Should we be thankful

Quote: Mrs Barista "Yet the infrastructure, business model, youth development and community programme ensured we were one of only 3 clubs to get an A grade license.

With all due respect, the only transgression you cite that is Rule's responsibility is the Thackray registration one, and he admitted responsibility for that. The hard measure for how "alienated" the supporters are is attendances and merchandise sales, and on the basis of the evidence of record numbers of season passes and merchandise turnover, I'd say supporters are actually fairly engaged in what the club is trying to achieve. To be fair to Rule, after the succession of feck-ups you cite and the requests from supporters for more dialogue, we've had lots of communication initiatives by the club. Airlie Night every week with regular appearances by Rule and senior players, Tell Us, Call a Director, 4 fans forums a year (that Rule and Agar attend), FC Voices etc. Some of these may seem contrived, but they compare pretty favourably with what is offered by other clubs - some have only one forum a year and no board level representation at it for example.

I'm not saying the current regime is perfect by any means, but in the context of the financial performance and communication channels of the rest of the competition we've got very little to complain about (world class coaching debate aside
agree completley with that, a great improvement with the involvement of the fans, everything is in place for us to be a top club, not just a top four club, but we must look at the very best coaches in the world to deliver what we as fans, with the blind support we give to the club, deserve at least to be entertained and a realistic chance of honours.