Real reason why Leicester CEO Susan Whelan left Foxes revealed

On Thursday morning, Leicester City Football Club announced that Chief Executive Officer Susan Whelan was to leave the club. As a matter of fact, the report carefully used the words 'step down'. This I can explain to you as what I would describe as 'intentional ambiguity'. Why do I say this, well, prepare for the roller coaster and please put on your seat belt! Basically, the Foxes have been rather a closed book since the Thai ownership arrived. That method has benefitted the organisation in some respects: recruitment, plans and even team lineups are kept in-house - within the club. A circle of trust.

So, even if Whelan was sacked in a whirlwind of emotion and accusation, the LCFC board wouldn't want any leaks or media coverage. If an emotive and irritated resignation was handed in to director of football Jon Rudkin or the chairman, it would invariably be kept hush-hush. Even The Athletic's Rob Tanner and The Telegraph's John Percy seemingly work with scraps when reporting on an uncommunicative as well as unforthcoming bunch like The King Power International Group and their British employees.

Khun Top (aka LCFC supremo Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha) and his wonderful and more qualified father before him (Khun Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha) were always unnecessarily and rather oddly secretive about every matter on Filbert Way. There is, or was, more of a cultural opacity regarding Asian business practices when compared to English or even the European approach in general. However Sky Sports journalist Rob Dorsett, respected for his Midlands coverage, has actually disclosed exactly why Whelan departed.

The real reason why CEO Susan Whelan left Leicester City is revealed

While other reports suggest Whelan's exit was mutual, Dorsett has other ideas. According to the reporter, the former board member went because she had a falling out with someone at the club. That person: The unwanted Rudkin.