Freeman's Wharfer

I’ve noticed on numerous occasions now that his communication with his defenders is clearly poor and he gets himself in a few muddles. He might be decent shot stopper but if he’s flailing at crosses, getting in mix ups with his defenders and being a large part of 21 games without a clean sheet, he needs dropping. Begovic feels more like the reassuring #1 we need at the moment.

We can’t afford to sack him. Because no one even had the sense to insert a clause that he could be fired with minimal pay off if we were below [x] number of points or [y] position in the league when the guy was so desperate to be here he was paying some of his own compensation and we’d seen what happens when you’re lumbered with a manager you don’t want in RVN. It’s pointless getting critical or angry with Cifuentes. Yet again it’s above that people need to look.

For any remaining members that are wanting to vote in the election and haven’t done so, it’s worth knowing that the ballot closes in just over 24 hours (5pm on Friday 16th January)!

His agent has had months to find him a new club. He clearly wants to go to the World Cup with Belgium. In spite of these two things, the best Rudkin has managed is an option to buy on a loan whereby we’re probably paying a decent chunk of his wages as well. Why are we continuing to tolerate nonsense like this?

Looked good today. Glides across the pitch with the ball and was pretty tidy as well as getting stuck in when he needed to. Definitely at least a class above League Two already on todays showing.

I only joined the board at the start of last year as one of the FTR candidates but I think everything was originally set up based on the creation date of the Trust. I suspect it’s probably never been raised to change it to be honest - or it’s been deemed not worth doing given the work involved (and cost) I would guess - but members can raise a resolution and call a special general meeting to with enough support at any point in time if something needs to be changed so there is still a mechanism for that. I’m not saying what you’re proposing doesn’t make sense, I’m just saying there’s probably been other things that have been prioritised in terms of time spend. Remember the Trust ticked along with minimal attention, scrutiny and change for many a year until very recently.

One of the worst LCFC away ends I’ve ever been in. The absolute life has been sucked out of this fanbase over the last few years.

The accounting period ends 31st August and the accounts have to be presented to members for approval at a general meeting which must be logged with the FCA within 6 months of the end of the accounting period. This is why it makes sense to do it at the AGM and they be published thereafter once approved. All members will get them in advance of the AGM as part of the AGM pack.

As a board member I can hopefully answer those just from experience of having been involved in the FTR campaign in the early days. The accounts are emailed out to members ahead of the AGM, I believe. They have to be finalised and I think that’s in process right now. What @Foxes Trust Reform say is right - the money has been moved to a higher interest bank account so it can earn some money for the Trust there. In fairness this was off the back of pressure by FTR highlighting it as an issue. Ian Bason as Treasurer has done a good chunk of the work on it too. There’s usually an open Q&A at the AGM so any member in attendance (in the room or virtual) can ask a question direct to the board. If you were emailing ahead of time then send it to [email protected] as a couple of the other board members (including the Co-Chairs) monitor that inbox. Alternatively, DM me, and I’ll happily pick it up for you!

East Midlands Today just referenced the boycott in their live link from outside the stadium.

I guess one positive to come from this boycott is the number of protest specialists we’ve unearthed in the fan base. ”Should have done it this way…” ”Would have been more effective if…” ”I don’t know why we don’t just…” ”Sheffield Wednesday did it better by…” Going to be a deluge of people organising action from now on it would appear which is fantastic news!

A call to KPFC fans: this is your chance. You get that coat on and those mittens and that scarf and those thick socks and you trek down Filbert Way to show Top how much you love him and how much support he has. If you get a little cold, buy a hot chocolate or a Bovril as a thanks to the club for the excellent catering they put on. And don’t forget to chant. That’ll really show those Union FS hooligans who spend hours hand-crafting tifos, running food bank collections and organising charity initiatives, what being a proper supporter really is. Go well, comrades.

The club couldn’t pay staff or issue stewards food vouchers. It’s entirely plausible that a loan fee could be making a difference right now (no matter how small). Yes, Fuchs is not our employee, but that not being a factor would be symptomatic of our clubs disregard for some of those legends (I recently went to the Q&A with Morgan, Albrighton, Huth & Simpson and it was clear they are dismayed at the state of the club and that none of their era apart from King are involved). We should want Fuchs to do well as any player from that side becoming a top class manager becomes a potential manager for us in future. Trust everyone behind the scenes?! Forgive me for not having much faith in anyone behind the scenes right now…

Are we that strapped for cash that a loan fee from Chesterfield has had an impact here? Feels especially bizarre given we also screw Fuchs with this decision. The only way it can make sense is a) we need all and any cash we can get our hands on (desperation) or b) he’s going to train with us a couple of days a week in preparation for being integrated into the first team next season

Some people already trying to get ahead of empty seats by saying “lots of people won’t go anyway because of x/y/z”. That happens every match. People have notice of the boycott, if they’re dead against it then they can make an extra effort to get in the stadium to show their support for the other side of the protest. In the same way those who are not going in protest are making an effort/sacrifice to do so. If there are noticeable gaps in the stadium on Monday night, the boycott has had an impact.

The names of the Twitter account it originated from are ‘King Power Out’ and ‘Top Sell Up’ - which should give you an idea. People want a change in ownership.

You’re being a bit pernickety there but, of course, I mean anyone who is consciously aware and decides not to. The boycott will be publicised on fan podcasts, social media, forums, via word of mouth and was referenced by The Merc yesterday I believe. I’m not sure what more those behind it can do outside of that. It raises an interesting point as I think about it though. There are still a sizeable number of people who won’t see/hear about it. These are the types that just attend the game each week and don’t really interest themselves with much LCFC-related content between those times. By nature, those people often tend to be less critical of Top and have less strength of feeling about the problems. Those people are a problem, though, because they are often uninformed (because they don’t consume as much LCFC-related information) and passive. If things were left to them, the club would get away with all sorts and there’d be no fan pressure on anything.

Unfortunately, this boycott is asking you to pick a side. Option 1 (the boycott) - the fellow fans who are trying to do something to affect change. This is currently those boycotting (no matter how many or how few there are) and, whilst you might not believe it’s a perfect approach or your preferred one, it’s the only one on offer for this particular game Option 2 (the club) - now that a boycott has been called, anyone in the stadium is taking a stance in opposition to that and, de facto, in support of the way the club is running currently. Those in charge will look at how many show up and make a judgement from that on the level of support they have to continue as they are right now So you might not like feeling like someone is asking you to do something that changes what you usually do (that’s what a protest is), but if you attend then you’re making your personal statement that what is currently going on is fine. Anyone that doesn’t do the boycott sacrifices any credibility they would have in calling for anything to change and will be in their own little way culpable if things don’t change and continue to get even worse from here.

Wait a minute, let me just rummage down the back of this drawer and see if I can find my list of billionaires interested in buying football clubs…. I had it only a few years ago when I knew that Thai duty free monopoly ‘King Power’ were interested in buying Leicester before they did. No, actually, it might have been when I was checking if the Saudi PIF was potentially going to be interested in Newcastle…. If I can’t find it then I’m sure someone else on this forum will jump in and save me as we definitely all have ready made lists of prospective investors and can only ever think a club can be sold when we know the next buyer.

Lol - nobody is calling for the club to be sold to… err… no one?! (Answers on a postcard for how that would even happen) We were actually in administration because the rug was somewhat pulled from beneath our feet with the collapse of ITV Digital. Much in the same way if the tv money was ripped away from PL clubs without warning today the smaller ones or the ones that had been relegated would struggle. Yes there were bad contracts handed out but they’d not have been an issue in the PL and less so in the second tier with the ITV Digital money as expected. If we went into administration today it would be much more unforgivable than it was back then. The financial management of the club is not sound today. The converting debt to equity point is often seen as an example of good management but it’s not really how it’s presented to be, is it? All you’re doing is clearing the stuff that would hold your business back and compromise its value. King Power/Top will get that back (and more on top) the day they do sell. Then there’s the payday loans we take out, the recent signs of cashflow issues and the inability to abide by financial rules and regulations. Doesn’t scream good management does it?! So “be careful what we wish for”? Well, let’s say there was a Brentford or Brighton fan calling for more investment or different owners, if I wanted to tell them that and reel off a few things that could be really bad, I’d actually use many of the things that are happening at our club right now. I don’t know how low your standards have to be to be thinking we’re in some picture of health and under good ownership.

Come on then, what would you propose as the better way to approach a show of discontent? I’d also be interested to know if you believe that Rudkin should go? And that the board needs changing? It feels like a lot of people who don’t like the chanting, or who use UFS as a target, actually just don’t want change and can’t see where the problems exist. But often when pushed to explain why they feel that way fluffy nonsense like “what the family has done for us” (inability to distinguish between Vichai’s era and Top’s era) or “we’ve always been a second tier side” (inability to see that we had an opportunity with becoming one of the top 20 richest clubs in the world to change that for good) or “PSR is the real problem” (inability to see that every other club is subject to the same rules and we’re the only ones falling foul of them and unable to work with them) is all that comes back. I’d love to understand a long, detailed and evidenced explanation of why we don’t need change or should have faith in this ownership anymore. You’ve popped your head above the parapet to show a bit of resistance to the calls for change so I’m genuinely intrigued to hear why if you’ll share? If I’ve read you wrong, and you do see the problems and that a change is required, I’d be interested to hear how not voicing this in the stadium and clapping the players regardless of their performances would help achieve that change.

This comes across as a strange bit of whataboutery. A large corporation or a billionaire doing some philanthropy is a bit different to a group of fans organising a food bank collection or putting on a charity football tournament. All I’m saying is that when you have a group who’s mantra is “Leicester helping Leicester”, it’s a bit strange for some of the Leicester community to have such strong dislike for them.

It also blows my mind. The tifos. The work they do for the Leicester community and charity as well. It often feels like there’s a snide dislike of them because they have a profile. It’s almost like there’s a bitterness and jealousy about that and a misconception that they think they’re somehow better/above anyone else (when in reality they are genuine lads and lasses who are completely open to anyone and everyone getting involved).

Physically attacked for chanting and a King Power Out sign as far as I understand. Bloke who did it allowed back into the stadium.

After what happened to the UFS guys tonight, it’s even more important that people exercise their right to protest and are not deterred from doing what they think is best to get their point across.