Walkers are based in Leicester. That could be something to do with it :smiley:

what's with the "salty" attitude

Nah. Definitely the fact they are based in Leicester.

Walkers founded in Leicester.

Gonna be a great night, off to Vic Park as soon as the kids get home from school.

Why would Walkers do this? What a way to turn customers off.

Walkers are based in Leicester. That could be something to do with it :smiley:

what's with the "salty" attitude

Or that Gary Lineker is their advertiser, born in Leicester and played for them too

Nah. Definitely the fact they are based in Leicester.

You sure? I maybe thought Walkers just felt like putting Leicester on the front

Walkers founded in Leicester.

Gonna be a great night, off to Vic Park as soon as the kids get home from school.

Never knew Walkers were based in Leicester.

Unfortunately for them, neither will millions of their customers.

Their pride will cost them money :wink:

Wtf why isnt this hotter, normally on here ridiculous things go hot for being cheap. This is free if you are in iceland. Mind you, Reykjavik is a decent trek just for leicester city themed crisps

Congrats anyway foxes

Everton fan here

Did Leicester win the league?? The premier league winners have got far less press than usual... they should make a big deal about this....

wonder what odds they were before the start of the season???

OH yes 5000-1.... said every news presenter 15 times every ten minutes for the last 6 weeks.

Now I have to see it on my crisps.

Wonder when Chelsea or Man City win it next season it'll be as big deal...

Team that won the most points over the season wins the league shocker.

They did an amazing job but to be honest in a season where all the other teams tried to keep 75% possession in games and forgot about scoring goals it doesn't take a genius to work out you are better off trying to JUST score goals about forget possession...

Look at Spurs yesterday 68% possession - lost 5-1.

Possession is a fools game... its why Roy Hodgson and LVG like it so much they are both fools.

442 and get the ball in the back of the net (shed). BOOM.

League champions.

Fergie did it for years.

Walkers ( based in Thurmaston, Leics.) were the main sponsor for LCFC for many years ('87 - '01 I think?), sponsored the new stadium (called the Walkers Bowl originally...) for about ten years and have had many deals with them over the years so why not??

Most peeps know Walkers are based in Leicester! They can be proud of the achievements of their Football Club! Nothing wrong with it! imho! :-)

Wish we could get some in Scotland it's a lovely wee momento of their great achievement.

Wow, I bet if you put these away for 30 odd years they will be worth absolutely nothing.
Funny how people are equating crisps to football supporting mentality.
'Walkers have done it now, never buying their crisps again' Smiths all the way! What next. Singing down with the walkers at the next match. Maybe throw some coins at the factory next time you pass.
Crisps!

These crisps were meant to be only given to the 32K supporting fans at the last game against Everton before lifting the cup. They were initially going for silly money on the bay. Was thinking about buying some and putting them away but this clearly shows more than 32K were made as people are selling quantity of 10 or more on the bay and now Iceland are giving them away! Haha it reminds me of the GAME "Exclusive only" editions of games.

Yep, Walkers were founded in Leicester (and now pay their taxes in Switzerland).

Really surprised that people didn't know Walkers were based in Leicester. That's one of the predominant reasons Lineker is their talisman, as it were.

Walkers sponsored Leicester for ages and the stadium was called "The Walkers Stadium" for about ten years. The Walkers brand and Leicester are massively tied in together.

Too many haters out there! not a Leicester fan, but they deserved to win it, they won the league the way it should be done, working hard as team and playing for each and the club, not like the other 'rich' clubs that buy their success!! They have produced a great model and in a some way giving hope to the so called 'lesser' teams that the impossible can be made possible!! As Walkers are based in Leicester, they are entitled to do promote this and be proud of their local team and its their product so they can do what they want. If you have a problem that, talk it out in front of a mirror, as that the only person that cares!!!!!!!

WELL DONE LEICESTER !!! Well deserved winners. Good luck in Europe.

The reason clubs are mocked with rich owners is because they spend big, Leicester have spent less than 30m to win the league

So that isn't what the tinker man did then??

Possession doesn't win football matches Goals do. Check the stats.

Too many managers think playing like Barca did five years ago is new and innovative and will lead to Gold.

Scoring more goals than the opposition leads to gold.

Leicester have proven that in wonderful style. They have been a joy to watch. Every single member of their team understood their role and how the team would play. These were not A-List players, these are not the greatest minds in football yet they understood and executed the plan PERFECTLY. Why? No mystery or fluke, it was kept simple and players were played in their best position, no one was forced to play a False Number 9, or a Reverse sweeper or any of that nonsense... it was proper get the ball, move it quickly and score a goal and when we don't have the ball chase back and get in position.

Simple. The best teams in England have always played this way.

KISS.

Keep it simple stupid.

The Tinker Man never ever expected to win the league with that formula when he decided to keep it simple but every other team over complicated it.

Next year we will see teams trying to slow it down less and possession will not be the name of the game, thankfully.

So?? they have earned the same money from TV deals, they charge the same for their shirts, they will get millions from the Champions league, yet they will still spend less. Whilst the already rich owners take more.

Also worth noting their players are paid far less too.

Their Players and their fans deserve the title. 100%.

The owners not so.

I hope the players are rewarded with nice payrises that put them firmly in the top half of the table and not near the bottom like they are now.

You can be guaranteed not to choke on Leicester City crisps (Best before end of May 2016 though).

Giving away loads of bags at Victoria park too apparently today. Kind of gutted it means my bag I got last week at the match has less meaning now :-(

Why? I remember going to stutgart, Barcelona and Greece, Never won any of them :disappointed:

Is this nationwide?

You are so wrong about the owners, Of course they are business people first and foremost but as owners they have been very humble, allowing the club to take decisions whilst providing funds to make it possible. They have given fans rewards (beer, scarves, clappers) at games, introduced Buddhist monks ceremonies to matches as well as making LCFC debt free... as owners go, they have been fantastic.
As for the spending pattern, spending less is what we want isn't it?? Proving that talent lies out there in the lower leagues of Europe that can compete with the highest rated teams in the world has been a lesson all other clubs should learn from. All the current squad have been or will be rewarded with bonuses and contract renewals etc...
You sound a little bitter??
Oh, I must give a shout out to Nigel Pearson, the man who helped make any of this at all possible...

They used to be the main sponsor for Leicester on the shirts etc.
At one point a few years ago the stadium was called the Walkers Bowl !

I feel for Nigel too. He deserves far more credit than he has been afforded.

Bitter??

Asking for the players that deservedly won the league get paid fairly and not be some of the lowest earners in the league.

Freebies at stadiums are the norm these days, I think you'll be hard pressed to find a club that doesn't do this.

We will see come the first game of the season if the owners are as good as you say.

I hope to see Leicester fighting and competing again next season. Their fans alone have been great to see.

I am bitter at many owners of many football clubs. Just amuses me that Leicester owners have barely been mentioned in any media coverage.

I hope both Drinkwater and Vardy both get into the 23 now they have made the 26 they both deserve it and I hope they squad is kept together for next season and all the players get a nice contract out of it.

Fans and players deserve this.

What did I say that was crazy?? is that not how they won it.

Ignore trying to have 70% possession and just play attacking exciting football.

Why are people acting like ive insulted Leicester... they have taken the proper English way of playing football and brought it back. I don't think they have invent the wheel or done anything special.

They have 11 top players, put together by two very good managers and a very good scouting network and they kept it simple.

Chelsea and City sabotaging themselves helped.

You can only play the teams in front of you and many underestimated them.

Hats off to them all. well deserved.

In the last they have also done Vardy Salted and Salt And Lineker in the past. Cheese and Owen too.

Sorry, I got distracted while typing. That sentence has terrible construction. But I'm sure you get the point. Right, off to Vicky Park.

​Its a crisps thread. Who gives 2 **** about what you have picked up from playing Football Manager

I also agree that this should have been left as just the 30000 packets put on the seats.

We don't need to wait for the new season to prove themselves, they've had ownership for nearly six years, half of which has been in the championship.
I think we broadly agree that there is a lot wrong with the modern game, I just want to enjoy my once in a lifetime moment, supporting my club and witnessing the footballing miracle we have just had.
I was born in Leicester, went to my first match in 1969 with my Grandad who was a season ticket holder for most of his life - a lot of my family are still st holders and have traveled on wet week nights to watch the likes of Crewe A, Macclesfield, Hereford etc (no disrespect but NOT glamorous away games) as well as facing relegation, play off frustrations, Bankruptcy...
I think you get the picture.

Love Leicester, love crisps, hate moaners. Hot! But is this nationwide?

Literally everyone I have ever spoken to know that A) Walkers are based in Leicester B) Walkers have sponsored Leicester C) Walkers adverts are done by Linekar who used to play for Leicester.

I mean, even if you didn't know they were based in Leicester, I really hope people can put 2 and 2 together

Someone's bitter about Manyoo not making the Champions League. LVG in!

It's funny to see what some people come up with to try to take away from what was an absolutely amazing achievement. Well done Leicester.

Walkers crisps on the other hand are crap, but free is free I guess. :smiley:

You're an armchair expert though, you knew all this at the start of the season then? So if you'd been Leicester manager, you'd have definitely won wouldn't you. Everyone's an expert but not many are a master. It's dead easy to sit behind a keyboard and be an expert. I'm an expert in over 1.2 million specialist fields.

Since you know all about football management I imagine you must have a salary worth millions a year, if not then why not? With all this knowledge *cough* hindsight *cough* you must be making an absolute fortune.

Gary linekers wife was a right Salt ! :wink:

Is this Nationwide or just in Lesta?

Why is it Salt & Vinegar? It should be cheese and onion!

These are also on sale at Tesco. Plenty at Tesco Extra, Ashby de la Zouch this morning @55p a bag.

Manipulative Editor

They were giving these out free in Victoria Park, got mine :smiley:

​Doesn't always work you fool. The tactics you speak of are no different to what burnley always tried with danny ings - didn't quite result in the premier league title though did it?
It's a wonderful run. Once in a lifetime, or at least 20 years or so, English football is much better for it and it shows why the Prem is the most exciting league in the world.

p.s. I suggest you stop your "sarciness", unless you want to keep making a fool of yourself.

No one seems to know if this is national?

​Everyone you have EVER spoken to eh?

Nothing like exaggeration to try and prove a point.

This, along with the free glossy LCFC poster in the Mercury should be hottest of the year.

National, except Coventry.

Man united fan confirmed.

These were given away free today is you were at the bus tour celebration!!!!

What's CSA mean ?

Well done Leicester, they totally deserved the Premiership Title

Customer service assistant :smiley:

I got loads of these at Victoria park for the champions parade!! Voted hot purely because it's a great celebration!

Yes walkers spent muchos dineros on these but they're not HUKDers, they spend money to make money and good in them!

Lol CS is what 99.9% of the world call them CSA sounds like some benefit...

I was in the front row at Vicky Park - Amazing atmosphere! Got there at 2.45pm just as they opened up the gates to let us go to the stage

My new team. I can't wait to never go and watch them live. Just like I did when Blackburn won the league. Come on you Foxes!

Good to see Iceland devaluing those ridiculous eBay auctions, never thought I would praise anything Iceland.

Ok cheers

I'm not too fond of white walkers....voted cold #GoT

Cold-salt and vinegar flavour

What flavour are they? Oi Jap and Walk on?

it's...it's.. it's a pack of crisps. Why so much heat. It even means braving the crap shop that is Iceland.

All these flavours, and you choose to be salty...

I was at the Vicky park yesterday at the parade and they was giving the chrisps out there for free aswell

​I doubt it. Clearly you hate LCFC. Who do you support? Most football think Leicester winning the title is brilliant because we're fed up of pompous sides like the ones finishing just below them. I might go buy 10 boxes now!

​What? Are you saying Fergies teams played long ball tactics to win??

And the King Power Stadium used to be called the Walkers Stadium

Yeah, fastest hat trick in the history of the Champions League :stuck_out_tongue:

I am a die hard Leicester city fan and supporter, well done boys!! I was at the park last night. what does it matter that Iceland are giving theses away for free, It is still good promotion for LCFC, and I am glad that they made the impossible possible, it just goes as way of saying to the smaller teams that the impossible is always possible!!

Mike Newell

Very happy I hung about on Vicky Park after it had finished. Free gig by Kasabian. Voted hot. Lots of people left and must be kicking themselves.

http://metro.co.uk/2016/05/07/leicester-city-captain-wes-morgan-immortalised-in-rum-by-captain-morgans-5866904/
he has his own special rum too.

Can you get these in Scotland at all do you know?

This doesn't surprise me one bit, I still get confused when I see the Leicester City shirts without the Walkers logo on them, or the Leicester ground being called the King Power stadium instead of the Walkers Stadium.

Walkers had around 30 reps/workers at Victoria Park in Leicester for the Parade & Party last night giving bags away. I heard one of the reps telling someone they had given away 50,000 bags last night!

​Originally there was only meant to be around 30'000 packs. One for each seat at the final home game. They have obviously extended that as they were hurling them out all last night at Vicky Park, and various local shops have them. Who know how far they will extend it.

Waiting for the Drinkwater limited edition of Perrier or Volvic then having my Mahrezmite on toast for breakfast.

Why put a soccer team on the Walkers packet? I will look for some other brand next time I want a snack.

A: It's a football team.
B: Walkers have a long association with Leicester City FC.

I hope they have the sweet taste of success

Have you actually read this thread... :neutral_face:

Champions of England!