_Fatboyslow_ Posted 24 January 2014 Posted 24 January 2014 For those that want to believe that the owners are and have always been Leicester fans and it has always been their dream to own the club can I ask "why did it take you so long to step forward ?"
Hungry Hungry Fox Posted 24 January 2014 Posted 24 January 2014 For those that want to believe that the owners are and have always been Leicester fans and it has always been their dream to own the club can I ask "why did it take you so long to step forward ?" I don't think anyone actually believes that
Jakemoore Posted 24 January 2014 Posted 24 January 2014 Quick question. What if Boro score in the 12th minute? Don't speak such harsh words!
Dan Posted 24 January 2014 Posted 24 January 2014 Imagine thinking that not clapping (again) in the 12th minute means that you don't like the owners
Kitchandro Posted 24 January 2014 Posted 24 January 2014 Moose accusing people of being racist classic! That's like Will Young accusing people of being gay.
Kitchandro Posted 24 January 2014 Posted 24 January 2014 They've made some good decision and bad ones. If they deserve applause then so do lots of other people at the club. People clamber over themselves these days to show that they care, give to charity, support worthy causes, care when someone they've never met dies. There's no need. If you love the owners and appreciate what they've done then write to them or, if they had if their way, buy a box for you and your whole family and only wear Puma. I feel my £1000's spent following the team is appreciation enough. Top post.
MooseBreath Posted 24 January 2014 Posted 24 January 2014 Moose accusing people of being racist classic! That's like Will Young accusing people of being gay. Not really, since I'm not a racist. As a couple of posters have noted, sylofox unintentionally illustrated my point with impeccable precision. He doesn't like them because they're foreign - the definition of the grey area between xenophobia and racism. It's also pretty dangerous because like it or not, they own the club and can do pretty much what they want with it. If all the feedback they get from fans is from narrow minded knuckledraggers not liking them because they're foreign, don't expect them to give too much of a shit about what happens to the club in the long term. A little bit of fan appreciation for their genuine good work and generosity shouldn't be too much to ask if it can strengthen the relationship between the owners and the club and help safeguard our future.
AKCJ Posted 24 January 2014 Posted 24 January 2014 I hope so and I hope everyone laughs at you. Bit of a cuntish attitude. Would we be in the position we are without them? No. Is it painful to let them know your appreciation? No. Is it painful to sit in silence for a minute while those that do care show their appreciation? No.
Kitchandro Posted 24 January 2014 Posted 24 January 2014 Pearson makes generally quite good signings (though there have been plenty of duds), I'm not disputing that, but the fact remains that you can't make many good signings without money. Knockeart, Vardy, Drinkwater, Wood, De Laet etc all cost money we got from the Thais. You put together a team of Pearsons <250k signings and see how well you think it would do. Those players cost very little for a club of our size, they probably total about £5m. That's hardly breaking the bank is it? I expect owners to fund the team, that's the point of them. That's not something brilliantly amazing. Frankly, I'm not bothered how much money they put into the club if a) we're not promoted and/or b) I'm having to put in obscene amounts of money just to watch them. At the end of the day, I judge them on how the club is doing under their management. And the truth is we've struggled up to now, on and off the pitch. Ticket prices have gone up, attendances have decreased and we haven't been promoted yet. The owners have not done anything special. The best thing about the club at the moment is Nigel Pearson. He's the one managing the team, he's the one who selected the players, etc. From a fans point of view I'm struggling to see how the club has moved forward since they've been here. It's certainly not been a meteoric rise, has it?
Kitchandro Posted 24 January 2014 Posted 24 January 2014 Bit of a cuntish attitude. Would we be in the position we are without them? No. Is it painful to let them know your appreciation? No. Is it painful to sit in silence for a minute while those that do care show their appreciation? No. What position? Top of the league or in the championship? Yeh I'm fairly sure we could have done both those things with different owners. Even Mandaric's club got to 5th place. Vincent fvcking Tan's club finished top last year. And yeh, it is fvcking painful to watch a load of embarrassing ****** arselick the owners of what they see as a business, then sit down in silence for the rest of a football match. Painful is exactly how I'd describe it.
MooseBreath Posted 24 January 2014 Posted 24 January 2014 Those players cost very little for a club of our size, they probably total about £5m. That's hardly breaking the bank is it? I expect owners to fund the team, that's the point of them. That's not something brilliantly amazing. Frankly, I'm not bothered how much money they put into the club if a) we're not promoted and/or b) I'm having to put in obscene amounts of money just to watch them. At the end of the day, I judge them on how the club is doing under their management. And the truth is we've struggled up to now, on and off the pitch. Ticket prices have gone up, attendances have decreased and we haven't been promoted yet. The owners have not done anything special. The best thing about the club at the moment is Nigel Pearson. He's the one managing the team, he's the one who selected the players, etc. From a fans point of view I'm struggling to see how the club has moved forward since they've been here. It's certainly not been a meteoric rise, has it? £5m would certainly break my bank, would it not yours? Plus all the other players. Plus their wages. Plus £30m mandaric debt. Plus training ground improvements. Plus cat 1 academy. Plus the stadium. I agree with what you're saying though, I'm not suggesting we unveil a shrine of vichai's erect penis that every fan has to suckle on before being allowed entry, or anything like that. I'm not even supporting the idea of another minutes applause because we've done it already. I'm just saying we should appreciate that they are relatively good owners and that some fans should learn not to look a gift horse in the mouth.
AKCJ Posted 24 January 2014 Posted 24 January 2014 What position? Top of the league or in the championship? Yeh I'm fairly sure we could have done both those things with different owners. Even Mandaric's club got to 5th place. Vincent fvcking Tan's club finished top last year. And yeh, it is fvcking painful to watch a load of embarrassing ****** arselick the owners of what they see as a business, then sit down in silence for the rest of a football match. Painful is exactly how I'd describe it. I pity you. I really do. Position being top of the league, the best squad since we won the League Cup, no debt, excellent training ground, envy of everyone at our level. How many owners in the league would be able to do that? Absolutely nobody and you know that. Yes Vincent Tan's club did finish top last year. Because his side had the same qualities as I've listed above. Only he ****ed about with his club's traditions and he didn't get on with his manager. Now is there any indication the Top and Co will do the same? No, of course there isn't. The "I've spent all my money following the team so I have the right to moan when it suits me" argument doesn't wash either. Ticket prices are pretty much level throughout this league. We're certainly not the most expensive team to follow and, admittedly, we're not the cheapest. The owners have done absolutely nothing to antagonise anybody following our club and the stubbornness shown from our so-called fans sometimes makes me wonder whether we deserve them. It's 'painful' to show support for your football club for one ****ing minute?? Jesus wept, grow up.
Hungry Hungry Fox Posted 24 January 2014 Posted 24 January 2014 What position? Top of the league or in the championship? Yeh I'm fairly sure we could have done both those things with different owners. Even Mandaric's club got to 5th place. Vincent fvcking Tan's club finished top last year. And yeh, it is fvcking painful to watch a load of embarrassing ****** arselick the owners of what they see as a business, then sit down in silence for the rest of a football match. Painful is exactly how I'd describe it. Oh dear
Mack Posted 24 January 2014 Author Posted 24 January 2014 Reading this thread explains to me just why atmospheres / expectations from Football fans in general is the way it is in modern football. So many naysayers, doubters, negativity etc etc. Bottom line... They have put their money where their mouth is, and whatever you do and don't say none of us will do more for the club financially in our lifetimes. So IF we get up this season, and you are jumping about wherever you may be at the time, I'm sure some of you will show an ignorant level of disregard for our owners who ultimately funded your joy. Yes no one is perfect, I'd be the first to admit that of myself, but we are in my opinion lucky to have committed owners who don't just want to bleed us dry and run or use us as some sort of play thing / joke. There genuinely is no pleasing some people.
Donut Posted 24 January 2014 Posted 24 January 2014 Those players cost very little for a club of our size, they probably total about £5m. That's hardly breaking the bank is it? I expect owners to fund the team, that's the point of them. That's not something brilliantly amazing. Frankly, I'm not bothered how much money they put into the club if a) we're not promoted and/or b) I'm having to put in obscene amounts of money just to watch them. At the end of the day, I judge them on how the club is doing under their management. And the truth is we've struggled up to now, on and off the pitch. Ticket prices have gone up, attendances have decreased and we haven't been promoted yet. The owners have not done anything special. The best thing about the club at the moment is Nigel Pearson. He's the one managing the team, he's the one who selected the players, etc. From a fans point of view I'm struggling to see how the club has moved forward since they've been here. It's certainly not been a meteoric rise, has it? Dont understand your point of view at all. There was a time we couldnt afford 50k for Joey Gudjonsson and we were destined for our lowest league position in history. You seem to take the presence of rich owners for granted.
deejdeej Posted 24 January 2014 Posted 24 January 2014 Just clap you miserable lot and appreciate the fact that we dont have Tan or mike ashley running the club. Our owners are much better than most, fact.
Raj Posted 24 January 2014 Posted 24 January 2014 We really are a bunch of ungrateful cvnts. They ain't changed our kit to red....cardiff They ain't changed our name to Leicester Foxes....hull tigers. They ain't put us millions in debt...man.ure. Do you remember Shipman and his cronies???? Are you still waiting for englebert lumpy to pump his millions into us?? Some if you suckers ain't had it so good. Its a gesture....just shut the moaning and clap!
Pen 3 Posted 24 January 2014 Posted 24 January 2014 It's a deference thing for me, not any different in my view to the cap-doffing at the old families that used to own and run clubs! then "businessmen" started buying and owning them, and then "investors". Clubs belong to us, the fans, in heart, but we don't have the wallets to turn our passion into ownership. I can't bring myself to lift that cap, but I bear no personal grudge towards the present owners or any of the previous ones, just I've never stood/sat alongside them in the kop. I can't say I have any strong views on any fans who want to clap but I can't really explain why it makes me so uncomfortable. If you do, I can probably understand why, but if I don't it's nothing personal mate.
MGLCFC Posted 24 January 2014 Posted 24 January 2014 If nothing else, it's great to hear the stadium come alive when everyone claps - to me it's just a decent gesture, irrespective whether you feel it's warranted. It gives everyone a bit of a lift and to me makes us feel we're all in it together. It certainly beats the booing at half time when things are going wrong, which some feel quite happy to do. So while things are going well, let's enjoy these times and show our appreciation.
David Lowe Posted 24 January 2014 Posted 24 January 2014 Just clap you miserable lot and appreciate the fact that we dont have Tan or mike ashley running the club. Our owners are much better than most, fact. If fans want to show appreciation to the owners I am all for it but I hate this clapping on a certain minute business. Why does everything have to be organised like this...where has the spontaneity gone? Personally I like the owners for the fact that they are not in the media all the time making a laughing stock of us like some owners do. They get on with it quietly which is good. As for the job they are doing I think it's too early to comment. Also I'm sure they haven't paid off the debt, just converted it to shares haven't they?
suffolk fox Posted 24 January 2014 Posted 24 January 2014 If fans want to show appreciation to the owners I am all for it but I hate this clapping on a certain minute business. Why does everything have to be organised like this...where has the spontaneity gone? Personally I like the owners for the fact that they are not in the media all the time making a laughing stock of us like some owners do. They get on with it quietly which is good. As for the job they are doing I think it's too early to comment. Also I'm sure they haven't paid off the debt, just converted it to shares haven't they? Another good post. You are right re the not paying off the debt. They have converted it to shares, which is what a lot of the big teams do. I.e Man City, Chelsea have all done this. I believe it is a financial loophole to avoid financial penaltys, points deductions re financial fair play. There are some good points on this topic but I remain wary. Reason being neither Hulls owner or Vincent tan did not want to do anything whilst their club remained in the championship. Let's see what happens if we do get promoted. You never know?
Aus Fox Posted 24 January 2014 Posted 24 January 2014 Another good post. You are right re the not paying off the debt. They have converted it to shares, which is what a lot of the big teams do. I.e Man City, Chelsea have all done this. I believe it is a financial loophole to avoid financial penaltys, points deductions re financial fair play. There are some good points on this topic but I remain wary. Reason being neither Hulls owner or Vincent tan did not want to do anything whilst their club remained in the championship. Let's see what happens if we do get promoted. You never know? Pretty sure Cardiff were playing in red in the championship.
shade Posted 24 January 2014 Posted 24 January 2014 wow some people truly are miserable. so they tried to ingratiate themselves by saying they liked leicester, nobody else do things in life to be liked? so they possibly, maybe, perhaps actually want to benefit monetarily from owning LCFC, how dare they? some of you people amaze me, miserable, miserable, miserable little plebs. what a mistake to spend loads of money on our club under sven, terrible terrible people. and how dare they invest in the training ground to make us a more attractive proposition if they ever did sell us, and as for changing the stadium name from walkers to king power... I'm going to have to stop now, I'm making myself hate them.
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