 Van Leer refused to part ways with his co-founders and told Akkerman to leave which increased tension between the two as they were often at odds with each other.Cleuver sensed panic from Imperial as it knew "House of the King" would be a hit and wanted van Leer and Akkerman to stay together.The situation reached Terheggen, who asked Yde de Jong to become Focus's manager if he could reunite the band.