Former Liverpool, Leeds United, Wigan Athletic and Cardiff City club secretary Stuart Hayton is joining the Blues in the same job from Monday, taking over from Sally Webb, who is moving to a new role at Portman Road.

Hayton has most recently been working at Cardiff, who he joined after a spell of 15 months at Leeds which ended in September last year - the day before the Blues’ 1-0 defeat at Elland Road - reportedly having been relieved of his duties at the turbulent West Yorkshire club.

Prior to that he had two seasons with Liverpool, having spent more than 20 years at Wigan, 12 as club secretary.

Webb has been with the Blues since 2000 and succeeded David Rose, who was inducted into Town’s hall of fame on Friday, as club secretary three years later.

“It’s been a privilege and a pleasure and I shall enjoy staying on in my new role,” she told Saturday’s Life’s a Pitch on BBC Radio Suffolk.

“I’m staying on in a regulatory role alongside [managing director] Ian Milne and the new club secretary.

“The new club secretary is very, very well respected in the industry and we’ll welcome him on Monday.

“He has recently been at Cardiff but his main role was at Wigan for some 12 years. He’s worked in the Premier League, he’s worked in the Football League, he’s worked in UEFA competition, he’s a really very, very well-versed gentleman.”

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itfchorry added 17:22 - Apr 2 Now for a new Owner and Manager
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grumpyoldman added 17:33 - Apr 2 I am so excited about this announcement, it makes up for all the crap we have put up with recently. The feel good factor is returning at PR with this signing.
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blueboy1981 added 17:47 - Apr 2 ....... sounds like he's done the rounds ... . wonder how long he'll last here ?
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brittaniaman added 17:48 - Apr 2 What was the Transfer Fee for this one Marcus ??????
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Cloddyseedbed added 17:58 - Apr 2 Is MM looking to play Sally on the wing?
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Cloddyseedbed added 18:01 - Apr 2 Lets hope Stuart Hayton is well versed in sorting out job applicants and life in Div 1.
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shakytown added 18:10 - Apr 2 Looks like the old turnstiles need a lick of paint.
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luckydiddy added 18:10 - Apr 2 He's been working already for some of the worst owners in football ... will fit right in here then!
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hoppy added 19:44 - Apr 2 I wondered how there could be anything in this story to moan about, but sure enough, there's already several people managed to find something to have a moan at...
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JohnyJohnson added 19:50 - Apr 2 Word on the street is that Sally is the new gaffer
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Thijssenstricks added 19:58 - Apr 2 I wonder how much this may have to do with missing out on signing a centre forward in the January transfer window. Was it down to poor admin? Personally I think you should be doing business much earlier but do feel that the poor lady maybe being made a scapegoat for poor management!
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happybeingblue added 21:23 - Apr 2 so out of all the thousands of itfc supporters to do a secretarys role we choose a glory hunter ! and so it goes on
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Gcon added 21:36 - Apr 2 Forgive my ignorance but what are the principle roles of a club secretary?
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PhilTWTD added 22:55 - Apr 2 Gcon Sally talked about her job and what it entails on Life's a Pitch on Saturday, from 46mins 30secons: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04wtz8p And Thijssenstricks, her change of role has nothing to do with the failure to sign players in January!
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marcusevans added 23:04 - Apr 2 My guess is that the club is up for sale and this guy will be the continuity during the change over of ownership. That's what MM was hinting at when he referred to a total overhaul in the close season.
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AYACCA added 07:29 - Apr 3 Good read
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RogerOsporn added 09:32 - Apr 3 Another 30+ journeyman.
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carlisleaway added 09:36 - Apr 3 Well done Sally on 17 years of hard graft, especially dealing with the last 3 managers.
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Blue46 added 17:54 - Apr 6 In the 'i' today Ian Herbert's column shows our new secretaries illustrious past when working for Cellino, when Neil Redfern was sacked his partner was sacked too. She won her unfair dismissal case, but can't find work.
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