New Board Member: Matt Taylor

The Board of AFC Rushden & Diamonds are delighted to confirm that we have co-opted another member this past week. At the most recent meeting, the Board unanimous agreed to co-opt long-term fan and member Matt Taylor, principally to help spearhead the Club’s commercial activity alongside Alex Raspin.

Matt is the General Manager of a well-known local retailer and brings a wealth of events management and networking experience to the Board at this crucial time. Matt spoke to afcdiamonds.com about his decision to step forward: “I’m delighted to have joined the Board at this time and would like to thank my colleagues for the opportunity. Whilst a challenging time on and off the pitch currently, we have a unique opportunity to bring back that feeling of success that we all want to share once more. A decade of our Club has already happened, we’ve tasted the highs and the lows of having our own football club but the future is dependant on all of us pulling together, whether that’s buying in to a sponsorship package or bringing your mate along to the next game. It all helps. I look forward to seeing many of you at Coalville to cheer on Chris and the team. Up the Diamonds!”

Vice Chairman and Commercial Director Alex Raspin commented on Matt’s arrival: “What we are able to achieve at the Club as a commercial team is going to be crucial in ensuring that both short-term goals are achieved and the long-term outlook is bright. This shouldn’t be a one-person job and following a meeting with Matt it became clear that actually, our skillsets are quite different. We’ll achieve more together than either of us would on our own so it makes perfect sense to work in unison for the benefit of the Club.”

“Looking at the Board as a whole, this now moves the number of members both elected and co-opted up to 10, not to mention the swathes of dedicated and selfless volunteers that have both remained at the Club and stepped forward recently. From where the Club was only a few months ago I’m both pleased and proud that we can stand here today with so many people now actively involved.”

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