My Greatest Leicester Goal: Joey Gudjonsson from the halfway line (March 2006)

During one of the dreariest periods in the club's history, Joey Gudjonsson was a shining light on a spring day in March 2006.

The Foxes went into a clash with Hull City in a relegation dogfight. A run of eight defeats from ten matches had Leicester languishing in the bottom three and Craig Levein looking for a new job.

Rob Kelly had recently taken over the reins on a caretaker basis and we’d shown signs of recovery. Peter Taylor was also given a special welcome from home fans, with the manager returning to Leicester for the first time since his ill-fated spell.

Things began brightly when Gudjonsson's defence-splitting pass found Iain Hume, who curled the ball deftly with the outside of his foot into the far corner. The lead didn't last long, with the visitors levelling courtesy of some questionable defending and a Stuart Elliott header.

Then Gudjonsson struck. Inside his own half with acres of space, he noticed a young Boaz Myhill too far off his line. His glance towards goal prompted calls of 'SHOOOT!' from supporters as he set himself. Gudjonsson took two touches before unleashing a strike from the halfway line that sailed over the head of the American goalkeeper and into the back of the net.

The goal was even more absurd considering it was scored on a surface resembling a cricket pitch. It wasn't one of those strikes that took an age to go in or bobble in. The sheer power and accuracy, not to mention the audacity to try it, let alone pull it off, was outrageous. I can recall Trevor Benjamin trying the same thing from kick-off one year during a pre-season game at Oakwell. His attempt received a very different reaction from those present.

Although I was a small child growing up during the O'Neill era, my first real memories of watching the club were under Levein. In a side containing the likes of Alan Maybury, Patrik Gerrbrand, and Stephen Hughes, it was a piece of quality expected of an opposing side, not a Leicester player. I was more familiar with watching Elvis Hammond being flagged for offside, not Beckham-esque strikes from the halfway line.

Just like in the first half, Hull almost immediately restored parity. With the match seemingly heading for a stalemate, Gudjonsson struck the winner with five minutes remaining - from just 25 yards this time. The Icelandic international came away with two goals and an assist in a crucial 3-2 win, and was the glaring difference between two distinctly mediocre sides.

The victory saw Leicester leap-frog Hull up into 18th place in the Championship table, illustrating how dark those times really were. Rob Kelly eventually claimed the coveted Championship Manager of the Month for March award and was handed the job permanently.

As for Gudjonsson, it was perhaps little surprise that a player of his ability departed the club just a few months later. Regardless, it was a spectacular goal that lived long in the memory during a bleak period for the club.