Thank you Topps, this city loves you CUP WINNERS

You’re smiling now Carol Morley

Disappointment in 1974, losing to Liverpool in 1982, losing to Spurs in the semi-finals. The dream was to watch Leicester reach an FA cup Final.

That dream has come true, but these boys are no longer on this planet:

Tash Kent, Terry Spencer, Paul Tomlin,

Dave Lakin, Craig Fletcher,

Roy Fletcher, Wes Fletcher, Malc Bassett,

Ray Taylor, Bob Allsop,

Gray Kemp, Steve Hercock, Loz Kilkenny, Liam Dowey, Kelv Finney, Stan Barry, Gray Perkins,

Trev Bingley, Trev Jerrison and Johnny Barry.

Mr and Mrs Johnson, Mr and Mrs Spencer,

Mr and Mrs Tomlin, Mr and Mrs Lenton,

Spud Mgoruam, Neat Mgoruam, Bert and Pat Kent, Bim and Jan Bacon, Mr and Mrs Suedale,

Bradbury family and the Walsh family, all the Alden family,

The top football man Jeff Brewster, Mick Evans, the Shearer Moran family, the Hussey family and the Doherty family. Mr and Mrs Brennan and Alan Lancaste. the Hoball close crowd who are no longer with us :-Steve Ryan, Jake Grieves, Mick and Kelvin Stone, Ken and Kay Freestone, Smiggy, Nigel Burgess, John and Nick O’Sulivan.

A special mention for them at Hoball close, who were all there in 1969 when I cried my eyes out over the match. Great memories with them all.

The real cup runners, I salute you all- street boys and I will always love you.

Special mention for Beryl Swain, Marion Puetrill, Biddy Gaughan, Marlene Tasker, Marie Swain and June Evans but most of all the girl I took to the

Den to watch Leicester in the FA cup, on a special FA cup train, to watch Millwall beat us in the 80s, my darling wife Carol, who I will love till eternity.

Say hello to my mum and dad. All raise a glass to the cup runners and Leicester today- the city of our birth.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL LOVE YOU ALWAYS Martin Morley, Emperor