The annual general meeting of AP Leamington Football Club in May 1976 'was a waste of time - and that's official.' For with Brakes' boss Jimmy Knox failing to turn up on Saturday for this year's meeting, club president Bill Garner was forced to admit: 'It's vitally important that the manager comes to an annual general meeting. It's been a waste of time today.'
Chairman Gerry Locke told members that the manager had been stranded in Rugby without transport. Still some people at least came in for their fair share of praise.
Taking 12 months off from the club because of personal reasons, John Ackerman [whom I hope to see in his care home on Thursday] editor of the AP programme received this praise from Bill Garner: 'He's done a first class job and the club is deeply indebted to him. We all look forward to his return.'
Another golden boy is Roy Maiden, Brakes' new commercial manager who heard Gerry Locke say: 'I'm sure Roy can really get going and inject some cash into the club. He's the man for the job and we all wish him well.'
In the absence of Knox, Locke revealed that the club are in the market for three new players to bolster their Premier Division challenge next term. He said: 'Jimmy is looking for a striker, a midfield player and a defender. I can't tell you who they are at this stage, but I can reveal that two of them are very well known.'
On the club's financial position, treasurer Eddie Partington said: 'We're only £500 above what we were last year which in my view is a very small increase indeed when you take into account inflation and the rest.'
