3 Things learned as Forest plunge Leicester towards relegation battle
By Ethan Henson
The mood of the fans is really turning
As the concourses filled back up with fans flocking out following Johnson’s game-sealing second goal, its televisions showed a banner being unfurled in the away section of the City ground. It read: ‘MISSING: LCFC BOARD.’
There are many clubs in the Premier League suffering a perceived crisis, particularly after yesterday’s results, but the 2-0 defeat was the first visible example of dissent from supporters towards the club’s executives. City’s next five games are against Brighton, Aston Villa, Tottenham, Manchester United and Arsenal – meaning there’s a very good chance the current losing run of four could extend to nine.
Brendan Rodgers absolutely will not survive that, and may not even survive it extending to six. Serious questions are now being raised about the functionality of the ownership if the funds are not being provided to invest into the squad.
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It was inevitable that being funded by a duty free company would catch up with Leicester City after the pandemic with air travel restricted, and the extraordinarily low net spend in recent years relative to similarly-sized clubs proves that. The tide is turning on some fans’ opinion on Khun Top, the next 16 days will be crucial to how that relationship develops.