Liam had a romantic attachment in Sheffield
You make it sound like handcuffs were involved. I don't wish to think about this any more.
How do they do it? The Dowlings of this world, I mean. Everywhere you look people at that kind of level get pushed* out of one place, have a nice holiday for some months, and then someone else offers them the same kind of job on the same kind of ridiculous salary.
* Actually it was by "mutual consent" from us, I see, but still.