ThaiSweetChilli
Well-Known Member
If we end up in the Europa we should take it very seriously if for no other reason than winning it means you play Champions League football the following season
I don't think the Europa League's sole purpose is to get to the Champions League. It's a competition within itself and winning the cup is prestigious. But I get why people feel the way they do about it.
Either way, we've secured European football next season so whilst cocking this up and not finishing in the top 4 is crappy given where we were, this is an achievment to celebrate. Remember, last year we had Claude Puel as boss and the year before that Craig Shakespeare.
Having said that, i want Champions League desperately. Apart from being in the competition for the best of the best clubs in the world, I want Champions League because it once again shows how far little old Leicester has come. Until 2015, MON was considered godly for us. His achievements were our pinnacle and were the benchmark for all seasons which followed.
Despite the fond memories of MON and that era, all my life no one knew who we were. As a kid in Canada and the US, they couldn't even pronounce "Leicester." And those who did know us, would ask me "why do you support them?"
Then boom. We achieve the greatest ever sporting story. World fame. Everyone knows our name. I went to Disneyworld in Orlando and probably one of the proudest moments came in a store in Downtown Disney; I saw Leicester City shirts for sale.
Then I'd get asked "Oh you're a Leicester fan? For how long? Since 2015? Ha!" I'd be thinking "no you smug little ****. Since I was five years old." But that made me proud. Proud they knew our name. Proud that I'd be assumed to be a plastic fan.
I want plastic fans to join the Blue Army. The more the merrier. I want to be a big, successful club. That should always be the aim. Christ, I sound like Pinocchio, but it's true. And getting into Europe this year is a giant step towards that.
The more times we get into Europe in back to back seasons or for example in a 10 year period, the better. It reminds the world who we are. It elevates us to the international stage. It's only been four years since we won the league, and this season will help us with our cause.
I hope we stuff Spurs and United. I want to hear that beautiful Champions League anthem again.