FA Cup: Home v Man City

[Ike O'Noclassed]

It was a mid week night match (I'm sure it was a Wednesday). The ground was packed with lots of swaying on the Filbert Street. Weren't we trailing by a couple of goals at one stage in the first half before Frank got his hat trick? Possibly the most gutsy performance I've seen from a Leicester centre forward.

Vaguely remember it as a Monday, whatever the attendance was - 99% of them seemed to be in kop - that unique combination of sweat, stale booze and fags, and urine - a smell that even the pies at the Walkers can't replicate. We were two-nil down after twenty minutes and completely out of it, then Frank Large and Rod Fern really went ballistic and we went to 3-2 up either side of half time. We then got a fourth and they made it respectable in injury time.

Fantastic match - then we went out with a whimper to Everton a couple of rounds later, and didn't really turn up to the Wembley final against City the next year.

 

[Portugeezer]

Mcgivern has played for them so no :icon_lol:

Noticed he couldn't get in the Walsall team at the weekend. Bench warming for them.

 

[bocadillo]

Wow! What memories! One of the best games ever.

Was the crowd about 42,000 or have I imagined it?
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It was only 39k but it was so badly distributed that in some parts of the ground, it felt as though they had let twice that many in.

It was a mid week night match (I'm sure it was a Wednesday).

Vaguely remember it as a Monday,

It was a Monday; a fourth round replay and as the 4th round game had already been delayed by several weeks, the Filbert Street game was played only 2 days after the Maine Road tie. None of the nonsense about the police needing 10 days notice in those days.

 

[glyn]

Would someone care to avoid me needing to research it and posting all our recent FA Cup results against Man C?

 

[Jeff]

Would someone care to avoid me needing to do it and posting all our recent FA Cup results against Man C?

Since the 1969 final:



Manchester City 1-0 Leicester City 07-01-1989

Manchester City 4-1 Leicester City 08-01-1994

Leicester City 0-0 Manchester City 06-01-1996
Manchester City 5-0 Leicester City 17-01-1996

Manchester City 2-2 Leicester City 03-01-2004
Leicester City 1-3 Manchester City 14-01-2004

 

[glyn]

Since the 1969 final:



Manchester City 1-0 Leicester City 07-01-1989

Manchester City 4-1 Leicester City 08-01-1994

Leicester City 0-0 Manchester City 06-01-1996
Manchester City 5-0 Leicester City 17-01-1996

Manchester City 2-2 Leicester City 03-01-2004
Leicester City 1-3 Manchester City 14-01-2004

Jeff - legend ;-)

Not good omens though!

 

[alli]

any ideas when tickets will be on sale for season ticket holders .

 

[Miles Away]

Link to the youtube clip if anyone missed the draw

Top Banana.

 

[Scotfox]

Frank Large, not heard that name for years run through a brick wall, never gave up, not one of the most skillful players we have had but certainly one of the bravest. anybody know what happened to him?

 

[H T B]

any ideas when tickets will be on sale for season ticket holders .

Asked ticket office, they said they won't know until Friday which day of the week our game will be played. Have to wait on TV.:icon_roll
So, I'd say after the weekend.

 

[Ike O'Noclassed]

Frank Large, not heard that name for years run through a brick wall, never gave up, not one of the most skillful players we have had but certainly one of the bravest. anybody know what happened to him?

Apparently became a farmer in Ireland and died some years ago.

A legend at Northampton too - where the supporters' club players trophy is named after him. Also there's a street called Frank Large Walk - I expect you know you're there as there are piles of bricks and half demolished walls strewn around the place.

RIP Frank, and I have to admit - those Cobblers do have a sole.

 

[bocadillo]

Apparently became a farmer in Ireland and died some years ago.

I've heard the story about him farming before, and I may even have repeated it. It's true that he spent his latter days in rural Ireland but my understanding is that he ran a B&B and worked on occasions as a handyman and gamekeeper on a local estate.

A legend at Northampton too - where the supporters' club players trophy is named after him. Also there's a Frank Large Walk

That sounds like something from Monty Python.

 

[Darth Vodka]

RIP Frank, and I have to admit - those Cobblers do have a sole.

hmmmm

 

[fox58]

http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/man-city-boss-mancini-excited-leicester-fa-cup-draw-1290861

Mancini is looking forward to the game

 

[Blue Maniac]

Depressed at the thought of the 2 for 1 crew coming down to watch Tevez and Kompany.

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