Freeman's Wharfer

What do you mean a Happy Independence Day Bangladesh post followed by a Happy Birthday Richie Wellens one is the sign of a confused and messy social media strategy?! The vast majority of posts on there aren’t for the local (or ‘legacy’ as they would call it) fan base. If an update on the Belgian Red Devils and Wout Faes wins a couple more Belgian fans then job done as far as the club is concerned. It would be so easy to find a fan with the relevant professional experience to run a club Twitter account and do it with authenticity in a way that resonates massively with local fans. They don’t care about those fans though - they care about doing it however some agency has told them will help their ‘international brand’.

You mean the Leicester that had already been in four FA Cup finals, won the League Cup three times, played in Europe three times, finished second in the First Division once and had a very good shot at winning it with the ‘Ice Kings’ in 62/63? Perhaps the ‘little old Leicester’ mindset is the bigger problem than the likelihood for our club to be successful consistently.

Will be great for Premier League money to trickle down to us the way we’re headed

Fed up of this clown throwing his arms up when a goal is conceded, like he’s above all this, when actually he’s been culpable for it at some point along the move that created the goal.

One of my favourite King Power myths, this. We had literally just lost in the play-off semi-final when they bought the club. We were a penalty shoot out and 90 minutes at Wembley away from the Premier League! KPFC seem to talk like we were bought by King Power when Mandaric bought the club and it was on its knees. It wasn’t. It was on an upwards trajectory.

Wow. Talk about trying to find extra meaning when it is not there and doing absolute gymnastics to be offended. You could use the helicopter tragedy to give the family a free pass for eternity at that stadium. Your numerous posts in this thread campaigning against the message show your hand. It’s now pretty desperate to play this card.

You seem to be mistaking me for someone who wasn’t a leading part in the Foxes Trust Reform campaign. It can’t be reformed if all people do is throw stones from distance and fail to acknowledge even any slight bit of progress though, can it? If that’s word salad then so be it. If you’ve got some examples of how you’ve asked the club to reduce prices then send it my way. Equally if you’d like to apply your energy to trying to change the Trust like me and @CosbehFox then we’d welcome your energy doing something with us.

Lots of fans in this thread wanting the club to announce a price reduction for a relegation that, although we as fans know is coming, the club cannot themselves take as given publicly. Have you been in touch with the club to ask for this price reduction? Do you believe it to be realistic prospect or is it just easy to kick the Trust when it’s trying to secure something rather than nothing? If we stay up (unlikely I know - but certainly wasn’t quite so unlikely when the Trust opened this dialogue with the club), the Trust has secured a freeze where other clubs are whacking prices up. If we go down, the club was never going to reduce prices, and that’s why they’re announcing things now rather than waiting. The Trust is putting pressure on the club to reduce match day prices with a relegation - which is where the real disgraceful pricing is seen most - but it’s easier to ignore that and shout and moan without doing anything to actually impact of course…

I mean when you look at those stadium maps there’s no other club in the country that would implement it in such a messy and disjointed way. The implementation of it in L and P blocks is no doubt only so that expanded away ends in the cup have safe standing in the whole end as opposed to just the part given over for a standard league game allocation. The rear two rows in ‘the Kop’ is laughable really. Engage with fans properly, be willing to upset a few here and there for the greater good and the upper part of the entire south stand could have been given over to this.

Not sure how you’ve taken a Fans Consultative Committee meeting organised by the club, and attended by one member of the Foxes Trust board so that it could be reported back to the fans, as the Trust advocating for ticket collections? Pretty wild leap to make, that. And I can categorically tell you it’s an incorrect one at that.

He started the fire and then purposely started to fan the flames to get it going quicker. Top and co then didn’t put it out. Maresca poured a bit of water on it until it was smouldering (and warning it could reignite any moment). Top and co then failed to keep pouring water on it and it’s really taken hold now to the extent it’s a bigger fire than before. But Brendan Rodgers started the fire. Don’t ever forget that.

Yes, fair. But I’m not sure finding fault in the first channel someone from the board goes on is worthwhile!

What’s to say someone from the Trust couldn’t go on all of them? I guess an invitation might help with that.

Appreciate you were asked your perspective on the letter. Hopefully you can see though that your opinion holds a bit more weight across the fan base due to your background. That’s why I’m asking you to try and at least see and acknowledge some of the steps in the right direction! And also why I think the Trust would be stronger with this kind of energy on the inside. What you describe in terms of the challenges you’ve had are good examples of a Communications approach that needed (and still needs) work. Two (baby) steps in the right direction on that in the past week IMO.

Ryan, I appreciate you didn’t have a great time offering your experience to the Trust. I get it, and I can emphasise to a large extent. But you have to ask when your personal experience is preventing you from doing anything other than throw shade? I’m sure from your involvement, you know that Lynn is one of the board members that is more than happy to call the club a spade when they’re falling short. She’s also the one on the board who was taking time to go along to the Union FS night last year and has been very open and welcoming (almost to the point of pleading at times!) for more people to join and help the Trust. If you’ve watched the whole video then I’m sure you also heard her talk about being one of the three board members who attended the Project Reset protest march. Being one of the Trust Chairs meeting Susan Whelan and attending a march that the club would have hated should tell you enough about the balance she’s trying to strike being in the room but also saying when things aren’t good enough. It’s delicate to say the least. In the past week we’ve had two steps in the right direction (albeit baby steps, I appreciate): - The Trust giving completely transparency in the form of an Open Letter calling on the club to freeze or reduce ticket prices (dependent upon what league we’re in) - One of the Chairs going on a Leicester fan channel to talk about what the Trust is and why it has an important role (also acknowledging its far from perfect) In both instances you’ve thrown cursory acknowledgement of each step and then gone on to hammer the Trust. I appreciate you’ve been supportive of us new board members (that’s appreciated) but I think your frustrations are preventing you seeing any potential for change. I know we have to win people like you over (for what it’s worth I think it’s a shame not having you more involved), but give us a chance mate! It’ll take time.

Have you read the letter? Exactly what has been asked for…

Exactly this. I’m wondering if many people commenting here have actually read the full letter. If Union FS had released the same letter, pushing for the same kind of protections for fans, would the reaction be the same as we’re seeing here?

I’ll just say here, credit to @CosbehFox who did a lot of work on this and was a big driving force behind the Trust taking this approach.

It’s on here, social media and has been shared with local press. If you go back to the original post, the Trust article linked there provides access to the letter that has been sent to the club in full openness and transparency.

How are you channeling your feedback to the Club on key issues? Or are you not doing so at all?

This is nothing to do with any meetings with the club. It’s an Open Letter. Literally The Trust being as transparent and open in pushing the Club as it could possibly be!

Against all my better judgement, now after one ticket for this!

There’s still tickets available on the website Ric

He’ll leave with the all-time record for most distance between him and a Leicester away end or vocal section. Strides on, shakes the ref’s hand and does one. No appreciation for the fans at all even though he talks a good game in the press conferences.

This and on for the record for most second tier titles. Leicester City’s DNA is to be a yo-yo club. I’ve resigned myself to the inevitability of that a little now.