Cold, disappointed but relieved

Foxes 2 Walsall 2, Tuesday 21 October 2008

Quick to the ball, good movement, and some tenacious tackling. That was Walsall for half the game. City just didn’t seem to have any answers. But then the rest of the time it was Leicester on top. So a game of mixed fortunes and an outcome that matched the state of play. Even so, it was Walsall who took the lead twice, and they showed just how frail we can be. City had better be more focused when they play Northampton.

For most of this match, Fryatt was well marked, and Howard effectively closed down. It worked well (both our goals came from corners). If other sides employ the same tactics as Walsall we might struggle to score. Let’s hope the manager has some answers.

We left the stadium, cold, disappointed at not winning, but perhaps also relieved we didn’t lose.

Disaster: a lack of mobile phone signal

Oldham 1 Foxes 1, Saturday 18 October 2008

I was visiting my parents and we had gone out for the day. What I hadn’t planned for was the lack of a mobile phone signal in deepest Hampshire. Disaster. Luckily, everyone was beginning to feel tired after all the walking so we headed back to the car at about the time the second half kicked off. I then listened avidly, to the exclusion of any conversation, for news from Boundary Park on Radio 5.

I had to endure commentry from some premier league game, and news from everywhere but Oldham. And then just two brief reports. One when we took the lead, and one when they equalised. I guess a point is bad from one of the coldest grounds in Europe.

It Seems A Very Long Time Ago

It seems a very long time ago that Leicester last played a league match. Still, it is a credit to the team that we need postponements due to international call-ups.

And speaking of internationals, what great results for England. Of course the media would have loved to find fault. Indeed, if you watched the ITV coverage on Saturday you’d have thought it was all doom and gloom. Just why they have to be so negative is beyond me. They even had another dig before the highlights of last night’s game.

But I guess you don’t get a job commenting on football these days unless you are completely full of yourself. After all, you only have to listen to the over-opinionated, arrogant shit on Radio 5 called Alan Green. I’m simply not interested in your views Alan so keep them to yourself. And I have a message for you, I will never support Man Utd in Europe so stop assuming that I do!

Anyway, it’s Oldham Athletic away this weekend. Let’s hope Boundary Park isn’t it’s usual freezing self. I’ve only been there once and it rained, hailed and blew a gale. Apparently they sing a song there that goes something like “It’s cold, it’s wet, pneumonia’s a safe bet, Boundary Park….”

Terriers make it tense

Huddersfield 2 Foxes 3, Saturday 4 October 2008

This sounded like a cracker of a match – clearly better seen than heard. At half time I kept telling myself not to worry – we would score. So when Fryatt shot us into the lead I felt pretty pleased with myself. This turned to enthusiastic pacing around the room after the penalty conversion for our second. But then the tension really started.

First Huddersfield got a goal back. The Radio Leicester commentators were full of excitement, I took to biting my nails. Then disaster – Huddersfield equalise. As posession was won and lost, I started flicking through my partner’s magazine in an effort to calm my nerves. But not even a rather fetching photo of Rachel Stevens could do the trick. So back to pacing around the room.

And then, just as I was getting used to the idea of a draw, Lloyd Dyer hits the winner in injury time. Brilliant!