“You would have to be off your head to buy a football club,” says Macclesfield owner Rob Smethurst. That was the case for the businessman when he found the club’s Moss Rose home listed on property ...

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Rob Smethurst was on a four-day drinking binge when he bought a bankrupt football club. They rose from the ashes to topple premier league opposition, saving Rob in the process. Show more Rob Smethurst ...