Redwurzel
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I am interested in how Charlie Amer became so successful and why it suddenly went wrong.
I have just read Gazette and Northern Echo articles about him. He didn't appear to inherit any money coming from an ordinary background from Grangetown. From running a band, working as a Redcoat, and putting on entertainment events, then he bought a major hotel in Redcar and then built the Marton Country Club becoming a MFC Director in 1963 and Chairman in 1973. He had quite a Business Empire as I know from family friends in the past he owned Parkway Estates and Parkway homes as well as hotels and even garages (Rema was Amer spelt backgrounds). Building 1000 houses such as Cricket Lane in Normanby. His houses were generally good quality and his hotels in 1960s and 70s were well regarded.
He helped Big Jack develop the Boro team and get them established as a top 10 club. Then it all seemed to go wrong with the building of the Ayresome Sports Hall by his own company. It didn't have the right planning permission and bits just did not function correctly. The MFC board appeared to start encouraging players to leave such as Craig Johnson (in his recent radio interview), David Armstrong and Mark Proctor as so John Neal the manager left too. Charlie Amer says it was not his fault, but he was Chairman. The mistakes in the summer of 1981 seem to lead to Administration in 1986.
The mystery to me is that Charlie Amer was obviously an excellent businessman, so why did all these problems occur from 1978 to 1981. After 1981 his businesses seem to wind down even though he lived till 2012.
I have just read Gazette and Northern Echo articles about him. He didn't appear to inherit any money coming from an ordinary background from Grangetown. From running a band, working as a Redcoat, and putting on entertainment events, then he bought a major hotel in Redcar and then built the Marton Country Club becoming a MFC Director in 1963 and Chairman in 1973. He had quite a Business Empire as I know from family friends in the past he owned Parkway Estates and Parkway homes as well as hotels and even garages (Rema was Amer spelt backgrounds). Building 1000 houses such as Cricket Lane in Normanby. His houses were generally good quality and his hotels in 1960s and 70s were well regarded.
He helped Big Jack develop the Boro team and get them established as a top 10 club. Then it all seemed to go wrong with the building of the Ayresome Sports Hall by his own company. It didn't have the right planning permission and bits just did not function correctly. The MFC board appeared to start encouraging players to leave such as Craig Johnson (in his recent radio interview), David Armstrong and Mark Proctor as so John Neal the manager left too. Charlie Amer says it was not his fault, but he was Chairman. The mistakes in the summer of 1981 seem to lead to Administration in 1986.
The mystery to me is that Charlie Amer was obviously an excellent businessman, so why did all these problems occur from 1978 to 1981. After 1981 his businesses seem to wind down even though he lived till 2012.