The Leicester City Thread (merged)

[paulchapo]

This! They have gone from 6 points sunk in the bottom of the league 12 Months ago to absolute machines and now it only lost 3 games all season.

In discussion on another thread.....surely not....but........

 

[Bluekiwi]

Neither were penalties imo. Ball to hand, both of them

The video clip on the TV News shows the defender clearly moving his arm towards the ball when Mane lobbed it towards goal. To my mind that was a clearer penalty than the one that Spurs were awarded at our place recently. I've nothing against Leicester's success just annoyed at the official's inconsistency with interpreting handball in the area.

 

[Blue Mooner]

The video clip on the TV News shows the defender clearly moving his arm towards the ball when Mane lobbed it towards goal. To my mind that was a clearer penalty than the one that Spurs were awarded at our place recently. I've nothing against Leicester's success just annoyed at the official's inconsistency with interpreting handball in the area.

Totally this. I was fuming about those decisions yesterday, particularly in light of the penalty awarded against us v Spurs. Why our fans are so apathetic about it god only knows.

My thinking yesterday was Leicester lose that 4 eminently losable games against the rags, chelsea, West Ham and Everton and we are still in with a chance, however remote. Losing 5 games clearly unrealistic.

You could clearly see Simpson move his arm towards the ball. He had time to move it away but then he would have had less control to divert it away. It was as blatant as you can get. I'm absolutely fuming of course it's a nice fairy story for Leicester to win it but I want that to be genuine not manufactured.

 

[Latics Fan SJK]

It was never a penalty. Had it not hit his arm, it would have hit is body anyway and not gone in.

 

[malg]

I see in today's Telegraph they have the headline 'Total Football' sitting alongside Leicester's goalscorer. I agree that they are the big story, and rightly so, but 'Total Football'?

 

[Eds]

I still think something is fishy about their transformation and maybe in years to come we will read all about it

 

[malg]

It was never a penalty. Had it not hit his arm, it would have hit is body anyway and not gone in.

I've not seen it, but if he did move his arm towards the ball (as some above have opined) the fact that it wouldn't have gone in, or would have hit his body, doesn't matter, it's still handball.

 

[Blumers Bloomers]

Just reading about the trolling of Vardy's fiancee after she posted a picture of their daughter in a Leicester shirt. Absolutely disgusting, hope the culprits are caught and punished

 

[mat]

Just reading about the trolling of Vardy's fiancee after she posted a picture of their daughter in a Leicester shirt. Absolutely disgusting, hope the culprits are caught and punished

Tarquins?

Regardless of any allegations that is not on.

 

[Latics Fan SJK]

I've not seen it, but if he did move his arm towards the ball (as some above have opined) the fact that it wouldn't have gone in, or would have hit his body, doesn't matter, it's still handball.

The way I saw it, he was just running at full pace - in which arm naturally follows suit - and he keeps his arm infront of his body (not sticking out).

I'd be proper miffed if that was given against us.