It’s hard to know where to start with the story of Adnan Dehaini and the family business that he runs with his wife of 33 years, Faten, and his son Hussein. Perhaps that his place, the unassuming Tyros on Tiviot Dale, just by the Cash Converters and the mobility scooter shop, is named in honour of his storied hometown, the ancient port city of Tyre in Lebanon - Tyros is the Phoenician name for it - over 4000 years old and one of the oldest cities in the world. It gets a name check in the Bible.
Or perhaps that before he and his family left their war-torn home in the wake of what became known as the ‘July War’ of 2006, he was a professional footballer for Tadamon Sour SC.
He and two of his brothers also played for the national Lebanese team in the late 80 and early 90s, while all five Dehaini brothers played for Tadamon, at one time all in the same squad. They’re basically the Nevilles of Lebanon, but multiplied some.
