It was obviously Steven Jefferson's missus calling the club repeatedly and telling them it was urgent, because he'd told her he was at the game, but actually, he was in a Travelodge near Runcorn burying part of himself in Naomi, his much younger PA, but Mrs Jefferson's suspicions had been aroused because he left the house in his best going out clothes, smelling of Hugo Boss.
It's a tale as old as time...