Sheepshanks May Step Down
By Aston
April 15 2006
Town chairman David Sheepshanks has hinted he may step down as Town’s chairman if the club is promoted to the premiership.
Sheepshanks has been the chairman at Town since 1995 but many Town fans have wanted him and the rest of the board to stand down since the club went into administration in 2002, Sheepshanks says he will get the club back into the premiership but he cannot say if he will the chairman beyond that. Sheepshanks: “I'm here to see the club into the Premiership - beyond that I couldn't say. One day it will be time for someone else. We have got a job to do here, which is to get back into the Premiership and I firmly believe we are on the threshold of doing that. “Successors on boards are usually chosen by the remaining so when John Kerr stood down that is how I was chosen. Sheepshanks is paid £70,000 a year but recently invested £100,000 into the club and has set up a new business so he can continue to invest heavily, Sheepshanks added: “I started another business because I need to generate additional income but it is not detrimental to the club; it is probably complimentary. Source: EADT
“We have recently had confidential board evaluations and the board have been extremely supportive and continue to be so.
“Until such time that they wish me to stand down I can't envisage there will be any change. By the same token if I felt that I could not contribute to us returning to the Premiership then I would step aside but that is not the case.”
“I feel totally privileged to lead this special organisation and am utterly determined to see it prosper again. Derek Bowden and I work extremely well together and we are lucky to have him and the many other good people who work for the club behind the scenes.
“The club is the type of business that will absorb as much of your time as you let it. So from a personal point of view I have to be disciplined with my time.”