Debbie McGee addresses late husband's Paul Daniels ‘publicity’ move 'They can’t kick off'
DEBBIE MCGEE has opened up about her late husband, magician Paul Daniels, hit the headlines after he bought a piece of Doncaster Rovers' old Belle Vue stadium.
Debbie McGee recalls Paul buying section of football pitch
Debbie McGee, 60, caught up with presenter and former Luton Town football club chairman Nick Owen, 72, on her podcast Spill The Tea with Debbie McGee. The latter discussed why he took over the club after they went into administration.
He got loads of publicity
Following this, the radio host addressed the time her late husband Paul Daniels bought a square of the pitch from the Belle Vue stadium back in 1992.
Speaking on her podcast Spill The Tea with Debbie McGee, she said: “The only thing I can say to do with football about Paul…
“I’m only telling you because it’ll make you laugh.
“His manager lived in Doncaster and was very involved with Doncaster [Rovers] football club.
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“At one point in their history, when they had financial troubles, they were selling off I think it was square metres of the pitch.
“Paul bought the middle square where the kick off was.
“He got loads of publicity, saying, ‘Right well I can say to them, they can’t kick off from my square’.”
Back in 1992, A Save The Rovers campaign had been set up to raise £200,000 to help save the club.
Paul later hit the headlines after he bought 10 square yards around the centre of the pitch.
An article published in The Doncaster Star at the time had the headline: "Rovers opt for a bit of magic.”
It added: “A little bit of magic and a touch of divine intervention are the latest ideas to help save cash-starved Doncaster Rovers.”
Sharing further details, they revealed Paul had agreed to pledge £25 to sponsor a square yard of the Belle Vue turf to help with the funding.
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The last game was held at the stadium in 2006.
Debbie is no stranger to discussing memories about her late husband on her show.
Last month, she told listeners how her husband was the reason why she has been referred to as "the lovely Debbie McGee" throughout her career.
She began: “I’m going to tell you how I got the title of the lovely Debbie McGee.
“It wasn’t really, I don’t think it's to do with me being lovely, it was the very first series I ever did for the BBC with Paul Daniels.
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“And the first episode I was involved in, my introduction was Paul saying, ‘And here is the lovely Debbie McGee’ and it just stuck.
“He used it every time he introduced me, so other people picked up on it.
“Who would have thought people would still be calling me it? It’s a nice title to have.”
The magician died after being diagnosed with a brain tumour aged 77 in 2016.
