TRURO CITY PRESS RELEASE

[Dave Deacon]

City chairman Kevin Heaney has hailed newly appointed first team manager Lee Hodges as "undoubtedly an extremely popular choice" among both fans and players.

"I am looking forward to a long and successful relationship with Lee, who will have great support from the backroom team of Newts, Deba and Ian," he says, "and I'm hoping we can give Lee a really rousing welcome with a big crowd for our home friendly against Plymouth Argyle's first team on July 10 at 3 pm!

"I get on very well with Lee and have been hugely impressed by his approach to the new post and his credentials as a player - and I am delighted that he will continue as a player, too. Lee is from the same neck of the woods as I am.

"The game is not just about results; it's about a much bigger picture. An enormous amount of effort has to go into running a football club - at any level and especially ours - and I am very confident Lee will fit into that picture very capably and make an invaluable contribution to the club's continued progress. I share his conviction that our present squad, with just a small number of additions, is good enough to compete at the next level. "

Former first team manager Dave Newton will be supporting Lee as assistant manager/coach, with Deba Sidhu and Ian Leigh continuing as goalkeeping coach and physiotherapist respectively.

[hammers]

I heard yesterday that Chris Webb is Back

Is this true ?

Hammers :c:

[Graham Martin]

Yes - Chris Webb came back as Vice-Chairman a couple of weeks before the end of the season.