On his return from the States, he joined his local club, Bromley FC, where he had been a debutee at 16 and he began his next phase as player-manager for the reserves.
Once owning a recruitment firm, which he sold, he bought Crystal Palace FC in 1998. Palace got relegated and sensible income was lost, he became bankrupt, sold the club, reorganised and in 2006, got involved with local Bromley FC and coached their under 9s, for whom his son, Bradley played Goldberg eventually managed the adult side.
He now stands in the dug out as manager, sometimes in his suit, having just rushed from his office, where he is back in recruitment and stabilised. He is writing a book which may get published one day, when Bromley make it into the Football League. The south London club is "full-time", in the top ten of the Vanarama National League, promoted from the Conference South last season, now in its highest position in the club's 123 year history, despite having just been beaten byAltrincham 1-3, on a roll after their cup win over Barnsley.
There are 36 teams, a fitness and conditioning coach. superb training facilities and a planning application for a new stand, an indoor facility and a car park. It needed it!
Founded in 1892, the Ravens (sometimes the Lilywhites??) won the FA Amateur Cup three times. They beat Bishop Auckland in the 1911 final (April 8th at Herne Hill) and then Erith and Belvedere on April 23rd 1938 played at the Den, Millwall. In 1949, also on the 23rd April, they beat Romford in front of a 93,000 crowd at Wembley. Each victory was by the same score, 1-0 and each time the Bromley goal was scored by a player wearing the number 8 shirt. Spooky.
The record attendance at Hayes Lane, their ground, was in 1949 when over 10,500 turned up for a friendly against a Nigerian XI!
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