Fairy-tale has no happy ending with the endearing 65-year-old carrying the can for this season's under-performance and with relegation a real threat
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
And with their Premier League status at stake, champions Leicester City have taken the nuclear option.
Claudio Ranieri – only nine months on from leading the greatest underdog story ever told - has been sacked.
While many will decry the decision, they are not the ones who have to live with the consequence of inaction.
It is clear that Ranieri has lost the ability to lead the squad that won the league by 10 points last season.