Now as the world of football continues to have its say over a footballer’s day off we take a deeper dive into why Belfast Fitz the bill for Rashford.
Of course, Manchester United and England star chose well when he picked the Fitzwilliam as his billet.
Although by the sounds of it he only seems to have dumped his overnight bag there.
And he’d have saved himself a lot of trouble and £0.25m in club fines if he’d had an early night and availed of the 5* hotel’s facilities.
As the Clintons and their delegation did around their visit around the Good Friday Agreement.
All of which has been back in focus with the renewal of power sharing at Stormont.
Where the first Sinn Fein nationalist First Minister has been sworn in.
Rash behaviour
All of which Marcus could have taken in and the background to it at the Ulster Museum.
Only he had set his mind on a night of clubbing.
Probably having been told all about what great craic Belfast is by his team-mate Jonny Evans, previously of this parish.
Marcus we’re told wended his way around the Dirty Onion which bills live entertainment every night.
And Lavery’s pub, noted as Belfast’s foremost pool venue.
Belfast and furious
Of course no visit to Ulster’s biggest city would be complete without a visit to The ornate Crown with its carved-mahogany booths.
Just opposite another Belfast institution The Europa where if you time it right you could catch a Van Morrison cabaret.
Of course, we’re told that Marcus missed out on all of that.
And didn’t even visit Titanic Belfast.
Mind you in his own cack-handed way he hit the iceberg too on his tequila trash.
Whistlestop tour
It had all started out as so many situations do with best laid-plans.
With Marcus innocently and sweetly popping over to see Ro-Shaun Williams, another former Manchester United youth academy player.
With Ro now playing for NIFL Premiership club Larne whose ground and staff he visited that day.
Of course, the North of Ireland being a village word of Marcus’s extracurricular activities quickly got around.
And now we’ve taken you on our own whistlestop tour of Belfast and its environs.
You can see why Belfast Fitz the bill for Rashford… and would for you too.