Ex Players - They used to play for us

[MPH]

1 hour ago, honeybradger said:

Didnt man city line up with their academy back line? Chelsea's backline was pretty close to what you would expect to start next season.

 To be fair, even their academy players would walk into most Scottish sides. Celtic  have their first league game next week  so they are a fair bit fitter/ sharper than prem teams 

Edited 28 July by MPH

[foxile5]

5 hours ago, MPH said:

 

 

haha ‘ former striker’

Ouch.

[BillyFOX12]

Impressive preseason performance by Kasper against tough opposition.

 

Edited 28 July by BillyFOX12

[MPH]

37 minutes ago, BillyFOX12 said:

Impressive preseason performance by Kasper against tough opposition.

 

 

This doesn’t fit the Enzo is crap, narrative. Please delete.

[davieG]

Bit loose connection but deserves a mention

 

ive been to filbert street n stood on the kop those were the days my friend  · 
 Ian Coppin  · 12 h  · 
Big call out for Tom Bloxham who scored the winner for Shrewsbury Town against Derby County in a 2-1 win yesterday. He was released by Leicester City as a 14 year old and went on to play for Aylestone Park, before going on to play for Shrewsbury Town. Tom first signed as an apprentice, and then signed professional forms in 2021. Playing 88 games and still only 20 years old, the Blaby based  youngster, is seen as one of the hottest properties in the lower divisions.

 

[lfu]

 

[SouthStandUpperTier]

 

[coolhandfox]

Not surprising he sail though a medical, hardly sweat in the last few years....

[LeePhilpottsBaldSpot]

Signed for Sevilla - good move for him!

 

http://sevillafc.es/en/actual/news/kelechi-iheanacho-new-signing

[ThorpeAstleyFox]

The lone striker role just doesn't suit him - I'm sure that he will have a good career in La Liga.

[KFS]

On 28/07/2024 at 07:06, davieG said:

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/kiernan-dewsbury-hall-makes-leicester-9442295

 

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall makes Leicester City celebration vow as he explains Chelsea transfer
The midfielder will return to the King Power Stadium in November with his new club, where he is teacher's pet with Enzo Maresca using clips of him to explain his tactics

ByJordan Blackwell
11:36, 28 JUL 2024


Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has vowed not to celebrate if he scores against Leicester City this season.

The Shepshed midfielder reunited with former City boss Enzo Maresca this summer, joining Chelsea for £30m. He will be back at his boyhood club in November when City host the Blues in the Premier League, and should he find himself on the scoresheet, he’s said he won’t go wild.

Dewsbury-Hall had said at the start of the summer that he had no intention of leaving the King Power Stadium. And he’s admitted that it took a top club to come in for him in order for his mind to be changed.

 

“If I score against them I won't celebrate,” the 25-year-old said. “I wish them the best of luck for this season. I wanted to test myself at the next level. This felt like the right time and I wouldn't have left Leicester for a sideways move – it had to be a top move.

“I always knew Chelsea were admirers. When Enzo left Leicester, we were on fantastic terms. I wished him the best of luck and he did the same to me. I never in my head thought: ‘He's going to take me when he goes to a big club.’ I don't think I can be that arrogant.

“But when it came about, I was very happy, because it meant I could work under him again and continue to evolve. It was perfect for me.

“I'm a completely different player now coming back into the Premier League than when I was playing in it before. I've evolved, as a player and as a person. I've had the experiences of winning, of dominating games, and understanding football on a different level to what I did before.

“If I made those leaps and bounds in the first year (under Maresca) then I feel excited to see what can happen in the years to come. In football, you can't stagnate, you can't stop learning.”

Dewsbury-Hall is yet to play for his new side, with a knock keeping him out of Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Wrexham and their 4-1 defeat to Celtic. But when he does play, he will be able to follow Maresca’s instructions to a tee, something he is already being teased about, with the manager using clips of Dewsbury-Hall at City to explain his tactics to his new squad.

The midfielder said: “A couple of the lads have had a laugh and joke (about me being the teacher's pet). I don't mind, it's all fun and games.

“You are getting lads coming up to me and asking questions. I am happy to let them know what my opinions and experiences are. They will gather their own opinions week by week.

“They've bought into it from minute one. You need everyone to buy in because if they do, you can really achieve something. I'm hoping that continues because if it does, we can be a serious force.

“You could see that for Leicester last season. Flowing football. It was a joy to watch. This season it will go up a level because Chelsea are a top, top, top club. I genuinely think in a short space of time we can be pushing for minimum top four, but more than that because I can see the foundations are set.

“He (Maresca) has got an aura. You listen to what he is saying. He can be very strict. Then he's got a gentle, human side to him where you can go and talk to him as a person. He was a player for 20 years so he knows what it is like.

“He has come in exactly like he was at Leicester: confident. He's probably more confident here than when he was at Leicester. I don't know if that's because he's had a year under his belt and we did really well at Leicester winning the Championship. He just feels really confident and knows exactly what he wants and needs. He has something about him where you respect him.”

Bless him, “free flowing football”  

 

This is going to be a failure of monumental proportions 

[David Hankey]

KDH has vowed not to celebrate if he scores against Leicester City this season,

 

Somewhat presumptuous as he might not even be selected to play. 

[Out Foxed]

 

16 hours ago, SouthStandUpperTier said:

 

that makes me laugh...if Matrix was here, he'd laugh too. 

[RonnieTodger]

Randomly came across this

 

 

How great are those kits. Bring back white shorts. 

[davieG]

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/real-life/incredibly-proud-former-leicester-city-9449077

 

'Incredibly proud' former Leicester City star to auction off FA Cup final kit
Foxes star Paul Matthews' collection includes memorabilia from the 1960s and 1970s

News
ByTom MackSenior Reporter
10:32, 1 AUG 2024

Paul Matthews played for the Foxes in the 1960s and 1970s

A former Leicester City midfielder will be putting his collection of football memorabilia up for sale next week. Paul Matthews, who played for the Foxes in the 1960s and 1970s, has an array of footballs strips, medals and even a special Umbro shirt and tracksuit from the 1969 FA Cup final against Manchester City, which is expected to fetch between £600 and £800.

Paul's collection will go under the hammer at Gildings Auctioneers in Market Harborough on Tuesday, August 6. He said: "As a born and bred Leicester fan all I ever wanted was to play for my club and I was incredibly proud to do so. But the time now feels right to pass these items on to a new owner who will appreciate their place in Foxes history.

“It’s a story I’m still very much enjoying being a part of as I first saw Leicester play at Filbert Street aged 14 over 60 years ago and I still go to as many home games as I can.”

 

Paul, 77, made 61 appearances for Leicester City between 1964 and 1972, was part of the squad on the day of the FA Cup final at Wembley in 1969, which Leicester lost. This disappointment was compounded by the fact that reaching the FA Cup Final in 1969 was the bright spot in a season that saw them relegated to Division Two.

Ultimately Paul's role was as a spectator, as he made way for his teammate David Gibson, who was unexpectedly match fit following an injury. As a result, his shirt and tracksuit do not have a squad number.

Paul’s career at Leicester City began aged 16 when his father, who worked with the then club captain Colin Appleton’s brother, asked if Leicester would be willing to look at his promising son. Following a trial game in the Filbert Street car park, his career was launched.

The items go on sale on August 6
Paul scored his first goal in April 1966 against Blackburn Rovers and he was part of the Foxes side that moved on from the disappointments of the 1969 season to win the Second Division title in 1970/71.

He transferred to Mansfield Town after the 1972 season, in a common move for Leicester City players of the era. Two nine-carat gold Football League plaques dating from Mansfield Town’s glory years when they won the only league titles in their history, will also be offered as one lot with a pre-auction estimate of £3,000 - £5,000.

One plaque commemorates the Stags’ Division Four win in the 1974/75 season; the other marks their victory in Division Three in 1976/77. Paul, who made 124 appearances over five years at the club, was one of only nine players to have been involved in both winning campaigns.

When he returned to live and work in his home city of Leicester following his football career, Paul settled back in with a little help from the Leicester Mercury. The paper ran a story about his return and subsequent job search which resulted in him getting a job at acoustic engineering firm Bradgate Containers in Shepshed, where he went on to work for 32 years.

Gildings director Will Gilding said: “We’re excited to offer this football memorabilia at auction. Just days before the kick-off of the football season, it’s great that fans of not one but two historic East Midlands-based clubs will have the opportunity to get their hands on some vintage football kits and league winners’ medals from the personal collection of Paul Matthews, a lifelong Leicester fan whose talent opened up the golden opportunity to play for his club.”

Alongside Paul Matthews' collection, items from a much larger private collection of sporting and entertainment memorabilia are also up for grabs in the auction, including a signed World Cup 1966 Winner’s shirt and a signed Pelé shirt, both estimated at £200 - £300.

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Kapustka just got a nice goal against Caenarfon, found his level

[SouthStandUpperTier]

Player has nothing but positives to say about Leicester after leaving – Frustrations don’t spoil experience 

By Sean Lunt

2nd August 2024

 

Striker Kelechi Iheanacho has heaped praise on Leicester City, as he gets set for a new start at Sevilla.

 

The forward has been speaking today, with his comments covered by El Correo, about his move to Sevilla after leaving Leicester this summer.

 

The striker was available as a free agent after deciding to let his deal with Leicester come to an end and not sign an extension with the Foxes.

 

He had been with them since 2017 after arriving from Manchester City in a €27.7m deal after breaking through from the youth set up at the Etihad.

 

Iheanacho went on to make 232 appearances after that, managing 61 goals and 34 assists in those games and winning the FA Cup and Charity Shield with them during his time at the club as well as the Championship last year.

 

His final season proved to be something of a frustrating one, though, as he managed just 26 appearances in all competitions and just ten starts out of a possible 28 in the league.

 

Indeed, he didn’t manage 90 minutes after the second of December as manager Enzo Maresca preferred other options.

 

It seems it was ultimately that which led him to decide to leave but there’s no hard feelings and the striker had nothing but nice things to say about Leicester when he was asked.

 

“Last season was a mix of emotions,” he said.

 

“I played that first part of the season, and I didn’t get a chance in the second. The most important thing as a team was that we won the trophy.

 

“We were a good group, and we did it for all of us and for Leicester City. That was the most important thing. It’s a good football club and a good family. It was great to finish with a smile and a trophy.”

 

https://sportwitness.co.uk/player-nothing-positives-say-leicester-leaving-frustrations-dont-spoil-experience/?utm_source=Flashscore.co.uk&utm_medium=newsfeed

 

[davieG]

https://www.nufcblog.co.uk/2024/08/02/exclusive-newcastle-sign-son-of-former-leicester-striker-after-impressive-trial/

 

EXCLUSIVE: Newcastle sign son of former Leicester striker and Charlton centre-back
August 2, 2024 Olly Hawkins

Newcastle United have added Theo Benjamin to their youth ranks following an impressive trial period, with Charlton talent Lesecond Yeutembip also sealing a move to the North East.

Theo is the son of former Leicester, Brighton and Crystal Palace forward Trevor Benjamin and has signed a two-year deal on Tyneside, becoming the latest addition to our U15s alongside Yeutembip; who previously captained youth side Barking & Dagenham.

Yeutembip is a 14-year-old centre-back who comes from Charlton’s highly-regarded Academy. The rangy defender has traveled with the U15s to Japan this week and featured in a defeat to a J-League youth side in Tokyo today.

Benjamin and Yeutembip are two of several new faces to join our much-improved U15 set up over the last 12 months, with Newcastle recently recruiting 14-year-old midfielder CJ Afumuzor from Portsmouth, as we exclusively revealed back in June.

Trevor Benjamin – the father of new recruit Theo – scored 15 goals in 81 appearances for the Foxes between 2000 and 2005 and has helped coach both of his sons Theo and Zac, with the latter previously landing a trial at Burnley after impressing Ammers Academy in Yorkshire.

[moore_94]

Pre-season is going well for Maddison

 

 

[Lionator]

7 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Pre-season is going well for Maddison

 

 

I feel like once he’s peaked, the decline for Madders is going to be rapid. He’ll be back in the championship or Saudi league in two years

[JimJams]

Well he was replaced at half time by Bergvall. However, he's faring no better and they went 2 down.  Pedro Porro just got them one back.

[Number 6]

Art

[Gamble92]

46 minutes ago, Number 6 said:

Art

It is a unbelievable how Sky try and portray that goal. They so wanted Watford to go up after that. 

 

As much as it destroyed me at the time we all know what happened next and it's just part of the story now. I hate that I have to explain that to everyone who looks over and smirks at me every time it's replayed on a Sky break. 

[Super_horns]

I guess in the end you actually went on to be rather successful after that !

[South Shire Fox]

12 hours ago, Number 6 said:

Art

Nibble 😂