Sheepshanks Steps Aside
By Aston
May 30 2008
Town Chairman David Sheepshanks will be stepping down from his roll as Chairman of Ipswich Town on the 1st of July and will be taking up a non executive roll at the club.
Mr Sheepshanks: "This is a naturally a good time for me to assume a less active role at the Club and it will allow me to give greater time to other business interests.
"It has been my aim to see the Club properly financed and back in the Premiership. With Marcus Evans' investment we have achieved the first and we are well on the way to the second.
"The infrastructure at our Club is now first class and we have a brilliant professional staff led by Derek Bowden and Jim Magilton. We have an excellent Academy on a par with the best, a ready made Premiership stadium and a fantastic fan-base backed by a strong community support ethic. If we continue to build on these foundations as I am sure we will, then the Club can look forward with excitement to another era of greatness.
"Ipswich Town and the community are in my blood and my heart, so I am very happy to carry on as non Exec Chairman, having held executive authority since 1995. The Club is in good hands with Marcus Evans and the new five year sponsorship agreement is another example of his support. I look forward with optimism and to continuing to assist Marcus and the Club as best I can."
Town's owner Marcus Evans added: "David is a big personality in the game and has done fantastic work for Ipswich Town over a number of years. Following the changes at the Club over the last six months, both David and I believe that it is the right time to make this change. We now look forward to taking Ipswich Town Football Club into a new era and hopefully into the top league of English football."
Source: Ipswich Town - the official website
Was it the right time for Mr Sheepshanks to step down? Leave your view below.
Its been an eventful 13 years or so for yourself and the football club, youve made us runied us and made us again and I would like to thank you for what you have done in your time as Chairman of our football club.
Ipswich Town - the pride of anglia
This is one thing I was worrying about when Mr Evans took over,- we may, go from being a well run 'family' club to a Mr Evans run club!! Now he has got his feet under the table, I don't want us to be taken over by money signs. Who is going to be the next Town chairman???? why change????
I don't know, but I want Ipswich Town to stay 'as we are' a well renown, hardworking, family club., Not the next Chelsea!
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