If you are aware of what has been said of late, you'll know Leicester City chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha is in a difficult place. I arrive at this stance for a plethora of negative reasons surrounding and engulfing the east Midlands outfit lately. Leicester's Blue Army fan base is generally plugged-in and knowledgeable about their club. Therefore errors from director of football Jon Rudkin and Srivaddhanaprabha, or 'Top', haven't gone unnoticed or not criticised.
First of all, City have feasibly had their cards marked by the Premier League after embarrassing them in court. Secondly, and related to the first matter, LCFC chiefs mishandled their Profit and Sustainability parameters in the first place. Ticket price rises also seemed greedy and unnecessary when imposed. There are more issues, but this is the last on my list otherwise we could be here all day. The Foxes couldn't sign the prerequisite players in order to strengthen and possibly survive relegation due to aforementioned matters.
However, the focus of today's piece isn't any of those factors directly. Although almost every problem at King Power Stadium is seemingly indirectly related to PSRs. What we want to discuss today, which is a Thursday with Leicester playing West Ham United later, is Top's dilemma. The owner is technically in what this writer would describe as an impossible position regarding manager Ruud van Nistelrooy. Let me explain.
Leicester City won't sack Ruud van Nistelrooy while alternative detrimental
I'm sure anybody reading this has already heard a claim that van Nistelrooy still has the backing of City bosses. To be fair, that suggestion is likely accurate as the Dutchman would have been sacked when the two coaches left if not.
Top apparently informed the LCFC squad that money isn't available for a third gaffer this season. So van Nistelrooy will stay and probably guide the Foxes to the Championship.
Well played, Top - we will no longer be a Premier League team again. Alternatively, the chairman could renege on his stance, rid himself of RvN and appoint another head coach. Then the owner would undoubtedly look foolish and unqualified. A no-win situation of his and Rudkin’s own creation.