I fear this is going to be a once-in-a-chuffing-long-time achievement but I'm glad it's happened. I imagine things to swiftly return to business as usual in the Premiership. I imagine Leicester's phone is ringing off the hook with cunty agents trying to place their clients, sorry players, with them now.
Much as you want to turn the cynic inside you off and just enjoy this, can't help but suspect the same. Will certainly be interesting to see who lines up for Leicester next season. However, for the moment, it's a bloody good story!
I noticed some criticism of atleti this week but it's not really true. Atleti are so intense it usually makes for entertainment one way or another. I don't find them dull.
I agree. And particularly where there is a contrast in styles, it can be exhilarating to watch. It's a strength of the game that there is more than one way to play it, and Atletico vs a passing/possession team makes for a great match. Atletico vs Leicester? Not sure how that would go.
I am not sure about the football itself but I doubt any bookie will offer 5000-1 on a team actually in the premiership.
This how to win a league, a lovely unstoppable force against a team who had hoped for Europe at the beginning of the season
Ah, Andrea Bocelli and then the lifting of the trophy, not even a Leicester fan and that got me with a lump in my throat, can only imagine how they feel
Mahrez with baby falling asleep in his arms has to be one of the cutest moments seen on a football pitch.
That was indeed the classiest celebration of the Prem. I've seen. So good in fact I replayed it 3 times before carrying on to watch the game. Nicely done. and John Terry was nowhere in sight....good job.
I did notice Robert Huth turned up in full kit Was there a particular reason Bocelli was there? I also didn't understand them using Nessun Dorma, although I suppose they're just thinking about the musical content rather than lyrical
he's a football fan, and loved 'the story' And what else is an opera singer going to sing to a football crowd? Possente amor mi chiama??
Apparently he tweeted the day before that he was going to 'do a John Terry'. More justified than Terry, imo, given that the trophy wasn't won with the game he missed.
Apparently Bocelli had heard of Ranieri's success and had contacted him to say if Leicester win the title he'd like to come and sing at the celebrations. I suppose the footballing links of Nessun Dorma to Italia '90 will forever link it with football, over here at least. Certain arias really do it for me, apart from Nessun Dorma, that one in the film Philadelphia, and that one in the film The Tree of Life. Bootyfull.
Sure was. Hairs on end stuff. He changed 'time to say goodbye' to 'time to win again'. Cheese on toast. I love it. And Nessun Dorma's 'Vincero, vincero, vincero' means "I will win, I will win, I will win" so it kinda makes sense. Sorta.
wow...apparently the arse beat you in the premier league money stakes because they had more televised games. Still...£93 million you got apparently...not bad
Mental, isn't it? Although arguably not as mental as Villa pocketing £73m plus parachute payments after the season they had.
This is £2million pounds less [TELEPRINTER CAPITALS: LESS] than the team finishing 20th (bottom) are guaranteed to get next year. Fuck your Sky subscriptions.
I read somewhere that the teams relegated from the premier (season 2014/15) got more money than the team that won it the season before. How the fuck does that work? It will soon be a closed shop playing games at fuck off o'clock for American prime time viewing.
Good point, i would imagine that might be the case for certain teams but not Leicester or teams expected to struggle.Possibly a bonus if they stayed up.
