"Evolved" Leadership Structure To Drive Long-Term Stability & Success

[CosbehFox]

21 minutes ago, AjcW said:

Mad isn't it. Seen this sort of thing at other clubs and they'd have an impromptu fans forum Q&A, videos, interviews etc etc. It's all just so bloody boring.

It's telling that the Womens team have had a Q and A event with its DOF and have plans on another with the manager and captain. 

[Danizen]

15 hours ago, jammie82uk said:

A typical breakdown of the roles 

 

Chairman – Khun “Top” Srivaddhanaprabha
•    Sets overall vision and strategy for the club and signs off on major decisions (senior appointments, big transfers, major investments).
•    Chairs the board, represents the owners, and is the ultimate decision-maker above both the CEO and Chief Football Officer.

CEO (Business) – Kevin Davies
•    Leads all corporate affairs: finances, budgets, commercial deals, stadium/venue operations, retail, HR, legal, and administration.
•    Responsible for financial sustainability (PSR/FFP compliance), overall business strategy, and aligning all non-football departments behind the club’s long-term plan.

 

Chief Football Officer – Jon Rudkin
•    Overall charge of all football activities: men’s, women’s, and pathways/academy, sitting above the Sporting Director and football departments.
•    Sets high-level football strategy and governance, liaises with the board on football matters, and line-manages the Sporting Director.

 

Sporting Director – James McCarron
•    Runs day-to-day football operations on the men’s side: performance and player trading.
•    Leads recruitment and squad building: scouting profiles, transfers in and out, loans, and contract renewals, aligned to a clear playing identity and long-term plan.
•    Works with the head coach and academy so first team, B team and youth pathway all fit one football philosophy.

 

Interim Managing Director – Kamonthip Netthanomsak
•    Acts as an executive link between the chairman and club operations during the transition, helping implement the new structure.
•    Oversees and coordinates business/operational departments alongside the CEO role, making sure day-to-day running matches the board’s direction.

 

Commercial Director – Russell Jones
•    Responsible for revenue-generating activities: sponsorship, partnerships, ticketing/marketing strategy, retail and brand growth.
•    Reports into the business side (under the CEO), tasked with growing income to support the football budget and long-term sustainability.

Ah, cool. Now we have an AI summary of an AI summary. We are truly living in the future. 

[Fazzer 7]

20 hours ago, StanSP said:

The worst sentence to read:

 

 

Leading the Club’s football operation, Jon Rudkin has been appointed to the role of Chief Football Officer, providing executive leadership of all football matters, ensuring long-term sporting alignment, strategic squad development and the high-performance environment required to deliver sustained competitive success

Yea. Wtf does that mean in plain English. Does he still sign players and negotiate their contracts? 

[Fazzer 7]

What's happened to Andy Neville. I thought he was football director?

[Les-TA-Jon]

11 minutes ago, Fazzer 7 said:

What's happened to Andy Neville. I thought he was football director?

He's still "Football Operations Director"

[Brenfox]

Rudkin right now

 

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Edited 4 March by Brenfox

[Yes N'Didi]

For me, its as simple as this. If any, and I mean any, of the other 91 owners of football teams in the Premier League and EFL brought our club tomorrow, I don't believe a single one would keep Rudkin or Davies for the mess that the club is in. They would all immediately recruit externally. This shows that Top is far too loyal, embarrassingly out of his depth, naive, or all of the above. We are clinging onto staying in this division on a hope and a prayer.

[jammie82uk]

1 hour ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Yes but how do we know these are their responsibilities FOR SURE? We shouldn't speculate.

That’s why I said “typically” so what’s to speculate? 

[jammie82uk]

21 minutes ago, Danizen said:

Ah, cool. Now we have an AI summary of an AI summary. We are truly living in the future. 

And yet it is still more informational then a lot of the nonsensical posts on here 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

4 minutes ago, jammie82uk said:

That’s why I said “typically” so what’s to speculate? 

Haha I'm joking, it's a throwback to the early days of the Rudkin thread when people were saying similar.

[Stadt]

14 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Haha I'm joking, it's a throwback to the early days of the Rudkin thread when people were saying similar.

Little to no introspection either from these people

[CosbehFox]

1 hour ago, Wsl said:

They have appointed as CEO the man they took no notice of when he was Finance Director. Presumably that is why he has the promotion; that and the fact that he was the only one willing to be a witness (and therefore the only one subject to cross examination in the Commission hearing). Everton had their Director of Football give evidence on the club's player trading strategy and efforts to comply with the rules, among others. Nick de Marco ran Nottingham's case too, where Vrentzos gave evidence as the former CEO and member of the Board of Directors throughout the relevant PSR assessment period. Rudkin bottled it and was nowhere to be seen, doubtless because he either refused or de Marco realised he would be a terrible witness. So step forward Kevin as our sole witness.

 

"Mr Davies explained that he prepared financial scenarios and advised LCFC’s owners that substantial player sales would be required in January and June 2024 to comply with the ULT. No transfers occurred in the January 2024 window, leaving LCFC reliant on the June 2024 window to avoid breach “by a very large amount”. He accepted that he repeatedly advised management that LCFC would breach the ULT absent significant player-sale profits. He also accepted that the EFL had indicated it would apply a 37-month assessment period for the FY24 assessment, notwithstanding that LCFC submitted its forecast on a 36-month basis."

 

Yep, that's the man to lead the organise and to stand up to the Board, if necessary.......

 

Anyone interested. It's worth having reading of the summary of Davies' witness statement. 

 

https://resources.premierleague.pulselive.com/premierleague/document/2026/02/05/2ca1ca85-183e-439f-9749-60ef533dd3e1/Commission-Decision-Premier-League-v-LCFC-February-2026.pdf

 

Pages 28-30. 

 

[daddylonglegs]

It's sad because I want to support the team but cannot bring myself to go when the club is run like this. It's so disheartening that there is no accountability. 

[beepee1984]

Mr Davis

 

"He accepted that no other reason was given and confirmed that he had consistently budgeted on the basis that LCFC was required to comply with a £105 million ULT while in the Premier League and an £83 million ULT while in the Championship."

Just to confirming Budgeting means nothing if it is not acted on and we missed the mark by a similar margin to a a Daka shot
How can he be promoted when he failed to comply with the rules and effectively told the club repeatedly we were failing and ignored

[Ric Flair]

Props to Davies for pointing out financial risks (like anyone would at a senior level anyway) but the fact our owner and other senior executives didn't execute what needed to happen, nor final alternative measures for compliance (like many clubs have successfully done) is why I have zero sympathy for our club on PSR.

 

This is what needs to be highlighted more in the press around Top and Rudkin, I don't think it's been flagged enough. Makes a mockery of yesterday's appointments.

[Jazzy_Jeff]

All I care about is if Jordan Ayews agent says he’ll sign a new 2yr deal on a reduced salary of £30k a week - who decides?

[Wsl]

19 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Props to Davies for pointing out financial risks (like anyone would at a senior level anyway) but the fact our owner and other senior executives didn't execute what needed to happen, nor final alternative measures for compliance (like many clubs have successfully done) is why I have zero sympathy for our club on PSR.

 

This is what needs to be highlighted more in the press around Top and Rudkin, I don't think it's been flagged enough. Makes a mockery of yesterday's appointments.

In fairness to him, as you say, he did point this out, and we did win on the 36 rather than 37 month assessment period, but that doesn't detract from the point that we were still clearly going to breach PSR (the assessment period only went to how bad a breach it would be), and of more concern is the fact that no one took or acted on his advice and indeed doubled down as the Commission noted by paying significant fees for new players during the FY24 summer window.  Which is why I agree with you and have no sympathy with the club on breaches of the PSR. And we now have a CEO that clearly Top and Rudkin feel free to ignore and have doubtless promoted for that very reason. They don't want strong corporate governance, they want an echo chamber of yes men. 

[Stadt]

18 minutes ago, Wsl said:

In fairness to him, as you say, he did point this out, and we did win on the 36 rather than 37 month assessment period, but that doesn't detract from the point that we were still clearly going to breach PSR (the assessment period only went to how bad a breach it would be), and of more concern is the fact that no one took or acted on his advice and indeed doubled down as the Commission noted by paying significant fees for new players during the FY24 summer window.  Which is why I agree with you and have no sympathy with the club on breaches of the PSR. And we now have a CEO that clearly Top and Rudkin feel free to ignore and have doubtless promoted for that very reason. They don't want strong corporate governance, they want an echo chamber of yes men. 

It's a ridiculous promotion for Davies so I don't blame him for taking it. He probably does have the best interests of the club at heart but taking the promotion when it's way beyond previous responsibilities working for people who already haven't listened to you - it's pretty obvious he's set up to fail. He'll be the fall guy but maybe he's taking the opportunity to line his pockets on the gravy train.

[Mapperleyfox]

You can bet that when it all goes tits up again and the pressure cranks up that the new fella will carry the can for it and be the fall guy, while Teflon Rudkin gets a pass.....

[Tommy G]

26 minutes ago, Stadt said:

It's a ridiculous promotion for Davies so I don't blame him for taking it. He probably does have the best interests of the club at heart but taking the promotion when it's way beyond previous responsibilities working for people who already haven't listened to you - it's pretty obvious he's set up to fail. He'll be the fall guy but maybe he's taking the opportunity to line his pockets on the gravy train.

Exactly - he's probably gone from £50K a year as FC to £250K as CEO in 3 years, so you can't blame him - he was never going to be paid as much as SW was... but he's still a cheap option for Top in the £200-£250K category. 

[ClaphamFox]

26 minutes ago, Stadt said:

It's a ridiculous promotion for Davies so I don't blame him for taking it. He probably does have the best interests of the club at heart but taking the promotion when it's way beyond previous responsibilities working for people who already haven't listened to you - it's pretty obvious he's set up to fail. He'll be the fall guy but maybe he's taking the opportunity to line his pockets on the gravy train.

He's a Leicester lad and a lifelong supporter who has apparently been one of the few voices of sanity at the club in recent years. Maybe he genuinely believes he can turn the club around and restore some pride? Your 'line his pockets' comment seems a bit unfair.

[john ridley]

10 minutes ago, Mapperleyfox said:

You can bet that when it all goes tits up again and the pressure cranks up that the new fella will carry the can for it and be the fall guy, while Teflon Rudkin gets a pass.....

Only afew months to wait , maybe  before  the season  ends even.

[izzymuzzet]

2 hours ago, CosbehFox said:

 

Anyone interested. It's worth having reading of the summary of Davies' witness statement. 

 

https://resources.premierleague.pulselive.com/premierleague/document/2026/02/05/2ca1ca85-183e-439f-9749-60ef533dd3e1/Commission-Decision-Premier-League-v-LCFC-February-2026.pdf

 

Pages 28-30. 

 

Lots of interest in here but this stood out for me: 

 

"The FY23 budget, he said, assumed a level of player trading that was realistic and achievable. However, the summer 2022 transfer window ultimately generated £5.1 million less profit from player sales than projected. Following the close of that window, it became apparent that LCFC would need to revise its financial plan in order to comply with the PSR." 

 

We sold Wesley Fofana for £70m right at the end of the 2022 summer transfer window. Did we really expect to make £75m in sales? How would we have done that? If that was the aspiration, why did we only (apparently reluctantly) sell Fofana at the end of the window? Seems like the kind of wishful thinking that the decisionmakers at this club have engaged in time and time again over the last few years. 

[davieG]

57 minutes ago, Wsl said:

and of more concern is the fact that no one took or acted on his advice

So what chance they'll take any advice or orders he gives as CEO?

[Stadt]

2 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said:

He's a Leicester lad and a lifelong supporter who has apparently been one of the few voices of sanity at the club in recent years. Maybe he genuinely believes he can turn the club around and restore some pride? Your 'line his pockets' comment seems a bit unfair.

There is irrefutable evidence he was ignored once over PSR concerns through the hearing document. He probably does sincerely believe he can be the one to make the difference but his hands are tied with how inept Top and Rudkin are. If people senior to you won't heed your eminently sensible advice then taking on more responsibility isn't wise - imo.

 

It's his head on the chopping block, having to step up into a role he has absolutely experience with, it's also an incredibly demanding position given where we are and what needs to be done. Perhaps he has the ability to be a great CEO but that seems unlikely given he's been an FC at Leicester for about a decade before being promoted to FD, then being fast-tracked to CEO. If I worked for the club I'd d be looking for a way out right now. 

 

Instead Davies has had the chance to potentially 4/5/6x his salary in 3 years, he might take the gamble because he might never get the chance to earn that much again, I don't blame him but the optimistic reading is he's passionate and will do the right thing; the cynical reading is he knows Top and Rudkin make all the decision so he's powerless anyway but earns a pretty penny for doing so.