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The bond with Mick is incredibly unique so should not be seen as a slight on Bucks.
Only regret is why did Mick not try Leon back earlier than 2011?
As an outsider, I question why Mick (if he had the club at heart) didn't try to get Leon to stay and reassure him that Bucks would treat him the same as he did.
On the Thomas saga, the thing you have to watch for with Dermi is the change of voice, when he stays with semi butch tone he is believable but when he changes to the more girly (listen to Dermi) tone you know he is stoking his own ego.