Let's 'have it right', in the rudimentary words of some sort of Danny Dyer B-Movie - Khun Top has broken his recent promises to Leicester's Blue Army fan base! If you were not aware, the Foxes chairman recently conducted a rather cosy, in-house interview with an easy-going LCFC yes-man employee.
I can't even remember the Leicester presenter's name, to he honest with you; nothing personal. The entire club media department needs a shake up - just like the rest of the organisation! Anyway, I digress, as usual. Top proceeded to hollowly answer questions; which seemed prewritten to supporters like myself, whose job it is to be almost overly analytical. The point of all this: for the owner to 'reconnect' with fans; or at least a preordained smokescreen for an improved relationship.
Yet I personally called out Top only a few weeks, or probably closer to a month, after he made the comments about repairing fractured interrelations. By that time, he had already reneged on his promise to be more seen and attend further games during a season. He missed another four matches by that stage; a clear indication that his words were patronising, meaningless and worthless.
Evidently, I am not the only one to notice it: many members the loyal LCFC faithful have turned on him, Jon Rudkin (director of football) and The King Power International Group at large. Now even typically mild-mannered journalists with Foxes sympathies are also turning on the people in charge on Filbert Way.
Others accuse Leicester City chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha of abandoning club and lying to fans
Jason Bourne (the talkSPORT football editor and City fan, not the fictional CIA assassin) chastised Top recently. He was just more polite and pragmatic than yours truly:
"Khun Top assumed the chairmanship from his father in tragic circumstances and retains widespread sympathy. Few would have blamed him for stepping away. But when he took over in 2019, he spoke of an 'exciting young squad' and an 'energised supporter base', Leicester had Rodgers, Maddison, Tielemans and Chilwell challenging for Europe. Now they have Marti Cifuentes, Jordan Ayew, Luke Thomas, and a demoralised supporter base.talkSPORT (Jason Bourne)
Khun Top’s recent club interview, in which he spoke about wanting to 'reconnect' with supporters after years without communication, now feels hollow. Since those words were published, the chairman, who’s also interim chief executive, has rarely been seen. You don’t reconnect from afar, and you don’t rebuild trust while staying out of sight. Supporters are turning up — or choosing not to — in freezing conditions, watching a club drift with no clear direction, while the man at the top is rarely seen. If Leicester want unity, it starts with leadership that’s visible, accountable and present."