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Thread: Is anyone here from Leicester?
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Helen-Eva
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The Leicester diaspora's out in force in London today (where I am) following Leicester City's miraculous win in the Premiership. [That's football btw - the British kind.] Who else on the ship has Leicester connections and therefore a daft grin on their face today?
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Arabella Purity Winterbottom
Trumpeting hope
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I'm not, but my boss is, and his feet are barely touching the floor.
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Piglet
Islander
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I have no Leicester connections that I'm aware of, although a friend used to be the organist of Leicester Cathedral (and was a chorister there, so he's a local chap).
I love it when the Little Guy wins - I know Leicester aren't exactly "little" but it's always nice to see someone other than the usual suspects doing well.
Especially if the usual suspects are Manchester United ... ![[Devil]](graemlins/devil.gif)
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Tree Bee
Ship's tiller girl
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Mr Bee is from Hinckley and has supported the Foxes for decades. He is surprised and delighted beyond belief and just wishes his Dad was still alive to witness such a happening.
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Japes
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I lived there for a couple of years six or seven years ago and have had a massive grin on my face whenever I've thought about it all day!
![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif) ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
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Firenze
Ordinary decent pagan
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Yesterday Mark Selby - also from Leicester - won the World Snooker Championship.
When you're hot, you're hot.
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Piglet
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quote:
Originally posted by Brenda Clough:
Here is a British friend who has a theory of who is responsible for this.
Love it!
![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif) ![[Overused]](graemlins/notworthy.gif)
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Sarasa
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I lived in Leicester in the early eighties, when Gary Linker's dad ran a stall on the market, and Gary was the great hope of the football team. There was a real buzz in the city then about that, so I can only imagine it's even greater now.
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Helen-Eva
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It's definitely the spirit of Richard III that has made the difference. He may have had issues with nephew killing (allegedly) but he must have been very good at football. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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OddJob
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I lived in Leicester in the early eighties, when Gary Linker's dad ran a stall on the market, and Gary was the great hope of the football team. There was a real buzz in the city then about that, so I can only imagine it's even greater now.
Our paths probably crossed, and in student days I often fuelled up from Lineker's market stall.
At the end of the 1982/1983 season I lived within earshot of City's Filbert Street ground, and recall the jubilation of cheering and car horns for a couple of hours after they gained promotion to the then First Division.
This must have paled into insignificance compared to last weekend's result.
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Tree Bee
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Whoop! Andrea Bocelli, a great score and a trophy! Unbelievable!
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