Former Town chief executive Simon Clegg has been handed a new role working on the inaugural European Games which will be staged in Baku, Azerbaijan in June 2015. Clegg, who left Town in February after almost four years at the club, has been named senior European Games consultant.

Speaking about the appointments of Clegg and sports consultant Makis Asimakopoulos, Patrick Hickey, president of the European Olympic Committees, said: “I am delighted we have secured the services of two such experienced and respected international sports professionals.

"I am convinced that both Simon and Makis together will make a major contribution to the success of our inaugural event whilst helping to build the brand for future editions.”

Spyros Capralos, chairman of the EOC’s 2015 European Games Coordination Commission and president of the Hellenic Olympic Committee, said: “Simon Clegg and Makis Asimakopoulos are the best appointments we could have made, both bring considerable experience and skills to this exciting project that will see the best athletes from the 49 European National Olympic Committees compete across 18 different sports.”

Clegg, who also has roles on Madrid’s bid for the 2020 Olympics and as chairman of Great Britain Badminton, added: “I am delighted to have been given this exciting opportunity to help deliver a successful event in 2015 whilst helping to create a dynamic brand for future European Games.

“I look forward to working with the organising committee in Baku and with the Minister for Youth and Sport, Azad Rahimov, to contribute to a memorable event for all 7,000 participants.”

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SuffolkMinotaur added 13:47 - Aug 12 The further Clegg is from ITFC the better !!!
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JustSpivvyChops added 13:50 - Aug 12 Should never have left Athletics!
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itfc1981 added 13:53 - Aug 12 All this so he can nip over to see Priskin in North Osssetia every now and then in order to establish if he is worth 1.7 million. Bit extreme I would have thought.
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Michael11 added 13:57 - Aug 12 Azerbaijan isn't far enough away from Portman Road for my liking.
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itfc1981 added 13:58 - Aug 12
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AbujaBlue added 14:10 - Aug 12 Scratch my Baku
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baronsdale added 14:26 - Aug 12 Bet he'll make sure they've got the best turnstiles in Europe
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itfc1981 added 14:38 - Aug 12 Bit of a cummute from Guam...
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blue_moon09 added 15:53 - Aug 12 Why is this news??
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OldClactonBlue added 16:46 - Aug 12 Who cares?
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Stato added 16:53 - Aug 12 So lots of athletes turning up after much publicity and then leaving without competing having loved the training facilities ??
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eaii added 17:36 - Aug 12 Agree with ALL the anti Clegg comments! As long as he is not near Ipswich then who cares!!!
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nitroblue1970 added 18:47 - Aug 12 its all about the brand!....blah blah blah....
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itfchorry added 19:09 - Aug 12 Clegg Out !
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RegencyBlue added 19:53 - Aug 12 I'm not interested in what this idiot is doing now. The only thing that matters is that he is no longer anything to do with ITFC.
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warkthisway added 22:31 - Aug 12 Great picture of two idiots out of their depth. Surprised twtd doent keep us updated on Jewell .
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NITFC added 23:07 - Aug 12 Luckily I intend to be in Brazil for the World Cup next June (if England qualify of course) so I wont need to worry about these games
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Kesgraveblue57 added 08:18 - Aug 13 Who cares about this clown, it's nothing to do with the Town
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itfc1981 added 12:16 - Aug 13 Guam, Azerbaijan... Kuwait must be next.
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Taricco_Fan added 12:21 - Aug 13 Simon who?
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sirbenofmorlingshire added 14:08 - Aug 13 @warkthisway - PJ has a cushy little job on Sky Sport News watching TV's and commenting on matches during the Saturday afternoon fixtures. From what I've seen he isn't allowed to or doesn't comment on the Ipswich games. He's fairly uninspiring a TV pundit to boot.
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sirbenofmorlingshire added 14:12 - Aug 13 Here's a little poem I wrote about Mr Clegg… hope you enjoy. There was a bloke called Clegg Who lost his job at Town and he said It's no bother to me, there's an Olympic committee So I'll go waste their money instead.
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ChrisMakin2012 added 16:04 - Aug 13 We (TWTD) want Clegg out.
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itfc1981 added 18:06 - Aug 13 He has got the opening cermoney sorted:
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BlueBadger added 15:51 - Aug 14 His tenure at ITFC during a difficult transitional period has obviously stood him in good stead. Good luck to him in moving on to greater things with his olympic role in Spain and now this Europe-wide post.
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