Sykes, who has also served a similar role at hometown
Current chairman Dave Allen decided to make his role redundant as part of a bid to make the business more effective following Wednesday’s plummet from the Premiership into division two.
It was rumoured that Allen and ex-secretary Sykes did not get on and had major differences, although the club have wished him the best for the future.
It could be the start of quite a few interesting months in the Wednesday boardroom with the proposed interest from Ken Bates and Dennis Hobson, despite both been involved in public slanging matches with Allen.