The Impossible Dream (FM15)

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CHALLENGE REQUIREMENTS
1.) Manager goes on holiday until November 6. Sir Alex Ferguson was hired at Manchester United on that day in 1986.
2.) The club taken over on Nov. 6 must be sitting next to bottom in the Premier League, as United was when SAF took over.
3.) Stay at this one club for the duration of the career.
4.) Aim to bring in primarily youth players. Build up through potential.
5.) A transfer limit of 8 players per year. SAF never brought in more than 8 players at one time while at United.
6. A spending limit per calendar year of £62 million. That was the most ever spent in a single season transfer budget by the boss.

GOALS
1.) Win a domestic cup within the first 4 years.
2.) Win the league title within the first 7 years.
3.) Win a league and cup double within the first 8 years.
4.) Win the league, a cup and Champions League treble within 13 years.

Let's holiday out and see where we end up!

RESULTS
2014-15: Premier League - 4th, Capital One Cup - N/A, FA Cup - 3rd Round

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CRISIS AT LEICESTER?

With just ten matches gone in the 2014-15 English Premier League season, we have seen the first managerial sacrifice. Nigel Pearson, having been with the Leicester City since 2011 and finally getting them back over the hump and into the top flight has been sacked by Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha and the Leicester board. They have cited poor results and resolve among players in the locker room have led to the disposal of Pearson.

Rather than naming Assistant Manager Craig Shakespeare to an interim role as manager, the board has moved quickly to sign managing novice Roger Berisha to the top post at King Power Stadium. Many fans around Leicester probably woke up this morning and looked at the paper wondering who their new manager is, exactly.

Roger Berisha is 37 years old and has been capped 87 times by Switzerland. He was an outstanding midfielder that spent the entirety of his career in France with Paris FC and eventually Racing Strasbourg. He scored 26 goals from midfield in international play with the Swiss and was always tipped for a move to one of the big European clubs, but much preferred plying his trade in France.

Berisha has no coaching chops that can be spoken of. This is his first managerial position at any level of competition. Why the Leicester board went from a manager with decades of experience to one with zero experience is a major question mark that has left supporters scratching their heads. The most confounding aspect of Pearson's sacking is that is only three points out of 14th. The season may be nearly a third gone, but Pearson was showing he can keep Leicester in the fight.

However, it seems that Leicester what guaranteed survival, though hiring an unknown quantity to do that is a rather interesting strategy. However, the chairman has stated heir confidence in the appointment of Berisha, positive that the Swiss manager will be a massive impact on the club and will help them fulfill their ambition of one day challenging for European places. Something they believed Pearson could not do.

It's only 10 matches into the season and Leicester were still very much in the fight for safety. Will Pearson's departure be a mistake or a shrewd decision? The only way to know for sure will be where the Foxes sit in the Premier League table at the beginning of May.

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LEICESTER CITY
Here's a look at the squad.

GOALKEEPERS
Mark Schwarzer, 42, £500K
Kasper Schmeichel, 28, £4.4M

Schmeichel will be the primary starter.

DEFENDERS
Danny Simpson, 27, £4.5M
Ritchie De Laet, 25, £3.7M
Marcin Wasilewski, 34, £70K
Robert Huth, 30, £4.9M (on loan from Stoke City)
Liam Moore, 21, £4.8M
Matthew Upson, 35, £150K (injured 3-7 weeks)
Wes Morgan, 30, £3M (injured 6-11 days)

MIDFIELDERS
Jeffrey Schlupp, 21, £2.2M
Esteban Cambiasso, 34, £325K
Dean Hammond, 31, £160K
Andy King, 26, £3.9M
Riyad Mahrez, 23, £6.75M (injured 3-5 weeks)
Anthony Knoeckaert, 22, £4.8M
Stephen Quinn, 28, £3.1M
Matty James, 23, £4.3M (injured 2 weeks)
Danny Drinkwater, 24, £8M

FORWARDS
Jamie Vardy, 27, £4.8M
Andrej Kramaric, 23, £9.25M
David Nugent, 29, £4.5M (injured 2-3 months)
Leonardo Ulloa, 28, £5.25M
Chris Wood, 22, £2.4M

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November 6, 2014
Captain Named
Wes Morgan will remain captain for Leicester. Kasper Schmeichel will be the vice-captain.

Staff Fired
Director of Football Jon Rudkin has had his contract terminated, as have:
Assistant Manager Craig Shakespeare, Scout Bill Wall, Scout Andrew Palmer, Scout Ben Wrigglesworth, Scout Rob Mackenzie, U18 Physio Wayne Roberts, U18 Physio Guy Rogers, Physio Tom Freeman, and U18 Fitness Coach Luke Kelly.

Competition Expectations Review
Premier League
The minimum expectation is that Leicester achieve a mid-table position.

FA Cup
The minimum expectation is that Leicester reach the fifth round.

November 7, 2014
Farrell Joins Berisha
Peter Farrell has agreed to terms to become Roger Berisha's new assistant manager following the dismissal of Craig Shakespeare.



November 9, 2014
Premier League Match Day #11
Spurs and Kane Give Berisha Welcoming Loss
(20) Leicester City 1 – 3 Tottenham Hotspur (8)
Goals: Foxes: Vardy (22) Spurs: Eriksen (15), Kane (50, 71)
Shots/On Target: Foxes 11/4, Spurs 15/6
Possession: Spurs 52%
Cautions: Foxes: De Laet (54) Spurs: Yedlin (32)
Man of the Match: Harry Kane 8.9

Form: Schmeichel 6.6, Simpson 6.0, Moore 6.6, Huth 6.5, De Laet 7.1, King (sub 58) 6.4, Drinkwater 6.3, Vardy 7.4, Knockaert 7.3, Kramaric 6.5, Schlupp (sub 58) 6.3, Cambiasso (on 58) 6.6, Ulloa (on 58) 6.4

Notes:
We never stood a chance. It looked good when Vardy equalized, his first of goal of the year, but after the break it was the Harry Kane show. Vardy and Knockaert were the clear bright spots on the team. The midfield and defense looked especially suspect here today. We would have liked an easier test to begin our foray with the Foxes, but we can only play the hand we've been dealt.

November 10, 2014
Kramaric Accused of Complacency
Some sections of the media are warning Leicester boss Roger Berisha that forward Andrej Kramaric has seemed increasingly complacent lately. Several commentators are asking whether Berisha has shown too much patience and should tell the player to improve his performances if he wants to keep his place in the team.

Hammond Injured
Central midfielder Dean Hammond suffered a bruised rib after a late tackle in the U21 game against Fulham today. He will be treated by our phyiso and will miss 7-10 days while being treated.

November 11, 2014
Premier League Team of the Week
GK Shay Given (Liverpool), DL Marc Wilson (Stoke), DC Philipp Wollscheid (Stoke), DC Brede Hangeland (Crystal Palace), DR Frantisek Rajtoral (Stoke), ML Scott Sinclair (Aston Villa), MC Christian Eriksen, (Spurs), Jonny Williams (Palace), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), ST Didier Drogba (Chelsea), Harry Kane (Spurs)

November 13, 2014
Upton Resumes Light Training
DC Matthew Upson has returned to light training following a broken ankle. He is expected to be back to full training in a month.

November 15, 2014
U18 Group 1 South
Leicester 2 – 2 Aston Villa

Wes Morgan has returned to full training.

November 19, 2014
Matty James has returned to full training.

November 22, 2014
U18 Group 1 South
Leicester 3 – 0 Burton

Premier League Match Day #12
Foxes Snag Berisha's First Win
(18) Newcastle 1 – 3 Leicester City (20)
Goals: Newcastle: Ferrerya (8) Foxes: Drinkwater (32), Ulloa (72), Moore (81)
Shots/On Target: Newcastle 7/3, Foxes 21/11
Possession: Foxes 55%
Cautions: Newcastle: Tioté (45+2)
Man of the Match: Anthony Knockaert 9.0

Form: Schmeichel 7.3, Simpson 7.2, Moore 8.6, Huth 8.4, De Laet 7.3, Drinkwater 8.3, King 6.8, Knockaert 9.0, Schlupp 6.7, Vardy (sub 60) 6.2, Kramaric 7.6, Ulloa (on 60) 7.2

Notes:
Hugely improved performance. Having the international break gave us a week without matches. A huge improvement is shown and we climb to 17th with the win. Anthony Knockaert pulled all the strings in the attacking midfield with two superb assists. The back four was much stronger all the way through. A couple of role changes in midfield made Drinkwater and King that much better. Two weeks in and this might be the first sign of progress. Kramaric is playing well, but still has just one goal in 13 matches.

November 25, 2014
Premier League Team of the Week
GK Schmeichel (Foxes), DL Baines (Everton), DC Jagielka (Everton), DC Moore (Foxes), DR Rangel (Swans), ML Bolasie (Palace), MC Knockaert (Foxes), MC Amalfitano (West Ham), MR Puncheon (Palace), ST Rémy (Chelsea), Agüero (City)

November 27, 2014
Scouts Signed
The club has added Jimmy Hampson (13/17 JPA/JPP*), David Geddis (16/13) and Patrik Andersson (12/15) as club scouts.

JPA is Judge Player Ability, JPP is Judge Player Potential. Scale is 1-20.

November 29, 2014
U18 Group 1 South
Leicester 2 – 1 West Ham

Premier League Match Day #13
Foxes Win Again! Surging Up Table
(18) Leicester 2 – 0 Burnley (14)
Goals: Foxes: Vardy (10), Moore (64)
Shots/On Target: Foxes 18/9, Burnley 12/5
Possession: Foxes 57%
Cautions: Foxes: Drinkwater (57) Burnley: Arfield (36), Keane (48)
Man of the Match: DC Liam Moore 8.1

Form: Schmeichel 6.8, Simpson 7.2, Moore 8.1, Huth 7.5, De Laet 7.3, King 7.9, Drinkwater 6.9, Knockaert 6.6, Vardy (inj 55), Schlupp 6.8, Kramaric 7.8, Quinn (on 55) 6.7

Notes:
Kramaric isn't scoring, but he continues to find ways to assist on goals for us. Once he starts banging them in we'll be really hard to stop. Another dominating performance on the ball. The club has found their footing and we're already above the relegation places. Vardy scores another goal and picks up a knock, but he isn't expected to miss any time. Liam Moore has been outstanding in the two wins at the back with goals in each game. Someone in each phase of the game is contributing right now. That's outstanding.

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November 2014 Review
Premier League Awards
Player of the Month
ST Harry Kane, Spurs

Young Player of the Month
DC Liam More, Foxes

Manager of the Month
Jose Mourinho, Chelsea

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December 2, 2014
Premier League Team of the Week
GK Fabianski (Swans), DL De Laet (Foxes), DC Bonucci (Chelsea), DC Moore (Foxes), DR Azpilicueta (Chelsea), ML Ivanschitz (Swans), MC Coutinho (Liverpool), MC Downing (West Ham), MR Routledge (Swans), ST Kramaric (Foxes), ST Sakho (West Ham)

Premier League Match Day #14
Stoke Strike Lucky With Stoppage Penalty
(10) Stoke City 1 – 1 Leicester City (14)
Goals: Stoke: Bojan (pen 90+4) Foxes: Schlupp (79)
Shots/On Target: Stoke 13/7, Foxes 12/9
Possession: Stoke 13/7
Cautions: Stoke: N'Zonzi (86) Foxes: Wasilewski (8), De Laet (43)
Man of the Match: DL Ritchie De Laet 8.7

Form: Schmeichel 6.7, Moore 6.5, Simpson (inj 66) 7.4, Wasilewski 6.9, De Laet 8.7, King 7.3, Quinn 6.7, Schlupp 7.0, Knockaert 6.5, Vardy (sub 61) 6.4, Kramaric 6.7, Morgan (on 66) 6.5, Ulloa (on 61) 6.4

Notes: Heartbreaking. We thought we had all three points and another clean sheet until Wasilewski gave away a penalty deep into stoppage time. Other than that misstep, there were plenty of positives in our play once again. Resolute at the back, sometimes adventurous going forward. We drop a place in the table, but we're not disheartened by this result.

Suspension News
Ritchie De Laet has picked up an automatic one match suspension after collecting his fifth yellow card of the season.

December 4, 2014
Ulloa Wants Out?
Reports are emanating out of King Power Stadium that forward Leonardo Ulloa is unhappy at his lack of playing time and could be looking to agitate a move away from a team he just joined this summer. He's made 11 appearances, but only one start. With Roger Berisha's tendency to favor Andrej Kramaric, Ulloa has been used exclusively as a sub.

Injury News
Danny Drinkwater sustained a bruised thigh after a challenge in training. He'll miss 8-11 days.

December 5, 2014
Mahrez Returns
Winger Riyad Mahrez has returned to full training after missing two months with a hip injury.

December 8, 2014
FA Cup Draw
Leicester City will play Watford on January 4, 2015 at King Power Stadium in the 3rd Round fixture.

Premier League Match Day #15
Tigers Claw Back to Steal Point From Foxes
(9) Hull City 2– 2 Leicester City (15)
Goals: Hull: Brady (19), Hernández (83) Foxes: Vardy (11), Wood (55)
Shots/On Target: Hull 18/12, Foxes 13/6
Possession: Foxes 55%
Cautions: Hull: Brady (90+2) Foxes: Huth (15)
Man of the Match: WBL Robbie Brady 8.7

Form: Schmeichel 7.0, Simpson 6.8, Moore 6.6, Huth 7.1, Schlupp 6.6, Knockaert (sub 62) 6.5, King 6.8, Vardy 7.1, Kramaric 6.5, Wood 7.8, Cambiasso (on 62) 6.6

Notes: We didn't deserve this one. Kramaric struggled on the left and Knockaert was bad in the middle so our attack never really meshed and worked together. A draw was the likeliest result at that point and here we are.

December 9, 2014
Premier League Team of the Week
GK Given (Liverpool), DL De Laet (Foxes), DC Hangeland (Palace), DC Savic (Liverpool), DR Azpilicueta (Chelsea), ML Sterling (Liverpool), MC Dembélé (Spurs), MC Barton (QPR), MR Zaha (Palace), ST Sturridge (Liverpool), ST Borini (Liverpool)

December 13, 2014
Premier League Match Day #16
Foxes Slyly Sneak Up on Palace
(14) Leicester City 2 – 0 Crystal Palace (13)
Goals: Foxes: Knockaert (4), King (35)
Shots/On Target: Foxes 15/5, Palace 8/3
Possession: Foxes 57%
Cautions: Foxes: Quinn (46) Palace: Jedinak (15), Mutch (66)
Man of the Match: MC Andy King 9.0

Form: Schmeichel 7.1, De Laet 7.2, Moore 7.0, Huth (sub 71) 6.9, Schlupp 7.7, King 9.0, Quinn (sub 71) 6.6, Vardy 6.6, Knockaert 7.4, Mahrez 7.0, Kramaric (sub 71) 6.8, Morgan (on 71) 6.7, Ulloa (on 71) 6.6, James (on 71) 6.6

Notes:
A very solid win and we're now four points clear of the drop and sitting snugly in 13th at the moment. We're just two points out of 10th! Heady days for Leicester City since the grim start to the campaign. Andy King was excellent throughout and was our best player today, Schlupp was also very strong. We run the rule on possession here as well. We are now unbeaten in five matches.

Upson Returns
DC Matthew Upson has begun full training following his broken ankle.

December 14, 2014
James Concerned About Playing Time
MC Matty James is concerned about his lack of playing time after coming off of a two month injury. Curious. I tell him I'll try and arrange a transfer.

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December 17, 2014
U21 Group 1 South
Leicester 0 – 0 Brighton

Premier League Team of the Week
GK Begovic (Stoke), DL Baines (Everton), DC Skrtel (Liverpool), DC Shawcross (Stoke), DR Hibbert (Everton), ML Brunt (West Brom), MC Mulumbu (West Brom), MC King (Foxes), MR Morrison (West Brom), ST Ideye (West Brom), ST Agüero (City)

Morgan Looking Elsewhere?
Rumors are running that Leicester City Captain Wes Morgan, still struggling for fitness following injury, is unhappy about his playing time for the Foxes. He could be seeking a move.

December 22, 2014
Premier League Match Day #17
Kramaric, 10-Men Foxes Blow Baggies Around
(15) West Brom 2 – 4 Leicester (14)
Goals: West Brom: Sessegnon (26, 51) Foxes: Huth (20), Schlupp (28), Kramaric (pen 64, 82)
Shots/On Target: West Brom 14/7, Foxes 17/11
Possession: Foxes 53%
Cautions: West Brom: Baird (63), Mulumbu (88) Foxes: Drinkwater (22), De Laet (red 54), Huth (58)
Man of the Match: AMC Stephane Sessegnon 8.8

Form: Schmeichel 6.8, Simpson 7.0, Moore 7.2, Huth 8.3, Vardy (sub 54), King 6.8, Drinkwater 8.7, Knockaert 7.4, De Laet (red 54) 5.7, Schlupp 8.3, Kramaric 8.6, Morgan (on 54) 6.9

Notes:
Drinkwater was a magician in midfield, pulling the strings and Foxes out of hats for two assists. Schlupp has grown increasingly comfortable with the advanced left wing role and is improving all the time. Kramaric finally breaks his goose since I've taken over the club and converts a nice penalty and another effort late on to seal the win. Kramaric had gone 18 matches without a goal. This was his 19th for the club. Despite having ten men, we bullied West Brom around the park. Excellent win as we move into a difficult holiday period.

Suspension News
DL Ritchie De Laet has been suspended for two matches following his red card and sending off against West Brom.

DC Robert Huth has picked up an automatic one match suspension after collecting his fifth yellow card.

December 23, 2014
Premier League Team of the Week
GK Mignolet (Liverpool), DL Clichy (City), DC Huth (Foxes), DC Skrtel (Liverpool), DR Sagna (City), ML Sterling (Liverpool), MC Sanchez (Villa), MC Taarabt (QPR), MR Gouffran (Newcastle), ST Sturridge (Liverpool), ST Balotelli (Liverpool)

December 26, 2014
Premier League Match Day #18
Reds Cage Foxes
(12) Leicester City 0 – 3 Liverpool (1)
Goals: Liverpool: Sterling (11), Sturridge (20), Balotelli (62)
Shots/On Target: Foxes 17/12, Liverpool 21/11
Possession: Liverpool 56%
Cautions: Leicester: Moore (10, Knockaert (24), Schlupp (26), Quinn (47), Morgan (85)
Man of the Match: AMC Raheem Sterling 8.6

Form: Schmeichel 6.7, Simpson 6.7, Moore 6.5, Morgan 6.3, Schlupp 6.5, King 6.5, Quinn 6.7, Vardy 6.7, Knockaert 6.3, Mahrez 6.4, Kramaric 6.6

Notes:
Second best throughout. We had some bright spots early on and again when they were in cruise control, but we couldn't even get a consolation goal. Poor performance all around. Liverpool reminds us how far we have to go to be elite.

December 28, 2014
Premier League Match Day #19
Wood Saves Point For Foxes
(4) Manchester City 3 – 3 Leicester City (13)
Goals: City: Milner (22), Agüero (30), Jovetic (63) Foxes: Huth (33), Wood (53, 85)
Shots/On Target: City 14/12Foxes 14/8
Possession: City 51%
Cautions: City: Bony (16), Clichy (74) Foxes: Moore (11), Huth (42), Vardy (65)
Man of the Match: ST Chris Wood 8.8

Form: Schmeichel 6.8, Simpson 6.9, Moore 7.0, Huth 8.3, Schlupp 6.7, Drinkwater 6.8, Cambiasso 7.0, Vardy 6.7, Knockaert 6.7, Kramaric 7.1, Wood 8.8

Notes:
An excellent point. Wood plays wonderfully as a fill-in for tired legs with a brace. He's got as many goals as Kramaric in much less time.

Transfer News
Leicester have paid West Brom £250K as part of the Chris Wood transfer deal. Wood has now played in 50 matches for Leicester.

December 29, 2014
Suspension News
DL Ritchie De Laet has been suspended two matches after his sending off against West Brom.

December 30, 2014
Premier League Team of the Week
GK Krul (Newcastle), DL Blind (United), DC Evans (United), DC Jones (United), DR Ivanovic (Chelsea), ML Nasri (City), MC S. de Jong (Newcastle), MC Powell (Sunderland), MR Puncheon (Palace), ST Falcao (United), ST Welbeck (Arsenal)

[The Jackal]

I was just thinking today that Leicester would be a fun one for FM, go foxes.

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December in Review
Training Report
ST Kramaric improved in Attacking, ST Harry Panayiotou improved in Ball Control and ST Admiral Muskwe improves in Strength.

AMC Knockaert slipped in Strength, DC Upson weakened in Aerobic and DL Konchesky slipped in Ball Control.

Golden Ball
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has won the Balloon d'Or as the world's top footballer.

World Player of the Year
It is also Lionel Messi.

European Golden Boy
Mainz's Johannes Geis has been named European Golden Boy, the midfielder had 7 assists with a 7.55 rating.

World Team of the Year
GK Neuer (Bayern), DL Baines (Everton), DC J. Boateng (Bayern), DC Ramos (Real), DR Lahm (Bayern), MC De Bruyne (Wolfsburg), MC Iniesta (Barca), AML C. Ronaldo (Real), AMC Firmino (Hoffenheim), AMR Cavani (PSG), ST Messi (Barca)

Player of the Month
Everton DL Leighton Baines has been named Player of the Month.

Young Player of the Month
Liverpool attacking midfielder Raheem Sterling has been named Young Player of the Month.

Manager of the Month
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has been named Manager of the Month

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January 1, 2015
Premier League Match Day #20
Superior Blues Deny Battling Foxes
(2) Chelsea 1 – 0 Leicester City (13)
Goals: Chelsea: Cuadrado (15)
Shots/On Target: Chelsea 18/10, Foxes 13/4
Possession: Chelsea 52%
Cautions: Foxes: Morgan (57), Konchesky (73)
Man of the Match: DL Felipe Luis 7.7

Form: Schmeichel 6.8, Simpson 7.6, Morgan 6.9, Huth (sub 66) 6.8, Konchesky 7.0, King 6.8, Quinn (sub 66) 6.5, Mahrez 6.8, Knockaert 6.8, Kramaric 6.2, Wood (sub 66) 6.7, Moore (on 66) 6.9, Drinkwater (on 66) 6.8, Ulloa (on 66) 6.5

Notes:
Hard fought, but a loss to a very strong Chelsea side. We can hold our heads up here. No shame in losing to one of the best teams in the league in their home. Stamford Bridge is an intimidating place. We've been in charge of 9 matches and are fairly safe in the table, 7 points ahead of Newcastle in 18th. We are solidly in mid-table.

January 3, 2015
Happy to Stay?
DC Wes Morgan is now reportedly happy to stay at Leicester City after being linked with a possible move away in late November.

January 4, 2015
FA Cup Third Round
Hornets Stun Foxes to Move On
Leicester City 0 – 1 Watford
Goals: Watford: Ekstrand (62)
Shots/On Target: Foxes 27/14, Watford 6/3
Possession: Foxes 56%
Cautions: Foxes: Simpson (50) Watford: Paredes (56)
Man of the Match: ST Ekstrand 7.2

Form: Schmeichel 6.9, Simpson 7.1, Moore 6.4, Huth 6.8, Schlupp 6.8, Drinkwater 6.7, Quinn 6.8, Drinkwater 6.7, Quinn 6.8, Vardy 6.9, Knockaert 6.6, Kramaric 6.3, Ulloa 6.5

Notes:
Very unhappy with this result. The boys got the hairdryer treatment after this one. No excuse for losing to a side in the division below us. We're out of a competition we could have made some extra money on. Dominated play, but poor in the final third. Fourteen shots on target without a goal is absurd and unacceptable. Two straight losses to start 2015.

January 6, 2015
Premier League Team of the Week
GK Courtois (Chelsea), DL Filipe Luis (Chelsea), DC Wollscheid (Stoke), DC Skrtel (Liverpool), DR Simpson (Leicester), ML Moreno (Liverpool), MC Di Maria (United), MC Ireland (Stoke), MR Dorrans (West Brom), ST Crouch (Stoke), ST Sturridge (Liverpool)

Injury News
ST David Nugent has returned to full training following a torn hamstring.

January 10, 2015
Premier League Match Day #21
Arsenal Stage Superb Comeback to Steal Point
(14) Leicester City 2 – 2 Arsenal (6)
Goals: Foxes: Mertesacker (o.g. 48), Kramaric (pen 63) Arsenal: Walcott (84), Mertesacker (87)
Shots/On Target: Foxes 15/11, Arsenal 6/3
Possession: Arsenal 52%
Cautions: Foxes: Huth (48) Arsenal: Monreal (42), Wilshere (53)
Man of the Match: AMC Jack Wilshere 8.3

Form: Schmeichel 6.8, Simpson 7.0, Moore 6.9, Huth (sub 77) 8.0, De Laet 6.4, King (sub 77) 7.2, Knockaert (sub 77) 6.8, Mahrez 6.8, Drinkwater 7.0, Schlupp 6.0, Kramaric 7.1, Morgan (on 77) –, Quinn (on 77) –, Cambiasso (on 77) --

Notes:
An awful draw. We had this won with 10 minutes to go and concede two goals in a four minute span. Unacceptable. We'll never go anywhere if we can't close out games against big opponents. Lost opportunity here. That should have been three in the bag. I would have taken a draw if offered before the match, but I would not have dreamed being two up with 10 minutes left.

January 13, 2015
Premier League Team of the Week
GK Begovic (Stoke), DL Filipe Luis (Chelsea), DC Huth (Leicester), DC Cahill (Chelsea), DR Rangel (Swans), ML Ivanschitz (Swans), MC Sigurdsson (Swans), MC Di Maria (United), MR Dyer (Swans), ST Benteke (Villa), ST Rooney (United)

[britrock88]

Will be reading!

[Grover]

January 19, 2015
Premier League Match Day #22
Foxes Snatch a Win Over 10-Man Black Cats
(20) Sunderland 2 – 3 Leicester City (15)
Goals: Sunderland: Moore (o.g. 15), Defoe (52) Foxes: Kramaric (pen 36, 50), Mahrez (72)
Shots/On Target: Sunderland 8/3, Foxes 10/4
Possession: Foxes 55%
Cautions: Sunderland: Brown (22), van Anholt (66, 72 red) Foxes: De Laet (57)
Man of the Match: AMR Riyad Mahrez 8.7

Form: Schmeichel 6.8, Simpson 7.1, Moore (sub 66) 6.3, Huth 6.8, De Laet 6.8, King 7.0, Drinkwater 6.9, Mahrez 8.7, Knockaert 7.0, Schlupp 6.9, Kramaric 8.6, Morgan (on 66) 6.6

Notes:
Back on track. It was hairy for a while, but van Anhalt's sending off clinched it for us. The win vaults us to 12th in the league. Kramaric has found his form, even if it is resulting in goals from penalties. He'll take them, so will we. King and Drinkwater have steadied out in midfield. Solid, dependable play every match.

Injury News
ST Andrej Kramaric has suffered a bruised rib from a collision with Sebastian Coates of Sunderland. The forward will miss 7-10 days.

January 20, 2015
Premier League Team of the Week
GK Heaton (Burnley), DL Baines (Everton), DC Shackell (Burnley), DC Distin (Everton), DR Azpilicueta (Chelsea), ML Moreno (Liverpool), MC Eriksen (Spurs), MC Wanyama (Soton), MR Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), ST Kramaric (Foxes), ST Berahino (West Brom)

January 27, 2015
Premier League Match Day #23
Foxes Ease to Victory Over Hammers
(12) Leicester City 2 – 0 West Ham (7)
Goals: Foxes: Ulloa (52), Huth (pen 75)
Shots/On Target: Foxes 17/3, West Ham 12/7
Possession: Foxes 59%
Cautions: Foxes: Huth (46), Simpson (66), More (68) West Ham: O'Brien (48), Song (86), Collins (89)
Man of the Match: DR Danny Simpson 8.5

Form: Schmeichel 7.5, Simpson 8.5, Moore 7.6, Huth 7.4, De Laet 7.4, Quinn (sub 72) 6.5, Drinkwater 7.0, Vardy 7.4, Knockaert 6.6, Mahrez 6.8, Wood (inj 39), King (on 72) 6.6, Ulloa (on 39) 7.0

Notes:
Very good win over a top half team. Hammers had more quality shots, which is disappointing, but we managed a c lean sheet. Simpson was outstanding going forward and at the back. He has blossomed under us

January 31, 2015
Premier League Match Day #24
Foxes Fail at the Death Once Again
(13) Swansea City 1 – 1 Leicester City (10)
Goals: Swans: Sigurdsson (89) Foxes: Schlupp (74)
Shots/On Target: Swans 14/2, Foxes 18/8
Possession: Foxes 51%
Cautions: Swansea: Taylor (23, 56 red) Foxes: De Laet (44)
Man of the Match: AMC Gylfi Sigurdsson 8.3

Form: Schmeichel 6.8, Simpson 7.0, Moore 6.9, Huth 6.8, De Laet 6.9, King 7.0m Drinkwater 6.6, Mahrez 6.9, Knockaert (sub 62) 6.5, Schlupp 7.5, Kramaric (sub 62) 6.4, Lawrence (on 62) 6.6, Vardy (on 62) 6.5

Notes:
Ugh. We drop points up a goal with less than two minutes left. We're really good at dropping leads. Time to see what I'm doing wrong here.

[Grover]

January in Review
Training Report
GK Kasper Schmeichel improve in Shot Stopping
ST Joseph Dodoo improved in Strength
AMR Adam Dawson improved in Ball Control

GK Mark Schwarzer declined in Strength
MC Stephen Quinn declined in Aerobic
DC Joe Davis declined in Aerobic.

Player of the Month
Swansea AMC Gylfi Sigurdsson was named Player of the Month.

Young Player of the Month
Liverpool MC Emre Can was named Young Player of the Month

Manager of the Month
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has once again won the Manager of the Month gong.

[Grover]

February 3, 2015
Premier League Team of the Week
GK Forster (Soton), DL Monreal (Arsenal), DC Toprak (Arsenal), DC Koscielny (Arsenal), DR Debuchy (Arsenal), ML Sinclair (Villa), MC Sigurdsson (Swans), MC Sneijder (United), MR Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), ST Oliveira (Swans), ST Welbeck (Arsenal)

February 7, 2015
Premier League Match Day #25
Amazing Andrej! Kramaric Hat Tricks Fuels Foxes
(10) Leicester City 5 – 0 Southampton (12)
Goals: Foxes: Kramaric (33, 42, 69), Schlupp (37), Knockaert (75)
Shots/On Target: Foxes 21/11, Soton 10/4
Possession: Foxes 57%
Cautions: Foxes: Moore (15) Soton: Ward-Prowse (21), Wanyama (86)
Man of the Match: ST Andrej Kramaric 9.6

Form: Schmeichel 7.4, Simpson 8.5, Moore 8.5, Huth 8.2, De Laet 8.3, King 9.1, Drinkwater 7.9, Mahrez 9.2, Knockaert 9.2, Schlupp 9.1, Kramaric 9.6

Notes:
Absolutely fantastic result. Kramaric was in the best form we've seen from him since my arrival. Drinkwater was the only outfield performance rating under an 8 and he was a tick below. This was a perfect performance. Everyone at the club should be proud of this victory. We're firmly inside the top 10 now.

February 10, 2015
Premier League Match Day #26
Rooney Brace Backs United Victory
(3) Manchester United 2 – 0 Leicester City (10)
Goals: United: Rooney (27, 35)
Shots/On Target: United 22/9, Foxes 10/4
Possession: United 52%
Cautions: United: Blind (56), Carrick (62)
Man of the Match: ST Wayne Rooney 8.8

Form: Schmeichel 6.7, Simpson 6.3, Moore 6.9, Huth 7.0, De Laet 6.5, King (sub 62) 6.4, Drinkwater 6.9, Mahrez 7.0, Knockaert (sub 62) 6.3, Schlupp 6.4, Kramaric (sub 62) 6.2, Nugent (on 62) 6.5, Cambiasso (on 62) 6.7, Wood (on 62) 6.5

Notes:
An admirable showing where we were always second best. Moore, mahrez and Drinkwater played well as a positive.

Premier League Team of the Week
GK De Gea (United), DL De Laet (Foxes), DC Moore (Foxes), DC Bonucci (Chelsea), DR Simpson (Foxes), ML Nasri (City), MC Matic (Chelsea), MC Knockaert (Foxes), MR Grealish (Villa), ST Dzeko (City), ST Kramaric (Foxes)

February 12, 2015
Injury News
GK Kasper Schmeichel has a sports hernia and will miss 5-6 weeks while be is treated.

[Grover]

February 17, 2015
Premier League Team of the Week
GK Mignolet (Liverpool), DL Kolarov (City), DC Fernandez (Swansea), DC Williamson (Newcastle), DR Chambers (Arsenal), ML Bolasie (Palace), MC Can (Liverpool), MC Rooney (United), MR Isla (QPR), ST Drogba (Chelsea), ST Balotelli (Liverpool)

February 20, 2015
Injury News
DC Matthew Upson is set to miss three weeks with a chest injury.

February 22, 2015
Premier League Match Day #27
Foxes Chew on Toffees For Shutout
(11) Leicester City 2 – 0 Everton (5)
Goals: Foxes: Kramaric (22), Schlupp (77)
Shots/On Target: Foxes 18/10, Everton 7/3
Possession: Foxes 57%
Cautions: Foxes: Schlupp (3), King (41), Huth (58) Everton: McCarthy (56)
Man of the Match: ST Andrej Kramaric 8.7

Form: Schwarzer 6.9, Simpson 7.6, Moore (sub 62) 6.4, Huth 7.5, De Laet 7.5, King (sub 62) 6.6, Drinkwater 7.1, Mahrez 7.4, Knockaert (sub 62) 6.6, Schlupp 7.4, Kramaric 8.7, Cambiasso (on 62) 6.7, Morgan (on 62) 6.8, Quinn (on 62) 6.8

Notes:
A great clean sheet against a top five team. We worked well over the last quarter of the match to buckle down at the back and close it out. Excellent work. It's clear we'll need to upgrade at AMC in the summer. Knockaert at least needs some competition for his place.

February 24, 2015
Premier League Team of the Week
GK Robles (Everton), DL Filipe Luis (Chelsea), DC Terry (Chelsea), DC Sakho (Liverpool), DR Simpson (Foxes), ML Moreno (Liverpool), MC Tioté (Newcastle), MC Mata (United), MR Puncheon (Palace), ST Costa (Chelsea), ST Defoe (Sunderland)

February 28, 2015
Premier League Match Day #28
Kramaric's Late Show Pulls Points For Foxes
(10) Aston Villa 0 – 2 Leicester City (9)
Goals: Foxes: Kramaric (75, 90+4)
Shots/On Target: Villa 12/4, Foxes 11/5
Possession: Foxes 55%
Cautions: Villa: Clark (90+2) Foxes: De Laet (12), Huth (75)
Man of the Match: ST Andrej Kramaric 9.0

Form: Schwarzer 7.4, Simpson 7.1, Moore 7.5, Huth 7.6, De Laet 7.0, King 7.2, Drinkwater 7.0, Mahrez 8.2, Knockaert 8.3, Schlupp 6.6, Kramaric 9.0

Notes:
We end February in 9th with a strong win over a team directly in competition with us. 42 year old Mark Schwarzer has looked excellent in two straight starts, both clean sheets. Ten matches left, can we continue to defy expectations?

[Grover]

February in Review
Training Report
MC Danny Drinkwater improved his First Touch.
MC Stephen Quinn improved his Tactics
ST Joseph Dodoo improved his Strength

GK March Schwarzer declined in his Handling
DC Matthew Upson declined in his Aerobic.
DL Paul Konchesky declined in his Aerobic.

Player of the Month
Foxes ST Andrej Kramaric has won the Player of the Month award.

Young Player of the Month
Liverpool MC Emre Can has been named Young Player of the Month

Manager of the Month
Liverpool's Brendan Rodgers has once again won the Manager of the Month award.

[Grover]

March 1, 2015
Capital One Cup Results
Manchester United are Capital One Cup champions this year after defeating Liverpool 4-0 in the final.

March 3, 2015
Premier League Match Day #29
Foxes Win Again!
(9) Leicester City 3 – 2 Queens Park Rangers (19)
Goals: Foxes: Nugent (43), Kramaric (49), Drinkwater (52) QPR: Austin (72), Vargas (83)
Shots/On Target: Foxes 14/5, QPR 17/6
Possession: Foxes 51%
Cautions: Foxes: Konchesky (40)
Man of the Match: AMR Riyad Mahrez 8.9

Form: Schwarzer 6.8, De Laet 6.8, Moore 6.8, Morgan 6.8, Konchesky 6.7, Drinkwater 8.5, Cambiasso (sub 64) 6.6, Mahrez 8.9, Knockaert 7.6, Kramaric 8.5, Nugent (inj 45) 5.9, King (on 62) 6.6, Wood (on 45) 6.7

Notes:
A win over a bottom three club, as we should expect. Kramaric scores again and has become a real force after taking a few matches to find his form under me. We've played like a top half club in recent weeks and our form is deserved with our position and at the moment just 3 points out of 7th. We've achieved what we set out to this year. All we can do is hope to improve bit by bit.

Premier League Team of the Week
GK De Gea (United), DL Filipe Luis (Chelsea), DC Smalling (United), DC Terry (Chelsea), DR Azpilicueta (Chelsea), ML Silva (City), MC Di Maria (United), MC Fabregas (Chelsea), MR Milner (City), ST Rooney (United), ST Costa (Chelsea)

Injury News
ST David Nugent suffered strained knee ligaments during the match against QPR and will miss around two months.

March 5, 2015
Youth Intake
Among the players being brought in for trial, Head of Youth Development Oliver Eaton Collins is very excited by Max Sailor. He feels Sailor has the potential to be one of our most gifted players to come through in recent years.

March 9, 2015
Greenways Signs for Leicester
Dag & Red's Ben Greenways is delighted to have successfully negotiated terms with Leicester. The 15 year-old striker is looking forward to joining such a reputable club. Dag & Red will be due £66.44K in compensation, with an additional £110K to be paid in potential clauses.

The transfer will go through on June 9, 2015.

March 15, 2015
Premier League Match Day #30
Berisha Gets Revenge For First Game, Foxes Top Spurs
(8) Tottenham Hotspur 0 – 1 Leicester City (9)
Goals: Foxes: Kramaric (54)
Shots/On Target: Spurs 18/8, Foxes 7/3
Possession: Spurs 52%
Cautions: Foxes: Knockaert (64), De Laet (74)
Man of the Match: MC Mousa Dembélé 8.6

Form: Schwarzer 7.9, Simpson 7.2, Moore 7.9, Morgan 7.0, De Laet 7.3, Drinkwater 6.9, King 7.1, Schlupp (sub 63) 6.4, Kockaert 6.8, Mahrez 6.9, Kramaric 8.3, Vardy (on 63)

Notes:
We move into 8th over Spurs. What a ride. We're just three points out of a possible Europa League place. The back four was excellent, Schwarzer gets another clean sheet and we beat Spurs, the team that beat us on my debut. Beautiful day at White Hart Lane.

[Grover]

March 17, 2015
Premier League Team of the Week
GK Krul (Newcastle), DL Figueroa (Hull), DC Vlaar (Villa), DC Moore (Foxes), DR Rafael (United), ML Sinclair (Villa), MC Sissoko (Newcastle), MC Diamé (Hull), MR Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), ST Kramaric (Foxes), ST Wilson (United)

March 21, 2015
Premier League Match Day #31
Another Clean Sheet, Foxes Keep Winning
(8) Leicester City 2 – 0 Newcastle United (15)
Goals: Foxes: Kramaric (10), Schlupp (20)
Shots/On Target: Foxes 21/12, Newcastle 8/2
Possession: Foxes 54%
Cautions: Foxes: De Laet (80) Newcastle: Taylor (77), Tioté (83)
Man of the Match: DR Danny Simpson 8.3

Form: Schmeichel 7.0, Simpson 8.3, Moore 7.5, Huth 7.6, De Laet 7.3, King (sub 72) 6.8, Drinkwater (sub 72) 6.8, Mahrez 6.8, Knockaert 6,9, Schlupp 7.7, Kramaric (sub 72) 8.2, Cambiasso (on 72) 6.8, James (on 72) 6.7, Vardy (on 72) 6.7

Notes:
Another good win. Simpson was the star at right back with an assist, whipping the ball in for Schlupp's goal. We continue our ascent in the table. Nothing's gonna stop Leicester City.

March 22, 2015
Suspension News
DL Ritchie De Laet has been suspended for 2 matches after reaching 10 yellow cards.

March 24, 2015
Premier League Team of the Week
GK Howard (Everton), DL Baines (Everton), DC Alderweireld (Soton), DC Chambers (Arsenal), DR Simpson (Foxes), ML Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), MC Taarabt (QPR), MC Touré (City), MR Silva (City), ST Kramaric (Foxes), ST Borini (Liverpool)

March 25, 2015
Berisha Signs New Deal
Leicester City Director Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha has declared himself delighted that his name is worth a ton of points in Scrabble and that I've renewed my contract with the club. The two year extension will take us through 2017.

March 27, 2015
Villa Fire Sherwood
New Aston Villa Chairman Olexandr Yaroslavskyi has sacked manager Tim Sherwood, with the view of installing his own preferred manager. Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe is currently the favorite to take the position.

[Grover]

March in Review
Training Report
DL Ritchie De Laet improved his defending
MC Andy King improved his strength
ST Andrej Kramaric improved his tactics

MC Esteban Cambiassio's strength declined
DC Robert Huth's aerobic declined.

Player of the Month
Arsenal winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has won the Player of the Month award.

Young Player of the Month
Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling was named Young Player of the Month

Manager of the Month
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho was named Manager of the Month.

[Grover]

April 5, 2015
Premier League Match Day #32
Pair of Penalties Pace Foxes Win
(19) Burnley 0 – 2 Leicester City (9)
Goals: Foxes: Kramaric (pen 22, pen 64)
Shots/On Target: Burnley 10/6, Leicester 13/10
Possession: Leicester 51%
Cautions: Burnley: Mee (37), Keane (45) Foxes: Moore (37), Vardy (41)
Man of the Match: ST Andrej Kramaric 8.3

Form: Schmeichel 6.9, Simpson 8.2, Moore 7.6, Huth 7.1, Konchesky 7.1, Drinkwater 7.6, King 6.8, Vardy 6.9, Knockaert 6.9, Schlupp 6.8, Kramaric 8.3

Notes:
A win on penalties is a win either way. Another three points. We have secured safety and surpassed the expectations of the board as we now sit SIXTH in the table. This is a club that was next to last on November 6th. I have not brought in a single player of my own to this stage. This is with the exact team that was here when Pearson was fired and I was hired. We have now won six straight matches, five of them clean sheets.

April 7, 2015
Premier League Team of the Week
GK Guzan (Villa), DL Mee (Burnley), DC Smith (QPR), DC Chester (Hull), DR Simpson (Foxes), ML Montero (Swans), MC Di Maria (United), MC Rooney (United), MR Grealish (Villa), ST Benteke (Villa), ST Weimann (Villa)

April 10, 2015
League News
Eddie Howe has been named Aston Villa manager.

April 13, 2015
Premier League Match Day #33
Fortune Favors Foxes!
(9) Leicester City 2 – 1 Stoke City (12)
Goals: Foxes: Kramaric (pen 39), Bojan (o.g. 79) Stoke: Bojan (24)
Shots/On Target: Foxes 15/10, Stoke 8/3
Possession: Foxes 57%
Cautions: Foxes: Vardy (46), Upson (67) Stoke: Sidwell (red 88)
Man of the Match: AMR Jamie Vardy 8.6

Form: Schmeichel 6.9, Simpson 6.8, Moore (sub 62) 6.6, Upson 6.8, Konchesky 7.0, Drinkwater 6.9, King 6.9, Vardy 8.6, Knockaert 7.4, Kramaric 6.5, Schlupp (sub 62) 6.5, Morgan (on 62) 6.7, Wood (on 62) 6.5

Notes:
Kramaric now has 20 goals on the year. That's 19 goals since November 6. Bojan's extremely unfortunate own goal happened on a corner with the goal on the Stoke line. He and another player went to clear and unfortunately for Bojan his clearance went the wrong way. Either way, it's a big win as we stay in the running for a European spot.

April 14, 2015
Premier League Team of the Week
GK Amos (Soton), DL Shaw (United), DC Terry (Chelsea), DC Schar (Soton), DR Rafael (United), ML Brunt (West Brom), MC Williams (Palace), MC Wanyama (Soton), MR Ward-Prowse (Soton), ST Costa (Chelsea), ST Falcao (United)

[Grover]

April 19, 2015
Injury News
Both AMR Riyad Mahrez and ST David Nugent have returned to full training.

April 25, 2015
Premier League Match Day #34
Can Foxes Finish Fourth?
(6) Leicester City 2 – 0 Hull City (14)
Goals: Foxes: Kramaric (12, 36)
Shots/On Target: Foxes 14/7, Hull 6/1
Possession: Foxes 57%
Cautions: Foxes: Drinkwater (43), Schlupp (48), James (69) Hull: Chester (75), Rosenior (78)
Man of the Match: ST Andrej Kramaric 8.9

Form: Schmeichel 6.9, Simpson 7.5, Moore 7.2, Huth 7.2, De Laet 7.0, Drinkwater 6.9, Knockaert (sub 66) 6.5, King (inj 39) 5.5, Mahrez (sub 77) 8.7, Schlupp 6.9, Kramaric 8.9, Cambiasso (on 39) 6.7, Vardy (on 77) –, James (on 62) 6.6

Notes:
Another excellent defensive performance and we now sit just ONE point out of fourth and a Champions League bid. Unbelievable. Andrej Kramaric now has 22 goals, Riyad Mahrez has close to 20 assists. The pair have been unbelievable as well. We're on a fantastic run with four matches left. Two of them are against Manchester City and Liverpool though...

Injury News
MC Andy King sustained a twisted knee during the match and will miss three weeks.

April 28, 2015
Premier League Team of the Week
GK Courtois (Chelsea), DL Pieters (Swans), DC Cahill (Chelsea), DC Coloccini (Newcastle), DR Rafael (United), ML Taylor (Burnley), MC Coutinho (Liverpool), MC Jones (Burnley), MR Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), ST Balotelli (Liverpool), ST Vokes (Burnley)

[Grover]

April in Review
Training Report
AMC Anthony Knockaert improved in tactics.
ST Simonas Stankevicius improved in aerobic.
ST Marcel Barrington improved in tactics.

ST David Nugent declined in ball control.
DC Wes Morgan declined in strength.

Awards
Chelsea ST Diego Costa was named Player of the Month.
Everton ST Romelu Lukaku was named Young Player of the Month.
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal was named Manager of the Month.

[Grover]

May 2, 2015
Premier League Match Day #35
Unlikely Heroes Top Palace
(19) Crystal Palace 0 – 2 Leicester City (5)
Goals: Foxes: Quinn (44), Wood (90+1)
Shots/On Target: Palace 14/4, Foxes 12/5
Possession: Foxes 51%
Cautions: Palace: Souare (43), Mutch (65), Jedinak (66) Foxes: Knockaert (7), Huth (63), Morgan (90+2)
Man of the Match: MC Stephen Quinn 8.8

Form: Schmeichel 7.1, Simpson 7.1, Moore (inj 45) 6.7, Huth 7.1, De Laet 7.2, Drinkwater 7.1, Knockaert (sub 64) 6.6, Quinn 8.8, Mahrez 6.9, Schlupp 6.9, Kramaric (sub 64) 6.6, Morgan (on 45) 6.6, Wood (on 64) 8.1, James (on 64) 6.7

Notes:
YES! Away to next to last in the table could have been a trap game, but an unlikely starter in Stephen Quinn and sub-forward Chris Wood score the goals that keep us going. Big win, even if the performance was less than desirable. In the battle for fourth, Everton holds steady, beating Sunderland 3-2.

Injury News
DC Liam Moore is expected to miss 3-4 weeks with a groin strain.

May 5, 2015
Premier League Team of the Week
GK Forster (Soton), DL Filipe Luis (Chelsea), DC Kompany (City), DC Lovren (Liverpool), DR Ivanovic (Chelsea), ML Lallana (Liverpool), MC Quinn (Foxes), MC Oscar (Chelsea), MR Morrison (West Brom), ST Balotelli (Liverpool), ST Costa (Chelsea)

May 10, 2015
Premier League Match Day #36
FOXES INTO FOURTH!
(5) Leicester City 1 – 0 Manchester City (7)
Goals: Foxes: Kramaric (34)
Shots/On Target: Foxes 12/5, City 11/4
Possession: Foxes 51%
Cautions: Foxes: De Laet (90+2) City: Milner (20), Toure (33), Nasri (41), Navas (64), Mangala (90)
Man of the Match: MC Danny Drinkwater 8.2

Form: Schmeichel 6.9, Simpson 6.9, Morgan 7.3, Huth 6.9, De Laet 7.4, Drinkwater 8.2, Quinn (sub 64) 6.7, Mahrez 6.8, Knockaert 6.9, Schlupp 6.8, Kramaric 7.1, Cambiasso (on 64) 6.7

Notes:
Wow! A hard fought match, it wasn't pretty at all. However, we beat City at the King Power and put ourselves into fourth with Everton drawing West Ham. Kramaric, the league leading goal scorer strikes again and our always improving back four records another clean sheet. Two matches left.

May 12, 2015
GK Adrian (West Ham), DL Shaw (United), DC Smalling (United), DC Lovren (Liverpool), DR Jones (United), ML Taarabt (QPR), MC Mata (United), MC Cameron (Stoke), MR Navas (City), ST Sturridge (Liverpool), ST Defoe (Sunderland)

May 15, 2015
Drinkwater Signs Extension
Leicester central midfielder Danny Drinkwater has signed a contract extension with the club for four years, worth a reported £8 million. Foxes supporters are delighted with the news that one of their best players has committed his future to the club and can now look forward to watching him play for some time to come.

[Grover]

May 16, 2015
Premier League Match Day #37
Super Mario Brace Bests Foxes
(3) Liverpool 2 – 0 Leicester City (4)
Goals: Liverpool: Balotelli (45, 63)
Shots/On Target: Liverpool 32/14, Foxes 13/8
Possession: Foxes 51%
Cautions: Liverpool: Balotelli (28) Foxes: Huth (41)
Man of the Match: ST Mario Balotelli

Form: Schmeichel 6.7, Simpson 6.8, Morgan 6.8, Huth 6.7, De Laet 6.4, Drinkwater 6.8, James 6.5, Mahrez 7.5, Knockaert 7.0, Schlupp 6.4, Kramaric 6.3

Notes:
Our run had to end eventually, but what a bad time for that to happen. Our run in fourth may be very short lived.

Everton loses 2-0 to Swansea!

League News
Sunderland have officially been relegated. They have sacked manager Kenny Jackett as well.

May 17, 2015
Leagie News
Arsenal 0-1 Spurs

We hold fourth, with a home match with West Brom coming up. The table could not be set any better than this.

May 19, 2015
Premier League Team of the Week
GK Mignolet (Liverpool), DL Kolarov (City), DC Fernandez (Swans), DC Schar (Soton), DR Sagna (City), ML Fernandinho (City), MC Verratti (Chelsea), MC Nasri (City), MR Barker (City), ST Balotelli (Liverpool), ST Oliveira (Swans)

May 24, 2015
Premier League Match Day #38
BERISHA OUTFOXED 'EM ALL!
FOXES QUALIFY FOR EUROPE'S BIGGEST STAGE!
(4) Leicester City 2 – 0 West Brom (15)
Goals: Foxes: Vardy (86), Kramaric (88)
Shots/On Target: Foxes 18/10, West Brom 8/2
Possession: Foxes 51%
Cautions: Foxes: Simpson (41), Schlupp (47), De Laet (55), Moore (81) West Brom: Mulumbu (8)
Man of the Match: MC Stephen Quinn 8.8

Form: Schmeichel 6.9, Simpson 6.8, Moore 6.8, Huth 7.2, De Laet 7.8, Drinkwater 7.0, Quinn 8.8, Mahrez (sub 66) 6.5, Knockaert 6.7, Schlupp 6.8, Kramaric 8.2, Vardy (on 66) 7.3

Notes:
From 19th to the Champions League in six short months! On no player additions of my own. Just my own tactical nous. This team has gone on an incredible run and finished it off in remarkable fashion, waiting until the final five minutes to score two goals. Vardy, the sub with the winner powers us into the Champions League. It's going to be an interesting summer at the King Power...

END OF SEASON NEWS
*CHELSEA win the Premier League
*Queens Park Rangers and Burnley relegated to the Championship.
*QPR fire Ramsey
*Burnley fire Dyce
*Hull fire Bruce
*West Brom fire Pulis
*Newcastle fire Redknapp

Board Set Budget
The board have set the initial payroll budget for the coming season at £825K per week and the transfer budget at £6.22M.

Leicester have been given £17.98M for achieving 4th in the Premier League.

May 25, 2015
END OF SEASON AWARDS
Man United AMC Juan Manuel Mata has won the English Player of the Year award
Man United ST Robin van Persie has won the English Players' Player of the Year award
Foxes ST Andrej Kramaric has won the Premier League Top Goalscorer award
Liverpool ST Mario Balotelli has won the Enligh Players' Young Player of the Year award
Man United GK David Dea Gea has won the Premier League Golden Gloves
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been named Manager of the Year

Engligh Players' Premier League Select
GK Dea Gea (United), DL Baines (Everton), DC Evans (United), DC Skrtel (Liverpool), DR Azpilicueta (Chelsea), ML Nasri (City), MC Di Maria (United), MC Mata (United), MR Henderson (Liverpool), ST Kramaric (Foxes), ST van Persie (United)

May 30, 2015
FA Cup Final
Manchester United have won the FA Cup after defeating Southampton 3-1.

[Grover]

Well, I'm at work and can't stop thinking about how I'm going to proceed with the club.

I'd like to assume as we get to select our potential league finish for 2015-16, we'll be rewarded with a larger budget for £6.22M. Odds are that I was too good this season and the club will suffer through the new year with the number of games having to be played in the league and Champions League.

We're going to lose a number of players on the roster, most of them are depth or unneeded. Losing Cambiasso's £42K per week salary will be a huge boon.

We need in order: A DC to replace Huth, a DL to start. De Laet is not long-term starting caliber. An AMC to push or replace Knockaert and an AML to push or replace Schlupp. I like Schlupp a lot, but he's much better suited to a ML role, rather than an advanced one.

[Grover]

June 1, 2015
May Award Winners
Stoke MC Geoff Cameron was named Player of the Month.
Spurs ST Harry Kane was named Young Player of the Month.
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers was named Manager of the Month.

Player News
Foxes DC Matthew Upson, who made just one appearance this season has announced he will retire on June 30, 2015. Upson finishes his career with 21 caps and 2 goals for England.

June 4, 2015
League News
Hull City have unveiled Paul Lambert as their new manager.

June 5, 2015
Player News
Foxes DC Marcin Wasilewski has announced he will retire at the end of the season. Wasilewski made 65 appearances for Poland, scoring two goals.

League News
Gus Poyet has accepted the Burnley managerial position.

Transfer News
Leicester City have had a bid worth a reported £8.25M accepted for a 16 year-old Swiss attacking midfielder. Details are light at the moment.

June 6, 2015
Champions League News
Barcelona have won the Champions League after a 3-1 win over Juventus.

Barca ST Lionel Messi was named Best Player in Europe.

League News
Newcastle has hired former Foxes manager Nigel Pearson as their new boss.

June 7, 2015
LEICESTER SIGN VOCK
Grasshopper teenage attacking midfielder Giorgio Vock is subject to a transfer to Leicester City after the English club lodged a total bid worth up to £8.25M for the highly touted teenager. Vock, who is equally adept at playing forward or attacking midfielder, is seen by Roger Berisha as a player who can play a role now, while developing into something much bigger down the road.

Vock is already being seen as an excellent team player with strong technique, touch and vision.

The deal will go through for an initial £3.7M, with the rest being paid out over 48 months.



Team News
Leicester City have recorded a profit of £19.25M for the last financial year, a healthy 17% of turnover. One of the main contributors to the excellent financial result was the league's TV deal which brought in £57M of revenue.

The announcement also revealed that Leicester's turnover for the period was £108M. The full details of the account swill be presented to shareholders at the AGM next month.

June 9, 2015
Player News
GK Mark Schwarzer has announced he will retire at the end of NEXT season.

League News
West Brom has hired Gary Bowyer as their new manager.

Today is the official open to the transfer window for English clubs.

LEICESTER SIGN TWO
Leicester have officially announced the signings of AMC Giorgio Vock and ST Ben Greenways from Grasshoppers and Dagenham & Redbirdge respectively for a combined transfer spend of £8.37M. Leicester are evidently focused on the future of the team with their recent investment in youth, but the supporters will take some convincing that the incoming crop can prove themselves good enough to lead the club forward into a new successful generation.

Berisha Accepting Offers
The club has accepted offers of £500K for both ST David Nugent and ST Leonardo Ulloa.

Board Requests
After speaking with the board, I have had some fruitful discussions:
*The percentage of transfer revenue I receive into my funds for future sales has been raised from 35% to 50%. Not great, but much better.
*The junior coaching budget has been increased to match our ambitions.
*Youth facilities work is to begin on August 8 and be completed on December 9. It is expected to cost the club £4M.

June 11, 2015
Transfer News
ST David Nugent has officially signed for Bournemouth for a fee of £500K.

ST Leonardo Ulloa has officially signed for Fulham for a fee of £500K.

June 13, 2015
Player News
Foxes DL Paul Konchesky has announced he will retire on June 30, 2015.

LEICESTER SIGN KALAS
Roger Berisha has dipped into the transfer market once more, this time signing 22 year-old center back Tomas Kalas for £2.3M (£1.3M up front) from Chelsea. The defender will get his chance to start by slotting into the vacancy created by the end of Robert Huth's loan.



June 14, 2015
LEICESTER LOAN ATSU
Chelsea AML Christian Atsu has agreed to a season long loan with Leicester City. Atsu immediately becomes our best left winger. This allows Schlupp to play backup at left wing and left back. We'll be able to better use his versatility because of Christian Atsu.



June 15, 2015
LEICESTER SIGN ALONSO
Leicester City have signed Fiorentina want away left back Marcos Alonso for £550K. The player revealed he was looking forward to playing for the club on a regular basis and in the Champions League. The 24 year-old will likely be the starter for us at left back on opening day. He played in England as a younger man and has Premier League experience having played for Bolton and 3 appearances with Sunderland on loan last year.

[Grover]

June 25, 2015
Foxes Fans' Player of the Year
Leicester supporter spokesperson John Johnson (really?) has announced that ST Andrej Kramaric has been voted Leicester's Player of the Year by the fans.

Best XI Announced
GK Schmeichel, DL De Laet, DC Moore, DC Huth, DR Simpson, MC King, MC Drinkwater, AML Schlupp, AMC Knockaert, AMR Mahrez, ST Kramaric

TV Rights
Leicester will receive £57.03M for Premier League TV rights over the upcoming season.

Season Expectations
We are expected to achieve a top half finish.

June 30, 2015
Retirees
Paul Konchesky, Gary Taylor-Fletcher, Marcin Wasilewski, and Matthew Upson has all retired.

Training News
DC Wes Morgan has been allowed a two week rest due to exhaustion. He will return to the club on July 14.

Released
We have released DM Esteban Cambiasso from the club.

[Grover]

July 5, 2015
Player News
AMC Anthony Knockaert has signed a three year contract extension worth £5M.

ML Jeffrey Schlupp has put pen to paper on a new 3 year deal worth £3M.

FOXES SIGN REID
Leicester City has signed central defender Winston Reid on a free transfer after his contract with West Ham ended. Reid is immediately in contention to anchor the back four and is an incredible coup for us.



FOXES TAKE GAMBLE ON KASUNIC
Dinamo wing back / winger Igor Kasunic is just 18 years old and is headed for Leicester City in a deal totaling some £7.25M. Kasunic's arrival has been greeted in positive fashion with the supporters recognizing the player's ambition and determination to succeed.

Kasunic is for next season, ideally. I want him to play as a back-up to Atsu while he becomes more familiar playing AML. He needs some work, but I think we have another really good player.



July 10, 2015
Player News
We have signed 19 year old Goalkeeper Mitchell Beeney to a contract.

Injury News
AMC Anthony Knockaert has pulled up with a groin strain in training and will miss 3-4 weeks.

July 11, 2015
Friendly
Leicester City 1 – 0 Wolfsburg

[Grover]

July 18, 2015
Friendly
Once Caldas SA 0 – 2 Leicester City

JANUZAJ TO FOXES ON LOAN
In our final signing of the summer, we have managed to capture Manchester United starlet Adnan Januzaj on loan for the season. He is an absolutely phenomenal signing and is immediately our best player.



July 24, 2015
Premier League Title Odds
4-5: Manchester United
Evens: Chelsea
6-4: Liverpool
7-4: Manchester City, Arsenal
16-1: Tottenham
100-1: Leicester

July 25, 2015
Friendly
Dag & Red 0 – 3 Leicester City

Injury News
AMC Giorgi Vock has suffered a pulled hamstring and will miss 4 weeks.

July 26, 2015
Injury News
AML Igor Kasunic has suffered a gashed leg and will miss 2-3 weeks.

Not good for my young signings!

July 30, 2015
Injury News
AMC Anthony Knockaert has returned to full training.

[Grover]

August 1, 2015
Training Report
ST Admiral Muskwe improved his strength.

GK Mark Schwarzer declined in aerobic.
AML Jeffrey Schlupp declined in tactics.

Friendly
Shrewsbury Town 1 – 5 Leicester City

August 7, 2015
Champions League Draw
Our draw to get into the group stages is going to be very difficult. We have a two-leg tie with Porto set to begin on August 19.

August 9, 2015
Community Shield
Manchester United 2 – 1 Chelsea

Injury News
AML Igor Kasunic has returned to full training.

August 10, 2015
Player News
GK Kasper Schmeichel and DC Winston Reid have been named Captain and Vice-Captain respectively.

Injury News
Danny Simpson will miss the season opener hosting Chelsea after the right back suffered a bruised head following a robust challenge in training. He will miss 7-10 days.

August 14, 2015
And on the eve of the new season, I give you the Leicester City first team:

[The Jackal]

Going to play Januzaj primarily at AMC? Everytime I've had him I usually have a boss AMC ahead of him and I play him everywhere, but would be fun to see him have an extended run at his natural position.

[Grover]

Originally Posted by The Jackal

Going to play Januzaj primarily at AMC? Everytime I've had him I usually have a boss AMC ahead of him and I play him everywhere, but would be fun to see him have an extended run at his natural position.

Yes. He's the best player on the team and the best player at the position.

[Grover]

August 15, 2015
Premier League Match Day #1
Kramaric Brace Earns Foxes Draw
Leicester City 2 – 2 Chelsea
Goals: Foxes: Kramaric (pen 10, 37) Chelsea: Hazard (2), Costa (65)
Shots/On Target: Foxes 14/8, Chelsea 19/7
Possession: Foxes: 51%
Cautions: Chelsea: Filipe Luis (63), Azpilicueta (77)
Man of the Match: ST Andrej Kramaric 8.6

Form: Schmeichel 6.7, De Laet 6.9, Reid 7.3, Kalas 6.7, Alonso (sub 74) 6.2, Drinkwater 7.1, Quinn 6.8, Mahrez 8.6, Januzaj 7.0, Schlupp (sub 74) 6.6, Kramaric (inj 80) 8.6, Wood (on 80) –, Moore (on 74) 6.8, Albrighton (on 74) 6.8

Notes:
A draw with Chelsea is a good result. However, a potential Andrej Kramaric injury is a nightmare. Mahrez was as good as Kramaric, providing both assists, yes, he was taken down for a penalty, so he gets assist credit. Anyway, a good start, all pending the injury...

No news comes back. Kramaric is good to go.

August 16, 2015
Team News
Leicestr City has signed 24,038 season tickets for the season.

August 18, 2015
Premier League Team of the Week
GK Hennessey (Palace), DL Gibbs (Arsenal), DC Nkoulou (Arsenal), DC Koscielny (Arsenal), DR Debuchy (Arsenal), ML Cazorla (Arsenal), MC Roberts (Fulham), MC Ramsey (Arsenal), MR Sanchez (Arsenal), ST Mitroglou (Fulham), ST Cavani (Arsenal)

Injury News
AMC Giorgio Vock has returned to full training.

August 19, 2015
Injury News
AMC Anthony Knockaert has returned to full training.

UEFA Champions League
Best Placed Playoff (First Leg)
Foxes Shock Porto!
FC Porto 1 – 2 Leicester City
Goals: Porto: Aboubakar (8) Foxes: Januzaj (27), Kramaric (52)
Shots/On Target: Porto 24/8, Foxes 9/5
Possession: Porto 54%
Cautions: Porto: Danilo (34), Neves (86) Foxes: Reid (62), De Laet (71)
Man of the Match: DL Marcos Alonso 9.0

Form: Schmeichel 6.8, De Laet 6.7, Moore 7.0, Reid 7.7, Alonso 9.0, Drinkwater 6.8, James (sub 45) 6.4, Mahrez 6.9, Januzaj 8.4, Kasunic 6.3, Kramaric 7.0, Quinn (on 45) 6.8

Notes:
Fantastic result. We went down early, but responded magnificently. Marcos Alonso was the star on the day, assisting on both goals. Januzaj scores his first for the club and Kramaric does what he does. Kasunic looked a bit lost on his debut, but it was against a very, very strong Porto side.

August 22, 2015
Premier League Match Day #2
Mahrez Overcomes Foxes Slow Start
Wigan Athletic 1 – 4 Leicester City
Goals: Wigan: McClean (54) Foxes: Morgan (58), Mahrez (64, 81), Kramaric (67)
Shots/On Target: Wigan 12/6, Foxes 14/6
Possession: Foxes 53%
Cautions: Wigan: Taylor (90+1) Foxes: Schlupp (2), Drinkwater (12), Morgan (74)
Man of the Match: AMR Riyad Mahrez 9.4

Form: Schmeichel 7.0, Simpson 7.1, Kalas 7.9, Morgan 8.5, Schlupp 7.4, Drinkwater 7.0, Quinn 6.8, Mahrez 9.4, Vock 8.3, Atsu 6.8, Kramaric 9.0

Notes:
We started out slow and when McClean scored the first goal, I got a little worried. However, three goals in a ten minute span for us put the match beyond doubt. Mahrez added an assist to his brace. Kramaric had an assist as well. Giorgi Vock, our prized signing from Grasshoppers added an assist on his debut. For a 16 year-old boy, he looked like a man on the pitch today. Strong result leading into our second leg with Porto.

August 25, 2015
Premier League Team of the Week
GK De Gea (United), DL Gaya (Chelsea), DC Lovren (Liverpool), DC Savic (Liverpool), DR Coleman (Everton), ML Sisto (Newcastle), MC Amalfitano (West Ham), MC Sterling( Liverpool), MR Snodgrass (Hull), ST Kramaric (Foxes), ST Valencia (West Ham)

UEFA Champions League
Best Placed Playoff (Second Leg)
Vardy's Late Goal Sends Foxes to Group Stages
Leicetster City 1 (3) – (2) 1 FC Porto
Goals: Foxes: Vardy (90+3) Porto: Abourbakar (59)
Shots/On Target: Foxes 21/11, Porto 22/11
Possession: Foxes 52%
Cautions: Porto: Maicon (10)
Man of the Match: DM Ruben Neves 8.4

Form: Schmeichel 6.6, De Laet 7.1, Reid (inj 10) –, Moore 7.3, Alonso 6.9, King 6.8, James (sub 72) 6.6, Vardy 8.0, Januzaj 6.9, Schlupp (sub 72) 6.5, Kramaric 6.7, Kalas (on 10) 6.4, Kasunic (on 72) 6.9, Drinkwater (on 72) 6.7

Notes:
We're through! Not a great match for us, but Vardy's late equalizer sealed the advancement of our team. The downside is a potential injury to Winston Reid who had to leave early. Moore played well at the back and Kasunic had a solid sub appearance. Well, we've met the board's expectations on getting to this point. We've made the team a lot of money by getting this far.

Injury News
DC Winston Reid will miss 2-3 weeks with a damaged elbow.

August 26, 2015
Team News
Leicester City have been awarded £6.39M for playing in the Champions League Group Stage.

Capital One Cup Draw
Leicester City will host Charlton Athletic on September 23, 2015 in the Capital One Cup third round. Charlton is currently playing in the Championship.

August 27, 2015
The Champions League Group Stage Draw
Group A – Chelsea, Juventus, Galatasaray, Köln
Group B – Schalke, Sevilla, Liverpool, Macabbi Tel-Aviv
Group C – Real Madrid, Olympique Lyonnais, Olympiakos, Feyenoord
Group D – Benfica, Zenit, Dynamo Kyiv, Monaco
Group E – Barcelona, Manchester United, PSV, Sparta Prague
Group F – Bayern, CSKA Moscow, Roma, Steaua
Group G – Atletico Madrid, Dortmund, Sporting Portugal, Leicester City
Group H – PSG, Basel, Anderlecht, FC Kobenhavn

August 29, 2015
Premier League Match Day #3
Teen Sensation: Vock Assists Them All
(3) Leicester City 3 – 0 Bournemouth (19)
Goals: Foxes: Quinn (19), Mahrez (46), Kramaric (pen 57)
Shots/On Target: Foxes 19/9, Bournemouth 10/2
Possession: Foxes 53%
Cautions: Foxes: Drinkwater (10) Bournemouth: Nugent (57)
Man of the Match: AMC Giorgio Vock 9.0

Form: Schmeichel 7.0, Simpson 7.7, Moore 7.3, Kalas 7.8, Alonso 7.5, Drinkwater (sub 72) 7.0, Quinn 8.7, Mahrez 7.6, Vock 8.0, Atsu (sub 62) 6.9, Kramaric 7.6, Kasunic (on 62) 6.7, Knockaert (on 72) --

Notes:
16 year-old Giorgio Vock sure made an impression on his debut with three outstanding assists, including winning the penalty that Kramaric converted. He is 16 years old and making grown men look silly with his vision and passing. We've got a future star on our hands. I know it's only one big performance, but the talent is there. We will nurture him through the season or two before unleashing him at 18.

August 30, 2015
Team News
The Leicester City board have announced that due to good payroll management, they have increased the percentage of revenue able to be retained from player sales to 100%.

Player News
Foxes ST Andrej Kramaric has penned a new four year contract worth £12M. The striker had 24 goals in 40 matches last season and already has 5 in 5 this year.

[Grover]

August in Review
Training Report
GK Mark Schwarzer improved in shot stopping.
AML Igor Kasunic improved his aerobic.
ST David Faupala improved his strength.

ST Jamie Vardy declined in his tactics.

Awards
Chelsea AML Eden Hazard was named Player of the Month.
Liverpool AMR Raheem Sterling was named Young Player of the Month.
Everton boss Roberto Martinez was named Manager of the Month.