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Parkinson Leaves Daventry

The Board of Directors at Pitching In Northern Premier League Division One Midlands club Daventry Town have announced that Arron Parkinson has resigned as manager.

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This follows constructive discussions about the club and its ability to compete in the Northern Premier League at Step 4, with the funding required. Assistant manager Matt Finlay and coach Jim Scott will also be stepping down from their roles. The club have placed on record that since Parkinson took on the role in April 2016, they could not have hoped for a better manager to put the club on the right track. It goes without saying two promotions and a league cup in the first three years was beyond everyone’s wildest dreams. To climb back up with such limited resources is testament to Parkinson being able to attract players to Daventry Town Football Club. The journey with Parkinson has been a joyful one and one of his best attributes has been the togetherness of the teams he has assembled over the years. This season has been tough and with so many close results going against them. Without a major Sponsor next season in Step 4 would see the club again looking at relegation from the start. The Board and Parkinson have agreed in the best interest of Daventry Town that the club needs to take a step back while it looks for more support from the people of Daventry and the business community. A statement from Parkinson reads: “It is with deep regret that I have resigned as manager of Daventry Town FC. “After discussions with the Board regarding the finances of the club, it seems the right time for me to step away. The club at this minute in time doesn’t have the resources to play Step 4 football and, because of this, it was a fairly straight forward decision for me to make. “The club’s future is far more important than my own personal ambitions and I fully understand and respect their decision although I’m also disappointed as I felt we would have survived relegation. “I have loved my time at the football club as both a player and manager and this club over the last seven years has become my second home. I am hugely proud of my achievements and winning the UCL Premier Division and UCL League Cup double with just a £600 a week budget will always rank up there with my most enjoyable seasons in football. “I would like to thank all the players and staff who have helped and pulled on the purple shirt and also all the people behind the scenes who have worked tirelessly for myself and the team. “I’m disappointed not to be able to thank everyone personally for their tremendous support but I wish the football club all the success in the future”.

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