Dilly Richards lost her job on Tuesday when the club went into administration and immediately shed a quarter of their non-football staff.

But Leicester's squad are determined to ensure she keeps her job and have pledged to pay for her to continue working at the training ground.

'The laundry lady has been axed by the administrator, but the players have offered to take her back on,' Leicester manager Micky Adams told The Sun.

'A lot of blame has been put on the players. People have been saying that if we hadn't been relegated they would still have jobs.

'I'd like to get promotion for the people who lost their jobs this week. It might open the coffers to help get their jobs back - although that's no consolation at the moment.'