The Fosse Way
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Alves in limbo and Fatawu benched: When will the next generation get their chance?
The headlines and the dissection would have been a lot different this international break had Leicester not beaten Bournemouth. But one fact has lingered and keeps bothering me. I sense I’m not alone either. Our 288-game streak with at least one Academy product in the matchday squad finally ended against Bournemouth.
On the drive in: A bump in the road of a life following Leicester City
You’ve been making this journey for 35 years. Why does this one feel different to all the others?
Hazzetta dello Sport 2024 - Issue 7: Leicester City v Bournemouth
Last Saturday, my friend and I went to Emirates Stadium to watch City. We were a minute late to the game as we had spent a lovely lunchtime drinking in the pubs of the very hip Stoke Newington.
Foxy figures: You’re still thinking about the bad news, aren’t you?
Our second Foxy Figures looks at Leicester’s defeat to Arsenal and reviews the season so far. Warning: xPositivity is in short supply.
A reason to be cheerful: Leicester City’s Academy shine in superb week at Seagrave
As I sat in the stands at Walsall last Tuesday, even I – a self-proclaimed Leicester City rational optimist – was struggling to extract too many positives and had to admit that the general outlook was looking fairly grim.
One shining light last week, however, amongst this LCFC-induced commotion and subsequent fan meltdown, was the Academy.
Fan unrest and questionable decisions: Where does Cooper go from here?
No wins in the league and following two very poor performances, fans are asking questions and some want Steve Cooper out. The bookies have him favourite to be sacked and the pressure is mounting, fairly or not. Cooper is saying all the right things but where do we go from here?
Death, disorder and decampment: When Leicester Fosse won at Woolwich Arsenal
The team formed in 1886 by workers at the Dial Square workshop in the Royal Arsenal armaments factory in Woolwich famously played south of the river - but when Leicester Fosse first made the trip to face Arsenal nine years later, they didn’t have to cross the Thames.
Let’s get going: Can Steve Cooper’s Leicester City start on the front foot?
We seem to be always chasing the game. We are reactive. It’s the opposition which ask the early questions. First halves seem to be some sort of preparation for the second half.
Hazzetta dello Sport 2024 - Issue 5: Leicester City v Everton
When the words ‘gladiatorial battle’ are said to you, your mind casts to those scenes from the film Gladiator. The Colosseum packed to the rafters with a crowd baying for blood.
Four up for the Foxes: Get to know the Leicester City squad ahead of the big WSL kick-off
Leicester City Women are preparing for their fourth consecutive season in the Women’s Super League. It all starts this Sunday with a visit to face Liverpool before welcoming Arsenal to the King Power before the month is out.
“Jesus Christ - that’s Upson Downes!”: An Everton face in the crowd
It's amazing how often it happens. Researching football history you unearth a little gem that leaves you shouting 'Eureka!' Or something even stronger.
Hazzetta dello Sport 2024 - Issue 4: Crystal Palace v Leicester City
The untouched blue skies. The light splashing of the sea against the sands of the beach. The sun beating down. The partaking of Bob Mortimer’s novel or the completion of a puzzle or two.
International break was appearing to be quiet in the Istrian district of Croatia for myself.
Airships, Boxers and Charabancs: When Leicester City won at Crystal Palace
Selhurst Park may be a tough place to go, and a tough place to get to, but Crystal Palace has a rich history of contests and spectacles that have drawn visitors from far and wide.
Foxy figures: 5 stats that explain Leicester City’s Premier League start
The first international break of the season is a chance to reset before the marathon begins in earnest. In the first Foxy Figures of the season, we look at what the first three games have taught us.
This one’s for the underdog: Leicester City in 2024
One point from the first three games of the season leaves the Foxes sitting 15th in the table going into the international break. Jamie Thorpe dives into what this means for our standing in the world.
Hazzetta dello Sport 2024/25 - Issue 3: Leicester City v Aston Villa
The idea of Hazzetta Dello Sport is that it provides that perfect little morning read before a game to give some background to events leading up to it. It’s James Richardson Cosplay.
Bilal El Khannouss: Moroccan magic and the power of possibilities
Bilal El Khannouss is a 20-year-old Moroccan international midfielder who arrives at Leicester from the Belgian side Genk, an hour east of his birthplace on the northern outskirts of Brussels.
A start to the year to forget: When Aston Villa struck 8 past the Foxes
While Leicester City supporters may be concerned about the threat posed by Aston Villa this Saturday, there was one miserable afternoon in 1932 when this Midlands derby went even worse than Foxes fans could have envisaged.
