does anybody else think the lap of honour could have been better

[Darkon84]

Wow, some people.

 

[Hungry Hungry Fox]

This thread just shows the modern trend of self entitlement

Stop ****ing moaning you bunch of fannys

We're champions!

[RowlattsFox]

Laps of honour are always a bit shit these days, far too many families on the pitch for no real reason.  I would have loved to have a seen a celebration like it was at Bolton the night we won the Championship. Players clearly interacting and celebrating with the fans. Would probably have been different if we hadn't already won the league.

 

The bus parade will probably be the same, you'll barely see the players.

 

I remember loving them as a kid though. I don't recall too many many families on the pitch and the players used to get pretty close to the stands. As a kid I loved getting a close up sight of my heroes.

 

And also, no wonder there was no kits left, every ****er was wearing one

[DennisNedry]

I did kinda get bored after they'd gone around and just sorta stood there chatting, didn't really get involved with the fans as much as I'd have liked. Way too many randoms on the pitch. 

 

But if you're complaining that the title winning lap wasn't that great, you haven't really got any proper worries have you?

[Staffs Fox]

Even in the euphoria of the moment I thought it was a bit poor. I'm in G2 and I could see Top was carrying the trophy when they were walking around the other end of the ground. When they got to SK1 he still had it! I thought fair play they've done a lot for us but come on, pass it around it a bit!

 

Martin Samuel who I usual disagree with on everything and that rag he writes for mentioned it on the Sunday Supplement how the owners had 'Kidknapped the Trophy',

 

Not a big deal though, the greatest day of my football supporting life by a country mile

[David Hankey]

This thread just shows the modern trend of self entitlement

Stop ****ing moaning you bunch of fannys

We're champions!

Agreed, you wouldn't have thought we'd just had the best season in 132 years and been crowned Champions of England!!

[davieG]

I guess it depends on your expectations as I don't believe there is a set formulae for laps of honour.

 

We do get to applaud the players after every game.

 

I think it's fair to say that to a man all the players have said how close they are and how well looked after they are by the club which i presume means including families when it doesn't interfere with the football. One could easily argue that this is why we've had this incredible season long performance from the players because they are so happy.

 

I'd like to think if it was me in that team I'd want to include my family because you need their support, understanding and patience.

[Bunyip]

With such a tight knit team I wasn't at all surprised to see it turned into a family occasion. Football has moved on and in my opinion in the right direction. It showed that we are still a family type club , and why the hell not for the owners to take the limelight ?

 

 

Just remember where we were before they arrived and where they aim to take us , and for god's sake be grateful  and stop the sodding moaning. 

[David Lowe]

It is a shame if supporters couldn't see the players very well but I think it was done as extra 'security' after the problems 2 years ago.

 

I am not particularly comfortable with the carrying of the picture but I suppose they are now entitled to do what they want.

[Craig]

I thought Arsenal's was better when they won the league on Valentine's Day tbh

[norwichfox]

It struck me that it could have been a whole lot worse, thanks to the fans for not invading the pitch and ruining it

[Guest MattP]

The Sunday Times and Guardian both mentioned our owners need a lesson in trophy etiquette, players should have been carrying it. Did look very American with the way the team owners spends most time with the trophy.

It was a bit ridiculous how many people were on the pitch but you are going to get that when a side like us wins the big one.

[Voll Blau]

Bit weird wasn't it. Ended up singing "Give the trophy to the lads" in SK1.

[Vestan Pance]

Only Ranieri came anywhere near the East/South corner, but to be honest I really don't care.

[ScouseFox]

isn't the "east/west corner" just the south? or the north?  

[whetstonefox]

I'm sure they'll take note of this thread when we retain the trophy next season!

[promised land]

Only on foxes talk

[Jace]

The way these Thai people go on walking on the pitch, holding the trophy, inviting their friends you'd think they own the club. 

[smr]

The way these Thai people go on walking on the pitch, holding the trophy, inviting their friends you'd think they own the club. 

 

I laughed when Top did a dance with the Trophy, looked like he'd had a few shandies. Great to see him enjoying himself.

[FrankH]

Perhaps the owners need a lesson in "trophy etiquette" because they were honestly surprised to be included. Many of the less blinkered posters in these forums have pointed out that they were initially rather reluctant to be given the limelight, until Ranieri and the players almost insisted that they be. And there does seem to be a genuine affection between the owners, Ranieri, and the players.

 

I believe all clubs should be owned by the fans, as AFC Wimbledon are (I actually own a tiny part of it), but let's have no illusions. We realise that with our present set-up our chances of ever winning the Premiership are more like 1,000,000 to 1 - and even that's being optimistic. Be thankful you've got the owners you have. You could have landed up with Mike Ashley, or the Oystons. Or Sam Hammam, who was largely responsible for murdering the club I used to support.

 

The fact that your owners are Thai does unfortunately allow the nasty, xenophobic, racist element, which exists in all league club support, to express themselves. The OP on another thread compared Top to Gollum - and that's only the tip of the iceberg. As for the Thai support for Leicester - obviously resented by some - that's largely because of the remarkable story of Leicester's rise to the top. You can't have it both ways. All true Leicester fans are surely immensely proud that this is one of the greatest stories, ever, in world sport. As such, the World has clearly taken notice. This has been massive news throughout the world (except in North Korea, and IS and similar regimes), so why shouldn't those parts which have some special connection, such as Thailand and Italy, not have some special joy? I expect that if there wasn't any such acknowledgement in those countries, it would also be criticised in this forum, probably by the very same posters who now complain that they are too involved.

 

Yes, I've even seen complaints about Italian support for Leicester. One poster thought it weird that Italians were so interested, when they didn't make much of Mancini winning it with Man.City. Well, if anyone cannot see the difference between the Mancini/Man City story and the Ranieri/Leicester one ..........words fail me!

 

But thanks again to the many Leicester fans who have stood out against the nasty, mean-spirited, moaning, hating element in the club's support. You too are true "sons" of Ranieri - surely if not necessarily the greatest "manager", certainly one of the greatest human beings ever to have managed a top English league club.

 

And again best wishes to the Foxes for the next season. I think you'll still be OK in the PL, and I hope you make a great showing in the CL as well. What are the odds of you winning both, I wonder?

[Dodgy Bob]

Who was Top supposed to give the trophy to? All the players had their kids and were ambling around very slowly. Top took the trophy around and dedicated it to the fans before they started leaving. Perfectly fine, and just goes to show some people will never, ever be happy.

[Harry - LCFC]

A lot of the responses in this thread are essentially just "Any criticism of anything is invalid because we won the league." Doing this shows you aren't able to give an answer to the OP's points.

 

No, the lack of a proper lap of honour didn't "ruin" the day for me. It's just mildly disappointing that nowadays the home fans don't get much of a chance to wish the players a final congratulations before the season ends. Those going to Chelsea will I imagine, fortunately for them.

 

 

I think the players and staff more than deserve to be surround by the people who have supported them through their careers and share with them their greatest ever achievement in professional football. Put yourself in their position .......would you not want to share that moment with your nearest and dearest!!!!

 

I would. But I would also understand that there'd be plenty of opportunities to do that. With that in mind I think I could manage without them while the supporters and I wave goodbye to the season.

[Voll Blau]

Perhaps the owners need a lesson in "trophy etiquette" because they were honestly surprised to be included. Many of the less blinkered posters in these forums have pointed out that they were initially rather reluctant to be given the limelight, until Ranieri and the players almost insisted that they be. And there does seem to be a genuine affection between the owners, Ranieri, and the players.

 

I believe all clubs should be owned by the fans, as AFC Wimbledon are (I actually own a tiny part of it), but let's have no illusions. We realise that with our present set-up our chances of ever winning the Premiership are more like 1,000,000 to 1 - and even that's being optimistic. Be thankful you've got the owners you have. You could have landed up with Mike Ashley, or the Oystons. Or Sam Hammam, who was largely responsible for murdering the club I used to support.

 

The fact that your owners are Thai does unfortunately allow the nasty, xenophobic, racist element, which exists in all league club support, to express themselves. The OP on another thread compared Top to Gollum - and that's only the tip of the iceberg. As for the Thai support for Leicester - obviously resented by some - that's largely because of the remarkable story of Leicester's rise to the top. You can't have it both ways. All true Leicester fans are surely immensely proud that this is one of the greatest stories, ever, in world sport. As such, the World has clearly taken notice. This has been massive news throughout the world (except in North Korea, and IS and similar regimes), so why shouldn't those parts which have some special connection, such as Thailand and Italy, not have some special joy? I expect that if there wasn't any such acknowledgement in those countries, it would also be criticised in this forum, probably by the very same posters who now complain that they are too involved.

 

Yes, I've even seen complaints about Italian support for Leicester. One poster thought it weird that Italians were so interested, when they didn't make much of Mancini winning it with Man.City. Well, if anyone cannot see the difference between the Mancini/Man City story and the Ranieri/Leicester one ..........words fail me!

 

But thanks again to the many Leicester fans who have stood out against the nasty, mean-spirited, moaning, hating element in the club's support. You too are true "sons" of Ranieri - surely if not necessarily the greatest "manager", certainly one of the greatest human beings ever to have managed a top English league club.

 

And again best wishes to the Foxes for the next season. I think you'll still be OK in the PL, and I hope you make a great showing in the CL as well. What are the odds of you winning both, I wonder?

 

I, like you, believe in supporter ownership.

 

So to accuse anyone who may have been critical at any point of the Thais' ownership, for all the good they have done, of purely being a "nasty, xenophobic, racist element", is quite frankly astonishing on your part.

 

You can appreciate what someone has done for your club and believe in scrutiny at the same time. Look at what's going on at FCUM at the moment!

 

I've never seen a chairman lead a lap of honour before and it really did seem a bit odd, especially with the picture of the King of Thailand being paraded around like he was worthy of our applause too.

[Footballwipe]

I thought Top having the trophy was slightly odd at the time, but when you think about it all the players were so engrossed with their families they probably wouldn't have had time to throw it up in the air to each section of the crowd.

 

Do think the number of people dampened it slightly, it was just a mass of people, whatever people say it's hard to truly have that thank you and appreciation when you were essentially playing "Where's Wally" with the Leicester players.

 

However, the build up and the trophy lift was such a euphoric and fantastic moment, and so well organised I don't think the lap of honour would have matched up to it in reality (for me anyway). It was what it was.

[Guest Electric Yetis]

I would have preferred the players to have it but it really doesn't matter. Watching it back on Sky it looks like a few times at the start of the lap Top was looking for a player to pass it to but they were all too busy with families/interviews so he decided to proceed on himself.