Following today's shock departure of manager Martin Ling, major shareholder Paul Barry has publicly called for George Rolls to stand down as Chairman.

The reason for Ling's departure, after just eight days in charge, was "irreconcilable differences" between Ling and Rolls.

This evening Barry stated, "Events of the last week have shocked and dismayed me and led me to ask George Rolls to resign as Chairman of the football club on Monday.

"I am publicly reiterating that call today. I fully support the CFU statement made earlier.

"In my opinion, Martin Ling was definitely the right man for the job and his three-year contract was to bring the stability to the club that it needs. His departure is extremely regrettable."

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