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    Leicester City docked six points by EFL for financial breaches

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    Jack Rafferty, BBC Radio Leicester matchday presenter

    After years of speculation and legal battles, Leicester have finally been given the points deduction that has been looming for so long.

    Given there was rumours suggesting the punishment could hit double figures, six points does not seem too bad in the end.

    For a club that has insisted it is fighting for promotion back to the Premier League, a deduction of that size should be an inconvenience, a minor disruption in terms of their goals in the Championship.

    And yet, the Foxes now find themselves just outside of the relegation zone, currently surviving on goal difference alone.

    Recent performances and results, including home defeats to Oxford and Charlton in the last two weeks, have been those of a team in freefall anyway, even without a six-point deduction.

    Fans have been saying for weeks that the club is at risk of relegation to League One, something that is now reflected by the Championship table.

    The silver lining is that the uncertainty is over. The team, the board, the incoming manager (whoever that might end up being) know exactly what they need to do to stay in the second tier.

    Fans have wanted this saga to be over, no matter what the consequences, and the aim for this season is now clear – survival.

    Let’s hope they are up for the fight.



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