagues and countrys. Most importantly we have a group of players that are on a different level to the majority of teams in the league and they all respect and play for each other not to mention they are technically all very good and the majority have age on there side so will only get better. Then we have all the top backroom staff and training facilities, sports science ( our whole squad look very fit ) and a scouting team that by next year will be envied. This could be special but we must take one game at a time.
Guest bss9401 Posted 5 October 2015 Posted 5 October 2015 It's certainly an exciting time with the potential for being great. I have longed for this generation (which includes my Son) to have their first real era for quality/success after I had witnessed Leicester City under Milne and O'Neill. One FA Cup Final with a top half finish, an FA Cup Final win, European qualification (via the league) or even a League Cup win would do the job. Anything less than this would not be real success given our history. We do have advantages over the Milne era which are very good and consistent fan support, the stadium, the infrastructure and genuinely sensible and ambitious owners.
Thracian Posted 6 October 2015 Posted 6 October 2015 No, we achieved more in the 60s and at other times. It's pretty good though.
Thracian Posted 6 October 2015 Posted 6 October 2015 It's hard to say. I do think this might be the best Leicester City squad there's ever been, but standards have improved a lot over the years, so it's harder to win trophies than it was. The current side could have won a lot of silverware if they could be taken back in time, but then the same goes for pretty much every club, I think. I don't know about standards improving on the pitch but they've certainly changed and the pace is faster. For instance when I see how poor some of the crossing is today and how one-footed players seem to be it doesn't seem nearly as good. And dribblers like Mahrez were ten a penny and damned effective too both with their final ball and in shooting themselves. Even passing the ball .... people like Davie Gibson could literally drop a flighted pass on a sixpence and with sidespin, backspin and perfect weighting. Pace is the big difference. There's not so much time on the ball now. But then players had to play 90 minutes in a much more rugged game and on quagmire pitches. Ball-players got well and truly clattered in the 60s as a matter of course but there weren't seven substitutes waiting on the bench if they got hurt and they'd often play two or even three games a week on those demanding pitches. Even in non-league football many played three times a weekend - Saturday afternoon, Sunday morning and Sunday afternoon....plus more games in midweek if there was a backlog because of weather postponements or the consequence of a good run in the various cup competitions. There wasn't the pampering and attention to detail regarding diet or aspects of sports science. Even top players would sometimes go our drinking on the eve of matches and many would be smokers. It would have been fascinating to see how good the likes of Gibbo, George Best, Cliff Jones and suchlike would have been with today's preparation and the faster pace. I think they'd still have been brilliant. When you saw how they played on shitheap, sometimes swamp-like pitches in winter I can only imagine they'd have loved the snooker-table trueness of today's grounds.
Countryfox Posted 6 October 2015 Posted 6 October 2015 Coming back to the original question we are certainly in a great position with the owners, backroom staff and players, but too early to say its the best era .... all those trips to Wembley and our little jolly in Madrid were so exciting and memorable that they will take some beating.
ARM1968 Posted 6 October 2015 Posted 6 October 2015 No. Not until we establish in the Prem and win a cup. Otherwise the MON era remains our best. Simples
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 6 October 2015 Posted 6 October 2015 Not until we have regular trips to Wembley again and the odd night in Madrid. 'Great things, may be about to unfold but we ain't won owt yet, and have a long way to go until we can compare this period with the MON years.This
Candidcamera Posted 6 October 2015 Posted 6 October 2015 It is such a possitive way we play and we score more goals than I can remember a team since the Bloomfield era. It is only the beginning and difficult to compare with the MON era. Sometimes you have to pinch yourself to believe we have come so far so quickly. The support the team gets ranks the best I can remember.
Sampson Posted 6 October 2015 Posted 6 October 2015 This team would beat Martin O'Neill's team I'm tempted to agree. This side's attack is definitely better than O'Neill's, but the defence is definitely worse. Still, I think our pace would just be too much for that side's slow defence. It would be a close game though. This side wouldn't be Gillies' team though.
Izzy Posted 6 October 2015 Posted 6 October 2015 This team would beat Martin O'Neill's team But that's not the question. No doubt this team is fitter and quicker than the MON team, but football has moved on significantly in the last 15-20 years so direct comparisons are really a waste of time.
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