The sentence in Ornstein’s report is the kind of patronising, vomit-inducing big six client journalism that offers nothing to anyone, portraying Leicester as little more than a feeder club to one of those most responsible for the financial hell that is top-level English football.
Nevertheless, it opened up an avenue for Leicester to show professionalism in the way Maresca’s departure was handled publicly. To quickly move on, and to reassure fans of the future by using words with weight.
Instead, we got something vague and half-hearted that looked like it had been thrown together by someone halfway out the office at the end of the day. Fans don’t always require a rallying cry, but it’s occasionally nice to read something more than the bare minimum.
Look on the Brighton side
It’s interesting to look back at the statement published by Brighton when Chelsea last poached an up-and-coming manager. That was Graham Potter in September 2022.
Paul Barber, the deputy chairman and one of three separate members of the club’s executive to be quoted, says:
