What a surprise....
Interesting delevopment....
Taken from gainsboring forum
As I have for my tenure here, I like to inform the fans on the forum of all news directly and communicate directly. It is very rare for this to happen, but I think it works. Opinions are always welcome, well most, with some great comments and it opens up conversations that sometimes do not get out to the fans. I hope that the forum has delivered a great deal of knowledge about the club and it's issues?
It is with regret that from the end of the season I will be stepping down as Chairman of the Club and relinquishing my ownership.
Firstly you may all think " It has got to him and he is running out".
Well who would blame me, really?
However it is my health which has decided my future and one that has made me very sad and only a few people know at the club.
At the end of last season, during the playoffs, I lost a good friend and colleague at The Sands and had a difficult time trying to comfort the staff and Management through this traumatic period.
In mid June I was rushed into hospital with what is called a "Thunderclap Headache". To be honest I am a robust person and do not get ill, so this came as a huge shock, but may have been something to do with all the pressure and stress. With a blood pressure of 200/120 everyone thought I had a brain hemorrhage. After Ct and MRI scans, a lesion of about 12mm was found on my right side of the brain and diagnosed as a cavernoma. It is not sure if this caused the headache, but the actual headache lasted 4 weeks! I have recently come off medication and I am trying to get back to what I was doing, but I am finding it impossible and the headaches are reoccurring.
With the delay in the new stadium now taking it to a two year project, I just can not commit to 2 years and so had one last go, at trying to secure tenure at the Northolme for the club and fans. This again has been rebuffed by the committee.
I need to spend time away from the club and will try and attend when I can, but my priority is my health and with some more scans and possible treatments ahead, it would be difficult to be full on at Trinity.
The club is financed until the end of the season and will push for honors and of course Steve and the players have my full support and will continue to be paid up until the end of their contracts. I still believe this team can deliver this season, they just need your support.
As I have stated, when I leave the club, it will have no debt, no overdraft and a secure lease, here at the Northolme.
I am hopeful that a new owner and Chairman can be found for the club, although it is difficult to get investors in something you do not own, hence my last try!
I want to thank all those fans for their support over the last 3 years or so and hope to at least chat a few more times before the season is out.
Meanwhile I will try and answer the questions you may have on this forum.
Thankyou
Peter Swann
Chairman.
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