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3.9: Luis risks his good shoes in the cow field!
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Devon and the Wyatt farm featured in 1 episode of DT in Season 3 in October 1999.
Having coached at Liverpool F.C. in the mid-90's, Ray Wyatt opted for a quieter life with wife Kitty and he left football for a farm in rural Devon. A couple of years in, Ray was settled to quote himself with his sixty cows, seventy-two sheep, twenty-seven chickens, three dogs, two cats and pregnant wife in Kitty, when he receives a visit from an old friend. Ray and Luis's friendship went back to their time at Monaco, and Luis was now player-manager at Premiership side Harchester United, where a tragedy in the form of a plane crash had left the team struggling to return to their previous form, leaving their hard-sought chance in Europe at risk. Ray advises Luis that in order for the lads to believe in themselves, they need to see Luis do the same, and suggests bringing in a sports psychologist with good coaching skills so the lads won't see opening up as a stigma. Luis tells Ray he has just described himself, and asks would he join them for a month to get through the two Rangers legs. Ray thinks he can't, as Kitty is five months pregnant and cannot run the farm on her own, but as Luis is about to leave with his friend's advice, Kitty comes along with Ray's packed suitcase, saying he needs to do this job for the month, and she's arranged help for the farm with colleagues.
Ray's time as Luis's assistant manager is a success, and with Kitty's blessing he extends his stay, until the moment comes where, after a period of caretaking, Ray is offered the chance to manage Harchester United. With the job his on an ongoing basis, Kitty and their son William join him, leaving the farm in the care of tenants. When Ray cannot stay after an affair with chairwoman Lynda, and the loss of their baby she was carrying, Ray decides to fight for his marriage and goes back with Kitty to the farm, later returning to Ligue 1, this time managing Bordeaux.
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