Martin O’Neill returned to Nottingham Forest, some say never go back, and for MON it all ended after just five months in charge at City Ground. Often you see former greats coming back and we believe it’s not “the best of ideas” but it can also work out as others have shown. MON is past…
Month: June 2019
Leicester City and Real Madrid, players link and the two clubs interactions
Sven Goran Eriksson and Jose Mourinho were the managers when Leicester City played Real Madrid in a friendly back in 2011. Jose Mourinho managed to secure a 2-1 win in the only clash between the two clubs. The match report is one to read, going back eight years, when this happened. Cristiano Ronaldo came on…
Transfer talk, Leicester City closing in on more targets, exciting news
Brendan Rodgers first signing was Luton Town defender James Justin. TCF predicted this move a long time ago, placing it as “hot” over the last weeks. Youri Tielemans is said to be “very close” to a deal and hopefully everyhting will be in place next week. We have also had Tielemans in our hot section…
Leicester City and Luton Town, players link and the two clubs interactions
James Justin is the first summer signing at Leicester City, a player who can operate a bit around, but usually play at right back. This move was no surprise as the Luton Town defender has been a target for a long time. Leicester beat Aston Villa to finalize the signing. A fee of £6million was…
Leicester City and Sheffield United, footballs greatest kiss, players and me, a special fan story!
Over the years football has been my hobby and looked at this special game with great admiration and interest. Back in Norway in the early 70’s I got hooked, with a father previously playing and later becoming a referee. My father had his heroes, Tom Finney, Tommy Lawton (picture, playing at Bramall Lane against Sheff…
A drive with Youri Tielemans, what he told us about his possible move to Leicester City
We are two devoted Leicester City fans on a trip to England to watch our beloved foxes. Over the years we have met players, staff and managers, but this was one of the most surreal happenings ever. After the game away to Burnley, before flying back to Norway, we met Youri Tielemans. He stayed at…
Clough & A Fox, a story of Leicester City players sharing a unique experience
Brian Clough is one of the most iconic managers the World have ever seen, if someone is the special one it has to be him. Over the years he was of course mostly known for his time in management at Derby County and Nottingham Forest, where he was part of iconic history at both places….
Leicester City and Barcelona, players link and the two clubs interactions
The first memory of Leicester City and Barcelona goes back to the early 80’s when Johan Cruyff was rumored to become a possible new signing for Leicester City. The move was seen as close, but nothing happened and the former Barcelona icon never joined. The next big link was of course the fact that Gary…
Leicester City, complex transfer dilemmas, financial fair-play, comings and goings
Still holiday time, a few internationals, but for most players and probably also for the management there are little or no activity. The official sources have a few updates on pre-season memories from some of our old heroes, but nothing to be said on the transfer front. Issues regarding transfers are and will be complex…
Leicester City and The Forest, a special walk from past to present!
While we take our Leicester City walk into the Nottingham Forest, we will pass a number of threes and paths with a lot of good history between the clubs, and we will start with the current manager at Nottingham Forest, Martin O’Neill. We all know the great years we had under “MON” but his life…