9 Years Ago Today... (3 Viewers)

[skybluejelly]

I also remember going away to morcambe that year and being jealous that they actually owned their stadium and had a club shop instead of tables in the concourse

 

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[play_in_skyblue_stripes]

It’s a merger with a phoenix club though. They were out of business for 4 seasons. Longer than Wasps

I know a lot of heartache between the two group of fans behind the two entities. Thankfully agreement reached . Bury had a terrible owner that led to their demise.

Bury's attttendances are seemingly higher than being in League and interest is definately higher in the community.
I went to big local derby last season against Ramsbottom.

 

[Sky Blue Wozza]

Don’t know if this was the season, but I can remember the ticket “office” being run from a trestle table at the Butts Arena. Did I make this up?

 

[alexccfc99]

Don’t know if this was the season, but I can remember the ticket “office” being run from a trestle table at the Butts Arena. Did I make this up?

No I am pretty sure our ticket office was based at The Butts until Lockdown

By the time they were obviously required again we’d moved back home

 

[bigfatronssba]

I also remember going away to morcambe that year and being jealous that they actually owned their stadium and had a club shop instead of tables in the concourse

Wasn't the "club shop" a barrow in Tesco's for a while?

 

[Danceswithhorses]

Seems like it was only yesterday.
Awful owners, 'leading' us to our lowest point - they were lucky to get Robins back, and for him (and Adi) to then perform miracles.
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
Amazing that we're now doing so well, and we own our stadium...a notion we could never have dreamed of back then.

 

[nightowl1883]

Don’t know if this was the season, but I can remember the ticket “office” being run from a trestle table at the Butts Arena. Did I make this up?

Before the ticket office in the butts bar, it was at some office block around Foleshill area. Remember waiting in the corridor for tickets

 

[Kneeza]

The darkest hour is just before the dawn...

Ooh, Mama.

 

[Great_Expectations]

Madness, feels like a completely different time.

Those were the days when going to game was an absolute chore and it was purely out of routine. Zero or toxic atmosphere, shit concourse with about 50 people in it. Horrendous players, who at times clearly don’t want to be there.

Robins completely transformed the club.

And now Lampard will finish the job.

Absolutely different world.

 

[JohnWH]

NOPM seems so long ago.

I've still spent skint all these years.
Club is lucky I forget to turn off my iFollow annual subscription every year, so I wake up to a nice "fuck you JohnWH" out the blue once a year. No I don't check emails.

 

[Ashdown]

I think the most soul destroying memory was the ‘SISU’ are launching another court case headlines. Lost years , appalling times, most football fans thankfully have never had to endure but should give all Sky Blues a perspective.

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

An absolute car crash of a season from minute one...

Mowbray's pissing around in the summer set the tone

Slade's appointment was an absolute disaster and if we hadn't have bothered with it. or even after a few weeks realised he was in way above his head and got Robins back we may well have stayed up

Venus was probably the most dislikeable man I have ever seen in our dugout

Some of the worst players I have ever seen pull on our shirt (Which that season also happened to be our worst ever shirt!!)

The most toxic I have ever seen CCFC, even more so than when we were at Sixfields in my opinion

At least the Checkatrade provided some light relief, but even with that in consideration I cannot look back on that era with much fondness whatsoever

Thank god for Mark Robins, when the emotion of his sacking has subsided and he has left Stoke, I sincerely hope he is invited back to unveil the Mark Robins Lounge at the stadium we now finally own, he stopped the rot when we had genuinely no hope and built everything we are enjoying today - Forever grateful

He deserves a Statue, he didnt just rebuild our club, he rebuilt our city rejuvenated life back into it and the football, gave us all hope. Honestly that man should get free pints anywhere he goes within or near a CV postcode. If it wasnt for Mark, I dread to think what would have happened to our football club would it even be alive anymore? Anyways in the spirit of growth over a decade Leicester have gone from defending PL champions to below us in the Championship and with a Pt deduction looming potential relegation candidates whilst we have gone from doomed to almost the top, a proper rebirth, the phoenix risen from the ashes spear headed by Robins, but torch passed to Frank to light the fire. May the future always be Sky Blue and let the good times Roll, PUSB!

 

[Irish Sky Blue]

Don’t know if this was the season, but I can remember the ticket “office” being run from a trestle table at the Butts Arena. Did I make this up?

The Butts was an upgrade. The original office was at the old Courtaulds site on Lockhurst Lane. All part of the Tim Fisher master plan.

 

[alexccfc99]

The Butts was an upgrade. The original office was at the old Courtaulds site on Lockhurst Lane. All part of the Tim Fisher master plan.

The Club shop on Gallagher crammed in next to Maplin Electronics was the worst

Admittedly the last time I popped down to Gallagher was a good couple of years ago - but the unit that the club used hadn't been touched since CCFC moved out of it when I last went

 

[DannyThomas_1981]

I also remember going away to morcambe that year and being jealous that they actually owned their stadium and had a club shop instead of tables in the concourse

Tables in the concourse with 6,000 fans knocking around the Ricoh with relegation inevitable to L2 - the darkest of times. Some on here should remember that when they are going mental during current transfer windows if we miss out on targets. Perspective.

 

[hopesprings]

The Butts was an upgrade. The original office was at the old Courtaulds site on Lockhurst Lane. All part of the Tim Fisher master plan.

Any one know what Fisher is now doing? such a horrible time...never really found out how he became involved...seem to remeber he had very big gap in his cv after uni to just appearing as a banker

 

[eastwoodsdustman]

Before the ticket office in the butts bar, it was at some office block around Foleshill area. Remember waiting in the corridor for tickets

It was in the old Courtaulds building which had been converted into some short term offices. Proper grim in there.

 

[alexccfc99]

Any one know what Fisher is now doing? such a horrible time...never really found out how he became involved...seem to remeber he had very big gap in his cv after uni to just appearing as a banker

He works in Higher Education

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[PaulPUSB]

He works in Higher Education

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God I hate that man

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[JimmyHillsbeard]

He works in Higher Education

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That’s not the University of Stirling btw but a collective of agencies that partner schools, colleges and overseas universities (actually 2 in Iraq). It’s not a HEI but a private institution.

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

The Club shop on Gallagher crammed in next to Maplin Electronics was the worst

Admittedly the last time I popped down to Gallagher was a good couple of years ago - but the unit that the club used hadn't been touched since CCFC moved out of it when I last went

The one in Tesco's at the arena was even smaller.

God it certainly has moved around a lot, it started off where the Anecdote is.

 

[alexccfc99]

The one in Tesco's at the arena was even smaller.

God it certainly has moved around a lot, it started off where the Anecdote is.

At least that one was near the ground Unless you fancied a trip to Gallagher you couldn't buy any merchandise on a home matchday once upon a time

I remember the Gallagher one was burgled when we released a new kit one season... What a club we once were

 

[Cov kid 55]

It was really scary and depressing times, had it in my head that although we were shite, then the League 2 tour would be a blast and we would romp the league, didn't quite work out like that though

Yeh, interestingly, I saw loads of away games over that season and the League 2 season, now I can’t get into away games unless I’m in the home end. Some of the really depressing moments were when some of our ‘fans’ were verbally abusing our players (thinking Rochdale/Crewe away in particular) Really embarrassin.

 

[NortonSkyBlue]

What was the highlight of 16/17 league season? For me it was our boy knocked down their boy at the Sheffield United game. If the Playing home games in Northampton and Wasps buying the stadium was the nadir for our club then 16/17 was the lowest ebb for the team.

 

[AngryAnt]

Great day out - first time at Wembley for me

Same, came along in 88 so never saw the FA cup victory.
Felt like we'd never appear at Wembley & were on the downslide into non-league. If you'd have told me how many times we'd appear since and how close to the PL we are, I'd have asked what you were drinking.

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The season we were relegated to L2, was a turning point in my life. I contracted Bell's Palsy (so all the wembley pictures, I look like I'm miserable (I'm fine now made a full recovery)), moved further north and changed jobs.
Feels alot longer than 9 years ago.

 

[Adge]

The other player was taking the photo

Maybe-wouldn’t put it passed that bunch of Charlatans though! The worst I have ever seen and that’s no lie.

 

[Adge]

Any one know what Fisher is now doing? such a horrible time...never really found out how he became involved...seem to remeber he had very big gap in his cv after uni to just appearing as a banker

Yeah-a right merchant banker.

 

[Adge]

Yeh, interestingly, I saw loads of away games over that season and the League 2 season, now I can’t get into away games unless I’m in the home end. Some of the really depressing moments were when some of our ‘fans’ were verbally abusing our players (thinking Rochdale/Crewe away in particular) Really embarrassin.

Na-some of them deserved it. Not sure if it was the same season when we played Northampton which was their home game and they humiliated us 3-0. Lots of crowd interruptions and Pyro’s etc but a totally spineless performance where lots of individual players were hiding and not bothered. The angriest I’ve ever been at a football match

 

[alexccfc99]

Yeh, interestingly, I saw loads of away games over that season and the League 2 season, now I can’t get into away games unless I’m in the home end. Some of the really depressing moments were when some of our ‘fans’ were verbally abusing our players (thinking Rochdale/Crewe away in particular) Really embarrassin.

The team was full of young lads who were simply not up to the grade supplemented by older players and loanees who were genuinely not fit to wear the shirt and deserved all the flack they got

There were only three players in that squad for me with any real quality - Jones and Willis, who played their part in L2 and the return to L1

And Marvin Sordell - Who was actually quite good, and for whatever reason despite him probably being the best player in the side, Slade decided to give away to Burton Albion for absolutely nothing in part exchange for Stuart Beavon

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

What was the highlight of 16/17 league season? For me it was our boy knocked down their boy at the Sheffield United game. If the Playing home games in Northampton and Wasps buying the stadium was the nadir for our club then 16/17 was the lowest ebb for the team.

Probably Ben Stevenson’s goal against Oxford. One of extremely few moments of quality.