Keep Calm and Carry On

Transparency?: Need of clarity at City

With a fair chunk of the 46 game Championship already gone, it's fair to say that Leicester City's on pitch antics have been more than overshadowed by the arrivals and departures at the King Power Stadium. First came the torrent of star player signings, then the shock departure of the calm and collective Swedish Gaffer (some guy called Sven Goran Eriksson), and now the inevitably controversial search for a new man to hold the City ship has also crept into the headlines like a bull in china shop.

Wally with a Brolly: I know you laughed.

 It never seizes to amaze me just how excited people manage to get when it comes to the appointment and sacking of manager. Whether it's the way in which the media makes out that it's the most exciting thing in the world, or the manner in which we all apparently have the only opinion and idea that is valid on who should be the new manager. I love a good headline, don't mistake that, but what has happened to Leicester so far this season in terms of exposure can hardly be seen as 'good'. Calling it anything more than 'embarrassing' is a bit like calling Nottingham Forest's season so far promising and successful. Always did admire Schteve McLaren and his Umbrella...

 Besides clutching at straws by slating our Trent side rivals though, the point remains that in terms of Leicester's season progression, surely it has to ring true in the inexperienced Chairman Mr.Raksriaksorn's ears that the key to keeping our mission to the Premier League on track is to, in the words of tired cliché, keep calm and carry on. Im not for one for minute crying over spilt milk hear, but I think I speak for the majority of clear thinking football fans and Foxes fans when I say that: Sven Goran Eriksson should have never been sacked as Leicester City manager. There's just no logic involved in such a decision, with £10 million pounds pumped into boosting the squad ranks being only 4 points off the automatic promotion spots after eleven games, at what point does a Chairman even contemplate such a thing. Like I mentioned: embarrassing... Anyhow, what is done is done, and the hunt for a new big cheese in the King Power Stadium's home side dug out continues.

Ladsucks: Speculative to say the least.

 With such an reputation, the hunt for a new gaffer at Leicester was never going to be anything less than hilarious. I mean, in such downbeat times for a straight thinking City fan, what is there to do other than laugh? The humour sources directly from the names that have been linked to the job courtesy of the deeply insightful and reliable long term football friends the bookmakers; Carlo Ancelotti, Rafa Benitez, David Beckham; please stop there 'Ladbrokes' and 'William Hill', my sides are hurting! The basic fact of the matter is that as long as Leicester are rooted within the stomach of the Championship division, nothing more or less than a manager who truly understands the Championship and what it requires to escape through the mouth of the league and into the atmospheric Premier League above, is fit for the job. This kind of whittles the speculative list down to only a few names who have been even vaguely associated: Roy Keane? Iain Dowie? Billy Davies? Martin O'Neil even?

 Personally, the key to making such a decision is desecration and care; with the media having such a large influence on the everyday goings on at football clubs in the limelight such as City, a well-guarded series of talks in-between the men who matter in brokering a deal, is paramount; as is the need for a careful final decision. Rushing such a vital appointment would seem ill-judged in the grand scheme of things right now, considering that the Foxes managed a highly respectful 3-1 away victory against Burnley this week under the temporary guide of joint caretaker managers Jon Rudkin and Mike Stowell. Everyone's entitled to their opinion as a fan, but in terms of who should take the job, that's an unknown to everyone outside of the offices within the bowels of the King Power Stadium.

Self Explanatory: Consistency and transparency is all we need.

So, as long as the results don't dramatically deteriorate (like they err, haven't), the most important ideology to remain core at Leicester City should be: Keep Calm and Carry On.