Tinker on.

[Archer]

today's the day



I first watched Leicester in October 1973. I dont remember much about the game. Peter Shilton wore an all white goalkeeper's kit. Keith Weller was through 1 on 1 at the family stand end where i was sitting, underneath that odd executive box set up on top of the tiny stand

I was taken for matches for birthdays in the next couple of years, and as a special treat for a midweek home match against Leeds where we won 2-1, saw a brawl, sendings off and Frank Worthington taunting Hunter and Giles with his skill. Frank was my hero.

I was hooked.

The family then moved to London (i wasn't happy with it!) and it wasn't until i was leaving school and going to university that i began to go again, this time regularly

There has been some difficult times. Losing at home to Plymouth in front of 8,000 under Pleat always comes to mind at this point, but administration, league one and several other relegations have happened along the way
 
By the time I was working I was going to every match. Through Little/McGhee/O'Neill/Taylori didn't miss a match.

I did some daft stuff. I did a solo day trip from London to Newcastle for a Zenith Data Systems Cup group match, in a competition we were already out of. We lost 4-0 to Newcastle's reserve team and I was the only Leicester fan in the ground

I did pre-season tours to Norway, I met the mother of my children on the away end at Kenilworth road and my two boys now 20 and 18 will be with me later

Never ever did i think we would win the top league.

I'm going to enjoy every minute of the occasion today. 

Great post Tighty. I love the back story and congrats etc.

I watched it all yesterday and thought it was brilliantly staged and thoroughly enjoyable.

[TightEnd]

what a day that was












this was amazing too. what a voice

[TightEnd]

Leicester will be 12th or 13th biggest earners next season. In the world. Richer than Milan, bigger than the Yankees

http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sport/football/article-3578944/Leicester-richer-AC-Milan-bigger-New-York-Yankees-examine-six-things-went-right-recently-crowned-Premier-League-winners.html

[TightEnd]

Asst manager Steve Walsh: “We play Drinkwater in the middle, and Kante either side."

[hhyftrftdr]

How's the hangovers?

[TightEnd]

How's the hangovers?

I don't drink, really

When i found myself conga-ing around the Clock Tower Leicester at 2am in between a Napoli and a Roma fan realised things had gone badly wrong. or right

[david3103]

How's the hangovers?

I don't drink, really

When i found myself conga-ing around the Clock Tower Leicester at 2am in between a Napoli and a Roma fan realised things had gone badly wrong. or right

Sounds like they went very right to me.

[T8MML]

How's the hangovers?

Please don't type so loud!!

[arbboy]

Very enjoyable to watch yesterday from start to finish.  Were Leicester diff gravy or are Everton just really really poor?  I couldn't make my mind up.

[TightEnd]

Very enjoyable to watch yesterday from start to finish.  Were Leicester diff gravy or are Everton just really really poor?  I couldn't make my mind up.

Bit of both

6 or 7-1 wouldn't have flattered us. 33 shots on goal. missed lots of gilt edged chances amongst them

Everton were terrible and presumably can't wait to be elsewhere or playing under a different mananger at Everton but the intensity we showed after a week on the piss was something else

[Woodsey]

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-36241344

[TightEnd]

you wouldn't believe what it has done for the city.

way way way more ethnic minorities involved in the celebrations in the week and last night than you would have associated with LCFC even a few years ago when it was a real struggle for the club to appeal to the wider community

also there were people at the game yesterday who had travelled over from italy solely to support Ranieri, without match tickets but just wanted to be there

some of the pics from today's coverage

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[arbboy]

Leicester run good over.  Riders lost in the play off final at the o2 in the British Basketball.

[TheDazzler]

I saw a ~4 year old kid in a Leicester jersey here in Ireland today. In a land of top 4 (plus Pool) supporters, that was a surprise to me but perhaps shouldn't have been.
The long term financial effects of gaining life long Leicester brand supporters worldwide could be huge.

[TightEnd]

outside the san siro before inter v empoli yesterday

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