Season 9 :

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Explosive new characters ensure it will be a volatile season at The Dragon’s Lair. Familiar faces return, but are they more interested in saving the club or in settling old scores? Can Harchester rebuild or will they crumble under the challenge of being back in the Premiership? New to Harchester this season are the Rose brothers Cass and Eugene. These boys were split up as children but both have gone on to be professional football players and now they are playing in the same team. They could be an amazing combination but with one terrible problem: they hate each other. Can the manager bring them together?
We pick up from where we left off at the end of last season. The Harchester coach in flames, Paramedics swarming to the scene trying desperately to save the lives of the heroes of Harchester. The day will be forever remembered for this tragedy, but also remembered as the day Lynda Block is released from prison following the murder of Prashant Dattani. As Lynda checks out she sees the tragedy unfold on Sky News. As she makes her way out of Harchester HM Prison she is swamped by reporters only to be rescued by her sister. Lynda makes her way to the hospital in Cardiff when news breaks on the radio that the death toll has risen, with Frank, Curtis, Lee and Fletch being identified and still many unaccounted for. Upset, she bravely carries on to the hospital to find survivors Danny, Tyson and Ryan shocked and upset. She asks where the others are but knows from the look in their eyes that there are no others.
Two months on and Lynda revisits the Lair to pay some respects. She carries a letter made out from new Harchester Manager Felix Hahn offering Lynda her old position as Chief Executive. Lynda flatly refuses the generous offer, saying Harchester has broke her heart too many times before. Felix refuses to give up and shows her his first act of business as Manager. He plans to sign striking partnership Eugene and Casper Rose, but there is one problem - the two brothers hate each other. Felix asks for Lynda's help to snare the two brothers without the other knowing until they are signed and looks to have Lynda on his side.
Eugene's agent Chloe Tyler picks up the morning paper to read about her clients involvement with a friend in a burglary that took place on the day of the coach disaster but with insufficient evidence Eugene is in the clear, albeit electronically tagged. She visits Eugene only to find him harbouring the other person in question. She lays into him telling him what would happen if the Police found out he was hiding him there and tells him to get his act together for their meeting with Harchester. Meanwhile Felix is giving Casper a tour of the stadium ready for his medical. Head of conditioning, Ashleigh King takes charge and Casper recognises her straight away from a party which took place on the night of the disaster but Ashleigh flatly refuses to agree that they have met before with Felix looking on, who is seeing Ashleigh on the side. After passing his medical with flying colours, Ashleigh reports back to Felix who is more interested in Casper and Ashleigh's recent past than his condition. Again, Ashleigh declines they have met before but Felix's suspicion is confirmed when Casper sends £300 worth of roses to Ashleigh, who mistakenly thinks they were from Felix.
The next morning Lynda and Felix are ready to snare the Rose brothers without them knowing. Casper phones Lynda to tell her he has decided not to move to Harchester. Lynda asks him to level with them and Casper informs them that there is one thing they can do to convince him to move to Harchester - he will sign the contract but only if Ashleigh delivers it to him in person. Grudgingly Ashleigh accepts and makes her way to Casper. Meanwhile Chloe and Eugene are making their way to Harchester when they are stopped by the Police to inform Eugene that an eye-witness has positively identified Eugene as the culprit in the attempted robbery on that fateful night.
A memorial service has been set up to remember those who lost their lives in the coach disaster. Danny, Tyson and Ryan are all there as well as Lynda who has to duck out of the opening to sort out Eugene's transfer. Chloe phones Lynda from the Police station but tells her they are stuck in traffic, keeping the truth from her. Chloe gives the Police a false alibi to get Eugene released and they make their way to The Lair.
Ashleigh turns up at the house Casper is staying at, only to find he is having an affair with somebody else's wife. When the returning husband shows up they put on a front acting like a married couple and even put a deposit down on buying the house! They looked to have gotten away with it and Casper agrees to sign the contract and they both make their way to the memorial service.
Chloe and Eugene arrive to get the transfer ironed out before registration closes for the upcoming Liverpool game. As they make their way into the boardroom Chloe spots Casper with Ashleigh handing over the already signed contract. She immediately spots what is going on and phones her other client, and partner Liam MacKay and tells him to come to Harchester immediately. She stops Eugene from signing the contract and asks Lynda for a meeting. Chloe tells Lynda that she knows they are trying to sign the Rose brothers and promises to keep their secret if they sign her other client Liam from Crewe for a reasonable £500,000 fee. Lynda knows she has to accept if she wants the Rose brothers as well and meets up with Liam. Liam signs for Harchester and Chloe gives Eugene the all clear to sign the contract just in time for registration.
With all the transfer activity completed for one day everyone heads out to the memorial service. Danny and Ryan give moving speeches but Ryan's speech is cut short when Eugene spots his brother in the crowd. He angrily makes a beeline for his brother, ruining the tribute in the process leaving Lynda and Felix to wonder if signing the two brothers was such a good idea after all.

First appearances of
Casper Rose, Eugene Rose, Scarlett Rose, Chloe Tyler, Liam MacKay,
Amy Kerrigan, Felix Hahn, Ashleigh King, Alex Dempsey
 

Return appearance of Lynda Block