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Lincoln City have appointed Bobby Copping as the club’s new chief commercial officer and Dan Seaborne as chief operating officer.
Copping, 24, began a playing career in the Norwich City youth academy but was forced to retire at the age of 19 after suffering a mini-seizure during a training game while in action for Peterborough United in July 2020.
He has been with the club since last July when he
Oxford United have appointed a new club chairman who takes over from Grant Ferguson in a restructure of their board.
Former Inter Milan board member Rudi Laksmana and Indonesian-based football agent Dusan Bogdanovic have joined the leadership group, with the latter appointed as the new chair.
Despite stepping down from his role after four years, Ferguson will still remain involved going forward but in a lesser role as a director.
“I am looking forward to working with [chairman] Jon Lansdown and [chief executive] Tom Rawcliffe in providing the backing and resources to help Gerhard Struber in his task of bringing Premier League football to the city of Bristol.
“Although long overdue, the size and passion of the fanbase together with the stability and excellent facilities that the Lansdown family has provided do not in themselves make that inevitable.
“Rest assured,
There is a sense behind the scenes at Chelsea that some of the negativity towards their start has been an over-reaction.
It has also been recognised there are likely to be undulations this season given a disrupted pre-season owing to their participation in the Club World Cup and the added workload created by their Champions League campaign.
While there has been disappointment in recent defeats by Manchester United and Brighton,
The EFL board is discussing the possibility of expanding the Championship play-offs to include those clubs who finish seventh and eighth in the division – and there is widespread support for the idea among club bosses, Sky Sports News has been told.
The proposal has been put forward by the Preston North End chief executive, Peter Ridsdale, former chairman of Leeds United, Burnley, Barnsley and Cardiff, who discussed the idea
Geoff Doyle, sports editor, BBC Three Counties Radio
Head coaches getting sacked at Watford stopped becoming a surprise a long time ago.
If the team isn’t doing well, it’s the head coach’s fault and he pays the price. End of.
Watford fans didn’t particularly like this philosophy but they kind of understood and accepted it. It was the board’s way of doing things and it worked to an extent.
The
Romero criticises Spurs board for lack of spending
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He added: “I cannot comment on whether there will be talks regarding the position. It would be wrong of me to say anything that is not truthful.
“As far as I am concerned there are meetings about general things, staff, players, results. Hopefully we can move forward into the next game and get a good result.”
Cardiff goalkeeper Jack Alnwick has already said the Bluebirds players are “fully behind” Riza
Norwich City executive director Zoe Webber has been appointed to the board of the English Football League.
She will join Middlesbrough chief executive Neil Bausor and Preston North End director Peter Ridsdale as representatives of the Championship clubs.
Webber has worked in football for over 20 years, been a board member at Norwich since 2022, and is also a trustee of the club’s Community Sports Foundation charity.
“I’m looking forward
Blake says the hunt for a 12th permanent manager in Tan’s 14-year reign is a “minefield”.
Former Wales international Blake added: “You’ve got to get to a point at some point where the owners and the chairman and CEO, they sit and look at themselves and ask the question ‘are we doing this right, is this the right way to go about things?’.
“But it won’t happen, there’s no sort
