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Port Adelaide -> Black and White -> San Antonio Spurs -> Tottenham Hotspur

But like I really care about roundsport.

Couldn't name a player since Robbie Keane left.
I got stuck with Newcastle, jumped off western suburbs when they turned into those hideous tigers .

Only team I go for that isn't black and white is the Lakers.
 

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On 28 October 2008, Leicester City were 6th in League One.
Man City went much further south than that and got back to the premier league in a relatively short time.

Coupla loose dollars here and there jettisoned us to the title after we got back to the top flight which is a kicker Leicester haven't received and so they as a club deserve the utmost respect.
 

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inb4 manureid posts the one about Peter Schmeichel's seed being faster to a Premier League trophy than Liverpool
Yeah and inb4 the one where Giggs and his wife split everything 50/50 and now she has 6 more premier league winners medals than Steve Gettard.
 

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Man City went much further south than that and got back to the premier league in a relatively short time.

Coupla loose dollars here and there jettisoned us to the title after we got back to the top flight which is a kicker Leicester haven't received and so they as a club deserve the utmost respect.
Yeah, but as noted you can't really compare.

It's kinda like the comparisons to Blackburn. Without context and 20 years of hindsight it seems a miracle, but in relative terms Jack Walker was basically a local Abramovich in terms of the money he poured into that club.
 

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Might as well be in relation to their competitors fee and wage wise
Not really. Inflation in the Premier League is insane compared to other competitions around Europe. When a team can sign one player for effectively the same cost as the entire Leicester squad you have to think either someone overpaying or the player is the greatest footballer of all time. Pick one.
 
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Not really. Inflation in the Premier League is insane compared to other competitions around Europe. When a team can sign one player for effectively the same cost as the entire Leicester squad you have to think either someone overpaying or the player is the greatest footballer of all time. Pick one.
Money spent has a gigantic correlation with winning m8

You can't undersell this accomplishment
 

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Im not?

Im just saying all the players are still multi-millionaries, its not like they just showed up on the weekend and kicked a ball around for a couple of hours for a laugh.

Leicester City found a fantastic squad of players and an excellent coach for way below "market price".
 
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Im not?

Im just saying all the players are still multi-millionaries, its not like they just showed up on the weekend and kicked a ball around for a couple of hours for a laugh.

Leicester City found a fantastic squad of players and an excellent coach for way below "market price".
and the chances of finding a squad capable of doing so is unprecedented. Their two main goal scorers weren't elite by any measure. Vardy was playing semi professional football 6 years ago and had 5 top flight goals before this season. Mahrez was in the French second division a couple of years ago. These are a far cry from already proven elite or wonderkid players that nearly every other league winner buys. Like I said, comparative amateurs.
 

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and the chances of finding a squad capable of doing so is unprecedented. Their two main goal scorers weren't elite by any measure. Vardy was playing semi professional football 6 years ago and had 5 top flight goals before this season. Mahrez was in the French second division a couple of years ago. These are a far cry from already proven elite or wonderkid players that nearly every other league winner buys. Like I said, comparative amateurs.
So you think it was a fluke then? Pure luck that they managed to have a squad of players capable of winning the league?
 
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So you think it was a fluke then? Pure luck that they managed to have a squad of players capable of winning the league?
Huh? Your original point was that you were annoyed at people essentially saying they were amateur players and I'm saying that they were, relatively, as evidenced by their two best players let alone the rest. A fluke? Not possible, it's first past the post. But the likelihood of winning with this squad was minimal (understatement). You're underselling it, you shouldn't. Leicester 2014 to Leicester 2016 is like Sam Gray in the first and second halves of 2015.
 
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