LEICESTER...

[Sputryk]

...ARE PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!!!

[flatapex]

this turns the game on its head.

at the start of the season leicester spent less than £30m, one of the lowest figures of anyone.

money does NOT buy success

[RodimusPrime]

Amazing, Its a shame for Spurs as any other season they would have one it, but so nice to see 2 different teams fighting for the title.

[HalcyonDaze00]

this turns the game on its head.

at the start of the season leicester spent less than £30m, one of the lowest figures of anyone.

money does NOT buy success

it generally does, which is why Leicester winning the league is such a remarkable achievement and why it's quite possible we may not see the like again in our lifetimes (or at least for a very long time)

[MadManDan79]

They kept a good team ethic through the season where other teams kept going in and out of form.

There could be some even more remarkable achievements yet:

Burton getting promoted to the Championship as long as they don't lose to pretty much relegated Doncaster and Walsall beat Port Vale...

Braintree Town getting promoted into football league 2 (got to beat Grimsby Town first over 2 legs and win the final)...

[Sureshot]

Utterly insane. Would recommend reading these links if the gravity of it hasn't opened up a black hole in your brain already:

https://www.reddit.com/r/sports/comment ... ague_here/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35988673

[flatapex]

this turns the game on its head.

at the start of the season leicester spent less than £30m, one of the lowest figures of anyone.

money does NOT buy success

it generally does, which is why Leicester winning the league is such a remarkable achievement and why it's quite possible we may not see the like again in our lifetimes (or at least for a very long time)

It all depends what a particular team regards as success, a £20m transfer budget and expectations of winning the title would be unrealistic, but the team wouldn't expect it, they would probably be quite happy with avoiding the relegation battle. Every season has a handful of teams that have spent big and got nowhere, this season it was Villa, they spent something like £50m before the season started, Chelsea spent a fortune too, d'oh.

[gman72]

Fair play to them. I think it's good for the game. I don't think they'll do as well next season though.

[HalcyonDaze00]

the thread is about Leicester winning the title, so that's what we are regarding as a success, had the thread been titled "Bournemouth stay up" then you may have had a point about "money does NOT buy success"

The Premier League title is normally won and contested by teams who spend fortunes, even the last time it was won by smaller team (Blackburn) it was on the back of Jack Walkers steel money.

Leicester won't win the league next season, they probably won't make the top four.

It will be Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs, who contest the title, they will spend at least £500m between them and the PL will unfortunately go back to "normal"

This season was a complete one off and undoubtedly one of the greatest sporting achievements of modern times.

[Negative Creep]

I'm not sure what's more unbelievable - Leicester winning the league or Spurs ending that game with 11 men

[Matt_B]

this turns the game on its head.

at the start of the season leicester spent less than £30m, one of the lowest figures of anyone.

money does NOT buy success

it generally does, which is why Leicester winning the league is such a remarkable achievement and why it's quite possible we may not see the like again in our lifetimes (or at least for a very long time)

It all depends what a particular team regards as success, a £20m transfer budget and expectations of winning the title would be unrealistic, but the team wouldn't expect it, they would probably be quite happy with avoiding the relegation battle. Every season has a handful of teams that have spent big and got nowhere, this season it was Villa, they spent something like £50m before the season started, Chelsea spent a fortune too, d'oh.

Yeah, Villa should remember that the last time they won the title in 1981 they did it with just 14 players of which only one (Peter Withe for £500,000) was a new signing.

I don't think Leicester's achievement this year quite matches that, but it's probably about as close as you're going to get in the game as it now stands.

[David]

Let's not forget the joyous news of Dundee utd getting relegated tonight too

If carlsberg done Mondays

[stvd]

Let's not forget the joyous news of Dundee utd getting relegated tonight too

If carlsberg done Mondays

A Dundee fan?!?!

[psj3809]

^didnt realise they still play football up there !

Anyway Leicester. Amazing. I doubt they'll do that well next year but can't see them going down. If they spend their money wisely which in recent form they will, they'll be fine

As for next year who knows. As this year shows anything can happen. Used to work in Nuneaton and knew a lot of Leicester fans there. Happy as hell for them

[silvergunner]

I'm not sure what's more unbelievable - Leicester winning the league or Spurs ending that game with 11 men

Saw the highlights and thought wow this reminds me of the World Cup final with Germany v Argentina

Some right dirty tackles and eye gouges going in.