Fosse Boys - Leicester City Ultras

[Bakey]

No worries

introduce your self to us mate

we'll all be wearing Fosse Boys scarfs

Willl we be collect stickers aswell as scrfs at the counting house?

[LCFC-ARAB]

yes mate

i will bring svcarfs and stickers for everyone who has told me they want to collect them on saturday

[Ilkeston_Fox]

Just merely pointing out the fact that I doubt they'll be marching.

Just merely being a pedantic knob you mean. I'm sure Stand UP has the intellect to work out that we won't actually be marching in three nice neat ranks wearing a uniform. If this group isn't to your liking, fine. Kindly fook off, and take your schoolboy wit with you. Thanks

[Stand UP...]

Just merely being a pedantic knob you mean. I'm sure Stand UP has the intellect to work out that we won't actually be marching in three nice neat ranks wearing a uniform. If this group isn't to your liking, fine. Kindly fook off, and take your schoolboy wit with you. Thanks

[Bugg]

Looks like Tilley's attempt at trolling the group is successful again. People shouldn't take it so seriously.

[Stand UP...]

any chance we can make it like this on saturday

[Ilkeston_Fox]

Looks like Tilley's attempt at trolling the group is successful again. People shouldn't take it so seriously.

I know I know......I tried really hard not to react. But what can I say? I'm weak

[easilee]

yes mate

i will bring svcarfs and stickers for everyone who has told me they want to collect them on saturday

Will be collecting my scarf from Counting House. Save the hassle of posting it.

[Fosse Boy]

any chance we can make it like this on saturday

What game/year is that taken from? Late 80s/early 90s I'm guessing?

[andy_croydz]

The Counting House brings back some memories, that's where we used to meet up from the OS message board back in 2003-2004

Had some underage drinking in there many a matchday

[Guest Bilo]

What game/year is that taken from? Late 80s/early 90s I'm guessing?

Think the replica shirts some of the lads in the picture are wearing are the 91/92 examples. I remember it because it was the first replica shirt I ever owned as a young un.

[Bellend Sebastian]

Think the replica shirts some of the lads in the picture are wearing are the 91/92 examples. I remember it because it was the first replica shirt I ever owned as a young un.

That's about right, I think that shirt came in for 90/91 and lasted two seasons.

That's around the time I started going. The atmosphere was brilliant, but there were a few, ahem, disorder issues. I freely admit to being bloody terrified the first time I went in Pen 2

[Guest Bilo]

That's about right, I think that shirt came in for 90/91 and lasted two seasons.

That's around the time I started going. The atmosphere was brilliant, but there were a few, ahem, disorder issues. I freely admit to being bloody terrified the first time I went in Pen 2

Sadly I was too young to go into Pen 2 when it was terracing, probably not the best place for a 6 year old really. Still, I vividly remember how loud the Kop was when I was in the top tier, even as a nipper. Those were the days.

[Shrenchel]

any chance we can make it like this on saturday

Half the lads in that photo are probably now fat 50-year old men sat in the middle of the south stand with their haggered wife and two disinterested kids, complaining about anyone that stands up or swears.

[Bellend Sebastian]

Sadly I was too young to go into Pen 2 when it was terracing, probably not the best place for a 6 year old really. Still, I vividly remember how loud the Kop was when I was in the top tier, even as a nipper. Those were the days.

It really was a lot of fun, but the sort of irresponsible out of control fun where things can get messy. The main things I remember were a) the fire in the stand (it wasn't big, but it was a fire) what seemed like hundreds of coins pinging off the fence separating us from the away fans and the constant fear of having my youthful genitals crushed against one of those metal railings they used to have dotted around the terrace. Although nothing really bad happened that I remember, I often felt a sense that things were only just under control, so I'm not surprised that the powers that be wanted it changed.

There's no way in a million years that they'll ever let it be like that again, but I have some fond memories

[Bellend Sebastian]

Half the lads in that photo are probably now fat 50-year old men sat in the middle of the south stand with their haggered wife and two disinterested kids, complaining about anyone that stands up or swears.

They probably had their genitals crushed

[1964FOX]

Half the lads in that photo are probably now fat 50-year old men sat in the middle of the south stand with their haggered wife and two disinterested kids, complaining about anyone that stands up or swears.

How dare you now sit down and stop using such offensive language just cause my kids call me homer don't mean I am fat.

[stripeyfox]

I'll chuck my thoughts in on this one. Been monitoring this thread for a while. Was once a time when I would have considered myself to be a "hardcore" fan (for want of a better expression), but got rid of my season ticket a few years ago after I found I was enjoying it less and less. The authorities seem hell bent on the total "sterilisation" of the atmosphere at football grounds. Anyone who can do anything to counter that deserves a massive pat on the back. And it's one thing to sit in the pub and dream these schemes up but most of the time, these things never get off the ground so fair play for dragging it this far. You seem to have got a reasonable amount of people mobilised and the flags look great.

I too was cautious of the whole "Ultra/hooligan thing" at first - as you have stated your aims are only to improve the atmosphere and not to get involved in "naughty stuff", but reputations are often undeserved and there will be people who make the association.

It is a shame, but not a suprise that the club are a but lukewarm to the idea, but I suppose they cannot condone standing (it is the law, is it not?) but they may turn a blind eye. It is also a shame if they won't allow flagpoles but (playing devil's advocate a little bit) if someone ends up getting tw@tted with a flag pole you can imagine the club coming in for flack for allowing them in the stadium.

The biggest obstacle you will face is the apathy of the club and also other supporters. I don't know - when did the culture change? Once upon a time, you were a bit weird if you didn't sing and chant and jump around like a lunatic, now it seems the norm is to sit there and stand up for 10 seconds to celebrate a goal, complete with music, buy your £ 3.00 pie, programme and coke and then go home again. I started going to watch City around '87 and had a season ticket throughout the 90's and for the first couple of seasons at the Walkers buy my own apathy at watching overpaid mercenaries turn out week in week out and then bugger off when we get relegated took over and I jacked it in. I'm sure I'll be back one day when my boy is old enough to go.

Absoluteley fair play to you for doing this. I hope that you overcome the knockbacks and carry on even if people are on here next week saying more negative stuff. Could well be a slow burner, and you'll probably have to be patient for it to "catch on". Even if you guys number a few hundred, you'll still be in a minority for a long time.

I wish you every sucess. Good luck

[m00nie]

yea good luck with it.. be interesting to see how many turn up....

[foss1884]

I have sent an email to the club with attached photos of supporters at other clubs to see what their response is on how their actions can be legitimised. Although, i would like to know who you contact now, as all the email addresses on lcfc.com are for other things. If anyone can think of who it would be best sent to then let me know as at present it has gone to everyone outlined on the website.

It was just a small contribution i wanted to make as i stand in L1 and want to make a difference in whatever way. Its lunacy that Aldershot Town or York City can make their stadiums colourful flag and banner waving couldrons and we have to accept a sterile theatre to watch our football. I agree that if enough people embrace the idea, it will work. Accepting the situation as it is, is not an option! That is admitting defeat!

[Stand UP...]

What game/year is that taken from? Late 80s/early 90s I'm guessing?

On the final day of the 1990-91 season, with City staring down the barrel of relegation to the third tier for the first time in their history, supporters’ lobby group Ambitious Leicester Fans requested that the club give the whole of the Kop back to the supporters so they could fully get behind their team. The club agreed to this, City beat Oxford and survived by the skin of their teeth, and the Kop was all City from then on.

Sadly in the Summer of 1994 the Kop had to be made all-seater due to the post Hillsborough Lord Justice Taylor Inquiry.

City’s first game in the Premier League, a defeat against Newcastle, saw the Kop seated for the first time.

Though a group of fans did remain standing in their seats right up until the final ever game at Filbert Street in 2002, mostly in the area that had been Pen 1, which was dubbed Crazy Kop Corner.

[purpleronnie]

On the final day of the 1990-91 season, with City staring down the barrel of relegation to the third tier for the first time in their history, supporters’ lobby group Ambitious Leicester Fans requested that the club give the whole of the Kop back to the supporters so they could fully get behind their team. The club agreed to this, City beat Oxford and survived by the skin of their teeth, and the Kop was all City from then on.

I was at that game, pitch invasion at the end. My dad told me to go on but I dont think I did. If I remember correctly the players came out and threw their shirts to the fans on the pitch.

[purpleronnie]

I have sent an email to the club with attached photos of supporters at other clubs to see what their response is on how their actions can be legitimised. Although, i would like to know who you contact now, as all the email addresses on lcfc.com are for other things. If anyone can think of who it would be best sent to then let me know as at present it has gone to everyone outlined on the website.

It was just a small contribution i wanted to make as i stand in L1 and want to make a difference in whatever way. Its lunacy that Aldershot Town or York City can make their stadiums colourful flag and banner waving couldrons and we have to accept a sterile theatre to watch our football. I agree that if enough people embrace the idea, it will work. Accepting the situation as it is, is not an option! That is admitting defeat!

TBH I don't think thats such a good idea. If they see things they don't like and attach that to the Leicester group it could well make things worse. I would leave it to the members they seem to contact with the club.

[Jay]

On the final day of the 1990-91 season, with City staring down the barrel of relegation to the third tier for the first time in their history, supporters’ lobby group Ambitious Leicester Fans requested that the club give the whole of the Kop back to the supporters so they could fully get behind their team. The club agreed to this, City beat Oxford and survived by the skin of their teeth, and the Kop was all City from then on.

Sadly in the Summer of 1994 the Kop had to be made all-seater due to the post Hillsborough Lord Justice Taylor Inquiry.

City’s first game in the Premier League, a defeat against Newcastle, saw the Kop seated for the first time.

Though a group of fans did remain standing in their seats right up until the final ever game at Filbert Street in 2002, mostly in the area that had been Pen 1, which was dubbed Crazy Kop Corner.

I also remember standing on the seats at times as well!!

and nearly killing myself that way in a League Cup game Vs Blackburn when celebrating after a late winner

Still have my seat somewhere

[Sparky]

On the final day of the 1990-91 season, with City staring down the barrel of relegation to the third tier for the first time in their history, supporters' lobby group Ambitious Leicester Fans requested that the club give the whole of the Kop back to the supporters so they could fully get behind their team. The club agreed to this, City beat Oxford and survived by the skin of their teeth, and the Kop was all City from then on.

Sadly in the Summer of 1994 the Kop had to be made all-seater due to the post Hillsborough Lord Justice Taylor Inquiry.

City's first game in the Premier League, a defeat against Newcastle, saw the Kop seated for the first time.

Though a group of fans did remain standing in their seats right up until the final ever game at Filbert Street in 2002, mostly in the area that had been Pen 1, which was dubbed Crazy Kop Corner.

Disagree with that little bit, pretty sure Pen 1 was still away fans up until our 1st game in the Prem Vs Newcastle ??