Jane said she left the table at 9:10 and had not seen Gerry and Jez yet so Gerry was not back at the table at that time. Like Jane said to him, 'You were gone a long time, Kate thought you were watching football'. An own goal there Jane
That aspect has puzzled me for quite some time.
Take a look at the incident scene photos of the living room.
To me, even by 2007 standards, the TV looks antique. It appears to be an old TV and video cassette combo.
What I can't see is any connection to something akin to a Sky box.
Perhaps 5A was fitted with a communal satellite feed? Perhaps the footie that night was on a Portuguese TV channel as well?
There was BIG football on 1 May and 2 May. And LESSER football on 3 May.
Jane Tanner's statement strongly suggests that Gerry enjoyed watching football, and also that Jane had picked up on this interest.
The problem is - that TV/VHS combo doesn't look up to the task. So where was Gerry getting his football info from?
TV news? Conversations with tennis players?
If the walls of Fortress Rothley ever come down, perhaps we will get the answers to several innocuous questions.
I am not holding my breath.