AFC Sudbury have announced that the management team of Jamie Godbold and Andy Reynolds have been relieved from their roles at the club.
Jamie Godbold and Andy Reynolds both left the club on Tuesday evening, despite a 3-0 win over Brentwood Town - Jake Turner, Mekhi McKenzie and Adam Mills were on target for the Yellows.
The pair joined the Suffolk club in January 2015, and went on to reach the play-offs that year. A year on, Godbold and Reynolds led the side to the Ryman North championship trophy.
However, Sudbury's first season in the Isthmian Premier saw them relegated, with many of the championship-winning team moving on.
The club confirmed during the summer that Godbold and Reynolds would remain, but have now said that the duo have been relieved.
Academy director Danny Laws has been named caretaker manager, while the board search for a replacement.
Best of luck to Jamie and Andy in the future.
Timeline:
-10th January 2015: Jamie and Andy join Sudbury, from Kirkley and Pakefield.
-17th January 2015: First game for new management team sees Yellows beat Maldon & Tiptree 1-0 at Brundon Lane.
-25th April 2015: Jamie and Andy lead Yellows to a 3rd play finish.
-29th April 2015: Defeat in Ryman North play-off semi-final on penalties to Brentwood Town.
-8th August 2015: Start their championship winning campaign with a 5-2 home win over Romford.
-9th April 2016: Sudbury announced as champions of Ryman North, with three games to spare.
-14th January 2017: Jamie and Andy lead Yellows to second round of the FA Trophy where they played Macclesfield, after defeating higher-league side Gosport Borough earlier in the season.
-17th April 2017: Sudbury relegated back to Bostik North, despite a 1-1 draw with rivals Needham.
-12th September 2017: Club announce Jamie and Andy are relieved of duties.
Reaction:
Jamie Godbold and Andy Reynolds both left the club on Tuesday evening, despite a 3-0 win over Brentwood Town - Jake Turner, Mekhi McKenzie and Adam Mills were on target for the Yellows.
The pair joined the Suffolk club in January 2015, and went on to reach the play-offs that year. A year on, Godbold and Reynolds led the side to the Ryman North championship trophy.
However, Sudbury's first season in the Isthmian Premier saw them relegated, with many of the championship-winning team moving on.
The club confirmed during the summer that Godbold and Reynolds would remain, but have now said that the duo have been relieved.
Academy director Danny Laws has been named caretaker manager, while the board search for a replacement.
Best of luck to Jamie and Andy in the future.
Timeline:
-10th January 2015: Jamie and Andy join Sudbury, from Kirkley and Pakefield.
-17th January 2015: First game for new management team sees Yellows beat Maldon & Tiptree 1-0 at Brundon Lane.
-25th April 2015: Jamie and Andy lead Yellows to a 3rd play finish.
-29th April 2015: Defeat in Ryman North play-off semi-final on penalties to Brentwood Town.
-8th August 2015: Start their championship winning campaign with a 5-2 home win over Romford.
-9th April 2016: Sudbury announced as champions of Ryman North, with three games to spare.
-14th January 2017: Jamie and Andy lead Yellows to second round of the FA Trophy where they played Macclesfield, after defeating higher-league side Gosport Borough earlier in the season.
-17th April 2017: Sudbury relegated back to Bostik North, despite a 1-1 draw with rivals Needham.
-12th September 2017: Club announce Jamie and Andy are relieved of duties.
Reaction:
Difficult decision for the Club - would have liked them to have had a bit more time given it's a totally new squad - but that's football
— Geoff Mills (@GeoffMills15) September 13, 2017
And everything achieved by them with the club and playing budget.. has shown they could have done a job and got us back up....
— TheElmo543 (@JElms543) September 13, 2017
Should have been given more of a chance considering its almost an entire new line up, OR let go before season started, poor timing by board
— Lynsey McCarthy (@rusticgirl80) September 13, 2017