I'm no Lepkowski fan, always found him very obnoxious and snooty, but nothing wrong with him asking a legitimate question about money. I was unaware of such a huge payment going to the directors. Why have the local media not made a bigger fuss of this or even covered it?
I personally have no faith in our board and they will ultimately have to prove me wrong. Lai, Li Piyue and Ken don't have any experience of football and as far as we can tell, won't have had much interest in the game either growing up in China and instead see this as business rather than a labour of love. Their early decisions have all been awful, so they need to learn fast.
Terraneo also leaves me feeling uneasy. A bloke who had experience in the 90's with 2 of the richest clubs in the world at that time, and then doesn't reappaear until 2016 with Fenerbache where by all accounts he did an awful job and was sacked after about 6 months. There is some talk of him having been a "consultant " at different clubs, but no particular proof that i've seen make it into the public, I worry he has been given the role because hebhas sweet talkrd the owners with their limited knowledge of football.
I could end up being wrong, but that's no reason not to be honest on here. The talk by Jenkins that "there arent many football directors out there" is nonsense. There are loads of them on continent, with Germany and Italy having courses to train them. If you use your imagination, you could promote a top scout, or an academy director to the role as well, and they don't have to come from England.
Our board just arent forward thinking enough or imaginative. And that is my worry for the future.
