Mr Bartram (James Howard) 2004 Duration: EP: 306, 314 - 315 | SE: 7.14, 7.22 – 7.23 A senior representative of Coopers National Bank, Harchester United's biggest creditors were given serious cause for concern by the mid-way point of the 2003-04 season. Evertonian claimants Dean Boyle and Donna Connelly were each awarded 50% of the club's shares, following a drawn-out court case. Events escalated with Dean exposing the hereditary eye condition of the club's record-signing striker Luke Davenport to the world's press, long-time sponsors Dream Inc considering withdrawing their sponsorship money, and Harchester crashing out of the 3rd Round of the FA Cup. Bartram summons a boardroom meeting where he sets it straight to the new owners and chief exec Pilar Hernandez that if Harchester United drop below 6th in the Premiership, Coopers will call in the receivers and the club will cease to exist. Locating a potential buyer in Sheik Abdul Al-Shaziz, Pilar and Stuart agree to the Sheik's conditional term that the club first goes bankrupt – meaning they must deliberately lose their next game and drop below sixth. When the deal is compromised, the Sheik's people pull out, and it is too late to stop the game being lost. Coopers begin the liquidation process of Harchester United, locking the gates shut and placing a sign that the club has permanently ceased trading. Led by Dean and Curtis, the team carries on without access to the club, playing their next scheduled game against Charlton at The Valley and winning 1-0. Following the match, the team are served writs stating that Coopers are forbidding them to play under the Harchester United name, and are being taken to court to prevent them from doing so in future. To reassert her position Pilar hatches a plan and goes to see Bartram, offering evidence that would go in their favour - the rejection of the Sheik's previous £2M offer. Because of this, the Judge finds in favour of Coopers and tells the team they will play no further fixtures under the name Harchester United. Pilar now steps in and tells the team she's found who can save the club – they themselves. If the team agree to play for free, she will ask for the bankruptcy to be annulled. It is only the return of Marcel, the club's most valuable player, that sees Bartram agree to Pilar's scheme. Coopers will retain the team's wages, and if they reach the Champions League they will be paid in full including a £200,000 bonus. If they fail they will reissue the bankruptcy and the club will close with the players receiving nothing and will be sold. Harchester finish the season 4th, securing survival and Champions League status, and Coopers sell the club to online casino millionaire Eli Knox.