Macclesfield owner bought them on Rightmove after 'nearly dying' from alcohol addiction
Macclesfield FC's owner, Rob Smethurst, shares his journey of recovery from alcohol addiction and how it led him to acquire the club via Rightmove, culminating in a historic FA Cup victory against Crystal Palace.
A millionaire bought a football club while drunk then forgot
Rob Smethurst impulsively purchased the struggling Macclesfield Town football club during a drunken bender and later forgot about the purchase.
Macclesfield chairman 'legged it' to be first man in FA Cup pitch invasion
Macclesfield chairman Rob Smethurst proudly admitted to being the first to invade the pitch following the club's surprising FA Cup victory over Crystal Palace.
He was drunk for four days and then bought a club. Now he can't believe what they did in the FA Cup
Rob Smethurst, the owner of sixth-division club Macclesfield, celebrates a historic FA Cup upset against Crystal Palace and announces a trip to Ibiza with his players.
Macclesfield owner bought FA Cup heroes on Rightmove after four-day Ibiza bender
Rob Smethurst, the owner of Macclesfield FC, purchased the club after a four-day bender in Ibiza, just after they achieved a surprising 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace in the FA Cup.