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Simon Grayson: Don’t expect quick fix at soft Leicester City

The thousands of empty seats at Leicester’s game against West Brom on Monday said everything about the state of my old club.

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Simon Grayson
11 January 2026

The thousands of empty seats at Leicester’s game against West Brom on Monday said everything about the state of my old club.

I know it was a Monday night game on TV. It was freezing cold, it’d just been Christmas. The gate was always going to dip.
But this wasn’t about the weather. It was partly a protest against the owners, and partly a reflection of the fact that Leicester fans no longer enjoy what they are watching.
Off the pitch, there are major issues.
Trouble
Hostility from the supporters towards the owners. Jon Rudkin, the director of football, is getting a lot of stick. There’s a po...

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