* Nottingham Forest v Leicester City FA Cup 4th Round Match-day Thread *

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Its their turn this time:


Much as that defeat to the Foxes in 1997 really grinds - [we should have beaten them] - Most of us remember that scruffy get Steve Claridge!
But they get my vote over that "big club" by the Trent, simply because they keep telling us they belong in the top flight, but they`ve been out of it for 20+ years!

Although they cheated in Administration decades ago, the Foxes redeemed themselves [against all odds], beating the "Big Clubs" to the Premiership title in 2016. At 5000 / 1 a few lucky punters cashed in on "impossible" odds.

They`ve been very astute in the transfer market, since they were promoted back to the Premiership. They are a selling club, but with a very good recruitment policy. They were promoted on a shoe-string with freebies from the likes of Villa and Forest. They bought Vardy for under a million pounds and Mahrez for £450K ! Not content with the Premiership title, last season they won the FA Cup [our turn this year]

At one time, Trees and Foxes regularly battled each other for bragging rights: the distance between them is 24 miles. But whilst Forest are content to fight over the A52 [Brian Clough] Trophy in the second tier - Foxes are competing against the likes of Manchester United [Ha! Ha! Haaaaaaaa! ] and Liverpool. The last time they met was in 2014.

The Foxes consider Spurs their "rivals", despite the 105 miles separating them!

Its going to be exciting for Rams fans [lets face it they have little to cheer about]: they will be rooting for City after Forest put the lambs to the slaughter at the City Ground only a few weeks ago.

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Here`s some selected comments on today`s game from "Talking Balls" [https://talkingballs.uk/threads/nottingham-forest-v-leicester-fac-r4.40867/page-7] A Foxes Fanzine:



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Leicester / Forest Record - last 10 years]:



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This Match summary is included just to spot previous and existing BORO players in those squads!!!

 

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An unbiased assessment of today`s game from "Foxes of Leicester" :

Forest v Leicester: predicted XI, TV channel, streaming

Regardless of what some misguided modern Nottingham Forest supporters say they believe, their team does have a Midlands rivalry with Leicester City

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Regardless of what some misguided modern Nottingham Forest supporters say they believe, their team does have a rivalry with Leicester City. This Sunday the saga continues between the two Midlands clubs as they compete in the FA Cup Fourth Round.

This game will be a frenetic and combative battle, believe you me. Forest fans are buoyed by a surge under their relatively new manager Steve Cooper. And the lift in optimism comes in spite of only currently being eighth (!!!) in the Championship division.

Nevertheless, as previously implied, the Nottingham faithful will motivate their side loudly for the entire 90 minutes. Or longer if the fixture is tied and goes to extra time.

That potential eventuality feels more than likely, as the Reds are undoubtedly improved. Not to mention it being almost definite that Brendan Rodgers won’t field a full strength team. Though he will, as always an this stage of this type of competition, deploy a trustworthy and fast blend of youth and experience mixed with peripheral personnel.

The Northern Irishman said this in his pre-match press conference before heading to Nottinghamshire:

“It’s a derby game and it’s an FA Cup game when we’re the holders. So we have to play to the level we play. You have to keep the temperament.”
Leicester Mercury

How Leicester City will possibly line-up versus Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup​

Rodgers will perhaps consider going more trusted than experimental ahead of this encounter. And that is with regards to strategy as well as players to begin the contest.

Foxes of Leicester expects there may be two defensive midfielders in the formation; four defenders is most probable. But this will inevitably be a different collective than the one to meet Liverpool on February 10. For example, a fatigued appearing Youri Tielemans may be afforded a day off.

This is FoL’s expected Foxes starting eleven to play the Tricky Trees, from right to left:

Danny Ward (goalkeeper); James Justin, Daniel Amartey, Jannik Vestergaard, Luke Thomas; Wilfred Ndidi, Hamza Choudhury; Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall; Kelechi Iheanacho, Harvey Barnes; and Patson Daka.

 

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Last Time Out:

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Ten-man Leicester City earned a point from a gripping promotion tussle with Nottingham Forest to move eight points clear at the top of the Championship.

A defensive mix-up allowed Jamie Vardy to put City ahead but Jamie Paterson's classy header levelled the scores.
Andy Reid's penalty after Wes Morgan's clumsy foul made it 2-1 to the hosts.

Paul Konchesky's red card left City up against it, but they earned a draw when Riyad Mahrez followed up to score after Kevin Phillips's penalty was saved.

It was tough luck on goalkeeper Karl Darlow, who produced a fine save to keep out the spot-kick as he tried to make amends for the blunder that gifted Leicester the lead.

But the goal was fully deserved and epitomised the spirit and determination that leaves the Foxes 10 points clear of third-placed Derby County with 15 games to play.

A match bristling with talented, pacy wingers and creative midfielders promised plenty of attacking quality, but despite flashes of brilliance - notably from the excellent Paterson - it was defensive blunders that settled the game.

Paterson went closest to breaking the deadlock in a lacklustre opening, the winger testing Foxes keeper Kasper Schmeichel with a decent strike after a jinking left-wing run.

Forest's Danny Collins had the only other effort on target until a long ball forward at the other end brought the first goal when Jamaal Lascelles and Darlow both hesitated.

The Forest keeper managed to push the ball weakly away but Vardy showed great awareness to react quickly and carefully steer the ball slowly over the line for his 11th goal of the season.

The home fans became restless, but Forest drew level when Paterson guided a superb instinctive header into the top corner following a corner - his ninth goal in 11 games.

And just four minutes later the Reds were leading thanks to a rare mistake from their former skipper Morgan, who dallied in possession and felled Jamie Mackie in the box.

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Reid, who was so impressive in midfield, showed great composure from the penalty spot, crashing the ball low into the corner.

Forest manager Billy Davies was then sent to the stands at half-time for protesting that Morgan was not sent off for denying a goalscoring opportunity.

A period of brief calm followed that frantic error-strewn first-half finale but it soon got lively again,

David Nugent squandered a wonderful opportunity to level when he scuffed his shot wide from close range after good work from Danny Drinkwater.

And within a minute City's hopes of getting back into the game diminished greatly and it was more defensive indiscipline that cost them.

Former Forest loanee Konchesky was shown a straight red card for flying into a challenge with Mackie on the halfway line.

The hosts had chances to settle the match but appeared to tire in the closing stages and Leicester began to threaten.

And another mistake led to the game's final goal, this time from the otherwise superb Paterson who bundled over Drinkwater in the box.

Phillips saw his penalty saved by the diving Darlow, but when the ball was turned back into the middle by Matty James, Mahrez tapped it into net to earn a point and prevent Forest from moving up to fourth place in the table.

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Nottingham Forest manager Billy Davies: "Wes Morgan was the luckiest player on the pitch. It was a clear goalscoring opportunity.

"I had an exchange of words with the referee. I asked him why it was not a red card, he said that it was not a goalscoring opportunity. He sent me to the stand, for raising my voice.

"We just ran out of juice. We were disappointed with the goals we gave away, but this was against a side at the top of the table and a side that has developed well over the years."

Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson: "These things happen. Wes, in the first half, just fell on him (Mackie). There was nothing malicious. It was just a wee bit clumsy. That happens in games.

"I try not to speak too much about individual incidents, the officials have a job to do and I can't make too many comments about it, without seeing things again."

 

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Team News:

Team news: Leicester defender Wesley Fofana could make his long-awaited return from a serious leg injury this month. He has not played a single game this campaign after suffering a broken leg and ankle ligament damage in the club's final pre-season match against Villarreal.

For Sunday's FA Cup match against their Midlands rivals, Jamie Vardy, Jonny Evans, Timothy Castagne and Ricardo
Pereira remain out injured for Leicester.

Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho are available again after their Africa Cup of Nations campaigns ended, but Nampalys Mendy is still out in Cameroon with his Senegal side set to contest the final this weekend.

Nottingham Forest will be without top scorer Lewis Grabban with the 13-goal striker facing a significant spell on the sidelines after damaging his ankle in the league defeat at Cardiff last weekend. That could pave the way for deadline-day signing Sam Surridge to make his debut for the Reds.

Steve Cook is also nursing a knock from the loss in Cardiff and looks set to miss out, along with Joe Worrall (ribs). Forest signed Jonathan Panzo from Dijon on Monday to strengthen their defensive ranks and he could be involved.

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FA Cup fourth round overall preview: Liverpool vs Cardiff and Nottingham Forest vs Leicester on Sunday

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Nottingham Forest v Leicester predictions: Tight tie could go all the way

Extra-time could be needed to settle tussle by the Trent

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Nottingham Forest v Leicester City

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Extra-time could be needed to settle tussle by the Trent​

Match preview​

Leicester lost out to Liverpool in the League Cup quarter-finals after fluffing their lines in the penalty shootout but they may get the chance to make amends in their FA Cup fourth round tie at Nottingham Forest which could be decided by extra-time or spot-kicks.
Foxes' manager Brendan Rodgers loves knockout competitions and famously led Leicester to FA Cup glory last season.

He has next Thursday's Premier League trip to Liverpool to consider but is likely to put out a strong side and his options are increased by the return of Nigerian duo Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho from the Africa Cup of Nations.

Recent Premier League results have been hugely frustrating for the Foxes, who shipped two injury-time goals in the 3-2 loss at home to Tottenham, before conceding an 82nd-minute equaliser in their 1-1 draw at home to Brighton.

Qualifying for Europe via a lofty league finish is looking unlikely, but the FA Cup offers a potential route into the Europa League and Leicester know they have what it takes to lift the trophy.

If Leicester are to go all the way they will need to overcome some difficult obstacles, and their fourth round tie looks a tricky one due to the East Midlands derby atmosphere and a decent standard of opposition.

Nottingham Forest were beaten 2-1 at Cardiff last Sunday, but that was only their fourth reverse in 22 matches under Steve Cooper, who took the job in late September.

Cooper has steered them from second-bottom to eight in the Championship and remains hopeful of securing one of the playoff places.
However, the 42-year-old also wants his team to make an impression in the FA Cup and he will have been delighted with the discipline and quality shown during the 1-0 third round success at home to Arsenal.

Forest carried the greater threat against the Gunners and deserved their victory, but the match-winner, Lewis Grabban, is unable to face Leicester due to an ankle injury sustained in last weekend's loss at Cardiff.

New signing Sam Surridge or Aston Villa loanee Keinan Davis are options to lead the line but neither can match the predatory instincts of Grabban, who has bagged eight goals in his last 14 appearances.

While Forest are without their main goal-threat, Leicester must make do without Jamie Vardy, who isn't expected to return until sometime next month.

The Foxes have plenty of attacking alternatives with Patson Daka, Harvey Barnes, Iheanacho, Ayoze Perez and Ademola Lookman jostling for places, but Vardy's killer instinct is always going to be missed.

FA Cup ties are often decided by one moment of ice-cold finishing and, with both teams missing their most reliable goalscorers, it increases the chances of a close game which has every chance of going to extra-time and possibly beyond.

 

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Last Time Forest Won a Trophy........

 

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"Most of us remember that scruffy get Steve Claridge!"

I can confirm this. I have seen Claridge several times in Fareham shopping mall pushing a pram with his tribe of kids, and he is indeed one scruffy bùgger.
You wouldn't believe that the unshaven chap in the grey jogging bottoms, grey sweatshirt and manky black trainers was in fact Steve Claridge. He looked like an unmade bed.

 

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Snapshot:

Nottingham Forest v Leicester City - npower Championship​

In This Photo: Adlene Guedioura, Harry Kane

Harry Kane of Leicester City battles with Adlene Guedioura of Nottingham Forest during the npower Championship match between Nottingham Forest and Leicester City at City Ground on May 4, 2013 in Nottingham, England.

 

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"Most of us remember that scruffy get Steve Claridge!"

I can confirm this. I have seen Claridge several times in Fareham shopping mall pushing a pram with his tribe of kids, and he is indeed one scruffy bùgger.
You wouldn't believe that the unshaven chap in the grey jogging bottoms, grey sweatshirt and manky black trainers was in fact Steve Claridge. He looked like an unmade bed.

Royal Engineers......

 

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Forest v Fosse*

Leicester Fosse* - name related to the Fosse Way - which is the course of a Roman Road from Lincoln Barracks to Exeter.
The A46 roughly follows the route of the Roman road. At Leicester, the Romans built a Barracks next to the crossing of the road at West Bridge over the River Soar [a tributary to the Trent]. Hence....

Nottingham Forest 12 Leicester Fosse 0​ 21st April 1909 Football League Division 1 A record score - and an unusual reason for it!​ When Nottingham Forest met Leicester Fosse - forerunners of Leicester City - at the end of the 1908/09 season a relegation battle was expected. Few, however, could have expected what was to be such a memorable match.​ Leicester Fosse were doomed to relegation from the First Division. Forest were one of a number of clubs fighting to avoid filling the second relegation spot and would have been hoping for two points from the match to aid that cause. A few goals would also aid their goal average, an important consideration with things being so tight at the bottom. By the time the 90 minutes were up that hope that been fulfilled with Forest victorious by 12 goals to nil, the match being as one-sided as the scoreline suggested.​ The other relegation-threatened clubs protested and a League inquiry was held at Leicester on 6th May 1909. It came out that the reason for Fosse's poor performance was that two days before the match the Leicester players had attended the wedding of team-mate Turner - and that the celebrations had continued until the early hours of the morning of the match against Forest!​ Leicester escaped punishment, but then they had already been relegated.​ For the Record - ​ Nottingham Forest: Iremonger, Dudley, Maltby, Hughes, Needham, Armstrong, Hooper, Marrison, West, Morris, Spouncer (pictured).​ Leicester Fosse: Bailey, Hedley, Pollock, Ruddle, Gorman, Goldie, Holding, Shinton, Donnelly, Turner, West.​ Goalscorers: Hooper (3), Hughes, Morris (2), Spouncer (3), West (3)​ Referee: Mr J. Howcroft​ Attendance: 3000 (approx)​

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​ This was the second time a 12-0 scoreline had been recorded in the First Division (previously WBA had beaten Darwen in 1892) and remains the highest score in the top flight. The match was also the first time that three players had each scored a hat-trick for one team in a match. That record has been matched four times since.​ Manchester City were relegated along with Leicester Fosse, but it was remarkably close. Only two points separated City from the club five places above them and just four points separated them from the club thirteen places ahead of them. Link - 1908/09 First Division table​

 

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Leicester made £260m on five signings costing £18m & built a squad worth £430m

LEICESTER CITY won the FA Cup last season, as well as challenged for a Champions League place through shrewd business. The Foxes have made an astonishing £260million on players they bought in for j…

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Leicester City sold five stars for £260m… then re-built a team now worth £430m that beat Chelsea in the FA Cup final​

• Jon Boon 2022

LEICESTER CITY won the FA Cup last season, as well as challenged for a Champions League place through shrewd business.

The Foxes have made an astonishing £260million on players they bought in for just £18million since Jon Rudkin was installed as director of football in 2015.


Better still, they've spent that money wisely on young players whose stock has risen.
According to Transfermarkt.com, Leicester's squad is now worth around £430million.
The likes of James Maddison (£50m) and Caglar Soyuncu (£40m) could help boost the club's finances in years to come, if/when they move.

A SELLING CLUB​

Despite winning a league title in 2016, Brendan Rodgers' men are still seen as a selling club.
If the price is right, Leicester could be forced to accept offers for their star talents - at the rate of one a season.
And since 2016, the reaped the benefits from a transfer recruitment process that is now overseen by Lee Congerton.

N'Golo Kante, a £6m signing from Caen, left for Chelsea for £30million that year.

In 2017, it was his midfield partner Danny Drinkwater who also moved to Stamford Bridge for a whopping £40million.

A year later, Riyad Mahrez moved to Manchester City for £60million, in 2019 Manchester United paid £80million for Harry Maguire, and last summer Ben Chilwell made it a hat-trick of Chelsea signings from Leicester in recent years for £50million.

Astonishingly, those sales bolstered their coffers by £260million. What's even more incredible is they cost just £18million.


Former Leicester City pair Harry Maguire and Riyad Mahrez were sold for £80m and £60 respectively after being bought for much-smaller


N'Golo Kante was a £6m signing from Caen, but moved to Chelsea for £30m a season later

BUT THEY REMAINED COMPETITIVE​

Losing players of that calibre would make any team suffer.

And although it could be argued Leicester haven't improved on their Premier League-winning team, they are certainly just as competitive.

Through the years, shrewd investment in new signings, especially young players, has seen the club continue to prosper.

Wilfred Ndidi, 24, arrived at the King Power Stadium in 2017 from Genk for £20million.

The Nigerian international has grown to become one of the best defensive midfielders in the country, and according to Transfermarket.com could command a fee of at least £50million.

And James Maddison might fetch an even bigger fee, if Leicester were to cash in on their asset they shelled out £20million for in 2018 from Norwich.

Reports last summer claimed that Arsenal would have to pay £70million for the playmaker, if they wanted to take him away from the King Power.


James Maddison, a £20m signing in 2018, would fetch over £50m in the transfer market today


£30million signing Wesley Fofana has been linked with a summer move to Man Utd


James Justin cost £10m from Luton, and could be worth as much as £20m now

Wesley Fofana, a £30million signing last summer, has been linked with a £80million move to Manchester United, which incidentally is the same fee the Red Devils paid Leicester for former centre-back Harry Maguire in 2019.

Transfermarket.com believes the Leicester City squad, which has an average age of 27, to be currently worth around £430million.

THE RECRUITMENT TEAM​

Much of that success has to go down to a number of people involved in recruitment over the years.

An established transfer recruitment system was first set-up by former head of recruitment Steve Walsh, who left the club in 2016.

Then Eduardo Macia, who worked with Brendan Rodgers at Celtic came in, and it's now Lee Congerton - a former youth team coach at Chelsea, who studies the targets.

He is helped by a team of analysts who watch extensive videos of games all over the globe - following up on recommendations by scouts employed around the world.

The head of recruitment's role is to assess the player through as much analytical data and statistics received.

If the player is to be a target, Congerton will fly wherever it is in the world to personally scout the player in question.


Steve Walsh, right, sat with former Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri set up the club's transfer recruitment system


Director of football Jon Rudkin is responsible for getting the deals over the line

Information is passed on to Rodgers before a background check is carried out on the individual, that includes their lifestyle, temperament and personality.

Finally, it's down to director of football Jon Rudkin, assisted by director of football operations Andrew Neville, to get the deals over the line and negotiate with other clubs.

You can bet they are already in talks with new promising talent to arrive in Leicestershire, that'll likely command a bigger fee in years to come.

 

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'They Can Cause Problems' – Assessing Forest's Threats

Journalist Matt Davies, from Nottinghamshire Live, says Nottingham Forest will take a strong sense of belief into Sunday's Emirates FA Cup tie against holders Leicester City at the City Ground.

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Journalist Matt Davies, from Nottinghamshire Live, says Nottingham Forest will take a strong sense of belief into Sunday's Emirates FA Cup tie against holders Leicester City at the City Ground.

Since the appointment of former Swansea City manager Steve Cooper in September, the East Midlands outfit have steadily climbed the Sky Bet Championship standings, rising from the relegation places to the outskirts of the play-off berths. They're currently eighth, two points adrift of sixth-place.

A victory over Arsenal in the third round of the FA Cup, meanwhile, set up this tie with the Foxes, who lifted the trophy last May. It'll be a first encounter between the two sides in eight years following City's promotion to the Premier League as Championship champions in 2014. That length of time since the last meeting heightens the excitement for Forest fans, says Davies, who believes Cooper's men will be optimistic about their chances of success.

"It means quite a lot," he told LCFC Radio earlier this week. "Leicester have obviously ascended into the Premier League in the last seven or eight years, whereas Forest have been left a little bit behind, so we haven’t had this fixture for such a long time. It makes it a bit more special.

"It’s got a bit of added spice to the occasion as well because it’s in the FA Cup. Forest had a good win in the last round against Arsenal, so it feels like they’ve got some momentum. Everyone’s really looking forward to it."



Forest's decision to replace Chris Hughton in the dugout with Cooper has so far proven to be a success, with the one-time champions of England now on the cusp of mounting a promotion challenge at the end of a season which threatened to become a disappointing one last autumn.

"Hughton obviously has massive respect in the game, he’s a really good guy, but it just didn’t work out," Davies added. "It was a nightmare start to the season. Fans were wondering if they’d even stay in the Championship initially, but Steve Cooper has come in and galvanised the whole football club.

"He can’t do that on his own, he’s got a good team around him, but he’s transformed the whole atmosphere around the place and created that bond within the dressing room but also between the players and the fans. Results have upturned massively. It is a very different football club to the one it was a year ago.



"There’s been changes off the pitch, around recruitment, as well. It feels like everything’s moving in the right direction again after quite a few years in the doldrums.

"When he came in, he spoke publicly and privately about a lack of belief in the squad. They were down on their heels. Within games, if they went a goal behind, I think they were resigned to defeat. He went in there and tried to remind them that they are good players and it is a massive football club.

"Leicester fans won’t want to hear about the European Cups, but he did draw on that. There’s no bigger club in the Championship, really, and he told them it was a privilege and an honour to play for them. It sounds cheesy but he feels that for sure.

"In private, he makes a big deal of the history and the atmosphere of the club. It’s a different atmosphere when it’s a packed house, it was sold out against Barnsley on a Tuesday night recently, so that shows what the club can be, and we saw that against Arsenal.

They’ll go into it believing they have a decent shot. Everything that Cooper has tried to do has revolved around the wingers and the wing-backs. That’s the way they try to hurt teams.
Matt Davies Nottinghamshire Live

"Forest would love to get to where Leicester City are right now."



Highlighting players to look out for, Davies picked out Forest's wide men, pointing to Cooper's preference to utilise wing-backs in a fluid system.

"They went toe-to-toe with Arsenal and, in the game, Cooper trusted Jack Colback as a makeshift left-back to man mark Bukayo Saka," he explained.

"Djed Spence had a great game and he’s destined for the Premier League. He totally nullified Gabriel Martinelli, who’d had a great season.

"Forest certainly deserved to win the game. I think everyone would recognise that Arsenal just didn’t
show up and this will be a different game if Leicester show up. It’ll be a much bigger challenge for Forest, but they're certainly not going into it, as they might have done before, just resigned to defeat.


"They’ll go into it believing they have a decent shot. Everything that Cooper has tried to do has revolved around the wingers and the wing-backs. That’s the way they try to hurt teams. I’ve already mentioned Djed Spence, who’s on loan from Middlesbrough.

"He couldn’t get into their team, but he’s been a revelation. There’s all sorts of Premier League clubs watching him – Spurs, Arsenal… clubs on the continent too. He’s had a great season and he’s combined down the right wing with Brennan Johnson. He’s a really massive talent.


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To all Foxes fans>>>>

 

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"Its gunna be a good un mi duck - even fonely Nottinum and Lesta are wotchin"




FACT:



The word from the Anglo - Saxon "duce".
It can be traced to the phrase "My Duke" which was a greeting given to the aristocracy by farmers and peasants!
"Ay up" derives from an old Norse greeting
Hence "Hello my Duke" = "Ay up mi duck"!
Serfdom is alive and well in the East Midlands!

 

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Foxes Acknowledge Huth Contribution

Robert Huth, a name written into some of the greatest chapters of Foxes folklore, is to conclude his spell as a Leicester City player at the end of the season.

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[Published May 2018]

Foxes Acknowledge Huth Contribution​

Robert Huth, a name written into some of the greatest chapters of Foxes folklore, is to conclude his spell as a Leicester City player at the end of the season.

- Robert Huth set to call time on three and a half years as a Leicester City player
- Defender played a pivotal role in Premier League win and Champions League run
- Vice Chairman hails Huth’s commitment and personal qualities
- Foxes fans were given their chance to thank Huth on Wednesday night

Everyone at the Club would like to express their thanks to Robert for his substantial contribution to the most successful period in the Club’s history.

Vice Chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha said:

“Players like Robert have been so important to our Club in the last three years, not just for his qualities as a footballer, but for his qualities as a character. He’s a leader, a winner and a player whose commitment to the team has made him equally popular among our players and our supporters. His status as a Leicester City great is very much secure.”

Signed on loan from Stoke City in January 2015, Huth was an integral part of City’s famous revival during the final weeks of the 2014/15 season, before making his move permanent that summer.

He would go on to take his own tally of Premier League winners’ medals to three in remarkable circumstances the following season, as the Foxes shocked the world to become champions of England for the first time.

Only Wes Morgan and Kasper Schmeichel started more than Huth’s 35 league games en route to the title, while his crucial winner at Tottenham Hotspur and remarkable double at Manchester City were truly iconic moments in one of English football’s greatest stories.

A leader during numerous heroic defensive stands during his 93 appearances in City blue, Robert’s experience was vital during the Foxes’ run to the UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals a year later – solidifying his partnership with Wes Morgan as one of the Club’s all-time great central defensive pairings.

Leicester City manager Claude Puel said: “It is a great shame that I have been unable to call on Robert’s experience due to injury this season, but he is a fantastic man and is always a positive influence on the squad and for this I am grateful. I would like to congratulate him on everything he has achieved as a Leicester City player.”

Robert was presented to the Foxes faithful ahead of Wednesday night’s visit of Arsenal to King Power Stadium, giving supporters the opportunity to thank him directly for his contribution during his time with the Club.

 

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