A star club became a sales club that lashed out at Harry Maguire, Fofana, Riyad Mahrez and Ben Chilwell – for more than £50million each. Of clubs in the Premier League since the 2018/19 season, only Brighton and Hove Albion have net spending below Leicester’s £92m. In the pre-season, Leicester bought just two players – defender Wout Faes for £17m to replace Chelsea mover Wesley Fofana and Alex Smithies – a third-choice goalkeeper. Normal, ordinary billionaires line up outside the poorhouse like Dickensian streetkids, hoping for remnants of a new ruling class. A self-made billionaire was enough to guide Leicester to the Premier League title. In 2016 his name was Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. A self-made millionaire was enough to lead Blackburn Rovers to the Premier League title. In the mid-1990s, his name was Jack Walker. The Foxes are struggling to avoid relegation because their enjoyable story, about a regular rich man who takes over a mediocre club and uses money to fight his way to unlikely fame, is no longer being played. There is no trickle-down economy in the EPL either. No side has a divine right to their Premier League status, whatever their history, but Leicester’s drift into the bottom three isn’t even subtle, as if the gods of karma wished it on any naïve fool still faithful to the concept remains, making painfully clear equivalence. There must be no room for misinterpretation. Let the original poster child for the fairy tale of the foxes squander an opportunity to save every hope. Let Jamie Vardy miss a penalty in an absolutely winning game at Fulham. Hit the message straight to the point, and if the foggy-eyed idealists still don’t get it, hit it again. The 2016 champion faces relegation in 2023. Irony is often cruel, but this feels unnecessarily masochistic, as if a Hollywood hit had redpenned a simple script and written in block letters: “AUDICTIONS ARE STUPID. In 2016, they made every schoolyard’s Premier League dreams a reality. They encouraged us to go back to childhood, to a simpler time of misfits and achievers, a place where anyone could win. From 5000-1 underdogs to Cinderella men in a single season, they took the game back to an age of innocence. You didn’t write a story.Īnd yet they were. They didn’t give a ridiculous Hollywood ending to an absurd Hollywood story. They didn’t lift the English Premier League trophy. Leicester City, a smaller club from a smaller province, did not. (PHOTO: Jacques Feeney/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)ĪNDREA Boccelli hit the highest notes from Nessun Dorma, Claudio Ranieri fought back tears and the world watched in disbelief. With an unusually high energy yield due to excellent shadow tolerance and temperature stability, these panels give a good option for low narrowboat decks or hot motorhome roofs.Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy kneels during the English Premier League game against Fulham. With the highest power density in a flexible form factor, these 3rd Generation Miasole CIGS flexible and lightweight modules are designed for narrowboats, RVs, motorhomes and yachts. This Foxes Afloat kit contains a Main Leisure Battery Charging Kit:Ĥ x 125W Miasole Peel and Stick Flexible Solar Panel - with 5 year warrantyġ x Victron 150/35 SmartSolar MPPT Controller - with in-built bluetooth technologyĢ x Pair of 5m solar cables with MC4 connectorsĤ x Waterproof Double Cable Entry Glands - blackĤ x Pair of MC4 connectors - male and femaleĬhoose Extra Kit Option to add a dedicated Engine/Starter Maintainer Solar Kit:ġ x 125W Miasole Peel and Stick Flexible Solar Panel - with 5 year warrantyġ x Victron 75/10 SmartSolar MPPT Controller - with in-built bluetooth technologyġ x Pair of 5m solar cables with MC4 connectorsġ x Waterproof Double Cable Entry Glands - blackġ x Pair of MC4 connectors - male and female Based on the successful kit, shown off beautifully by Colin and Shaun from Foxes Afloat. This premium 5 x 625W (500W + 125W) Miasole Peel and Stick Solar Charging Kit is ideal for larger narrow boats that need a bit more power than the usual setup.
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