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A King's Homecoming: Hiring a club legend is a step in the right direction
Leicester City fans got their earliest (only?) LCFC Christmas present of 2024 on December 5th when legend Andy King posted a photograph of himself in a Foxes training kit, footballs at his feet, signalling his homecoming. And boy, does it feel about time.
Going early: A once-in-a-lifetime Leicester City matchday experience
My Leicester City theme last week was “going early”. The script was written.
A new Fox in a legend’s socks: The emergence of Bilal El Khannouss
Sometimes it only takes one performance from one player to turn the narrative. Step up, Bilal El Khannouss.
The Fosse Way predicts Ruud van Nistelrooy’s first Leicester City lineup
Tonight’s 7pm announcement of the Leicester City lineup to face West Ham United in Ruud van Nistelrooy’s first game in charge of the Foxes will represent the most eagerly anticipated team news in recent history.
Ruud’s riddle: Leicester plunge van Nistelrooy into new territory
What is it about Ruud van Nistelrooy that Leicester City’s decision-makers think will help keep the club in the Premier League? It’s a question many in the media have been trying to answer in the past week.
Entering our Ruud era: The pros and cons as Leicester gets ready for van Nistelrooy
Shortened betting odds for Ruud Van Nistelrooy on Tuesday made him the firm favourite for the vacant Leicester City job. With John Percy sounding the klaxon that he’s the man, we're taking a look at the pros and cons of our next manager.
The fall of Steve Cooper - Leicester City’s Autumn surprise is the only logical decision
Twelve Premier League games. Three months of competitive football. Autumn has seen the fall of Steve Cooper and although it may be a slight surprise Leicester City’s decision-makers have swung into early action, you’d struggle to find a fan that disagrees with the move.
Insult and injury: A day to forget in the history of Leicester City
Curacao, a Dutch Caribbean island just off the northern coast of South America, has a population of roughly 150,000, which is similar to Ipswich. It doesn’t look much like Ipswich, but it has joined the Suffolk town in the story of Leicester City’s 2024/25 season.
Fixing the Foxes: Get the best from this squad and make us an actual Cooper side
Our big question asked our writers how to fix the Foxes, after two articles more centred on the behind the scenes, off the pitch affairs, Iain Wright is focusing on the matchday team, our tactics and how to get the best from this squad.
Fixing the Foxes: Leicester City need to stop the drift and turn the tide
Enhanced expectations and dismal decisions have collided to make many Leicester City fans feel detached from our club. This is a reality we need to recognise and an important point in the club’s history to start getting things right again.
Fixing the Foxes: Improving the relationship between Leicester City and its supporters
Posing the biggest of big questions to our writers this international break, we asked what needs fixing and how to do it. First up, an off-pitch focus on why and how to improve and repair the fan relationships with the club.
A blue and white Leicester City blueprint in a black and white defeat
To sit through one Leicester City Under 21s defeat in the Bristol Street Motors Trophy may be regarded as misfortune. To sit through two in the space of a week sounds like carelessness.
A new start in the New Year: Leicester City fans’ chance to build a more effective Foxes Trust
Monday 13th January. We now know the date that Foxes Trust members will have their say on who represents them at board level of the Trust.
The Early AGM that has been called will be the pivotal moment in a journey which started in March 2024 when a group of writers from The Fosse Way decided to join the Trust in the hope of making it more effective.
Ten games in, what have we learnt: Stuck in the middle with Coops
With ten games gone, can you predict where Leicester City will finish based on these games? At this point, saying that Leicester fans are divided on that, and everything else, is like saying the sky is blue. Iain Wright assesses the state of affairs and Steve Cooper’s efforts after the ten game milestone.
Leicester need leaders - Conor Coady could be the answer to our 45-minute problem
With Leicester City in need of leadership to maintain high standards throughout the 90 minutes, is it finally time to turn to the non-playing captain of the second XI?
In his first article for TFW, Simon Birch presents the case for Conor Coady.
It’s that time again: Time to enter the Patson paradox
The last time we focused on Patson Daka it was because of a pivotal miss in a huge game. It didn’t go on to cost us, but he continues to divide fans. Now he’s back from injury and with Leicester’s striker situation, are we re-entering the Patson paradox?
Untypical Leicester defying expectations to show one way forward
I wasn’t able to follow Leicester’s game away at Southampton last weekend, so it was with some trepidation that I turned my phone back on at half past five on Saturday afternoon and saw there were 71 WhatsApp messages waiting.
Hazzetta dello Sport 2024 - Issue 8: Southampton v Leicester City
We appreciate serious, top journalism at the Hazzetta. We’ve really felt this in a week where several tabloids went with inane and manic ramblings on the recent England managerial appointment.