The Leicester City Courier
Market23 Aug 2027
Oliver Skipp says no to Salford City
“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Oliver Skipp had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.
Market23 Aug 2027
Caleb Okoli’s move to Cheltenham Town falls through
The deal that would have taken Caleb Okoli to Cheltenham Town has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to Leicester City with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.
Player ratings23 Aug 2027
Harry Howell, 19, plays like he has been here for years — 7.66
A mark of 7.66 means one thing beside a twenty-nine-year-old's name and something else entirely beside a 19-year-old's. Nobody at the ground needed telling which this was.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
Bristol Rovers tell Leicester City: Przemysław Płacheta is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Player ratings23 Aug 2027
Nobody could get near Geovany Quenda
Successful dribbles: 21. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
Graduation day at Leicester City
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Match17 Aug 2027
Newcastle United take the points off Leicester City
Beaten 1‑3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
The dugout23 Aug 2027
The manager makes an example of Wataru Endo
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market23 Aug 2027
One of our own: Thomas Morris joins the Leicester City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Thomas Morris is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Anthony Clark joins the Leicester City first team
- Match Leicester City see off Luton Town
- Player ratings Oliver Skipp in the eights