Sherrif John Bunnell Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 The Giant (aka The Big Show) defeated Hulk Hogan to win the WCW World Championship in his first ever wrestling match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 I'm pretty sure the Leicester squad will all be together to watch the Chelsea/Spurs game and there'll be cameras recording them watching the game together to potentially capture the moment they become champions. Describing the title win as 'tainted' seems a bit harsh though. It will be an amazing moment for Leicester's players to walk out in front of their fans as champions, but could be a huge anti-climax for everyone if Man Utd beat them. The Real Saints is a pretend doom merchant troll. Not really worth caring about their thoughts on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 The Giant (aka The Big Show) defeated Hulk Hogan to win the WCW World Championship in his first ever wrestling match. Much like Leicester this season, you simply could not have scripted that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Much like Leicester this season, you simply could not have scripted that.... I know - Hulk Hogan losing!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraser Fyvie Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Montpellier 2012, identical scenario Not identical at all. Montpellier were about 50x more likely to win the league than Leicester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 So, the short answer to the question is "Yes, there are lots of parallels to this" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 So, the short answer to the question is "Yes, there are lots of parallels to this" As you were! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 He was a professional and three-time runner-up, though, and in any case I don't think knock-out tournaments and cups can compare. Leicester's challenge is the most difficult of all: maintained success over the course of a season at the highest level of the sport. To win a cup as an underdog is special but to win a league is just about as good as it gets. (Possible exception being the Champions' League: playing the elite over the course of a season in a half-league, half-cup.) Indeed, tennis is all knockout bar the last tournament of the year which is a league then knockout. You can get an absolutely belter of a draw in tennis too, even as an un-seeded player due to seeds getting papped out early doors. And yep, Goran was a GS finalist and a Masters champion too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 KnightswoodBear, on 26 Apr 2016 - 18:26, said: So, the short answer to the question is "Yes, there are lots of parallels to this" Except there's not. As the moron says. As you were. The fucking A League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 I'm pretty sure the Leicester squad will all be together to watch the Chelsea/Spurs game and there'll be cameras recording them watching the game together to potentially capture the moment they become champions. Describing the title win as 'tainted' seems a bit harsh though. It will be an amazing moment for Leicester's players to walk out in front of their fans as champions, but could be a huge anti-climax for everyone if Man Utd beat them. The Real Saints is a pretend doom merchant troll. Not really worth caring about their thoughts on this. Two of the thickest fucking posters going. How can you not understand the tone of TRS' post? FFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Except there's not. As the moron says. As you were. The fucking A League. What does it being the A League matter? It's all relative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Is there an actual parallel for this? It seems to be a pretty unique story. Rangers racking up 54 titles in 4 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunning1874 Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 What does it being the A League matter? It's all relative. I agree that the A-League being an utterly dreadful standard isn't relevant, but the facts that it's done by franchise with teams being granted entry rather than promotion/relegation and far more importantly the trophy being decided by end of season playoffs rather than the league table mean it's not really a valid comparison. Montpellier absolutely is a valid parallel though. They'd only stayed up by three points the previous season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gc_smfc Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 As mentioned above Montpellier are the only ones that come to mind for recent times in Europe's 'major' leagues. Was it not during or the end of the Lyon spell of domination as well. Pretty sure they spent less money than Leicester as well. Then the squad was decimated during the transfer window, as players like Giroud moved on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeboy Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 No, it was when PSG and Monaco just started to pummel money into the clubs, Lille won the league the year before and Marseille the year before that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Wolfsburg winning the Bundesliga in 08-09 was pretty special. Also Stuttgart finished 9th the year before they won it in 06-07. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Verona winning Serie A in the 1980s would be another one. Still nowhere near as big a shock as Leicester though, given the relative finances involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppino Impastato Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Todd Hamilton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Boavista when they won the Portuguese league in 200(1)? Blackburn Rovers in the early 90s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppino Impastato Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Not identical at all. Montpellier were about 50x more likely to win the league than Leicester. finished 14thpprevious season, no injection of money and never won it in their history. Identical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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