The contrast was as chilling as the icy October air. Here outside the King Power Stadium two-and-a-half years ago the main concourse was a sea of champagne and beer bottles.
Now it was covered in flowers, wreaths and other tributes to the man who turned Leicester’s wildest dreams into reality.
‘It could not feel more different,’ said Andrew Hulley, the club chaplain who was here on Sunday to offer his support to the thousands of fans who came to pay their respects.
‘When we won the title it was a night of unrestrained revelry; a sense of jubilation across the whole city.