Hearn admits that he has been paying for therapy since the last eastern play-off final

Three times during his 19-year-old Leyton Orient-property, Barry Hearn went through the play-off last emotional writer.

Two were with Wembley, One in the Millennium Stadium of Cardiff – all three were heartbreaking experiences.

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The most recent, exactly 11 years ago tomorrow, still gives him sleepless nights.

Orient led the League One Play-off final with two goals, but was fed back to 2-2 by Rotherham United and then lost 4-3 on penalties, despite leading the shootout.

Heard – now 76 and no longer the leadership – believes that the fourth time will be happy when the club is confronted with Charlton on Wembley tomorrow.

It’s 43 years ago Orientate were last in the second level of England.

And for Hearn, as well as wife Susan, the victory would help banish the demons of earlier near-miss.

Sunsport’s leading sports promoter from Britain told: “I have been paying for therapy to Rotherham since that day!

“I get nightmares about it. This is my chance to clean myself, to remove my therapists, to go normal sleep patterns again.

“It is a great London Derby. South London versus East London always arouses the emotions. It is a 50-50 phone call.

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“It’s for those who best handle the nerves in the day. It is so exciting.

“Me and Susan will be there. Mrs. Hearn, the queen of the east, and the previous king of the east.

“My family has always come first – but Orient is a good second.”

Hearn’s love affair with the club started on January 30, 1960 when he attended his first game at Brisbane Road at the age of 11 -a 2-2 friendly draw with the Scottish side Falkirk.

His hero was Tommy Johnston, “a rough and tough merchant, an old school center-forward”.

The decision to buy the club in March 1995, after they earned millions who promote Snooker and Boxing, came through a phone call from chairman Tony Wood, who was in a desperate financial state after the Rwandan civil war had decimated his fortune.

Hearn acquired 243,000 shares for £ 2.43 but took £ 2 million in unpaid debts.

If they were successful, they needed a larger land. If the day comes when they want to move, I will ensure that they are very well cared for.

Barry Hearn

Fans may wanted him to spend more money, but Essex-based Hearn tried to carefully run the company.

Hearn said: “My life was built on personal and company base on sustainability. I don’t want to be a quick shot in the dark.

“With Orient I started to try to make a sustainable company. I really failed. I cut everything, all my income maximized and there was still a gap that was insurmountable – that is football.

“I had for 19 years worsening, frustration, sadness, threats, all kinds of things … and do you know what? I wouldn’t exchange a day.

“That is the bizarre thing about football. You do things that you would not do in another company. You make decisions based on your heart. But my wallet always said:” are not dragged along. “

Becoming the owner was always a “family investment” and the decision to sell his interest to Madcap Italian Francesco Becchetti was made in 2014 during the Sunday dinner.

Son Eddie, now Matchrome sports chairmanwanted him to keep it, but daughter Katie did not agree. Susan gave the decisive mood: “lost away”.

Hearn bought their Brisbane Road Ground – ensuring that a house is orienting for the near future.

He said: “They have a 20 -year lease with an extension of 20 years. They are fully protected.

“If they were successful, they needed a larger land. If the day comes when they want to move, I will ensure that they are very well cared for.

“Because that would be my legacy for the club.”

Hearn, the honorary chairman of Orient, goes to Wembley tomorrow with a strong feeling that the club can finally win a play-off final.

He said: “The boys all played great. I really believe they can do it.

“I have a good feeling that my years of therapy will no longer be necessary.”

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