Luck: A Leciester story, looking back on the 15/16 Season

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Winning with luck has not changed the league one bit and leaping praise on them as a Cinderella story takes away from teams like Watford, Swansea(to a lesser extent recently) Chapecoense, and RB Leipzig( although i do get the hate) who all have great stories themselves.

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This is one of the stupidest sentences I've ever seen on here, and that's saying something.

Like, I don't even know how you could begin to explain this nonsense.

You're saying that a team that won the Premier League *last season* takes away the spotlight from...

- A team that is currently 14th in the Premier League

- Your team, which sucks (don't try to sneak them in here and couch it with "not as much anymore," slick)

- A Brazilian team that had ALMOST EVERYBODY DIE IN A PLANE CRASH the next season

- A German team that is making a run in the Bundesliga thanks to some loopholes and a lot of cash

What does Leicester winning last season have to do with any of these, other than you trying to downplay their accomplishment because you're still salty as all hell?

This is such a stupid thread.

first off jimmies not rustled, i have been wanting to start this thread for a while because i made these point last year and was given shite and wanted to rub it in that i was right



Now to WSE, you just proved my point. everyone will look at liecester and remember them for a title win but no one will look at the other teams.

Watford- sure they are 14th but what you failed to point is that new teams like Bournemouth and Burnley are higher ranked, which again proves you aren't paying attention to smaller teams that are becoming successful through reasonable sustainable means, but you will remember Leicester won

yes my team is arse but its a shining example of what Big money can do, the club rose through the ranks because of smart safe buys, playing attractive football "the Swansea way" and listening to the fans, in recent season we went away from that and are struggling. But again you don't know that story all you see is the table, but you will remember Leicester won


That Brazilian team died in a plane crash? is that all they did? they didn't climb through the leagues and reach a semi final of a continental tournament? they didn't inspire hope in a small city? but let me guess, you knew Leicester won


German team may not have been the best example, but you do know about the setup, and you do know why achieving success that way diminishes the true success. So you should be able to see how winning a title through pure luck is not as good as winning on merit and platform.


So in short everyone knows Leicester won but it was a fluke lucky season. No one know or appreciates the stories of these other teams, the work they do to stay up and how they try to do it in a way that makes the locals happy and keeps the club safe, both financially and in the table.

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Chapecoense

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Your posting privileges should be taken away.

(cracks knuckles)

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first off jimmies not rustled, i have been wanting to start this thread for a while because i made these point last year and was given shite and wanted to rub it in that i was right

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Huge difference between these two, I'm sure.

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Now to WSE, you just proved my point. everyone will look at liecester and remember them for a title win but no one will look at the other teams.

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what

I just

I just looked at the other teams

You can't be this dense

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Watford- sure they are 14th but what you failed to point is that new teams like Bournemouth and Burnley are higher ranked, which again proves you aren't paying attention to smaller teams that are becoming successful through reasonable sustainable means, but you will remember Leicester won

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Let's go through what just happened here.

"What about Watford?"
Watford is not doing so hot this year.
"Well, why didn't you say something about Bournemouth and Burnley?"
... we were talking about Watford, weren't we?
"You aren't paying attention to smaller teams!"
How did you get that from the fact that I didn't mention two teams that we weren't even talking about? I'm well aware of what Bournemouth and Burnley are doing this season. I watch the Premier League regularly.

You're making a lot of assumptions about what I know and think, and you can't do that. You're not SCH. Get in line.

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yes my team is arse but its a shining example of what Big money can do, the club rose through the ranks because of smart safe buys, playing attractive football "the Swansea way" and listening to the fans, in recent season we went away from that and are struggling.

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I know all of this...

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But again you don't know that story all you see is the table, but you will remember Leicester won

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...do you think I only have the capacity to think of one team at a time? WTF is this? And again, quit trying to tell me what I know and what I think. It's the dumbest thing people do on the Internet. You don't know me.

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That Brazilian team died in a plane crash? is that all they did? they didn't climb through the leagues and reach a semi final of a continental tournament? they didn't inspire hope in a small city? but let me guess, you knew Leicester won

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Well, the plane crash is how a lot of people found out about their story, sadly. Forgive me for not knowing the ins and outs of the Brazilian league. But I know their story. You comparing them to the rest of these teams is misguided at best and tasteless at worst.

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German team may not have been the best example, but you do know about the setup, and you do know why achieving success that way diminishes the true success. So you should be able to see how winning a title through pure luck is not as good as winning on merit and platform.

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Awesome, thanks for allowing me to know something that isn't Leicester. I hope my brain can handle that extra information. It'll be tough.

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So in short everyone knows Leicester won but it was a fluke lucky season.

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Sure.

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No one know or appreciates the stories of these other teams, the work they do to stay up and how they try to do it in a way that makes the locals happy and keeps the club safe, both financially and in the table.

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This is so wrong. But you do you, man.

I knew these teams and their stories. A lot of people on here do, too. I have no idea what kind of fan you're railing against, because they're not on here.

You comparing these random teams to Leicester in the OP didn't make sense, and now it makes less sense. (Watford and Swansea are still hilariously bad comparisons, no matter how much you try to explain it away.)

I'm sorry I didn't write down everything I knew about each of your teams in my first reply. I didn't know I was being quizzed, professor.

No one expected them to repeat, but your post is really ignorant.

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So, you've been watching, waiting, lurking ever since last May to post this thread in some sort of "vindication." Oh, I'd say your jimmies are quite rustled, my good fellow

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no haha every now and then( while watching Leicester crumble) I think oh I should make a post about me being right, but never do. then this am I wrote something in the Swansea thread about giving up unlucky goals, then I decided I would make the post. Honestly not but hurt at all, just wanted to troll


which leads me to WSE
(uncracks knuckles)
I wanted to get the most jimmies rustled for the troll so I had to somehow put a spin on all the things you listed(which were calling out all the fallacies in my op)
I am way to busy( read lazy) to keep trying so I will admit defeat and a failed troll job.

I still have a lot to learn from the likes of Mizzoukills and others.


However, it is still true that it was the luckiest thing to ever happen.

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I told yall from day one that it was the luckiest thing I ever saw. They got lucky in every aspect of every game they played in.


I also told yall Mahrez was bad.

I also said Vardy was average and that he was having a fluke/ one off season.

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You also said you could make an MLS roster one time, what's your endgame?

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what's your endgame?

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That the truth is let free

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You also said you could make an MLS roster one time

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do you watch MLS? did you watch it a couple years ago? I know like 3 other people that could make a roster if they tried

Wasn't Luck, the breaks fell their way.

This year, the goals that went in are hitting the post, or 2 inches wide. The break away by Vardy is being stopped, a leg is deflecting a kick.

The lack of depth, was going to kill them this season, especially being in Europe.

Their losses were big in the transfer season, they lost an anchor man who was critical to their plans and game plan.

You sell any anchor men from a MidMajorish club, and it is 10XX worse than a top team losing 3 or 4 players. They can replace their losses, Teams like Leicester can only hope to find a player who can be some sort of equal to that guy.


What they did last season was great, they played with passion, they gave it all out on the pitch.