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Martin: The Work Starts Now

Russell Martin is enthused by the prospect of getting to work and beginning to build the foundations for a successful season, following the release of our 26/27 fixtures.

2026-06-25T18:25+01:00

by Sam Jones

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Martin: The Work Starts Now

Russell Martin is enthused by the prospect of getting to work and beginning to build the foundations for a successful season, following the release of our 26/27 fixtures.

Sam Jones

2026-06-25T18:25+01:00

Martin: The Work Starts Now

Russell Martin is enthused by the prospect of getting to work and beginning to build the foundations for a successful season, following the release of our 26/27 fixtures.

Sam Jones

2026-06-25T18:25+01:00

Martin: The Work Starts Now

Russell Martin is enthused by the prospect of getting to work and beginning to build the foundations for a successful season, following the release of our 26/27 fixtures.

Sam Jones

2026-06-25T18:25+01:00

Martin: The Work Starts Now

Russell Martin is enthused by the prospect of getting to work and beginning to build the foundations for a successful season, following the release of our 26/27 fixtures.

Sam Jones

2026-06-25T18:25+01:00

Russell Martin reacts to our 26/27 Sky Bet League One fixtures
We’ll face Notts County away on the opening day, before hosting Burton Albion
Our new Manager is preparing for his first pre-season in charge of the Foxes
Martin spoke of his excitement to get started as the countdown begins

The Foxes’ Sky Bet League One campaign will kick off with a short trip to Nottingham to face Notts County at Meadow Lane on the opening weekend of Saturday 15 August, as announced on Thursday.

It’s then all eyes on Filbert Way and our home game against Burton Albion a week later, which will be a first chance for the majority of the Blue Army to see a Russell Martin Leicester City side in league action.

“I’m really excited,” our Manager commented. “Fixture release day always brings the season that bit closer and, for me, it just sharpens the feeling that the work is starting now.

“Starting away from home at Notts County gives us a brilliant challenge straight away, and that’s something we should embrace.

“Of course, we’ll all look forward to that first home game at King Power Stadium against Burton as well, because that will be a really special moment for the players, staff and supporters.

“Once you see the fixtures, you start to picture those moments straight away. The first game, the first time walking out there with the team, the first chance for the supporters to really feel what we are trying to build together.

“That is exciting for me, for the staff and I know it will be exciting for the players as well.”

Keen to use the support from the stands to our advantage, the 40-year-old also offered a glimpse into what he expects from the players, staff and himself in order to achieve our targets in the third tier.

“I’ve said from the moment I came in that I’m all in,” he continued. “I know what this Football Club means to people and I know the responsibility that comes with that.

“We have to work, we have to give everything, and we have to build a team that our supporters can feel connected to and proud of.

“To hear that 23,500 Season Tickets have sold out is incredible. That gives everyone a huge lift. It tells you everything about the loyalty, the belief and the passion of the supporters, and it gives the players and staff a real sense of what we are playing for.

“That kind of backing is powerful. It gives energy to the Club, it gives energy to the players and it gives energy to me. Now our responsibility is to meet that with our own energy, with courage and intensity, and with performances that show exactly what we want to be.”

Although Leicester are likely to be seen as a team to beat in the division, having come down from the Championship, Martin, having previously experienced the third tier as both a player and a manager, warned that nothing is a given in this league, and City must work for everything.

The former Swansea City Manager added: “We know there is a lot of work ahead of us. Nothing happens just because we want it to. It will take standards every day, it will take detail, it will take everyone pushing in the same direction, but that is what excites me. I want us to build something here that people can really believe in.

“The supporters are going to be massive for us. If we can create that connection between the team and the stands, if we can give them a team that runs, fights, plays with courage and gives everything for the badge, then King Power Stadium can be a really powerful place for us. That starts with the work we do now.”

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