Totempall Manager, Hairy Redknipp, appeared in court today accused of tax evasion and having a house in North Wales.
Mr Redknipps laywer, Blind Paul Gascoin, made it clear his client would fight the allegations; "Tooth and nail" and added;
"I am confident, my client will be found guilty of all the charges.........Sorry.....I will feel that again...Not guilty, of all the charges against him. He is an innocent man".
Hairy Redknipp had been earmarked for the England managers job. until Emillio Estafez, England football chairman, realised Hairy was English and had been born in the capital, London.
Some days later, the story of the house in North Wales broke.
A close friend of Mr Redknipp said;
"Arry as been shafted mate, he nevva owned the house in Wales, it was me that owned it, and it was me that went on holiday to Morcambe, Arry is a stand up bloke and has never taken a pony in the back pocket
unlike some I could name. I've known Arry since the Kray days and he never hurt old women or kids, only the wankers that deserved it".
English football pundit, Alistair Campbell-William-Wallis, noted;
"It's eh sad dey an true, Subutteo, will ner be the same agin jimmy".
The trial continues tomorrow