The Glorious Republic of Leicestershire - National Team

[Finnegan]

Bit of silliness in the spirit of international football season.

 

 

The County of Leicestershire has declared it's independence from the United Kingdom and annexed the City of Leicester as it's capital, founding the Republic of Leicestershire.

 

Naturally, as a major sporting centre of the British Isles, setting up a new national football team is top priority and you've just been hired as it's first ever manager. You're tasked with building a 25 man squad to qualify for the upcoming EURO 2024 tournament.

 

Qualification rules are fairly standard. Players born in Leicester/shire qualify automatically (eg Luke Thomas) as do those whose parents or grandparents were born here (eg Harvey Barnes, Jaden Heskey), you can also select "naturalised" Leicestershire citizens who were raised/educated here for a period of five years or more before the age of 21 (eg Richard Stearman, Ben Chilwell, etc.) FIFA is offering the opportunity for any currently capped players who meet the above criteria to change allegiance.

 

Finally, as per FIFA eligibility criteria, anyone who has lived in Leicester for over 5 years after the age of 18 but who is not currently internationally capped can qualify (eg Marc Albrighton.)

 

So, who is in your 25? Who is your starting 11? Who is the captain of the national side and, finally, do you think you're good enough to qualify?

[Spudulike]

I thought Marc Albrighton has always lived in the West Midlands? 

[themightyfin]

Are you an ostrich? 

 

 

[Voll Blau]

Going to do some research on this...

 

More importantly though, would absolutely love to see a Leicestershire national team kit if anyone can mock one up.

[goose2010]

41 minutes ago, Spudulike said:

I thought Marc Albrighton has always lived in the West Midlands? 

Lives just outside of Tamworth I believe. 

[urban fox]

Not sure about current players but could probably rustle up a veterans side with the likes of Lineker, Shilton, Heskey, Cross, King etc.

[coolhandfox]

Che Adams (Southampton)

Jonson Clarke-Harris (Peterborough)

 

Both Leicester born

Edited 17 November 2022 by coolhandfox

[coolhandfox]

Charlie Savage (Man U), maybe one for our u21 side 

Wes Harding (Rotherham) CB/RB

 

Both Leicester born

Edited 17 November 2022 by coolhandfox

[Electric Yetis]

8 minutes ago, coolhandfox said:

Charlie Savage (Man U), maybe one for our u21 side 

 

 

Both Leicester born

Didn't realise Robbie was still living in Leicester a year after he'd left.

[Guest Mee-9]

Been calling for Leics-xit for years.

 

Time we gained control back of our county, man the borders, bring in import tarrifs for goods brought in from other counties, ban travel between Nottinghamshire. Those pesky Rutlanders, coming over here stealing out jobs…
 

Or have I missed something… 

 

 

[coolhandfox]

10 minutes ago, Rain King said:

Didn't realise Robbie was still living in Leicester a year after he'd left.

Not sure, I just know Charlie is down as being born in Leicester on his wiki. 

 

I assume Savage commuted from Leicestershire when he played for Birmingham. 

[Voll Blau]

11 minutes ago, Mee-9 said:

Been calling for Leics-xit for years.

 

Time we gained control back of our county, man the borders, bring in import tarrifs for goods brought in from other counties, ban travel between Nottinghamshire. Those pesky Rutlanders, coming over here stealing out jobs…
 

Or have I missed something… 

 

 

Rutland Is Leicestershire.

[Chiltern Fox]

Dion Dublin born in Leicester ain't he?

I qualify too!

[Stadt]

Oliver Bosworth

 

Wes Harding

Liam Moore

Josh Knight

Luke Thomas

 

Choudhary

Braybrooke

KDH

 

Barnes

Adams

Alves

 

 

[Blue ROI]

55 minutes ago, Voll Blau said:

Going to do some research on this...

 

More importantly though, would absolutely love to see a Leicestershire national team kit if anyone can mock one up.

Need to keep it within the country so Fox Leisure or Admiral are the only choices.

[Stadt]

Just now, Blue ROI said:

Need to keep it within the country so Fox Leisure or Admiral are the only choices.

Gola was founded in Leicestershire too

[Voll Blau]

2 minutes ago, Blue ROI said:

Need to keep it within the country so Fox Leisure or Admiral are the only choices.

 

1 minute ago, Stadt said:

Gola was founded in Leicestershire too

Not sure if they still do but MDH in Harborough were also doing a few kits for clubs in the Scottish leagues quite recently too.

[Aleksz]

Nothing a quick football manager search won’t do…
 

Goalkeepers:  

 

Oliver Bosworth (Free Agent)

Teddy Sharman-Lowe (Chelsea)

 

Defenders:

 

Joe Wormleighton (Leicester)

Luther James-Wildin (Stevenage)

Wes Harding (Rotherham)

Darnell Johnson (Fleetwood)

Josh Knight (Peterborough)

Elliott Moore (Oxford)

George Taft (Scunthorpe)

Luke Thomas (Leicester)

Callum Rowe (Villa)

Joe Mattock (Harrogate Town)

 

Midfielders:

 

Sammy Braybrooke (Leicester)

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester)
Hamza Choudhury (Watford)

Charlie Savage (Man United)

Tom Bayliss (Shrewsbury)

Ben Stevenson (Forest Green)

Terrell Pennant (Leicester)

Lee Tomlin (Free Agent)

Levi Porter (Melton Town)

Paul Anderson (Northampton)

Harry Panayiotou (Aldershot)

Strikers:

George Thomas (QPR)

Che Adams (Southampton)

Jonson Clarke-Harris (Peterborough)

Ashley Chambers (Coalville)

Luke Varney (Free Agent)

 

Is the best of your Leicester born lot. Gonna need to get some extras to change allegiance I think 👀

 

 

 

Edited 17 November 2022 by Aleksz

[Stadt]

3 minutes ago, Stadt said:

Oliver Bosworth

 

Wes Harding

Liam Moore

Josh Knight

Luke Thomas

 

Choudhary

Braybrooke

KDH

 

Barnes

Adams

Alves

 

 

Subs: Kirkland (Player/coach), Chilwell, Elliot Moore, Ben Nelson, Kamakaze, Luke Tomlin, Jonson Clarke-Harris, 

[Will1981]

Che Adams -Leicester

Luke Thomas - Leicester

Hamza Choudhury - Loughborough

Liam Moore - Loughborough

Jonson Clarke-Harris - Leicester

Wes Harding - Leicester

Josh Knight - Market Harborough

Elliott Moore - Coalville

Tom Bayliss - Leicester

Darnell Johnson - Leicester

George Thomas - Leicester

Sammy Braybrooke - Leicester

Morgan Brown - Leicester

Charlie Savage - Leicester

 

If anyone is interested I could create a Leicester/East Midlands National team on FM23.

 

[Arriba Los Zorros]

7 minutes ago, Aleksz said:

Nothing a quick football manager search won’t do…
 

Goalkeepers:  

 

Oliver Bosworth (Free Agent)

Teddy Sharman-Lowe (Chelsea)

 

Defenders:

 

Joe Wormleighton (Leicester)

Luther James-Wildin (Stevenage)

Wes Harding (Rotherham)

Darnell Johnson (Fleetwood)

Josh Knight (Peterborough)

Elliott Moore (Oxford)

George Taft (Scunthorpe)

Luke Thomas (Leicester)

Callum Rowe (Villa)

Joe Mattock (Harrogate Town)

 

Midfielders:

 

Sammy Braybrooke (Leicester)

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester)
Hamza Choudhury (Watford)

Charlie Savage (Man United)

Tom Bayliss (Shrewsbury)

Ben Stevenson (Forest Green)

Terrell Pennant (Leicester)

Lee Tomlin (Free Agent)

Levi Porter (Melton Town)

Paul Anderson (Northampton)

Harry Panayiotou (Aldershot)

Strikers:

George Thomas (QPR)

Che Adams (Southampton)

Jonson Clarke-Harris (Peterborough)

Ashley Chambers (Coalville)

Luke Varney (Free Agent)

 

Is the best of your Leicester born lot. Gonna need to get some extras to change allegiance I think 👀

 

 

 

Excellent post.

 

So the cream of Leicestershire are a top 10 league 1 team I reckon, Midfield strong, Attack good for that level, but GK and defence extremely ropey.

[westernpark]

17 minutes ago, Stadt said:

Oliver Bosworth

 

Wes Harding

Liam Moore

Josh Knight

Luke Thomas

 

Choudhary

Braybrooke

KDH

 

Barnes

Adams

Alves

 

 

There’s a better young keeper on Chelsea books, who is on loan at Burton, but apart from that I’d go with this.

[Aleksz]

13 minutes ago, Aleksz said:

Nothing a quick football manager search won’t do…
 

Goalkeepers:  

 

Oliver Bosworth (Free Agent)

Teddy Sharman-Lowe (Chelsea)

 

Defenders:

 

Joe Wormleighton (Leicester)

Luther James-Wildin (Stevenage)

Wes Harding (Rotherham)

Darnell Johnson (Fleetwood)

Josh Knight (Peterborough)

Elliott Moore (Oxford)

George Taft (Scunthorpe)

Luke Thomas (Leicester)

Callum Rowe (Villa)

Joe Mattock (Harrogate Town)

 

Midfielders:

 

Sammy Braybrooke (Leicester)

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester)
Hamza Choudhury (Watford)

Charlie Savage (Man United)

Tom Bayliss (Shrewsbury)

Ben Stevenson (Forest Green)

Terrell Pennant (Leicester)

Lee Tomlin (Free Agent)

Levi Porter (Melton Town)

Paul Anderson (Northampton)

Harry Panayiotou (Aldershot)

Strikers:

George Thomas (QPR)

Che Adams (Southampton)

Jonson Clarke-Harris (Peterborough)

Ashley Chambers (Coalville)

Luke Varney (Free Agent)

 

Is the best of your Leicester born lot. Gonna need to get some extras to change allegiance I think 👀

 

 

 

Oops forgot Liam Moore too!

[Aus Fox]

30 minutes ago, Aleksz said:

Nothing a quick football manager search won’t do…
 

Goalkeepers:  

 

Oliver Bosworth (Free Agent)

Teddy Sharman-Lowe (Chelsea)

 

Defenders:

 

Joe Wormleighton (Leicester)

Luther James-Wildin (Stevenage)

Wes Harding (Rotherham)

Darnell Johnson (Fleetwood)

Josh Knight (Peterborough)

Elliott Moore (Oxford)

George Taft (Scunthorpe)

Luke Thomas (Leicester)

Callum Rowe (Villa)

Joe Mattock (Harrogate Town)

 

Midfielders:

 

Sammy Braybrooke (Leicester)

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester)
Hamza Choudhury (Watford)

Charlie Savage (Man United)

Tom Bayliss (Shrewsbury)

Ben Stevenson (Forest Green)

Terrell Pennant (Leicester)

Lee Tomlin (Free Agent)

Levi Porter (Melton Town)

Paul Anderson (Northampton)

Harry Panayiotou (Aldershot)

Strikers:

George Thomas (QPR)

Che Adams (Southampton)

Jonson Clarke-Harris (Peterborough)

Ashley Chambers (Coalville)

Luke Varney (Free Agent)

 

Is the best of your Leicester born lot. Gonna need to get some extras to change allegiance I think 👀

 

 

 

Harvey Barnes, technically born outside Leicester but definitely qualifies to represent Leicestershire.

[TJQuik]

1 hour ago, Voll Blau said:

Going to do some research on this...

 

More importantly though, would absolutely love to see a Leicestershire national team kit if anyone can mock one up.

River Plate's kit might be a good template