Review: Of Fossils and Foxes Volume 4

[Mark]

 

Every Leicester fan from the moment we were crowned Premier League champions has been trying to let it sink in, to stop time and savour the enormity of what our club has achieved. I’ve found it almost impossible to do, I’ve felt numb and at times got annoyed with myself for not exerting every ounce of enjoyment this title should bring. The truth is, how can you comprehend what Leicester City have achieved? It is without question the biggest sporting shock in modern history and we are part of that. I’ve tried to collect as many souvenirs as possible to remember this and to show my 9 month old son what the club he’s born in to has done.

 

That’s where this glorious behemoth of a book Of Fossils & Foxes stands out like a shining beacon. To take centre stage on your coffee table or be the most important book in your families bookcase. A book that gives so much insight in to our history as a club, telling a story that many fans won’t really have known right up to the present day which culminates in our first major trophy, the holy grail, Champions of England. You almost couldn’t write this, this is the perfect end. Except it isn’t the end, it’s just the story that takes Leicester City fans to the now, this is real, we are living this. When Dave Smith and Paul Taylor finished volume three back in 2010, they’d have been relieved to give the readers some joy at the end of a very testing decade, which saw us fall out of the top two divisions for the first time in our history. Smith and Taylor surely can’t believe what they’ve typed in volume 4, it’s fairy tale stuff. They really have done this updated book justice, it’s a faultless account of our success and I’m eternally grateful to be able to own this book and have the complete history of the team I love unconditionally.

 

I’ve spent the last 72 hours just walking around with this weighty beast, flicking through the pages and smiling. My knowledge of our founding years and the decades prior to me being alive is vague and patchy at best but this book tells it to you and it sticks. I vow to read every single word on every single page. I am obsessed with the Who’s Who, even reading about Ade Akinbiyi  and Jason Jarrett evokes a warm, fuzzy feeling. The nearly men Fernando Pasquinelli who set the pulses racing with his exotic name and who knew we had the late Pavel Srnicek on trial under David Pleat before he went on to make the grade at Newcastle. Nothing matters now, we’ve completed football and this book has it all there documented. I urge every Leicester fan to buy this and treasure it, there is nothing else like it. This is our club and this is our book.

 

 

Reviewed by @Ric Flair

 

Of Fossils and Foxes is exclusively available from the Fanstore at Filbert Way, or the Leicester City online store https://www.lcfcdirect.com/retail-product.aspx?deptId=440&prodId=5718

[davieG]

Volume 3 front cover - The lowest finish in our history

Volume 4 front cover - The highest finish in our history.

 

I can't wait to have this on my book shelf so I can remove out of sight the Volume 3 front cover

[davieG]

‘Of Fossils & Foxes’ Authors Signing Copies This Weekend:  This Sunday, the authors of ‘Of Fossils & Foxes’ will be in the City Fanstore at King Power Stadium signing copies of the book.  Now in its fourth volume, ‘Of Fossils & Foxes’ is the most definitive guide to the Club’s history – telling the story from the beginnings in 1884 through to the Premier League winning season.  Along with providing an in-depth look at the Foxes’ history, the book also provides updated season-by-season stats, a fully updated and extended ‘Who’s Who’ of the near 1,100 players who have made at least one first team appearance for the Club and over 1,800 images.  Don’t miss out, visit the City Fanstore between 10am and 4pm on Sunday to get your copy of ‘Of Fossils & Foxes’ signed

[Milky]

Hope the money was good

[stripeyfox]

Picked this up in the sale at the weekend. It really is a tremendous book, a real labour of love it would seem and meticulously researched. 

 

The only gripe I would have with it is the text, particularly in the season results section is so tiny. I've got pretty good eyesight but even I struggle with it! 

 

As an aside, when you read through the players bio section you can truly appreciate how fortunate we are to have the current crop of players because we have had some real shite in the last 10-15 years!