Leicester Hit Historic Low In League One Under Martin — SkimNews
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- Leicester City sit 17th in League One after a 4-0 home defeat to Oxford United on Saturday, the club's lowest league position since entering the Football League in 1894.
- Russell Martin has won just one of his first five matches in charge, and Leicester fans chanted 'you're getting sacked in the morning' at him during the Oxford loss.
- Former Leicester assistant Michael Appleton said Martin is 'a very experienced guy' who can draw on prior difficult spells at big clubs, but warned 'they've got to start winning games very quickly.'
- Reading co-CEO Joe Jacobson said Leicester's squad is 'really young,' with experienced players being replaced by younger bench options who struggle under the pressure of a frustrated fanbase.
- Jacobson also pointed to Leicester's owners announcing the club is up for sale as a major factor, noting that when ownership 'openly say they want to sell,' fans struggle to buy in.
- Leicester travel to Stockport County next Saturday, a side currently third in League One and in National League North a decade ago.
Why it matters: Leicester's plunge from Premier League champions (2016) to 17th in the third tier is a historic low, and the combination of an under-fire rookie-of-a-manager, a youth-heavy squad, and owners openly shopping the club means Martin faces the rare challenge of trying to stabilize results while the fanbase questions whether the hierarchy is even committed to staying.
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