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Rowett certainly lived up to his reputation for straight-talking when confessing to how bad a situation Leicester are in with four games remaining.
There has been a chorus of agreement from former players, media pundits and Foxes supporters in the days since - with some of the most prominent voices pointing out that the the grim situation the club finds itself should not come as a surprise.
Since winning promotion as Championship title winners two seasons ago, Leicester have won just 17 of their 80 league games, and are in danger of suffering back-to-back relegations.
If being in the second tier as the club marks the 10-year anniversary of winning the Premier League title was not already damning proof of their recent decline, the fact they could now have their place in the third tier confirmed even before the milestone date is reached on 2 May underlines that English football's fairytale is now a living nightmare.
Supporters have often booed performances, called for sporting director Jon Rudkin to leave the club and owner Khun Aiyawatt 'Top' Srivaddhanaprabha to sell up during a season of discontent.
As it stands, if Leicester fail to beat Portsmouth on Saturday and results elsewhere go against them in the next seven days, they could be on the brink of relegation as early as next Tuesday when they face promotion chasing Hull City.
Former Foxes striker Matt Piper has has been part of BBC Radio Leicester's commentary team for a a number of years, following the club's fortunes in the Premier League and in European competition and he says there is little reason to believe Leicester can pull off a relegation escape act.
"Of course we could get out of it mathematically, but I'm looking at two or three teams around us, Oxford and Portsmouth, and they are showing what you were hoping would come from the Leicester City players - they are showing fight and a bit of grit, determination and desire to wear that shirt with pride and keep their football club n the league.
"And I don't think we are seeing that from Leicester players.
"I felt really sorry for the kids that watched that [game against Swansea] and think that is normal. You get a goal scored against you or something goes against you in a game and you just give up.
"That is not professional sport and that is not how those players got to that level, and that is why I can't understand that they don't give more."
