Norwich City legend Darren Eadie has saluted the outgoing Delia Smith and Michael Wynn Jones as they step down from the club's board.
The iconic duo left their positions on Wednesday night after a vote that meant Mark Attanasio's Norfolk Holdings group will take their shareholding to 85pc in March, ending a near-30-year spell at the top of the City tree.
Their reign started when Eadie was playing for the Canaries, and he's formed a great relationship with them since then.
"You can't speak highly enough of them can you, really? What words can you say? I mean they're just fantastic people," he said. "I've known them ever since I arrived at the football club.
"Delia was kind enough to make my wedding cake, so I've just got brilliant memories. They couldn't make it to the wedding, so she offered to do that instead. They can't do enough for you, and the legacy will be what we see around us [at Carrow Road].
"Michael sometimes gets forgotten about a little bit because of Delia's presence, but both of them together have been absolutely sensational for this football club.
"I'd be quite happy for them to be in charge for the rest of my time, but I think it's probably a good time for everybody. It feels like a real transitional period off an on the pitch."
Although the 49-year-old doesn't know Attanasio and his colleagues as well, he has faith that they've got the club's best interests at heart. He knows it won't be easy for the American investors, but has been pleased by what he's seen so far.
"From what I know of them they're quite cautious in their approach, which I think is why Delia and Michael were keen to be involved," Eadie continued, asked about Attanasio's group. "They aren't just going to chuck a load of money at it and then disappear in five years time leaving us in trouble.
"I think they're a long-term project, and the way the club's moving forward under (sporting director) Ben Knapper seems to be a really good direction. I hope they invest money, because it needs that, as much as the support is great.
"They seem really honest, open, decent people, and I think the club's been left in good hands by Delia and Michael. But the proof is in the pudding, isn't it? All we care about is results on the football pitch."
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