Leicester Tigers

Hello and Welcome to the LeicesterTigers page! The team reporter, myself Matt, has decided to move the reports from the general season discussion to here to make it easier for fans to find the Tigers news and information. On a side note, I'm doing this for practise for a real job I would like to achieve when I'm older, it's a different sport (rugby) but there is no rugby manager as good as this! Any advice or suggested improvements will be welcome! Please read :)

The Leicester Tigers were founded on Sunday 26th July 2015. They are currently in Season 5, league level 5

History

Cup (0)
Season 1: Quarter Finals
Season 2: Round 1
Season 3: Last 16
Season 4: Quarter Finals
Season 5: Semi Finals
Season 6:

Champions League (1)
Season 1: Not Qualified
Season 2: Champions (1st in group)
Season 3: Last 16 (2nd in group)
Season 4: Last 16 (1st in group)
Season 5: Group Stages (4th in group)
Season 6: Last 16 (1st in group)

League (3)
Season 1: Runners up
Season 2: Champions
Season 3: Champions
Season 4: 3rd Place
Season 5: Champions
Season 6:

Season 1

Leicester Tigers play season 1 in league level one and are not in the Chmpions League. At the start of the season team manager Terance set optimistic targets for the clubs first season. "This year we want to finish in the Top 2 of the league, securing promotion and Champions League Qualification. This target also makes us fight for the League title. In the cup, I believe we can make the Quarter Finals, this will be hard due to a tough draw, but to be amongst the best, you must play and beat the best" Cook will be the Captain this season, with Ward being vice captain. Leicester Tigers made it to the cup Quarter Finals put lost to the eventual champions by some margin. Tigers were on top of the League ladder until round 23, eventually coming a disappointing 2nd

Season 2

Leicester Tigers play season 2 in League level two and due to the 2nd place finish last year, have qualified for the champions league. At the start of the season Terance set high targets. "We need to win something this year and build on the foundations we made last season. To not win the league after having a 15 point lead at the top at one stage in the season was disappointing. We will be aiming to win that and make the semi finals at least of the Champions League. Plus the semi finals of the cup" Cook will captain the Tigers this season with Ward as vice Captain.

Interesting Facts
The first 4 Leicester Tigers victories all contained 4 goals. 4-1, 2-2 (4-2 pen), 4-0 and 4-2. Tigers played one more game in this period which they lost 4-0.

Leicester Tigers defeated Tenifayo FC 13-0 in the second leg of the cup Playoff round 3rd season at home, the Tigers progressed that round 17-0!!!

Welford Road

This is the Teams home Staduim located in Leicester, England. The current capacity is 400. It currently has one grandstand called the Crumbie stand. Inside this stand there is a bar called the Captains bar, the main beer sold from this bar will be named after the current captain. This means that in Season 1, the majority of fans will be ordering a pint of Cook beer. The Staduim contains 3 changing rooms, officials, away and home. A storage building for the grounds men and equipment is also pitch side. The original capacity was 200, which grew to 400 on day 5 of Season 1. The stadium expanded to 1,000 early in season 2. During the end of season 2 and early season 3, the grounds capacity went up to 2,500 with further plans to expand 3,000 soon after. 3 days after the 2,500 capacity Welford Road opened, construction started again. 3 days later, Tigers played there first home match in front of a 3,000 crowd. For the start of season 4, the ground again went under construction to add the number of seats to 4,000. During mid season 4, huge plans were announced to expand the stadium to 7,000 including a new main stand featuring a roof for the first time. This stand opened in time for the 2nd leg of the cup Quarter final season 4. There are plans to expand the length of the new roofed Crumbie stand to make it the full length of the pitch, thus making the capacity 13,000 and is expected to be completed for the first round of the cup in season 6.

Tigers triple tie wearers.

Marko Nemeth (1)
Marc Lemke (1)
Sven Buhler (2)
David Kaydi (2)
Aaron Robertson (3)
Pablo Moratalla (4)
Lucas Carreno (4)
Erkin Gurbuzerol (5)
Robert Troedsson (5)
Billy Taylor (6)

Tigers Bronze Hall of Fame

Ges Cook - Cook has been entered into the Bronze Hall of fame for being the first Club Captain. (1)
Marko Nemeth - The first player to receive the Triple Tie, scoring a Hat-trick. (1)
Marc Lemke - Had a fantastic season (2) scoring nearly 50 goals in one season, winning the 3 league player prizes.
Sven Buhler - Entered into the Bronze Hall of Fame for playing 100 club games for Tigers
Serkan Ay - Entered into the Bronze Hall of Fame for playing 100 club games for Tigers
Maor Mizrahi - Entered into the Bronze Hall of Fame for playing 100 club games for Tigers
Ben Fenwick - Entered into the Bronze Hall of Fame for playing 100 club games for Tigers
Kevin Ward-Prowse - Entered into the Bronze Hall of Fame for playing 100 club games for Tigers
Karl Ozgoz - Entered into the Bronze Hall of Fame for playing 100 club games for Tigers
David Kaydi - Entered into the Bronze Hall of Fame for playing 100 club games for Tigers
Lanian Ferreira - Entered into the Bronze Hall of Fame for playing 100 club games for Tigers
Roberto Ricci - Entered into the Bronze Hall of Fame for playing 100 club games for Tigers

Tigers Silver Hall of Fame

Ges Cook - Cook has been promoted to the Silver Hall of Fame for playing 100 competitive games for the club.
Marc Lemke - Lemke has been promoted to the Silver Hall of Fame for having a fantastic season 2 and 3, scoring nearly 50 goals and winning the 3 league player prizes during both seasons.
Marko Nemeth - Promoted to the Silver hall of fame for playing 100 club matches.
Sven Buhler - Promoted to the silver hall of fame for being so consistent over season 2-5 and still performing at his best now at 3 stars. Has achieved long term goal of 50 goals for the club.
Maor Mizrahi - Has been promoted to the Silver Hall of fame for his long term effort for the club, waiting until the age of 34, nearly 35, to retire, and in his last season, still rating high and scoring plenty of goals.

Tigers Gold Hall of Fame

Marc Lemke - Lemke has been promoted to the Gold Hall of Fame for scoring 100 goals in as many matches.

Tigers Platinum Hall of Fame

The 100 Club

Ges Cook (GK)
Sven Buhler (ML)
Serkan Ay (DC) (143)
Marko Nemeth (ST) (152)
Maor Mizrahi (MR)
Marc Lemke (AMC, MC, AML)
Ben Fenwick (DL)
Kevin Ward-Prowse (DC, DR) (115)
Karl Ozgoz (DL, DC)
David Kaydi (ST)
Lanian Ferreira (DC, DR)
Roberto Ricci (ST)

50 Goal Club

Marc Lemke (AML, MC, AMC)
David Kaydi (ST)
Marko Nemeth (ST) (50)
Sven Buhler (ML)

Personal
Reporter : Matt (Season 1 to present)
First Team Manager : Terance Weatherspoon (Season 1 - present)
Trainer : Clyde Upton (Season 1 - present)
Second Team Manager : Aston Priestley (Season 1 - present)
Finance Director : Jon Quincy (Season 1 - present)
Transport Manger : Archer Kelly (Season 1 - present)
Stadium Manager/Staduim announcer : Darren Ibbot (Season 1 - present)
Chairman : Matt (Season 1 - present)
Head Groundsman : Walton Matthews (Season 1 - present)
Ticket Director : Robert Beridge (Season 1 - Season 2) Walter Smith (Season 3 - present)

Good luck this season ;)

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Originally Posted by khris

Good luck this season ;)

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Thank you :)

A new team on the books score their first win (Day 1)

Leicester Tigers, a team founded this morning were welcomed to this top eleven system with a victory over Real Madrid Fc in the cup. The team scored their first ever goal though Mizrahi in the 14th minuet. Maizrahi scored a second in the 41st minuet, plus a goal from Ward (58 minuet) and Placzek (64th minute) wrapped up the win for the Tigers.

Press conference

Cook, the Leicester Tigers captain said "it was really good to register our first win on home soil with such a big margin. It was really just what we were looking for"
"How are things looking to shape up for this new team?"
"First of all, I'm very proud and excited to be apart of this new team, the local people have been wanting a top eleven team for a long while and I'm glad and privileged to be the first captain that gets to deliver this. Hopefully we can produce some good tournament wins for the fans!

The Leicester Tigers manager said "I hope that todays game is a little indication of what is to come with this great side! Ive managed to put together what i think is a great team, especially under the really low budget this team has! I would love to thank the team set ups and the players for making this possible"

A final word from the Tigers man of the match Mizrahi. "My perforance today was just what I was looking for! I wanted to really play well so we can get some of the home fans into our sport! I sure delivered and I'm grateful to get the first ever goal for the team!"
"A word on tomorrows game?"
"Yeah erm well, we will travel to Indonesia in the early hours of Monday and we will play with the same mentality as today. We hope to score an early goal and put this game to bed without any worries and hopefully, as the odds suggest, move on into the next round of the cup!"

In other news

The Leicester Tigers 2nd team played in a friendly losing to one of the greatest sides in the business Mourinho FC 4-0. Team manager said "its great to attract the likes of such a strong team to our stadium Welford Road early on in this clubs life, i was impressed with the younger lads who played and are trying to progress into the first team. The sore line doesn't reflect how well they played"

And finally the first team also managed to squeeze in a friendly match against Shady FC. This game went to penalties after the game finished 2-2. Tigers came out victors 4-2 in penalties. Striker Lee got injured during the game and will be out for 2 days.

Breaking news; The Tigers chairman has announced that the stadium is under construction with seats being added to the 200 seater grandstand. "This shows that we already are expanding after the sell outs at todays games. I would like to thank the fans!"

Please note, friendlies and 2nd team matches will not count towards the end of season stats.

Tigers record 2nd win to power though to the 2nd round of the Cup (Day 2)

Leicester Tigers beat Real Madrid FC 4-1 at home yesterday to set up a nice buffer for the team. The team manger yesterday said in the press conference he would like an early score in the 2nd leg to put the game to bed, however this did not happen! The men in Green and red suffered a dreadful first half in their first ever away match of the clubs life. They had numerous set piece chances but failed to capitalise on any of them, mean while Real Madrid hit the woodwork many times! 0-0 was the half time score, on aggregate a very healthy 4-1 to the Tigers. Goals from Buhler (53 minuets), Placzek (57 minuets), Ward (76 minuets) and a header from injury stand-in haddrell (82') wrapped up a comfortable victory. Winning 4-0

Press conference

Cook, the Tigers captain had some interesting thoughts on the game "During the first half i was very worried with how the team played, and very worried with the amount of shots the opposition produced. I was far away on many occasions of saving the goals but luckily the woodwork played a part. As captain, i tried to inspire the boys and this seemed to have worked. No disrespect to the oponants however, they were good."

Man of the Match for the Leicester scored a goal and also provided two assists from his boot. Left Midfielder Buhler! "Thank you for this prize, i worked really hard in todays game, especially after a poor start, I was glad to get a goal and help my team to become winners."

The Team Manger also had some comments of the games outcome. "Today we saw some real pride and passion in this new team. I was impressed that the boys didn't get deflated at half time after so many wasted chances, it goes to show that this brand new team does in dead have some strong potential.
"How are things shaping up for in the League perpetration?"
"well, ill be up early in the morning to find out where we have to go and who we have to play. A top 4 finish in the league is the bare minimum for this team, especially after how good we know they can play. When the opponents are announced, I will see if winning the league is a realistic chance, it should be."

In other news

The win for the Tigers today puts them though to the qualifying round of the cup. They will play Dertmund FC who beat their opponents 6-2 on aggregate. Tickets for the home leg will be realised early in the morning when kick off time is confirmed.

The Leicester Tigers season ticket will go on sale tomorrow to all fans. A number of 150 season tickets will go on sale, leaving 50 tickets for travelling fans and single time buyers. The season ticket will include ALL home league matches, plus the home leg of the Qualifying cup round. The season ticket will also include next seasons home, preliminary cup round. This results in 15 first team competitive fixtures. It will also include free entry to 3 2nd team friendlies, and priority booking for future home cup matches, and priority for away cup matches if we progress to the Quarter finals or further. It also includes a 10% discount in the club store, as well as a 50% discount to a Leicester Tigers on pitch festival event this season. Season tickets will be on sale for 4 days, with prices reducing every day because less games will be played. The prices are as follows; Tuesday = £80 (Save £10) Wednesday = £79 (Save £5) Thursday = £70 (Save £2) Friday = £65. (Save £1). Each individual first team competitive match costs £6. Thank you for your support.

Leicester Tigers begin League life with a big win (Day 3)

Today Leicester Tigers played out of their skin in the league, beating opponents and possible title contenders Rodrigo Rodri FC 4-2 at home. An early goal from stand-in striker Haddrell (2') impressed fans and team mates and set the confidence levels high. Expectation was raised but the away side scored in the 33 minuet. However two minuets later Lemke (35') scored a magical goal to make it 2-1 at the break. Tigers scored 2 more after the break, Placzek (55') getting the first and Lemke (78') getting the second and his second. The away sides dampened the spirits in the 88 minuet but nothing could be taken away from the home side today. A statement was sent out to the rest of the league with a 4-2 win over a very good side.

Press conference

Cook, the Tigers captain had words of interest to say after the match "Today, i know its only our 3rd game but, today we played at our best and its going to take the club a lot of beating to play like that again for a long while. Unfortunately i was probably one of the worst players on the pitch today and the ratings and statists back that up, but ill be back."

The tigers manager was very impressed with the Tigers "That was one top performance from the lads today, all of the early season hard worked training sessions are seeming to pay off however their is still a lot of work to do, especially in the defensive areas.
"You said yesterday before the league fixtures you should be able to win the league?"
"Yes of course we can, and with a performance like that every game then their is no question we can't. But we cannot get ahead of ourselves, one game has been played, 25 left. Thats a long long way and there are 4 or 5 teams in our league that are capable of winning. Work, hard work is still required. On a final note, i would like to thank the fans, the season tickets went on sale this morning and i have heard lots have been sold already, wow, the team will be looking to pay your support back with trophies!"

The Tigers man of the match scored 2 goals today and 1 assist. Its the very impressive Lemke! "Thank you, thanks, I feel really happy with how I've played today, I think a lot of training help, and we could fit a lot in our schedule due to the late night kick off and the fact that the game was at home. I wasn't the only outstanding player on the pitch though, the whole team was!"

In other news

Striker, Lee made a return to the squad today coming on for 10 minuets at the end after being out for two days with a calf strain that he collected during a friendly. Team manger Terrance said "It wasn't ideal with the injury but it was a quick heal. During his time off, haddrell took his place and played 2 games, scoring in both. There is some serious competition on for the 2nd striker shirt, which is always good."

The chairman of the club Matt has announced that the club has sold 92 season tickets in under 24 hours of opening the sales. "That figure is much higher than Expected after 4 days let alone 1." 58 Season tickets are still to be sold at the club ticket office, prices were included in yesterdays news flash! Thank you for your support.

Season 1 Leicester Tigers squad

First Team (in common starting line up order)
GK - G.Cook (c)
DL - B.Fenwick
DC - H.Ramadan
DC - S.Ay
DR - K.Ward-Prowse
ML - S.Buhler
MC -S.Placzek
MR - M.Mizrahi
AMC - M.Lemke
ST - R.Lee
ST - M.Nemeth
S1 - D.Haddrell
S2 - L.Caldecott
S3 - J.Vaulks
S4 - J.Moore
S5 - S.Coddington
S6 - M.Falkowski
S7 - D.Wilson

Tigers remain top of the League after away Draw

Leicester Tigers began their first ever double day match against Kazablanka away in the League. The team were poor compared to last nights standards with shown worrying signs ahead of the second game of the day. This was the first game in which the men in Green and red didn't score a single goal. Despite this the defence played really well and were clearly the best players on the pitch. Due to the strong defence, Tigers held out for a 0-0 draw.

Home Cup disappointment for Tigers

Leicester knew they had to play well against Dortmund FC who are ranked 3 levels higher than themselves. Leicester did in fact make improvements after the first match however it still wasn't good enough The away side scored in the 30th minuet and the home side never came back despite a few late chances. Fear not however, Leicester have one final chance to save their bacon when the team travels to Berlin on Friday. 0-1 the final score.

Press conference

Cook, Tigers captain commented "Well today, in both games it was simple, we just weren't good enough in any departments. Its disappointing especially after a really good set up and confidence booster yesterday. Maybe we got too layer back, especially in the league, as a team we will learn from this and gather experience. No worries though, we aren't yet out of the cup and we are still top of the League!

The Tigers manager was shocked to find out the team were top of the league. "I went back into my office as soon as we landed and logged onto my computer to find out we were top of the league despite our draw today. I was shocked! In the game we failed to make any chances which was not good at all, do we deserve to be top, well after yesterdays performance yes, after todays not all. But then again, you don't win the league in the first week of the contest, I should stop worrying about the league position so much until the last week"
"a word on the the cup?"
Well, in the second game we actually made chances, enough of them to be fair but non were converted. The finishing was poor, this was probably due to the strength of the opposition but at this level we need to do better to remain competitive"
"will you still be fighting to stay in the cup during the away leg?"
"Stupid question, of course we will. Look, today we played poor but the reality is we are 1 goal down. 1 goal. If we try hard enough we can sort that problem out in the first 10 minuets of the match."

In other news

A further 23 season tickets were sold today bringing the total up to 115. This figure is truly outstanding. With season tickets on the rise, the new stand will be built and ready to be opened by the morning and in time for tomorrows league game against Siemen FC at 13:30. To extend the proud moment of the clubs first stand, the 2nd team will play 20 minuets after the final whistle against a team yet to be confirmed. Season ticket holders can include this game as one of their 3, free 2nd team matches. Season tickets are still on sale, with the prices for tomorrow and Friday stated in the Monday News flash. Friday is the last day to purchase season tickets.

The team on Friday will travel to Germany to play the second leg of the 2nd round in the cup tomorrow. At tomorrows home game/s a lucky season ticket holder will get their name pulled out of the hat to get the chance to travel with the team, along with 2 non-season ticket holder friends. After arriving at the destination you will watch the team train and warm up for the game and then receive seated tickets to watch the game. To be with in a chance of winning this seasons Cup season ticket price, answer the following Question;
Who is this seasons club captain?
A) Mizrahi
B) Ward
C) Cook

Enteries are free and please take the slip of paper on your way though the gate for tomorrows game. Ticket director says "this is a great little competition to try out in so give it a go and get some more Non season ticket holders into the Tigers to add even more supporters to our strong base!" Thank you and good luck.

Why not Cook as captain :rolleyes:

Tigers open a bigger stand with a big win

Today Tigers played the 3rd league game in the Season 1 campaign. The opponents were Siemen FC, a team with a good outfit but struggling to perform well on the pitch day in day out. It looked like Siemen FC had found their form just at the wrong time for Leicester with the whole of the first 15 minuets going in favour off the away side. This 15 minuet spell included a goal for Siemen FC which worried the majority of the 266 faces in the crowd. However, after this spell the tables turned in favour of the home side for the rest of the game with goals from Ay (28'), Nemeth (39' + 70' + 84'). A well deserved Hat-trick was earned. All this was helped out by a red card in the 72' for a poor tackle by the Siemen midfielder. It was a performance for the home boys to be proud of 4-1 the final score.

Press conference

Cook, the Tigers captain said after the match "The performance today was just what we were looking for, with the disappointment yesterday of a first home lose and a draw away we needed to put things right again, in time for tomorrows crucial match. It was lovely seeing Nemeth scoring a hat-trick, he deserves it with all the work he does."

The Tigers manager said "We are back on track. That was the win we have been after, after playing poorly yesterday. In attack and in defence. The teams game heads stayed in the changing rooms for the first 15 but the lads soon found them. Nemeth played out of his skin, the best performance so far from a Leicester player, well done Nemeth"
Whats the plan for tomorrow?
"The plan is to win. A win with a 2 goal difference because that is what is required for us to make it though. The 1-0 dissapointment is out of our heads now and we will just play how we played today.We will head over to Germany after this press conference so we get there in plenty of time so we can get our heads in the game and prepared. The boys will be fresh and ready to go and try their best. Thats all i want. Dortmund FC are a difficult team due to the fact they are 3 levels higher."
"Good luck"
"Thanks"

The triple goal scorer was the man of the match "I'm glad i scored a few goals today to help the club out! Thank you for the tie! But there is no time to celebrate, I need to rest and prepare for a big game tomorrow in which we need to win. You could say its the teams first must win game"

In other news

The 2nd team beat Shady FC as soon as the 1st team left the pitch. Goals from Vualks (16') Falkowski (33') and Vaulks again in the 84th to seal a win of 3-0. The team manger said that some of the players played fantastic and will soon be pushing for a 1st team shirt.

Leicester Tigers have added Nemeth to the bronze level of the Tigers hall of fame for being the first player to score a hat-trick for the club. He will also receive a Tigers team tie to wear to show that he is a brilliant player. This tie will be known as the triple tie and will feature a unique design.

Tigers ran a quiz during todays home game, the answer was of course C, Cook. We can now reveal that the person that got selected at random was....Khris! Well done Khris you have won the golden prize for you and 2 non season ticket holders to go and travel with the team to Germany. This will all be free along with the match tickets. Make sure you shout TIIIIGERRRRS loud, the club will need it to fire them up! Enjoy your trip.

Finally, tomorrow is the last day to purchase a season ticket so please book up. A total of 128 have been sold so far leaving 22 to be sold. The Welford Road capacity is now up to 400 so they're plenty of single tickets also to be purchased for games thoughout the season. Thank you for your support.

Tigers thrill fans in away cu victory.

Leicester Tigers achieved what most people though was impossible. They beat Dortmund 1-0 and then went on to knock them out of the cup competition in penalties. The Tigers lost the home leg of the cup qualifying round 1-0 against a strong, very strong and a 3 level higher team. In the away leg a goal in the 32nd minuet from Buhler put the tigers level on aggregate. It was now all to play for, and lots of players had lots of chances to become the cup hero, but non converted the opportunities. The tension rose and the pressure was applied when the ref ran out of options except to go to penalties. Leicester didn't miss one penalty where as the home side missed two. The final score in penalties was 2-4 to Tigers.

Many of the players were tired after this game and the Team manger made 3 changes to the squad. Tigers continued on top form with 2 early goals from stand in 2nd teamer Robertson (5' + 20'). The away side looked comfortable however this all changed with 3 goals in 10 minuets put the guys in green and red 3-2 down at half time. The scores remained like this for the first half of the second half and Terrance decided to make a change, introducing Ay into the game. This seemed to boast morale and tigers got given a penalty in which Nemeth (76') finished well. Tigers would have been satisfied with that draw away from home however the Manger put more 1st team forwards on. This resulted in an increase of pressure on the home side and Tigers coverted this into a goal. Fenwick (85') giving Tigers a 3-4 comeback victory.

Press conference

Cook, the Tigers captain wanted to praise his fellow players. "Wow, the lads played awesome today, in both games. That first game was tough and Dortmund FC, well all credit to them for making us fight all the way, they were a good team. But we proved today that we are a good team too and can handle any situation weather its penalties or taking 3 goals in 10 minuets but managing to come back and win. I say well done to everyone involved, even the fans."
"Well done on becoming man of the match in the cup game"
"Oh was i? Fantastic thank you, yeah i played well in the first game of the day, I had to, if i didn't we would have been out, simple. But yeah every chance i got, I managed to save so I guess i was pretty pleased with how it went."
"Not so good in the 2nd though?"
"Nah, i suppose not, i did struggle to find my feet a little during that game, I think the cheering and celebrating took a little while to dispose of and too get back to work but we found our form at the right time of the game and got the job done."

The Tigers manager said "I am so proud of the lads today, just in general what a day. From captain to the last 2nd teamer, suburb! That away win in the cup was just awesome and to knock out a team that were amoungst the favourites to win the tournament, oh and don't forget we lost to them at home in the first round, is tremendous! For the 2nd game, well the guys deserved a rest so i put on a few 2nd teamers and they seemed to go really well too and didn't let the league dampen the spirits.

In Other news

Tigers will play Danniel FC in the Playoff round of the cup, they are rated only 1 level higher that Tigers so it should bring up some good top eleven. Tickets will be realised at £6 in the morning when kickoff times are confirmed. A reminder that this game is not included in the season ticket. Danniel FC play in London, England which is only a limited drive away. For this reason Leicester will receive 50 tickets and will be sold on firs come first severed bases. The 50 tickets are for the away leg and will cost around £7.

Leicester Tigers are pleased to announce that ALL 150 season tickets have been sold, thank you for your support and long may it continue.

In the League, Tigers are on 10 points sitting in 1st. The 2nd placed team are 1 point behind.

Tigers continue good run of form at home

Today Leicester Tigers played FC King Lion. A team positioned 13th promoted Leicester Tigers manager Terrance to make a couple of alterations to the squad to allow some rest for tomorrows cup match at home kicking off at 21:45. Leicester came out of the changing rooms fired up with lots of chances being created within the first 10 minuets. Due to an outstanding defence, non of these chances payed off. The boys started the 2nd half with the same mentality, the only different this time was that it worked. Lee (47') the goal scorer. The defence of the opponents stayed strong but Ay (72') managed to slip another into the net to give tigers a 2-0 victory to the delight of the home side. Tigers remain on top of the league and are now 3 points clear.

Press conference

Cook, the club captain was rested for the game today but watched from the sidelines. "It was nice to get some rest after the rush of the early part of the season, it also provided me with some opportunity to watch the lads play and see what areas i think, as captain, we need to work on. Yet again I am proud of the boys for playing really well and getting the job done"

The team manager said "Its lovely to tick off another win at home, we really want to make this place a scary place to come with some fear factor for the opposition to edge the mental side when it comes to the big big games. I thought today though, we didn't play as well as we could have done, but their were a few new guys in the team developed from the 2nd team friendlies plus we are saving ourselves well for tomorrows cup game."
"Are you preparing well for the cup?"
"Yes its going well, the players are getting the rest they deserve and need. Its difficult to find some time off in top eleven so we need to take our chances. The league game 4 hours before the cup match isn't ideal at all but we can't really do much about that, i don't like spending money, (because we don't have much) to the cup organisation to change our fixture and the league one is an away game so we can't do much I'm afraid. But we will cope, we may have to sacrifice the league game a little but we will try our best in both and are planning to win both. Obviously that 3 point buffer at the top helps"

Todays man of the match was Tigers defender Ay. "Thank you, this reward is probably the most rewarding to get because it shows that my efforts are paying off and being noticed, thank you and i hope to play as well today forever! haha"

In other news

Tigers have a vey special deal on offer tomorrow, with the cup game at home kicking off at 21:45 and an away cup match at 17:15 tigers will have a busy day. The club will open Welford Road gates at 16:30 where early drinks and a live band will be on offer just off the pitch, for an extra £10 on top of the match ticket. This will be a great event and will allow the team fans and members to bond and have some great social time. The away league match will be streamed on a big screen so supports will be able to watch. The away team will then fly in, soon followed by rushed home tigers players where you will see them warm up and prepare for a big match. The band performing will be an all round covers band called Stitch. The band play lots of different styles ranging from 80's to modern day songs. They will include 3 performances, 16:30 - 17:10, 17:30- 19:30 and 22:00 to a Sunday stadium curfew of 23:00. At 19:45, the local Leicester dance club will perform a special show for an hour, until the teams begin warming up. This is a great idea for the club and the chairman says "This will be a good meet and greet with other fans so please come early, they're plenty of drinks! We will also open the gates to non top eleven fans at the start of Stitch's final performance. Please note you will not be allowed on the pitch as there is no time to lay down the pitch protection covers, but the walkway and behind the advertisement boards around the crumble stand and opposite will be valid"

Tigers play two great games to maintain good position

Leicester Tigers played Nikiclub FC in todays round 6 league match. Again the Leicester manager decided to rest a few players to keep the team fresh going into the cup playoff round at home 4 hours later. Tigers had a slow first half, some might say disappointing, especially when key player Lemke got flashed a yellow card, his 2nd of the competition which means he will take no part in tomorrows league match. Just before half time striker Lee (44') put the ball between the posts and under the cross bar to give Tigers a 1-0 lead going into the break. Leicester went 2-0 up when the other Green and red striker haddrell (60') scored. This inspired Terrance to call on the substitutions to rest the players involved in the cup. The 2nd teamers provided a morale boost for the team in which saw the Tigers score 2 more goals Placzek (75') and a 2nd from Lee (79'). This wrapped up a 4-0 victory.

The Tigers then travelled back home to face some strong opponents in the cup. They played a team called Danniel FC, a team a level higher than the home boys. Leicester got off to a slow start, possibly the tiredness from the plane causing some problem. A goal was scored by the away side in the 17th minuet which put the pressure right on the tigers. Tigers scored two just before the break with Nemeth (34') and Lee getting his 3rd (39') of the day. Fans were singing his name. 2-1 at the break. After a team talk the tigers decided to bank and park the bus. They sealed the win with a goal from injury stand in Ragusa (71') to win the game 3-1 giving the Tigers a handy lead going into the second leg.

Press conference

Cook the Tigers captain said "The two good wins today cements us into a good position, with a comfortable lead in the league and favourites to go though into the meaty part of the cup competition. It feels good to be achieving this in our first year of top eleven as a club. Again the boys, including myself are beginning to show what our team is all about. Today, I was far from my best during both games but i carried on and managed to dog it out and doing the correct things at the correct and important times."

Tigers boss says "Like Cook says, we are in a great position to push on and go for some high level success, its in our hands, in both competitions and thats always a really good thing. In my previous experiences, the real part of the cup tournament starts at the top 16 round. This is the stage where the money goes up steeper and this is the stage where we want to be at. We are now one simple game away from being in it."
"A word on Lemke's suspension?"
"Ahh look, I'm very disappointed in him and Im sure the rest of the team is also. He's a star player though and hell be back, at least this saves me from trying to schedule him for a rest! On a serious note, I have noticed that the players disapline is getting out of hand with a least 3 players on final warnings and I've said from the start good discipline is needed. Its currently the only thing drawing us back"

In other news

Lemke has been banned from the League match tomorrow. He will be available for Round 8 on Tuesday. Also on the non-playing list is Ramadan who suffered from a Calf strain in a training session. He also will be available for selection on Tuesday.

Leicester Tigers still have 43 tickets available for the cup match away on Tuesday. With the game being in the same country we automatically get some tickets and only 7 have been sold so far. Please book before midday tomorrow to get a seat on the bus, otherwise they have to be sent back for Sale to Danniel FC fans.

The Leicester Tigers opened the Welford Road gates early today so fans could meet and greet and also watch the away match on the big screen. Paula Clarke, a new Leicester fan said during the event 'Ahh its great to be able to do this, to chat to the other supporters and get to know them a little bit, its nice to see some people as Tiger crazy as I am" The band called Stitch also played and drew in the big numbers, especially when the gates were open to the public at 22:00 when an extra 1,500 people came though the gates, the maximum allowed. Stitch really enjoyed playing and said they would love to be back.

Finally Leicester Tigers annonce plans to build their own medical centre just over the road from the home stadium. This comes as the Youth academy centre was set up which allows young players to trial out for the team and to train to get to Tigers standards. You never know, you could be the next Tigers star.

Tigers dig out an important League draw

Just one match today for the Tigers saw them take on FC Juclaw, a team who have spent a lot of money in the last few days but are sitting mid table with the money spent not showing any good form. However they were a team that were capable of beating Tigers (ranked 2.8 higher) so the Leicester manager was right not to take any rests and risks. With Lemke banned, Tigers started off slowly, conceding an early goal to a player who was shown a yellow card 5 minuets after. The away side lead 0-1 at half time. Nemeth (51') got the scoring underway for Leicester, however play seemed to have stalled from this moment onwards for both teams. No side made any more chances and no luck was around for the boys in green and red, despite substitutions there was nothing going on that could swing the balance of the game. Full time arrived 1-1.

Press Conference

Cook, the leader of the squad at Welford Road said "we weren't firing on all cylinders today and luckily neither were the away side. i guess you could call it a pretty average performance and we did a job in which we could keep a handy 3 point lead at the top of the table, so theyre are some important positives to take from the game which we will carry into tomorrows huge cup match."

Terrance team manager said "Again, like Cook said it was an average performance and I'm not too displeased with that, I mean its not exactly what we wanted but again we don't want to burn out for tomorrow. On another day this team could have beat us and if I'm honest, even though they're in 6th place and are 6 points behind us at the moment, I believe they are our closest title contenders with the money they have spent improving their team. A draw was defiantly a good result."
"How are the plans going tomorrow?"
"Well, the players can get some long rest now, over 24 hours and some will be spend with families to improve morale and many other things. We have a league game away 3 hours before the away cup match starts which is really frustrating and annoying but we will manage it correctly and deal with it appropriately"

In other news

Tigers suffered two more injuries in training with Nemeth out for 2 days missing his important cup game and 2nd team goal keeper Afful out for 4 days. This adds to the already injured Ramadan who is due to be back for tomorrow but is unlikely to feature in the cup game.

Planning for this seasons on-pitch festival is well underway. Depending on fixture scheduling with a possible cup tie, Leicester are hoping to host the festival starting on Friday running right though Sunday evening. At the moment there is no matches at home form Friday morning until Tuesday evening. This gives the Tigers possible time to host this seasons concert. If Tigers progress to the next round of the cup it is likely that the Saturday will remain free and available along with either a Friday or the Sunday night. A mixture of bands and dancers will be performing alongside great food.This festival will be on pitch along with a few players. The pitch protection covers will be on and the stage will also be on pitch. Leicester Tigers are looking to host this festival every month with different events. For example November there will be bonfire and fireworks. Please keep this weekend free in your diary for some amazing event coming to Welford Road.

Tigers perform at top level during both games

Leicester Tigers played their first match in the League against opponents FC Steaua, a team positioned 7th in the league. Tigers were cool calm and collected with two easy first half goals, one from Lee (18') and the second from Buhler (37'). There was no reply from the home side giving Tigers a lead of 0-2 going into the interval. Haddrell (53') banged one straight into the back of the net which sealed the victory and made it easier to watch on a Tigers perspective. The opponants soon replied but it wasn't enough. With the game in the bag, Terrance brought on the replacements to give some key players a rest before going into important cup match. The league game finished 1-3.

Tigers quickly flew over to London to meet cup playoff opponents Danniel FC in which the Tigers already held a 3-1 advantage. 50 tickets were realised to the Tigers as the match was in the corresponding country, and those 50 were purchased rather quickly. Tigers shown no jet lag signs with Buhler (4') scoring his 2nd of the day almost straight into the match. Leicester shown they were still on form and had carried the confidence of the earlier days work over to England. The score remained 0-1 at half time. 10 minuets after the break and with a confertable agregate score of 4-1 the team manager decided to bring in 2 2nd teamers to give them some experience. Even though non of them scored they added extra energy to the squad leading up to goals from Mizrahi (65') and Ward (70') giving the win to the Green and white shirted men. Tigers won 0-3 on the day giving a total score of 6-1.

Press conference

Cook had some words to say "Its great to stay in the lead of the League and also kick on though to the serious part of the cup contest, the round of 16. To end up in that round was where we never thought we would be and we just want to take on this chance and convert it into something really worth having to give every member pride when they put on this very shirt in many seasons to come. I played really well, especially in the 2nd game as I got man of the match but i just fed off the boys, they played well and made life easier. This has been a great effort by players coaches and even fans, the 50 of them that made the journey down, well done and thank you"

The manager said "yet again, I'm proud of how the boys played, I can't say how well i think they are doing in their maiden year, they're just making things happen which is fantastic. To be in the big meaty part of the tournament means a lot and also will help the club a lot with the raised steaply money prices and fame. We also get to try ourselves against the best at our level so we want a chance to see where we are at and how far we have came. I feel very special to be in this position, something I must admit i wanted but never though id get it."

In other news

Leicester Tigers enhance their lead at the top of the table to 5 points giving them an even better buffer should they need to rest key players for big cup games.

Leicester Tigers will face Edy FC after drawing with their opponents 4-4 but coming through on away goals by scoring in the 88th minute of the 2nd leg. It sure will be a tough match for the tigers as they all are now in the playoff stage of the competition, as Edy FC are 2 levels higher with a better rating of 0.8.

Injured defender Ramadan returned to the match day squad today but didn't make it into the playing team in either game, he's most likely to play tomorrow.

Leicester Tigers made it to the Cup quarter finals and came second in the League at the end of season 1. Please read the edited post starter to read the reviews and previews of Season 1 and season 2.

Ricky Lee has left the club. He played 57 matches for the Tigers scoring an impressive 16 goals. We wish him well for the future.

Wow a great learning, I wish you good luck full

I like your writing but I would like some images too.
You know, "a picture is worth a thousand words" :rolleyes:
I upload maybe over 1000 images and no one told "ok pal, enough of your pictures, stop !" :p

Leicester Tigers win back to back league title

Leicester Tigers finished off season number 3 today, taking the cup for the 2nd time in 2 seasons. The season as a whole was another brilliant one despite getting knocked out in the cup and champions league at the last 16 stage. In the cup and the champions league the Tigers lost to the eventual champions giving them a far better game than anyone else. In the League, Tigers knew they had won the competition in round 22. They almost achieved a 26 win trophy, only to draw one game in round 21.

Terrance, Tigers manager commented on the season. "Yet again, I'm so so proud of the boys, its been a great league campaign and we were unlucky not to get the 26 wins we probably should have got. In the Cup and Champions League we got unlucky with the draw. Ok, in the Champions League we didn't get top spot in the group giving us a tough game against the best but it was still hard luck, especially in the cup. I feel we've made a lot of progress this year and as a whole we are ready to move on into next season looking confident and with a new look attack"

Next seasons targets?
"Ahh look, as always we will asses that matter when all the draws have been completed but for now, winning the league is an absolute must, I want, and feel the team is good enough, to get to the final of both the Cup and Champions League if not further. I feel now, we have so much strength in depth that though injuries, suspensions and poor form we have the players that are able to step up to the plate allowing me to give rest to players when needed, something I've not been able to do at this club yet. Im feeling positive towards the new season, but lets just enjoy this league trophy tonight first!"

Presentation
This years presentation is ran by the club chairman, Matt and the Top eleven League chairman for our server.

Winner of the Tigers Hot Pick award (most games) is....The captain and rock at the back....Ges Cook!!! with 42 games.
Winner of the Tigers Silver Boot award (most assists) is....Marc Lemke!!! With 41 assists.
Winner of the Tigers Man of the Moment award (most man of the matches) is.....Marc Lemke!!!! With 23 Man of the Matches.
Winner of the Tigers Golden Boot (most goals) is....Marc Lemke! With 48 goals.
Winner of the Tigers Worst Disciplined extra training award is....Ross Parle!!! With 3 yellow cards and 1 red (5 points)
Winner of the Tigers Best newcomer is....Pablo Moratalla!!!
Winner of the Tigers Young Player of the Year is...Roberto Ricci!!!
Winner of the Tigers Defender of the year is....Serkan Ay!!!
Winner of the Tigers Attacker of the year is....Marc Lemke!!!
Winner of the Tigers Player of the year is....Marc Lemke!!!

Winner of the Leagues Golden Boot is....Marc Lemke!!! With 34 League Goals.
Winner of the Leagues Top Rated Player is....Marc Lemke!!! With a rating of 9.3.
Winner of the Leagues Silver Boot is....Youve guessed it....Marc Lemke!!! With 30 Assists.

A big well done to Marc Lemke who again, for the second season running, wins all 3 league awards!!

Finally, The Champions of League Level 3, receiving a prize of £3.3 Million Pounds. the League trophy and most important of all, the title of League Champions for the 2nd time in a row.....Leicester Tigers!!!!!

Extra
And a last word from your reporter as the Fireworks fly from the pitch as Ges Cook lifts the league trophy, its sad to announcer the retirement of a star at Welford Road, Aaron Robertson. He's a player who's been at the club since the first game in season 1. He would always come on to the pitch and do the job whilst Lemke was injured or rested. Down to one star now he, would have struggled anyway but he was given the start today and scored a goal which just sums up what a great minded player he was. We all wish you well for the future, thank you for the memories. He played 38 matches for the club scoring 17 games.

Thank you, I hope to see you all next season.

Typical Starting Lineup for Season 4

GK - G. Cook (C)
DL - J. Lucas
DC - K. Ozgoz
DC - S. Ay
DR - L. Ferreira
ML - L. Carreno
MC - R. Parle
MR - P. Moratalla
AMC - L. Lemke
ST - R. Ricci
ST - D. Kaydi

S1 - R. Troedsson
S2 - S. Buhler
S3 - E. Topayan
S4 - N. Nemeth
S5 - B. Fenwick
S6 - K. Ward
S7 - M. Mizrahi
RES - O. Lambley
RES - K. Cole

On Marc Lemke's 100th Game for the club, he goes and scores his 100th Goal for the club! What a fantastic player he is!!!

In other news, Maor Mizrahi, Marc Lemke and Ben Fenwick have been added to the 100 club.

Pablo Maratalla and Lucas Carreno have been awarded a triple tie as they have both scored hat-tricks, one in each game, today.

Marc Lemke has also become the first player into the Gold Hall Of Fame (its not possible to go any higher until retirement/leaving) as he scored has scored 100 goals in as many games. He's an absolute legend!

The players that have earned their 100th cap this week, will be placed into the Hall of Fame very shortly.

Today, Ollie Lambley has been sold by the club. He has played 50 club matches scoring 5 goals. He covered his position (MC) really well during the injury crisis in that field last season. We wish him well for the future.

Leicester have signed a 19 year old striker called Suwichai WongJinda to add to the goal scoring power up front. Terrance the manager said "we've been looking to buy a high quality striker for a few days now and we placed 5 or 6 negotiation offers on several players only to be unsuccessful. I then found Suwichai on the market this morning and he looked like the perfect player we need to add to the mix." He was signed for £2.34million.

Meanwhile, the youth academy produced 2 new players this morning. Terrance signed the goal keeper for free and let the other one go. The coaching staff tell me they hope to develop him a little more before selling him to a squad that will be perfect for him.

Leicester Tigers add strength too the defence

The Tigers have brought one DC and one DR to add to their already strong defence. Tigers have signed, Clebar Sacramento from Brazil (DC) 23 years old, and Richard Scott from England (DR, DMR) 18 years old. Tigers manager said "Although our defence has been brilliant this year,didn't conceded one goal in the first week of the season, i felt the need to upgrade our defence to help us push on next season and also to help push past the last 16 in both competitions and add value to our squad in the league. I'm sure these two players will put their all in to be real Tigers and fight for everything. Richard Scott is a great young player that i spotted on the radar, he's also English so that will make fans happier as they've wished for a new English home grown player, something we definitely needed to add to the mix. Current DR, Ferreira also from Brazil recommended that we brought Sacramento as he knows him from past experiences"

Also, unfortunately, to make room for further improvements, Ward-Prowse has been put up for sale. He was one fan favourite during two strong seasons in season 1 and 2. He was one of the first players the manager brought and has served his club so well. He is one true Tiger, and he says "I loved my time at Welford Road, and yes, I admit its time too move on, the club has gone in the upward direction and unfortunately, my training can't keep up now and being 29, it feels like the right time. I'd like to thank the supporters and myself being English, I will return once i retire back to my 'home' club. I feel proud to be apart of what we have achieved, thank you"

Kevin Ward-prowse, has played 115 matches for the club scoring 11 goals, not bad for a defender. He is the first player in the 100 club to leave. Thank you Kev for being a great rock at the back in defence! See you soon!

Leicester Tigers again add strength to the defence

Tigers manager Terrance has announced the signing of Chakrit Sukpala who is a very strong DC with a special ability. Terrance said "I was just looking curiously on the market and saw this guy come up. He had a special ability which is something we need more of in our squad, he's young, and will hopefully build up a lasting DC partnership with last weeks signing Sacramento who is playing brilliantly. I hope that just like Ay and Ozgoz have done for the past 2/3 seasons that the two new players follow suit. Sukpala played his first game last night and it was probably my fault playing him straight away which caused a few nerves and a few costly mistakes to put us out of the champions league but I'm sure hell get better and he knows he will because they're consequences"

Speaking of Ozgoz, he has been placed into the bronze hall of fame and 100 club for playing in 100 matches for the club. He's performed brilliantly and hopefully will remain to as 2nd choice DC.

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Originally Posted by nikolgiorgos

I like your writing but I would like some images too.
You know, "a picture is worth a thousand words" :rolleyes:
I upload maybe over 1000 images and no one told "ok pal, enough of your pictures, stop !" :p

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Sorry, I didn't see you're reply :(

I will try to include pictures in the future, thank you for your suggestion! :) Unfortunately, I can't do the full match reports like I did in the summer because i have too much school work and work with my job to do but ill try and keep you all up to date as much as possible. Thank you!

Sunday Round up

It has been an eventful week for the Tigers and a season defining week, which is typically what week 3 of the season is anyway. Unfortunately, its been all bad news. It started off really well, which saw a 1-1 draw in the away leg of the champions league and 2-2 draw in the away leg of the cup putting Tigers at the stake of 2 home wins to go into the semi finals of the cup and quarters of the champions league. In between those two games there was a 8-0 and 10-0 victory in the league. However, in the 68th minute of the away leg of the cup, Lemke tore his hamstring. Lemke being the key man in the Tigers field left a big gap which no one could fill. This led to tigers losing 3 home games on the bounce, first game the champions league 2-3, then the cup 1-3 and finally a very important league game to title rivals Hisingen 1-4 despite drawing to them away earlier in the season.

The boys then spluttered for the rest of the week, winning 2 league matches but having a shock draw away which has pretty much ended the hopes of the team in green red and white winning their 3rd league title in a row. Team manger said 'When Lemke got injured, it was always going to be tough. It just shows how key of a player he is. The injury cost us and him as he hasn't been able to train. He is however back in the squad now and should help the squad if any slip from the top 2 sides in the league occurs."

Going into round 20, Tigers lie 3rd, 4 points behind 2nd and 5 points behind 1st. With 1st and 2nd still to play each other, Tigers to play 2nd and many other tight games to come, anything could happen and I'm sure the Tigers are ready to pounce! (I would put a picture but I don't have enough time sorry!) The Tigers are 6 points clear of the rising team in 4th, and 12 points clear of 5th.

Finally some team news, David Kaydi has now become apart of the 100 club and therefore bronze hall of fame. He is the 1st of the '2nd batch' of players to come though the Tigers team. Team captain, Cook has now passed the 150 mark to and is closing in on 100 league games.

Tigers qualify for 4th Champions League in a row

Leicester Tigers today beat the team in 4th place 1-3 away from home. This means that the Tigers remain 15 points clear of 5th place after yesterdays results, with only 12 points left available, its not possible for the team in 5th to catch them. A win tomorrow against 9th place will secure a top 3 finish. Cook, the captain said 'at the start of the season we set our goals, the absolute minimum was qualifying for next years champions league and thankfully, we've done that. We aimed to go much higher but with the injuries we've had this year and opponents in good form, it doesn't look like we are going to meet our number 1 target for the league this season. We have to look at where we are at realistically, 4 points behind 2 and 5 behind top. 1st play 2nd tomorrow with Hisengen (1st) playing at home, the form books and home record suggest that they'll win. We then have to travel to 2nd place home ground, if we do the job there then we can snatch 2nd. 2nd is realistically the only place we are able to finish now unfortunately with the easy games 1st place have, although we will keep pushing as hard as we can to win the league!'

A trophyless season ends for the Welford Road men

For the first time ever, Leicester Tigers have came away without a champions or runners up trophy after coming a disappointing 3rd in the league and getting knocked out in the last 16 of the champions league, despite equalling their best cup run by managing to get to the quarter finals. At the start of the season, the Tigers troops seemed positive and ready for record breaking season with targets to win the league and play in 2 semi finals. This was not to be.

"Well it all started on the 3rd day of the season when we were waiting around for ages and ages to find out what the league draw was. We started off pretty well, I think we went 10 games unbeaten in the league with a solitary draw against the eventual champions away from home. In the champions league group stages we were flying high with good 6-0, 0-5, 4-1, 2-7 and 6-0 victories and a 3-3 draw. The goals were coming thick and fast. These results made us finish top feeling very proud. In the cup, all the way until the last 16 found we were winning games and could afford to rest players going into the 2nd leg. A very positive opening fortnight to the season."

"Then the injuries hit us, first a few in midfield and we managed to ride the waves even though the team had clearly lost strength and confidence in attack. With this, I decided to strengthen the defence so that when the attack got back to its best, everything would click. The defence had to many additions at once and they didn't settle in as quickly as I thought they would and thats my fault. Confidence was lost all over the field, which lead us to be out of the cup and champions league. With aid from the old favourite players, the new boys began to find their feet and started picking up wins in the league and starting a come back, which was most likely on. But Lemke was injured and this damaged our attacking style. We again lost 2 key games. This put us in bad stead going into the run in but Lemke did come back from injury 2 days early. Then, finally, Captain Cook took a blow and got an injury himself, missing out on games for the first time ever. With no reserve goal-keeper, it was going to be hard. Hats off to Lucas though, he stepped in well and did awesome all considering. But hey, we came 3rd, won our champions league group and got to a quarter final in the cup, not many teams can say that!! On to a big season 5!"

Presentation
This years presentation is ran by the club chairman, Matt and the Top eleven League co-ordinator for our server.

Joint Winner of the Tigers Hot Pick award (most games) is....The Rocks at the back....Cook and Lucas with 40 games!!
Winner of the Tigers Silver Boot award (most assists) is....Marc Lemke!!! With 32 assists.
Winner of the Tigers Man of the Moment award (most man of the matches) is.....Marc Lemke!!!! With 16 Man of the Matches.
Winner of the Tigers Golden Boot (most goals) is....Marc Lemke! With 37 goals.
Winner of the Tigers Worst Disciplined extra training award is....Troedsson!!! With 6 yellow cards and 1 red (8 points)
Winner of the Tigers Best newcomer is....Sacramento!!!
Winner of the Tigers Young Player of the Year is...Roberto Ricci!!!
Winner of the Tigers Defender of the year is....Lucas!!!
Winner of the Tigers Attacker of the year is....Marc Lemke!!!
Winner of the Tigers Player of the year is....Moratella!!!

Winner and retainer of the Leagues Golden Boot is....Marc Lemke!!! With 23 League Goals.
Joint Winner and retainer of the Leagues Top Rated Player is....Marc Lemke!!! With a rating of 8.5.
Joint Winner and retainer of the Leagues Silver Boot is....Youve guessed it....Marc Lemke!!! With 17 Assists.

A big well done to Marc Lemke who again, for the third season running, wins all 3 league awards!!

Finally, the League 3rd place trophy is lifted by the captain Ges Cook!!!

Extra Information

Leicester finished the league on 65 points, 2nd on 69 points and 1st on 73 with 4th miles behind with 53. Tigers scored 105 92nd highest in the league) goals conceding 15 (joint 2nd lowest in the league).

Tigers manager has announced he's looking for a goalkeeper to take this club even further. "First and foremost, Cook has done us some really good work over the last 5 seasons and he's a brilliant, awesome guy! He's staying at the club. But i just feel we need that extra boast and hopefully before the end of week 1, ill find the right man to come in and take over Cook role but not only do that but kind of coach him on what Leicester is all about. We have plenty of tokens (40) and when the League prize money lands, plenty of money so I'm sure that should be okay. The Leicester tradition is very important in the success of this club. On this note, as Cook is captain and he may not have as much game time next season, Ive unfortunalty had to take away the captain role from Ges. As a captain, he's done everything I could have asked for and he is an absolute legend. This is now my announcement for a new captain, the clubs 2nd captain ever and thats going to be Marc Lemke. He knows the Leicester tradition, inside and out. He rates very highly in games especially when he has had a run of injury free games. He also has a really nice personality and can lead the boys well.

Cook says "Its been a pleasure to lead the Leicester shirt and team from the front in the last 4 seasons. I totally understand what Terrance has said and think its best for the club. I do however hope to stay around this club though"

Lemke who has played 130 matches and scored 130 goals says "Wow, thats impressive, thank you for making me captain and I certianitly hope to lead the team well and to success very shortly. I also hope to get back to my best after a bit of a low few days with injury and lack of confidence. Hopefully I can boast up"

So thats all from the Welford Road stadium this season, I hope you can join us again on the showcase page for Season 5 which promises to be a big season :)

Leicester Tigers though to second round of the cup

Tigers played in an away, home first round match up. The first leg was draw 1-1 which the Tigers squad seemed rather happy about. At home, Tigers came out victors with a 1-0 victory. The Leicester lads played against a very evenly matched squad which was reflected in the scoreline as shown. The goal scorer in the away leg was Carreno and in the home leg it was striker Wongjinda to secure a second round place.

Tigers face a tough tough league battle this season with many teams far below the rating but also 4 or 5 above, 1 or 2 above by far (6). Terrance said 'Last year the league got harder, now its stepped up another couple of notches. Its going to be hard to compete, but we will try our almighty best. Obviously our main target is to win every competition, but realistically, we are targeting a top 3 spot, with top 4 being an absolute minimum. For the champions league, our aim is to get out of the group as we have never failed to do that before, and get to at least the quarter finals. With the cup, we want to beat our record of getting to a quarter final and with a tough draw, it seems like its going to be a good challenge, but a good challenge is good.'

In the champions league group, Tigers are not in fully unfirmilar ground. They face league champions and title rivals Hisingen who proved to be difficult last year with a draw and a lose against them. Tigers will be looking to put that record straight to finish top of the group.

Tigers sell club legend Ay

The Tigers central defender for about 2/3 seasons, Serkan Ay has been sold by the club for a secret figure. He played 143 games scoring 14 goals. He was always highly rated and a guy who great a good bond with Ozgoz. He is only the 2nd player in the Tigers 100 club to leave the club. "Ultimately, it was my decision to let Serkan go (says Terrance), we had to free up space in the squad to sign a new goal keeper and Serkan, now on 3 stars had to take the bullet. He's a great player with a good reputation, at only 25, I'm sure hell go into another teams 100 club.

Tigers sign goal keeper

Team manager lived up to his speech at the end of season awards. He has signed a highly rated 6 star goal keeper to take over the great Captain cook. Jorge Alonso, whose from Spain, is 26 years old who has plenty of experience with a special ability. He was negotiated for £3.5 million and 3 tokens. With a man of the match on debut in the 2nd leg of the cup and a 9 rating, he's sure to live up to the quality of Cook.

Typical starting line up for season 5

GK - J. Alonso
DL - J. Lucas
DC - C. Sacramento
DC - C. Sukpala
DR - R. Scott
ML - L. Carreno
MC - R. Troedsson
MR - P. Moratalla
AMC - M. Lemke (c)
ST - S. Wongjinda
ST - R. Ricci

S1 - M. Mizrahi
S2 - S. Buhler
S3 - B. Fenwick
S4 - L. Ferreira
S5 - E. Topayan
S6 - R. Parle
S7 - D. Kaydi
RES - K. Cole
RES - K. Ozgoz
RES - G. Cook
RES - N. Nemeth

A steady first week of the season for the Tigers

Being placed in a tough league, Leicester Tigers are placed in 7th with 7 points after playing teams placed in 1st, 3rd, 4th, 8th and 14th. Tigers draw against now 8th place, which is the only draw to have taken place in the league so far, to get things underway. In round 2 Tigers hosted the now 3rd, Barclays FC and lost narrowly 0-1. Tigers then travelled to Noah FC (now 14th) and won easily 0-8. League leaders were next to visit Welford Road and Tigers suffered another defeat 1-2 but it was close and Tigers were not far away from winning. And today in round 5, Tigers played Rizky Yumu FC who at the start of the round were 4th, and beat them 0-2 away from home.

The champions league has also thrown up some surprises too, with all 4 teams on 3 points and 0 goal difference, its all to play for. Tigers picked up their 3 points on the road, 1-2, but lost to Hisingen (last years league title rivals) 0-1 at Welford Road. Tigers play Pufc Utd tonight where the men in green and red are strong favourites.

In the cup, Tigers made it though to round 3 after playing an evenly matched team from Australia. Tigers won the home leg 1-0 and then travelled all the way to Australia for just a goalless draw. This, however was enough to put them though where they will meet Tom FC. Tom FC have a rating of 34.1 (Tigers rating = 35.0) so it should be close. The home leg will be the 2nd leg.

Team manager says "Its been good, apart from the league its been good. Even in the league we have been very close to doing some damage against clubs that were positioned in the top 4. We've played some really strong teams and with a league with 7 strong teams and 7 weak teams it can only be an adavtange because in the 2nd half of the 2nd leg agaisnt teams we will be playing the weaker teams giving us an advantage for the run in. Hinsingen in the champions league, well i thought this was gunna be the 3rd time lucky but nope, we've played them 3 times and lost twice, drawing the other. Its annoying that we can't beat them, but we will give them a big crack in round 6 and do all we can to put the record right. The cup, Im also a fan of that at the moment, we are scraping results like in the other competition but we are doing enough and coming out on the right side of the result. We will continue to push and do all it takes to make the top 4, keep going in the cup and to top the group"

Tigers sign AMC star

With Lemke looking like he's past his best, Tigers manager dabbled into the transfer market to look for the Tigers specially strong position and he has found one. Gurbuzerol has taken over the Lemke position and hopes to do just as well as Lemke has done for the last 4 seasons. He is 20 years old, with a market value of £6.1 million and Tigers purchased him for around about £4.5 million. He scored on his debut. Attacking coach said "we pride ourselves with the AMC position, its downright one that we target and is what makes this club unique. We are doing all we can to make him just as good as Lemke, perhaps even better. Lemke is defiantly not leaving the club anytime soon, he will be the main midfield substitution as he can play AMC, MC and AML. As the main sub, I can tell you he's motivated as ever to add to his 130+ goal tally" Because of this addition to the squad, replacement AMC/ST has had to leave the club to make the numbers add up correctly. Topayan played 58 matches, starting 22 of those and scored 9 goals. We wish him well for the future.

The Tigers improve as the season goes on...

In round 6 of the league, Tigers put in a full blown display of goals against the club lying in 13th place with a pleasing 9-0 win for the home crowd. Another goal fest game in round 7 with an awesome 0-10 victory against a team placed in 11th. This began crawling the boys up to 5th and edging closer towards the top 4 after a sticky start against some top quality teams. Tigers face 10th placed Impact FC tonight, before hosting 3rd place under the welford road lights tomorrow night in what will prove to be a crunch game. Tigers currently, at the time of writing, lie in 7th place on 13 points with 1 game in hand over 13 league teams. 6th place have 14 points, 5th place have 15 points 3rd and 4th have 18 points with 2nd having 19 points. The league leaders are well out in front with 24 points.

In the cup, Tigers thrash, what was expected to be a close game, Tom FC, 0-4 and 3-0 to put Tigers though with a 7-0 aggregate lead. Tigers will face Hapoel Ber Sheva in the last 16, the home leg will be the 1st leg. The opponents are ranked at 35.1, the exact same as the Leicester men.

And now for the thrilling but tense and shocking champions league. All teams in the group have 6 points and its looking like its going down to the wire. With Pufc hurting Tigers with a 0-2 victory at Welford road, the boys hunted them down in the 2nd of the back to back legs with another 0-2 scoreline this time damaging Pufc utd run and taking full credit. It all comes down to 2 games.

Manager said "We're edging back in the league and are now almost where we want to be, and the next few days, as long as we play well, should put us exactly where we want to be. The cup is splended, we put a good side out of the competition and have made it into the last 16, something we have only failed to do so once here in 5 seasons and that just shows what a great record the shirt has. In the champions league, well that away victory was exactly what I want my club to be doing. They're the victories that only champions and great classic teams can do. To loose 0-2 at home and have to play the same team again the next round, baring in mind if we had lost we pretty much would have been out, to go and win 0-2 was the greatest win this club has ever had. That win is exactly what Leicester Tigers are about and we hope to do more of that. We stand for pride, passion and perseverance, that win shown all of the p's. I couldn't congratulate the player enough. And I'll say thank you to the fans because when we got back home at about 3am, the stadium was about half full of fans shouting TIGERS. That gave all the members of the club a special boost. The permutations to get into the next round might get a little complicated, but for me, 2 wins and we are though most likely as group winners and those 2 wins are all we are thinking about right now.

In other news

A special well done to Sven Buhler who at the minute is playing out of his skin whilst in for injury cover. Carreno will not find it easy to win the ML shirt back.

The board of fame and records has now been updated, with Ferreria added to the 100 club, Buhler and Nemeth added to the 50 goal club, Buhler added to the Silver Hall of fame and then the 100 club newbie added to the Bronze Hall of Fame.

Magical period for the Leicester Tigers

All apart from the champions, the Tigers have been firing on all cylinders since the last update. First the bad news, don't worry theres not much of it! With the final 2 games of the champions league, Tigers were level with all teams in the group. The first game, Tigers played shockingly against Marco, losing yet another home champions league match, the 3rd of the season. Then Leicester had to travel to Hisingen, who got beat in round 5 against PUFC. Considering the boys don't have a good record against this team, they did fairly well. A 1-1 draw came about which meant the Tigers were out at the group stages for the first time ever, finishing bottom of the group as the other match in round 6 also ended in a 1-1 draw.

On to the cup, Tigers played a strong team in the last 16 round. Terrance's men made a positive start in the first leg beating opponents 2-1 despite being 0-1 down 79 mins into the game. That boosted confidence in the team from Welford Road and shown exactly what the coach wanted. New-ish comer Gurbuzerol scored both the goals. In the 2nd leg, Tigers decided to go defensive and it was certainly a strong defensive display. With many shots on target and chances in the green red and white half, the defence stood strong finishing the game level 0-0 to put the Tigers into the quarter finals for the 2nd season in a row.Leicester faced Gino (37.1) (Tigers rating 35.5) in the quarter finals. The first leg at home was a very tense affair with plenty of mistakes from both sides but leicester eventually scrapped it out to win 2-1. This sets up a battle tomrrow afternoon to see if the boys can make it though to the first ever cup semi final in the clubs history. Tigers went on to draw the away leg 1-1 to put them though to a semi final. Everyone at the club is really proud and never expected this in the cup. Tigers never quit but they have lost the first leg away from home 2-0 to record their first loss since losing against Marco in the 5th round of the champions league.

In the really really tight and tense league, Leicester are producing some magic. In round 9, Tigers faced a good drilled side called Athletico Madrid, a top 4 team. Despite looking like losing, the boys shown great sprit and managed to pull off a draw 2-2 baring in mind they had at least 10 extra fans. This dropped us one place in the league. After this, somehow things seemed to get easier, with a 0-2 win against rising 9th place, 9-0 win over 12th place, 0-4 win over a classy 9th place giving Tigers a 5th place position going into games where anyone could win. Tigers played league leaders at the time and beat them 4-0, with a dominant display of football. That is exactly what the crowd want to see. At the half way stage in the league,Tigers were in 4th place, level on points with 5th and 6th. 4 points away from 1st place, 2 from 2nd and 1 from 3rd. Round 14 saw Tigers take on 5th place, Marcelamariel who they drew to in the first round away from home. This time however tigers sneaked it, 2-1 which was the start of 3 loses on the spin for Marcelamariel. An on fire Leicester team travelled to title rivals Barclays and played the best a Tigers team has ever played. Beating 2nd place 0-4 away from home! Totally unexpected. The next round saw a 10-0 win against the team in 13th. The boys in green and red now had to travel to league leaders. Leicester scored in the first minute, turned up the defensive system and had another legendary victory, 0-1. This pushing Tigers up the ladder! Meanwhile, Barclays lost again at home so the Welford road men were at the top of the table. A banana skin was avoided when an in form 6th place visited Leicester. The home side winning 3-0. Round 19 saw tigers travel to bottom place and secure an 0-8 victory. With some other close battles at the top of the table, Leicester are 3 points clear at the top on 47 points. 2nd have 44, 3rd 43, 4th 43, 5th 42. Tigers in a comfortable position but have too many tough games to come yet before looking up at a 3rd league title.

Goodbye Nemeth

Leicester Tigers had to say cheerio to a legend of the club, the striker that is Marko Nemeth at the age of 22. He has been at the club since season 1, and has played 152 games, starting 122 and scoring 50 goals. Manager said "a hate to get rid of legends from the club but unfortunately we just didnt have room with the new striker signing we have made. At the age of 22, he has the chance to score many more goals and play many more games. I wish him well for the future, he's a great lad.

Hello Bibba

leicester tigers welcomed Carlos Bibba to the squad, a player who is 18 years of age, £6.2 million value and a 42 rating. Tigers purchased him for £4.75 million and are looking for him to add strength to the already strong striker lineup at Welford Road.

Leicester Tigers triumphant in the league for the 3rd time!

Leicester Tigers have defyied the odds and won the League level 5, winning their 3rd league title in 5 seasons! This year was by far the toughest league the boys have ever took part in, with 4 or 5 teams that were capable of winning the league. After the last update, Tigers played round 20 at home to 11th place and managed to get the 3 points required to keep the winning moment going at the top of the table. The boys won 4-0. Round 21 saw the Tigers travel to a banana skin of a match against 10th place. A superb display of football saw the Welford Road men win 1-8. Round 22 is where the league got a whole lot tighter. Tigers were the visitors to title rivals, 2nd place Atletico Madrid. With 20 special fans in attendance for the home side, and a poor defensive display saw Tigers take a huge lose 5-1. This was quite possibly Leicester record defeat, especially in the league. In league context, Tigers were now level with 2nd and with 3rd place only 2 points behind, it was obviously about getting the goal difference up swell as trying to win these tough games. Meanwhile, in the cup, on the same day, Tigers beat the opponents 3-1 on Welford Road turf. However due to the way goal rule, the 3-3 aggregate scoreline wasn't in the favour of Tigers which sent them finishing just short of the final but the men were immensely proud of themselves winning their first ever cup trophy.

All of the attention was now on the league, going into round 23 against the inform 7th place who had won the last 5 games. Leicester looked lacking in confidence and understandably so but still managed to pull of an outstanding 4-0. However, Atletico madrid had closed the goal difference gap to just 6 goals with a 3-8 away victory. The men in green and red faced an away match to 12 place and won 0-7, this time opening the goal difference gap as Athetico Madrid only won 0-2 against the same team Tigers played the day before. Tigers then had to battle their nerve against 9th place at home, they won 3-0 but 2nd place won 6-0 3rd place also still 2 points behind ready to pick up the pieces if something went wrong.

Going into todays final round, Tigers had the toughest game against 4th place who are fighting to get in the Champions league. Barclays (3rd) had the easy game at home against the team at the bottom. Meanwhile, 2nd place played the team who Tigers played yesterday. Early in the morning, the news broke that a shock result had happened. 2nd place had lost 3-1 meaning all Tigers needed was a draw adjacent 4th place Umit FC. This, obviously unless Barclays won by 34 goals to undo the goal difference. Tigers got that draw away from home they needed to get 1-1. This wasn't enough for Umit to make the champions league as they lost out on goal difference and finished 5th. Barclays didnt manage the 34 goals despite scoring 3 goals in the first 5 mins to worry Leicester Tigers. Their 11-0 victory, meant that it was safe for the Leicester Tigers to be awarded with a well earnt league trophy. Final Standings

Tigers 63 (+99)
Barcalys 63 (+76)
Atletico Madrid 62 (+92)
Dun FC 57 (+85)
Umit FC 57 (+81)
Marcelemariel FC 51(+85)

What a fantastic League season!

Leicester Tigers season 5 awards night

Leicester Tigers have finished season 5, making the semi finals of the cup, the furthest the club has ever finished, disappointingly finishing bottom of the champions league group but making up for that with winning their 3rd league title.

Presentation
This years presentation is ran by the club chairman, Matt and the Top eleven League chairman for our server.

Joint Winner of the Tigers Hot Pick award (most games) is....The Rocks at the back....Scott and Sacramento with 43 games each!!
Joint Winner of the Tigers Silver Boot award (most assists) is....Marc Lemke and Troedsson With 12 assists each!!!
Winner of the Tigers Man of the Moment award (most man of the matches) is.....Sven Buhler!!!! With 7 Man of the Matches.
Joint Winner of the Tigers Golden Boot (most goals) is....Sven Buhler and Gurbuzerol! With 25 goals each.
Winner of the Tigers Worst Disciplined extra training award is....Troedsson!!! (again) With 5 yellow cards (5 points)
Winner of the Tigers Best newcomer is....Gurbuzerol!!!
Winner of the Tigers Young Player of the Year is...Wonjinda!!!
Winner of the Tigers Defender of the year is....Sukpala!!!
Winner of the Tigers Attacker of the year is....Buhler!!!
Winner of the Tigers Player of the year is....Buhler!!!

Another congratulations to Buhler for finishing Joint 4th in the golden boot league award alongside the fantastic Gurbuzerol and a striker from Dun FC.
Joint Winner and retainer of the Leagues Top Rated Player is....Buhler!!! With a rating of 8.5.

Finally, all of the players take to the stage to lift a very well deserved, hard fought for League trophy aswel as the cup 3rd place trophy

Firework shoot up for the start of the display, along with music and the end of season fans and players party who party on the pitch and in the stands long on for the rest of the night under the floodlights!

Ill see you for my report tomorrow from the Head coach reaction for the past season and his thoughts and expectations on his next season in charge at the Tigers. Once again, well done to the Leicester Men who have won their 3rd league trophy.

Thank you for reading, to here more updates from the Welford Road press room, look up and continue to read the Leicester Tigers team showcase page.

Leicester Tiger have been knocked out of the champions league in the last 16. This is disappointing but the players can make amense as they are 2nd in the league, and in the semi finals of the cup for the 2nd year running.

Just got beaten by a stronger opponent in Quarter final first leg


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