“The rise of the Fox has compounded the fall of the Tiger”
THE DAYS of media parking in the car park next to Welford Road are long gone. Now it’s a stroll from the King Power Stadium. It’s not too gruelling. Not quite spitting distance (no spitting in these times, please) but near neighbours would be a fair description of the East Midland clubs.
The last time I made the walk from one to the other was for the top versus bottom clash between Leicester – serious contenders for the drop if not for Saracens’ automatic relegation – and Exeter – contenders for the title that has been won ten times by the Tigers. Leicester played well for the first 40 minutes but in the second half Exeter steamrollered the hosts. In a way that no team would once have ever even dreamed of doing.
Heading back to Leicester City’s ground, having filed on yet another Tigers loss, it struck me that the rise of
