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Community Shield - August 7th 5pm - Wembley

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FoyleFox

FoyleFox

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1 hour ago, AmyLGK said:

I've never been this depressed for the start of the season...poor Wes! Goodness knows how our defense will cope with man city today...I suspect they won't 😭

 

I went from thinking we're going to win it all after the first 60 mins of the game on Weds to thinking it's all gone to shit! Husband says I'm a drama queen...I hope he's correct!

Wednesday certainly put a massive dent in my confidence for the season. After a succession of injuries to key players that had a significant impact the last two seasons, thinking how it could've been without them. I was really hopeful, not that we've not still got a good squad but we start without our strongest team. I'm not convinced it's all gone to shit but it's an absolute b@stard start to the season. 

 

Let's change that with a win today. It will be a challenge despite Pep's bull about playing the U23's because they've no players. No Foden or KDB but they'll have Mahrez and Diaz and other multi million players. Start with an upset and keep it up. 

Spudulike

Spudulike

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3 minutes ago, Hollyfox said:

Hope our fans don't boo Mahrez 

 

It's just a bit shit imo

At least he hasn't come out with some shite about how much he wants to beat his old club unlike some other classless prat. 

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Foxhateram

Foxhateram

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Wish we had Benny or Wasyl to put one on Jack! 

 

Here we go again! Come on you mighty foxes! 

 

3 trophies this season please! 

 

Charity Shield

Europa League

One of the domestic cups 

 

Bring it! 

 

*I know I'm over optimistic :schmike:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vince Vega

Vince Vega

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5 minutes ago, Foxhateram said:

Wish we had Benny or Wasyl to put one on Jack! 

 

Here we go again! Come on you mighty foxes! 

 

3 trophies this season please! 

 

Charity Shield

Europa League

One of the domestic cups 

 

Bring it! 

 

*I know I'm over optimistic :schmike:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Only three! What about winning the league again! 

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Spudulike

Spudulike

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https://www.lcfc.com/news/2208221/leicester-city-statistics--the-fa-community-shield

 

Leicester City can confirm that FA Community Shield fixtures past and present will be included into the Club’s historic statistics, amending a policy which previously saw them excluded from official records.

- Leicester City to include FA Community Shield statistics into official Club records
- Previously, landmarks achieved during the season curtain-raiser did not appear in LCFC statistics 
- This policy has led to disparity between LCFC statistics and those used by media organisations
- The inclusion will lead to a number of significant consequences for Club records. 

 

The Sheriff of London Charity Shield was first inaugurated in 1898 and became known as the FA Charity Shield in 1908. Traditionally a clash between the league champions and FA Cup winners, it was renamed the FA Community Shield in 2002. The Foxes have won the competition once, in 1971, also competing in 2016.

For much of its history, the Community Shield has been regarded as a pre-season friendly, but many national and international media outlets now count it into players’ official career records.

 

This has led to a disparity in recent seasons between LCFC’s official statistics and those elsewhere, as a number of current Foxes players reach, or approach, landmarks. 

Recently, when Jamie Vardy (scorer at the 2016 Community Shield) netted his 100th competitive goal in all competitions for the Club in March 2019, his first goal in a 3-1 Premier League win over Fulham was widely reported as his century strike, while Leicester City officially noted his second effort as the landmark goal.

A number of other English clubs have retrospectively amended their records to take account of a variety of fixtures and, in advance of the 2021 Community Shield fixture against Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on Saturday (5:15pm BST kick-off), a decision has been reached for Leicester City to do so as well.

Consequently, official Club records will now be amended relevant to two previous fixtures: the FA Charity Shield clash with Liverpool in 1971 and the FA Community Shield meeting with Manchester United in 2016.

Statistics from the contest this weekend will also be added. Although only two fixtures are currently involved in this process, there are a number 

of significant consequences for Club records, as follows:

 

FA Charity Shield 1971:

- Twelve players will have an extra appearance added to their career records.
- Graham Cross' Club record of career appearances will become 600.
- Steve Whitworth will have a goal added to his career tally (his only ever goal for Leicester City).
- Jon Sammels' debut will be adjusted.

 

FA Community Shield 2016:

 

Seventeen players will have an extra appearance added to their career records.
- Kasper Schmeichel remains in sixth place in the Club's overall appearance chart, now with 426.
- Jamie Vardy remains in 16th place in the Club's appearance table, now with 352 appearances.
- Wes Morgan ends his career in 22nd place, now with 323 appearances.
- Marc Albrighton remains in 45th place in the same chart, now with 253 appearances.
- Further down the list, Christian Fuchs and Nampalys Mendy will also be adjusted.
- Jamie Vardy will have a goal added to his career record and remains in fourth 

place in the Club's overall goalscorers table, now with 147 goals.
- The debuts of Luis Hernández, Ahmed Musa and Nampalys Mendy will be adjusted.

With potential career landmarks looming on the horizon during 2021/22, this will serve to avoid confusion between various media sources at the time.

 

Dave Smith, co-writer of Of Fossils & Foxes, The Official, Definitive History Of Leicester City Football Club, said: “The Community Shield has always occupied something of a grey area in terms of status, being regarded by some as a friendly, and by others as the curtain-raiser to the competitive season. 

During the post-war era, there has been a gradual rise in the number of ‘super cup’ competitions contested both within and between European countries. 

“These are normally contested within the season and are accorded full status by UEFA and by national associations. It is fitting that the oldest established ‘super cup’ fixture of all – the FA Community Shield – should be accorded an equivalent status by Leicester City Football Club.”

 

Accordingly, the next edition of the Official Club History, Of Fossils & Foxes, will upgrade the FA Charity/Community Shield fixtures, add in the 2021 meeting with Manchester City, and reflect the above changes to Club records in due course.

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Hollyfox

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55 minutes ago, Spudulike said:

At least he hasn't come out with some shite about how much he wants to beat his old club unlike some other classless prat. 

Now that's someone that does deserve a bit of stick. 

Don't tend to dislike ex players as long as they do a good job for us and leave in a decent manner. 

 

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HighPeakFox

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I find it slightly disconcerting, that in the same week as someone has inflicted an appalling injury on one of our finest players, there are some (and if I am missing the irony, I apologise) who are wittily suggesting someone nobble an opposition player.

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sacreblueits442

sacreblueits442

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1 hour ago, Finn Claw II said:

Scenes when Armarty puts Grealish out for the season

...wasn't it a tackle by Ricardo on Grealish that ended with Ricardo's long lay off!!!

  Should be interesting if they come up against each other.

foxile5

foxile5

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15 minutes ago, Hollyfox said:

Now that's someone that does deserve a bit of stick. 

Don't tend to dislike ex players as long as they do a good job for us and leave in a decent manner. 

 

Mahrez went on strike and took several swipes about us. 

 

I'd condone him being booed all day long. Tried to snide his nannies pay, too. Horrible. 

WarehamFox

WarehamFox

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11 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said:

I find it slightly disconcerting, that in the same week as someone has inflicted an appalling injury on one of our finest players, there are some (and if I am missing the irony, I apologise) who are wittily suggesting someone nobble an opposition player.

I agree but then Jack did put Ricardo out for best part of a year. But fingers crossed no injury to any player today.:fc:

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VLC86

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48 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said:

I find it slightly disconcerting, that in the same week as someone has inflicted an appalling injury on one of our finest players, there are some (and if I am missing the irony, I apologise) who are wittily suggesting someone nobble an opposition player.

It’s fine when it’s not a city player IMO

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norwichfox

norwichfox

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3 minutes ago, Costock_Fox said:

It’s fine when it’s not a city player IMO

rep for correct use of the word "city"

Spudulike

Spudulike

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It will be non-stop City this, City that, by the commentators and pundits today and they'll not be referring to the team in Royal blue. Its going to be painful. 

 

"CITY, there's more than one CITY!" 

VLC86

VLC86

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10 minutes ago, norwichfox said:

rep for correct use of the word "city"

Haha. I’m obviously saying this tongue in cheek by the way, I don’t want to see any player injured.

TrentFox

TrentFox

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It’s arguable that we are without our entire first-choice back four - Castagne, Fofana, Evans, Justin - so let’s all manage our expectations here. We’re playing a team that has just spent more on one player than we have on the last two seasons, virtually. We’d like to win, but coming out of this game injury free and with a clear plan re formation and personnel for Wolves would be a success, for me. 

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NaijaFox

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5 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

Any Man City team news??

They'll be without De Bruyne, as well as their Brazil and England players (albeit Grealish, who's reportedly had one training session with the team, might make the bench).

 

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