Category Archives: Leicester City

Leicester City Supporters Night In Tokyo Bar

Posted on February 7, 2016 by tokyofox

  After all these years in Tokyo I pretty much assumed I was the only Foxes fan around here and it was hard enough just trying to find a Japanese person who had even heard of the city of Leicester or … Continue reading →

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Leicester City Shop In Bangkok Airport Pt II

Posted on October 8, 2015 by tokyofox

  In a country where local kids and adults alike often wear the shirts (usually fake ones!) of Barcelona, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal shirts, it is a mystery to many why Leicester City has it’s very own … Continue reading →

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“Okazaki 20” Leicester City Shirt Spotted In Tokyo! That’ll Be Me!

Posted on September 7, 2015 by tokyofox

The ‘Okazaki to Leicester’ stories had been doing the rumour-mill for many months before the Japan striker finally put pen to paper at the end of June and made the £7m switch from Mainz in the Bundasliga. I was actually … Continue reading →

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30 Years On And Not Much Has Changed!

Posted on August 8, 2015 by tokyofox

It was exactly three decades ago on August 8th, 1985 that I bought my first ever Leicester City replica shirt for the sale price of £5 from a local sports shop. The shirt had already become obsolete at that point … Continue reading →

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My Leicester City Memorabilia

Posted on June 30, 2015 by tokyofox

One of the presents I got last Christmas was ‘Got Not Got! The Lost World of Leicester City‘ which is co-written by Gary Silke who is the editor of ‘The Fox‘; the long running City fanzine that’s been going for … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: “The Magic Spray” & “Another Safety Shot” Fanzines (1992-93)

Posted on April 24, 2015 by tokyofox

Back in the late 1980’s and early 90’s, fanzines were fairly prolific and, along with nationwide staple ‘When Saturday Comes‘, many clubs had a variety of these publications being sold outside grounds offering an alternative and independent view of the … Continue reading →

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Clubcall: How We Got Our Club News In The Past

Posted on March 12, 2015 by tokyofox

I was recently teaching a group of 8 year old Japanese kids the fascinating art of giving your telephone number in British English. A redundant feature of the modern world but the powers-that-be think they need to know that oh is said … Continue reading →

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Meeting A Leicester City Legend

Posted on February 19, 2015 by tokyofox

Ask Foxes fans to compile their all-time Leicester City XI and the chances are that one of the centre back positions would be filled by Matt Elliott. The gravelly-voiced former City captain has been working as a match-day summariser for … Continue reading →

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A Tour Of The BBC Radio Leicester Studios And Watching The Football Forum Show

Posted on February 4, 2015 by tokyofox

As a lover of the wireless, the highlight of my trip into Leicester earlier this year came when I popped into the BBC Radio Leicester studios which are located at 9 St Nicholas Place adjacent to the medieval Guildhall and Leicester Cathedral as featured in … Continue reading →

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Sightseeing In Leicester! Yes, Really!

Posted on January 13, 2015 by tokyofox

I was born in Leicester, used to regularly go shopping there, worked there for a while and have been to watch Leicester City at home hundreds and hundreds of times so you’d think that I know the place well. Sadly … Continue reading →

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