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John Drewnicki has ended a thirty-year association with Stamford AFC by standing down as chairman of the Evo-Stik....

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Published 9th May 2012

John Drewnicki

....Northern Premier League First Division South club.

Drewnicki quit the club at the end of a turbulent week or so which saw manager Tommy Brookbanks sacked after just seven months at the helm and former boss Graham Drury return.

Drewnicki said: “It is with great disappointment that I announce my resignation as chairman of Stamford AFC with immediate effect.

“When l agreed to take over as chairman following the sad death of Ken Joynson, it was a proud moment for me having been involved in and supporting the club for over thirty years.

“I accepted the Chair at a pivotal time when the club faced being moved by our landlords to a new location and on the back of a disappointing season in the league.

“As a Board our overriding responsibility was to ensure that the club was operating on a sound financial basis and would be there for the generations that follow us. l was also very clear about my personal values and those I expected the Board as a whole to operate under. We have had another difficult and disappointing season on the pitch just missing out on the play-offs; the main cup competitions have been exited at early stages.

“We have continued to work with Burghley Estates with regard to the move but progress has been very slow. In very difficult trading conditions our commercial activity has been maintained and l used my business and personal contacts to help find new sponsors. I would like to thank all the sponsors who have supported me during my time at Stamford, in particular Ian Forsyth our ground sponsor with Premier Kitchens and Bedrooms, as well as Trevor and Chas Ellis our shirt sponsors with C. S. Ellis Group Ltd. “My thanks are also extended to all our club volunteers who donate so much time to the club and all its loyal supporters.

“Recent events, and in particular those relating to the treatment of our manager Tommy Brookbanks, have left me with no alternative but to resign as chairman and also as a director of the company.

“We made an offer to Tommy at a recent Board meeting, where he was given a budget for next season after which he obtained new sponsorship to enable him to operate with a higher budget than offered by the club. This was then undermined by a majority decision of the Board to dismiss Tommy at last Tuesday’s meeting following Graham Drury’s availability upon leaving Corby Town FC. I was not in agreement with this.

“I leave Stamford with a heavy heart as I care about the club, but the organisation is too small to have multiple values and strategies and l have clearly been unable to convince key members of the Board that the ones I stand for are those that should be used.”