 Patrick Cobbold had left his role as club chairman in 1991, handing his position to John Kerr.His brother had died in 1983 and Patrick died suddenly in 1994, but the Cobbold connection continued when Patrick and John's nephew Major Philip William Hope-Cobbold joined the board in 1995.Having served on the board of directors since 1986, David Sheepshanks was appointed as club chairman in 1995.