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HuckleB

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6. One of the greatest sports stories ever!

Reply to iandhr (Original post)

Mon May 2, 2016, 05:57 PM

May 2016

As a Baggies supporter, I can't tell you how much this makes me smile!

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Leicester City wins the Premier League [View all] iandhr May 2016 OP

Wooooo!!! Let's hear it for the underdogs, er, Foxes!!!! Coventina May 2016 #1

To put it in terms Americans sarisataka May 2016 #2

Also the barley survived relegation last year. iandhr May 2016 #5

damn just damn dembotoz May 2016 #3

This is a real thumb in the eye to big time football Buzz cook May 2016 #4

One of the greatest sports stories ever! HuckleB May 2016 #6

I can't think of an equivalent achievement in this or any other sport. Ron Obvious May 2016 #7

Yes, but LBN? n/t Earth_First May 2016 #8

Yup. n/t TygrBright May 2016 #9

The odds of them winning were set a 5,000 to 1. iandhr May 2016 #11

Yeah, this is a big story! HuckleB May 2016 #17

Top story on CNN International website (nt) muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #21

It's huge news over here T_i_B May 2016 #34

Nothing against them but I am a Spurs fan. LisaM May 2016 #10

Commiserations... Ron Obvious May 2016 #18

it was intense. LisaM May 2016 #26

Man and I thought the Cubs suffered from a title drought... Initech May 2016 #12

Unlike Leicester City, the Cubs have the money. So, yeah, they should be able to do it. HuckleB May 2016 #14

And to win all they had to do was Tie Travis_0004 May 2016 #13

Some of the greatest games I've watched were 0-0. HuckleB May 2016 #16

I don't know a single fan of the sport who wants to do away with draws. Ron Obvious May 2016 #19

They needed Spurs, who are in 2nd place, to not win muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #20

And they had twelve points still on the board. HuckleB May 2016 #22

That brings up another point Travis_0004 May 2016 #24

Yeah, I'm not a fan of how they do stoppage time muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #25

You know what would happen with a stopped clock? Ron Obvious May 2016 #29

I've attended great 1-1 draws. Codeine May 2016 #28

Good to see the little guy prevail alfredo May 2016 #15

And my team, Aston Villa, was relegated this year. OnlinePoker May 2016 #23

Championship games are on US TV. mwooldri May 2016 #33

Sadly.... T_i_B May 2016 #37

Leicester players reaction video jakeXT May 2016 #27

Locking after a review by forum hosts Omaha Steve May 2016 #30

English national interest definitely. mwooldri May 2016 #32

It is still running on the AP news radio! Omaha Steve May 2016 #36

Kick for the unlock! Omaha Steve May 2016 #31

I have a friend who is a ridiculous Leicester fan. reflection May 2016 #35

50000 pounds richer or did he bet it on the champions league ?/nt jakeXT May 2016 #40

50K, he says reflection May 2016 #42

It was more likely for Kim Kardashian to become US president at 2000:1 jakeXT May 2016 #43

Prescient MowCowWhoHow III May 2016 #38

The funny part is none of those examples even compare Blue_Tires May 2016 #39

Kick for the unlock: this is one of the greatest stories in the history of organized sports alcibiades_mystery May 2016 #41