Given that, when we finally made it to the Promised Land, the defining result for us was the game at Leicester, it got me thinking about their current success. And clearly, apart from what's happening on the pitch, they have divine intervention from another source.
As in, 'Buddhist monk Phra Prommangkalachan, the 63-year-old assistant to the abbot of Bangkok's Traimitr Temple, believes the honest work of Leicester's billionaire owner, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, is the reason."It's not got anything to do with magic. It's Vichai's good deeds that help garner support from fans across the world which became the power for Leicester City Football Club," he said. "I believe that all the good karma that Vichai has made will be a factor that helps Leicester to definitely win the Premier League."Vichai is a regular devotee of the monk, believed by many of them to have magical powers that have helped Leicester this season. Vichai has invited Phra Prommangkalachan, also known as Chao Khun Thongchai, to give his blessings at the King Power Stadium in Leicester and the monk said he would travel to England "very soon".
In the meantime, Phra Prommangkalachan is helping Leicester's unlikely run by giving away holy 'never know how to lose' cloths in blue, white and yellow/gold to bring luck to the team, who scraped a 2-2 draw with West Ham United on 17 April. "The holy cloth is one of the psychological tools that we created to reinforce the moral support and create positive thinking for the team," he said.
So it's obvious that, next season, the club should get some buddhist monks in to sprinkle holy water on our players, and dish a few 'never know how to lose' holy cloths out to the fans. Additionally, let's hope that the owners are being good kiddies.