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The "do they mean us?" thread pt 4

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3 hours ago, foxes_rule1978 said:

We haven’t been on the same level has Coventry for years, suppose that is why we don’t care less what he says, and he does, he should respect his superiors more 

Careful what you wish for. They could pass us next year.

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On 24/04/2024 at 17:40, Koke said:

 

 

 

Why is Gav trying to look like Jesus Christ in a CovScum shirt on his bio picture thinking he’s got a bit of delusions of grandeur going on there poor little Muppet !

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16 hours ago, LCFCJohn said:

I want to say Vardy twice vs Man City. Not sure if he has done it 3 times. Cant think of another in recent years..

 

Ah Mahrez away at Swansea December 2015? Vardy’s run ended that game I think.

Vardy & Perez against Southampton in famous 0-9 away drubbing 

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35 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

You just know Gav is going to be buying one of these.

 

 

 

Christ, Chris Coleman has really lost the plot since leaving the Welsh national team job huh

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On 24/04/2024 at 17:40, Koke said:

 

 

 

Picture the scene. 

 

Leicester get promoted with 2 games to spare. Coventry finish 10th.

 

The end.

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https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leicester-citys-peculiar-anxious-occasionally-9250316

 

Leicester City's peculiar, anxious, occasionally furious, often brilliant promotion is complete
Leicester City are heading back to the promised land of the Premier League at the first time of asking after QPR upset promotion contenders Leeds at Loftus Road on Friday night


ByJordan Blackwell
21:56, 26 APR 2024UPDATED07:43, 27 APR 2024

It’s been a peculiar season for Leicester City, one often fraught with anxiety, anger and despair. Yet ultimately it’s been successful. Promotion has been achieved.

As was the case 10 years ago, a match involving Queens Park Rangers has clinched Leicester City’s place in the Premier League. Back then, it was a defeat to Bournemouth that got Nigel Pearson’s men over the line. This time, it’s QPR doing City the favour, beating Leeds to get them back to the promised land.

City can finally breathe again. They can finally enjoy this promotion campaign, something that only really felt possible after Tuesday night’s thrashing of Southampton.

 

Because since the Stefano Sensi saga at the end of the January transfer window, the mood has not been one that you would typically associate with a promotion campaign. The breakdown of the Inter Milan midfielder’s transfer, the possibility of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall being sold to ease financial worries, and Enzo Maresca’s threat to leave amid grumbles over the playing style from the stands all happened in the same week.

 

Since then there’s been a 10-game run of results that bordered on relegation form, one charge for a breach of financial rules and the risk of another, plus fury from the fans towards the players and their effort levels, towards the manager and his tactics, and towards the board and their organisation. You wouldn’t know City have been top for nearly all of that run.

 

The hallmarks of a promotion campaign have been missing. There’s been no week-to-week euphoria, no confidence in the team dispatching whoever they faced. Well, perhaps that was there in October, but that’s too far back now to be fresh in the mind.

With City getting over the line, relief will outweigh joy. They saw a 25-week run at the top of the table end in mid-March, a 14-point gap to third eaten up in a matter of weeks, but they’ve come through the other side. There will be big sighs of happiness. But nobody is going to have the energy to drag a team-mate around Jamie Vardy’s kitchen floor in celebration this time.

 

That lack of jubilation can be explained by the expectations. Nobody thought City should be here. In May 2022, City finished in the top half of the Premier League for a fifth year running, played in a European semi-final, and commemorated the year anniversary of their maiden FA Cup triumph. Fifteen months after that, they shouldn’t have been playing in the Championship.

 

But that’s where they were. Externally, the expectation was that City were so strong that they’d immediately return to the Premier League. For fans of the club, who had seen every mistake leading to the Championship up close, there was doom and gloom. The club was a mess. They could freefall. It could take them a decade to get back to the top flight, just like it did the last time they were relegated.

But they’ve done it at the first time of asking. Just as many outsiders predicted and expected. However, that should not downplay the achievement too heavily.

 

A rookie manager has still managed to introduce and teach a new style of play successfully. New players have been integrated, some to superb effect. The mentality of relegation has been shrugged off and turned around. They really have played some excellent football at times. No matter the quality of squad, to pass 90 points is an achievement.

 

And when the dust settles, there will be plenty to savour. There have been so many good moments this season. The demolition of Southampton this week stands out, but there’s plenty more. There are the late winners – most notably Dewsbury-Hall against Coventry, Harry Winks against QPR and Stephy Mavididi against Birmingham – there is the renaissance of Jannik Vestergaard, there’s the sight of Abdul Fatawu tearing past his full-back, there’s a Shepshed lad playing his part in 26 goals, there’s Jamie Vardy still scoring for fun at 37. In time, they will be the lasting memories from this season.

 

Now, City are back to where they feel they should be. Although, maybe not quite. Back in May 2022, the focus was on City making themselves an annual challenger to the established elite, maybe breaking through for good and earning themselves a permanent seat at the top table.

But that’s not City now. With the points deduction that’s seemingly heading their way next season, they won’t be surging straight back to the upper echelons of the Premier League. They will be the underdogs.

Really, that’s who City are. This is their 13th promotion from the second tier to the top flight, the outright most of any club in English football. Historically, they’re the yo-yo club, the side that shows their faces in the top flight every now and again and has a real go, sometimes punching way above their weight.

With promotion secured, it’s back to being the underdogs. But that’s the position from which City can create their best memories.

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https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leicester-citys-peculiar-anxious-occasionally-9250316

 

Leicester City's peculiar, anxious, occasionally furious, often brilliant promotion is complete
Leicester City are heading back to the promised land of the Premier League at the first time of asking after QPR upset promotion contenders Leeds at Loftus Road on Friday night


ByJordan Blackwell
21:56, 26 APR 2024UPDATED07:43, 27 APR 2024

It’s been a peculiar season for Leicester City, one often fraught with anxiety, anger and despair. Yet ultimately it’s been successful. Promotion has been achieved.

As was the case 10 years ago, a match involving Queens Park Rangers has clinched Leicester City’s place in the Premier League. Back then, it was a defeat to Bournemouth that got Nigel Pearson’s men over the line. This time, it’s QPR doing City the favour, beating Leeds to get them back to the promised land.

City can finally breathe again. They can finally enjoy this promotion campaign, something that only really felt possible after Tuesday night’s thrashing of Southampton.

 

Because since the Stefano Sensi saga at the end of the January transfer window, the mood has not been one that you would typically associate with a promotion campaign. The breakdown of the Inter Milan midfielder’s transfer, the possibility of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall being sold to ease financial worries, and Enzo Maresca’s threat to leave amid grumbles over the playing style from the stands all happened in the same week.

 

Since then there’s been a 10-game run of results that bordered on relegation form, one charge for a breach of financial rules and the risk of another, plus fury from the fans towards the players and their effort levels, towards the manager and his tactics, and towards the board and their organisation. You wouldn’t know City have been top for nearly all of that run.

 

The hallmarks of a promotion campaign have been missing. There’s been no week-to-week euphoria, no confidence in the team dispatching whoever they faced. Well, perhaps that was there in October, but that’s too far back now to be fresh in the mind.

With City getting over the line, relief will outweigh joy. They saw a 25-week run at the top of the table end in mid-March, a 14-point gap to third eaten up in a matter of weeks, but they’ve come through the other side. There will be big sighs of happiness. But nobody is going to have the energy to drag a team-mate around Jamie Vardy’s kitchen floor in celebration this time.

 

That lack of jubilation can be explained by the expectations. Nobody thought City should be here. In May 2022, City finished in the top half of the Premier League for a fifth year running, played in a European semi-final, and commemorated the year anniversary of their maiden FA Cup triumph. Fifteen months after that, they shouldn’t have been playing in the Championship.

 

But that’s where they were. Externally, the expectation was that City were so strong that they’d immediately return to the Premier League. For fans of the club, who had seen every mistake leading to the Championship up close, there was doom and gloom. The club was a mess. They could freefall. It could take them a decade to get back to the top flight, just like it did the last time they were relegated.

But they’ve done it at the first time of asking. Just as many outsiders predicted and expected. However, that should not downplay the achievement too heavily.

 

A rookie manager has still managed to introduce and teach a new style of play successfully. New players have been integrated, some to superb effect. The mentality of relegation has been shrugged off and turned around. They really have played some excellent football at times. No matter the quality of squad, to pass 90 points is an achievement.

 

And when the dust settles, there will be plenty to savour. There have been so many good moments this season. The demolition of Southampton this week stands out, but there’s plenty more. There are the late winners – most notably Dewsbury-Hall against Coventry, Harry Winks against QPR and Stephy Mavididi against Birmingham – there is the renaissance of Jannik Vestergaard, there’s the sight of Abdul Fatawu tearing past his full-back, there’s a Shepshed lad playing his part in 26 goals, there’s Jamie Vardy still scoring for fun at 37. In time, they will be the lasting memories from this season.

 

Now, City are back to where they feel they should be. Although, maybe not quite. Back in May 2022, the focus was on City making themselves an annual challenger to the established elite, maybe breaking through for good and earning themselves a permanent seat at the top table.

But that’s not City now. With the points deduction that’s seemingly heading their way next season, they won’t be surging straight back to the upper echelons of the Premier League. They will be the underdogs.

Really, that’s who City are. This is their 13th promotion from the second tier to the top flight, the outright most of any club in English football. Historically, they’re the yo-yo club, the side that shows their faces in the top flight every now and again and has a real go, sometimes punching way above their weight.

With promotion secured, it’s back to being the underdogs. But that’s the position from which City can create their best memories.

Has our season been THAT fraught with anxiety? Maybe for that 2/3 game spell, but I've never doubted the fact we'd be going up. 

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