Summary
The Doctor, Amy and Rory are attempting to travel to Wembley Stadium in 1996 to watch the England football team play against the Germany football team. The TARDIS lands in the exact same spot- but in 996.
The TARDIS crew, accompanied by Anglo-Saxons, visit Lord Wemba and his wife Frida, who thank the Doctor for helping King Alfred the Great escape from Somerset. Rangar the Strong, his son Henghist and several Vikings walk in to discuss peace with the Anglo-Saxons, but Rangar's son has other ideas. He plans to control the Anglo-Saxon "dogs". His father hits him and tells him to obey him, and Amy notices Henghist is only here to start an argument.
Frida, away from the others, tells Amy that she and Rory should leave while they can, as Henghist has expressed great interest in her. Amy assures her she'll be fine.
Meanwhile, Rory walks past a room where Henghist and Rangar are arguing. At the end of the argument, Rangar disowns Henghist and Henghist stabs Rangar in a fit of rage.
Rory tells the Doctor, Amy and Wemba, when Henghist walks towards them and pretends that Rangar was killed by the Saxons. Henghist trys to take Amy and Frida as "payment for his father's death" when the Doctor has another idea: he challenges him and one of his solders to a game of football. If he wins, he gets Frida, Amy and Wemba's land. If he loses, the Vikings leave.
At the football match, the Doctor and Rory win the football match, much to Henghist's disliking. He wants to kill the women and burn the village, when Rory punches him, knocking him out cold.
After their goodbyes, the TARDIS Crew finally travel to Wembly at the right time, where they chant "Wemba's Lea!".
References
- The Doctor, Amy and Rory mention George Best, David Beckham, Bobby Charlton, Geoff Hurst and Bobby Moore.
- The Doctor mentions that he was once a star player for the King's Arms football team. (DW: The Lodger)
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Timeline
- This story occurs after IDW: Ripper's Curse
- This story occurs before IDW: When Worlds Collide