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Clegg Hopeful on Stand Sponsorship - Ipswich Town News

Chief executive Simon Clegg says there could be movement on the sponsorship of one of Portman Road's stands this season. The South Stand is most likely to receive a name change having been known as the Greene King Stand until the summer of 2009.

Clegg says developments are currently ongoing but are at an early stage: "I expect to be making some progress on stand sponsorship this season.

"There are a couple of people who want to speak to me but we haven’t talked [in detail] yet, so my expectation may be unrealistic and you don’t allow stand sponsorship to go cheaply or for only one or two seasons.”

Previously, Clegg has suggested that sponsorship of the club’s Portman Road ground could also be a possibility.

Meanwhile, Clegg says that the disappearance of the annual fans' kit vote in the last couple of years has been down to the club’s managers: "We haven’t run it in recent seasons because the engagement has been with the manager.

"It’s the manager and the team who have to wear the kit and you have to be very careful about having clothing selected by committee. Ultimately, you want the players out there to feel good in the kit that they’re wearing.”

He says the situation isn’t likely to change: "It’s not something which is likely to be rethought, not at this moment in time.”

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