The King Power International Group (the under pressure and now maligned owners of Leicester City Football Club) giveth and they taketh away. They gave us N'golo Kante and Riyad Mahrez, then allowed a rather cruel system to take them away. Subsequently the Blue Army fan base's favourite stars were sold (taken away) pretty much each and every summer. Concession and stagnation eventually overtook proceeds accumulated by LCFC, sadly. Hence the side suffering drastically.
King Power also gave us the undoubtedly beautiful gift of the Premier League, the FA Cup and the Community Shield. Not to mention campaigns in every competition available to teams in Europe. A consequence of reaching those heights when you have an unsatisfactory director of football and a floundering chairman is free fall. Therfore our enjoyably European journey was confiscation by the powers-that-be's own volition too.
I would argue that the ownership even deprived the faithful of their seemingly rightful Premier League place. Overseeing such a dreadful three or four campaigns is totally and utterly the fault of the Foxes hierarchy. Aiyawatt (Khun Top) Srivaddhanaprabha will point to the Covid pandemic as the main reason for the club's problems. And he has a slight point.
#LCFC staff informed yesterday that their usual pre-Christmas December wages, due today, would be delayed to NYE.
— Jordan Blackwell (@JrdnBlackwell) December 19, 2025
Sources speak of staff in tears with festive plans “ruined”.
New interim managing director apologised for “regrettable” timing.
More: https://t.co/doT2GiJAxd
Yet a decent contingency plan was not devised before that time, nor during as City festered, and after lockdown they brushed everything under the table. But the Profit and Sustainability breaches were plainly evident.
This brings us right up to date. Evidently the latest factor that the chairman has taken away may never be forgiven! Cancelling the Christmases of your loyal staff is a true Scrooge move! Cheers, Top.
King Power have now arguably gone too far at Leicester City
Foxes staff were said to be crying on Friday at being unable to buy their respective family presents. Therefore you could argue that Christmas is ruined for some in Leicestershire. With backlash as well as sentiment set to be severe - what have top sources revealed about the situation?
"Leicester City will not pay staff before ChristmasJohn Percy, The Telegraph
Delay on payment not related to any financial issues but risks backlash from staff some of whom ‘have no funds for presents’"