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Glenn Tamplin has sensationally revealed he is quitting as Billericay Town owner and is putting the club up for sale.

The millionaire businessman, who took over the National League South club in December 2016, told the Echo in an exclusive interview at his home that he felt he had ‘been pushed too far’ and needed to step down.

Tamplin has invested more than £2.5 million in the club since his arrival, with Billericay winning promotion to the second tier of non-league football and claiming four trophies in that time.

But he has now said he ‘can’t take anymore’, citing an incident after the defeat to Woking on Saturday as the deciding factor in the decision.

“Something has pushed me too far and I find myself in a position where I need to walk away from Billericay Town,” said Tamplin, who said he would 'not be spending another penny of his money’.

“The club is up for sale as of tomorrow as I can’t take anymore. After the Woking game I was told the police wanted to speak with me. They told me they had received a report that I had been snorting drugs in the public toilets. I asked to be tested and they said they didn’t have the test kits with them, I was then told I might be pulled over.

“I was pulled over 15 minutes later and to be asked if you have been taking drugs in front of your five-year-old daughter and eight-year-old son is not something I am willing to put my children though. Not for football.”

Madcap Billericay Town owner Glenn Tamplin sacked new manager Steve Watt within two hours of giving him the job - having discovered he had a pop at him in the press last season.

The controversial millionaire put the club up for sale last week amid accusations he snorted cocaine in the changing room toilets before taking charge of their September 1 game against Woking.

Maidstone United caretaker boss Watt agreed to help him run the National League South side and was introduced to the players via their WhatsApp group.

At 2pm on Monday Tamplin welcomed the new arrival by adding him to the team chat but he wasn’t there for long.

Within a few hours Watt was abruptly booted out of the group with the squad left scratching their heads.

Then at 5.30pm, Tamplin returned saying: ‘I’ve had to sack him bcoz he was slagging us off last year’.

PLAYER : “I’ve never seen anything like it. Apparently when he was in charge of Margate last season he had a few digs at Glenn and it’s all come out. Hopefully something gets sorted soon.”