Leicester fans increasing turning on club after latest scandal

Judging by comments that have been written on Leicester City Football Club’s high profile social media accounts, Foxes fans are rightly increasingly turning on the the outfit. The latest mini-scandal involving the King Power team concerns charging for friendlies.

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You guys are actually shameless. Great opportunity to give fans a first look at the new manager and his tactics, but no it’s another own goal scored by the club management It’s a pre-season friendly against Shrewsbury Town, who do you think you are?

Leicester City faithful have had enough with how club being ran

Behind the scenes management and hierarchical structure at Leicester City FC was widely lauded over the modern era. The infrastructure, quality and care brought to LCFC by the late, great Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was unimaginably classy. The Thai businessman’s methods were revolutionary; an inconceivable and timeless Premier League triumph transpired fairly soon under ‘Khun Vichai’s’ authority and mastery.

Following a dreadful and fatal accident taking ‘the Boss’ at the stadium he loved and helped make increasingly significant in English football, his son took over. The Blue Army expected Aiyawatt, or ‘Khun Top’, to ascend the King Power thrown both here and in Asia. He did so; Top also had the full backing of my fellow Foxes.

I don’t think the 38-year-old has done a bad job at all over his roughly five and a bit years as Leicester chairman. He had the unenviable task of filling his father’s very admired and revered position. He also dealt with televised tragedy involving the most disastrous circumstances and personal loss on the grandest of scales.

Some of Vichai’s better practices have been upheld on Filbert Way. There are benefits for the faithful, along with, on occasion, free gifts and fun days. Naturally, Top has his own ideas; to alter aspects and to go in different directions is his prerogative.

However, what is clear is that the outfit has been in what feels like a very steady decline for a few years now. Maybe the unpredictable Premier League relegation was actually more foreseeable. Subtle indicators such as charging more for what felt like cheaper merchandise and replica strips emerged. Going into vast debt is also particularly alarming.

The choice of strange partners like obscure financial organisations with betting companies as sponsors is unpalatable for many of us fans. While some don’t like the family club moniker – it is preferable to being non-profitable empty shell of an establishment. But we are not quite in that state yet though, don’t worry.

Anyway, it is unacceptable to seemingly rip off or extort the fan base which keeps the club afloat. And we easily see through the veneer of attempting to imitate the big six, partly because it won’t work and is unnecessary at present.

The owner can still turn his tenure into a more memorable one, in spite of an aloof seeming relationship. Nonetheless, I cannot forget that Top oversaw he FA Cup trophy win – but he must retain compassion whilst being realistic and grounded. Imposing a £10 streaming fee for a friendly against Shrewsbury is arguably acquisitive and definitely naive.