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City Triumph in M69 Derby

Leicester City 2:0 Coventry City Leicester managed back to back league victories for the first time this season with a comfortable 2-0 win over neighbours Coventry at the King Power Stadium on Saturday… An unchanged City line-up dominated a poor … Continue reading

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What you are saying about: GOT, NOT GOT…

What people are saying about ‘GOT, NOT GOT – The A to Z of Lost Football Culture, Treasures & Pleasures… * Well, what can I say – your book is a FINE piece of work! Honestly, I think its brilliant … Continue reading

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City Off to a Winning Start

Coventry City 0:1 Leicester City City got 2011-12 off to a perfect start with a 1:0 win at neighbours Coventry, despite losing Darius Vassell to a red card early on… A huge following of over 6,000 City fans saw seven players … Continue reading

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Foxes Frustrated in M69 Derby

Leicester City 1:1 Coventry City City and Coventry shared the points with a 1-1 draw at Filbert Way on Saturday, with Leicester unable to convert possession into goals… Sven Goran Eriksson reshuffled the side that lost at Cardiff, with Vassell … Continue reading

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City Make a Point at the Ricoh

Coventry City 1:1 Leicester City The final scoreline did not tell the whole story at the Ricoh Arena on Saturday with Leicester dominating the M69 Derby from start to finish… Paulo Sousa made six changes to his side with Ikeme, Morrison, Neilson, … Continue reading

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A Tale of Four Cities

Leicester City 2:2 Coventry City The M69 Derby ended all square at Filbert Way on Sunday, with Leicester and Coventry both claiming one half, one point and a dodgy goal apiece. Nigel Pearson was forced into a change just before kick-off … Continue reading

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Focus On: Brian Roderick Alderson

Brian Alderson faces a Shoot! interrogation from 1976… Full Name: Brian Roderick Alderson. Birthplace: Dundee. Birthdate: 5th May 1950. Height: 5 ft 7 ins. Previous Club: Coventry City. Married: Yes. Children: One due any time now. Car: Ford Cortina 1600 … Continue reading

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Honours Even in M69 Derby

Coventry City 1:1 Leicester City Two superbly taken goals illuminated an otherwise uninspired derby at the Ricoh Arena on Saturday afternoon…  Nigel Pearson made no changes to the side that started at Middlesbrough, the only surprise was DJ ‘anywhwere but Leicester’ Campbell getting a … Continue reading

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Top Ten Moments at the Walkers…

We know we are guilty of mourning Filbert Street’s passing on here, so let’s have Ten Great Moments since the move from Filbert Street to Filbert Way… 1.  10/8/02 – Opening Day – the first 30,000 plus crowd in many … Continue reading

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Gordon Milne on Life as Leicester Boss

Extract from an Interview with Gordon Milne from The FOX Summer Special 2007  FOX: You became manager of Leicester City in the Summer of 1982, how did that come about? GM: I’d finished at Coventry. I had nine years as manager … Continue reading

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