In the first episode of this two-parter, the lads are presented with an early test – a surprise game against a schoolboy side shocks the squad into realising they are completely out-of-shape. Intense training and dieting starts. Razor Ruddock is struggling and falls off the wagon on a family cruise. Meanwhile John Barnes decides the team need a bonding session so takes them off to record their version of World In Motion. Finally, an injury-ravaged squad play Crystal Palace Ladies - things start to look up but they've still got a long way to go.

In the final part, Harry flies the players and their wives off to Spain for a supposedly alcohol-free ‘dry', warm weather training camp. But, plans go awry almost immediately, as Robbie Fowler gets in trouble for going out and failing to turn up for training the next morning.