3 days ago
'Communication will help to break down barriers as skeletons lurk'
There has been much talk this season, and the past few seasons, about changes needed at Leicester City. Many skeletons seem to be lurking in the Foxes' closet and, one by one, they are slowly being discovered, providing setback after setback in our quest to restabilise the I am never expectant of full disclosure of what has been going on behind the scenes, I do expect to have some sort of communication from the club about various significant include: the relegation to the Championship for the second time in three seasons; the departure of Jamie Vardy; the Ruud Van Nistelrooy-shaped elephant in the room; the financial constraints the club faces under PSR and what that means for future transfer I said, this does not mean full disclosure, but it does mean an acknowledgement the club is aware of issues and concerns of fans - and maybe even an acceptance of mistakes made, or a collective until now, a lot of blame has been placed at the door of John Rudkin, our director of football. But is this misplaced or misguided? Is the club accepting of one scapegoat?A little communication could go a long way to help placate the frustration of can be done. Plymouth Argyle's chairman has just issued a statement to fans - not with solutions, just with information and asking for patience. Open and honest - there is truth in that always being the best engagement should not be conditional - it should be par for the course of running a football club, where good PR and fan sentiment are strongly correlated. Communication will help to break down the barriers of 'us' and 'them' and pave the way to a united club and fanbase as we head into yet another unpredictable season both on and off the pitch.I do fear it may be business as usual, though, and the silence coming out of the club will be as deafening as some of the boos on more from Kate Blakemore at Leicester Till I Die, external
