ester ▁City ▁for ▁£ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Le ic ester ▁City ▁Dick ov ' s ▁Le ic ester ▁debut ▁came ▁in ▁a ▁ 3 – 0 ▁defeat ▁against ▁Derby ▁County . ▁His ▁first ▁goals ▁for ▁Le ic ester ▁came ▁in ▁his ▁sixth ▁appearance , ▁when ▁he ▁scored ▁both ▁Le ic ester ▁goals ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁victory ▁against ▁Black burn ▁Ro vers , ▁the ▁club ' s ▁first ▁win ▁for ▁four ▁months . ▁However , ▁Dick ov ▁only ▁scored ▁two ▁more ▁goals ▁that ▁season . ▁Le ic ester ▁finished ▁bottom ▁and ▁were ▁re leg ated . ▁ ▁He ▁scored ▁a ▁career - high ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁goals ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 0 3 ▁season ▁as ▁Le ic ester ▁made ▁an ▁immediate ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁flight , ▁finishing ▁run ners - up ▁in ▁Division ▁One ▁behind ▁Port sm outh . ▁ ▁He ▁managed ▁to ▁score ▁ 1 3 ▁goals ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 – 0 4 ▁season . ▁Le ic ester ▁were ▁subsequently ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁Division ▁and ▁Dick ov ▁moved ▁to ▁Black burn ▁Ro vers , ▁decl ining ▁an ▁offer ▁of ▁an ▁improved ▁contract ▁from ▁Le ic ester ▁and ▁exer cis ing ▁a ▁contract ual ▁clause ▁which ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁join ▁a ▁Premier ▁League ▁club ▁for ▁a ▁nom inal ▁fee . ▁ ▁Black burn ▁Ro vers ▁Dick ov ▁deb uted ▁for ▁Black burn ▁Ro vers ▁as ▁a ▁half - time ▁substitute ▁against ▁West