The next day, Richard resumed his daily routine at Maine Road, just as usual, following the dramatic draw against Leeds United.
After arriving at his office, he began reviewing his notes when he suddenly heard a knock on the door.
It was Jimmy Rouse — the current head of the Team Liaison Office and also the kit manager.
When Richard saw him, he was a bit taken aback. He initially thought it must be about the ongoing jersey issues with Umbro. But unexpectedly, Rouse brought up something completely different.
"You need to see this first," Rouse said.
Richard rarely bothered with newspapers—not because there was nothing to read, but because there was simply too much. Despite the absence of a dedicated football publication in the UK, football news flooded the pages of both major and minor newspapers alike.
