Ruud van Nistelrooy has promised to fight on at Leicester but even the biggest optimist knows their Premier League future is bleak.
Second bottom, 15 points from safety with seven games left, the Foxes could also set a club-record of nine-straight defeats if they lose at Brighton on Saturday.
The decision to replace Steve Cooper with Van Nistelrooy in November has backfired with the Dutchman winning just three of his 20 games.
He said discussions over the future will happen but they are talks which need to start sooner rather than later.