Leicester City, the Community Shield and the late 70th birthday present
It’s over 18 months since my dad turned 70. For his birthday, we gave him a token present (which he loved) and the promise of a trip to Leicester City in the near future. My dad is a big Leicester City fan and brought all his kids up to be Leicester supporters too. We hoped to get him good tickets or maybe even tickets with a bit of hospitality or a nice meal thrown in. But we couldn’t get anything. It was close to the end...
The lapsed Leicester fan
I’m a lifelong Leicester City fan. I’m not from round there, but my dad is from not far away and he brought us all up as Leicester fans. It wasn’t cool for a kid growing up in Gloucestershire. It wasn’t cool for a kid anywhere. Apart from Leicester. I wasn’t particularly into football as a kid, not many girls were at that time, but if anyone asked what team I supported, it was always Leicester. Other kids...
