Could her arrival help his future prospects?
When a downbeat James confides in Aggie that he’ll never be the player that he was and his career is all but over, Ed and Michael tell James not to make any rash decisions.
The Baileys are thrilled as Dee-Dee arrives home from America and when James shows her the letter from County offering him a paltry final pay-off, Dee-Dee calls the club.
After explaining that she’s a solicitor, she demands a meeting.
Attending a job interview at the Bistro, James admits to Debbie that he has no interest in bar work and is just trying to appease his family, leaving her unimpressed.
Meanwhile, James gives Lily her first football lesson and she later tells him that she made it onto the football team and it’s all down to him, giving James food for thought.
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