Enzo Maresca New Leicester Manager

[The Doctor]

9 minutes ago, gerblod said:

You need to think about what you're stating here - it's the match going fans who love City and football enough to shell out money to show their allegiance. They're not employed as performance evaluators with remit to organise protests if said performance sinks below a certain level. I think you're confused about the nature of being a fan.

Being a poster on this hotbed of negativity isn't being a fan - it's a place where players, coaches and the executive get criticised (amongst myriad other issues) for their supposed lack of those qualities the poster believes they should display...subjectively, that is.

Yea, the match going fans were the ones who were stealing banners and spitting on women for voicing any criticism of Brendan. I'm not saying that fans are supposed to audit performances, but physically attacking other fans because you disagree with their opinion deserves snarky criticisms as a bare minimum 

[bald reynard]

10 hours ago, Hirstys 12th Pint said:

Will be joined by ex City U23 Coach Danny Walker.  Currently U23 Coach at Peterborough.   

Very well respected.

The Mercury picked him out, as one of 4 possible Coaches to join, but mainly for his work at the Etihad as Enzo's Development Squad Assistant. They said he was at Posh now, but when you say, "ex City", do you mean 'ex Man City' or us?

[AjcW]

2 minutes ago, bald reynard said:

The Mercury picked him out, as one of 4 possible Coaches to join, but mainly for his work at the Etihad as Enzo's Development Squad Assistant. They said he was at Posh now, but when you say, "ex City", do you mean 'ex Man City' or us?

Oh god, not this again  

It's probably a generational thing, but I imagine for most who have grown up with the 'Premier League era' the Manchester clubs are United and City and that's the easiest way to refer to them. 

 

I'll be honest i've never walked around saying 'just off to the city game' when coming to a Leicester game, so no idea why so many get so hung up on it.

[ceebeefox]

23 minutes ago, AjcW said:

Oh god, not this again  

It's probably a generational thing, but I imagine for most who have grown up with the 'Premier League era' the Manchester clubs are United and City and that's the easiest way to refer to them. 

 

I'll be honest i've never walked around saying 'just off to the city game' when coming to a Leicester game, so no idea why so many get so hung up on it.

I don’t get hung up, but since 1969 I’ve been going “down the City ‘ .

[bald reynard]

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27 minutes ago, bald reynard said:

The Mercury picked him out, as one of 4 possible Coaches to join, but mainly for his work at the Etihad as Enzo's Development Squad Assistant. They said he was at Posh now, but when you say, "ex City", do you mean 'ex Man City' or us?

 

23 minutes ago, AjcW said:

Oh god, not this again  

It's probably a generational thing, but I imagine for most who have grown up with the 'Premier League era' the Manchester clubs are United and City and that's the easiest way to refer to them. 

 

I'll be honest i've never walked around saying 'just off to the city game' when coming to a Leicester game, so no idea why so many get so hung up on it.

When I asked 'ex Man City' or us, I wasn't banging on about use of the word 'City', just genuinely wanted to know if he used to be one of our U23 Coaches - I didn't know!

[AjcW]

12 minutes ago, bald reynard said:

W

 

When I asked 'ex Man City' or us, I wasn't banging on about use of the word 'City', just genuinely wanted to know if he used to be one of our U23 Coaches - I didn't know!

Yeah apologies I should have put 'not aimed at you' , it's come up a lot recently

[CrazyKopCorner]

1 hour ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

Just seen Nicola Caccia with Cambiasso pushing a trolley full of gear around Fosse Park Asda

That sounds very promising - We're going to have a backroom team of Right Said Freds! 

[Hirstys 12th Pint]

50 minutes ago, bald reynard said:

The Mercury picked him out, as one of 4 possible Coaches to join, but mainly for his work at the Etihad as Enzo's Development Squad Assistant. They said he was at Posh now, but when you say, "ex City", do you mean 'ex Man City' or us?

Man City.  Apologies, I am not a Leicester 'City' fan.  

 

Danny plus 2 others coming in. One definitely Italian.

Edited 19 June 2023 by Hirstys 12th Pint

[bald reynard]

8 minutes ago, Hirstys 12th Pint said:

Man City.  Apologies, I am not a Leicester 'City' fan.  

 

Danny plus 2 others coming in. One definitely Italian.

Thanks, that's helpful. Be interested to know your source(s)! Also, again out of interest, if not a Foxes fan (who do you follow?), I'd like to know your take on EM coming to us?

Edited 19 June 2023 by bald reynard

[PAPA LAZAROU]

57 minutes ago, AjcW said:

Oh god, not this again  

It's probably a generational thing, but I imagine for most who have grown up with the 'Premier League era' the Manchester clubs are United and City and that's the easiest way to refer to them. 

 

I'll be honest i've never walked around saying 'just off to the city game' when coming to a Leicester game, so no idea why so many get so hung up on it.

you must be on your own mate because everyone I know or have ever known always says "going to watch the city " or" going down the city match " never mentioning the name Leicester at all. If you live here it's a given you mean Leicester City and no one else. Thats not a hang up it's the truth.

[AjcW]

Just now, PAPA LAZAROU said:

you must be on your own mate because everyone I know or have ever known always says "going to watch the city " or" going down the city match " never mentioning the name Leicester at all. If you live here it's a given you mean Leicester City and no one else. Thats not a hang up it's the truth.

That's fair enough, I am probably out of that circle, not lived in 'the city' for quite a while but am obviously still a fan, perhaps detached from the tribal elements slightly.

[Lionator]

44 minutes ago, ceebeefox said:

I don’t get hung up, but since 1969 I’ve been going “down the City ‘ .

Yeah but is that Man City or Leicester City?

[Hirstys 12th Pint]

22 minutes ago, bald reynard said:

Thanks, that's helpful. Be interested to know your source(s)! Also, again out of interest, if not a Foxes fan (who do you follow?), I'd like to know your take on EM coming to us?

Just DM'd you.

[Happy Fox]

34 minutes ago, Hirstys 12th Pint said:

Man City.  Apologies, I am not a Leicester 'City' fan.  

 

Danny plus 2 others coming in. One definitely Italian.

Any transfer news ?

[BenTheFox]

I'm so intrigued to see what happens in the coming weeks. It feels like now we have a manager appointed and the transfer window is open we will start to see movement in terms of the playing squad. 

I know it's not much but Maresca has said a lot of the right things. I like that he has said that the players need to change their mentality and he has mentioned how high the demands will be and has had illuded to us being a club that should be in the premier league.  Seems like there will be a big change in culture. That is probably more important than the inevitable change in playing style.  

[Lillehamring]

1 hour ago, AjcW said:

Oh god, not this again  

It's probably a generational thing, but I imagine for most who have grown up with the 'Premier League era' the Manchester clubs are United and City and that's the easiest way to refer to them. 

 

I'll be honest i've never walked around saying 'just off to the city game' when coming to a Leicester game, so no idea why so many get so hung up on it.

probably the same people who have an aneurism if you say 'soccer' - even though it was perfectly fine to do so before 1994

[Lillehamring]

Just imagine if we were still waiting for an announcement, the new manager thread hitting 500 posts - what a nightmare! - must be awful being a leeds fan right now.

[filbertway]

49 minutes ago, PAPA LAZAROU said:

you must be on your own mate because everyone I know or have ever known always says "going to watch the city " or" going down the city match " never mentioning the name Leicester at all. If you live here it's a given you mean Leicester City and no one else. Thats not a hang up it's the truth.

Nah I'm the same. My grandad used to call us the city. I've always referred to Man City as City and im early 30s.

 

Im sure its more a generational thing.

[Phil Bowman]

1 hour ago, AjcW said:

the Manchester clubs are United and City and that's the easiest way to refer to them

So it's just down to laziness then. Putting 'Man' in front is just too much effort?

 

1 hour ago, AjcW said:

i've never walked around saying 'just off to the city game'

Assuming you've been to Leicester, you must surely have noticed that referring to 'the City' is very common?

 

1 hour ago, AjcW said:

no idea why so many get so hung up on it

Because it's wrong, plain and simple!

[BWRL]

29 minutes ago, Phil Bowman said:

So it's just down to laziness then. Putting 'Man' in front is just too much effort?

 

Assuming you've been to Leicester, you must surely have noticed that referring to 'the City' is very common?

 

Because it's wrong, plain and simple!

chill phil 

[Mike the Metal Ed]

We (Leicester) are "City". Accept no imitations.

[OntarioFox]

As far as the City thing goes, the arrogance of the media deciding Man City are "City" isn't just an us thing. I'm sure fans in Hull, Birmingham, Bristol, York, Lincoln, Coventry, Bradford, Norwich and other places besides those off the top of my head similarly roll their eyes when pundits do it, especially when playing them!

Even Manchester has two clubs with City in their name now Salford are in the football league. 

[tinpot_fox]

1 hour ago, BenTheFox said:

I'm so intrigued to see what happens in the coming weeks. It feels like now we have a manager appointed and the transfer window is open we will start to see movement in terms of the playing squad. 

I know it's not much but Maresca has said a lot of the right things. I like that he has said that the players need to change their mentality and he has mentioned how high the demands will be and has had illuded to us being a club that should be in the premier league.  Seems like there will be a big change in culture. That is probably more important than the inevitable change in playing style.  

So does this mean the pool table is coming or going?

[AjcW]

53 minutes ago, Phil Bowman said:

So it's just down to laziness then. Putting 'Man' in front is just too much effort?

 

Assuming you've been to Leicester, you must surely have noticed that referring to 'the City' is very common?

 

Because it's wrong, plain and simple!

You okay mate?  

 

id love to know if all the other teams with City in their name feel the same. 

[Trent Steel]

Reckon this is an OK move so quite happy with it, didnt want smith to stay

 

We need something different to get us back on track and maybe this is it, kinda like a Vincent Kompany thing

 

Hopefully get some good loanees in to