'A Fantastic Achievement' – Adams & Dickov Recall 2003 Promotion
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When Leicester City were promoted to the Premier League in 2003, Micky Adams was the manager, while Paul Dickov was the top scorer and Player of the Year.
After the Foxes lifted the Championship in 2014, both Micky and Paul took time to share their memories of their promotion season with Club Historian John Hutchinson. For Adams, that promotion season was the height of his managerial career.
“The key factor is having good players who were desperate to get back to the Premier League, having just been relegated,” he said. "Sometimes it was difficult for them, but I had a group of players who worked hard.
