You know, I'm not entirely certain having anything to do with footie would be good for him. As for his 'friends' he seems to have had far too many 'hangers-on' who, if the meeja is only partially correct, have NOT been real friends but simply around to say 'yes, Gazza, yor grate, gizza pint like!' or words to that effect. Plus staying around footie, wouldn't that be a bit like a heroin-addict working in a pharmacy and saying he could stay clean? Temptation and all of that? Perhaps he needs help to recover and stay away from the kind of lifestyle that led to him falling apart in the first place?