There is tension and excitement in the air as the city’s football team stand on the verge of winning the Premier LeagueLeicestarians looked at the snow falling,and read the unseasonal weather for significance. “Prince has just died, and he wrote a song called Sometimes it Snows In April, or ” said one man to his friend. “It’s a sign isn’t it. His friend nodded sagely.
These are uncommon times in Leicester. Everybody is looking for signs. There is tension as well as a bitter cold in the air. Unbelievably,the local football team is on the verge of winning the Premier League. This is the same Leicester City that looked doomed to relegation last season until they were saved by a miraculous rush of seven wins in nine games under the guidance of then manager Nigel Pearson. The team of has-beens, rejects and unknowns – now managed by 64-year-old also-ran Claudio Ranieri, and nicknamed the Tinkerman – has morphed into a team of wonders. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com