The frenzy to celebrate Nottingham Forest's return to England's top competition lasted for three days in the old city of Nottingham, with City Hall Square in the heart of the city packed with people. Newspapers have written that it is reminiscent of Forest's first European Cup triumph in 1979, when Nottingham was filled with celebratory crowds stretching from Birmingham Airport to Nottingham, and buses lining the streets lined with Forest fans.

Of course, the Forest, who finished second in the league, didn't have to take a bus to parade, which was a bit carried away.

Still, on the evening of the game, the Forest team held a small celebratory dinner within the club. Evan. Dogetty made good on his promise by paying out of his own pocket to send the players and staff to Nottingham's most famous Chinese restaurant. All the rules of the feast are gone, the wine can be drunk open, and no one will blame them for being drunk.

Evan. Dogerty was also excited, but he was the president of the club and everyone couldn't have enough fun with him. He also congratulated the players in a simple way, and then sent out the promised bonuses, and then excused himself. Of course, he had his own celebrations, but the people who attended the party were completely different from the big players who were shouting now - it was a very small dinner party where everyone who should have come. The guests were well-dressed and polite. These people may not be fans, and they are not there to celebrate Forest's return to the Premier League, there is something more attractive waiting for them.

After Evan and Allen leave, Donn leads the players on a rampage. He himself had been drunk by at least fifteen people, and in the end he had no idea how many beers he had drunk, and the glass in his hand never seemed to be empty...... Therefore, when he woke up the next day, his temples were still swollen and painful.

On the next day, there were all kinds of phone calls, all congratulations and thanks, including Yang Yan's special call, and Kenny. Burns called...... His stomach was dedicated to the team on the night of the game, and that night he went to the Forest Bar for Burns' free event to celebrate Forest's return to the Premier League, and he would like to thank the fans who have always supported him and the team.

In short, it was another dark hangover. Drinking it for two days in a row made his face not look good, and his spirit was also affected, and he did not have that kind of ecstasy, but a little prostration.

Thinking that the team had to do their last gathering of the season that morning, he would have to speak then. He dedicatedly took half an hour to take a shower, trying not to look like an alcoholic.

On May 11, it was a wonderful morning with bright sunshine and a light breeze, and in the face of such weather, Donn's spirits finally recovered.

It was perhaps the first time that Donn had arrived, a day later than the players. When he arrived at the training ground, there were already players in twos and threes, and they were all together and chatting easily. This is not a training day, naturally no one goes to the locker room to change their training clothes, they are wearing casual T-shirts and shirts, and there is no nervousness on their faces to prepare for the game. Crouch was the most exaggerated, and he even came to the training base with a large suitcase, dressed in a fancy plaid shirt and shorts.

Don looked him up and down for a long time, embarrassed to see Crouch, before he frowned and muttered, "Hell, Pete." You must be in the wrong place, this is Wilford, not Hawaii. ”

In the midst of laughter, Crouch was embarrassed and said, "Boss...... In fact, I bought a ticket to Barcelona at 12 noon...... I would like to go directly from here to the airport in Birmingham when the time comes. ”

Don raised his eyebrows: "I'm going to make a long story short, otherwise you won't be able to catch the plane, and if you can't catch the plane, you won't be able to enjoy the Spanish sun and beaches, as well as the naturist baths!" Yes! Those passionate Spanish girls have opened their hearts and are waiting for you! But if you can't get on the plane, it's all in vain...... You're going to be sad, right, Pete? ”

Everyone around them was on the ground laughing, and they all loved to see Don make serious, snarky jokes. It's his trick to liven up the atmosphere.

"No...... I didn't mean that, the boss ......" Crouch didn't know how to explain it, he was worried that the manager was really angry.

"Alright, I won't delay you too much. Compared to the chatter of a middle-aged man like me, a Spanish beauty who wears nothing is more attractive, I know. Don let out a deliberately frustrated sigh, and the laughter around him was a little quieter—the men didn't have the strength to laugh out loud. In fact, you can completely understand the jealousy of an old man who has not been able to find a girlfriend until now......"

At this, Don himself laughed, he couldn't keep a straight face, especially when he saw a red-faced Crouch.

"Are you all here?" He glanced at it, and Walker replied tacitly, "It's all here, Tony." ”

"Very well, in order not to delay the tall and handsome Pete. Mr. Crouch's Spanish courtship journey, let's get started. Hearing Don say this, everyone laughed and gathered around.

"The weather was nice." Donn stood in the middle of the circle, squinting his eyes and looking up at the sun in the sky. Walker beside him was empty-handed, and he didn't hold a tactical board or anything like that. "It's in a good mood too. I'm sure when you woke up yesterday morning, no matter what you saw when you opened your eyes, no matter who was lying next to you, your first action was definitely touching your wallet, and then you breathed a sigh of relief: Virgin Mary, the prize money is still there! ”

The team burst into laughter.

"I said guys, you don't have to worry about being punished for being late for training, and even if you sleep until midnight, you won't get a love call from the club: hello! Little baby, lazy bones, it's time to get up! I'm going to be late for school......" Donn tilted his head to imitate his mother's voice and made a phone call, and then he suddenly screamed. "Nope! You're late, you little scoundrel, what were you doing last night?! ”

There was a louder laugh. Since Donn's return to the City Stadium, he has formulated a series of team rules regarding the restraint of players, including this one: if you are half an hour late for training, the coaching staff will call directly to "condole" and ask if the players have not come to training because of what is causing them not to come to training.

After the joke and cheering up those who hadn't woken up yet, Don decided to be serious. He turned to look at the entire coaching staff standing behind him and said to the players: "This season has had a bad first half for us and a wonderful second half that I couldn't have asked for any more. To be able to achieve such a brilliant result under such adverse circumstances, I would like to thank my coaching staff and the team doctor...... Thank you to everyone who works for the team. Without your support, I wouldn't have been able to lead the team to victory. ”

There was applause on both sides.

(To be continued)