# @bizofsport on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=4t-PTQjv_90
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/54815235-bizofsport-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/1fbf2e5f86.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-02-01T09:00:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Business of Sport (@bizofsport) — https://gondola.cc/bizofsport

## Caption

Rob Smethurst shares the extraordinary story of buying Macclesfield FC off Rightmove during the darkest period of his life, rebuilding a club from the ashes of collapse, and how turning a broken football club into a community powerhouse ultimately gave him purpose and saved his life.

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Subscribe on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/1lD0eIjmkyr92VggxZmDuF?si=c0a7e9846a834767

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/business-of-sport/id1690597762

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#businessofsport #charliestebbings #robsmethurst #football #macclesfield #crystalpalace #facup #rightmove

## Stats

- **Views:** 791
- **Likes:** 18
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 1

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business of Sport | @bizofsport | https://gondola.cc/bizofsport | Podcast |

## Tags

crystalpalace, businessofsport, charliestebbings, rightmove, robsmethurst, football, facup, macclesfield

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