Relegation to League One - Ten years ago today.

[Footballwipe]

13 minutes ago, Donut said:

Didn't we get relegated with one of the best defensive records in the league? that in itself is astonishing

Second best defence (45)

Worst attack (42)

Fewer defeats than we had in 2006/07 (18 losses, 19 in 06/07)

 

All those 0-1 home defeats are seered in the memory. What a disastrous season. Clive Clark onwards was a horror show.

[murphy]

3 hours ago, davieG said:

It was also the day we lost being part of a small group of clubs that had never been below the 2nd tier...

 

True.

 

I was proud of that record.  We were one of a group of 9 teams never to have played outside the top two divisions, Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Newcastle, West Ham, Spurs, Man Utd and ourselves.

 

That little group is just 8 teams now.

 

Bloomin' Ian "relax and have a sandwich" Holloway.

[CosbehFox]

2 hours ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Strangely the case for me as well. I was a fan before then but not at all to the levels I was from League 1 onwards. 

And here to be honest. 

[1972 Fox]

2 hours ago, Ian Nacho said:

Was only a kid but I remember crying. 

I was 45 and can remember crying!

 

Although I wasn't crying as much as the tears of joy I cried in 2016. Still bringing a lump to the throat and a tear to the eye as I type now.

 

You couldn't possibly write our incredible journey over the past decade.  

[Bob Weasel Fox]

4 hours ago, davieG said:

It was also the day we lost being part of a small group of clubs that had never been below the 2nd tier.

 

Our 2nd lowest ever finish followed by our lowest ever finish when we won League 1.

 

Nothing much to shout about there.

 

....and how they chose our lowest ever League finish to put on the front cover of the history of Leicester City FC i've no idea.

 

That's not to say there weren't some great moments down there but I don't get this best thing to happen, we didn't need to get relegated to improve that's just an assumption for people trying to feel good about it.

 

 

Yep I agree @davieG 

 

it was a very sad day when we got relegated and lost that tag of never being below top 2 divisions etc 

 

as for Stoke it is kind of ironic that they will be getting relegated this season  

[Donut]

Unless im very much mistaken, the relegation season began with a very early, very impressive 4-1 win v Watford.

 

We had all our new and (before we got to know them) exciting signings in place, and I remember Watford had started strongly. We then produced a masterful display and won comfortably. Pretty sure DJ Campbell bagged, one was a deflected free kick, but the quality we had on the day was amazing and I left the ground thinking this could be the start of a very good season.

 

Then that was followed by the league cup tie at Forest where Clive Clarke collapsed and the game was abandoned, I was there, and it pretty much went completely down hill from there, ending in relegation.

 

It was that very early win that gave me the belief that with those performances, the summer spending, and mad dog's unique "charisma" we were in for a great season. Yet 6 weeks later we were losing in a half empty stadium v Sheffield United under Megson, and we never recovered.

[Vacamion]

2 minutes ago, Donut said:

Unless im very much mistaken, the relegation season began with a very early, very impressive 4-1 win v Watford.

 

We had all our new and (before we got to know them) exciting signings in place, and I remember Watford had started strongly. We then produced a masterful display and won comfortably. Pretty sure DJ Campbell bagged, one was a deflected free kick, but the quality we had on the day was amazing and I left the ground thinking this could be the start of a very good season.

 

Then that was followed by the league cup tie at Forest where Clive Clarke collapsed and the game was abandoned, I was there, and it pretty much went completely down hill from there, ending in relegation.

 

It was that very early win that gave me the belief that with those performances, the summer spending, and mad dog's unique "charisma" we were in for a great season. Yet 6 weeks later we were losing in a half empty stadium v Sheffield United under Megson, and we never recovered.

 

I was really optimistic that Mad Dog would do great things with us, and we ended up with a managerial conveyor belt and relegation.

 

I wonder what happened with Allen, it was all covered up.

[Fox92]

9 minutes ago, Donut said:

Unless im very much mistaken, the relegation season began with a very early, very impressive 4-1 win v Watford.

 

We had all our new and (before we got to know them) exciting signings in place, and I remember Watford had started strongly. We then produced a masterful display and won comfortably. Pretty sure DJ Campbell bagged, one was a deflected free kick, but the quality we had on the day was amazing and I left the ground thinking this could be the start of a very good season.

 

Then that was followed by the league cup tie at Forest where Clive Clarke collapsed and the game was abandoned, I was there, and it pretty much went completely down hill from there, ending in relegation.

 

It was that very early win that gave me the belief that with those performances, the summer spending, and mad dog's unique "charisma" we were in for a great season. Yet 6 weeks later we were losing in a half empty stadium v Sheffield United under Megson, and we never recovered.

First game of the season, if I recall correctly, was Grayson's Blackpool first game since their promotion. It summed up the last 4 or 5 years years for us.

 

Megson had us defensive enough but we never scored enough goals.

 

The highlight for me that season was winning away 1-4 at WBA. I can remember walking out the Hawthorns and my mates rang me who are Wednesday fans saying "is that a mistake or did you win 1-4?"  

[Soar Fox]

24 minutes ago, Donut said:

Unless im very much mistaken, the relegation season began with a very early, very impressive 4-1 win v Watford.

 

We had all our new and (before we got to know them) exciting signings in place, and I remember Watford had started strongly. We then produced a masterful display and won comfortably. Pretty sure DJ Campbell bagged, one was a deflected free kick, but the quality we had on the day was amazing and I left the ground thinking this could be the start of a very good season.

 

Then that was followed by the league cup tie at Forest where Clive Clarke collapsed and the game was abandoned, I was there, and it pretty much went completely down hill from there, ending in relegation.

 

It was that very early win that gave me the belief that with those performances, the summer spending, and mad dog's unique "charisma" we were in for a great season. Yet 6 weeks later we were losing in a half empty stadium v Sheffield United under Megson, and we never recovered.

I remember being really hopeful of signing Izale McLeod that summer from MK Dons. I was gutted when he went and signed for Charlton. 

[CosbehFox]

27 minutes ago, Donut said:

Unless im very much mistaken, the relegation season began with a very early, very impressive 4-1 win v Watford.

 

Yeah before that Watford game though we got totally outplayed by newly promoted Blackpool. 

 

If Megson stayed, we'd have probably stayed up by literally boring every team to death. Remember winning at Hillsborough and it was the most oddest victory going. 

 

Interestingly I'd say the evening what united the fans and made us decent for a spell was that evening at Stamford Bridge. What an atmosphere and celebrations as good as any until Vardy at West Brom. 

[Alf Bentley]

3 hours ago, FrankieADZ said:

is it wrong to want Stoke to go down and given them one finger salute too when they/if they do?

 

just asking.....

 

Sounds very right to me.

 

Stoke could go down tomorrow, just 1 day after the 10th anniversary:

- If they draw at home to Palace (early kick-off) & then either Swansea or Southampton win, at Bournemouth & Everton, respectively)

- If they lose to Palace (Swansea play Southampton on Tues, so Stoke wouldn't be able to escape the bottom 3 regardless of other results) 

So, they could be down before we kick off tomorrow...

 

Tomorrow's football suddenly looks a lot more pleasurable. 

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

Sometimes to succeed you need to bottom out first. That season certainly provided that. But League One was fun and good for the club to start winning again. 

 

I remember Steve Howard’s hat trick in a 4-1 win at promotion chasing West Brom made me think we’d stay up as well.

 

I was in Australia on my gap yah for that Stoke game. I got up at silly o’clock to listen online. Devastating but have been in worse places!

[FrankieADZ]

1 hour ago, Alf Bentley said:

 

Sounds very right to me.

 

Stoke could go down tomorrow, just 1 day after the 10th anniversary:

- If they draw at home to Palace (early kick-off) & then either Swansea or Southampton win, at Bournemouth & Everton, respectively)

- If they lose to Palace (Swansea play Southampton on Tues, so Stoke wouldn't be able to escape the bottom 3 regardless of other results) 

So, they could be down before we kick off tomorrow...

 

Tomorrow's football suddenly looks a lot more pleasurable. 

well.......Karma does have a way of coming around and biting on the bum.....

hopefully Palace turn them over then and other results go against them

[winteriscoming]

Might be wrong but seem to remember that season we played bristol City at home (who were in the play offs) and we absolutely battered them - could of been 3 or 4 nil up at half time. Somehow the game ended 0-0. The other games which stand out are scunthorpe and colchester at home which we didn't win either. I remember watching the stoke game on the tv and afterwoods I just had to be on my own and went for a drive (was so pissed off) thinking we'll never get back to the Premiership - how wrong was I. 

[Wymsey]

5 hours ago, Finnegan said:

 

To this day a quick Google of "Leicester relegated Stoke" still gives you Smuts, Kokopops and Maybes. 

 

 

 

Edit: sorry and some stealth Fez. 

 

Fan on phone: "WE'RE DOWN AND DOOMED..FATHER, FORGIVE THEM FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO".

Jesus Christ response: "Ok my poor son, but remember good things happen to those who wait. Truly I say to you that I predict a miracle will happen in May 2016, just as the crystal ball indicates to me. I tell thee!".

 

[Corky]

Going to sound like a football snob but I don't care, we should never have been at that level. The fact we'd been treading water for four years before it made it even worse as we'd had the chance to arrest the decline beforehand.

 

Getting Nigel Pearson in to sort the mess out makes us look back with a different perspective. Let's not forget that Holloway was well-backed in January to sort the situation out and failed to do it.

 

Losing that record of never being out of the top two divisions was one worth keeping and to see it lost in the most insipid manner was appalling. Thank fvck it was a temporary blip and within two years we were back in our normal surroundings of either being in the top flight or close to being there.

 

It happened once- never again please.

[Trav Le Bleu]

17 hours ago, urban.spaceman said:

May 4th, 2008.

 

Is it just me or did it turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to us?

And people say the current situation couldn't be any worse. (I'm looking at you Gary Silke in the Mockery - Muppet!)

[CosbehFox]

10 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

And people say the current situation couldn't be any worse. (I'm looking at you Gary Silke in the Mockery - Muppet!)

Yeah read his column last week and wanted to jump off a bridge 

[urban.spaceman]

Aaaaaaaaand Stoke are down. 

 

Ten years in this league and they achieved absolutely nothing. 

 

Good riddance. 

[maynefox]

How ironic. Virtually 10 years to the date.

 

Bye bye Stoke

[Guy]

Amidst all the moaning about Puel at present and about things off and on the pitch - and let's face it, it was always going to be every which way downhill after winning the Premier League two years ago! - then cast your minds back to this weekend a decade ago when things were to get a lot, lot worse!!

 

That fiasco of a season of course ended at Stoke with us going down to League One with a -3 goals difference and fearing the worst - with Stoke going the other way and being promoted to the Prem. no less, all on a day where anything that could've gone wrong for us did basically! All rather ironic that yesterday Stoke were relegated from the Prem.

 

 

 

 

[Guy]

Sorry if my above post wasn't acknowledging any above it on the same topic but it was supposed to have been the heading of a new thread by myself! Obviously the mods shoved it in here though!