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GS: Katrin Hahn (Sandra Darnell)
Ryan is experiencing a recurring dream, in which he is hassled by reporters who ask whether he is good enough for Sven or whether he should even be alive. Coming out of it, Ryan finds himself in the middle of the road in the path of an oncoming car. Lynda brings a birthday cake for Ryan and a camera crew films him train. Katrin arranges a get together for the women to properly get to know each other. When Ryan fakes an injury because of his worries, Ashleigh approaches Casper about taking him out to celebrate his birthday. This transpires to the lads blindfolding Ryan and taking him to Studs, where they tell him they have bought Studs for him as a birthday present. Ryan freaks out, believing someone “up there” wants him to pay. Cass persuades him to come lose a fortune to him in poker to prove him wrong. At the girl’s night, Katrin tells of how she ran a book club for the wives at Leverkusen but thought they could start with a movie and whips out Fatal Attraction, as Ashleigh looks uncomfortable.
Ryan attempts to lose Studs but Casper makes the other men fold, as Gavin sulks that he had two aces. Cass proposes another game where they use dares instead. If Ryan wins Cass has to sneak into Eugene's house and get into bed with he and Scarlett! And if Cass wins Ryan must spend the night at Studs. Cass gets three of a kind and is ecstatic to think he has won, until Ryan shows his hand and Cass looks like he's about to be sick. After the film Katrin gives her take that cheating is wrong whilst keeping her glance firmly on Ashleigh who can take no more, and is about to come clean when next to her Amy is in floods of tears. Amy weeps that Felix was so kind when she first started the job and is so sorry. Lynda comforts Amy and shares how the night before they signed the Rose brothers Felix took Lynda out to dinner and made a pass at her, but nothing else happened. Felix returns home, and Katrin smashes one of his wine bottles to the floor. The two go full on as Ashleigh comforts one of their young sons who comes out scared at the argument.
Outside the Barrons, the lads tell Casper if he doesn't go through with it then it's a forfit - to which Gavin chooses Cass go on national television and admit Eugene is a better player than him. Cass creeps inside Gene’s house and up to the bedroom before climbing onto the side of the bed and takes a picture as proof of him completing his task. The sound wakes Eugene and he chases Cass out of the house with a baseball bat. Cass injures his leg whilst fleeing and outside Eugene is stopped in his tracks when his tag goes off beeping. Felix tries to apologise to Ashleigh over Katrin, saying if he left her she'd never let him see the children again. Ashleigh throws back at him that she knows about Amy and Lynda. Ryan decides not to sleep and spends the night drinking strong cups of coffee and practising his skill with a ball to keep him awake. Felix arrives to tell Ryan about Casper out injured and warns Ryan if he ever fakes an injury again he will spend the rest of the season in the reserves.
During the first half of the game against Arsenal, Ashleigh is called away only to find Katrin waiting. Katrin lets Ashleigh know she is aware of the affair she is having with her husband, but yet Felix loves her, unlike the others. She adds that she is pregnant and Ashleigh was wrong to believe Felix when he told her they no longer slept together. She tells Ashleigh she's going home and can have Felix. Outside the final whistle blows with Ryan scoring the winner for Harchester. He returns to the dressing room to hear his team mates sing "Naysmith for England". That night Ryan decides he has to get over his Viv phobia and spends the night at Studs. Ryan wakes up the next morning with a phone call from Amy, asking why he hasn't answered the taxi at his house. Ryan realises that he was sound asleep for the first time without any nightmares and realises he has overcome his problem. The taxi is sent to Studs and Ryan looks out proud at his new home.
Notes:
The Best: As Fatal Attraction ends, the lights are switched on and Eugene is revealed to have joined the girls’ night. Katrin pouring Felix's expensive wine collection down the sink as Chloe watches on smirking.
Quotes: Cass (to Eugene as he takes the photo next to him in bed) "Wasn't snoring was I?!". Katrin (to Ashleigh with the ultimate parting shot): "Goodbye. In German that means till I see you again... but I hope I never do. I will have the termination and you will always know it was because of you!"
Foreshadowing: Lynda tells Felix Ryan is the club's first international on a World Cup prospect in 20 years [DT80’s #3]
Continuity: Ryan lists losing his dad, breaking his leg and missing that season, not to mention how any relationship with a girl has gone and all his friends being dead to show how unlucky he is, despite Cass's nickname for him.
Additional Info: Harry Hewland makes his directorial debut for the show, having written 5 episodes during Seasons 7-8. Harchester have lost the last seven of their eight meetings against Arsenal.
What Was The Score?: Ryan wins the match 1-0 against Arsenal.
Soundtrack: DJ Shadow: “Side Two”, Magnet: “Where Happiness Lives”, The Killers: “All These Things That I've Done”
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