The Management Team
Is the management team fully aware of the expectations of the support, and the board, during this critical campaign, are they aware that performances and results, and especially in Europe, have been nowhere near good enough and that they have to deliver improvements?
Finally, are the management team being properly supported by the club, and could more be done?
Anyone who doesn’t reckon that this has to be one the subjects for debate is not being honest.
It is a critical issue and worthy of serious discussion, and the fans will want to know what the board’s thinking on the matter is.
Now, nobody expects that the directors are going to say anything other than that the manager and his coaching team have their full support, but that won’t be the full extent of the answer. The way the question itself is framed – the management team, as opposed to Neil Lennon – is clearly about more than just him.
This is about all of them.
The question as to whether enough is being done to help them is important; perhaps the current team would benefit from a few extra bodies, people who can focus on other areas where perhaps those in the job right now aren’t fully up to par.
There’s nothing wrong with this; clubs everywhere do this stuff as a matter of routine.
But the message has to be clear that a lot more is expected of those in the management team at the moment and that the European results, in particular, are absolutely unacceptable.
Remember, the AGM is more than just a collection of fans; it’s the shareholders talking, and they have more than just an emotional stake in the club.