Outgoing Chelmsford City chairman Mansell Wallace believes the club will benefit from fresh ideas after his surprise resignation.
Wallace's departure was announced on Friday morning after six years at the helm, and the club are set to hold an emergency board meeting next week to discuss his replacement.
And Wallace believes the club needs to bring in a younger face to lead them to the next level.
"I've got to think that if the club's going to go forward for the next five years, am I the person to do it?" he said. "I'm 65 years of age, I've had two heart attacks, a small stroke and a quadruple bypass and I'd hate to think that the club could take off and I'd pop my clogs and they'd struggle then to find someone to take it over.
"I think it's far better to have somebody to come in now and take it forward, and run with a younger person with hopefully enthusiasm and deep pockets.
"I've been here for a number of years now and although I think I've done the best I could there's still need for improvement.
"We need to give another person a chance, we've got new people on the board now, we've got supporters on the board now which is something I innovated and I think that's something that's really worked well, we're looking at involving members as well.
"We're coming together an awful lot more and I just think a younger person with different ideas might be the right thing to take the club forward."
Wallace lists the 3-1 win over Colchester in the FA Cup first round in November 2012 as the highlight of his tenure, and believes the club has everything in place to step up to a higher level in the near future.
"I think we've been prepared for promotion for quite a long time. I've said before that we need something to excite the crowds.
"I think we need someone to come in and bring in support, the club will be hoping the new person will bring something in."
And although he will no longer be chairman of the club, he will still be a familiar face at Melbourne Park – a place where he has always felt at home.
"I will still be at every game home and away, without a doubt," he added. "I support the club, it's as simple as that. I've been a supporter since 1959 and that's not going to change now.
"They are probably the best set of fans in the league. The fans we have are totally loyal to the club, they may not always be happy with the decisions we have to take but they know it has to be done.
"But the fans, board and employees have been absolutely great.
"I'm very thankful and now I can sit back and offer the club any assistance they want with my successor and anything else they want, I'll be more than happy to do it for them."
