Why do you support City?

[Guest Col city fan]

I used to play a lot... Had a couple of games for Leicester boys when I was 14 so Leicester grew on me then.

Actually grew up supporting Liverpool, who I like as my second team now.. Only really took off with city when in my early to mid teens when my mates and I loved going to pen 1 for the atmosphere... After that was hooked and had a couple of seasons going to every game home and away. Had a break when at uni but came back to Leicester after and have been a season ticket holder ever since

[Finnegan]

My dad's a Leicester fan.

Obviously I wasn't born in Leicester but moved here when I was younger and was far more interested in rugby than football before I got here. My first football match was at Filbert Street, Watford 4 - 4 on boxing day.

Been hooked ever since.

[Guest Bilo]

Wigston lad born and raised.

Believe me, it was bloody hard work being a Leicester fan through school when every bugger was a glory hunting Man United/Blackburn/whoever was winning the league fan.

[Guest Col city fan]

Spion Kop, I think, not sure though.

yep Spion Kop...most clubs used to have one - SK 1 was the closest to the away fans (East Stand) at Filbert Street, and was carnage sometimes (coins, seats, anything else that could be thrown) - I remember a game against the Geordies where they ripped up the plastic seats and were hurling them over the barrier.

[Alf Bentley]

"Other (please specify)":

Met (and eventually married) a Leicestershire lass, and she made me move here...so LCFC became my local team, though I had no childhood connection to the place.

Regular supporter of Folkestone Town (RIP), my local team, when a yoof

[FoxyPV]

I'm really a massive masochist.

I've explained this before but here goes:

Supported Man Utd as a kid due them being successful and Irwin and Keane.

Martin O'Neill, a fellow Northerner, takes over and brings Leicester to new heights.

Contrariness takes over at 11 and I start supporting Leicester and it stuck.

Never regretted it.

[Webbo]

Born here. Lived in Leicester and now Leicestershire all my life.

[zubi]

Born and raised (for a while) in London, technically should be supporting Arsenal as my home town team

Phhhht F that! Moved to Leicester, Met Heskey at the primary school I went to which he went to also, he inspired me to became a junior fox, mascoted a reserve game and met Robbie Savage and Theo Zagorakis Happy days

[iBleedLeicesterColours]

Voted Born & Bred but I was actually born in Nuneaton George Elliot. From Hinckley (Leicestershire ) so it was the same distance to either there or the royal.

Lived in Leicestershire all my life, local team. Family support them etc.

[Fosse Boy]

As my Grandad once said to me - "If yer from Arbra, yer support Leicester."

[Fjällräven]

You don't choose your football team. Your football team chooses you.

[Mike the Metal Ed]

The Leicester Royal Infirmary sat within Filbert Street's mystical glow, it pulls you in.

That and my dad started taking me FNF before the Man Utd virus became terminal.

[NorthEastFox]

Ah... .well my son was about 8 and asked "why cant we go and see a football match".. er well son ok I'll take you along to the next match either cov or leicester (we live in rugby). Purely out of good fatherly intentions i would certainly take him. I am born and brought up 5 miles from Darlington, which ofcourse where my allegience laid. Standing in the lcfc home fans area cheering on lcfc wasnt going to be natural perhaps even a betrayal. Nevertheless i would take him along. I had missed live football as i have been detached from my native north east for over 20years now, and had no interest to watch lcfc/cov as they were just foreign to me. I was so pleased to take him along to lcfc vs cov (2006/7) Lcfc ran amok winning 3-0. And we have both been hooked ever since, so again, i suppose its a father/son thing but i am in the 'other' column. My allegiances have so much changed now that last year when lcfc played nufc i surely wanted lcfc to win. (keep that quiet)

[ajthefox]

Ah... .well my son was about 8 and asked "why cant we go and see a football match".. er well son ok I'll take you along to the next match either cov or leicester (we live in rugby). Purely out of good fatherly intentions i would certainly take him. I am born and brought up 5 miles from Darlington, which ofcourse where my allegience laid. Standing in the lcfc home fans area cheering on lcfc wasnt going to be natural perhaps even a betrayal. Nevertheless i would take him along. I had missed live football as i have been detached from my native north east for over 20years now, and had no interest to watch lcfc/cov as they were just foreign to me. I was so pleased to take him along to lcfc vs cov (2006/7) Lcfc ran amok winning 3-0. And we have both been hooked ever since, so again, i suppose its a father/son thing but i am in the 'other' column. My allegiances have so much changed now that last year when lcfc played nufc i surely wanted lcfc to win. (keep that quiet)

I remember that, Mandarics first game after officially taking over and we were 3-0 by the half.

[Maybes]

Born in Leamington and lived in Dudley until the age of 5, then moved to Leicester and been living here ever since.

Majority of the family are Villa, few bluenoses and one QPR fan

[Bob Weasel Fox]

born and bred in luffbra but its near enough to lestoh (and in Leicestershire - which is why i hate luffbra red scum so much) and now live in the heart of the city with my Leicester born and bred wife (New Parks lass originally). My uncles started taking me to games in the 1979-80 promotion season as most of them are staunch City fans (My dad was a Liverpool fan as from that neck of the woods originally so i could have easily turned to the dark side as a child )

[Austin]

Dad never really liked football (weirdo)

It was my uncle who got me into Leicester, As a kid I just loved playing football and my favourite players were mainly those who played for the national side. I never really supported anyone untill I was introduced to City & i've never looked back since!

[SOCCERROO FOX]

Why do i support City? Cos i'm a Dick Head

[ta-fc]

Two reasons really I was born in this great county and in our house growing up there was no other choice.

[SOCCERROO FOX]

Was sat in my office not that long after moving up here, when some people came in trying to sell me advertising space at Filbert Street, telling me my company would have national coverage every Saturday on MOTD. Told them I wasn't into football at all and not interested, but I started looking out for results in the Merc and it seemed like we lost virtually every match that season. So I guess it was something very English in me and I found myself rooting for the underdog and it just kinda grew from there really

Not much has changed really

[VinceNoir]

My dad and brother got me into it. They used to take me down to Filbert Street in the 90s. It was amazing. Living in Denmark is lovely, but being able to watch City down at the Walkers is the main thing i miss about living in the UK. Hopefully able to get over a few times next season

[perthfox]

born in edinburgh,went with family to see city play a edinburgh select team,i was 6 then got hooked im 64 now,moved to leicester when i was 10 and lived there till 1989,now in west australia. listen every week and still a city man

[SOCCERROO FOX]

born in edinburgh,went with family to see city play a edinburgh select team,i was 6 then got hooked im 64 now,moved to leicester when i was 10 and lived there till 1989,now in west australia. listen every week and still a city man

[Pegosteve]

Moved to Leicester when I was 7 in Dec 1967 from the North West. Not really had a team before but liked Everton (they won the cup in 66!) My Dad ( A Leeds fan - Scum Bag United!!) took me to the Xmas game v West Ham and I was hooked.

My 2 grown up sons have never lived in Leicester but are avid Foxes too.

[Finnegan]

It was my uncle who got into me