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David Sheepshanks is the joint-acting Chairman of
The FA. He is best known for being the former chairman of
Ipswich Town Football Club in the
Football League Championship in
England. He was elected to the Ipswich Town board in 1987
[1] and was appointed chairman in 1995. Other business interests included Suffolk Foods Ltd which he founded with his brother Rick and was a majority shareholder.
During his time at Ipswich he oversaw promotion to the Premiership through the play off in 2000, two seasons in the
UEFA Cup and a period of administration following relegation between February and May 2003. The club entered a
Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) to end the administration. The CVA ended successfully in 2006. During the club's sporting and financial difficulties some fans have called for David Sheepshanks to resign the chairmanship,
primarily citing his continued failure to find new investment as a reason. In October 2007 it was announced that the club had secured a £44 million investment from
Marcus Evans, and Sheepshanks would remain in post. The deal went ahead in December 2007, and a root and branch investigation by the new owner of how the club was run was initiated.
In 1997 he was appointed chairman of
the Football League for two years where he helped with the re-structuring of the league. He has since been involved with other boards with the
FA,
UEFA and more recently
FIFA. In February 2007 he was mooted as a possible leader of England's bid to host the FIFA World Cup 2018.
[2]
Sheepshanks is the founder Chairman of the ITFC Education and Sports Trust, a founder trustee of the Community Foundation for Suffolk, Patron of the Ipswich and East Suffolk branch of the
Samaritans and President of the Ipswich
Citizens Advice Bureau and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law by the Suffolk College.
Like his predecessors, Patrick and
John Cobbold,
Peter Hill-Wood (Chairman of
Arsenal), and HRH Prince William (President of the Football Association), Sheepshanks is an
Old Etonian.
On July 1, 2008 Sheepshanks stood down as chairman and took an unpaid non-executive rôle at the club. He is currently the chairman of the proposed
National Football Centre in
Burton-upon-Trent.
On May 16, 2010, Sheepshanks was appointed joint acting chairman of
The FA along with Roger Burden, following the dramatic resignation of
Lord Triesman.
Guessing he is normal - poor, lol.
) does anyone know who this guy is or have you had him before if yes whats he like. e.g - Fair, rich, poor, greedy ??