Members of other faiths will, perhaps, always think of him in contradictory terms - immensely charming and gentle in his personal dealings with Muslim and Jewish leaders and yet capable of huge PR gaffes, such as the now infamous Regensburg speech of 2006 in which he was accused of describing the prophet Muhammed in less than flattering terms.

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"I always spend a lot of time with him so I think he probably came looking for me, " said owner Sarah Chapman.

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It has always been a dream, I think, of this club to get Jonny and now we have got him.

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