[h=3]Exclusive - the story behind the Albion takeover[/h] 6:00am Friday 15th November 2013 in Albion
Tony Bloom and Dick Knight
It was the takeover which sent Albion on their final steps towards a new era at The Amex.
In The Argus today, two of the central characters have revealed what happened behind the scenes when Tony Bloom succeeded Dick Knight as chairman of the Seagulls in 2009.
Knight tells how he wanted Bloom to work with him as vice-chairman for the final two years at Withdean.
However long-serving director Ray Bloom, uncle of Tony and a friend of the Knight family for 50 years, explains exclusively why directors felt the takeover should happen “sooner rather than later”.
Read how that final step in the boardroom was taken – only in The Argus today.
Original article
It was the takeover which sent Albion on their final steps towards a new era at The Amex.
In The Argus today, two of the central characters have revealed what happened behind the scenes when Tony Bloom succeeded Dick Knight as chairman of the Seagulls in 2009.
Knight tells how he wanted Bloom to work with him as vice-chairman for the final two years at Withdean.
However long-serving director Ray Bloom, uncle of Tony and a friend of the Knight family for 50 years, explains exclusively why directors felt the takeover should happen “sooner rather than later”.
Read how that final step in the boardroom was taken – only in The Argus today.
Original article