filbertstreet Posted 3 March 2016 Posted 3 March 2016 Best way to show your allegiance is not new is to sport your old Topps Tiles or Walkers or Ind Coope shirts... yellow walkers shirt was the best one, wish I had some of the old keeper shirts, they were jazzy
lnkstern Posted 3 March 2016 Posted 3 March 2016 tl;dr -- Not the best supporter during lower-league years, but fully on-board now! I feel... well, I don't feel plastic, but I haven't followed the club very well during the lower league years. Like I have said before, picked Leicester in either 98 or 99 because of Kasey Keller. When the club was in the Premier League, I watched every match that was shown (not that many) and monitored the table. It doesn't help to have very few friends who are fans of English football here in the states. My allegiance never wavered, but I didn't try all that hard to get access to lower-division games (didn't even know how to). I would check the table every few weeks, hoping that a promotion was coming, only to be disappointed year after year. I was so dense that I didn't even think to look for a supporters forum. Once I saw the club closing in on the EPL promotion, I was back in, big time. Found the FT forums, joined up. Thanks to NBC, I was able to, and did, watch almost every match last year (I want to say that I saw them all, but I can't really be sure of that. Morning matches [in my time zone] make it easier to see most of them.). Then the greatest escape, then this season! I am happy to be a Foxes supporter, even though I was a fairly absent supporter during the lower league years. I hope that makes me suitable enough to fit in.
ALC Fox Posted 3 March 2016 Posted 3 March 2016 On the one hand, it's great to be receiving so much attention and to have more people happy that we are doing well. On the other hand, it really fvcks me off that some plastics haven't gone through the bad times before delighting in our current situation. I personally haven't been to a game for a couple of years. I travel for work and currently don't have a great deal of disposable income. But I do remember my first first-team game, I remember the Monday Night Football reserve games at Filbert Street, the promotions, the relegations, administration, heartbreak when Julian Joachim/Emile Heskey/Joey Gudjonsson left, a Gordon Banks testimonial, incredibly, Gavin Ward, Garry Parker, Robbie Savage and Lee Philpott, and many other memories some plastics will never understand. Edit: My ire is completely directed at those who used to 'support' the big clubs but then come crawling back to the club in the city they were born and bred in. I've no problem with new fans who hadn't previously followed football or hadn't followed and English club before. Plus it's understandable that Japanese fans would follow us because of Shinji, Algerians because of Riyad, and Americans because of Kasey Keller. Loved that guy.
Sionnach gorm Posted 4 March 2016 Posted 4 March 2016 I started watching Leicester only a few years back (2009-2010 season) My friend, a Leicester fan got me interested. I was accepted well by other fans, but perhaps because Leicester at the time was in the championship league. The reason I really loved the team was the fans. Very accepting. I hope we never get snobby about it as though you need some sort of pedigree to belong.
Bryn Posted 4 March 2016 Posted 4 March 2016 Least most of you have Leicester accents, everyone's gonna assume I'm jumping on the bandwagon we've gone the same amount every year, regardless of league.
4everfox Posted 4 March 2016 Posted 4 March 2016 Brian Little, Mark McGhee, Martin O'Neill, Peter Taylor, Dave Bassett, Micky Adams, Craig Levein, Rob Kelly, Nigel Worthington, Martin Allen, Gary Megson, Ian Holloway, Nigel Pearson, Paulo Sousa, Sven Goran Eriksson, Nigel Pearson, Claudio Ranieri. That's the list of managers I have supported our club through.
Bryn Posted 4 March 2016 Posted 4 March 2016 Brian Little, Mark McGhee, Martin O'Neill, Peter Taylor, Dave Bassett, Micky Adams, Craig Levein, Rob Kelly, Nigel Worthington, Martin Allen, Gary Megson, Ian Holloway, Nigel Pearson, Paulo Sousa, Sven Goran Eriksson, Nigel Pearson, Claudio Ranieri. That's the list of managers I have supported our club through. Your name's false advertising then innit!
4everfox Posted 4 March 2016 Posted 4 March 2016 Your name's false advertising then innit! true dat bruv
Vardinio'sCat Posted 4 March 2016 Posted 4 March 2016 Nephew not that interested in footy, but declared he followed Everton a few years ago, when we were struggling. Anyway, out on a Xmas meal a few months ago, starts banging on about how well we are doing, isn't it amazing, we are great etc. Didn't seem to remember the Toffees then. He is blood, but what a d**k... bit like his Dad, tbh!
Voll Blau Posted 4 March 2016 Posted 4 March 2016 Two local harborough lads I see in the boozer always wearing Liverpool tops Coming out of Arsenal that Sunday and there was the two boyos with blue and white scarves on , I couldn't resist the following Friday in pub and asked them if the blue and white disease would pass soon They didn't know where to look And then last Sunday as bold as brass in the two daffodils were watching the cup finals with Liverpool tops on I was told by the bright sparks that most locals in Leics support Liverpool and Leicester , I laughed and I said you don't see many people praying at mosque on Friday and Mass on Sunday ! I grew up in MH and whoever they are, they're talking an absolute load of horseshit. Never met a two club cvnt from there in my life.
Oxfordfox83 Posted 4 March 2016 Posted 4 March 2016 My experience a little bit different being outside of Leicester. I'm relatively obvious as a Leicester fan (tend to wear an old shirt for sport, especially when we lost), but know plenty of fans of less glamorous clubs (Brum, Leeds, Palace, Oxford) as well as the standard glory fans. Almost across the board, everyone who talks to me about football tells me about the excitement they feel for Leicester, looking for our results almost as keenly as their own, and getting genuine enjoyment from what we're doing. Brilliant! Well happy to be the second team of real fans. I know there is the problem of plastic fans who stop fans getting tickets (it's affected me, because I don't get to games that often), but the effect for me is mostly positive, and if Leicester people start identifying as fans, their kids might develop real loyalty. Problems like morons booing when we don't score for 15 minutes have been going on since well before this latest wave of success-our atmosphere is still the best in the league and (for the time being) we're still winning. Lap it up!
EGBFitness Posted 4 March 2016 Posted 4 March 2016 I see it as when you pick a club, that's your club for life. Through highs and lows. I don't mind people having a soft spot for teams, wanting them to do well because you like their style of play etc etc The thing that annoys me is when people have clearly been fans of other teams but are now die hard city fans. That winds me up! I've taken the years of being asked who I support to them be followed up with "guess someone has too" everybody wants to be that somebody now Seen an Instagram post from someone living in some European country in his Leicester shirt and posting how happy he is now his shirt has arrived. I was happy to see and thought I'd see how long this had been happening. 48 weeks ago he was wearing United shirts and uploading pictures of Rooney, Mata etc
Raw Dykes Posted 4 March 2016 Posted 4 March 2016 On the one hand, it's great to be receiving so much attention and to have more people happy that we are doing well. On the other hand, it really fvcks me off that some plastics haven't gone through the bad times before delighting in our current situation. It is annoying, but just remember this - what fans of the club who've been through the bad times are feeling right now is not comparable to what the people jumping on the bandwagon now are. Just try to imagine how much delight you could take from claiming Man Utd./Arsenal/Chelsea as your club when they were top of the league. It's nothing like the euphoria of seeing your local club sitting on top of the PL after watching the dross served up by Taylor, Levein, Allen, Sven, etc. for years on end and seeing the club fall into the third tier for the first time ever. It's going through the (Josh) lows that makes the highs as good as they can be.
Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo Posted 4 March 2016 Posted 4 March 2016 If you didn't celebrate Nugent chasing a squirrel off the pitch like we'd won the Champions League then you're not a Leicester fan.
EnderbyFox Posted 4 March 2016 Posted 4 March 2016 One of my mates who I distinctly remember laughing his head off after Deeney scored that goal has now taken up the "We". Has even asked for help getting tickets
promised land Posted 4 March 2016 Posted 4 March 2016 If you didn't celebrate Nugent chasing a squirrel off the pitch like we'd won the Champions League then you're not a Leicester fan. Another top day out, giving out mince pies on the train down as well, the day the owners paid the debt off as well or at least the day it was in the news.
Guest Bob Hazels shorts Posted 4 March 2016 Posted 4 March 2016 I was asked by a local day tripper where the away fans sit as he took his seat. He then gave a 90 min commentary using first names. Wanted to drag him by his beard back to 6,000 gates in 70/80s. Whilst we are living a dream they were oddly special times
Daggers Posted 4 March 2016 Posted 4 March 2016 Anybody who didn't engage in the halftime snowball fight isn't a real fan.
Sionnach gorm Posted 4 March 2016 Posted 4 March 2016 Had a feeling this would descend into a "my willey is bigger that your willey".
Bryn Posted 4 March 2016 Posted 4 March 2016 Some of Stevie Howard's touches there, he looks like Mahrez with more end product :: I loved that season in League One. We've actually had it so good since we went down, barely had a blip, even under Sven at least it was sortve exciting watching us piss money up the wall.
ramboacdc Posted 4 March 2016 Posted 4 March 2016 Some of Stevie Howard's touches there, he looks like Mahrez with more end product : : I loved that season in League One. We've actually had it so good since we went down, barely had a blip, even under Sven at least it was sortve exciting watching us piss money up the wall. that season was a laugh. southend away being a highlight.
Daggers Posted 4 March 2016 Posted 4 March 2016 that season was a laugh. southend away being a highlight. Southend was brilliant. Trying to get home the next day not so much
Oxfordfox83 Posted 4 March 2016 Posted 4 March 2016 that season was a laugh. southend away being a highlight. That clip reminds me how good things were before we were big enough to tempt Ian Stringer...
GaelicFox Posted 4 March 2016 Posted 4 March 2016 Had a feeling this would descend into a "my willey is bigger that your willey". Trump supports Leicester now ? Jeez he is a right bandwagon Hunter
Chester Dontlie Posted 4 March 2016 Posted 4 March 2016 The problem with them is they get a ticket for a game, turn up, then boo if we don't win. My mate reckoned he heard a bit of booing at the west brom game on the radio, although i didn't at the game. I just hope all these plastic fans and glory hunters wont ruin the usual fantastic atmosphere at KP with that kind of behaviour. Not living in UK I can only watch games on tele or stream but whatever the team I watch atm is I always think this its atroucious if the supporters boo their own team or ironically cheer their player who plays poorly. I can understand the frustration as I often felt it myself (especially watching my national team) but even when the team performance is abysmal I just can't wrap my head around supporters doing the exact opposite of supporting. One can imagine these kind of people must be a hell of a fun as parents. I think there should be some campaign in the media orchestrated by clubs and FA against such behaviours like these ongoing ones against racism. You know I loved it when Arse got kicked by Swans last time, but at the same time I felt kind of sorry for all their playing primadonnas because they got booed by their own glory-hungry supporters! Obviously it's good for Leicester when rivals' morale is down but I wouldn't want to witness samilar behaviour from LCFC crowd when/if Foxes get eliminated in Champions League semifinals next year. Well, perhaps I wenger too much about that, I dont know
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