▁change ▁for ▁United ▁and ▁Green ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁day - to - day ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁club . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁however , ▁he ▁had ▁begun ▁to ▁take ▁dec isions ▁over ▁a ▁wider ▁area ▁than ▁his ▁previous ▁rem it , ▁including ▁the ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁itself , ▁leading ▁to ▁un rest ▁amongst ▁both ▁supp or ters ▁and ▁staff . ▁Green ▁s ack ed ▁popular ▁manager ▁Dave ▁Bass ett . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁subsequent ▁row ▁over ▁compens ation , ▁Green ▁reported ly ▁invited ▁Bass ett ▁to ▁sett le ▁the ▁issue ▁with ▁a ▁car ▁park ▁b raw l , ▁but ▁quickly ▁back ed ▁down ▁when ▁Bass ett ▁acc eded ▁to ▁the ▁request . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁manager ▁N ig el ▁Sp ack man ▁res igned ▁cit ing ▁inter ference ▁in ▁team ▁affairs ▁by ▁Green ▁and ▁in ▁protest ▁at ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁club ' s ▁better ▁players ▁being ▁sold ▁without ▁consult ation ▁and ▁without ▁funds ▁to ▁replace ▁them . ▁After ▁fur ious ▁protest s ▁by ▁United ▁supp or ters ▁Green ▁stepped ▁down ▁as ▁chief ▁executive ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁later , ▁although ▁he ▁remained ▁on ▁the ▁P LC ▁board ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁before ▁leaving ▁the ▁club ▁along ▁with ▁Mc Donald ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁After ▁She ff ield ▁United ▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁She ff ield ▁United , ▁Green ▁held ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁direction al ▁positions ▁including ▁a ▁spell ▁as ▁Non - exec utive ▁Chair man ▁of ▁Nova ▁Resources ▁Limited . ▁ ▁R