2015/2016 Premier League
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<p>i watched Chelsea v Spurs this morning. The second half was a bit, well, spicy. Some Spurs players let themselves down by letting their frustration get the better of them, some of the lunges in were poor at best. And the boy with the fingers in the eye is going to be sitting out the rest of the year.</p>
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<p>Chelsea's 2nd goal was worth watching the game for itself.</p>
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<p>Congratulations to Leicester, what a story. The most unlikely league win in any sport i can remember (in terms of where they were at the start of the season). </p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="sparky" data-cid="576484" data-time="1462224373"><p>Leicester were 5,000 to 1 to win the Premier League at the start of the season. Amazing stuff!</p></blockquote><br>I'm hoping a fan out there threw a sneaky hundy on them at the start of the year. Add that to the unlikely first title and he'd be like a puppy wetting himself with excitement.<br><br>Truly a modern sporting fairytale. Excellent stuff.
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<p>I'm hoping a fan out there threw a sneaky hundy on them at the start of the year. Add that to the unlikely first title and he'd be like a puppy wetting himself with excitement.<br><br>
Truly a modern sporting fairytale. Excellent stuff.</p>
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<p>One fan put 50 quid on them. Didn't take early payout money either. Ladbrokes apparently paid out 4.5m quid (I don't have the pound key on my computor, I just notifed)</p> -
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<p>One fan put 50 quid on them. Didn't take early payout money either. Ladbrokes apparently paid out 4.5m quid (I don't have the pound key on my computor, I just notifed)</p>
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<p>alt 0 1 6 3 will give you £</p>
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<p>Yeah that is outstanding really, I would probably only get about $200 or so for Northland to win the championship or premiership (always forget which one it is) and that aint gonna happen!</p> -
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<p>holy shit it does! i learned something</p> -
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<p>As this is sport, and it never stands still, what do they do now?</p>
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<p>They should be able to bask in the glory for at least 30 odd years.</p> -
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<p>They should be able to bask in the glory for at least 30 odd years.</p>
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<p>1966 was a long time ago....</p> -
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<p>1966 was a long time ago....</p>
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This isnt mine as I really dont do gambling, but reckon there are a a couple of same kind out there. <br><br><img src="http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160503/b5d0a2d0748dd1241bd0ad0c6cab4ec4.jpg" alt="b5d0a2d0748dd1241bd0ad0c6cab4ec4.jpg">
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<p>So now we have to look forward to Gary Lineker hosting Match of the Day in his undies. Every silver lining has its cloud</p>
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<p>So what next.</p>
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<p>Can Leicester hold on to the current squad?</p>
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<p>How much of their financial windfall will they spend strengthening their squad for CL?</p>
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<p>Taking nothing away from Ranieri who has done a sensational job and should have the job for as long as he wants it, but given this was Pearson's squad really, wonder what would have happened if he hadn't been outed as a racist and bully.</p>
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<p>Great result for football, Premiership and every supporter of a club outside the big 5. What value the talk of a breakaway European Championship know?</p>
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<p>so with Leicester paying 5000/1 at the start, wonder what the odds were for a Leicester-Tottenham 1-2 (if that end up that way) woulda been astronomical?</p>
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<p>So now we have to look forward to Gary Lineker hosting Match of the Day in his undies. Every silver lining has its cloud</p>
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<p>Has Lineker ever apologised to Ranieri after his scathing comments when he was appointed the new Leicester City manager?</p>
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<p>The funny thing is that none of us are Leicester City supporters but we are all celebrating their success. </p> -
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<p>Has Lineker ever apologised to Ranieri after his scathing comments when he was appointed the new Leicester City manager?</p>
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<p>The funny thing is that none of us are Leicester City supporters but we are all celebrating their success. </p>
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<p>I kind of am, but not really... <span style="font-size:8px;">COYS
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<p>I did a piece two years ago trying to decide which EPL team I should support. I got my shortlist down to Leicester City, Stoke City and Southampton.</p>
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<p>I went with the Saints, which looked like a good decision last season . . . (and this season too, kind of!)</p> -
<p>Southampton are a good shout. Good side, good manager, play a good brand, and do well even though they are a "selling" club. </p>
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<p>Picking Leicester would have been folly. And then this season happened</p>
