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Bassey wanted out because he wanted to a FB but has ended up as a CB anyway. Maswanhhise may prove to be successful outside the Scottish Premier if that's a measure of our failure I can live with that. As for the 2 that jumped ship there's little we could do about that we're never, ever going to compete with the likes of Liverpool and Man City and we'll have to wait and see if they made the correct decision. Also even they lose players who can't get a look in. Of course we need to be better but that applies across the whole club and you could argue that our Academy success has been badly affected by the poor performance of the Senior level of the club soi in the circumstance the Academy and it's staff have performed very well.

Sure but have we had those players to develop KDH, Barnes, Thomas, McAteer, Stolarczyk have all come through with relatively decent levels of success and Nyoni / Noubissie who chose to leave who else has missed out?

There's always the possibility that KP sell us at a loss just to get rid and and side-line Top. Leicester Fans had a Dream

We're also destined to become the 5 largest City in England, true it'll be the same people going to games but we're seen as a parochial city just a bit bigger than a town.

But both were interrupted by serious injuries and are only just fully recovered, hopefully so we'll never know what might have been especially as we've been shockingly bad over that period.

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Liverpool issue bans as £1.2m seized from ticket touts Liverpool have issued over 400 lifetime bans after more than £1.2m of assets relating to the illegal selling of tickets was seized by police. The club worked with Merseyside Police to seize the assets from organised ticket touts. The police operation focused on the laundering of criminal proceeds from illicit ticket sales and took place alongside the club's crackdown on ticket touting, both online and in the ground. The club has since issued 432 lifetime bans to the guilty parties, as well as 115 indefinite suspensions. Detective Chief Inspector Nick Suffield said: "This is a fantastic example of partnership working between ourselves and Liverpool Football Club for the good of the fans and the general public. "We will always take action to protect genuine fans who fall victim to touts when all they are trying to do is simply purchase tickets to support their team." From the assets seized, the money was split between Merseyside Police and the Home Office. Last year, BBC Sport revealed Liverpool had shut down 145,000 ticket accounts over the previous two years as part of a crackdown on touting. And last season alone, Liverpool analysed almost 700,000 ticket registrations, with 67,663 suspected fake accounts blocked or cancelled, and a further 121,379 accounts currently under investigation. A further 3,847 tickets were cancelled for suspicious purchase activity in the 2025-26 season. They were put back on sale as general admission tickets, increasing the number available for genuine fans. There was also a significant increase in targeted stops carried out on matchdays by the club, who prevented access to the turnstiles for accounts with suspicious activity. These stops were carried out at Anfield – an average of 300 per home game – and at away games both in the Premier League and in Europe.

Russell Martin hands Leicester City youngsters ‘exciting’ opportunity with encouraging admission | Leicestershire Live Russell Martin hands Leicester City youngsters ‘exciting’ opportunity with encouraging admission Russell Martin has been praised for his use of academy players in Leicester City's pre-season so far Josh Holland Leicester City correspondent 07:00, 22 Jul 2026 Russell Martin has revealed Leicester City academy's was a "big reason" why he took the job this summer. The City boss has handed opportunities to a host of youngsters during the opening three friendlies of pre-season, with preparations so far going perfectly to plan. Saturday's 3-0 victory over Burton Albion followed wins over Northampton Town and Bristol Rovers. Sammy Braybrooke, Will Alves, Bade Aluko and Louis Page have all impressed in the opening games and will be hoping to play key roles in League One. This summer has also provided breakthrough opportunities for the likes of Riley Carr, Lorenz Hutchinson, Kirsten Otchere, Tommy Neale and Nathan Opoku. Chances have been made available to impress their new manager as work continues behind-the-scenes to strengthen the squad with new signings. Martin arrived at the King Power Stadium with a strong track record of promoting academy players, particularly during his time at Southampton. At Leicester, that is something he wants to continue. The remainder of pre-season will provide further opportunities for the club's young players to make their mark and show Martin that they can play a part in his plans for the new season. “When I took this job, one of the most exciting bits and maybe one of the things that the club was interested in me for, was to try to develop young players and give them an opportunity," Martin said. "I love working with young men to try and develop them. They’re really exciting. I don’t want to put too much pressure on them. It’s really difficult when you’re in the Premier League or Championship for young guys to play, now they should be excited about an opportunity and to play in this way because they suit it. "I said it on the first day to every member at the training ground that they’ve done a good job [in] providing the club with so many exciting talents and now they have to seize the opportunity. Riley Carr has impressed in pre-season this summer(Image: Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) "We’ll give everything that we’ve got to try and help them. Some of the performances that they’re putting in, amazing. There’s some bits where we have to teach them and the game will do that, they’ll only do that by minutes on the pitch. "We need men to win football matches every week, to help young players, but with the young ones that we’ve got, it’s amazing." Martin also revealed that he expects a number of the exciting talents part of the first-team to be involved in the Foxes' League One campaign. "I expect a lot of them to be involved heavily, yeah," he added. "Honestly it’s a big reason why I came. It’s a really exciting time. Fans have really connected to the young players already, some of them have been here for a long time as well, not like signing at 16/17. It’s an exciting time for them.”

Everton are Southampton in reverse.

There's a fair bit of assets if someone wants to come in and turn us into a fully fledged L1/L2 club. Seagrave and all the land around the stadium which would no longer be wanted and ripe for asset stripping to make a profit on.

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More information can be found on the Help FAQ on gift articles. https://www.ft.com/content/0b2a609f-8c21-432f-afc5-3080d080c3ae?accessToken=zwAAAZ-Jyl4rkc8LKmCfjCFDL9OvxTCA0IDDrg.MEQCIHIoooupAhqyUprimqGomUApw9dD-MkuNBqyrEIm5PHoAiBhPe3ok7ZAWv8oNQOE6hPXC3XtdSrkrRHKl_QESnHF8g&sharetype=gift&token=c3e924d9-128d-4d3a-818a-cc536c35db69&syn-25a6b1a6=1 Leicester City owners explore sale a decade after Premier League title Thailand’s King Power sounds out buyers for football club that has dropped two divisions since its underdog glory Leicester lost £71.1mn during the 2024-25 season, according to accounts released this year, despite being in the Premier League © Nigel French/PA Leicester City owners explore sale a decade after Premier League title on x (opens in a new window) Leicester City owners explore sale a decade after Premier League title on facebook (opens in a new window) Leicester City owners explore sale a decade after Premier League title on linkedin (opens in a new window) Save current progress 0% Ivan Levingston, Josh Noble and Samuel Agini Published15 MINUTES AGO 2 Print this page Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Leicester City’s Thai owners are exploring selling the football club they led to Premier League glory a decade ago in one of the sport’s greatest underdog success stories. Thailand’s King Power, a travel and retail group that has owned the club for more than 15 years, has tapped investment bankers at Citigroup to sound out buyers, according to people familiar with the matter. After a bumper year for football M&A in 2022, the market for takeovers of top-flight clubs has slowed, according to data from Uefa. European football’s governing body cited high valuations and increased desire for financial returns as potential reasons. Instead, investors have turned their attention to football’s lower divisions, especially in England, or looked to buy minority stakes. The potential sale of Leicester City comes after the FT reported on Tuesday that a consortium of investors was in talks to buy a stake in Liverpool Football Club at a valuation of more than $6bn. Leicester supporters stage a protest against the owners in March. The team were relegated to League One, English football’s third tier, the following month © PA Leicester City was acquired by King Power’s billionaire founder Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in 2010, with the team mid-table in the Championship, English football’s second tier. Under Thai ownership, the team reached the Premier League in 2014 and two years later were crowned English champions after an incredible run under Italian head coach Claudio Ranieri. The title-winning team, which included the likes of striker Jamie Vardy and midfielder N’Golo Kanté, became a global sensation for breaking the dominance of English football’s elite. Leicester went on to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League the following season. But the club and its owners were struck by tragedy in 2018 when Srivaddhanaprabha died in a helicopter crash outside the team’s stadium, with control passing to his son Aiyawatt. Leicester initially enjoyed continued success on the pitch, finishing fifth in the Premier League in 2020 and 2021 and winning the FA Cup for the first time. However, results turned after the coronavirus pandemic, with the club relegated to the Championship in 2023. The team bounced back to the top flight for a single season before being relegated again in 2025. Meanwhile, the club began to face regulatory scrutiny over its finances. In February it was hit with a six-point deduction for breaching English football’s rules that limit how much clubs can spend. It ended the season with relegation to League One, English football’s third tier. Under its current owners, Leicester City relocated to a new training ground and had been seeking to expand its stadium to 40,000 seats, although those plans have been put on hold. Accounts released this year showed Leicester lost £71.1mn during the 2024-25 season despite being in the Premier League, which boosts revenues from broadcast rights and other sources. The club’s owners last year wiped £124mn of shareholder loans to the club, converting the debt to equity. King Power’s core business has been hit by a drop in visitors to Thailand in the wake of the pandemic, especially from China. Airports of Thailand said in October it had agreed to renegotiate some of the company’s retail concession contracts. Leicester were relegated to League One last season alongside Sheffield Wednesday — another club that fell on hard times under separate Thai ownership, before falling into administration and being bought in May by a US consortium. Citi declined to comment. King Power and Leicester City did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

'They want us gone' - Man Utd fans' fury over ticket ultimatum Manchester United fans have reacted with fury after "thousands" had their season-ticket accounts restricted. The action follows an attempt by United to identify potential ticket touts and those breaking the club's ticketing terms and conditions. But supporters have told BBC Sport that those who have been informed their season tickets are now at risk of being revoked include many of the club's most loyal followers, and insist that the majority have done nothing wrong. "I feel angry about it - they just want us gone," Andy, a season ticket holder for more than 35 years, who was informed his account has been restricted on Monday night, told BBC Sport. "My dad has been a season-ticket holder since 1974, when we were in the second division. He is a pensioner now and I have to help him with all the online stuff since digital tickets became a thing. "Going the match is our bond. Things like that are what keep older people alive sometimes. "It's stressful enough for my own mental health but I think it could make my dad ill." Manchester United declined to comment on the process or fan reaction when asked to do so. Full story here - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c2elxzrpw4eo

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