The mood at Leicester City Football Club's King Power Stadium has turned ugly. The fact that chairman Aiyawatt (Khun Top) Srivaddhanaprabha had to deploy extra security to guard him at his own ground actually speaks volumes. Negativity has increased fairly rapidly - and that was before the Foxes were 3-0 down versus Sheffield United at half-time.
Even though City made a pretty valiant and admirable attempt at a comeback in the second half, it was too little, too late I'm afraid. In addition to the owner's woes and fans' frustrations - manager Marti Cifuentes is now in definite trouble on Filbert Way. Things are getting a bit ugly on, as well as off, the field of play right now.
The Queens Park Rangers head coach was welcomed to LE2 upon arrival. Though he's never really fully won over Leicester's Blue Army fan base. Unfortunately the Catalan boss might perhaps not be afforded any more time to do so. That's because experts, outlets and well-informed fan sites such as our own now expect Cifuentes' LCFC downfall.
Should the current gaffer be kept in place, it may be down to the fact that City cannot afford to sack Cifuentes. That situation would replicate Ruud van Nistelrooy's unnecessarily longer tenure at Leicester; when many would have been dismissed from the position. So which well-known manager is supposedly the leading choice to take over in Leicestershire?
Is Michael Carrick Leicester City's annointed man to supplant Marti Cifuentes?
Michael Carrick is the man bookmakers expect to assume Cifuentes' role, according to reports. The classy, former Manchester United and England midfielder is not in work at the moment, making him technically ideal.
"Michael Carrick is the current bookmakers' favourite to replace Cifuentes, should Leicester opt for a change.TalkSPORT
The former Middlesbrough manager has been out of work since leaving the Riverside in the summer.
Russell Martin, who was linked with the Leicester job before the season began, is available once again following his disastrous reign at Rangers."
Sadly ex-Southampton boss and failed Rangers punt Russell Martin was mentioned too. The similarly linked Gary O'Neil is preferable to Martin as I see things.