Leicester City fans will hardly be excited for the final day of the Championship season.
The Foxes travel to Blackburn Rovers with their relegation fate already sealed, with a lot up in the air heading into the summer, as Leicester looks to be going after a brand-new head coach, instead of sticking by Gary Rowett.
It does makes sense to part ways with Rowett, as he has only been able to muster up a sorry one win since taking on the reins, despite his well-known reputation for being a stablising presence.
He has pushed the Foxes off the cliff, instead, with the days of Enzo Maresca being at the helm, who steered Leicester to the Championship title at the close of the 2023/24 season, feeling like a lifetime ago now.
The Italian fared much better, obviously, when revitalising the Midlands club, after they were on the brink, with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall sticking out as a devastating talent throughout the 46-year-old's short-lived stint.
Dewsbury-Hall's breakout season at Leicester
Before going on to dazzle the Premier League with Everton, with eight goals and six assists next to his name from 28 Toffees appearances, Dewsbury-Hall had to bounce back from the bitter blow of relegation to the Championship with his boyhood employers.
Having shown brief glimpses of his quality during their relegation season, with two goals and two assists, the worry might've been that the homegrown midfielder would walk away from the club to prove himself elsewhere.
Instead, he stuck by the Foxes through thick and thin, and tore the Championship to shreds, with an electric 12 goals and 14 assists helping Maresca and Co. to lift the title in style.
He would then move to Chelsea, before eventually changing location to Everton, with Dewsbury-Hall warranting such a big move, having come up trumps for the club that first gave him senior opportunities.
Rather humbly, the 27-year-old playmaker, despite his exploits at the very top of the English game right now, fondly recollected his time at Leicester in a recent tell-all interview with Sky Sports, with his comments particularly refreshing, next to the doom and gloom currently engulfing the King Power.
Why Dewsbury-Hall's relegation comments are so refreshing
Dewsbury-Hall would be the guest on Monday Night Football, before Manchester United vs Brentford kicked off, as he dived into a wide array of topics involving his current employers, Everton, and his ex-side, Leicester.
The Leicester academy graduate would discuss the club's relegation down to the Championship at the close of the 2022/23 season, in light of Leicester's demise to League One being recently confirmed.
Unlike figures such as Harry Winks, looking completely unbothered by the club's horrific fall from grace, and holding no accountability, Dewsbury-Hall knew he had to stick by his hometown club in 2023, noting that he "didn't want to leave on a bad note" as he wanted to "help" restore the team to being a Premier League side again.
Academy graduate KDH on the pain of relegation in 2023🗣️
‘We went into the season aiming for Europe because we finished 8th the season before’
‘It was probably the hardest time of my career, I didn’t wanna leave on a bad note. I wanted to help them’@KDH__8 👑 pic.twitter.com/1N5GICInXR
— Leicester Xtra (@XtraLeicester) April 28, 2026
Of course, it also helped that the 27-year-old stylishly went about his business in the Championship, but that care was there too in remaining faithful and respecting the Foxes.
Under Rowett, far too many players just don't hold this same respect or care, with the club needing characters such as Dewsbury-Hall to be present, again, irrespective of on-the-pitch quality, in order for better times to be on the horizon.
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