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This is it. One tweet less than 4 days before the match isn’t enough, especially for a protest that knocks people out of there normal match day routine.

We're all tired.

Same. It’s not that I want us to lose before the game, but when the performances and attitudes are so bad then I want them to all feel the consequences. Jammy draws and wins keeps everything the same, which will eventually see us relegated.

We were pathetic and the equaliser only allows the crack paperers to get to work again. We are 14th but I think we are the luckiest team in the league by a country mile. The majority of our points are totally undeserved. Can we just fast forward to the bit where we end up doing no business in January despite the manager constantly claiming that the club are “working hard” and then sack the manager once a points deduction causes our league position to look a bit shaky. It’s all so obvious.

Thing is, there will be more bums on seats during the delayed entry than there was last night. Those who attended last night won't join in and then a chunk of those who missed last night indirectly due of the boycott, will also not join in. So if we assume the attendance was 12,500 last night, it could be 15,000 ish for the delayed entry. I'm not sure that sends a strong message. It will only be worthwhile doing if the stadium is less noticeably less than half full.

Loving the mentions of “…on TV” like it’s the 90’s and being able to watch the match at home is a rarity. Up until this season, and perhaps last season, everyone would have braved any day of the week, any temperature and any TV selection to be there. If they aren’t, then it’s proof of a club losing its fanbase.

If there is a noticeable drop, however small, and the media carry on discussing it, then I’d argue it has been a success.

...but would those people have gone if the club wasn't in the mess it is in? If you are not going because it's cold, when in rosier times that hasn't impacted the attendance, then you are still sending a message tonight - even if you are not intentionally supporting the boycott.

Not a chance it will be that low unfortunately. Foxes Talk is not a cross section of the fanbase, it steers towards fans that like to apply more critical thinking towards the club. Just look at the turnout for the Project Reset march vs the consensus on here and Twitter. If you did a similar poll on Facebook (has anyone seen any?) then it would be over 90% saying that they will be attending. Then you've got people not on social media who probably will also still go. If we assume that actual attendance is about 28k at the minute, then I suspect this protest will drop it to about 25k.

There are people near me who get annoyed with any chants against the board because “it won’t help the team” but will then lose their minds when we try to play it out from the back. Which is more damaging to the players? I think the title and FA Cup wins have heavily skewed things and caused this incomprehensible divide. To these people those trophies cemented that ‘King Power = Good’ and nothing will change that. They are probably as angry about what’s going on as we are, but rather than challenge that belief, they would sooner direct their anger at people who are vocalising an uncomfortable truth that they don’t want to accept.

I noticed it was the same when Wolves supporters groups advertised their protest, but it turned out to be effective. We know a lot of people will still go and we know those people will be angry at those protesting, but even a moderately lower than expected attendance sends more of a message than anything that has occurred since Project Reset.

Ideally, but it just doesn’t feel like that’s going to happen at the minute. Even UFS have gone quite quiet in regards to banners and chants, not that it’s their responsibility to lead these things. Apathy reigns and the angriest are staying at home.

Hopefully it puts an end to the argument that King Power don’t own us, Top does.

I think it’s positive that the FAB are writing direct communications to supporters, but that letter is astounding. Barely a mention of the frustration, apathy and turmoil being experienced by our fan base at this moment in time. Zero detail on what was said to Top and what his strategic plans are, we just have to take their word that he cares and that any “reset” will take time. There is the usual line of “get behind the team” and apparently we can all “look forward to the future with some optimism”.

An important bit of context to this as well, it's normal practise to share within the Trust's comms working group any upcoming interviews or media engagements. This gives the group the chance to speak up on what topics and lines to communicate or discuss. Ian didn't inform anybody that he was doing this interview.

We are bad and any points gained only ever feel like crack papering.

We shouldn’t be surprised that the work ethic and attitude was better once the likes of Faes, Winks, Soumare etc are not involved. None of them should have been given all those extra lives. I want to see more of that directness and tempo going forward.

Rudkin and Top will be making the calls on managers regardless of a Technical Director coming in.

Only problem with dropping Winks is that he will start Soumare, who has and will always let us down. Don’t let one second half performance where the opposition gave him lots of time and space fool anyone.

I can’t muster any enthusiasm for sacking him because I know full well his replacement will be another Cruyff fan boy. Russell Martin, Michael Carrick etc…they all “like to play football” and they will all fail. I don’t want us to go full Brexit-ball, but the next manager has to set stronger standards in regards to attitudes and he has to pull us away from this slow, passive, low-press, indirect football that we’ve seen for a number of years. We are not going to tiki-taka our way back to being an established Premier League team.

Surprises me that there was zero chants towards the board or Rudkin today, from what I heard. Last season it was most matches, but it all seems to be fizzling away. Maybe it all feels too futile.

Even if he was half a yard back and onside, Faes was still nowhere near him.