NO. 2 - JAN. 14th 1961 

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   Leicester 1 Southampton 2
   King 45'        John 32'|Surman 56' pen.
   Attendance 20,070

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  Hardly the best result for my first ever game at the
  Walkers stadium especially at £28 a ticket. Even though
  my brother said the first games on him it didn't help
  much to soften the blow of losing. Still I had three more
  home matches before I flew back to Adelaide, but the
  way that this team is playing at the moment I didn't
  fancy my chances of seeing a win?
  The ground was easy to find we parked by the canal and
  just followed a trail of broken glass. Sometime during the
  night about 20 cars had their windows smashed, so
  that's why there were all those empty spaces!
  The Walkers stadium, modern new, nice, a perfect view
  of the game, four perfect stands. It felt strange sitting
 in a fantastic ground and for a home game, but did I belong here? Strange that I should think that even
 though I have been a City fan for over 33 years ever since I saw my first game in 1974. But sitting
 here in this new ground was I really missing Filbert Street?
 My first visit to Filbert street was to see an FA Cup 3rd round fixture v Spurs and Steve Earle scored
 the only goal of the match to put "us" into the 4th round. I say "us" in inverted commas because I was
 a Chelsea supporter of 5 years as I entered through the turnstiles and a City convert sometime just
 before 4.40pm.
 It was 20 pence for juniors to stand on the popular side, later called the East Stand which was a
 damn sight cheaper than the twenty eight quid it cost me today, sorry that cost my brother today
 but then if you ever saw the East Stand you can understand why! Progress I suppose, but looking
 at this team playing in blue this afternoon, I'd hardly call it progress, Carl Cort was getting some
 stick from the home fans. The Kop, do we still have a Kop? There was more noise coming from
 the city fans behind and to my right, next to the away fans.
 Some fat bare chested bloke covered in tattoos banging away on a drum leading the home chants.
 Apparently his name is Lee Jobber and weighs 23 stone, (thanks Google. According to my brother's
 mate John, Lee used to be a great goalkeeper, playing for the City of Leicester Boys and may even
 have been on City's books. Well I tell you the way that this team have been leaking goals all season
 having someone his size in goal would be a good tactical ploy. Just put him between the sticks and
 leave him with a pie cart.

 It's one nil to Southampton but a fantastic equaliser just before half time by someone in a Leicester
 shirt, a candidate for goal of the season? Sorry I've been away too long. Eh up what's this almost the
 whole ground has stood up to do a little jig and sing along to a song that is being blasted out over the
 PA, It's so  loud I bet you can hear it in Derby! Maybe that's the idea? Still it's a great song, and I am
 soon jigging away to it along with almost 20,000 others. A slight tear in my eye as I take it all in, yes it
 feels like I belong, c'mon Leicester, c'mon Leicester, Martin O'Neil's er whatshisname? there's been so
 many of them just lately, over there in the dugout, Bald bloke? funny blog on the BBC website!!
 Ollie's Blue and white army, Ollie's Blue and white army.
 I find out later that the song is called Chelsea Dagger" by The Fratellis a single taken from their
 Costello Music album. You probably knew that, but you see I live a sheltered life in the outback
 and the locals prefer Lee Kernaghan. (don't ask) The chorus of Chelsea Dagger has been adopted
 by other teams apparently and gets played whenever a home goal is scored. Dear Fratellis, don't pin
 your hopes on a private jet with royalty payments from Pride Park, the City Ground or here for this
 matter. Enough for an Airfix kit from Dominoes? maybe! 

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So its half time at the Walkers Stadium with the score level at one a piece. I'm bloody freezing as it was 47°C in Woop Woop only last week. There hasn't been much excitement to keep the crowd warm on what is rather a chilly Saturday afternoon here in Leicester. In fact there were times when I was more interested in watching a photographer using a 500mm F4 Nikon lens instead of the game. I want one, a lens that is!
This is Eric Cullen handing you back over to the studio as I leave you to go for a pee and a cup of tea. I have absolutely no idea at this stage which will be the stronger, but if it's anything like the tea they served up at Filbo! The gents are on the right.
 

We were robbed! The referee gives Southampton a 56th minute penalty right on the edge of the box that no one even appealed for @#*!! Game over.

For The record during my stay I attended the following games and listened to the away games on BBC Radio Leicester, your local Radio Station!
I danced 5 times to Chelsea Dagger, and saw one City win at the Walkers. (there have only been 3 others since)

Leicester 1 Southampton 2
Leicester 1 WBA 2
Wolves 1 Leicester 1
(Watched the game in a cosy pub drinking beer)
Leicester 2 Ipswich 0
Leicester 1 Charlton 1
Southampton 2 Leicester 0 (FAC3)