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Unfotunately, in my opinion, Leicester is just a beautiful drop in the ocean called modern football.

Just the big ones win nowadays and I think there is no reason to believe this going to change anytime soon.

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Leicester City's season is a freak result, however I'm delighted by their success. Sadly the main prizes will continue to go to those that invest the most dollars and the sport is worse for that.

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The lessons to be learned from Leicester's season stretch beyond football and cross over into everyday life/work. You can easily take away lessons like the strength of belief or commitment to a system, teamwork, no ego, etc., etc..

That being said, what Ranieri has done with the Foxes is nothing short of genius. I can't imagine anyone who felt this team would have achieved what they have at the beginning of the season or even shortly after Christmas, especially on paper. It is a great thing matches aren't played on paper!

Leicester City have been a joy to watch this season, especially from a neutral perspective...I can't imagine what it must feel like for a supporter (especially considering I support Newcastle).

Unfortunately, they will come back to earth next season. The additional games and level of competition that come with a place in the CL will stretch them. They will need to get much deeper. That will be hard to do, at a high level, with so many others with much deeper pockets.

Although, CL thoughts can be shelved until next season. This is truly something to enjoy...and hopefully world football take a lesson from this and put a system in place that allows for a little more parity. As someone who watches several leagues, I am sick of scenarios like Juve winning 5+ league titles in a row.

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Leicester City's season is a freak result, however I'm delighted by their success. Sadly the main prizes will continue to go to those that invest the most dollars and the sport is worse for that.

I could understand it being called a freak result if it was a few games, but to go through the whole season like they have, it's no accident.

They should be still near the top next year as the money they will get for winning will be huge; new signings and the core team should probably stay together

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I could understand it being called a freak result if it was a few games, but to go through the whole season like they have, it's no accident.

They should be still near the top next year as the money they will get for winning will be huge; new signings and the core team should probably stay together

I see the point you make, however since the inception of the Premier League, only a team from the top three spending budgets (transfers and wages) has ever won the EPL. In those 20 plus years the 3rd biggest spender has won it two maybe three times (saw the statistic but don't remember it exactly.

Leicester are on one tenth of the budget of last seasons Chelsea. That's what makes this a freak of a season, a freak result.

I am so happy this morning and I'm a Liverpool supporter. Its terrific that a smaller club has finally won it and it gives hope and proves that it actually is possible.

That said, with Pep at City and Mourinho at United? (Ive a sneaking suspicion that he will end up at Everton of all clubs, 2% chance) Klopp at the beautiful LFC, a strong Spurs outfit, West Ham on the rise and Arsenal coveting 4th place - next season promises to be a cracker.

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Although not a Leicester fan I've lived here for 15 years and it's a great thing to see. I was in the town centre last night and the atmosphere was brilliant. I know money is very important in football but at least this shows that it isn't everything.

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I'm thrilled Leicester won, this is no fluke. I think the true moral of the story is championship teams are trend setters and find value where others don't. In modern football, most teams value short quick passing, high pressing and possession. What Leicester have done is find value in players that don't play that system and play a direct game with speed and counterattack. They take advantage of what their players do best. In short: they zigged while everyone else is zagging. They've become what Chelsea were 5 years ago.

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I read that 9 months ago the odds were 5000:1. Some say that bookies will pay £25M. One article called it the biggest single sporting loss in British history. I don't know the truth to that, but 5000:1 is a heck of a bet!

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I read that 9 months ago the odds were 5000:1. Some say that bookies will pay £25M. One article called it the biggest single sporting loss in British history. I don't know the truth to that, but 5000:1 is a heck of a bet!

first, any team better than spurs.

the great thing about the bet was that it was apparently longer odds than the following -

elvis returning

the loch ness monster being discovered

kim kardashion winning the presidency.

one poor leicester fan apparently bets on them every year. this year, he'd had enough and skipped it.

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Why all the Spurs hatred.

First off congratulations to Leicester. ..much as it pains me to say that as a Spurs fan.

Second off shame on Chelsea who's cup final this year was a draw with Spurs ...you must be proud as defending champions.

Thirdly Spurs are a proper club, great tradition, real fans, well run, no debt or crazy owners, play entertaining football, have worked hard to improve their position, have the best goal difference in the league, the tightest defence, developed youth not just bought big-ticket players, have a core of British players and are investing huge amounts of money redeveloping a very impoverished area of London.

Seriously all power to Leicester for their amazing achivement but if you just want to bash Spurs you need to check yourself, deal with your jelousy / predudice /ignorance / hatred /whatever ...light up a nice stick and be big enough to recognise what a great season we have had ...for all the right reasons!

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more seriously there are some clubs that, as a fan of another club, you are required to hate/oppose/wish all the ills of the world upon and thoroughly enjoy them falling short.

example, for skins fans, that i the cowboys.

for gunners fans, i give you spurs.

but also - "Spurs are a proper club, great tradition, real fans, well run, no debt or crazy owners, play entertaining football, have worked hard to improve their position, have the best goal difference in the league, the tightest defence, developed youth not just bought big-ticket players {as do most of the top clubs}, have a core of British players {as is required under the game's recent regulations} and are investing huge amounts of money redeveloping a very impoverished area of London {purely altruistic and no intent to profit, i assume?}" - all of which suggests there are several ways to look at the same thing (and i am certain that one could look at the gunners or skins or whoever with an equally critical eye).

however, without wishing to poke the bear, so to speak, you've attacked chelsea for what? not losing to you? not that i ever want to be seen speaking for chelski but i'm sure they wish they had a better season (and let us toss the gunners into that heap as well - and both manchester teams) and i'm sure that they would have won that game if they could. they came back from 2-0 down, which is not bad. but this was the game when this so-called proper, well run club has one player up on charges of eye-gouging (which is an utter disgrace in any sport), had others accused of stomping on players while on the ground and then abusing and even flattening the chelski manager in the tunnel after the game.

spurs have done very well this season - i think it is likely to be the first time they have finished ahead of the gunners in wenger's long reign so that alone is an achievement. but this may not be the game to use as an example of what they represent.

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Seriously all power to Leicester for their amazing achivement but if you just want to bash Spurs you need to check yourself, deal with your jelousy / predudice /ignorance / hatred /whatever ..

Other than "whatever", you've covered every reason a football fan hates the other teams. I hate every other team other than mine, I just enjoyed Leicester's success because I hate them less that I do the "big" clubs. YNWA

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Seriously all power to Leicester for their amazing achivement but if you just want to bash Spurs you need to check yourself, deal with your jelousy / predudice /ignorance / hatred /whatever ...light up a nice stick and be big enough to recognise what a great season we have had ...for all the right reasons!

I promise you, nobody is jealous or envious of that lot.

Congratulations on maybe finishing ahead of The Arsenal for the first time in 20 years. Won't be long before Pochettino, Kane and Alli move on to something better.

FOYS peace.gif

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