Academy manager Andy Jones to leave Shrewsbury Town
Academy manager Andy Jones is leaving his role at Shrewsbury Town and will be replaced by Eric Ramsay.
Jones has been in charge of the academy for the past 18 months but it's believed the former Newtown and AFC Telford player wants to spend more time with his family.
Chief executive Brian Caldwell said: “He’s come from a teaching environment where he’s probably had six or seven weeks off in the summer, in football it never stops.
“You work all day and night and in his position as academy manager the phone does go every night.
“I’m really disappointed to lose Andy Jones, but hopefully what he’s done in the year and a half is he’s built a stronger base for us.
“I think AJ had done brilliantly, he’s taken the academy on a further step and the whole philosophy and the work he’s put into it is probably the envy of a lot of other clubs.
“It’s disappointing but I’m pleased that we’ve had that benefit of somebody who has come in, done really well and has taken the academy a step in the right direction.”
Ramsay will be stepping up from his position of academy head of coaching.
"We are going to restructure as well so there will be a couple of job adverts going out for head of coaching," added Caldwell.
“He’s got good experience, plus obviously, he knows how the club's set up, he’s a local guy as well and he has got good experience from the Welsh FA and Swansea.
"So hopefully it gives some continuity to the academy and nobody should be too concerned.
“We put a lot of money every year into the academy to make sure we get it right. I think we’ve got a really good catchment area to try and get quality players form the Shropshire and North Wales area.”
