"Ladies and gentlemen, Coach Dawson," the moderator announced just as Dawson appeared from the gate by the side.
Before he moved again, the flashlights popped from the reporters, almost blinding the whole scene.
By the time Dawson stepped up to the podium, the presser was being shown on almost all screens in Wigan and Manchester.
Wigan wasn't the same club they had been a few months before, and the attention to the media interview was proof.
"Let's begin," the moderator said once more, but before a question could be asked, Dawson raised his hand, asking if he could speak, to which his request was granted.
"Leo's out," he began.
"Best case is two to three months, and the worst case is four to five. That's if everything doesn't go the way we expect."
A murmur rippled through the press room, and in the next second, a hand shot up.
"What exactly is the injury?"
Dawson didn't blink.
"Hamstring tear."
Another voice cut in before the first reporter could sit back down.
