Young journalist Pierce. Bruce was assigned by the newspaper to City Stadium, where a high-profile press conference was about to take place. It was one of the most exciting press conferences in the transfer market this summer for all Nottingham Forest supporters, with almost all of the local Nottingham media going and other media outlets in London sending people to attend the conference.

Sitting at a table that slowed down the microphones of various media outlets, Forest's new coach Stan. Collymore was triumphant. The club's new president, Evan Brown. Dogetty sat to his right, looking equally happy. In the middle of the two, sat a small Ukrainian, who was the protagonist of this press conference, and the former Tottenham Hotspur goalscorer who no one had expected to play in League One - Sergei. Sergiy' Rebrov.

This is by far the biggest player in the League One transfer market! Maybe the new head coach Collymore, who missed training sessions, is really looking for players...... £2 million, that's what the Ukrainian is worth at the moment, although he was worth £11 million when he moved to north London powerhouse Tottenham Hotspur FC from Dynamo Kyiv in 2000. But three years later, the former Shepchenko partner has long since become the big burden that Tottenham wants to get rid of.

In his first season, he made 29 appearances and scored only nine goals, which was a serious dismatch for his value. The Ukrainian striker has been plagued by injuries and has scored just 12 goals in two and a half years. This result is clearly not satisfactory to the team and the fans. Rebrov is George. Ge'Graham was a player signed when he was in charge of Tottenham, but with Glenn. Glenn 'Hoddle became Tottenham manager and he began to be reduced to a substitute.

Tottenham's rush to sell the Ukrainian striker, who has earned a lot of money for little work, is a perfect fit for Nottingham Forest, who need to bring in a player with a high level of fame and charisma. Although the transfer fee of two million pounds is a bit low, it is still "pale" two million pounds compared to keeping this person in the team to continue to receive a salary, and then leaving on a free transfer when his contract expires, and Tottenham Hotspur does not get a penny.

Forest would also like to thank Tottenham for their generosity – they are lucky to be able to buy players so cheaply from Tottenham after almost all of their transfer fees have doubled since Roman Abramovich took over at Chelsea.

Rebrov himself thought it would be better to move directly to Nottingham Forest than to be loaned to Turkey.

Collymore assured him that the team would be back at the top at the end of the season, promised him a place as the main striker, and showed him his team's grand plans, which impressed Rebrov and he decided to "deign" to come to the second tier of England to prove himself again.

Of course, his salary is also the highest in the team.

Collymore smiled at the microphone: "I promised you that we would be in the Super League next season, now you should believe it, right?" ”

Rebrov also took over with a smile and said to everyone: "Nottingham Forest is a great team with a glorious history. I hope my arrival will help the team get back to the top. His words won the hearts of many Nottingham local reporters in attendance, and the Foresters were fond of talking about the glory days of the past, but this history was too old for everyone to know. Even the pros often don't understand what this second-tier team has achieved today.

So Rebrov was able to take the initiative to bring up this past, which made the local media, who originally did not have much affection for this "Premier League parallel import", immediately change their attitude, and they believed that this Ukrainian could really contribute to the team. But...... Doesn't anyone think that this Ukrainian is just memorizing information?

Only Pierce. Bruce looked at the three men above and fell into deep thought. The Ukrainian striker has not proven himself in the Premier League, can he prove his ability in the less technical level of League One? In his opinion, Rebrov's failed Tottenham career was not a matter of strength, it was the result of a mismatch between his personal style and the style of English football.

Collymore was far worse than Donn in his eyes. Tony. Something that Donn didn't do, Stan. Can Collymore do it?

Although he didn't let Don En ridicule him, that person has the ability to have the ability, and he will not deny a person because of his personal likes and dislikes. Like Donn, he couldn't understand the appointment of the new president of the Forest team. In his view, the play-off defeat was not Donn's responsibility alone – although he took all the blame on himself after the defeat. He raised his hand suddenly, and Collymore nodded at him, signaling that he could get up and ask questions.

Pierce. Bruce is no longer the stuttering trainee reporter he was mocked by Donn, and he forced Collial more to say his question word by word: "Mr. Manager, it's been ten days since pre-season training began, and you've only signed one striker. What kind of squad do you plan to use to challenge for a Super League spot? ”

When this question was spoken, there was a small scratch at the press conference. Some looked back at Bruce, who was standing in the back row with a microphone in hand, others smiled evilly and looked at Collymore to see what he was going to do, while others turned heads and ears to discuss the issue. The English media has always been known to be difficult, tricky, and unrelenting. It's not their style to have people around and sing praises, like Pierce. It's a fine tradition of the media for Bruce to stand up and speak out in this way.

The smile on Collymore's face froze, then slowly faded. And Rebrov, who was sitting next to him, was also a little embarrassed - because the person who bought him was Collymore, and questioning Collymore's ability was tantamount to questioning his ability. Only Evan. Dogetty sat with her chest crossed, smiling inexplicably. It was as if he were a spectator who had nothing to do with it.

Bruce glanced at him, and then turned his attention back to Collymore. If this rookie rookie today, yes, although Bruce has only just turned regular for two or three months, but facing this first-time coach Stan. Collymore, he can just unceremoniously call him a "rookie" and a "rookie" - he won't give up without giving himself a satisfactory explanation.

"This ......," Collymore slowly opened his mouth, his eyes wandering around, still wondering how to answer the reporter's question. …… As you said, pre-season has only been going on for ten days and we have more time to refine the squad. I think you're going to see more high-level players coming up at City Stadium in the future, and the transfer work is far from over......," he said, glancing at Evan. Dogety, I hope he comes out and says something for himself.

Evan took over the conversation very cooperatively: "Yes, the transfer of the Forest team is not over yet. We believe in Mr. Collymore's abilities. ”

Bruce clearly had no intention of letting them go, and he asked, "Mr. President." Last season Tony. Coach Donn led the team to a defeat in the play-offs and was stripped of his head coaching position. So I would like to ask if we stay in the first division at the end of the season......" Bruce turned his head to stare at Collymore. Will Mr. Collymore still sit here for an interview? ”

The smell of attack was very strong, and the scene of the press conference was suddenly filled with the smell of gunpowder.

Collymore's bad temper seemed to come up again, and he opened his mouth to accuse the reporter in front of him, but Evan grabbed the conversation: "I'm sorry, I never judge what hasn't happened in the future." If you ask Mr. Collymore if he will be dismissed, I will not be able to answer you until that day he appears. All right, guys. Evan stood up and clapped his hands, "Let's go to the stadium, hundreds of loyal Forest fans are waiting." ”

Journalists got up, and Colymore and Rebrov walked to the stadium behind the press conference.

Pierce. Bruce didn't get to the front, he waited for everyone to leave before he kept up from behind. But he found that there was another person who was also deliberately left behind.

Evan. Dogetty glanced back at Bruce, who was also looking at him. Their eyes collided in the air, and they both knew what each other meant, but they didn't say anything in the end and continued walking towards the court.

While Collymore was being harassed by Bruce at the press conference, and when Rebrov's arrival drew the attention of half of Nottingham City, Donn wasn't at the youth team training base, he wasn't even in the city.

Collymore left the team training alone, saying that he was searching the world for the players that the team needed. Don is doing the same thing as him, and the difference between the two is that Don isn't just talking.

The sea breeze blows through the hair and clothes, and the air smells salty, which is the characteristic of a seaside port city.

Don took a breath of the moist seaside air and continued to focus on the court in front of him. There are quite a few people around him, some of them are just ordinary fans, and some of them are just like him, and they are standing here with different goals to watch a training match for the under-14 team.

(To be continued)