The Leicester City appreciation thread

[LiberalCommunist]

The foxes are a basket case, but I'm finding it hard to laugh at others right now. 

[Midfield_General]

2 hours ago, Paul_B said:

Thanks for clarifying What about the guy from the PL? Where does he come into it? Or did he just stay in the VIP area away from the riffraff?

Yeah the PL guy was in the VIP bogs, banging up lines with Pep and laughing about how Man City still haven't been found guilty of anything and offering to change the rules for the Carabao Cup so Guehi can play in the final

Edited Friday at 14:05 by Midfield_General

[Saint Scott]

On 01/02/2026 at 13:59, 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. 

Time to update this post @Midfield_General

[Midfield_General]

Dear Leicester City,  

Look, I get that you probably felt bad for us and wanted to make amends after the 9-0, the 5-0, the 4-1 and the 97th minute 3-2 - and that's kind of you, it really is. 

But as compensation goes, you'd already done plenty. You'd taken Bertrand. You'd taken Vestergaard. You'd considered appointing Russell Martin.  We could have just called it quits at Joe Aribo. That would have been more than enough. 

But letting us win from 3-0 down for the first time ever in 141 years? On your own patch? Letting Ryan Manning have one? Bringing on Jordan Ayew? It's just too much. 

So I don't want you to think we're not grateful, but that's enough now. It's becoming overwhelming, and, to be honest, a bit creepy.

Look, we like you. Just not... like 'that'. So you can stop now. 

We'll still see you this Saturday, OK? But just as friends. I hope you understand. 

 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by Midfield_General

[spyinthesky]

I am a bit conflicted.

First of all I am a bit jealous of Leicester's great success in winning the Premier League as a middle ranking Premiership club, very similar to our recent standing in recent times.

We also share a very similar stadium design although, I guess plans to increase capacity at the King Power are currently on hold.

On the reverse side, the 0-9 home thrashing remains embedded in my brain as does the FA Cup Semi Final defeat.

All that said, I do have a degree of sympathy for Leicester in their current situation and whilst extremely happy about last nights result, I have experienced similar despair as a Saints fan.

Not sure how many Leicester fans will make the journey to the sparsely attended St Marys on Saturday but as fans, I hope we can empathise with their position rather than take the piss.

I guess most/all of the Leicester fans who do turn up will be 'proper' supporters used to the ups and downs of the game and not 'hangers on' like a fair proportion of fans of the so called 'Top Six' clubs.

[Midfield_General]

1 hour ago, spyinthesky said:

I hope we can empathise with their position rather than take the piss.

Oh come on now. 

You know at 3-0 last night they were singing 'We want nine' and 'It's happened again', right? 

Do you think when the ninth flew in at St Mary's they were sat there politely, stoically wishing us well? No, they were dancing about and pointing and laughing and singing and ripping the piss out of us as they absolutely should be doing. 

Going to the football is all about taking the piss. Dish it out when you can, and sit and suck it up when you have to. That's basically the point of a football crowd and what makes it fun. It's not the opera. 

How much crap have we taken from opposing fans over the car crash of the last few years? Finally, we get the chance to dish a bit out. Let's make the most of it for a few days, because it won't last and it doesn't happen very often when you support a club like ours, especially when it's in the state it's in at the minute. 

Edited 2 hours ago by Midfield_General