Club quashes the 'conspiracy theories' PRESCOT CABLES.

PRESCOT CABLES have replaced departing chairman Peter Kneale with a new threeway leadership structure. Kneale, alongside finance director Ken Derbyshire, treasurer Norman Parr and director Doug Lace, stepped down at Prescot's annual general meeting in January.

The chairman has since been succeeded by a trio of directors in the shape of Jamie Weston, Matt Roberts and Joe Gibiliru while the ECHO understands Derbyshire and Parr are continuing in their roles as non-board members until replacements are found.

The ECHO has been told Cables are aiming to employ an executive and non-executive board moving forward while Weston, Roberts and Gibiliru begin assessing roles and responsibilities and recruiting for positions they believe need filling.

A club source said: "We see Prescot now being leaner and more efficient and will be able to move on things quicker.

"We don't want to just put a 'body' on the board to make up the numbers."

After the exit of the quartet, Cables released a statement to their official club website quashing rumours of a rift.

"Any outsider hearing of four members of the board resigning en-masse would be forgiven for suspecting that there had been some sort of falling out, bad blood, doors slamming on the way out or even possibly a coup d'etat," Geoff Conway, Prescot Cables supporters club secretary, wrote.

"Conspiracy theorists could have a field day. However, nothing could be further from the truth.

"In this case the gang of four leave Cables for individual and distinct reasons but wishing nothing but the best for the club and the remaining board members.''