CHAIRMAN Ivor Beeks has committed himself to two more years with Blues, after lining up his potential successor.
CHAIRMAN Ivor Beeks has committed himself to two more years with Blues, after lining up his potential successor.
Brian Kane, who is vice president of the world-wide Herbal Life company, has joined Blues' board and is being groomed to take over from Beeks, who has spent 12 years at the helm.
Kane is originally a Workington fan who moved to Amersham in 1972 . He is currently based in California and will spend the next year out there with Herbal Life before returning to Bucks.
He met Beeks when he built his home and became a Wycombe fan through his children.
He describes the club's constitution as its biggest strength and its greatest flaw.
Like Beeks, he says changing it one day is inevitable. But he does not want the club sold to an individual. He dreams of a system involving supporters alongside bigger backers.
Kane said: 'We must be careful we don't lose our ownership. I would like to find a way of changing the constitution that allows as many people as possible to support the club.
'I'd love to see some sort of system where supporters could buy shares and have a certificate on their wall saying they have a little bit of the club.'
He said: 'I don't want to take over the club but I'm willing to invest in it. I know people who'd be willing to put money into the club. There's money out there for Wycombe. If we can't find it in our catchment area I don't know who can. We are 30 miles from London and in one of the most affluent areas of the country.'
He says Blues must think big and believe they can do a Wimbledon and reach the Premiership.
Verco chief Derek Vere and banker Rod Tomlin have also joined the board.
Tomlin is a banker with previous football connections with Fulham, Bradford and Brentford. He will replace Graham Peart as financial director, although Peart will remain on the board.
Vere is a Blues fan and long-standing club sponsor. Last year his furniture company was valued at £27million.
The three new directors, who have joined the exisiting board members in giving the club a £500,000 interest free capital loan, will have to be ratified at the AGM on October 16 when it is expected four other directors will step down.
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