The unorthodox approach of King Leonidas wasn't for everyone, but it had certainly endeared The Spartans FC to the Scottish football neutrals. Leonidas' relentless focus on players with high aggression, bravery, composure, concentration, determination, positioning, stamina, strength and work rate in a bid to build a Spartan Army had seen the club rise from League 2 to the Premiership in nine years.
King Leonidas was granted iconic status at The Spartans FC as led his unfancied charges to an unlikely League 1 title at the first time of asking. That meant his Spartan army were set for their 4th campaign in the cinch Championship with everyone expecting them to fail.
Relegation is always a bitter pill to swallow. But in the case of The Spartans, it was always likely to come. King Leonidas, never one to get downheartened by a little misfortune, viewed the return to League 1 as an opportunity to realign, strengthen and weed out any bad eggs in his changing room.
The Spartans FC just about managed to stay in the cinch Championship for a 3rd campaign as King Leonidas' young side finished 8th amid a really tight relegation battle. And it seemed another tough campaign lay in waiting.
King Leonidas launched into a rallying cry that concluded: "This day we rescue a world from mysticism and tyranny, and usher in a future brighter than anything we can imagine." And his pumped up players issued a rally call of "HA-OOOH!"
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