Susan Whelan steps down as CEO

[VLC86]

1 minute ago, CosbehFox said:

The boardroom battle has been won. 

 

Conclusions will be hasty but personally reckon this is going to be a very big problem for us. 

If she had anything about her, she would have stepped down a while ago. 

[Aus Fox]

Rudkin next please 🤞 

[PlasticFantastic]

Rudkin to CEO might not be the worst, can bring in a new DOF then

[Nolucklcfc]

More power for Rudkin … not good. 

[Silva Fox]

Drain the swamp! 

[Aleksz]

Unbelievable Teflon Jon has won that battle. Whelan was probably the least inept of the three. 

[LCFCCKEANO]

 

Just now, Sol thewall Bamba said:

All this means is more power for Rudkin and the Nepo baby by the way.

This basically, on the outside good news but if Rudkin doesn’t go next it just means that those two won’t have any more contrary opinions in the club. She was from all the reports the least problematic of the 3 and seems to have been the only one willing to argue back, as incompetent as they have all been

[RoboFox]

The football is so dull that Susan would rather resign that sit and watch any more.

[murphy]

The application process to find her replacement has already begun... 

 

[CL Fox]

1 minute ago, LCFCCKEANO said:

 

This basically, on the outside good news but if Rudkin doesn’t go next it just means that those two won’t have any more contrary opinions in the club. She was from all the reports the least problematic of the 3 and seems to have been the only one willing to argue back, as incompetent as they have all been

He won't. He's won.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

1 minute ago, LCFCCKEANO said:

 

This basically, on the outside good news but if Rudkin doesn’t go next it just means that those two won’t have any more contrary opinions in the club. She was from all the reports the least problematic of the 3 and seems to have been the only one willing to argue back, as incompetent as they have all been

Like it's already been said, the boardroom battle has been won by Rudkin. Anyone that thinks this means he'll be gone too is insane.

[CosbehFox]

6 minutes ago, VLC86 said:

If she had anything about her, she would have stepped down a while ago. 

Misread your comment. There's an argument you could she didn't give up on it but rather fought until she could give no more. She was certainly more approachable than anyone else at the club - from different angles. 

 

I think she's due a lot of criticism on the commercial side of things but in terms of direct of the footballing side, she understood the concerns more than anyone else. Her standing amongst PL execs was high. She has often stepped in on things to make them happen whereas others wouldn't budge. 

Edited 2 October 2025 by CosbehFox

[Pliskin]

Why didn’t Rudkin get forced out? Although culpable, Susan is widely respected in the football world, whereas Rudkin isn’t. 

[moore_94]

Can’t wait to see how long we drag out the “replacement process” only to give it to Rudkin

 

Who then hires his own yes man as Director of Football (or probably just promotes Glover)

[Walkerfox]

Means we’ll be run into the ground even faster now with Rudkin and the nepo baby allowed to do what they want. Awful news for the club. 

[StanSP]

Halfway there... 

[Xen]

3 minutes ago, stu said:

 

To me this reads as "Either you go or I do". 

 

You don't tend to get rid of someone because a relationship soured and then also get rid of the other person involved. Susan's gone because Rudkin isn't. In other words, Rudkin will be here to stay...

 

I do hope I'm wrong, but...

[Leicester_Loyal]

We're genuinely ****ed as a club.

Edited 2 October 2025 by Leicester_Loyal

[SK3Blue]

Has she gone to be the new CEO for BC Game?

[Noahfence]

The power Rudkin holds at this club is genuinely terrifying.  

[VLC86]

1 minute ago, CosbehFox said:

Yes and no. You could also view it as fighting against the current and wanting to change things. She didn't given up but rather fought until she could give no more. 

 

I think she's due a lot of criticism on the commercial side of things but in terms of direct of the footballing side, she understood the concerns more than anyone else. Her standing amongst PL execs was high. She has often stepped in on things to make them happen whereas others wouldn't budge. 

I completely get the first part and knew you would say this, but as soon as it becomes apparent that your voice isn’t getting listened to and things like the sponsorship fiasco creeps in she should have walked, unless it was her that signed it off rather than Top in which case she’s solely to blame for it.

[5waller5]

Can’t help feeling that this is very bad news wrapped in a thin layer of good news! 

[Lesta Legend]

2 minutes ago, CosbehFox said:

The boardroom battle has been won. 

 

Conclusions will be hasty but personally reckon this is going to be a very big problem for us. 

We’ll double down on the individuals who’ll have been the reason we find ourselves where we are now. A likely dissenting voice in a one way positive feedback loop back to Top. A professional club now completely run by amateurs, it will get worse. 
 

Change is needed and she’ll have been irrelevant by the sounds of it but is this just a ploy to make it look to the fans that they’ve changed something at the top. Without further changes this is normal service as it was before. 

[CosbehFox]

1 minute ago, VLC86 said:

I completely get the first part and knew you would say this, but as soon as it becomes apparent that your voice isn’t getting listened to and things like the sponsorship fiasco creeps in she should have walked, unless it was her that signed it off rather than Top in which case she’s solely to blame for it.

I misread your reply! Agreed but possibly may had a bigger link to parts of the KP family than we have on paper.  

Edited 2 October 2025 by CosbehFox

[Wymsey]

Vichai would've been quite sad at this tbh.