For ten years he has worked with his partner Andy Cole (not the Andy Cole) buying, selling and making over the best automobiles on the market. At first it was Andy that put a base-booming stereo into Marlon's FIAT Punto after he had passed his driving test. Marlon was 17 then and didn't want to be ripped off because he was a footballer. He wasn't and their long term friendship has developed into a thriving venture with a long business of A-list clients.
Marlon at 39, retains his huge stature and is fit like a well tuned sport's car! Nowadays he is often found to be up front in the salesroom doing the meeting and greeting and scoring goals by personality.
A Mercedes V-Class sits in the building with screens and spotlights designed to mimic stars shining on a cloudless night. Recently he has dealt with Harry Kane, Stuart Broad and Carl Froch, with dozens of signed shirts and letters framed on his show room walls.
We have put in Playstations, coffee machines and printers into customers cars.
https://twitter.com/mazer_9?lang=en his Twitter feed
In the early days he modified Ryan Giggs' blue Renault Clio with gold alloys. He customised the apprentice, David Beckham's classic turquoise VW Golf with a cream leather interior. Have a look at the Instagram site.
A recent signing has been Ric Leighton, whose career with TNS in the Welsh League was cut short by injury, has joined in and is responsible for the service side of the business. He helps Marlon get good deals for sportsmen and women avoiding them being "ripped off" because they are known high earners. Deals includes getting top tickets to concerts and even mending a well known England international's electric gates to his house.
Why not use the club's Player Liaison Officer? Clubs have one (or more) of these, looking after the players' every needs. But maybe these requests may go beyond the call of a PLO's duty and probably they won't have the expertise to do the very special deal!
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