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* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: This turns out to be the reason why Danny deliberately threw his past game against Germany and earnt the ire of most of the country (not to mention Mr. Sykes and his crew). Bookmakers and loan sharks whom he owed an eye-watering £425,000 to gave him a choice: a wheelchair for life, or a deliberate penalty against the Germans.

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* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: This turns out to be the reason why Danny deliberately threw his past game last game, an international against Germany and earnt Germany, which earned him the ire of most of the country (not to mention Mr. Sykes and his crew). Bookmakers and loan sharks to whom he owed an eye-watering £425,000 to gave him a choice: choice — a wheelchair for life, or a deliberate penalty against make sure the Germans.Germans get a penalty.



* EveryManHasHisPrice: Prior to his criminal conviction, Danny was banned from football for life for fixing an international match against Germany; dialogue shows that this wasn't the first time he was involved in match-fixing, and he admits he did it purely for the money (although later on it was to pay off debts to loan sharks since he was given [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse an offer he couldn't refuse]]). [[spoiler: He eventually overcomes this by ''not'' fixing the convicts v. guards match, despite the governor putting ''a lot'' of pressure on him to do just that.]]

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* EveryManHasHisPrice: Prior to his criminal conviction, Danny was banned from football for life for fixing an international match against Germany; dialogue shows that this wasn't the first time he was involved in match-fixing, and he admits he did it purely for the money (although later on it was to pay off debts to loan sharks since he was given who eventually gave him [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse an offer he couldn't refuse]]). [[spoiler: He eventually overcomes this by ''not'' fixing the convicts v. guards match, despite the governor putting ''a lot'' of pressure on him to do just that.]]



* TheOldConvict: The elderly Doc is at least a generation older than all the other convicts (except maybe Sykes) and has been in prison for a large portion of his life. When no-one else wants to know Danny, Doc is the one who befriends him and shows him the ropes of prison life. It's revealed he threw an army surplus grenade down the chimney of a rival's house, but due to circumstances he didn't know about (the front door being barricaded with furniture -- because the guy was afraid Doc would try to break in -- that prevented the fire brigade from getting inside), the resulting fire ended up killing not just the rival but the guy's young daughter, something Doc is deeply regretful about (he's brought to tears when he relays the story to Danny). [[spoiler:He gets killed by Nitro by a bomb that was meant for Danny, but before he died he did one last action for the team — negotiate with Mr. Sykes to get the cons quality football strips for the big game.]]

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* TheOldConvict: The elderly Doc is at least a generation older than all the other convicts (except maybe Sykes) and has been in prison for a large portion of his life. When no-one else wants to know Danny, Doc is the one who befriends him and shows him the ropes of prison life. It's revealed he is a former gangster who is in prison because he threw an army surplus grenade down the chimney of a rival's house, but due to circumstances he didn't know about (the front door being barricaded with furniture -- because the guy was afraid Doc would try to break in -- that prevented the fire brigade from getting inside), the resulting fire ended up killing not just the rival but the guy's young daughter, something Doc is deeply regretful about (he's brought to tears when he relays the story to Danny). [[spoiler:He [[spoiler: He gets killed by Nitro by a bomb that was meant for Danny, but before he died he did one last action for the team — negotiate with Mr. Sykes to get the cons quality football strips for the big game.]]

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