Copy linkFacebookXPinterestEmailShare this article 0Join the conversationFollow usAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleNewsletterSubscribe to our newsletterBarry Hearn has never been short of ambition and his latest venture in football is no different.Whether it was during his two-decade stint as chairman of Leyton Orient or during his work in snooker, boxing, darts or fishing, Hearn has enjoyed his fair share of spectacular success and expensive failures.Hearn is now back in football with Brentwood Town and knows that success is a product of secure foundations. He also knows that sustainability is sacrificed for ambition; trouble can lie ahead, citing the case of one high-profile former Premier League chairman to back up his case.Hearn on wanting Brentwood to grow the right wayThe most important thing is to make us sustainable, he tells FourFourTwo. Right now, we dont lose money, but were ambitious on top of that.Most fans will now say Well, come on then, sunshine, put your money in. You tell them to f**k off because its not their money. Only an idiot throws excessive amounts of money too early. You may like "I'm gonna take it to the Moon": KSI tells FourFourTwo how he plans to get his new club Dagenham & Redbridge into the Premier League Why Newcastle, Everton, Crystal Palace and others must be wary "KSI said, Were going to get to the Premier League, but It might take 20 years - it's not my job to tell him that's not possible Dagenham & Redbridge chief exec outlines club's ambitious plans This brings him to the case of the former Crystal Palace chairman and current talkSPORT pundit Simon Jordan, who he believes acts as a warning of what can happen when ambition and finances do not marry up.History is lined with Simon Jordans, who Im sure loved Crystal Palace but basically built up a business that then went skint, Hearn continues. Hes an idiot. Others, like him, want instant success, but I dont really do that.Get FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.Hearn points to another of his investments that took a while to bloom.I bought the darts 25 years ago, he remembers. Everyone always says to me Oh, youre a genius seeing that coming. I remind them that I bought it when nobody gave a toss.It wasnt an overnight success it was painstaking. It was on its knees when we came in, nobody watching. Now look.For Hearn, this philosophy extends to his latest project.That all shows that Im a long-term player in general, and Im a long-term player at Brentwood, he affirms. I own 20 per cent of it. I dont give a s**t if I own one per cent or 100 per cent it just made sense to have a voice.They know what I can bring to the table. As the best operator in sport in the world, I know more about this business than anyone alive mainly because Im so f**king old.TOPICSLeyton OrientJoe MewisSocial Links NavigationFor more than a decade, Joe Mewis has worked in football journalism as a reporter and editor. Mewis has had stints at Mirror Football and LeedsLive among others and worked at FourFourTwo throughout Euro 2024, reporting on the tournament. In addition to his journalist work, Mewis is also the author of four football history books that include times on Leeds United and the England national team. Now working as a digital marketing coordinator at Harrogate Town, too, Mewis counts some of his best career moments as being in the iconic Spygate press conference under Marcelo Bielsa and seeing his beloved Leeds lift the Championship trophy during lockdown.With contributions fromEd McCambridgeStaff Writer
