Whatever happened to Simon Chamberlain?

[Harty]

Once described as John Vinicombe as the next chairman of BHAFC, was the city whizzkid our very own version of Spencer Trethewy?

And what happened to him?

 

[federicoed-up]

Who is Spencer Trethewy?

 

[Uncle Buck]

Is this him?

Simon Chamberlain - 12 April 2007

 

[Harty]

Is this him?

Simon Chamberlain - 12 April 2007

I think so, thanks Uncle Buck.

Interesting reading, and perhaps a feeling of what might have been?

 

[Titanic]

I think so, thanks Uncle Buck.

Interesting reading, and perhaps a feeling of what might have been?

Any idea why it wasn't ?

 

[bigc]

Who is Spencer Trethewy?

Didn't he promise millions for Aldershot at the start of the 1990s, but turned out to be hot air and they went bust..

 

[Harty]

Any idea why it wasn't ?

He once told me that Greg Stanley was a 'likeable buffon who couldn't be trusted with his own money' and that David Belotti was, quote, a 'shithouse'

Probably indicates how it all panned out............

 

[Herne Hill Seagull]

Who is Spencer Trethewy?

False messiah who claimed he'd save Aldershot before they went bust and dropped out of the league. Was approximately 9 years old, with, unfortunately for Aldershot, about as much money as your average 9yo as well.

According to Wikipedia (not the most reliable source I know) he did two years of bird in the 90s for fraud.

 

[bigc]

False messiah who claimed he'd save Aldershot before they went bust and dropped out of the league. Was approximately 9 years old, with, unfortunately for Aldershot, about as much money as your average 9yo as well.

18 wasn't he?

Just hung around for a year, said a lot, delivered nothing.

Sounds like the majority of this board really!

 

[Storer68]

Didn't he promise millions for Aldershot at the start of the 1990s, but turned out to be hot air and they went bust..

Spencer Trethewy (born 1971) was the 19-year-old British "property developer" who saved Aldershot Football Club from closure in August 1990 with a £200,000 signed affidavit. He remained on the club's board as a director for just three months, and was voted off by the other directors after it transpired that he had failed to repay any of the money he had borrowed from other individuals in order to honour the affidavit. He was subsequently declared bankrupt.

In 1994, Trethewy was convicted of fraud and sentenced to two years in prison.

 

[Harty]

Thanks to Uncle Buck's reply in answer to my original question clearly Simon wasn't a Spencer.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I think the bit about the UK learning a thing or two from US pensions blows his cover.

 

[Exmouth Seagull]

Simon Chamberlain was a mate of mine at Warden Park School, I used to go to quite a few footie matches with him and others, he certainly was a genuine Seagulls fan. A nice enough bloke, but just a dreamer really, not one you would expect to go too far in life. I couldnt believe it when his name cropped up in connection with the Albion.

I just googled Thinc Group, he is not there now, a new Cheif Exec was appointed in July 2007.

 

[Easy 10]

He is currently running a small shoe shop in Sidcup.

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Well, there's your answer then - no place at the Albion for a Warden Pikey

 

[Don Tmatter]

He's married to my wife's step father's daughter, lives down in Cornwall now i think.