Leicester City have gone from Premier League title winners to being on the cusp of a second relegation in three seasons.
The Foxes shocked the footballing world in the 2015/16 campaign when they managed to secure their first-ever Premier League crown.
Leicester City have enjoyed some success since then, winning the FA Cup under Brendan Rodgers.
But the last few years have highlighted some of the biggest problems at the club that are now likely to see them relegated down to the Championship once more.
Leicester are 19th in the Premier League right now and will almost certainly remain there come April, given their recent form and the fact they must face Chelsea and Manchester United this month.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 17 |  WolvesWolves | 27 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 56 | -19 | 22 |
| 18 |  IpswichIpswich | 27 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 57 | -31 | 17 |
| 19 |  LeicesterLeicester | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 61 | -36 | 17 |
| 20 |  SouthamptonSouthampton | 27 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 65 | -46 | 9 |
Fans have been protesting this year, directing much of their anger at the likes of Jon Rudkin.
Matt Piper explains Leicester City downfall
Leicester’s recruitment over the last several years has been poor, signing players for big fees who don’t perform.
Even more concerningly, the Foxes only made one addition in January, despite it being clear several areas needed improving.
Now, former Leicester player Matt Piper, as per BBC Sport, has been discussing the club’s recruitment and how their transfer strategy has led to their ‘downfall’.
He said: “All of a sudden if you’re going into the market as a top Premier League team and try and buy a £400k player to put into the first team the fans aren’t having it.
“In a certain way that strategy was the downfall of our own success.
“What we did is sell one huge asset each season and that can be frustrating for fans because you’re never really building by adding players to the best players you’ve already got.
“For a club like Leicester that was a really smart tactic to move in the transfer market. But, then you have to be really clever and savvy with how you spend that money and we had a number of transfer windows where we weren’t.”
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Steve Walsh Leicester City exit impacted recruitment
Prior to the last few years, Leicester did actually recruit well, spending small sums on players who turned into world-class talent.
However, Piper, and probably most fans, likely agree Steve Walsh had a big role to play in that, and since his exit in 2016, it hasn’t been anywhere near the same level.
He added: “Steve Walsh had gone by that point and the recruitment was not at the level of a top Premier League club fighting at the top end of the table. Then the problems start to unravel. Then players think let’s get established Premier League players in who have done it.
“The problem with that is the clubs like Fulham and Crystal Palace who were selling us this type of players. We had ambitions to be higher than them and we’re taking players they don’t want anymore and putting them in our first XI.
“Then, everyone is scratching their heads at why we’re down near the bottom of the table with a lack of quality in the group. That is the reason why unfortunately.”