▁suit ▁the ▁team ▁and ▁so ▁he ▁often ▁selected ▁Paul ▁M erson ▁and ▁the ▁rising ▁Beck ham ▁instead . ▁When ▁Mc Man aman ▁( and ▁F ow ler ) ▁opt ed ▁out ▁of ▁Le ▁Tour no i ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁choose ▁to ▁under go ▁non - urg ent ▁medical ▁operations ▁ahead ▁of ▁international ▁duty , ▁it ▁was ▁noted ▁that ▁this ▁reported ly ▁lost ▁them ▁their ▁team ▁sp ots ▁as ▁H odd le ▁though ▁anger ed ▁at ▁losing ▁them , ▁found ▁a ▁winning ▁team ▁in ▁their ▁absence , ▁and ▁this ▁made ▁it ▁even ▁harder ▁for ▁Mc Man aman ▁to ▁reg ain ▁his ▁place ▁later . ▁ ▁Mc Man aman ▁( and ▁F ow ler ) ▁were ▁also ▁reported ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁marg inal ised ▁by ▁H odd le ▁for ▁not ▁emb rac ing ▁H odd le ' s ▁employ ment ▁of ▁a ▁" fa ith ▁he aler " ▁and ▁myst ic ▁named ▁E ile en ▁Dre wer y , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁brought ▁in ▁by ▁H odd le ▁to ▁do ▁psych iat ric , ▁vague ▁spiritual ▁or ▁psych ological ▁interactions ▁with ▁the ▁players ▁because ▁H odd le ▁had ▁said ▁she ▁helped ▁him ▁in ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁past . ▁Mc Man aman ▁and ▁F ow ler ▁alleg edly ▁pok ed ▁fun ▁at ▁the ▁lady ▁by ▁asking ▁her ▁" if ▁she ▁knew ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 . 1 5 ▁at ▁W inc anton ▁so ▁they ▁could ▁put ▁a ▁bet ▁on ", ▁while ▁Mc Man aman ▁was ▁reported