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Linton, Gemma
Taylor, Claudia
Fletch, Patrick
Claudia, Jeff, Andrei |
GS: Gemma McKenzie ( The team are back having lost 1-0 to Leeds. Patrick analyses they are playing as eleven individuals and not a team, understandable as they have had four managers in six months. Patrick announces he is bringing in a sports psychologist, crediting her with getting PSG so focussed they've been a major force in Europe for the last two years. Gemma McKenzie walks into the changing room, and the boys can hardly keep their eyes in. Lynda wants Claudia involved in Andrei's transfer for good experience, but Claudia is less looking forward to working with Jeff again. Fletch, Linton and Stevie have a bet on which will seduce Gemma. In their one-to-one session, Gemma gets to Stevie when she notices he doesn't pass to Linton on the pitch. Gemma can see they used to play well together, and tries to get to the bottom of why Stevie left Charlton. Gemma finds Linton on the training pitch, and gets it out of him that Stevie slept with his wife and he hit him. Jeff leaves Claudia to make the calls while he wines and dines potentially interested parties. When left alone Claudia has a panic attack relating to the trauma she suffered. Taylor offers to help Claudia whittle down potential clubs, being an agent himself. Linton lets Stevie know he is not happy about him putting Gemma on the scent of their past, and warns him he's not going to let this go. When Gemma arranges a joint-session for Stevie and Linton, Stevie is badly affected and storms out, witnessed by Nikki. Linton tells her Stevie was knocked back by Gemma over a bet he and Fletch have made, and asks Nikki to have dinner with him. An £8.5M offer for Andrei comes through from Parma. As Gemma tries to get through to Stevie, Nikki catches sight and further thinks something is going on between the two. Stevie gets a shock when he finds Linton cooking dinner for Nikki, but Nikki asks him to leave, and Stevie knows Linton told her about the bet. When Taylor lets slip to Andrei that Jeff won't deal with clubs he doesn't get commissions with, Andrei lets Taylor handle his transfer. Lynda and Jeff are annoyed when Andrei takes a move to Monaco, who were offering half a million less than Parma. Jeff loudly blames Claudia, who has another panic attack and unassumingly calls on the man responsible for her error - Taylor. Claudia is distraught that Lynda will tell her father she lost the club a load of money and screwed up big time. After a talk with Gemma about letting go of the past, Monday brings Tash and Jamie a traditional present of a small statue from his home country which will bring health and happiness for their baby. Notes: Last appearance of Andrei Belanov (Caspar Zafer) Best Known For: Georgina Redhead appeared in "Hollyoaks" as D.C Emma Chambers (2003-04), the Prime Minister's Wife in blockbuster "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" (2015) and recently the almost Bond-esque sounding Savannah Sweeting in "EastEnders" (2018) The Best: Claudia surprising Jeff when she can have a fluent Greek conversation with Panathinaikos, revealing her mother was Greek. Patrick making sure to swipe Fletch's bubbly before chucking him out of Gemma’s room. Quotes: Having obtained Gemma's room number at The Grange, Fletch sneaks in only to be met by Patrick coming out of the shower. Fletch: "What are you doing here?" Patrick: "That's none of your business you randy git now out!" Additional Info: Stevie tells Gemma he had what she would consider a boring childhood, with no traumas or deaths and got on with his old man. Soundtrack: Garbage: "Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go)", The Dandy Warhols: "Bohemian Like You", Doves: "The Man Who Told Everything", Cake: "Short Skirt/Long Jacket" |
