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 Monday at 08:51 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 Monday at 09:30 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.

[SaintsBarry74]

Doubt they're dumb enough to sign Bazunu after having endured Danny Ward.

Would be amusing if they signed Russell Martin.

[suewhistle]

On 01/02/2026 at 20:12, Willo of Whiteley said:

Their forum is buzzing about it 😂

What, like angry wasps? Wouldn't hang around there mush!

[Saint NL]

6 point deduction for Leicester confirmed.

 

[die Mannyschaft]

5 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

6 point deduction for Leicester confirmed.

 

In relegation joint 32 points now

[Bob60]

Cop out as usual

[Kenilworthy1959]

They will get the points back. Imagine the legal battles if it caused them to be relegated

[skintsaint]

14 minutes ago, die Mannyschaft said:

In relegation joint 32 points now

1 win in 6 with no manager? Not looking great and would been amusing to see them drop.

[SW11_Saint]

“We have given the stiffest possible punishment - a six point deduction and Joe Aribo for the rest of the season”.

[Britannia]

Just now, SW11_Saint said:

“We have given the stiffest possible punishment - a six point deduction and Joe Aribo for the rest of the season”.

EFL have shown mercy.

[AlexLaw76]

They'll get 2-3 points back on appeal, I bet

[Baird of the land]

Probably not great timing from saints perspective. The sudden jeopardy of the relegation zone may buck up their performances

[coalman]

46 minutes ago, SW11_Saint said:

“We have given the stiffest possible punishment - a six point deduction and Joe Aribo for the rest of the season”.

Surely the stiffest possible punishment is 6 points, Aribo for the rest of the season and Martin as their new manager for the next 3 years, no take backsies. 

[Saint Scott]

1 hour ago, Bob60 said:

Cop out as usual

Yep. I'm sure I read they were at risk of 3 separate 9 point deductions 

[SNSUN]

1 hour ago, SW11_Saint said:

“We have given the stiffest possible punishment - a six point deduction and Joe Aribo for the rest of the season”.

If you fail in your appeal, we will punish you further...

*checks Southampton's squad list*

...with Ryan Manning. 

[AlexLaw76]

1 minute ago, SNSUN said:

If you fail in your appeal, we will punish you further...

*checks Southampton's squad list*

...with Ryan Manning. 

They were lucky we never threw Bazunu their way....imagine that!!!

[coalman]

Just now, AlexLaw76 said:

They were lucky we never threw Bazunu their way....imagine that!!!

That would be a great punishment. Every other team in the league gets to unload one player onto them that has to play at least five times. Nobody would abuse PSR ever again.

[UpweySaint]

It feels like they’ve got off really lightly - assuming there isn’t more to come- and yet their board have come out with a pithy statement railing against the injustice of it all. Muppets! I think a their more sensible fans will probably be just glad to have it resolved.

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, UpweySaint said:

It feels like they’ve got off really lightly - assuming there isn’t more to come- and yet their board have come out with a pithy statement railing against the injustice of it all. Muppets! I think a their more sensible fans will probably be just glad to have it resolved.

what do you expect them to do..they are bound to appeal. 

[bpsaint]

Premier League were pushing for a 20 point deduction according to their forum.

[coalman]

4 minutes ago, bpsaint said:

Premier League were pushing for a 20 point deduction according to their forum.

EFL bottled it

[Oh no Mick Mills]

Finally a chance to finish above them.

We haven't since the Claude Puel reign....embarrassing.  

[ray95101]

59 minutes ago, coalman said:

EFL bottled it

That is nonsense as the EFL have implemented a PL punishment, the PL would never implement an EFL punishment.

The EFL tried, but failed, to punish them for breaking the rules when they were in the EFL.

Edited 2 hours ago by ray95101

[Matthew Le God]

1 hour ago, coalman said:

EFL bottled it

It was not the EFL making the decision. It was an independent commission.

[Matthew Le God]

32 minutes ago, ray95101 said:

That is nonsense as the EFL have implemented a PL punishment, the PL would never implement an EFL punishment.

The EFL tried, but failed, to punish them for breaking the rules when they were in the EFL.

Not the EFL, it was an Independent Commission.

Edited 2 hours ago by Matthew Le God

[UpweySaint]

3 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

what do you expect them to do..they are bound to appeal. 

I don’t really expect much else but it’s still just a bit pathetic. They are acting in self interest of the club which is their job but the weaseling out of things has left a bad taste and i would just once love to see someone come out and say yeah we fell foul of the rules and accept there had to be a consequence, we’re getting the house in order and will do better.

It’s not going to happen and I’m very man yells at clouds here, I’m aware 😅

They’re certainly far from alone and there are also plenty of arguments to say the rules aren’t fit for purpose. Their fans on the whole seem like a decent bunch but the legal clever bollocks just pissed me off I think. I’m probably just bitter about our attempts to beat the rap for our second points deduction failed so spectacularly. Hypocrisy and tribalism from a football fan? Who would think it!

[obelisk]

The independent commission bottled it.