18 Apr 2017 19:32:11
As ED007 and all the regulars on here know I hate Atletico Madrid with a passion ever since they kicked wee Jinky and all our players all over the park in a european game, but I am putting my hostilities aside in the hope they PUMP Leicester tonight.
We are all Claudio Ranieri.
18 Apr 2017 21:43:49
Totally agree Tim. I watched their amazing campaign last year as if I was a Leicester fan. After the disgusting treatment of Claudio Ranieri they deserve all they get. Never mind a chance this season, that man should have been given a statue outside for what he achieved!
18 Apr 2017 21:50:10
Hear, hear tim i was there that nite pure thuggery coward of a ref think he was turkish as i remember . Never thought i would shout for athltico.
18 Apr 2017 22:23:23
I wanted Atletico regardless, I just don't have any time for the arrogant money grabbing EPL clubs.
Regarding Ranieri, it's easy for us to say that he should never have been sacked, but Leicesters results since have shown that it was probably the correct decision. As good as last season was for them there was a real possibility that they could have been relegated.
If we had been in their position, with the amount of money at stake, would we not have wanted our board to take some decisive action.
{Ed007's Note - There was a campaign behind the scenes to get rid of Ranieri, Gerry, I don't know the ins and outs of it but I've seen the English Eds talking about it and the current manager and a lot of their 'big' players don't come out of it well.
And again I don't know the ins and outs but something's always felt not quite right about the whole fairytale to me but in saying that I don't buy into any of the conspiracies surrounding it.}
18 Apr 2017 22:54:34
I'll support anyone over an English team! Who was it that says the EPL is the best in the world 😱😱😂.
18 Apr 2017 23:07:32
personally, I believe the players should hang their heads in shame as they stopped trying for the man who certainly increased a few salaries and gave them fame they will never repeat.
19 Apr 2017 10:41:39
ED, I think very few mangers can survive these days if the players decide they won't play for him.
It happened with Mourinho last season at Chelsea, where after winning the league the season before, somehow became unpopular with the players and lost his job.
It's now happening at Arsenal, where despite Wenger being there for 20 odd years, players who have only been there for 5 minutes have decided they don't want to play for him.
Managers are only that in name only these days in my opinion, once players decide they've had enough of him there is usually only one outcome.
19 Apr 2017 14:39:26
Did Danny Simpson not come out and say they lost faith when ranieri swapped the chicken burgers and spiced wedges for sweet potato and chicken fillets in the players lunch
Sure I read that on BBC.