The club decided against contesting Adebayor's violent conduct charge, enabling the Football Association to implement its fast-track disciplinaryprocedure.
The first simplified disciplinaryprocedure concluded they only needed to receive written warnings, but more formal proceedings - after the criminal trial of those responsible for Peter's death - resulted in summary dismissal for gross misconduct.
He described the way the disciplinaryprocedure had been handled as "cack-handed" and "chaotic", saying the panel felt the dismissals were as a result of issues raised by Mr Routledge regarding the conduct of a member of staff who was a good friend of the Lockes.