Pounds 300m and Nothing to Show for Crowther Era ; the Net Results of Former Chief's Nine-Year Reign
Evening Standard - London › February 21, 2006
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JOHN CROWTHER left the Lawn Tennis Association yesterday after failing to produce a Wimbledon champion despite having Pounds 300million to spend in his nine years as chief executive.
Crowther left by mutual agreement and will be replaced by Roger Draper, the current chief executive of Sport England, who will take up his role on 3 April. He faces a huge job to finally give British tennis the young players needed to play on all the courts the country now boasts.See the full content of this document
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Pounds 300m and Nothing to Show for Crowther Era ; the Net Results of Former Chief's Nine-Year Reign
Crowther's legacy is all about bricks and mortar, with the new Pounds 40m National Tennis Centre at Roehampton - to be opened next year - the ultimate example of his tenure.
In 1990, there were just 288 indoor courts in...See the full content of this document
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