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Boxing Day Curse?

By Thequickbrownfox, in Leicester City Forum

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Gamble92

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Few boxing days ago my Sirloin and chips got delivered to the wrong table in The Local Hero. I politely told the massive walrus headed man in question, and he told me if I interrupt him again he will flatten me. Then the waitress told the manager she had seen me eat it. 

 

In the ground I thought I'd cheer myself up with a Balti Pie, and they gave me a cold Chicken and Mushroom one.

 

So yeah I think the curse exists. 

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The Year Of The Fox

The Year Of The Fox

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1 minute ago, Aus Fox said:

Is our record that bad on Boxing Day? I’ve never noticed or thought about it before. Is there anywhere you can see all of our Boxing Day results?

Thought it’s been pretty good tbh

 

Beat Reading and stayed top from that point onwards to win the Championship 

 

Beat Man City with Ricardos goal 

 

Sure, we’ve had some tonkings, a couple at the hands of Liverpool and last season when Rodgers was at his worst v Newcastle

 

I wouldn’t say it’s a curse 

 

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Foxdiamond

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3 minutes ago, Aus Fox said:

Is our record that bad on Boxing Day? I’ve never noticed or thought about it before. Is there anywhere you can see all of our Boxing Day results?

We have certainly had some poor results on Boxing Day. As a positive though a favourite memory is the 2-1 win at Anfield in 1984 with goals by Lineker and Alan Smith.

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Thequickbrownfox

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12 minutes ago, Aus Fox said:

Is our record that bad on Boxing Day? I’ve never noticed or thought about it before. Is there anywhere you can see all of our Boxing Day results?

I think it stems from an 8 game run with only one win from 1996 to 2003. We did play Arsenal twice and Liverpool once, so they were understandable. We beat Sheffield Wednesday in 1998, but lost to Leeds and twice to Ipswich and probably most galling of all conceded an injury time equaliser to Newcastle in 2003, when we were absolutely desperate for points in a relegation scrap!

FoyleFox

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47 minutes ago, Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot said:

Rotherham at home early 2000s always stands out to me. Absolutely freezing and one of the worst games of football I’ve ever witnessed.

2004. We were doing well in the league and they were bottom. 0-1 defeat. Shocking! 

Dan

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Our record on it is awful. 2 wins in 13 years. In our 9 years in the Premier League we won 1, drew 1 and lost 7. It's this and remembrance fixture, we are poor on both and this year, sods law, we've ended up playing the teams in 2nd and 3rd on them.

 

We have admittedly had pretty hard games on boxing day though. We didn't get a nice hand.

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Foxmeister

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5 hours ago, Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot said:

Rotherham at home early 2000s always stands out to me. Absolutely freezing and one of the worst games of football I’ve ever witnessed.

That was the day I began to despise Dion Dublin. He was all smiles and shaking hands with anyone he could get near at the end, like he didn't have a care in the world. I've never got over it and I can't watch Homes Under the Hammer anymore.

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Sly

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Our Boxing Day results according to 11v11

 

https://www.11v11.com/teams/leicester-city/tab/matches/season/2001/

 

2022 - Lost v Newcastle 3-0

2021 - Lost v Man City 6-3

2020 - Drew v Man Utd 2-2

2019 - Lost v Liverpool 4-0

2018 - Won v Man City 2-1

2017 - Lost v Watford 2-1

2016 - Lost v Everton 2-0

2015 - Lost v Liverpool 1-0

2014 - Lost v Tottenham 2-1

2013 - Won v Reading 1-0

2012 - Drew v Hull 0-0

2011 - Drew v Ipswich 1-1

2010 - Lost v Millwall 2-0

2009 - Won v Sheffield United 2-1

2008 - Drew v Leeds 1-1

2007 - Won v Ipswich 2-0

2006 - Won v Hull 2-1

2005 - Drew v Millwall 1-1

2004 - Lost v Rotherham 1-0

2003 - Drew v Newcastle 1-1

2002 - Lost v Ipswich 2-1

2001 - Lost v Ipswich 2-0

2000 - Lost v Arsenal 6-0


I’d say that’s pretty horrendous.

 

20 points from a possible 66 since 2000.

 

21 goals scored

42 goals conceded

 

Get your money on a 2-1 defeat …… :ph34r:

 

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Sly

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7 hours ago, Aus Fox said:

Is our record that bad on Boxing Day? I’ve never noticed or thought about it before. Is there anywhere you can see all of our Boxing Day results?

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Arriba Los Zorros

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9 hours ago, Out Foxed said:

is it not a bit bizarre that we've played ipswich 5 times on boxing day (at least from a cursory check) in the last 23 years?

 

https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/leicester-city/21/

We do always seem to get them on Boxing Day if in the same league. Recently it's seemed that way with playing Liverpool during the festive period.

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JimJams

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10 hours ago, FoxInTheBirstallBox said:

Probably because we always seemed to play the top 6 every boxing day the last few years 🥲

And that's a lot of games to fit in one day!

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Raj

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5 hours ago, Sly said:

Our Boxing Day results according to 11v11

 

https://www.11v11.com/teams/leicester-city/tab/matches/season/2001/

 

2022 - Lost v Newcastle 3-0

2021 - Lost v Man City 6-3

2020 - Drew v Man Utd 2-2

2019 - Lost v Liverpool 4-0

2018 - Won v Man City 2-1

2017 - Lost v Watford 2-1

2016 - Lost v Everton 2-0

2015 - Lost v Liverpool 1-0

2014 - Lost v Tottenham 2-1

2013 - Won v Reading 1-0

2012 - Drew v Hull 0-0

2011 - Drew v Ipswich 1-1

2010 - Lost v Millwall 2-0

2009 - Won v Sheffield United 2-1

2008 - Drew v Leeds 1-1

2007 - Won v Ipswich 2-0

2006 - Won v Hull 2-1

2005 - Drew v Millwall 1-1

2004 - Lost v Rotherham 1-0

2003 - Drew v Newcastle 1-1

2002 - Lost v Ipswich 2-1

2001 - Lost v Ipswich 2-0

2000 - Lost v Arsenal 6-0


I’d say that’s pretty horrendous.

 

20 points from a possible 66 since 2000.

 

21 goals scored

42 goals conceded

 

Get your money on a 2-1 defeat …… :ph34r:

 

Thats a worry- so who ever said pump your money on the 20/1 for Rotherham i would fill my boots!!

 

To be fair alot of the teams we have lost to have been pretty decent i.e Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd etc!!!

South Shire Fox

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7 hours ago, Sly said:

Our Boxing Day results according to 11v11

 

https://www.11v11.com/teams/leicester-city/tab/matches/season/2001/

 

2022 - Lost v Newcastle 3-0

2021 - Lost v Man City 6-3

2020 - Drew v Man Utd 2-2

2019 - Lost v Liverpool 4-0

2018 - Won v Man City 2-1

2017 - Lost v Watford 2-1

2016 - Lost v Everton 2-0

2015 - Lost v Liverpool 1-0

2014 - Lost v Tottenham 2-1

2013 - Won v Reading 1-0

2012 - Drew v Hull 0-0

2011 - Drew v Ipswich 1-1

2010 - Lost v Millwall 2-0

2009 - Won v Sheffield United 2-1

2008 - Drew v Leeds 1-1

2007 - Won v Ipswich 2-0

2006 - Won v Hull 2-1

2005 - Drew v Millwall 1-1

2004 - Lost v Rotherham 1-0

2003 - Drew v Newcastle 1-1

2002 - Lost v Ipswich 2-1

2001 - Lost v Ipswich 2-0

2000 - Lost v Arsenal 6-0


I’d say that’s pretty horrendous.

 

20 points from a possible 66 since 2000.

 

21 goals scored

42 goals conceded

 

Get your money on a 2-1 defeat …… :ph34r:

 

Whenever i think of Ipswich ive always thought of boxing day defeats and being pumped at Portman road when George Burley was manager

Thefox81

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2 hours ago, Raj said:

Thats a worry- so who ever said pump your money on the 20/1 for Rotherham i would fill my boots!!

 

To be fair alot of the teams we have lost to have been pretty decent i.e Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd etc!!!

We dont play Rotherham boxing day tho :thumbup:

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Raj

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47 minutes ago, Thefox81 said:

We dont play Rotherham boxing day tho :thumbup:

yeah well that pandemic though isnt it.

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iancognito

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6 hours ago, Arriba Los Zorros said:

We do always seem to get them on Boxing Day if in the same league. Recently it's seemed that way with playing Liverpool during the festive period.

Because the fixture computer isn't so much a computer as two or three blokes amending the previous season's fixture list.

 

I've never believed in curses or somehow jinxing things especially in football with so many players, managers and tactics changing over so many years. A link just isn't possible but that record, even allowing for a few games against top clubs, is horrendous.

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