Ex Players - They used to play for us

[iancognito]

19 minutes ago, funkyrobot said:

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. 

Effort's one thing but his scoring record is shocking for a winger. 1 goal in the last year.

[The Doctor]

On 24/02/2025 at 09:41, Tommy Fresh said:

Yeah half decent save from Marshall

very average save, it was a poor penalty. Nice height, not much power. the sort you save with ease so long as you go the right way

[Jaspa]

Who's fault was it for Bassey(Ughelumba), leaving for free?

[SouthStandUpperTier]

5 minutes ago, Jaspa said:

Who's fault was it for Bassey(Ughelumba), leaving for free?

Shall we add it to the list?

 

 

[MrsJohnMurphy]

1 hour ago, Jaspa said:

Who's fault was it for Bassey(Ughelumba), leaving for free?

How many times......

[Beachyboy]

Wes Morgan is doing recruitment at Forest, why oh why did we not get more of the title winners in jobs is beyond me.

[ian__marshall]

Decent interview with Jamie Lawrence on the Criminal Connection podcast. Seems like a decent chap, with an interesting journey into professional football. Talks quite fondly of the players he played with at the club. 

[Izzy]

Really enjoyed this episode.

 

Not just because Frank seems like a top bloke but also another fascinating insight into MON's man management genius.

 

 

[slymunn]

[Tommy Fresh]

Kasper on The Overlap, doubt there will be anything discussed that he hasn't mentioned on The Fozcast etc

[l444ry]

 

[TheGoldenGod]

49 minutes ago, l444ry said:

 

Listening now, the "I should have never left" comment I imagine will be about us as he's said it a few times before. What will be interesting is if he goes into detail about why he left because he's danced around it a LOT in interviews since.

[dmayne7]

1 hour ago, l444ry said:

 

More articulate and thoughtful than 99% of footballers out there. Probably the only footballer who I could listen to and always find it interesting.

[dmayne7]

34 minutes ago, TheGoldenGod said:

Listening now, the "I should have never left" comment I imagine will be about us as he's said it a few times before. What will be interesting is if he goes into detail about why he left because he's danced around it a LOT in interviews since.

Don't think he will. At least not until he's retired as he's got too much respect for the club and wouldn't feel like the professional thing to do.

[SouthStandUpperTier]

43 minutes ago, TheGoldenGod said:

Listening now, the "I should have never left" comment I imagine will be about us as he's said it a few times before. What will be interesting is if he goes into detail about why he left because he's danced around it a LOT in interviews since.

"I didn't want to leave to start off with, but the situation was what it was."

 

Hope he elaborates on this comment someday. Forced out for PSR reasons maybe?

[TheGoldenGod]

4 minutes ago, SouthStandUpperTier said:

"I didn't want to leave to start off with, but the situation was what it was."

 

Hope he elaborates on this comment someday. Forced out for PSR reasons maybe?

Maybe I'm searching for something that just isn't there but wouldn't you say "it was a PSR issue" if it was. Something wasn't and still isn't right and I fear his answer would be regarding the board.

Edited 6 March by TheGoldenGod

[BKLFox]

Of course it’ll be PSR driven coupled with the boards inability to appreciate value or negotiation.

Don't think we will ever hear the full truth, is Kasper partly to blame or was he happy to drop from £140kpw to say £70-80k or below if the club was saying due to psr we can only offer x but he didn’t want that or were they set on just clearing any head to reduce overall costs 🤷‍♂️ 

 

Think we can safely say it wasn’t Rodgers fault seeing where he is now and how he has spoken about him since.

[RoboFox]

2 hours ago, TheGoldenGod said:

Listening now, the "I should have never left" comment I imagine will be about us as he's said it a few times before. What will be interesting is if he goes into detail about why he left because he's danced around it a LOT in interviews since.

I think it was widely believed at one point it was because Rodgers didn't like how much influence Kasper had in the dressing room and around the club in general, and the two didn't see eye-to-eye. It seems like that was nonsense since he's rejoined him at Celtic (unless of course there was some conciliation of some sort - which seems unlikely)

 

From the recent Radio Leicester podcast it was insinuated that the decision to let Kasper leave was largely a financial one given he was on astronomical wages at the time, and the repercussions from the club's financial mismanagement was beginning to bite. 

[TheGoldenGod]

36 minutes ago, RoboFox said:

From the recent Radio Leicester podcast it was insinuated that the decision to let Kasper leave was largely a financial one given he was on astronomical wages at the time, and the repercussions from the club's financial mismanagement was beginning to bite. 

It's possible that the above was true but interestingly when questioned by Nev and the gang over why they were so successful in that period, he mentions the personalities were scouted as much as their talents whether that be playing staff or otherwise. He went on to say that due to the natural parting of ways ie. age, good sales, the personalities were then harder to recruit and maintain a standard.

In short, it was probably more advantageous to have kept Kasper on.

[dmayne7]

Just got to the point where he's talking about Vichai . Such a shame that Top seems to display so few of these qualities

[Nobbyburton]

That segment about Vichai, Pearson and the club being about the right people, in contrast with the current state of affairs is completely depressing. We're all aware of it, but he articulates why it was special so well, that it really hits home. 

Edited 6 March by Nobbyburton

[Sol thewall Bamba]

I will never get tired of laughing at this knobhead 

 

 

[davieG]

To think we forced him out for Slimani.

 

 

https://www.leicestercity.news/news/he-caused-an-earthquake-after-a-leicester-city-goal-but-then-he-was-betrayed-by-claudio-ranieri/

 

Leicester City have had plenty of big moments in their history, but none are bigger than the Premier League title win .

At the start of the 2015/16 season, the chances of Piers Morgan becoming the next Arsenal manager and Elvis Presley being found alive were deemed more likely than the Foxes winning the top flight.

However, with the promise of pizza from Claudio Ranieri to keep clean sheets and Jamie Vardy deciding against becoming a holiday rep in Ibiza, Leicester defied the odds and beat everyone else to the crown.

The squad was largely made up of players who had been rejected from the top clubs in England but confidence grew to a point where the Foxes’ players believed they would win the league at Christmas.

Kasper Schmeichel, N’Golo Kante, Riyad Mahrez and Vardy were the ones who gained all the plaudits, but everyone played their part.

In fact, one of the most iconic parts of the 15/16 season was a famous last-minute goal scored by a squad player.

Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images

 

Leonardo Ulloa caused an earthquake with last-minute Leicester goal
Leonardo Ulloa was Leicester’s record signing when he arrived for the 2014/15 campaign that saw the Foxes pull off a great escape by winning seven of their last nine games.

Ulloa was an important part of the squad and stepped up in Vardy’s absence when he was out injured or suspended. An equaliser against West Ham United and brace against Swansea City but it was the winner against Norwich City that was most famous.

With seconds to go, Ranieri’s men appeared to have been left frustrated by Norwich until Ulloa prodded home late on to secure a 1-0 win.

It caused such a scene at the King Power Stadium that for the first time ever, an earthquake had been caused by football fans.

A seismometer was able to pick up the tremor, which recorded a 0.3 magnitude earthquake and was dubbed the ‘Vardy quake’ in honour to the Leicester legend.

Leonardo Ulloa said he was ‘betrayed’ by Claudio Ranieri in 2017
Even though Ulloa played a huge part in the title-winning season, the 2016/17 campaign was one that signalled the beginning of the end.

The record signing of Islam Slimani meant competition for places became more intense and subsequently only started one game for the Foxes.

Leicester then rejected a bid from Sunderland after Ranieri said he didn’t want to sell him – only for the Italian to exclude him from their Champions League squad list.

He posted a tweet, which read: “With all respect for LCFC FANS. I feel betrayed by Ranieri and let down by the club. I will not play again for them…”

A tweet from former Leicester City striker Leonardo Ulloa in 2017 stating he felt betrayed by Claudio Ranieri
Credit: X/Twitter/Ciclone1923 A tweet from former Leicester City striker Leonardo Ulloa in 2017 stating he felt betrayed by Claudio Ranieri
Ulloa then added in an interview with Sky Sports: “I am sad about the current situation because it’s been two wonderful years here.

“But now in my situation, with me not being part of the plans, I feel that the best way forward is that I leave and I can be happy somewhere else. If I stay at the club it’s going to affect my future and my career.”

 

 

[foxile5]

Ian Marshall posting some more wildly right wing stuff on Facebook recently.

[davieG]