No Replacement For Wells - Ipswich Town News
Town have announced that they are not immediately going to replace departing Chief Executive Howard Wells. Chairman David Sheepshanks, now without any Football League commitments, will be taking on his workload for the time-being. The club will look for a replacement for Wells in the spring. He is reported to want to concentrate on "personal ambitions", although little else is clear about his decision to leave Portman Road. Wells only joined Town 227 days ago and has largely been involved with the developments to Churchman's currently under way. His spell at Town followed another short period as Chief Executive at Watford. Reports from fans of the Vicarage Road club suggest that Wells was out of the picture there once Nigel Wray's regime took over. With David Sheepshanks again taking on the role he has held for much of the last five years it seems unlikely that fans will notice anything different in the way the club is run.
Talks with Richard Wright look likely to take place this week, now that George Burley has returned from holiday.
Newspapers this weekend again linked Stephen Glass and Craig Burley with Town. Both these stories have been refuted by the club. Town may make a new offer to Bolton for Claus Jensen during this week. The identity/identities of the other player/players George Burley has bid for may also become evident.
Richard Naylor and Mark Venus will remain behind when Town go on their pre-season tour of Finland, Estonia and Latvia. Both are still recovering from their operations.
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