Relegation examples will equally worry and spur on Leicester

Adding significant concerns with how business-oriented English football has become, there needs to be an immediate change to prevent an institutional cataclysm. Sheffield United in the 2020/21 season lost 15 games out of the first 17. Despite having a modest squad, they suffered until Chris Wilder got sacked. But it was already too late to implement something new, and they finished the season, suffering demotion, with 23 points.

Taking 30 previous seasons into account, Leicester Mercury states:

"“21 of the 32 teams (two seasons have had two teams on the same points tally), have been relegated at the end of the season – a 65.5% rate. Only 11 have survived, with only three teams having one or zero points at the same stage as City now”."

It’s a frightening comparison. The way the club is still investing in its projects doesn’t add up with their chances of survival. The odds of an unmitigated disaster are increasing quite rapidly. The fixtures will start coming thick and fast, and nobody knows from where the immediate points will come.

The East Midlands derby against Nottingham Forest is next. Then if Rodgers stays, he has to deal with Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Leeds, Wolves, and a scary encounter with Manchester City- all in October. LCFC has 34.5% of surviving the season.

Nobody wants to imagine a relegation to the Championship. If that happens – it could be the worst thing for the club. All of it was because key decisions were delayed at a critical time.