Gillingham Football Club's new owner Brad Galinson on his love of English football and League 2's bottom side

Brad Galinson was told that investing in football was a crazy idea but he's taken over Gillingham and fallen in love.

While fans sang the new owner's name at Priestfield last Saturday, he looked over at those same supporters and realised that his decision to invest in a team bottom of the Football League was the right decision.

Galinson, 53, speaking to the local media on Tuesday, said: "Investment banking friends of mine said there are better ways to get a return on your investment. They said 'are you crazy - do you know anything about football and by the way, isn't it called soccer?!'"

He and wife Shannon - who he describes as the brains behind their business operation and is now a director at the Gills - weren't put off and checked out "a tonne of teams" before finding the perfect match. The Galinsons have brought belief back to a club that until recently were hurtling towards non-league football.

Within a couple of weeks the club has a management structure in place and five new signings - with more incoming. No wonder the fans were singing Mr Galinson's name from the stands at Priestfield.

"Looking at the fans, that was tremendous," he said. "It epitomised what this club is about, what it can be about. Chanting, flags, wanting to show pride in the team and it made us and our family want to perform even better for the fan-base.

"It was an unbelievable experience but for me, looking at those fans and watching them, that made me realise that this was the right spot, what we wanted to build. My youngest son couldn't believe it and he's been on twitter talking to the fans."

Mr Galinson is a fan of American sport, following the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and having an avid interest in lacrosse, a sport which he has coached in