Huddersfield’s operations director of 30 years defects to rivals after fall out
Huddersfield Town’s operations director of 30 years has defected to native rivals Barnsley after a row with the membership’s house owners.
Ann Hough has joined Barnsley as membership secretary and head of operations. Her new position will act instead of earlier secretary Eleanor Dobson, who has left after a interval of go away.
Dobson was secretary earlier this season when Barnsley have been kicked out of the FA Cup after fielding an ineligible participant of their first spherical replay towards non-league minnows Horsham.
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Hough has determined to go away her long-standing position at Huddersfield after a disagreement with the membership’s hierarchy.
James Mooney, Leeds United’s former head of communications, has just lately been doing consultancy work with Barnsley on a part-time foundation and has been a key determine behind Hough’s transfer between the golf equipment.
Hough was named Woman of the Year on the 2017 Yorkshire Awards and helped information Huddersfield by way of stadium strikes, administration and Premier League promotion.
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The new appointment of a brand new secretary at Barnsley comes after the highlight targeted on her administrative predecessor Dobson following Barnsley’s removing from the FA Cup.
FA guidelines state solely gamers who’re eligible for the preliminary FA Cup tie can function in a replay. Forward Aiden Marsh was on mortgage at National League aspect York City when the primary recreation happened on November 3, earlier than being recalled three days later.
He then began within the replay towards Horsham on November 14.
Barnsley didn’t attraction the choice and a membership assertion stated: “We wish to apologise to our followers, gamers and employees for this regrettable error.
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“This mistake, although unintentional, falls way below the high standards we set at this club and is simply not what you deserve.”
Barnsley CEO Jon Flatman stated of Hough’s appointment: “Ann brings a wealth of experience and knowledge with her to the Club, she is widely regarded as one of the best administrators and operators in the game who has worked at the highest level.
“As soon as we saw an opportunity to bring her to Barnsley we jumped at it. It has been vitally important that we bring in a candidate with a proven track record to oversee the other hard-working people in the department and we are thrilled that Ann has agreed to join the staff at Oakwell.”
