Ex Players - They used to play for us

[Tuna]

 

[fazzyfox]

On 22/02/2025 at 17:22, emmo1987 said:

Bit of a random one, but I stumbled across Arnar Gunnlaugsson on Google, and he is the current Iceland national manager! 

Do you reckon he can do the club a discount on a bulk order of frozen burgers?

[Gamble92]

On 14/02/2025 at 04:21, Sly said:

Unpopular opinion. 
 

I was never a fan really. His penalty miss against Cardiff in the play off semi final was equally as poor as the one Kermogant took. 

What? He didn't try and chip it like a willy puller. And genuinely cared. That makes it infinitely better. I can't believe you just said that.

[Sly]

17 minutes ago, Gamble92 said:

What? He didn't try and chip it like a willy puller. And genuinely cared. That makes it infinitely better. I can't believe you just said that.

Still missed. If anything, as bad as Kermogants was, at least it was on target. Keeper dives (badly) the wrong way and it goes in.

[Gamble92]

8 hours ago, Sly said:

Still missed. If anything, as bad as Kermogants was, at least it was on target. Keeper dives (badly) the wrong way and it goes in.

I'm not watching it back ever but wasn't Waghorns saved as well?

[Foxes1]

Kelechi Ihenacho getting a right slating by Middlesbrough fans.

[Tommy Fresh]

21 minutes ago, Gamble92 said:

I'm not watching it back ever but wasn't Waghorns saved as well?

Yeah half decent save from Marshall

[davieG]

 

[davieG]

https://talksport.com/football/2949782/elvis-hammond-cocaine-money-laundering-ruined-career/

 

 

I was a Premier League striker and international footballer but cocaine and money laundering ruined my career
Ailsa Cowen
Published: 10:00, 24 Feb 2025
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Football is a ruthless and unpredictable business, where aspiring players could see their careers in tatters at any turn - but few end in this much scandal.

Elvis Hammond played Premier League and Championship football for Fulham and Leicester City, but his promising career came crashing not due to a lack of talent on the pitch, but what he did off it.

It's estimated less than four per cent of academy players make it to the top level, and even then professionals can be written off by coaches later down the line, or be forced to retire due to injury.

In Hammond's case, his life as a professional footballer ended in a haze of drugs scandals and money laundering.

Born in Accra, Ghana, Hammond was a product of the Fulham academy having moved to London at a young age, eventually making his first-team debut in 2000.

The striker made 13 appearances for the Cottagers, including 11 in the Premier League, without scoring a goal - spending most of his time at the club gaining experience on loan at Bristol Rovers, Norwich City, and Dutch side RBC Roosendaal, where he scored twice in 15 matches.

In 2005, he joined Leicester City, initially on loan before making the move permanent.

He played for the Foxes until 2008, scoring eight goals in 58 appearances.

After leaving Leicester, Hammond continued his journey through several clubs up and down the English pyramid, including Cheltenham Town, Sutton United, Woking, Farnborough, and Eastbourne Borough.

He earned one international cap for his country, his sole appearance came in a friendly against Mexico on March 1, 2006, a match played in preparation for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Hammond did not score any goals in his international career and appeared to end his footballing career at non-league side Kingstonian in 2015, but his journey was anything but free from controversy.

Hammond was given a six-month suspension after he was found to have taken cocaine in September 2003, during his loan spell at Carrow Road.

He joined Leicester City in 2005

He joined Leicester City in 2005Credit: Getty
This troubling information was unearthed in a Channel 4 Dispatches investigation in 2011, which also highlighted former Birmingham City striker Gary O’Connor’s positive test for the drug during the 2009/10 season.

The programme uncovered an apparent cover-up involving both the club and the FA, following former manager Alex McLeish’s claims that the striker was sidelined due to injury.

A secret document disclosed several players had tested positive over the past eight years - one of those names was Hammond.

But the controversy did not end there as, in 2012, Hammond faced a 12-month prison sentence for his involvement in an international money laundering scheme.

He admitted guilt, alongside another accomplice, in illegally transferring £278,532 from Ghana.

This hefty sum was allegedly funneled into a bank account belonging to H & W Enterprise Ltd, touted as a refund for a doomed property deal in Ghana.

According to police, the money was frozen after it was taken from the account of a Ghanaian property development company.

A trail of fraudulent documents later exposed four unauthorised transfers totalling $1.27million to the UK and Cyprus.

In January 2010, shortly before Hammond joined Woking FC, the duo were charged and were due to stand trial.

However, the trial was suspended as Williams and Hammond provided sale contracts and plans showing that Williams' family had sold land in Ghana.

But detectives again traveled to Ghana and obtained evidence to prove that the documents were false.

Today, Hammond's current whereabouts are a mystery, suggesting he may have quietly stepped away from the world of football.

Despite a promising start to a once bright career, the shadows of his off-pitch transgressions ultimately proved to be a devastating price to pay.

 

[davieG]

https://www.lcfc.com/pages/en/media-article/elliott-league-cup-final-brace-drinkwater-liverpool-stunner?fbclid=IwY2xjawIpgohleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHeiq1iNvwUoVm5ZqD7Me5mUVPEtPThCuxf3gn6G7SZ5Oy7F5lV5IEiz1aQ_aem_UAIZyYc5dbkHTCBO8IfHkA

 

 

While their form would continue to stutter afterwards, the Foxes got back to winning ways with an authoritative 3-0 success over the 1995 Premier League champions on Tuesday 26 February, 2013. 
Chris Wood's ninth goal in as many games got us off to a good start at King Power Stadium before future England captain Harry Kane nodded home on his home debut for the Club, on loan from Tottenham.
The third headed goal of the game, from Andy King, sealed the victory for City, who would later squeeze into the play-offs on the final day of the season, only to lose out to Watford in the semi-finals.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

Weird that Cannon can't get a game for Sheffield Utd when he was apparently the saviour for LCFC.

[FOXYTALK]

18 hours ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Weird that Cannon can't get a game for Sheffield Utd when he was apparently the saviour for LCFC.

Why sell him, he was made for the championship. 😅 

Turns out he is absolute carp. 

[Chelmofox]

18 hours ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Weird that Cannon can't get a game for Sheffield Utd when he was apparently the saviour for LCFC.

Also that Hamza had his one good game, got loads of plaudits, then has been rubbish since.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

4 minutes ago, FOXYTALK said:

Why sell him, he was made for the championship. 😅 

Turns out he is absolute carp. 

6 non penalty goals in 27 Championship apps this season. 

[Delphine]

Why he looks like a Monster Tweety when he is shouting at Fred? 🤣

[davieG]

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Ken Leek was a talented Welsh footballer who played as a center-forward, best known for his time with Leicester City and Birmingham City. Born in 1935, Leek began his career at Northampton Town before moving to Leicester City in 1958. A natural goal-scorer, he played a crucial role in Leicester’s attack and helped the club reach the 1961 FA Cup final. However, in a surprising decision, he was dropped from the squad for the final against Tottenham Hotspur, a move that remains a major talking point in Leicester’s history. Shortly after, he transferred to Birmingham City, where he made an immediate impact.

Leek was also a key figure for Wales, earning 13 international caps and scoring crucial goals, including two in the 1958 World Cup that helped Wales reach the quarter-finals. After his playing career, he remained involved in football and is remembered as one of Wales’ underrated strikers. He passed away in 2007, leaving behind a strong footballing legacy.

 

[Tuna]

Joe Mattock left Marine due to travelling.

[pkonline]

Chilwell playing for Palace against Millwall - wonder if he'll take any throw-ins 😱

[funkyrobot]

On 26/02/2025 at 22:43, Tuna said:

Joe Mattock left Marine due to travelling.

Never knew he even played Basketball. 

[lfu]

Josh Knight scored for Hannover against Nürnberg in the Bundesliga 2

[Danizen]

3 hours ago, pkonline said:

Chilwell playing for Palace against Millwall - wonder if he'll take any throw-ins 😱

He's been subjected to homophobic abuse. I wonder if they remember him from when they absolutely rattled him in that cup game.

 

https://metro.co.uk/2025/03/01/millwall-face-probe-homophobic-chants-aimed-crystal-palace-star-ben-chilwell-22650051/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIwFzRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXeppfIcxwNcs5dUbP2smE7Qqf2jQZKYjUeyujSph2kTB56cAlxKN1R79w_aem_urmTT1dB-mmeNKYkvKEJOA

 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

On 24/02/2025 at 20:00, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Weird that Cannon can't get a game for Sheffield Utd when he was apparently the saviour for LCFC.

Out the starting XI again and stinking when he came on apparently. Another example of LCFC players being put on a pedestal by not playing.

[JimJams]

He put one on a plate for Brereton Diaz who managed to miss by a mile when it was easier to score.

Other than that though, usual nothing stuff.

[davieG]

Callum Wright playing for Plymouth against Man City

[funkyrobot]

33 minutes ago, davieG said:

Callum Wright playing for Plymouth against Man City

He’s a good lad is Wright. Looked good in his last preseason for the 1st team and was then sold. Could do with his effort and guile now.