'They kicked me out - and banned my whole family': After clearing his name, ousted Macclesfield owner ROB SMETHURST reveals how his 'horrific' arrest ordeal and bitter divorce left him 'broken' and plunged club's FA Cup fairytale into 'toxicity'

Daily Mail - Sep 29, 2026

The Hollywood scriptwriters hoping to tell the fairytale story of Macclesfield FC's FA Cup win over Crystal Palace could hardly have come up with a more dramatic twist themselves.

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