Manchester United (H) Pre-Match

[Alan Frost]

I wouldn't take a draw. This is like a relegation "six pointer" in one respect .Beat them and beat them well and the message to the rest is their points flatter them whereas LCFC mean business. Encourage the others and ourselves . What sort of message does a home draw send out ? If the second in the league can't beat them when at home, you can't. Rodgers should know who his fighters are. Send them out. Vardy, Schmichael ,Barnes ,Under, Justin,Ndidi would be in for me and I'd tell them exactly why I've selected them. Big Wes is also a fighter but we should be able to find another five  younger players  who hate losing especially to the big heads. "Do you know who I am". Yes , you 're an overpriced full back we replaced with better for a quarter of the price. 4-0 would be nice but don't hold back lads, 5-0 is OK.

Not going to be easy, no red cards or penalties to them. That s the wrong sort of fight. 

[st albans fox]

8 minutes ago, Alan Frost said:

I. "Do you know who I am". Yes , you 're an overpriced full back we replaced with better for a quarter of the price. 4-0 would be nice but don't hold back lads, 5-0 is OK.

Not going to be easy, no red cards or penalties to them. That s the wrong sort of fight. 

Isn’t this the team talk for the Chelsea game ? 

[Alan Frost]

13 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

Isn’t this the team talk for the Chelsea game ? 

More or less,BR can change the words a bit. In fact it might have been used for a few other matches we should have won. How many of our players would have gone up for the ball Vardy made the second goal from. He's a fighter alright.

Edited 21 December 2020 by Alan Frost

[Nod.E]

I was confident for Everton and not confident for Spurs. I'm not confident for United, but this season my predictions are so far out that it may be a good thing.

[Dan LCFC]

Genuinely haven't got a clue with us anymore. You really just don't know which Leicester will turn up. You find yourself playing game theory when trying to predict any game of ours.

 

I'd take a draw, but we don't do draws. That's 19 games without one now.

[Alan Frost]

4 minutes ago, Dan LCFC said:

Genuinely haven't got a clue with us anymore. You really just don't know which Leicester will turn up. You find yourself playing game theory when trying to predict any game of ours.

 

I'd take a draw, but we don't do draws. That's 19 games without one now.

Don't want 'em Dan , let other teams play for draws. I 'd love to see BR winning something this year. I suspect he's the one needing a bit of confidence. I know he won a lot with Celtic but deep down he must have known that even I would have won a lot managing Celtic.

[Anglodanglo]

27 minutes ago, Alan Frost said:

Don't want 'em Dan , let other teams play for draws. I 'd love to see BR winning something this year. I suspect he's the one needing a bit of confidence. I know he won a lot with Celtic but deep down he must have known that even I would have won a lot managing Celtic.

Frost In!
Mate if you took over now and won those three games in hand, you'd only be seven points adrift of top spot!!!

[Alan Frost]

3 minutes ago, Anglodanglo said:

Frost In!
Mate if you took over now and won those three games in hand, you'd only be seven points adrift of top spot!!!

Mate if I took over we'd be 30 points adrift.

[nnickn]

13 hours ago, weller54 said:

Bit of a free hit after the Spurs win..a point there would have been a good result. 3pts was massive and we should now put a team and formation out to really have a go at Manure!

I think we'll probably lose this , they are looking strong and will be ultra confident after the thrashing of Leeds.

1-3.

It is not a free hit at all, the Spurs win took care of the the Everton debacle.

[nnickn]

Easy to predict this, Ndidi bests Bruno we win, if not we lose.

Edited 22 December 2020 by nnickn

[justfoxes]

Would love us to give the Fridge and his Manure mates a good thumping on Saturday, can see Brendan putting a strong team out for this one and if we can play like we did against the Spuds not give them anytime on the ball hit them hard I’m sure we’ll take all 3 points don’t care if it’s a cheeky 1-0 or 3-2 so long as we beat them but honestly can see it being a 0-0 bore draw?

 

 

[st albans fox]

6 hours ago, Alan Frost said:

More or less,BR can change the words a bit. In fact it might have been used for a few other matches we should have won. How many of our players would have gone up for the ball Vardy made the second goal from. He's a fighter alright.

I was being facetious as you wrote ‘full back’ I/o CB .....Chelsea bought our F/B ......

[coolhandfox]

Due a win against this mob.

[ronnup]

Very excited about this game. Almost our strongest team and confidence building win behind us. 0-0

[ALC Fox]

Ndidi vs Fernandes, Justin vs Rashford, and Albrighton vs Shaw might be the key battles here for us defensively, after what we saw our three players do against Spurs and where Man Utd's main attacking threats lie.

 

The trouble is they also have Martial, Greenwood, Cavani, van der Beek and James who all carry there own different types and varying degrees of threat. Our defence is going to need to be on top form because, as they've shown, they can be absolute garbage and still have their attacking players bail them out (e.g. against Southampton and West Ham).

 

If we can put together another performance like we did against Spurs, we'll have a hell of a chance, and we're about due a win against these. Hopefully Vardy's fit enough to tear Maguire to bits too.

Edited 22 December 2020 by ALC Fox

[Grebfromgrebland]

Can't see us winning this one.

 

They always seem to beat us or we implode.

[urban fox]

Unfortunately i can see BR putting in both Ndidi and Mendy to try and nullify Fernandes and Pogba. That would be a mistake for me. Same starting side as against Spurs, and try and get at them early doors. put down a marker. If we get ahead and need to close the game out then that would be the time for two CDM (and maybe even big Wes)

Make no mistake though, this will be a hard game. As much as we think they are Sh*te and OGS hasn't got a clue, they are coming up fast on the rails again and picking up points. They are 3rd with a game in hand so obviously still a big threat.

We know that they will be falling over every time they get near our box looking for the inevitable "big team" favouritism penalty so we need to be on our toes and stay clever to avoid any rash challenges. If we take the game to them i think we can do them as they have frailties at the back. 

Looking forward to seeing JJ and Marc tear Shaw a new one. If we can do that and Vardy gets at Maguire we can expose them

[Danny Clender]

Prawn Sandwich Brigade. 

In England, "Prawn Sandwich Brigade" is a derogatory term for the people who attend Association football matches primarily to enjoy luxury boxes and corporate hospitality, rather than support a team or enjoy the sport.

Source; Wikipedia.

 

Every week on FoxesTalk I read more and more brigades being introduced.

So in tribute to Roy Keane and Manchester United, I thought I’d explain the various brigades of sandwiches Leicester City has.

 

Prawn Sandwich Brigade.

 

Just like all football clubs, Leicester City has a Prawn Sandwich brigade. These are the people who are not considered “real football fans” by “real football fans” because the the PSB are wealthy. Many of the ‘Prawn Sandwich Brigade” will have their own business or take on a senior position at a large corporate.

They’ll dress strategically for the game, clippy heels, softly furnished jackets and pink shirts, obviously. They certainly won’t be wearing a Leicester Jersey to the game, they wouldn’t want to get into any trouble with away fans or even worse still, engage with working class Leicester fans.

The conversation will be flowing in the box, but not exclusively about football, they’ll say things like “How did your human centred design strategy roll out?” and “Have you heard back on the planning application for Desford yet?” And “I wish I was at the Rugby…have I ever told you?…I actually prefer the Rugger…yeah I'm a massive Tigers fan”.

“Real” Football fans despise talk like this, thus they've declared a silent war against all “Prawnies” (not to be confused with Braunie’s). However, this war will have declarations of peace, especially when a Prawnie asks a "commoner" into their box. Requesting a commoner into their box could be for a variety of reasons, perhaps it’s an incentive/favor for one of their employees, or a friend in the village pub, who after years of observation has finally passed the test to try out the world of corporate football entertainment, or, most likely the most obvious reason, It's time for the Prawnie to have a proper good show off.

 

Bacon Lettuce Tomato (BLT) Brigade.

 

These are the tech heads, they are not nerds, but they do love stats and the technical side of the game. Some have even been known to carry binoculars to the game.

The BLT Brigade will sit as close to Brendan’s dug out as possible. This is so they can mirror Brendan’s body language, they’ll look happy when Brendan does, they’ll raise hands in disappointment when Brendan does, lean forward in their chair and make chapel spire fingers on their chins to be as one with the game. The BLT Brigade will have taken lip reading lessons so they can understand what’s going on the bench, this will enable them to tell fans around them great insight like “He’s just told Praet to warm up” They’ll often check their phone keeping an eye on possession stats and pass accuracy rates, they'll perhaps even take notes in a notebook. The BLT brigade are quite happy to attend games alone, but when in company they will share opinions on the game like “Their low block is deeper than their last away game, this is to compensate for Albrighton’s new shin pads”. The BLT will also say things like “Good shout Brendan, he agrees with me”, "I told you that would happen 20 minutes ago” and “Just a reminder, we’re leaving immediately on the 80th minute, I don’t want to get stuck in traffic”

 

Ham Sandwich Brigade.

 

The Ham Sangers represent the largest proportion of Leicester fans, around about 90%. They are families, they are friends, they are diverse, they say “alright” and "oweyyer" a lot, they enjoy the game, they enjoy the experience and mostly, just bleeddin love Leggeh. The Ham Sandwich Brigade will express all emotions during the game, "tut" frequently and are responsible for creating the unique King Power experience by slapping their clappers. Before the introduction of clappers, the Ham Sandwich Brigade would have to use their hands, which over time became too much of a burden, so the ground fell into silence.

Fortunately, LCFC overcame this apathy by introducing concertinaed paper/card instruments, which when struck, make a loud clapping sound. LCFC and The Ham Sandwich Brigade are currently at advanced design stages of creating an updated version of the clapper, which when struck, the new model will be able to sound voice simulated expressions like "Did you f***ing see that?" "GOOOOOOOOOAAALLLL" “F**K off Ref” “You need to get to Specsavers” and “You’re S**T ahhhhhhhhhh…..ahhhhhhh………..ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh………ahhhhhhhhhhh” This will reduce all effort required, other than turning up to the game.

 

 

Cheese and Onion Cob Brigade.

 

The Cheese and Onion Brigade mostly hail from NW Leics i.e Coalville, Whitwick, Measham and its environs. On the whole they are fine to approach, but a word of warning, they are extremely cautious of their city dwelling brethren's. One wrong word can lead to civil war, so just make sure you have an App on your phone that can translate “Pit Talk”. If all else fails, simply default to saying “ahhhhhh” and “uuh ahhhh” whenever they finish their sentences. Although many fans from this area will say “All Lives Matter” sadly, the Cheese and Onion Cob brigade, are happy to use casual racism during their experience of the game. Therefore, If you do engage in football chat with one of them, please stick to discussing our white players. Tielemans is just about ok, but definitely don't go near any of the players of African heritage.

Rumour has it, there is a new brigade to rival this one, The Pork Pie and Stilton Sandwich Brigade, word has it, similar in appearance and outlook to The Cheese and Onion Cob Brigade, just a little easier to understand.

 

 

Crisp Sandwich Brigade.

 

This Brigades motto is “I'm Leicester 'til I die”.

In their own terms, they are the true fans and whilst the majority of all other brigades will avoid this lot, it’s a fruitless task because they are the most visible brigade we have. Any pre-match drink, in any pre-match bar within 3 miles of the KP you will spot one of them. They’ll be wearing a shirt from the 2008-9 season and will be holding a pint of lager in one hand and a can of lager in the other. This is by far the booziest brigade and whilst largely on the whole they are fine to chat to, perhaps just leave them to chat to their own.

 

NB: The Crisp Sandwich Brigade come in differing varieties of sub nutters.

 

Ready Salted - This brigade are often easy to spot as they’ll either be wearing an England top or some nice gear from Pilot. Largely a very safe sub-brigade as they know how to handle themselves and overall, mange all the other sub nutters. If you support VAR, Europe, Taking the Knee and Maddison’s back-packs, do not go near them.

 

Beef and Onion - Potentially quite rare as they perhaps don’t even go to home games, for obvious reasons. If identified at home games, they should not be approached, do not engage and generally avoid at all costs unless you know some of the old “Top Boys”.

 

Cheese and Onion - Ironically, they are the funniest of all brigades. They will shout “Hey!! calm down…calm down” to Liverpool and Everton Fans, blow kisses to Brighton fans and boo all ex Leicester Players. When fans are allowed back in to games and we play Chelsea with Ben Chilwell, you will be advised to wear a reinforced girdle to protect your sides.

 

Prawn Cocktail - These are the absolute melon twisters, they are always utterly s**t faced, they’ll probably be assisted on various other face melters as well and shout obscenities like “HARRY KANE IS A W****R” or “SHUT IT MOURINHO YOU STUPID C**T” even when the opposition is Crystal Palace.

 

So which brigade are you?

 

Merry Christmas!!

 

 

[rachhere]

Goodness knows how this will go - they are as unpredictable as us. Got to be a bonus that they have a difficult cup match only two and a half days beforehand, whereas we will have had the boost of having a decent amount of time preparing for the game, partly based in our new training facilities. Part of me feels optimistic, part of me is still having nightmares from boxing day last year... 

[surrifox]

10 hours ago, Dan LCFC said:

Genuinely haven't got a clue with us anymore. You really just don't know which Leicester will turn up. You find yourself playing game theory when trying to predict any game of ours.

 

I'd take a draw, but we don't do draws. That's 19 games without one now.

We’ve lost approximately the same number of games as Burnley Brighton and Newcastle we need to keep racking up wins not Nicking points 

[FoxFossil]

Kevin for 60 mins then Cengo on, to Vardy, It's a pen, blaster, one nil. Die happy.

[ARTY_FOX]

Too much optimism in here....

[HighPeakFox]

21 minutes ago, Danny Clender said:

Bacon Lettuce Tomato (BLT) Brigade.

 

These are the tech heads, they are not nerds, but they do love stats and the technical side of the game. Some have even been known to carry binoculars to the game.

The BLT Brigade will sit as close to Brendan’s dug out as possible. This is so they can mirror Brendan’s body language, they’ll look happy when Brendan does, they’ll raise hands in disappointment when Brendan does, lean forward in their chair and make chapel spire fingers on their chins to be as one with the game. The BLT Brigade will have taken lip reading lessons so they can understand what’s going on the bench, this will enable them to tell fans around them great insight like “He’s just told Praet to warm up” They’ll often check their phone keeping an eye on possession stats and pass accuracy rates, they'll perhaps even take notes in a notebook. The BLT brigade are quite happy to attend games alone, but when in company they will share opinions on the game like “Their low block is deeper than their last away game, this is to compensate for Albrighton’s new shin pads”. The BLT will also say things like “Good shout Brendan, he agrees with me”, "I told you that would happen 20 minutes ago” and “Just a reminder, we’re leaving immediately on the 80th minute, I don’t want to get stuck in traffic”

For some reason this made me laugh the most. Like in life I'm a healthy(ish) mixture of a number of these.

[Danny Clender]

28 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said:

For some reason this made me laugh the most. Like in life I'm a healthy(ish) mixture of a number of these.

Like a classic Club Sandwich?, oh yes, now that's you...

 

(It's so hard to sound benign on this forum, haha, but that is said most sincerely BTW) 

[Alan Frost]

4 hours ago, st albans fox said:

I was being facetious as you wrote ‘full back’ I/o CB .....Chelsea bought our F/B ......

OK mate , I meant slabhead as he was the one who told Greek police. Do you know who i am. I never thought he made a cb ,too immobile.