lˈɛstɚɹ ˈoʊnli dʒˈʌst ɹˈiːtʃt ðə pɹəmˈɪɹʃɪp plˈeɪɔfs ænd bˈɛɹli kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪd fɚðə hˈaɪnɛkən kˈʌp; fɹʌm ɐ klˈʌb ʌv sˈʌtʃ ɐ hˈaɪ stˈændɚd, ðɪs wʌz sˈiːn æz ʌnɐksˈɛptəbəl.
Leicester only just reached the Premiership playoffs and barely qualified for the Heineken Cup; from a club of such a high standard, this was seen as unacceptable.