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Season 2 Episode 57 Episode 121 Sky One Transmission Date: Written By Currently Unknown Directed By Currently Unknown |
Fletch, Luis
Alex, Denise
Eric Hall, Fletch
Eric Hardwick |
GS: Trudi Peyton (Shelly Minto) Eric Hardwick (Jonathan Magnanti) Eric Hall (as himself) Luis fears Jerry has learned the truth about he and Lynda, when Jerry says he is messing with the one thing in the world he loves. Jerry is actually talking about his football club, and reminds Luis how important the Birmingham game is next week, for if they are not in the cup, they are not in Europe, and that puts Jerry's plans for the new stadium in jeopardy. As the youth team train, Trudi informs Frank that Eric Hardwick from the FA is coming to inspect the hostel, and he instructs her to get over there before him, and if anything is found that shouldn't be there, to get rid of it! Frank tells the youth team of the inspection and that Trudi will find anything they may be hiding i.e. drugs. Alex suddenly claims he is feeling ill, and Frank sends him off to see the club doctor. Billy tells Leon he is sure Alex is faking so he can plant more stuff in their rooms. Coates can tell Luis is lacking authority with the lads, and when Fletch continues to push it, Coates advises Luis to drop Fletch as captain and give the role to John, as the respect he garners was one of the reasons he brought him in. Alex makes a mad dash to the academy, where he finds Trudi just in time, and spins her his story about being unwell. When she goes to fetch him Paracetamol, Alex un-tapes his drugs from the roof of a drawer. When Fletch repeatedly fails to follow Luis's formation during training, and Franco Rossi is injured in the process, he and Luis have a public spat resulting in Luis dropping Fletch as captain and replacing him with John - just like Ian wanted. When Alex gets his chance, he tapes the drugs to the back of the photo of Clay on Leon’s bedside table. He then sprints to Denise's house where he is about to hide the rest of his stash when she walks in and catches him. Denise doesn't believe Alex's story that the drugs are Adi's and he forgot he had been hiding them for him. She warns her son that if anything else involving drugs comes up at the hostel she will be taking what she’s found on Alex to Frank, and Alex's career will be over. Ian and Luis are surprised when Fletch turns up with his "Monster Agent" Eric Hall, who has a proposition for them. Real Betis want to buy both Luis and Fletch for seven million pounds. Fletch tries to convince Luis it is a great offer for them both, it will get Luis noticed by the Argentinean manager and he's too young to be a manager himself at Harchester anyway. Jerry is irate at the deal and accuses Ian of allowing two of their best strikers to be approached. Later, Coates confides in Helen that he’ll be doing all he can to stop the deal from going through, as even if he is made manager by Jerry again, he'll need both Luis and Fletch to keep winning the games. Things get worse for Ian when Luis tells him although he feels he cannot play as well when he is also manager, things can't go back to the way they were with Ian being his manager, as Luis has since been promoted. Eric Hardwick begins his inspection in Billy and Leon's room, and Alex makes another flustered arrival to this time retrieve the drugs he planted earlier. Hardwick picks up the picture of Clayton and comes close to feeling the drugs taped to the back. Alex sprints down the corridor and hits the fire alarm to get everyone out. Billy has seen the drugs but Frank orders them out for the drill, and Alex makes it back to collect the stash. Outside, Billy lets Alex know he is wise to him and the two have a scrap just out of sight of Hardwick, who is distracted away by Frank while Trudi and Helen break the boys apart. Notes: · Foreshadowing: Fletch’s desire to get out of Harchester and make a name for himself in European football is evident here, and follows with his departure to Real Mallorca this summer. In contrast to his later stance, being “Mr Harchester” isn’t a priority at this stage as it is in Season 4-7. Additional Info: Harchester are presently tenth in the League. Fletch is well and truly fed up since being asked to move out of the house with Sean and into The Grange in place of Mica. |
