Leicester City lost six points from the English Premier League due to financial irregularities

Jack Rafferty, BBC Radio Leicester match broadcaster

After years of speculation and legal battles, Leicester finally received the points deduction that had been looming on the horizon for so long.

And with rumors suggesting the penalty could reach double figures, six points doesn’t seem so bad after all.

For a club that has insisted it is fighting for a return to the Premier League, an opponent of this size must be an inconvenience, and a minor disruption in terms of its goals in the Championship.

However, the Foxes now find themselves just outside the relegation zone, currently living on just goal difference.

Recent performances and results, including home defeats to Oxford and Charlton in the past fortnight, have been the performance of a team in free fall anyway, even without the six-point deduction.

Fans have been saying for weeks that the club is in danger of relegation, something that is now being reflected in the Championship table.

The bright side is that the uncertainty is over. The team, the board and the next manager (whoever that may be) know exactly what they need to do to stay in the second division.

Fans have wanted this saga to end, regardless of the consequences, and the goal for this season is now clear: to survive.

Let’s hope they’re ready to fight.