Ricky Hatton is off the hook from possible prosecution for cocaine abuse but has failed to reel in Wayne Rooney to his beloved Manchester City
It has been a mixed few days for the Hitman. First came the relief that police do not seem to have enough supporting evidence to bring charges following newspaper photographs of him snorting a substance.
Then the disappointment of Rooney's giant U-turn into a new five-year contract at Manchester United.
The two are good mates and are believed to have talked at length on holiday about the transfer which threatened to incite an outbreak of civil war in Manchester.
City have to be aware of the friendship between their most famous fan and the most potent English footballer of his generation
