Richard had already flown back to Manchester once the Netscape affair was wrapped up. He entrusted the remaining matters—specifically the sale of his shares to AOL, which he had considered ever since hearing about AOL's contact with Jim Clark—to Taylor Smith of Barclays.
"I know. Don't worry about it," Taylor Smith said confidently after Richard briefed him on the plan upon arriving in Manchester.
With the Adidas deal now 90% finalized—awaiting only approval from the European Commission's antitrust division—he was set to officially take on the role of Maddox Capital's representative for the Netscape deal.
With that, Richard returned to Manchester at ease. Now with a new title to his name:
A true billionaire!
On the morning of the FA Cup fourth-round match against Arsenal, Richard got dressed and headed downstairs to join his parents for breakfast. They had traveled all the way to Manchester to see him—reuniting after several months apart since his return home.
