Mesothelio Lawyer Makes Football Fantasy A Reality
A Leeds mesothelio lawyer dream became a reality when he was asked to portray one of Leeds United’s club legends in an upcoming film about the club, fulfilling any football fan’s ultimate dream, to play for their favourite team, hearing the scream of the crowd cheer them on as they attacked the opposition.
After answering a casting call for young, fit men to play the players on screen for the celluloid portrayal of the famous Leeds team of 1974, ‘The Damned United’, the employment lawyer was chosen to play the part of Terry Cooper, an integral member of the squad.
Now, normally the lawyer’s days were filled dispensing legal advice, yet this did not deter him or the film makers in helping him represent the footballing legend on screen; the mesothelio lawyer demonstrated that he was as skillful on the pitch with his feet as he is with his words in the court room! As he did not have an Equity card, which is essential to most actors who want to apply for parts, this could have proved troublesome, yet the filmmakers allowed some leeway on this as they obviously spotted something special in this Leeds employment solicitor.
The two men had ‘opposite feet’, in the sense that Cooper was left footed and the solicitor is right footed, yet this issue and their respective heights were not a factor in preventing his dream from coming true, as he stands at over six feet tall, while Cooper was only five feet seven inches. Yet as they depended on some masterful editing in the final process of the films production, this again did not deter the film makers from their decision.
The film focuses on Clough’s comic persona and his acerbic wit and was well received at the box office; its main plot revolves around the Leeds United team of 1974, with Brian Clough’s 44 day reign as their infamous manager. The remainder of the cast is made up of top British actors, including Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall and Jim Broadbent, as opposed to hiring only those whose primary job is set within the legal profession.
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It remains to be seen as to whether the employment solicitor will pursue this Hollywood career as opposed to returning to work dispensing legal advice on employment law…for the citizens of Leeds’ sake, let’s hope he makes the right decision!
Employment law is not all fun and games and losing your job can be a humiliating and upsetting experience; if you would like expert legal advice on any issue of employment law, then contact a Leeds employment solicitor today for some top quality consultation…provided that they are not at football practice!
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