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But it was as much of a shock to me as anyone else to learn I was no longer required."The new company will be taking over from the existing Gloucester Ground and Athletic Club Limited, which was formed a century ago to look after the Kingsholm pitch."We decided a couple of months ago that we must become a limited company with the advent of professionalism, and we set up a steering committee," Alan Brinn, the Gloucester chairman, said."There will be a new trading company called Gloucester RFC Ltd, which will be run by a small board of directors. "There was no acrimony," the 50-year-old former Rugby Football Union marketing manager insisted "I accepted the decision. Gloucester's chief executive, Mike Coley, has left the Courage League One club after less than a year in the job. He is a victim of the club's decision to restructure, although Gloucester issued a statement yesterday that said he had offered to resign, and announced they had reached an agreement over compensation. Coley's departure follows Gloucester's decision to set up a new company to run the club and look for sponsorship to pay their players.

"The general committee have endorsed the club's working parties' recommendations to restructure the club in order to meet the needs of the professional game," the statement read."As a consequence of this restructuring, the post of chief executive is no longer required and Mr Coley offered his resignation from that post."Coley, Gloucester's first full-time chief executive and marketing manager, was shocked by the decision. Sini was dismissed during Salford's home defeat of Rochdale Hornets last weekend for tripping.The Widnes hooker Paul Gartland, sent off in his side's 31-14 victory against Wakefield Trinity, has been found not guilty of a high tackle. The Barrow Braves prop Stuart Quayle, who received his marching orders for illegal use of the elbow, has been suspended for four games and fined pounds 50.David Chrimes, the Doncaster Dragons second-row forward, was handed a two-match ban and a pounds 50 fine following his dismissal, also for illegal use of the elbow.. Swann, who played for Western Samoa in last October's World Cup, will make his debut on the substitutes' bench for Warrington's home game against Sheffield Eagles tomorrow.Salford Reds will be without the Samoan winger Fata Sini for Sunday's First Division visit to Hull after he was banned for one match and fined pounds 75 by the Rugby Football League disciplinary committee. There's far too much happening in rugby league for us to let them go."The only way Warrington players will be allowed to play rugby union is if they go to union full-time."Dorahy, the Super League side's coach, added: "I played back-to-back football for five years and I know what the demands are Rest is essential.