A Chairman without the full support of the Board and the staff is on a hiding to nothing and IMO that's the situation Alan Savage found himself in at ICT. I don't for one second believe he was without his faults but he was constantly being undermined and had his hands tied on many things which he wanted to do.
I'm a great believer that people should be allowed to succeed or fail by their own means and although I also think that he is/was the wrong type of Chairman for ICT right now, he never really had the opportunity to do things his own way.
I haven't always agreed with things Alan Savage has said or done and as Chairman he must accept that the buck stops with him, however I am aware that much of the criticism lumped on him during his time here should have been directed elsewhere and that had it done been for one other person then certainly the relationship between club and fans would not have degenerated to the level it has.
All being said, the bottom line is that the last couple of seasons have seen a lot of unrest and instability at ICT, something we've never had before and something which wasn't doing us any favours. Something was going to give and if it had been a straight choice between Alan Savage and someone else then it would have preferred that the other person be shown the door.
I've been as critical as the next person about how things have been going, but I still thank Alan Savage for the time he's given to ICT.
I now await, with more than a little apprehension, the appointment of our next Chairman.