davieG Posted 26 February 2020 Posted 26 February 2020 For history buffs. LCFC TV will this Thursday toast the 20th anniversary of Leicester City's League Cup success in 2000 with a special feature-length documentary featuring the men who made it possible. - Feature-length documentary, '20 Years On: Leicester's League Cup Triumph', to tell the story of Leicester City's 2000 League Cup success - Some of the most iconic players to ever represent the Club have contributed to the documentary - The Foxes defeated Tranmere Rovers in their third League Cup Final in four years on 27 February, 2000 - Fans can watch the programme in full on LCFC TV, for free, from 6pm on Thursday Including tales of Theo Zagorakis going in goal at Crystal Palace, penalty shootout victories over Leeds United and Fulham at Filbert Street, a fateful trip to La Manga ahead of a semi-final clash with Aston Villa and the 2-1 final victory over Tranmere Rovers beneath the Twin Towers, '20 Years On: Leicester's League Cup Triumph' is a candid account of one of the Club's greatest-ever eras. During the programme, Matt Elliott, Muzzy Izzet, Gerry Taggart, Neil Lennon, Emile Heskey, Steve Walsh, Steve Guppy, Frank Sinclair, Andy Impey, Tony Cottee and Ian Marshall explain how it felt to live through City's third cup final in four years. The trophy was lifted on 27 February, 2000 by captain Elliott, whose brace at Wembley sealed success against 10-man Tranmere in the last-ever League Cup Final at the old Wembley. Inspired by a collective desire to right the wrong of a cup defeat to Tottenham in 1999, Martin O'Neill's Foxes embarked on an intrepid run to the final, overcoming Crystal Palace, Grimsby Town, Leeds United, Fulham, Aston Villa and then Tranmere, all while also securing the Club's fourth consecutive top-10 finish in the Premier League. Told through the eyes of the men who lived it, '20 Years On: Leicester's League Cup Triumph' also includes contributions from journalists Bill Anderson and Nev Foulger, as well as Club Historian John Hutchinson and legendary Ambassador Alan 'The Birch' Birchenall. With archive footage rarely seen since the late winter of 2000, honest accounts of the days which led to the final, and exclusive access to O'Neill's victorious squad, '20 Years On: Leicester's League Cup Triumph' will be available on LCFC TV from 6pm on Thursday 27 February, 2020. All times GMT. https://www.lcfc.com/news/1624375/20-years-on-leicesters-league-cup-triumph---coming-soon?fbclid=IwAR0fM10hhMw6L_BD-KSq-fEDFhlhLPfJdENHN4Ecq6nwevhaPQm_qFaaqpA
urban.spaceman Posted 26 February 2020 Posted 26 February 2020 7 minutes ago, davieG said: Fro history buffs. LCFC TV will this Thursday toast the 20th anniversary of Leicester City's League Cup success in 2000 with a special feature-length documentary featuring the men who made it possible. - Feature-length documentary, '20 Years On: Leicester's League Cup Triumph', to tell the story of Leicester City's 2000 League Cup success - Some of the most iconic players to ever represent the Club have contributed to the documentary - The Foxes defeated Tranmere Rovers in their third League Cup Final in four years on 27 February, 2000 - Fans can watch the programme in full on LCFC TV, for free, from 6pm on Thursday Including tales of Theo Zagorakis going in goal at Crystal Palace, penalty shootout victories over Leeds United and Fulham at Filbert Street, a fateful trip to La Manga ahead of a semi-final clash with Aston Villa and the 2-1 final victory over Tranmere Rovers beneath the Twin Towers, '20 Years On: Leicester's League Cup Triumph' is a candid account of one of the Club's greatest-ever eras. During the programme, Matt Elliott, Muzzy Izzet, Gerry Taggart, Neil Lennon, Emile Heskey, Steve Walsh, Steve Guppy, Frank Sinclair, Andy Impey, Tony Cottee and Ian Marshall explain how it felt to live through City's third cup final in four years. The trophy was lifted on 27 February, 2000 by captain Elliott, whose brace at Wembley sealed success against 10-man Tranmere in the last-ever League Cup Final at the old Wembley. Inspired by a collective desire to right the wrong of a cup defeat to Tottenham in 1999, Martin O'Neill's Foxes embarked on an intrepid run to the final, overcoming Crystal Palace, Grimsby Town, Leeds United, Fulham, Aston Villa and then Tranmere, all while also securing the Club's fourth consecutive top-10 finish in the Premier League. Told through the eyes of the men who lived it, '20 Years On: Leicester's League Cup Triumph' also includes contributions from journalists Bill Anderson and Nev Foulger, as well as Club Historian John Hutchinson and legendary Ambassador Alan 'The Birch' Birchenall. With archive footage rarely seen since the late winter of 2000, honest accounts of the days which led to the final, and exclusive access to O'Neill's victorious squad, '20 Years On: Leicester's League Cup Triumph' will be available on LCFC TV from 6pm on Thursday 27 February, 2020. All times GMT. https://www.lcfc.com/news/1624375/20-years-on-leicesters-league-cup-triumph---coming-soon?fbclid=IwAR0fM10hhMw6L_BD-KSq-fEDFhlhLPfJdENHN4Ecq6nwevhaPQm_qFaaqpA
Blueman1967 Posted 26 February 2020 Posted 26 February 2020 We should have been in this year final, way too long for a club like Leicester not be in a final since.
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