Source: Team_Talk
New Derby role for supremo Amott
Amott had been a non-executive director following the takeover of the club by American company General Sports & Entertainment in January 2008.[LNB]Before then he was a director and part of a group of local businessmen, led by former chairman Peter Gadsby, who rescued Derby from administration in April 2006.[LNB]He told the Derby Telegraph: "A couple of months ago I had a chat with (former chairman of football) Adam Pearson and Tom Glick about my role.[LNB]"Given the health of myself and my wife, I was not comfortable with the non-executive director role. I did not feel I was doing anything for the club.[LNB]"They came back to me and asked if I would accept the role as honorary vice-president, which I was delighted with and proud to do."[LNB][LNB]
