A subway train sped away from the stands, the rumbling sound echoing through the tunnel and fading away, and the subway platform was quiet again.

At this moment, in the carriage.

It was the last carriage and it wasn't too crowded, with only an elderly couple and a small child before the Forest players came up. The players were able to find open seats next to each other as soon as they got on the bus, and Walker had them all sit together, just in case. Don stood in the aisle, clutching the handrail.

He specifically chose a carriage that looked empty, and although the players were not wearing Forest's red shirt and did not have any Forest logo on them, he was still worried...... After all, there are Rebrov and Michael in the team. Dawson, Andy. No one knows if Reed, a star like Reid who is constantly on the newspapers and television, will be recognized, but this is the territory of Millwall fans, and he doesn't want to get out of the way before the game.

The elderly couple always glanced at them, and seemed to see who the passengers who had suddenly arrived were who they were. However, Donn is not worried about the three old men and children, even if they are fanatical Millwall fans, their fighting power is too weak...... The football hooligans of Millwall are well-known throughout the UK, and they and several other teams are considered the most combative and brutal group. While not all Millwall fans are football hooligans, if they drink too much against an opposing team...... When God comes, he can't guarantee that he will be safe.

They would throw Molotov cocktails and tear gas at bars where opposing fans gathered, force them out, and then take advantage of the smoke to call out with sticks and chains to those who were holding their heads and covering their noses for unknown reasons, whether they were men, children or women, as long as they were hostile fans, they were the targets of their attacks.

Once you understand what Millwall football hooligans are, it's easy to see why Donn is so cautious.

He warned the players in advance that no one was allowed to talk when they got into the car, and that they were going to sleep with their eyes closed. As for the players who are easily recognized...... Put your collar up, or bury your head down, or cover your face with a newspaper...... In short, don't let anything unexpected happen.

But then again...... Are there fewer surprises today? Donn turned his head to look at Bruce, who was standing behind him with his head down, as if he also felt that he had made the team's luck worse by getting into the car.

Don touched him and whispered, "What?" You're not a woman...... Even though your last name looks a lot like it...... Ha ha! He laughed. There doesn't seem to be much danger at the moment, and he can relax a little.

“…… Ten minutes later, we will arrive at the next stop, Newden Stadium. Ten minutes later, we will arrive at the next stop, Newden Stadium. "The sound of an electronic newspaper station came from the subway car radio.

Donn looked down at his watch, it was 2:39, and it was 2:49 when he arrived at the station, and he didn't know how far this station would be from the stadium...... Even if you open at the entrance of the stadium, run into the locker room to change clothes and come out, it will take about ten minutes...... By then, at 2:59, he didn't even have time to lay out his tactics.

Thinking of this, Don looked at the players sitting on both sides of the carriage, on the surface, they all listened to him, but in fact, Don could see that they were still secretly observing the surroundings, and there were a few players who usually didn't have much exposure and pretended to look around. Obviously, the players are still a little excited about such a special way to play away from home. They don't have to worry about tactical arrangements, is there enough time...... And so on, because these issues are taken care of by the coaching staff.

Being a player and being a coach are two completely different feelings...... He plans to hold a pre-match tactical preparation meeting in the carriage, which is perhaps the most special pre-match tactical set-up meeting in English football. He coughed and reminded some of the players not to continue pretending to be asleep.

When all eyes were on him, he crouched down in the aisle of the carriage, keeping his voice low and trying not to attract attention. "I think everybody knows what we're in right now, so I'm not going to talk nonsense. In the past two days, we have mainly practiced defensive counter-attacks in training, so everyone knows ......" He didn't say anything because he saw that the attention of the players was behind him.

He turned his head and saw the last thing he wanted. A group of fan-dressed people stood at the junction of the carriages, several of them also wearing blue and white Millwall jerseys. The group looked at him and the rest of the team with unfriendly eyes.

"!" Don turned his head and cursed in a low voice, then whispered to the players: "Sit in your place for me, no one is allowed to speak, no one is allowed to make a sound." I'll take care of everything. ”

Then he got up and turned to look at the bad guys.

The other party had already poured into the car, and the two old men ran from behind the Millwall fans to the other cars with their children as if they were fleeing. Now they were the only ones left, bounded by the door in the middle of the car, with them on the left half of the door and Donn's team on the right.

No one spoke, only the roar of the tunnel outside the car kept echoing. The car swayed slightly, and Donn stood in the middle of the car, facing the "bad guys" fans, with his players behind him. He had just sworn in the car that he would never let anyone hurt anyone around him again, and now the time had come to make good on his promise.

Want to disadvantage my players? Let's get past me first!

Don and the other party looked at each other silently, and the air seemed to freeze, which made people feel very depressed.

※※※ John. Mortensen was in charge of commenting on the Carabao Cup quarter-finals, which he wasn't supposed to do, but since he knew that Tony. Downe, who was on the verge of a victory immediately after returning to the helm, suddenly couldn't contain his curiosity and applied to explain the match between two First Division teams, which was destined to be no match for the other quarter-finals, and in the eyes of the old commentator, the attraction was far greater than that of Tottenham Hotspur versus Middlesbrough.

Inside the stadium, the home team Millwall has been warming up, but there is still no shadow of the away team Nottingham Forest.

The coach's bench and bench were empty, and it was said that there was no one else in the dressing room except for a few coaches who had come in advance to put their jerseys, shoes and other equipment, and even the Nottingham Forest bus had not yet arrived.

Mortensen sat in the commentary booth and put on headphones to block out the loud noise coming from the surrounding stands. Millwall's fans were singing and shouting, and they all looked optimistic.

Fifteen minutes to go, the Forest are not there yet...... Tony. What exactly are Donn and his team up to?

※※※In addition to the rumbling sound outside the car, there was also a heavy wheezing sound in the car. Donn had hoped that this group of people were just ordinary Millwall fans, but after seeing their faces and eyes, he realized that he had hit a fan who was not an ordinary fan this time...... Although the group did not speak, Don could read this information from their eyes:

Kill the Nottingham Forest mongrels in front of us and our team will be able to advance to the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup without a fight!

Donn believed that with the help of alcohol, it was really possible for them to do so.

Now what? He didn't have the confidence to beat a dozen people by himself...... The players can't fight with the fans anyway, otherwise they will be suspended for a long time, regardless of his reasons. Like Cantona, who kicked a Crystal Palace fan, he was banned for eight months despite insulting his family.

But...... Will the manager be able to play against the fans? Don hadn't really thought about this question.

Behind him, Walker was pulling out his phone, seemingly intending to call the police. He looked at the signal on his phone's screen and cursed in a low voice. Now they're underground, and the signal isn't as good as it is on the ground.

Even if they wanted to call the police, they probably wouldn't be able to do so, because the team was in the last car of the subway, and there was only one way behind the Millwall fans to get out.

Bruce whispered to Don from behind, "Mr. Donne, hold on until you get out of the car!" I called my colleagues before I got in the car, and I was sure they would call the police along. ”

"Thank you so much, Bruce. As a token of appreciation, I allow you to record everything you see from now on and post it in the newspaper. Donn stared at the fans and said to Bruce behind him, "Do you have a digital camera?" ”

"No, Mr. Donne."

"Then take a picture with your phone."

The fans on the opposite side were startled when they saw a small man standing behind Donn suddenly pull out his phone and point it at them.

"What the are you going to do......" They cried out to rush up, but Don reached out to stop him.

"Don't get excited, gentlemen." Don now knew in his heart that these people hadn't drunk too much, and things weren't as bad as that. "As you can see, this little gentleman is a journalist." He pointed to Bruce behind him.

"Reporter!" The word had an effect in the crowd that Donn wanted to see.

What is the most hated and feared person by football hooligans? Except for the police, it's the news media. Because these people don't want their faces to be photographed by reporters when they make trouble, and they don't want to appear on the front page the next day, which will mean that they lose the opportunity to watch the game.

(To be continued)