But I have always dreamed of being in football and I’ve never been afraid of rolling my sleeves up,’ said Hastings United chief executive Wood. Renowned music agent Billy Wood has left his old industry to become a football executiveBut while the concept of negotiating football transfers remains relatively new to Wood, he’s no newcomer to cutting deals. Just a few weeks later in September 2019, Isthmian League side Hastings United came calling offering him the role of chief executive. Under a year later, Wood chose to leave the music industry permanently to fully focus on his burgeoning football career. ‘When I got into the music industry my dream was to reach the top of the music industry and I achieved that.

Source: Daily Mail March 06, 2021 12:28 UTC