ROMFORD boss Glenn Tamplin has bizarrely claimed that he makes his players call him “Daddy pig” and fines those who refer to him as “gaffer”.
The former Billericay Town owner bought the Essex side earlier this month, where he immediately sacked Paul Martin and appointed himself as the club’s manager.
Glenn Tamplin bought Romford earlier this month and immediately appointed himself as the managerCredit: Getty Images – Getty
The 47-year-old also brought in 15 players on his first day, but they are yet to make an impact with Tamplin losing his opening two matches in charge.
Romford sit rooted to the bottom of the Isthmian League Division One North table after picking up just five points from their opening 13 games.
But Tamplin’s aim is to get his club into the play-offs, build a new stadium, while also looking to help out the community and assisting with the homeless.
In an exclusive interview with the Evening Standard, Tamplin stated that the squad must refer to him by his nickname “Daddy pig”, claiming this is “because I’m a bit f***** in the head”.
And players also compete for £6,500 goodie bags containing designer clothes during lung-busting fitness tests, with the winner scooping the prize.
MONARCH OF THE GLENN
Tamplin also spoke of an incident that occurred three years ago where he was pronounced dead for over two minutes after overdosing, which led to an out of body experience.
He said: “I had a visitation and met the Lord. I was dead for two-and-a-half minutes. People will say I am lying, but I had two paramedics say I was dead.
“I was talking to my wife and she was ignoring me, I couldn’t work it out, and then a bright light came behind me, like an ultra-light, and I met the Lord.
“I was trying to talk to my wife and she was crying, but my body was downstairs and I couldn’t work out how I got upstairs, then the Lord held his hands and took me, I started going out the back door and floating.
“What I will say is eternal life has been proven to me and it is beautiful and peaceful. I begged the Lord not to take me and he said to me, ‘Fulfil your purpose, son’.”
During his time at Billericay, Tamplin managed to lure the likes of Jermaine Pennant, Jamie O’Hara and Paul Konchesky to the club, but their hefty wages took a toll on him.
Speaking of how he is taking a different approach, he said: “I’ve changed so much [since Billericay]. I don’t regret it, but it made me very sick and cost me a lot of money.
“Billericay was a circus because I spent so much money [£3million]. I paid what I call idiot tax. The difference is now I used to do things with my pocket, this is about me doing things with my heart. So people are seeing the real me.
“Jesus is my Saviour. But I want to be like the saviour of the roads and the streets and I want to help people.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
