Leicester fans demand change as Rowett urges action after relegation

He did add that the club's hierarchy "need to act decisively" after relegation.

"In order to bounce back quickly, of course any club in this position, you have to learn the lessons and make sure those things don't happen again," said Rowett.

"I'm not saying I've had assurances at all - that is not my remit. It's for the club to decide on what they do, and this is my opinion of how decisive you might need to be before the start of next season to make sure you hit the ground running."

Financial cuts in the tens of millions of pounds will need to be made at a club which has reported huge losses in recent years, and hugely overspent on what will surely rank as the most expensive squad with the highest wage bill to be relegated from the Championship.

Some high-earners are out of contract in the summer - including captain Ricardo Pereira, Patson Daka and Jordan Ayew - but others will need to be moved on.

It was revealed earlier this season that Harry Winks, a player strongly criticised after a foul-mouthed exchange with one fan last week, previously had his deal extended beyond this season, while Jannik Vestergaard and Wout Faes - who is on loan at Monaco - are also among the players who will remain on lucrative contracts.

"There will be a natural freshening up of the club in terms of the playing squad," Rowett said.

"At every football club across the land, regardless of if you are relegated or not, there will always be a couple of players that feel a fresh start will benefit them and maybe the club feel a fresh start will benefit them.

"I won't get into the semantics of which players they are."

'Leicester were everyone's second club'

Rowett spoke to assembled media in a room in which the impassioned voices of fans could be heard outside the ground.

The noise was constant when Hull assistant coach Dean Holden spoke in a media conference in which he expressed sympathy for the Foxes.

"It's a wonderful football club, it's just such a shame to see where they are," he said.

"They were everyone's second-favourite team 10 years ago when they won the Premier League and it's just so sad to see they've dropped off.

"Supporters have been through the mill I'm sure and obviously there is a lot of frustration on their part."

Rowett said he could "understand the frustration" of fans, saying it is "incredibly extreme" to win the Premier League 10 years ago to "then have this low".

"It absolutely hurts," Rowett told BBC Sport.

"It's a nice narrative because of the Premier League, but I don't think it resonates any more than anyone else getting relegated to League One.

"Of course it's a bigger story, and of course it's going to get a lot more coverage, but ultimately the pain for any fan that gets relegated is probably quite similar."