New Chairman at Winchester City

THE anticipated seismic summer of change at Winchester City Football Club won’t be happening after all.

Back in January chairman Paul Murray and director of football Dave Malone announced they would be leaving the Evo-Stik South West club at the end of the current campaign and the search was on for new people to take control.

But, after careful consideration, both Murray and Malone have decided to stay at the Simplyhealth City Ground with a new chairman, Elliott Trodd, at the helm.

Malone will continue as director of football, Murray will take on the role of treasurer and Alan Davis is continuing as secretary.

Those appointments are all subject to confirmation at a committee meeting scheduled for next Monday (April 16).

New chairman Trodd, a partner in Charters Estate Agents, Winchester, has been overseeing City’s youth set-up since moving over from Eastleigh.

Over the last three months the City hierarchy have spoken to several people interested in taking control of the club, but none has been quite the right fit.

And, having saved the club from going under five years ago, Murray and Malone would rather keep the status quo – albeit with a reduced playing budget – than see Winchester fall into the wrong hands.

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