Making headline news in April 2007, Mike Lewis was convicted of fraudulent trading whilst vice-chairman of Exeter City football club. Receiving a community service sentence of 200 hours, his co-defendant, John Russell, was imprisoned for 21 months.In 'The Trains Don't Stop There Anymore', Lewis tells his story through his times as commercial manager at Newport County and Tottenham Hotspur, managing director at Reading, media director at Fulham and his ownership of Swansea City and Exeter City Football Clubs. Lewis details the highs and lows from the top teams in the game to the nether regions of the football league. He talks of bringing sponsorship to White Hart Lane, his escapades with Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa, working with Mohammed Al Fayed at Fulham and John Madejski at Reading and describes the vain attempts to keep his infamous creation, Swansea City mascot Cyril the Swan, out of trouble.Lewis relates the behind the scenes shenanigans at Exeter City, the attempts to keep the 'Grecians' afloat by bringing in pop star Michael Jackson for a one-off concert, the bitter breakdown of his friendship with club director Uri Geller and his arrest and trial for trading while insolvent.
- ISBN10 1904091202
- ISBN13 9781904091202
- Publish Date 28 November 2007
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 April 2013
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Vertical Editions
- Format Paperback
- Pages 240
- Language English