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Leicester City fans smash £1,000 target in less than 24 hours ahead of next protest against club’s owners

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Leicester City are on course for another relegation down to the Championship, with supporters reaching their breaking point in recent weeks.

The Foxes sit 19th in the Premier League with just one win in 13 league games, with Ruud van Nistelrooy needing a miracle if Leicester are to somehow avoid the drop as Wolves sit in the last safe place by a whole nine points.

Position Team Played MP Won W Drawn D Lost L For GF Against GA Diff GD Points Pts
17 WolvesWolves29 7 5 17 40 58 -18 26
18 IpswichIpswich29 3 8 18 28 62 -34 17
19 LeicesterLeicester29 4 5 20 25 65 -40 17
20 SouthamptonSouthampton29 2 3 24 21 70 -49 9

As a result to the poor form and disastrous decisions made by the board, supporters have taken it upon themselves to call for change from the stands, with Leicester fans protesting against Jon Rudkin in Sunday’s 3-0 loss against Manchester United.

And fans have now planned their next protest against the Leicester owners for their next home game against Liverpool next month.

Leicester City v Brentford - Premier League
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Plane banner planned by Leicester fans to protest owners

A GoFundMe page has been set up and already achieved by Leicester supporters that will see a plane fly over the King Power Stadium with the message ‘King Power Out’, with fans smashing the £1,150 needed to pull off the protest.

Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha’s ownership of Leicester has come under huge fire since taking charge of the club, with the Thai businessman failing to live up to the reputation and shoes left by his late father, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.

Indeed, Troy Deeney has been critical of Leicester’s recruitment since their return to the Premier League with the Foxes not making the most of their resources or their reputation having won the English title in the last ten years.

And with relegation to the Championship looking like a certainty, the fans are being wise to use their limited matches left in the Premier League to call for a change of ownership heading into another season in the second tier.

What other protests have Leicester supporters done this season?

King Power once could do no wrong when Leicester were winning the Premier League and competing regularly in Europe, with the Foxes once the most efficiently run team in England and an inspiration to other top sides.

Yet the Leicester of 2025 could not be further away from their previous heights, with fans protesting during last month’s 2-0 loss against Arsenal over the ownership of the club, which is in need of a dramatic change.

Whether or not King Power will look to sell is another question entirely, but if Leicester fans continue to protest, the stronger the chances are that the Thai travel retail group decide to cut their losses and sell the East Midlands side.