What do they say about six degrees of connection?
1. That article suggests that either Gus Poyet or Gary Lineker might replace Alan Hansen as a MOTD pundit.
2. As revealed on the recent BBC 'Who Do You Think You Are' programme, Gary Lineker's great great great grandfather, James Pratt, was a...
Is it a jury trial? Or just a magistrates court case? Juries can be influenced by inappropriate external speculation. I think magistrates are considered to be professional enough to know what they must take into account (and what they must ignore) in hearing a case.