An Open Letter to Top and the Board

[glen parva fox]

Billy Davies wears his heart on his sleeves, should have had him.

[gw_leics772]

I'm going to have to take issue with this as well. This simply isn't a saying. I've never even heard it said before. It has never been a saying and probably never will be.

I agree, in fact I would probably go so far as to say that "A bird in the hand gathers no moss,"

[flowwolf]

Billy Davies wears his heart on his sleeves, should have had him.

You've obviously not read that sharp has snubbed us . Not out of effort on our part but he can see what every one else can see at Leicester at the moment TROUBLE.

[Stevie Synex]

http://www.thisislei...ail/story.html?

Dear Top

No one can question you or your fathers commitment to Leicester City FC since you bought the team.

You have pumped millions of pounds into rebuilding the club from the foundations and with your commitment to the things like the training facilities you show that you have the future of the club at heart. You turn for for as many games as you can and are not afraid to make decisions.

One of your biggest decisions was to do everything you could to get this club into the Premier League as quick as you could. But because of other decisions you have since made this may not happen as quickly as you yourself wanted. Are you attempting to get this club to run before it can walk? A rebuilding job that was started under Milan Mandaric was passed onto yourself but unlike another cash rich club in QPR who took their time to get things right you seemed to go at this like a bull in a China shop.

Your first decision was to remove Paulo Sousa from his position as LCFC manager a decision which, at the time, seemed the right thing to do, but we will never know had he stayed if he would have turned things around. But the masterstroke in bringing in a manager of Sven Goran Eriksson's stature removed any questions we may have had re the early sacking of Sousa.

You could question Sven's potential to manage at the lower level's of the game and the fact that he would turn up at the opening of an envelope if he was paid enough, to get an ex England Manager into our club meant you were walking on water as far as the fans were concerned.

So where has it gone wrong? The sacking of Sven had divided our club like no other decision I can remember in my 40+ years of following the club. It was, most people seem to agree, a decision made too early in the season and one that was seemed to be made in haste rather than serious judgement by yourself and the board.

To replace a manager you have to be seen to do so with someone bigger and better or a manager that is viewed as up and coming.

Neither has been the case. The up and coming berth which would have been filled by Lee Clarke from Huddersfield never materialised and how do you get someone bigger than Sven? It appeared to me that you sacked Sven with no idea of a replacement. Would you do that in any of your other business's?

Rumours went round for what seemed like ages that Martin O'Neill was to return by so called big names such as Mark Hughes & Carlo Anchelotti again fell by the wayside and we went 'back to the future' with the appointment of Nigel Pearson. A decision that delayed the progress of the club whist you and your counterpart at Hull wrangled over compensation.

It never ceases to amaze me that clubs like ours are willing to pay over £5m for a what has turned out to be an average Championship player but don't want to pay out quickly to get the new manager in.

All these decision's lead to your picture being booed at the Leeds game when it was flashed up on the big screen.

Since he has arrived Pearson has, in most peoples eyes, NOT improved our lot in life at all. In fact if anything we have gone backwards now being in a worse position than when you sacked Sven.

Nigel blames Sven and the players he was left with. I'm sorry but that is a lame excuse. If he has the same players why is he doing worse? The standard of the individual players Nigel has at his disposal is of a far greater standard than when he left, but he seems unable to take advantage of this. He lets Gelson Fernandes end his loan spell early only for us to see him go to a team 3rd in Seri A. Good enough for them and not for us?

It is so easy to blame your predecessor for your faults but it is one that loses my respect for a man. The saying is that you are only as good as the tools you have to work with. Well with the money you spent on so called 'top' players 9no pun intended) to be fair Pearson has some dam good tools with which to play!

Sven was sacked after a dismal performance against bottom 3 side Millwall. What then is Nigel's future after losing to league whipping boys Doncaster and his team putting in a performance against Barnsley that the fans only rated as 3/10. The LOWEST rating given by the fans for any performance this season.

We seem to be taking 3 steps back for every 1 forward.

Other teams and players do not see the current Leicester City side as a threat or an attractive proposition.

How many 'home' fans turned up to watch us play Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup? You probably know that less than 2,000 of their fans are coming to see the replay. It is a FA Cup local derby but their fans obviously don't see us as an attractive proposition to watch and it can't be blamed for being shown live on TV. It is a game that in years gone by would have filled the stadium.

It appears that Billy Sharp has turned down a move to Leicester City or is certainly taking his time over the decision. He should be biting our hand off to join a club that is as cash rich as we are. A player prefers to stay at a club of the likes of Doncaster Rovers rather than come to Leicester City, what does that say about the club at the moment?

It may be over money? So with the wages we must be paying the likes of Mills and co is a top goal scorer not worth pushing the boat out for? Only you can answer that.

Less than 6 months ago with Sven in charge I have a feeling Sharpe would have walked barefoot over broken glass to sign for us. I ask would the likes of Nugent, Schmeichel, Mills etc have signed for Leicester City in our current position?

As one fan put it "Under Sven we were linked with the likes of David Beckham, now we can not even get a striker from Doncaster Rovers."

Another one wrote "Another season ends in January"

I am & I remain a great supporter of Nigel Pearson, but a season that looked to promise so much looks to be ending in turmoil. 15 days into the January Transfer market and not so much as a loan singing for a manager who is complaining about the standard & depth of his squad.

Fans are demanding action & answers.

A situation you have brought onto yourself by setting such high goals (maybe higehr goals is the answer to our scoring problem?).

I don't expect that you will answer this letter but I hope it at least gives you some food for thought.

Chris Forryan

" I am and I remain a great supporter of Nigel Pearson"

This from the same "supporter" who in a previous thread titled Delusions of Grandeur wrote the following comments about the manager:-

"Spot on, NP is here for the f**king money,"

"Come on NP blame the f**king Thais if you cannot cope at a money infested club then there is no hope for you jog on, and take Wellens and co with you."

"MON was the only man for this job, and the Thais have made a major cock up in not bringing him in which I expected to happen when Sven was sacked, now we are stuck with NP who doesn't have the bollocks to get rid of the deadwood on the books."

"What the f**k is NP on about I know we aren't getting promoted but this team shows no heart at all, give me MON team of yesteryear with Muzzy, Lennon, Walsh and co how our club has gone backwards so much. Even with money we are f**king useless."

"Blaming the Thais for the investment NP can f**king truly do one and jog off their can be no excuses he has the money and backing to do well here yet here we are 14 days in and yet no signs of getting rid of the deadwood aka Wellens!!! and getting quality in, I despair."

I wouldn't want this guy next to me in the trenches!!

[davieG]

" I am and I remain a great supporter of Nigel Pearson"

This from the same "supporter" who in a previous thread titled Delusions of Grandeur wrote the following comments about the manager:-

"Spot on, NP is here for the f**king money,"

"Come on NP blame the f**king Thais if you cannot cope at a money infested club then there is no hope for you jog on, and take Wellens and co with you."

"MON was the only man for this job, and the Thais have made a major cock up in not bringing him in which I expected to happen when Sven was sacked, now we are stuck with NP who doesn't have the bollocks to get rid of the deadwood on the books."

"What the f**k is NP on about I know we aren't getting promoted but this team shows no heart at all, give me MON team of yesteryear with Muzzy, Lennon, Walsh and co how our club has gone backwards so much. Even with money we are f**king useless."

"Blaming the Thais for the investment NP can f**king truly do one and jog off their can be no excuses he has the money and backing to do well here yet here we are 14 days in and yet no signs of getting rid of the deadwood aka Wellens!!! and getting quality in, I despair."

I wouldn't want this guy next to me in the trenches!!

Or worse still behind you

[Happy Fox]

" I am and I remain a great supporter of Nigel Pearson"

This from the same "supporter" who in a previous thread titled Delusions of Grandeur wrote the following comments about the manager:-

"Spot on, NP is here for the f**king money,"

"Come on NP blame the f**king Thais if you cannot cope at a money infested club then there is no hope for you jog on, and take Wellens and co with you."

"MON was the only man for this job, and the Thais have made a major cock up in not bringing him in which I expected to happen when Sven was sacked, now we are stuck with NP who doesn't have the bollocks to get rid of the deadwood on the books."

"What the f**k is NP on about I know we aren't getting promoted but this team shows no heart at all, give me MON team of yesteryear with Muzzy, Lennon, Walsh and co how our club has gone backwards so much. Even with money we are f**king useless."

"Blaming the Thais for the investment NP can f**king truly do one and jog off their can be no excuses he has the money and backing to do well here yet here we are 14 days in and yet no signs of getting rid of the deadwood aka Wellens!!! and getting quality in, I despair."

I wouldn't want this guy next to me in the trenches!!

What the hell are you on about I am not the person who wrote that letter, I am simply copying and pasting it of the mercury website.

[Stevie Synex]

What the hell are you on about I am not the person who wrote that letter, I am simply copying and pasting it of the mercury website.

Apologies Happy Fox but I thought you had written the article

[Happy Fox]

Apologies Happy Fox but I thought you had written the article

It is alright, the person in question said he had been supporting City for 40+ years I am only 21

[Bettsj2]

Darlington?

Forest

[Captain...]

What the hell are you on about I am not the person who wrote that letter, I am simply copying and pasting it of the mercury website.

I think we all thought you wrote it, I don't know if you can still edit the post, but I would make a disclaimer at the top, or put it in quotes or something, because I think you have taken a lot of stick for something you didn't write.

As for the actual letter, what a pointless waste of time and energy, and I can't believe it has been picked up by the Mercury.

Sven has gone, get over it, rightly or wrongly, is now irrelevant and can never be proved, the owners, whatever some people may think, have put their money in and are still willing to put more in, they are not responsible for anything, except creating these delusions by providing us with new facilities and big screens, fancy marketing strategies and the money to buy good players. They have not influenced matters on the pitch so they need to be supported by the fans, because if they go we are fvcked.

[Babylon]

If anyone mentions how long they have supported the club for, their opinion should instantly dismissed.

[Stevie Synex]

It is alright, the person in question said he had been supporting City for 40+ years I am only 21

I'm going back to "read only" mode