Dwayne Johnson ‘eyes take care of UK membership’ as fellow Hollywood star plots takeover

Hollywood stars Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Ray Winstone may each be in retailer for a future position at Southend United. The previous, who owns a manufacturing firm, is reportedly keen on making a documentary on the membership if a current takeover bid from a bunch of native businessmen proves profitable.

A consortium together with Simon Jackson, Kristofer Tremains and members of Integral Sports activities Administration (ISM) are in superior talks to amass Southend from present chairman Ron Martin, in keeping with Echosport.

The report provides that members of the group have now made contact with Seven Bucks Productions – an organization owned by Johnson – who’re keen on making a fly-on-the-wall documentary on the Shrimpers if the takeover bid goes by way of.

The previous WWE wrestler, who was additionally the highest-grossing male actor on the earth again in 2020, may subsequently be set for a surreal affiliation with the fifth-tier facet.

Winstone can also be concerned within the bid, given that he’s a co-founder of ISM. The 66-year-old is a widely known West Ham fan however may but be a part of the trouble to propel the Essex-based facet again into the EFL.

Southend had been relegated to the Nationwide League again in 2021 for the primary time in over a century. With just one computerized promotion spot on supply, the fifth-tier is notoriously tough to get out of and the Shrimpers have did not even make the play-offs over the previous two seasons.

And though their challenge remains to be at an early stage, Reynolds refused to rule out desires of reaching the Premier League. “It’s nearly rising the absolute best membership and discovering worth in anyplace we will, whether or not that’s monetary or emotional: generally that’s indistinguishable,” he mentioned.

“In fact our objective is to get to the Premier League – why wouldn’t or not it’s, if we will try this? Whether or not it takes 5 years, whether or not it takes 20 years, that’s the objective, that’s the mission.”

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