The "do they mean us?" thread pt 4

[Chelmofox]

1 hour ago, Wolfox said:

A good correction…. They were the last to win the old division…

 

And modern era is declared to be be after the inception of the Premier League

 

i withdraw my statement!

Winning the title that year was a good achievement and nothing to be sniffed at. But they have nothing on us in the modern era. 

[Lineker's Left Foot]

9 minutes ago, Chelmofox said:

Winning the title that year was a good achievement and nothing to be sniffed at. But they have nothing on us in the modern era. 

Forgive me if I am wrong but didn’t they start overspending beyond their means when Howard Wilkinson came in as boss in 1988; they were Second Division Champions as a result in a Gordon Strachan moneybags team in 1990, before finally winning it in 1992 - then leading to their real financial problems of 2003 as a result under the stewardship of Peter Ridsdale

 

[hebangsthedrums]

Not sure if already covered, but anyone spotted what happens when you do some LCFC related Google searches?

 

Edited 2 May by hebangsthedrums

[SuperMike]

I wish we'd stop all this talk about Leeds United!

I am a True Blue Leicester fan, and have been for 54 years, so it pains me to admit (and makes me feel a little dirty) that the following team was probably the greatest side (ok, trophies apart) to grace British football, EVER:

 

Sprake, Reaney, Cooper, Bremner, Charlton, Hunter, Lorimer, Clarke, Jones, Giles, Gray.  Sub: Madeley   Manager: our very own Don Revie.

 

Sorry!!

 

[st albans fox]

5 minutes ago, SuperMike said:

I wish we'd stop all this talk about Leeds United!

I am a True Blue Leicester fan, and have been for 54 years, so it pains me to admit (and makes me feel a little dirty) that the following team was probably the greatest side (ok, trophies apart) to grace British football, EVER:

 

Sprake, Reaney, Cooper, Bremner, Charlton, Hunter, Lorimer, Clarke, Jones, Giles, Gray.  Sub: Madeley   Manager: our very own Don Revie.

 

Sorry!!

 

It wasn’t bad at all!

Certainly of its time 

Quite a different game in those days and that was a team that knew how to handle itself 

[F T Fagos]

21 minutes ago, SuperMike said:

I wish we'd stop all this talk about Leeds United!

I am a True Blue Leicester fan, and have been for 54 years, so it pains me to admit (and makes me feel a little dirty) that the following team was probably the greatest side (ok, trophies apart) to grace British football, EVER:

 

Sprake, Reaney, Cooper, Bremner, Charlton, Hunter, Lorimer, Clarke, Jones, Giles, Gray.  Sub: Madeley   Manager: our very own Don Revie.

 

Sorry!!

 

You should have stopped after the first line!

[urban.spaceman]

[Bilo]

8 hours ago, stu said:

**** me, they're more rattled than Banksy's paint can.

[coolhandfox]

They are totally rattled.....

[LCFCCHRIS]

Sour grapes

[Jobyfox]

11 minutes ago, Bilo said:

**** me, they're more rattled than Banksy's paint can.

We “nearly bottled a 17 point lead”

 

Ah… but the point is … we didn’t!!!! 
 

[CrazyKopCorner]

Rattled isn’t the word. Salty sour cretins - get over it and face up to the play offs. If they turn up they’ll win them 

[surrifox]

1 hour ago, SuperMike said:

I wish we'd stop all this talk about Leeds United!

I am a True Blue Leicester fan, and have been for 54 years, so it pains me to admit (and makes me feel a little dirty) that the following team was probably the greatest side (ok, trophies apart) to grace British football, EVER:

 

Sprake, Reaney, Cooper, Bremner, Charlton, Hunter, Lorimer, Clarke, Jones, Giles, Gray.  Sub: Madeley   Manager: our very own Don Revie.

 

Sorry!!

 

Sprake was Danny Ward level of crap 

[Muzzy_no7]

5 hours ago, Wolfox said:

They won the prem don’t forget 

No they didnt. 

[Brizzle Fox]

Oh Leeds. Bless

[Wolfox]

1 hour ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

No they didnt. 

I’ve been corrected already…. But thank you!

[Foxdiamond]

1 hour ago, surrifox said:

Sprake was Danny Ward level of crap 

Won rather more than Ward. The other Leeds keeper in that era was David Harvey

[ARTY_FOX]

15 minutes ago, Wolfox said:

I’ve been corrected already…. But thank you!

No they didn't! 

[Long Eaton Fox]

3 hours ago, st albans fox said:

It wasn’t bad at all!

Certainly of its time 

Quite a different game in those days and that was a team that knew how to handle itself 

The only team I can name. A great footballing team, remember that 70 ish pass goal, but were also tough. Nicked Allan Clarke off us for a record fee.

[HighPeakFox]

Just now, Long Eaton Fox said:

Nicked Allan Clarke off us for a record fee.

If it was for a record fee, that would suggest he wasn't a steal....

[st albans fox]

3 minutes ago, Long Eaton Fox said:

The only team I can name. A great footballing team, remember that 70 ish pass goal, but were also tough. Nicked Allan Clarke off us for a record fee.

Liverpool had a great team that followed them from the mid seventies under shankly. Once revie left, leeds drifted down 

 

[Long Eaton Fox]

6 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said:

If it was for a record fee, that would suggest he wasn't a steal....

Pedant mode entered...

[HighPeakFox]

1 hour ago, Long Eaton Fox said:

Pedant mode entered...

I don't mind being accused of pedantry, but I just prefer to call it 'accuracy mode'

[Spudulike]

5 hours ago, SuperMike said:

I wish we'd stop all this talk about Leeds United!

I am a True Blue Leicester fan, and have been for 54 years, so it pains me to admit (and makes me feel a little dirty) that the following team was probably the greatest side (ok, trophies apart) to grace British football, EVER:

 

Sprake, Reaney, Cooper, Bremner, Charlton, Hunter, Lorimer, Clarke, Jones, Giles, Gray.  Sub: Madeley   Manager: our very own Don Revie.

 

Sorry!!

 

'Greatest side', that didn't win much?!

I don't remember anyone using the word 'grace' in the same sentence when discussing that era Leeds team. Nasty, horrible team that invented the professional foul. Rightly remembered as dirty Leeds.

[Sly]

Leeds were at their best from 1964 - 1975.

 

2 x winners of Division 1 and an FA Cup, League Cup and 

 

5 x runners up in League 1 and, 3 x FA Cup finalist, one League cup finalist and a European cup winners finalist.

 

In that period though, they lost the title against multiple other teams. It’s not like they lost against the same team continually.

 

They were certainly at their best under Don Revie but I guess like Nigel Pearson for us, Revie didn’t exactly set the world alight elsewhere.
 

He build a robust (dirty Leeds) team that had a culture of togetherness but that didn’t translate to the England national job. 
 

The Premier League is better for having them in it as a fan base, as they are unique. They still have that “we all hate Leeds” attitude, despite that culture and playing style being long gone.