Troy Deeney and his wife, Stacey, had not been for a night out together for six months. But last Saturday evening they had arranged a babysitter to look after their kids. They drove home to Solihull after Deeney had played in Watford's defeat by Manchester United at Old Trafford, got changed and went out to meet friends.
Deeney felt like being normal, just for once. Advisers have warned him before not to go out in Birmingham, the city where he grew up. They have told him it is asking for trouble. They have told him he cannot be normal any more.