Clegg: Torch Relay Special Experience
Thursday, 21st Jun 2012 17:53

Town chief executive Simon Clegg has hailed running a leg of the Olympic torch relay in Keswick in the Lake District earlier today as an “almost spiritual experience”.

Prior to joining Town in 2009, Clegg spent 20 years and 12 summer and winter Games with the British Olympic Association as deputy general secretary and then chief executive and for six years led the political and media campaign to bring the Games to London.

Clegg, who hadn't previously run with the torch at any previous Games, said: “This was a particularly special almost spiritual experience for me.

"The Olympic flame is highly symbolic and I’m proud that the project that we started in 1997 has brought communities together throughout the UK to celebrate this ‘once in a generation’ experience.

“The 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London will be an awesome display of physical ability and will have a lasting impact on so many people who will be directly or indirectly involved.”

Clegg will be an official attaché for the Pacific island of Guam during London 2012.

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Dowson added 18:04 - Jun 21 so know one tripped him up ? , disappointing .
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Mark added 18:04 - Jun 21 I hope all this isn't a distraction from running ITFC. I have never been convinced of bringing an Olympics man in to run our football club.
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martleshamitfc added 18:08 - Jun 21 any good players at Keswick FC?
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Talbs77 added 18:37 - Jun 21 Whoopie Doo! If he love athletics that much then perhaps he should think about returning to it and ITFC empolying a football man. I am sick of us NEVER getting our priority signings and it shows badly on the club that we get snubbed for Brighton and Hull!
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itfchorry added 18:44 - Jun 21 Shame he didn't run the Ipswich leg..... That could have been fun. Poor old Guam
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blueward added 18:44 - Jun 21 Brighton and Hove Albion have enjoyed an almost spiritual experience this week - they have signed a decent goalkeeper. The same Brighton who were playing in front of 3000 fans at a stadium 70 miles away from their town at roughly the same time Ipswich were playing in front of 26000 in the Premiership.
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itfchorry added 18:49 - Jun 21 One more year of Clegg and we will be playing in front of 3,000
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Marcus added 19:01 - Jun 21 Why the criticism. Town have signed two decent youn players so far and have announced the intention to sign 3-4 more. We're not doing that badly.
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jas0999 added 19:27 - Jun 21 I have no issue with the guy running with the torch - great job at last Olympics. However, as I said earlier - in my opinion - Clegg has done a poor job for us and can only hope he is also working on player contracts and a number of transfers. So far this Summer we have bought one player - who is injured. Not great to date.
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PauloJulio added 19:47 - Jun 21 Yeah now you've seen the light, jog on and follow it and lets get a proper footballing man in he has the ability to sign players up!
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h32 added 19:55 - Jun 21 Mark - I detect that you are beginnining to 'see the light' thro' this Clegg / Jewell partnership ........................
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TimmyH added 20:43 - Jun 21 would have thought he would have run the cockermouth leg...more appropriate.
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walberswick added 00:24 - Jun 22 Does Major Clegg live in Suffolk? or is Keswick where he has his 2nd home?
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AndyUK61873 added 03:23 - Jun 22

have finally realised that most people on here are just flat out stupid.....bitching about Clegg this Clegg that, Clegg should focus on Town not the Olympic Torch.....a few things come to mind...
1. The Olympics IS the greatest sporting event in the World, it is an honour to carry the torch
2. You may or may not have noticed the Euros are currently going on so there is LITTLE to NO transfer activity
3. It is mid-June and most teams, chairman, execs,, players are on holiday until the start of July
4. we are NOT the team we were in the 80's, so accept we are a team that is in the top 50 of english soccer
5. We are a business, we make business decisions, and you don't just PAY someone WHAT they want if it does not fit into your financial structure, we did that with Finidi and Sereni and went bust, you learn by stupid mistakes

DiamondGezzer added 05:47 - Jun 22 AndyUk61873 :- Sense prevailes at last !
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ozzydog added 06:43 - Jun 22 God this guys an idiot
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itfc1981 added 06:57 - Jun 22 I wonder why Team GB felt that a even a symbolic thank you was worth giving? Guam to the rescue, hey , Simon.
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itfc1981 added 07:01 - Jun 22 MarcusSg. You have no idea of their quality or otherwise, its not who you sign but how good are they and did you get a good deal for them. Last summer we signed loads of dross. The summer before we failed to get all our first choices. Clegg and co' must be the butt of footall league jokes.
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itfc1981 added 07:04 - Jun 22 DiamondGeezer, yep cant argue with Ellington on a two year deal, his track record of 4 goals in 4 years made him a sure fire success.
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