Where to start? The bonkers story of Ian Bishop’s appearance at a world series poker final in Las Vegas? That can wait. So can the dead body we see during our evening together. That was sobering.
For now, though, the former West Ham and Manchester City midfielder is sitting on an ornate sofa in his Florida apartment, the backdrop a stunning Union flag wall design that, remarkably, he painted himself. Oh, and his pet cockatoo, Charlie, is perched on his arm.
Earlier, over a few beers as the sun set on Palm Beach County, he shared a grizzly picture from last year of his upper lip ripped in two.