Even overspending to win a couple of trophies isn't enough for some.
A protest over the running of Leicester City is planned for this Saturday, with a march from the Local Hero to the King Power Stadium to take place the hour before the Arsenal fixture
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There were a few reasons cited. The club were charging season-ticket holders £25 to receive a new physical card, rather than allowing them to retain the one many already had, giving dedicated supporters the sense that their club did not care about them.
City's player of the season and fan favourite Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall was sold,
in part to negotiate Profit and Sustainability Rules, with the financial management at the club, and the relegation, putting them in a precarious position with regard to the regulations.
A sponsorship deal was signed with an almost-unknown gambling company that have since had legal issues.
The lack of communication from the hierarchy, leading to a lack of trust.
Also cited are the lack of ruthless decision making, a confused approach to managerial appointments and transfers, and a lack of accountability, with the results of the internal review neither revealed nor leading to any apparent changes at the top.
The final point is the declining results and the financial inability to change that. From the outside, that may be the most difficult to understand.
Because right now, City sit 18th in the Premier League, and that's about their historically average position. No side has as many promotions into the top flight as City do, at 13. That, of course, means there have been 12 relegations.
They are, historically, a yo-yo club. It’s perhaps why there have been accusations levelled at supporters, telling them they’re entitled.
But the problem is the speed with which City have declined. No side in Premier League history had ever had five top-half finishes in a row and then suffered relegation as City did.
A team’s wage bill is one of the best indicators of where they should finish in the division. City went down with the eighth biggest wage expenditure in the league.