The Leicester City appreciation thread

[Midfield_General]

They smash us 9-0 on our own patch and then sign not one but two of the defenders who helped make that happen. A geriatric Ryan Bertrand whose legs had gone, and £15m for the BP shipping fleet's Jannik Vestergaard. 

Then they tonk us 5-0 and 4-1 in the same season and decide that one of the stalwarts of that side, strollin' Joe Aribo, now another two years older and three stone heavier, is just the man to inject the fight and passion they'll need for the scrap to stay away from the relegation zone, and offer to take his wages and Gregg's bill off our payroll for the rest of the season. 

Not only that, but if rumours are to be believed they have also put the man who masterminded those two defeats, Russell 'Call Me Russ' Martin, at the top of their wish list to be their new manager. Then, just for the lols, they put Ralph the 9-0 guy on there as a fallback as well. 

So, Leicester City, we thank you 🙏. In our darkest days you never fail to bring joy and laughter, and your board increasingly make the clown show running our club look like the pinnacle of strategic excellence. 

Now, would you like to buy a goalkeeper and a left back? They're both Irish internationals, you'll love them. 

Edited 9 hours ago by Midfield_General

[coalman]

28 minutes ago, Midfield_General said:

They smash us 9-0 on our own patch and then sign not one but two of the defenders who helped make that happen. A geriatric Ryan Bertrand whose legs had gone, and £15m for the BP shipping fleet's Jannik Vestergaard. 

Then they tonk us 5-0 and 4-1 in the same season and decide that one of the stalwarts of that side, strollin' Joe Aribo, now another two years older and three stone heavier, is just the man to inject the fight and passion they'll need for the scrap to stay away from the relegation zone, and offer to take his wages and Gregg's bill off our payroll for the rest of the season. 

Not only that, but if rumours are to be believed they have also put the man who masterminded those two defeats at the top of their wish list to be their new manager. Then, just for the lols, they put the 9-0 guy on there as well. 

So, Leicester City, we thank you 🙏. In our darkest days you never fail to bring joy and laughter, and your board increasingly make the clown show running our club look like the pinnacle of strategic excellence. 

Now, would you like to buy a goalkeeper and a left back? They're both Irish internationals, you'll love them. 

This only works if they can procure the services of a manager who is going to get the best out of them. Fortuitously, Russell Martin is sniffing around his next gig at the moment.

[Tamesaint]

Is there the remotest possibility of them receiving a points deduction this side of Christmas 2026??

[Saint NL]

5 hours ago, Tamesaint said:

Is there the remotest possibility of them receiving a points deduction this side of Christmas 2026??

They're signing Aribo, they've been punished enough

[Willo of Whiteley]

18 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

They're signing Aribo, they've been punished enough

Their forum is buzzing about it 😂

[Dr Who?]

The place that I get my car serviced at here in Carlisle is owned by a Scottish bloke who is a Rangers fan. I was talking to him about Russell Martin when he was in charge at Ibrox, and the conversation changed as this Scottish bloke said, “I tell you what that Aribo is on hell of a player”, I thought he was joking, but no him and his Rangers mates season ticket holders think he is brilliant. I left scratching my head in bemusement. 

[coalman]

11 hours ago, Dr Who? said:

The place that I get my car serviced at here in Carlisle is owned by a Scottish bloke who is a Rangers fan. I was talking to him about Russell Martin when he was in charge at Ibrox, and the conversation changed as this Scottish bloke said, “I tell you what that Aribo is on hell of a player”, I thought he was joking, but no him and his Rangers mates season ticket holders think he is brilliant. I left scratching my head in bemusement. 

Are you sure you didn't get confused by his accent? He might have been saying "watching Aribo play is like being in hell"

[Sparkkyy]

11 hours ago, Dr Who? said:

The place that I get my car serviced at here in Carlisle is owned by a Scottish bloke who is a Rangers fan. I was talking to him about Russell Martin when he was in charge at Ibrox, and the conversation changed as this Scottish bloke said, “I tell you what that Aribo is on hell of a player”, I thought he was joking, but no him and his Rangers mates season ticket holders think he is brilliant. I left scratching my head in bemusement. 

This person can't be trusted. Take your car elsewhere in the future.

[Football Special]

19 hours ago, Midfield_General said:

They smash us 9-0 on our own patch and then sign not one but two of the defenders who helped make that happen. A geriatric Ryan Bertrand whose legs had gone, and £15m for the BP shipping fleet's Jannik Vestergaard. 

Then they tonk us 5-0 and 4-1 in the same season and decide that one of the stalwarts of that side, strollin' Joe Aribo, now another two years older and three stone heavier, is just the man to inject the fight and passion they'll need for the scrap to stay away from the relegation zone, and offer to take his wages and Gregg's bill off our payroll for the rest of the season. 

Not only that, but if rumours are to be believed they have also put the man who masterminded those two defeats, Russell 'Call Me Russ' Martin, at the top of their wish list to be their new manager. Then, just for the lols, they put Ralph the 9-0 guy on there as a fallback as well. 

So, Leicester City, we thank you 🙏. In our darkest days you never fail to bring joy and laughter, and your board increasingly make the clown show running our club look like the pinnacle of strategic excellence. 

Now, would you like to buy a goalkeeper and a left back? They're both Irish internationals, you'll love them. 

I have to say I can't laugh at Leicester as it's like holding up a mirror to remember just how bad we are, 

2016 was best year in our "modern" history, we finished 6th just missing out on Champions league, yet there they were top of the league lifting the trophy with Andrea Bocelli singing Nessum Dorma, they experienced highs way beyond us. 

2021 - meeting them at Wembley fa cup semi final, they go on to win the trophy 

2024 - both find ourselves in championship, they win the league thrashing us along the way 

2025/26 - they are supposed to be in financial trouble signing no new players with a transfer fee yet before last weekend sat above us in the league 

Will this points deduction ever actually happen? 

Edited 9 hours ago by Football Special

[Holmes_and_Watson]

20 hours ago, Dr Who? said:

The place that I get my car serviced at here in Carlisle is owned by a Scottish bloke who is a Rangers fan. I was talking to him about Russell Martin when he was in charge at Ibrox, and the conversation changed as this Scottish bloke said, “I tell you what that Aribo is on hell of a player”, I thought he was joking, but no him and his Rangers mates season ticket holders think he is brilliant. I left scratching my head in bemusement. 

That was the more mobile version of Aribo. He was played in a lot of positions, helping support shortcomings in the squad. Not least being an emergency forward. The standard of opposition was lower. But played out towards the right of midfield, he had room to control and run with the ball.

We saw some glimpses of it, when he was under Martin, and I think right after he joined. Martin had words, and it had an effect.

Obviously, we knew better than to play him anywhere he'd been better at while at Rangers.