King's Lynn Town owner Stephen Cleeve has put his landmark north Norfolk hotel, the George, up for sale as he bids to bring football glory to the town.

Eastern Daily Press: Action from the Norfolk Senior Cup Final at Carrow Road - Lynn Town's Ryan Fryatt scores and celebrates his goal.Action from the Norfolk Senior Cup Final at Carrow Road - Lynn Town's Ryan Fryatt scores and celebrates his goal. (Image: Matthew Usher Photography)

Mr Cleeve, who has owned the football club since March, 2016, will see his investment in the Linnets hit the £500,000 mark sometime during the coming season.

And in an effort to put all his eggs in one basket he has chosen to try and sell the hotel at Cley – with offers over £895,000 - to help fund his ambitions at The Walks.

'A lot of clubs are mismanaged, but I am working 50 or 60 hours a week on the football club and I am in the situation I am probably going to sell the George Hotel because I can't do both,' he said.

'I can't run the George Hotel and this club. If the club is going to be a success we have got to start moving up through the leagues.

Eastern Daily Press: Linnets Chairman Stephen Cleeve. Picture: Ian BurtLinnets Chairman Stephen Cleeve. Picture: Ian Burt (Image: Archant 2018)

'The George is a big business, a good business. I put it on the market recently. It is not a decision I have come to lightly.

'I have thought about it for a long time. They both involve a lot of management – it is all in the detail.

'It is all about where I can sort this out and sort that out. We haven't got the money to put staff in place. Everybody gives you a lot of opinions but there are not a lot of volunteers around.

'With the George, the wages have to be paid to all – no one volunteers and it is a big business. It is full at the moment and it has been full for a long time. But you have to know your limitations.

'I think too many people think I can do everything and spread myself too thinly and I don't want to spread myself too thinly and I think the thing to do is concentrate on the football.

'I think the club has got real legs. The risk for me is if I sell the George and we don't get promoted, and then of course it's a case of what do I do then?'

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