Originally Posted by celesti:
“Did you have O Fortuna playing in the background as you were typing that?”
“Did you have O Fortuna playing in the background as you were typing that?”
It seemed to fit.
Football Neutrals Thread - Part 2
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Originally Posted by Jason C:
“So this is it.
This is the day of destiny for Leicester City Football Club.
A club which was playing in League One seven seasons ago and the Championship only two seasons ago.
A club which was staring relegation back to the Championship in the face roughly this time last year.
A club whose last major honour was the League Cup back in 2000.
This hitherto insignificant club from an insignificant city in the East Midlands could be crowned the best team in the land - above sides who dwarf them in terms of intrinsic value - in three hours' time.
They've already written a footballing fairy tale and victory at Man Utd will complete the final paragraph.”
“So this is it.
This is the day of destiny for Leicester City Football Club.
A club which was playing in League One seven seasons ago and the Championship only two seasons ago.
A club which was staring relegation back to the Championship in the face roughly this time last year.
A club whose last major honour was the League Cup back in 2000.
This hitherto insignificant club from an insignificant city in the East Midlands could be crowned the best team in the land - above sides who dwarf them in terms of intrinsic value - in three hours' time.
They've already written a footballing fairy tale and victory at Man Utd will complete the final paragraph.”
I wouldn't give up the day job if I were you...
Originally Posted by Jason C:
“So this is it.
This is the day of destiny for Leicester City Football Club.
A club which was playing in League One seven seasons ago and the Championship only two seasons ago.
A club which was staring relegation back to the Championship in the face roughly this time last year.
A club whose last major honour was the League Cup back in 2000.
This hitherto insignificant club from an insignificant city in the East Midlands could be crowned the best team in the land - above sides who dwarf them in terms of intrinsic value - in three hours' time.
They've already written a footballing fairy tale and victory at Man Utd will complete the final paragraph.”
“So this is it.
This is the day of destiny for Leicester City Football Club.
A club which was playing in League One seven seasons ago and the Championship only two seasons ago.
A club which was staring relegation back to the Championship in the face roughly this time last year.
A club whose last major honour was the League Cup back in 2000.
This hitherto insignificant club from an insignificant city in the East Midlands could be crowned the best team in the land - above sides who dwarf them in terms of intrinsic value - in three hours' time.
They've already written a footballing fairy tale and victory at Man Utd will complete the final paragraph.”
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Meanwhile there's been a goal at the Liberty...
Originally Posted by Jason C:
“So this is it.
This is the day of destiny for Leicester City Football Club.
A club which was playing in League One seven seasons ago and the Championship only two seasons ago.
A club which was staring relegation back to the Championship in the face roughly this time last year.
A club whose last major honour was the League Cup back in 2000.
This hitherto insignificant club from an insignificant city in the East Midlands could be crowned the best team in the land - above sides who dwarf them in terms of intrinsic value - in three hours' time.
They've already written a footballing fairy tale and victory at Man Utd will complete the final paragraph.”
“So this is it.
This is the day of destiny for Leicester City Football Club.
A club which was playing in League One seven seasons ago and the Championship only two seasons ago.
A club which was staring relegation back to the Championship in the face roughly this time last year.
A club whose last major honour was the League Cup back in 2000.
This hitherto insignificant club from an insignificant city in the East Midlands could be crowned the best team in the land - above sides who dwarf them in terms of intrinsic value - in three hours' time.
They've already written a footballing fairy tale and victory at Man Utd will complete the final paragraph.”
Harsh
Originally Posted by lordOfTime:
“Harsh”
“Harsh”
But true - if you look objectively at Leicester's history and achievements up to this point.
You can, of course, describe many other clubs in the same way using such a basis.
No way are Leicester a hitherto insignificant club
Gordon Banks and Peter Shilton are 2 of the best keepers the world has ever seen
Gordon Banks and Peter Shilton are 2 of the best keepers the world has ever seen
Originally Posted by Jason C:
“But true - if you look objectively at Leicester's history and achievements up to this point.
You can, of course, describe many other clubs in the same way using such a basis.”
“But true - if you look objectively at Leicester's history and achievements up to this point.
You can, of course, describe many other clubs in the same way using such a basis.”
The way I see it, and it's just a point of view so you can disagree with it, is that no club in the football league and above is an insignificant club, especially not in this day and age. Most clubs if not all have a history that it can be proud of.
This particular chapter in Leicester's history has been pretty remarkable, and I'm not just talking about their title push.
I think if you're in the football league you're a big club. Or a so called "smaller" club in the big stage. Even league 2, the gap is narrowing.
There's big club isn't top of the tier either. There's big clubs, top clubs and the elite.
Leicester might not be one of the top teams but they're certainly not insignificant and haven't been for a while,
Originally Posted by NiteOwl12:
“Martial possibly helping United take a big stride towards retaining Van Gaal next season.”
“Martial possibly helping United take a big stride towards retaining Van Gaal next season.”
I bloody hope not.
Originally Posted by lordOfTime:
“Leicester might not be one of the top teams but they're certainly not insignificant and haven't been for a while,”
“Leicester might not be one of the top teams but they're certainly not insignificant and haven't been for a while,”
Clearly you and I are judging this on different parameters so we'll have to agree to disagree.
Have to say this is the poorest start I've seen Leicester make to a match since they put themselves in the title frame; the goal symbolised that with the untypical way their defence were so unaware of Martial and completely left him alone.
Saying that, it's now 1-1
One of the hallmarks of this Leicester side has been their ability to score regardless of how they're playing and it's proven itself once again.
I assume I am one of the last to learn, from the commentator a little while ago on NBC, that it was Ranieri who signed Martial for Monaco from Lyon back in 2013.
Originally Posted by NiteOwl12:
“I assume I am one of the last to learn, from the commentator a little while ago on NBC, that it was Ranieri who signed Martial for Monaco from Lyon back in 2013.”
“I assume I am one of the last to learn, from the commentator a little while ago on NBC, that it was Ranieri who signed Martial for Monaco from Lyon back in 2013.”
That's the first I've heard of that
Originally Posted by Nova21:
“That's the first I've heard of that”
“That's the first I've heard of that”
Just found a link which says the same, in an article in which Ranieri is defending Martial this season https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/ran...051612305.html
Originally Posted by Jason C:
“Fellaini up to his usual tricks again, elbowing Huth.”
“Fellaini up to his usual tricks again, elbowing Huth.”
Should be some restrospective punishment for that surely.
Originally Posted by MichPlat:
“Giggs looking even more miserable than usual , presumably due to marital problems again.”
“Giggs looking even more miserable than usual , presumably due to marital problems again.”
This post got lost on the way to the showbiz forum.
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