The missing face?

[BOB HAZELL]

Also it will be interesting to see when TD does inevitably leave the club, where that leaves likes of The Birch and Andrew Neville, bearing in mind the speculation regarding redundancies, I would imagine that with the changes taking place that a more ruthless attitude will be taken to reduce the clubs cost base and without some of the old guard there to protect these people that there could still be a major overhaul to the clubs administrative side.

Spot on, PFKA....

 

[PFKAKTF FOX]

If the new guy is the fan he claims to be, he won't want to see Birch leave the club. I think Birch will be staying for the forseeable

But the guy is also a business man, as proved by his track record, you do not become a CEO and Chairman of a massive Global fast food chain without having a ruthless streak and being prepared to make difficult decisions. If he believes that long term it is better for Leicester City Football Club not to employ certain individuals he will do it, make no mistake.

 

[Joe_Fox]

Do you think they will start selling McFoxes?

 

[Leigh]

Also why was he not part of the Press conference yesterday, already a strong indication that he is being side stepped.

He was sitting at the end of the table...

 

[Foxes_Trust]

He was sitting at the end of the table...

TD actually started the press conference, explaining the format & timings available & then handed over to Jim so he could announce he was stepping down & his replacement.

The press conference was all about new football manager, old chair stepping down & new chair, it was quite correct that TD took a back seat on this occasion.

 

[Foxes_Trust]

I cannot see how a role that was being carried out by one well paid executive (TNBDD), will now be carried out by 3 well paid executives (AT,TNBDD and JB), I understand that there has been a restructure and that Tim was no doubt stretched carry out the role on his own, however I believe that there will be a 'casualty' in this new set up.

The justification of having 3 highly paid executives would be extremely difficult when the club is under going a big cost cutting exercise. Also would they be able to deliver the additional revenue streams to justify their existance. Surely this restructure is an admission that TNBDD has failed in his position and that this is a serious undermining of his position and that the commercial side of the club has been an unmitigated disaster. And for that IMO Tim Davies will carry the can and will not be at the club come the start of next season.

The new chairman is being paid for one day per week, so is not full time.

The Commercial side has been poor, but that is a direct result of Paul Mace being appointed into a role he simply wasn't up to (& that appointment was not by TD but imposed upon him). Since the Mace departure things haven't improved with those on the next layer of management not up to the task either.

TD's background is not a commercial one, hence the introduction of JB (media) & AT (retail) adds considerable strength in this area. This can only be positive. The initial discussions we have had with both of them indicates we will move into a new era on the commercial side.

Our job is to ensure a balance is struck between growing the revenue & not ripping fans off, therefore we are hope to help the club make the right decisions & offer new things to fans that we want to buy.

 

[PFKAKTF FOX]

The new chairman is being paid for one day per week, so is not full time.

The Commercial side has been poor, but that is a direct result of Paul Mace being appointed into a role he simply wasn't up to (& that appointment was not by TD but imposed upon him). Since the Mace departure things haven't improved with those on the next layer of management not up to the task either.

TD's background is not a commercial one, hence the introduction of JB (media) & AT (retail) adds considerable strength in this area. This can only be positive. The initial discussions we have had with both of them indicates we will move into a new era on the commercial side.

Our job is to ensure a balance is struck between growing the revenue & not ripping fans off, therefore we are hope to help the club make the right decisions & offer new things to fans that we want to buy.

All sounds very promising, if what you are saying is true then it would appear to be a very positive move by the club. However may I just add that speculation will be rife as to TD's position when it is anounced that the new chairman will be paid a salary, there was no mention that it was to be one day a week, sometimes the club does leave itself open to speculation and criticism with it's lack of information.

 

[PFKAKTF FOX]

He was sitting at the end of the table...

I stand corrected, I never heard TD at the conference.

 

[PFKAKTF FOX]

This is not a pot shot at the Foxes Trust, but I do wonder if you are fended off with club spin, all to often you paint a picture that all is well within the club and yet as other posters have alluded to (some with inside information) this is not quite the case.

As for the Andrew Neville / Alan Birchenall saga, that appears to have been brushed under the carpet, I thought the club were going to sit down and explain the situation with the FT. It appears to me, you are told what the club thinks you should hear. Bearing in mind that 2 new executives have joined the business, which has acknowledged massive shortfalls in it's commercial and retail dealings, to think that major changes are on not on the horizon would surely be nieve (sp) to say the least.

Who has identifed and authorised these appointments, is it the board or TD, surely if the club has performed so poorly on the commercial front then it is the responsibility of TD to identify and rectify, to allow this to have continued for so long makes TD responsible, regardless of his commercial and retail inexperience.

Surely if a business has under performed so dramatically as we have over the past 12 or so months then the Chief Executive must carry the can, there is no way I can see TD surviving this restructure.

 

[Foxes_Trust]

All sounds very promising, if what you are saying is true then it would appear to be a very positive move by the club. However may I just add that speculation will be rife as to TD's position when it is anounced that the new chairman will be paid a salary, there was no mention that it was to be one day a week, sometimes the club does leave itself open to speculation and criticism with it's lack of information.

Yes the club does, Radio Leicester did state he was working one day a week prior to the press conference......

....but only because we told them & we did that precisely to try & avoid the criticism you mention.

 

[Foxes_Trust]

This is not a pot shot at the Foxes Trust, but I do wonder if you are fended off with club spin, all to often you paint a picture that all is well within the club and yet as other posters have alluded to (some with inside information) this is not quite the case.

As for the Andrew Neville / Alan Birchenall saga, that appears to have been brushed under the carpet, I thought the club were going to sit down and explain the situation with the FT. It appears to me, you are told what the club thinks you should hear. Bearing in mind that 2 new executives have joined the business, which has acknowledged massive shortfalls in it's commercial and retail dealings, to think that major changes are on not on the horizon would surely be nieve (sp) to say the least.

Who has identifed and authorised these appointments, is it the board or TD, surely if the club has performed so poorly on the commercial front then it is the responsibility of TD to identify and rectify, to allow this to have continued for so long makes TD responsible, regardless of his commercial and retail inexperience.

Surely if a business has under performed so dramatically as we have over the past 12 or so months then the Chief Executive must carry the can, there is no way I can see TD surviving this restructure.

There has never been harmony in the club, Mace & TD didn't get on, that is fairly well known. On that particular battle we would back TD every time, as Mace didn't 'get' fan consultation & treated us with contempt.

The commercial 'errors' or lack of action clearly came under Mace's remit. The under performance stems from that period & didn't improve in the last year.

We have had an explanation of the saga you mention above, but we aren't able to make it public. Obviously certain individuals were hurt by that situation and we hope that their value to the club is clearly understood.

The sensitive way Birch handled the minutes silence & the family members yesterday clearly showed his 'value' to the club. On Wednesday night he is hosting the Steve Smith Quiz night voluntarily.

The LCFC board identified the weaknesses of the business many months ago & started searching for the type of individuals now employed as Exec Chairman & Commercial Director.

The Chief Exec runs the club on the day to day basis, but it is the board that is responsible for strategy & ensuring there are enough key people to run the club.

In our view too much was being asked of TD & he should have had some paid executive support, finally that is now in place. While we can't say too much about what is said in LCFC board meetings, we can state the Trust Observer stated our concern on this issue well over a year ago.

 

[Leesoh]

He's going to be introduced to the Fans Consultative Committee tonight. I hope he's going to field questions...