| Biggest sporting shocks ever 12:17 - May 3 with 3251 views | MrSwerve |
The Leicester league win has been touted by many to have been the biggest sporting shock ever, in any sport. I think in terms of the odds (5000-1) it was the least likely thing to ever happen.
Any idea/opinion on if there have been bigger shocks than this, in any sport? |  |
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| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 21:54 - May 3 with 1180 views | dickythorpe |
We were about 2500/1. But only 25/1 for the fa cup |  | | |
| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 21:58 - May 3 with 1178 views | magicdaps10 |
As posted further back, get on Leicester to be relegated next season...................and do it as soon as,before players start leaving. [Post edited 3 May 2016 21:58]
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| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 22:45 - May 3 with 1148 views | SwansNZ |
| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 13:06 - May 3 by sherpajacob |
The closest in terms of winning the league is clough winning the first division with previously unfancied derby then forest. But still don't come really close to leicester. |
Forest winning the title they year after they were promoted in 3rd place from Division 2.
Followed that up by winning the European cup twice. [Post edited 4 May 2016 6:21]
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| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 04:24 - May 4 with 1096 views | Loyal |
| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 22:45 - May 3 by SwansNZ |
Forest winning the title they year after they were promoted in 3rd place from Division 2.
Followed that up by winning the European cup twice. [Post edited 4 May 2016 6:21]
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Beats Leicester's achievement hands down.
However, Leicester for the champions league ?
The new Atletico Madrid ? |  |
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| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 09:44 - May 4 with 1061 views | dickythorpe |
What odds was that tortoise that beat that hare? | | | |
| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 09:59 - May 4 with 1056 views | SwansNZ |
Cardiff actually making it to the Premier League | |
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| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 10:01 - May 4 with 1050 views | oh_tommy_tommy |
Cloughs Nottingham Forest . |  |
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| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 10:25 - May 4 with 1036 views | lifelong |
| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 10:01 - May 4 by oh_tommy_tommy |
Cloughs Nottingham Forest . |
Agreed. That's all Leicester have to do now, to equal it,is win the European Cup for the next two years. |  | | |
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| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 10:36 - May 4 with 1031 views | Joe_bradshaw |
| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 10:01 - May 4 by oh_tommy_tommy |
Cloughs Nottingham Forest . |
It was a great achievement but there's no doubt that it was easier back then because the financial gap between the bigger teams and the rest was nowhere near as big.
Just four different teams have won the Premier League in the 20 years before Leicester. Eleven different teams won the League in the 20 years before Forest. It was a much more level playing field back then. |  |
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| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 11:04 - May 4 with 1021 views | Loyal |
| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 10:36 - May 4 by Joe_bradshaw |
It was a great achievement but there's no doubt that it was easier back then because the financial gap between the bigger teams and the rest was nowhere near as big.
Just four different teams have won the Premier League in the 20 years before Leicester. Eleven different teams won the League in the 20 years before Forest. It was a much more level playing field back then. |
Which makes it harder ? | |
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| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 11:11 - May 4 with 1018 views | SwansNZ |
| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 10:36 - May 4 by Joe_bradshaw |
It was a great achievement but there's no doubt that it was easier back then because the financial gap between the bigger teams and the rest was nowhere near as big.
Just four different teams have won the Premier League in the 20 years before Leicester. Eleven different teams won the League in the 20 years before Forest. It was a much more level playing field back then. |
No current team comes close to the Liverpool side of the late 70s, early 80s, so to get promoted, win the title over Liverpool, knock them out of the European cup, and win it twice wil take some beating.
People just see the PL now in terms of money. Chelsea team cost so many hundreds of millions etc. | |
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| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 11:55 - May 4 with 994 views | sherpajacob |
| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 11:11 - May 4 by SwansNZ |
No current team comes close to the Liverpool side of the late 70s, early 80s, so to get promoted, win the title over Liverpool, knock them out of the European cup, and win it twice wil take some beating.
People just see the PL now in terms of money. Chelsea team cost so many hundreds of millions etc. |
forest had Peter shilton at his peak.
Easily won them 10+ points in winning the league, and virtually single handed kept the second leg v liverpool 0-0.
I've been explaining to my seven year old son that Neuer great keeper that he is, is not the best of all time.
Cloughie had won the league previously and had some of his derby league winners with him.
In winning the European cup, a great achievement, they knocked out Liverpool and cologne so deserve full credit, but the other teams they beat were aek Athens, grasshoppers and malmo.
The champion's league is now on a completely different scale. |  |
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| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 12:40 - May 4 with 972 views | dickythorpe |
| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 11:11 - May 4 by SwansNZ |
No current team comes close to the Liverpool side of the late 70s, early 80s, so to get promoted, win the title over Liverpool, knock them out of the European cup, and win it twice wil take some beating.
People just see the PL now in terms of money. Chelsea team cost so many hundreds of millions etc. |
Did Man United's dominance of the 90's up until a year or two ago go unnoticed Down Under? | | | |
| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 13:27 - May 4 with 961 views | Clinton |
| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 10:36 - May 4 by Joe_bradshaw |
It was a great achievement but there's no doubt that it was easier back then because the financial gap between the bigger teams and the rest was nowhere near as big.
Just four different teams have won the Premier League in the 20 years before Leicester. Eleven different teams won the League in the 20 years before Forest. It was a much more level playing field back then. |
The state of the pitches was a big leveller back then. |  |
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| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 13:33 - May 4 with 960 views | swancity |
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I wouldn't say Greece were massive outsiders, they had gone about 2 years unbeaten before the tournament. Denmark definitely were outsiders considering they didn't even qualify for the tournament in the first place. It was only the break up of Yugoslavia that allowed them in. |
Greece were outsiders at 80/1 to win the Euros that year. But we're,a decent side who could and did give anyone a game at the time so it was hardly a shock that they managed to win it. |  |
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| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 19:05 - May 4 with 829 views | max936 |
| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 11:11 - May 4 by SwansNZ |
No current team comes close to the Liverpool side of the late 70s, early 80s, so to get promoted, win the title over Liverpool, knock them out of the European cup, and win it twice wil take some beating.
People just see the PL now in terms of money. Chelsea team cost so many hundreds of millions etc. |
Liverpools comeback against AC Milan in that famous 2nd half to win the European Cup as got to be up there. |  |
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| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 19:44 - May 4 with 813 views | exiledclaseboy |
Becker's Wimbledon win in 1985 is up there. Professional for less than a year, unseeded, only one tournament win prior, 17 years old. |  |
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| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 20:17 - May 4 with 796 views | SwansNZ |
| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 12:40 - May 4 by dickythorpe |
Did Man United's dominance of the 90's up until a year or two ago go unnoticed Down Under? |
"current team".
The point I was making is that Forest won the title when Liverpool were in their prime.
Leicester have won the title this year when all the “big” clubs are in a state of disarray - not that I’m saying it’s not a great achievement. | |
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| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 20:18 - May 4 with 794 views | dickythorpe |
In 2006 St clears beat Gowerton 23-15, 6 months after losing 102-0 against them.
They couldn't fecking believe it!!!! | | | |
| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 20:20 - May 4 with 794 views | SwansNZ |
| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 11:55 - May 4 by sherpajacob |
forest had Peter shilton at his peak.
Easily won them 10+ points in winning the league, and virtually single handed kept the second leg v liverpool 0-0.
I've been explaining to my seven year old son that Neuer great keeper that he is, is not the best of all time.
Cloughie had won the league previously and had some of his derby league winners with him.
In winning the European cup, a great achievement, they knocked out Liverpool and cologne so deserve full credit, but the other teams they beat were aek Athens, grasshoppers and malmo.
The champion's league is now on a completely different scale. |
Yep, Clough assembled a very good team, but similar to Leicester, without too many really big stars, Shilton was certainly one of the exceptions.
If Leicester win the Champions League, then that will be the biggest of all shocks. [Post edited 4 May 2016 20:58]
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| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 10:22 - May 5 with 742 views | CountyJim |
Ipswich Town 61-62 was a massive shock as well |  | | |
| Biggest sporting shocks ever on 10:56 - May 5 with 729 views | golly47 |
Itay Shecter scoring against Wigan. That shocked the feck out of me. |  |
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