Maybe it's because they had a drink with the boss and their luck got better. The penultimate round of the league is on May 1, and this is Forest's last chance to close the gap between them and West Bromwich Albion.

As a result, Forest beat Wigan Athletic 1-0 at their home stadium. In this game, most Forest fans were not on the city tackle, but flew to Reading's home stadium, Madejeski Stadium, where West Bromwich Albion appeared to be facing very stubborn resistance from Reading.

When the final result of the game over there came, the city stadium was full of jubilation!

1：0！ Reading took out West Bromwich Albion at home!

The goddess of fate has re-favored Donn and his team at the most crucial moment, and now there is only one point between Nottingham Forest and West Bromwich Albion!

In the final round of the league, Forest won against West Bromwich Albion and they could overtake each other and jump to second place and thus qualify for direct promotion. Don felt his confidence all over again. He doesn't need to start Plan B to look at his play-off opponents, for West Bromwich Albion he's been working on it for a whole month!

West Bromwich Albion lost when they least deserved to lose, and it is believed that their morale must have taken a toll right now. Forest, on the other hand, are in high spirits and the players have never been more convinced that they can be promoted directly. In the final round, Forest played at home again, and almost everyone turned to Nottingham Forest overnight.

These wall grasses! Don doesn't care what others think, when they are not optimistic about the Forest team, the Forest team has never lost, they are optimistic about the Forest team, we may not necessarily win.

The training plan has been arranged for a long time, and the coaching staff is responsible for all aspects, attacking, defending, set-pieces, physical fitness, and ball control...... Everything is going according to the schedule.

The mentality of the players, after so many games, has gradually adjusted to the best.

West Blomwich Albion's archives, Donn and Walker studied for a month, how the opponent's strength is, how it has changed, he even knows better than many West Blomwich Albion die-hard fans.

What else does Don need to do? Before this important final, he suddenly found himself the most idle person.

As May 9 approached, Don remembered that he should go to that place again.

Exactly one year ago, Gavin was laid to rest. A day later, Forest lost the first leg of the play-off semi-finals, and a week later, Forest lost the entire play-off. Tony, who was once named the best coach of the month in February, aims to win the game. Don lost the most crucial game...... keeps saying "I only want to win", but as long as he is still in this first division for a day, he will always be just a liar who talks big, and he can't hold his head up in front of Gavin's soul for the rest of his life.

Now, a year has passed. Once again, it was fateful time for Nottingham Forest, and Donn felt compelled to visit Gavin's grave one more time.

So, on the morning of the last day before the game, after the team training, Don went to the gray chapel built on the hillside alone, without telling anyone.

He thought that the quiet cemetery would not be visited by anyone but himself. But when he arrived, he was surprised to find that Fat John was also there. He held a bouquet of white lilies in his hand, and was straining to bend down to put it down.

When Fat John stood up and found that there was an extra person beside him, he was really startled.

"Tony! You're scared to death......" He was really scared - the flesh on his face was shaking.

Don En chuckled dryly.

"Why are you here? Doesn't the team train? ”

"The training is over." Don shrugged.

"Isn't it a game tomorrow......"

Don stepped forward and placed the bouquet in his hand in front of the tombstone, side by side with the fat man's rest. Then he stared at the low tombstone and said, "That's why I'm here because it's tomorrow." ”

John understood what he meant, and he looked at the names on the tombstone and was fascinated. For a moment, neither of them spoke, and there seemed to be no one in the empty cemetery, except for a few birdsongs overhead.

After a while, Donn sighed and asked, "Are you still in touch with Michael?" ”

John shook his head, "No." Phone number, new address...... He didn't even tell us. It's as if evaporated from this world. ”

"He must have had a good life in the United States." Don didn't know what else to say. It doesn't seem like a good place to chat.

"Michael...... I've always loved football. John muttered, "When he used to be with us, he always boasted that he loved football more than his wife, that football was everything to him, and that he couldn't live a day without it." Can you imagine his madness? ”

Don nodded. It's normal for someone who has created a football hooligan group with their own hands to be so crazy.

"If it's not Gavin...... I think maybe he'll continue to be as crazy as ever. We got together because of football, and after he went to the United States, there was a time when Bill and I didn't have the heart to come out and drink. ”

"Actually, you don't go to Burns' pubs anymore."

"Because we also need to spend time with our families......"

"Is football still the only thing in your life?"

Donn's question left John unanswered for a long time. “…… I don't think anything will be the only thing in life. Except, of course, Gavin. Football is the only thing in his life. ”

Hearing the fat man say this, Donn thought that Michael had said something similar: "From life to death, he was a Forest fan." ”

Perhaps thinking the topic was a bit heavier, John changed the subject: "Tony." Tomorrow's game...... We're going to win, right? ”

"You're not sure." Don smiled, "What are you worried about?" ”

Fat John pouted, "Okay, I know your answer." What a pity...... Michael can't see it anymore and every time he watches a Premier League game, he always yells at us what would happen if Forest were in the Premier League...... Belch. He realized that the conversation had turned back again.

'What happens to Forest in the Premier League...... You'll find out when the time comes. Donn looked at the hazy sky in the distance, "I'm leaving, John." Hopefully it won't rain tomorrow so we can celebrate the victory to our heart's content." ”

Fat John waved his hand at him: "Even if it rains, you can celebrate." Goodbye, Tony. He watched as Don slowly walked out of the quiet cemetery surrounded by the forest.

※※※ Bearing the fat man "Yoshiyan", it rained heavily on the day of the race. It was dark, dark clouds were over Nottingham, and in the afternoon, the city stadium had to turn on all the lights. The rain was pouring from the sky, and near the front of the canopy of the grandstands, it was almost as close as a waterfall.

Will you continue to play with such heavy rain?

Of course!

The drainage system at the City Stadium is doing a good job, and despite heavy rain near the coach's bench near the stands, there is no water on the pitch except for some slippery water.

Don stood on the sidelines, letting the rain drench his suit. He frowned and looked into the field.

This is the final round of the league and all the matches are played at the same time. It was also the most crucial game of all, and it was clear that the Forest's players were a little nervous, and with their stiff movements on the pitch and the slippery field, the game was going in a direction that was not in the direction of the Foresters.

The scoreboard shows the score so far: 2:1. Leading the way is away West Bromwich Albion!

Forest took the lead at the start of the game and the City Stadium was filled with jubilation, including the dugout and the bench, with everyone jumping up and cheering.

They were all thinking - this is a good start! Second in the league, the Premier League is beckoning!

However, after scoring a goal, the somewhat relaxed Forest players were immediately attacked by West Bromwich Albion on a counter-attack! When the score became 1-1, the mentality of the Forest players changed again.

They started to get impatient, and the rush to score goals made them press higher and higher. With such a good opportunity to counterattack, West Bromwich Albion, who is ranked second in the league, will naturally not let it go. There was a counterattack, 2:1.

The Forest team went from relaxed to impatient to nervous. That's the whole mental process from the first half to the 40 minutes.

The backward Forest team began to worry about what to do if they lost? What if they can't make the cut? Thinking like this, the movements are deformed, absent-minded, and the rhythm is completely ...... Nothing can be discussed.

How is it possible to win like this?!

They forgot all what they said before the game, we have been preparing for more than a month, and the hard work and sweat we have put in will be wasted with this heavy rain?

What a fuck!

Only the fans in the stands did not give up, they still kept singing and clapping and cheering for the team. Perhaps they all believed in Donn and his team, and thought that 1:2 was just a small setback to reach the ultimate victory.

Our future is bright! We will definitely replace West Bromwich Albion and go straight to the Premier League! As for who will be the unlucky one to be eliminated in the play-offs, that's not something we're worried about!

The visiting fans also used their singing to fight back against the arrogant Forest fans, looking at the Forest team, who did not have the upper hand on the field and were also inferior in the score, they sang with some schadenfreude: "Next season we go to the Premier League!" La-la-la, West Bromwich Albion! You guys stay here, lala, stay here! ”

When the half-time whistle blew, the score was still 2-1, and the visitors West Bromwich Albion were ahead.

(To be continued)