Craig Shakespeare Sadly Passed away

[CrazyKopCorner]

On 20/08/2024 at 09:27, SemperEadem said:

Oh wow thats a shame you thought that.

I can certainly say it was a million miles away from something trying to be ‘cool’.

Rest easy to me is a gentle message for a much loved soul - but that's me 

[bovril]

1 hour ago, Wymsey said:

Am sure the club have got a tribute message to him drafted somewhere.

 

Am not sure if Sven's tenure at the club was a positive one or not - Am slightly siding with that it was, due to the global attention of him being at the club.

We played some great football and he brought in a couple of players that would go on to be very important for us, including one of our most important signings ever.

 

He seems like an intelligent and charismatic man and he's a proper football guy too. Fantastic career. 

[SemperEadem]

1 hour ago, CrazyKopCorner said:

Rest easy to me is a gentle message for a much loved soul - but that's me 

Yeah exactly, an absolutely wild comment to say otherwise.

[lfu]

Ranieri's tribute to Shakey from the match programme:
 

"I was very upset when I heard the news that Craig had passed away this month," he told the club's official matchday programme. "I still can't believe it, I don't realise, I'm saddened, for him and for his family. He was my precious collaborator as we lived a magnificent adventure together.

"I sometimes speak of the Leicester City electricity - and Craig was one of the many people who gave us a spar. When you experience memories like that together, you have a bond forever. Our dreams came true and he was a big part of our glorious success.

"Craig as a man was always positive. He always supported me totally in our job. He would always arrive at the training ground with a smile and a laugh. He, also, was so talented and so strong in his job.

"As a manager, you cannot ask for more from an assistant. He gave me everything I needed, and he was so, so respected by everyone at the club - the players, the staff, the supporters, everybody.

"I know that the first lines of Craig's Leicester City story were written before mine and there were many chapters afterwards, but for the time we spent together, I am so grateful. I think it is very special to see all the words and all the tributes from people in football over the last weeks - it shows you who Craig was.

"It shows you the type of friend, the type of colleague, he was to so many, at Leicester City and everywhere else. I am lucky to have known Craig and shared that magical time together. I hug you with my thoughts, Craig, and so does your family."

There were tributes by others like Wes, Pearson, Kingy, Steve Walsh, Vardy and Schmeichel in the programme if anyone can post those too

[Wrighty22]

Nice recognition from Villa for Shakespeare. 

[Wymsey]

 

[BrilliantFox]

How far we've fallen 

 

The man on a mission to win Leicester City their first Champions League trophy, if not for the Atletico robbery, who knows what would have happened.

 

 

[5waller5]

On 21/08/2024 at 13:45, lfu said:

Ranieri's tribute to Shakey from the match programme:
 

"I was very upset when I heard the news that Craig had passed away this month," he told the club's official matchday programme. "I still can't believe it, I don't realise, I'm saddened, for him and for his family. He was my precious collaborator as we lived a magnificent adventure together.

"I sometimes speak of the Leicester City electricity - and Craig was one of the many people who gave us a spar. When you experience memories like that together, you have a bond forever. Our dreams came true and he was a big part of our glorious success.

"Craig as a man was always positive. He always supported me totally in our job. He would always arrive at the training ground with a smile and a laugh. He, also, was so talented and so strong in his job.

"As a manager, you cannot ask for more from an assistant. He gave me everything I needed, and he was so, so respected by everyone at the club - the players, the staff, the supporters, everybody.

"I know that the first lines of Craig's Leicester City story were written before mine and there were many chapters afterwards, but for the time we spent together, I am so grateful. I think it is very special to see all the words and all the tributes from people in football over the last weeks - it shows you who Craig was.

"It shows you the type of friend, the type of colleague, he was to so many, at Leicester City and everywhere else. I am lucky to have known Craig and shared that magical time together. I hug you with my thoughts, Craig, and so does your family."

There were tributes by others like Wes, Pearson, Kingy, Steve Walsh, Vardy and Schmeichel in the programme if anyone can post those too

Beautiful words from one gentleman to another. 
 

However dark things are right now we had our footballing worlds briefly illuminated by characters like Shakey, Claudio, Big Nige et al

[LCFCJohn]

1 hour ago, BrilliantFox said:

How far we've fallen 

 

The man on a mission to win Leicester City their first Champions League trophy, if not for the Atletico robbery, who knows what would have happened.

 

 

I suspect we’d have got slapped by Real Madrid in the semi finals 

 

No shame in that of course.

[Clever Fox]

What a legend of our time. His memory and record stand unequalled and will live forever at our proud club. 

 

Rest in peace Shakey.

[BrilliantFox]

4 hours ago, LCFCJohn said:

I suspect we’d have got slapped by Real Madrid in the semi finals 

 

No shame in that of course.

Fair point, though in late UCL knockout stages anything can happen.

Enough Mahrez magic and maybe we jam a win against Prime Real Madrid 

 

The confidence that would give to the team, then go onto slice through Juventus in the final.

 

 

[dmayne7]

5 hours ago, LCFCJohn said:

I suspect we’d have got slapped by Real Madrid in the semi finals 

 

No shame in that of course.

Probably but always felt Atletico were the worst draw for us because they were probably the most similar in style; just a better version of it.