Abit about Mr Riley from a Leeds United article:-
Mr Riley, who grew up on Litherland’s Ford estate, was a brilliant amateur boxer who won three national titles in 1985.
When an eye injury prevented the Rotunda ABC light welterweight prodigy from pursuing a professional career, he made the transition from pugilist to property developer. He established his property company in the late 1980s, and began buying and refurbishing terraced houses, before investing in pubs and nightclubs across the city during the mid 1990s.
In 2000 Mr Riley sold Ascot Pubs for a reported £2m, and then made the gradual transition to more substantial residential and commercial developments.
The company owns the exclusive 40-acre Shorrocks Hill country club site in Formby . Mr Riley has retained a seven-day-a-week work ethic despite becoming a self- made millionaire. Today he enjoys spending any free time with his two grandchildren, and supporting talented young boxers.
In 2009 Terry Riley was the victim of a terror campaign which threatened his life and business empire.
His Crosby home was shot at, and one occasion he was involved in a dramatic chase when gunmen on motorbikes threatened him on the Coastal Road in Ainsdale, although no shots were fired.
The terror campaign culminated in a spectacular arson attack at Shorrocks Hill , which caused up to a million pounds worth of damage. Teenager Roy Pearson was later jailed for his part in the attack, which destroyed a Chinese restaurant and Mr Riley's office suite.
In 2012 Mr Riley gave chase after a rush-hour drive-by shooting in Blundellsands .
A passenger in a blue Audi with Sefton taxi plates fired a shotgun at this windscreen, although Mr Riley survived unscathed.
Days later he was involved in a scuffle with a man in Gorsey Lane in Litherland.
Mr Riley has always refused to discuss any of these incidents with the ECHO.
