Leicester City’s official Twitter account posted a tweet in honour of ex-Foxes attacker Steve Howard’s birthday on 10th May which caught the attention of some Leicester supporters.
Many of the Leicester City fans who flocked to this post took this opportunity to praise the former Foxes man, as they shared some of their positive memories of Howard and his time at their club. One Leicester supporter even shared that they think a player in the mould of Howard would fit nicely into the current Foxes squad.
Read the responses of some Leicester supporters to their club’s recent post about Howard in the tweets below.
Would a player like Steve Howard improve Leicester City's current squad?YES, THAT KIND OF PLAYER WOULD BE USEFUL
NO, THAT KIND OF PLAYER WOULD NOT BE USEFUL
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Happy birthday, @9howie! ? pic.twitter.com/w8u3KaGxTL
— Leicester City (@LCFC) May 10, 2020
Me & my kids will never forget that game against Leeds United what a header! Have a great day big man!
— ? ????? (@StevoMusicMan) May 10, 2020
Miss the days when we had a good old fashioned CF up top, lapping up crosses, converting set pieces – giving us options to switch it up & our attack another dynamic. Imagine the potential with a player like howie in our team now? Rudkin needs to sanction a move for mitrovic.
— Sean ?? (@TrueBrit4life) May 10, 2020
Proper player for us was @9howie
— Masters (@Sparkylcfc) May 10, 2020
Big fan of @9howie was great for #LCFC
— Carl Meason MSyI (@MeasonCarl) May 10, 2020
Still one of the best celebrations I’ve seen at the KP
— … (@dillyding2016) May 10, 2020
Feel like we never properly said thank you and goodbye? Happy birthday, thank you #lcfc #legend
— carole (@tinfoil1) May 10, 2020
What a player played with his heart on his sleeve #110%
— Julian Taylor (@Julesjts) May 10, 2020
What do we think?
As per the Foxes’ official website, Howard made 169 appearances for Leicester City, with the former forward scoring a total of 39 goals in his time as a Foxes player. Additionally, this article from the club’s official website also explains that the former striker was awarded Leicester’s ‘Player of the Year’ award in the 2008/09 season as a member of the “record-breaking team which stormed to the League 1 title” that term. Leicester finished at the top of League One, accumulating 96 points that season.
With that in mind, it may be fair to say that Howard played a significant role for Leicester in the 2008/09 campaign and as a result, it may not come as a big surprise that these Leicester fans have fond memories of the former striker.