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George Hirst and Leicester

Post by ClaretTony » Fri Jul 05, 2019 3:21 pm

Read the article linked below from last year and then see the news that Leicester have now signed George Hirst

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Re: George Hirst and Leicester

Post by Devils_Advocate » Fri Jul 05, 2019 3:37 pm

Leicester have played a blinder on this one

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Re: George Hirst and Leicester

Post by ClaretTony » Fri Jul 05, 2019 3:53 pm

Playing a blinder is one way of describing it

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Re: George Hirst and Leicester

Post by Shore claret » Fri Jul 05, 2019 3:58 pm

Dislikable club Leicester, portray themselves as a family orientated friendly club.
nothing more than a set of schisters.
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Re: George Hirst and Leicester

Post by DCWat » Fri Jul 05, 2019 4:11 pm

Whilst I dont agree with what Leicester have done, I think it says more about Hirst senior.

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Re: George Hirst and Leicester

Post by Spike » Fri Jul 05, 2019 4:50 pm

Could not believe how they threw a flare into the Burnley fans on the day we so respectful to their dead chairman

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Re: George Hirst and Leicester

Post by IanMcL » Fri Jul 05, 2019 9:14 pm

Spike wrote:Could not believe how they threw a flare into the Burnley fans on the day we so respectful to their dead chairman
Only one moron, not the rest.

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Re: George Hirst and Leicester

Post by Siddo » Fri Jul 05, 2019 9:19 pm

Shore claret wrote:Dislikable club Leicester, portray themselves as a family orientated friendly club.
nothing more than a set of schisters.
Why do you say that? Can you add some detail?

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Re: George Hirst and Leicester

Post by basil6345789 » Fri Jul 05, 2019 9:36 pm

Cheated on the rules, went into administration, should've been fnished

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Re: George Hirst and Leicester

Post by Ashingtonclaret46 » Fri Jul 05, 2019 10:05 pm

basil6345789 wrote:Cheated on the rules, went into administration, should've been fnished
Not the first and will certainly not be the last!
They have used the loopholes available to them and that is not against any laws although it is not ethical, however, can we say that anything in football is ethical these days.
We suffer because we try to play and keep within the rules --other clubs don't bother and get away with things. Such is life!

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Re: George Hirst and Leicester

Post by elwaclaret » Fri Jul 05, 2019 10:11 pm

To be fair if Burnley had done it I would have been congratulating our offices on their guile.

It seems worse because it is written by an Owl, and as the shafted club it stinks.

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Re: George Hirst and Leicester

Post by Spijed » Fri Jul 05, 2019 10:22 pm

Leicester were able to build a stadium, knowing full well they had no intention of paying for it!

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Re: George Hirst and Leicester

Post by ClaretTony » Fri Jul 05, 2019 10:23 pm

Spijed wrote:Leicester were able to build a stadium, knowing full well they had no intention of paying for it!
That was prior to the current owners but they basically got a free new stadium.
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Re: George Hirst and Leicester

Post by TVC15 » Fri Jul 05, 2019 10:28 pm

ClaretTony wrote:That was prior to the current owners but they basically got a free new stadium.
They left the main building contractor £7m out of pocket which back then was a lot of money - from memory they ended up going bust and laying everyone off.
I remember at the time seeing a story that whilst they were doing all of this they were still paying an injured Muzzy Izzet £30k a week who got his money before anyone because of the ridiculous footballer creditors rule.

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Re: George Hirst and Leicester

Post by Shore claret » Sat Jul 06, 2019 10:13 pm

Siddo wrote:Why do you say that? Can you add some detail?
The free stadium is one reason, also read a story that all the local businesses didn't get paid yet as has been said above the players were paid fortunes.

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Re: George Hirst and Leicester

Post by Suratclaret » Sun Jul 07, 2019 2:23 am

Shore claret wrote:The free stadium is one reason, also read a story that all the local businesses didn't get paid yet as has been said above the players were paid fortunes.
Not sure you can blame Leiceser for that as, it appears, the law allows for that. Didn't the same thing happen at Portsmouth with local businesses losing out. I don't agree with it but unfortunately it appears to be perfectly legal if not morally right.

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Re: George Hirst and Leicester

Post by ClaretTony » Sun Jul 07, 2019 9:09 am

Suratclaret wrote:Not sure you can blame Leiceser for that as, it appears, the law allows for that. Didn't the same thing happen at Portsmouth with local businesses losing out. I don't agree with it but unfortunately it appears to be perfectly legal if not morally right.
At least with Portsmouth, the league took action and deducted points. Leicester were a club who just got away with it.

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Re: George Hirst and Leicester

Post by Suratclaret » Sun Jul 07, 2019 9:27 am

ClaretTony wrote:At least with Portsmouth, the league took action and deducted points. Leicester were a club who just got away with it.
They certainly did...maybe King Power's tentacles had spread wider than ever. They've just "won" the duty free contract at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok for another ten years so the money will continue to flow.

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Re: George Hirst and Leicester

Post by AndrewJB » Sun Jul 07, 2019 9:30 am

I don’t see the point for football in one person owning more than one club.

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Re: George Hirst and Leicester

Post by ClaretAndJew » Sun Jul 07, 2019 9:34 am

AndrewJB wrote:I don’t see the point for football in one person owning more than one club.
Money

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Re: George Hirst and Leicester

Post by Lord Beamish » Sun Jul 07, 2019 9:41 am

Wednesday are definitely the jilted girlfriend in all of this, and will just have to go and lick their wounds. It’s sharp, but not illegal practice that has gone on here. They are now paying the price of being a potentially massive Club that’s been out of the Big League for just too long. The bit about Hirst Snr having to quit his job is pathetic. He has every right to secure what he thinks is the best future for his son. Leicester represent that far more than Sheffield Weds.

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Re: George Hirst and Leicester

Post by burnleytom » Sun Jul 07, 2019 10:34 am

Not sure I’d describe it as a ‘blinder’. Is a year in the second division in Belgium really that good for his development?

Edit: 3 goals in 23 games at that level suggests it might not have been...

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