Freddy Eastwood and Grays Athletic

[BALDY]

Freddy Eastwood scored a memorable hat-trick on his first team debut back in 2004 to help Blues beat Swansea City 4-2 at Roots Hall before going on to fire Steve Tilson’s side to successive promotions.

Eastwood bagged 49 goals in his first two seasons with the Shrimpers before also netting the only goal of the game in a memorable League Cup win against a Manchester United team containing Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo.

He joined from Grays Athletic their ground was sold for housing by the clubs' owner.

But who was he or she?

 

[Pak Power]

Steve Skinner?

 

[tia]

Mick Woodward was their owner when they sold us Eastwood.Im not sure if he owned Bridge Road though

 

[BALDY]

Steve Skinner?

I have seen his name mentioned but I unsure if he was the owner then?

 

[BALDY]

Mick Woodward was their owner when they sold us Eastwood.Im not sure if he owned Bridge Road though

He was well known in the world of non league football.

 

[tia]

He was well known in the world of non league football.

Grays are trying to get Thurrocks old ground.Hopefully they are successful as not had their own ground for pushing 20 years

 

[BALDY]

Steve Skinner?

I am not sure.

 

[BALDY]

Grays are trying to get Thurrocks old ground.Hopefully they are successful as not had their own ground for pushing 20 years

They seem to have been turned down again.

 

[tia]

They seem to have been turned down again.

Shame if that's the case

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

I thought Andy Swallow was their owner until a few years ago?.

 

[BALDY]

I thought Andy Swallow was their owner until a few years ago?.

But who sold their ground for housing?

 

[tia]

I thought Andy Swallow was their owner until a few years ago?.

He was after Woodward I think

 

[Blue Yonder]

The ground was leased by Grays not owned by them. It was owned by Ron Billings (club patron) and when he died the club was unable to negotiate a new lease with his family and the land was redeveloped.

 

[BALDY]

The ground was leased by Grays not owned by them. It was owned by Ron Billings (club patron) and when he died the club was unable to negotiate a new lease with his family and the land was redeveloped.

Thank you very much Billings was of course a very rich man.....Mick Woodward (he was a bankrupt) was involved with the club (I am unsure what he is doing now).

Many moons ago he wanted to own Romford and play at Barkingside.
He in the end was not permitted to play the club there.

 

[BALDY]

Fingers crossed as 8th tier club put in fourth bid to move into unused and derelict stadium - Fan Banter

Fans have their fingers crossed as 8th tier club Grays Athletic put in a fourth bid to move into an unused and derelict stadium. The Isthmian League North Division outfit is now part of a fourth formal request to build a car-preparation plant on the site which was once the home former club...

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