Chapter 172: Noisy Neighbors: Milton Keynes

A pebble was thrown into the calm water, rippling against the shore, and then slowly calmed down.

Life goes on, and the days go on.

Except for the fact that there may be some ripples when encountering them on weekdays, Gao Bo's work is still the same at other times.

On October 10, the 11th round of the league was another away game. Luton Town will take on the Seagulls Brighton away from home.

Brighton's form has been poor in recent league games, having suffered four consecutive defeats on the road, but at Westdam Stadium, Brighton have not lost six games so far - their home record is three wins, three draws, and twelve points from six games, which can be at the top of the League One table, but the poor away results have clearly held them back.

Brighton, on the other hand, were fierce at home, entering the dressing room with a 1-0 lead at the end of the first half - Brighton used a set-piece in front of the goal to send the ball into the Luton goal, and then they held on to Luton's onslaught to keep the lead into the second half.

In fact, in the second half, Brighton's defense was still good, and it was not until the 78th minute of the game that Luton finally scored.

Kevin Keane's long-range shot from the right of the box line finally found the back of the net for Brighton.

After the equaliser, Luton Town pressed hard, hoping to score again in the final moments to complete the comeback.

Brighton, on the other hand, are united, with an unbeaten run at home giving their players confidence that their defence is watertight.

However, in the end, Brighton's unbeaten home run was shattered in the 92nd minute, with only two minutes left before full-time.

N'Golo Kante broke the ball up front and pressed it himself.

Brighton's defenders have taken very good care of Luton's attacking players and they know that N'Golo Kante is a defender who will give the ball to Luton's attacking players even after a break.

The result was such an oversight, leaving N'Golo Kante unmarked.

And Kante simply kicked himself outside the penalty area, and the football just passed through the dense crowd in the penalty area and drilled into the net from the dead corner!

N'Golo Kante completed the stunner!!

Gobo breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines that the Wesdam Stadium was a tough away game to conquer and Luton Town had a hard-fought victory at the stadium.

At the same time, there was good news from another stadium that made Luton happy.

Charlton drew 0-0 with Leeds United in this round of the league!

As a result, Luton Town has overtaken Leeds United by one point after winning three points, ranking second in the standings, and Luton's current record is 27 points from three draws and eight wins, two points behind Charlton Athletic, one point ahead of Leeds United and second in the league.

In the next league game, as long as the opponent still has a slight slip-up, then Luton Town will be at the top of the table!

This is a great encouragement to the players!

On April 14, in the twelfth round of the league, Luton Town faced last season's old rivals at home, and they were promoted to the Premier League together with Wycombe Rovers.

Against this team, Luton's self-confidence seems to be more sufficient, and in the face of the opponent's iron bucket formation, Luton seems to be very patient. Finally, in the first half of the game, Drinkwater's long-range shot helped the team penetrate the opponent's city.

Once they took the lead, Luton Town were even better at playing. In the second half, Wycombe Wanderers conceded goals in quick succession. Antoine Griezmann doubled the lead with a direct free-kick before Frank Vardy scored a solo goal from an offside position to seal the win.

Wycombe Wanderers, on the other hand, scored a face-saving goal with a counter-attack just a minute before the end of the game.

After this game, Luton fans have their eyes on Charlton, and it is a very happy thing for Luton fans to win the first division title.

Charlton Athletic, however, have been consistent and they have not conceded the top spot.

Gao Bo didn't pay attention to the situation of the two opponents in the league, after all, the league schedule is not more than halfway now, and there is no point in looking at the standings now.

On 17 October, Luton Town travelled away again, this time against Milton Keynes Dons.

Speaking of which, Wimbledon and Luton, the predecessors of Milton Keynes Keynes, have no grudges, but since Wimbledon moved to the current Milton Keynes Keynes, the two teams that are close to each other have gradually developed into bitter enemies in the same region.

Gobo doesn't have much image of Milton Keynes, and in fact he doesn't have much influence on Wimbledon – most of his image of that place comes from tennis tournaments.

However, before going to Milton Keynes, John gave Gao Po science about Milton Keynes's past and present life.

Wimbledon is known as the "Crazy Gang", but it is also known as "The Dons". After the Taylor report in 1991, the top flight teams needed all-seat stadiums, and Wimbledon, which was originally in south-west London, had to share the stadium with another London team, Crystal Palace: a temporary move that lasted for 12 years. By 2003, Wimbledon finally decided to move 90km north to Milton Keynes Dons, a significant market that could be filled as there were no significant teams locally. This caused an uproar in the British fan circle, because Wimbledon is also a famous team, many fans are reluctant to leave London, and they are also unhappy with Wimbledon's rejection of some of the venues offered by the local council.

In this case, the original Wimbledon fans formed their own team called "AFC Wimbledon", just like the Manchester United fans after the Glazer takeover. With Wimbledon having their place in the league inherited by Milton Keynes Dons, AFC Wimbledon started in the 9th tier

The Milton Keynes team began out as if Russia had inherited the status of the former Soviet Union, claiming to have inherited all the history of Wimbledon since its founding in 1889, but this was also met with fierce opposition from the original Wimbledon loyalists. In the end, Milton Keynes and the fan association reached a compromise: Milton Keynes abandoned his claim and set his start date for 2004; In other words, the official age of the Milton Keynes Keynes team that beat Manchester United is just over five years old.

"You mean, Wimbledon moved to Milton Keynes and changed its name?" Gao Bo listened a little twisted.

He wasn't really interested in the history of Milton Keynes, and the information he had on hand was all Milton Keynes's current information. This season's Milton Keynes Dons have had a good record, under the leadership of young coach Ince, they have won seven wins, two draws and three losses after 12 rounds in the First Division, and are fifth in the league with 23 points.

"That's right." John clearly disliked the team, a noisy neighbour who had been disgusted by Luton fans since they moved to Milton Keynes Dons.

Although it has been less than six years since the club moved next door to Luton, in the six years since Milton Keynes Kanes managed to qualify as the second-most hated team by Luton fans.

In fact, in the eyes of Milton Keynes Keynes fans, Luton Town also hated each other.

Two teams that are geographically close soon develop into bitter rivals....

In football, it's rare to see a good relationship between neighbors.