This was the second time Dunn had attended a funeral since arriving in England. But compared to the first time, Don didn't feel sad. The head of this person will always make him have very mixed feelings, like? Esteemed? Some dissatisfaction...... intertwined, so he can't have tears on his face like the leader's family.

It was indeed a private funeral, very, very private, and apart from Clough's family, there was only one "outsider", Donn. Dressed in a black suit and sunglasses, he stood behind them with his head bowed, silently attending the funeral.

Except for a few words of comfort to Ms. Barbara at the beginning, though she did not seem to need much comfort, he did not say a word throughout the funeral, and the ritual procedure did not arrange for him to speak.

Others...... Ian? Bowyer, Des? Walker, Stuart? Pierce, Martin? O'Neill, Trevor? Francisco...... None of these people were invited, but he was the last junior to know the leader. Don wants to let himself come to this very private funeral, will it be the meaning of the leader?

After the funeral, a group of people silently walked out of the cemetery behind the church, and Don didn't know what to say, so he could only continue to remain silent. Not far in front of us is everyone's car, and it seems that the funeral is about to end here. Don thought it was time for him to rush back to Nottingham to join the team. At this time, Lady Barbara in front of her stopped, and then turned to look at Don.

Don knew she had something to say to herself, so he stopped.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Donn, to let you come at this time." Barbara said with her head down.

Tang En hurriedly waved his hand: "No, I think I should come." It's an honor for you to invite me. ”

"In fact...... Brian didn't say who could attend his funeral, and he was always in a coma for the last few days. After discussing with the children, I decided to hold a private funeral. Brian didn't like the media before, and he still doesn't, so we don't want to be bothered by people we don't know. And you, Mr. Donne...... Do you know what happened to Bryan after Arsenal's draw with Forest? ”

Don nodded.

After a draw between Forest and Arsenal, Arsenal set a new unbeaten streak. The media interviewed Brian specifically for this? Clough, would like to hear his thoughts on Arsenal's new record. In the face of these media, Clough satisfied them very well, and he praised Arsenal's football as if he saw Marilyn in his dreams? Monroe was just as wonderful, "If anyone can break that record, it's Arsene Wenger's Arsenal."

He then went on to talk about Jose Mourinho, who has been in the limelight lately, and he called the Portuguese his heir, both handsome at a young age and his coaching style. When he was a coach, Clough was a very eye-catching head coach, he was always able to attract the attention of the media, he unscrupulously expressed his opinions, his surname was flamboyant, and he would often say those "quotations" that were later regarded as classics. And these characteristics are also shared by the current Mourinho.

So the media began to call Mourinho "Clough's second", ignoring the fact that they had been taking Tony before? Don and Brian? The Cloughby thing.

Clough didn't mention Tony at all in an interview? Dawn.

――Who is my favorite coach? Arsene Wenger, of course, he's my idol.

――Who is the coach who is most like me? Mourinho, of course, because he's as handsome as I was when I was younger.

"But do you know who he mentions the most at home?"

Don shook his head.

"It's you, Mr. Donne." Ms. Barbara gestured to Donne. "He always tells us about your forest team. When you beat Manchester City, he was as excited as a young man in front of the TV...... Can you imagine, Mr. Donn, an old man jumping up from the couch with his fists raised? ”

Don continued to shake his head, he really couldn't imagine it. When playing Manchester City, the leader's body should not be very good...... Ms. Barbara smiled, but the smile quickly faded. "He's always telling us about you, so the kids and I feel like we've known you for a long time."

Don himself was surprised by what Barbara said: "I don't know what he is...... Well, he never talks to me about that. ”

"You know, Mr. Donne. Brian is such a person, sometimes you think he's arrogant, he's extreme, but in fact he's just hiding himself. He rarely compliments a person in front of him. So it always makes people feel that he is a little cold. I don't think Brian will ever get a chance to say that to you, thank you, Mr. Donn, for making Brian's last two years a great time. ”

Ms. Barbara said goodbye to Don and left in the car. Don stood alone outside the church, slowly reflecting on what he had just heard.

He still vividly remembers the first time he met Brian? Clough's scene, the aggressive old man couldn't answer his questions the first time they met.

"Boy, what do you think a head coach does?"

"Lead the team to victory......"

"That's just part of the job."

A car horn woke Donn up, and he saw Pierce? Bruce, the reporter, was sitting in the jeep and watching him.

"Why are you here, Mr. Reporter?" Don was a little surprised.

"Uh......" Bruce scratched his head, "although Mrs. Clough said the funeral was a private name, you know there are a few things we want to know...... I didn't see anything, though. He shrugged, "I ran almost all the churches in Middlesbrough to find this place." Seeing you here, I knew I was in the right place, but apparently I was late. ”

"No, you're not late, on the contrary, you're just in time." Donn shook his head and said, "Because I need a car to take me back to Nottingham." ”

Pierce smiled, "Get in the car, Mr. Coach." ”

On the way back to Nottingham from Middlesbrough, the radio in the car talked about Brian almost all the time? The news of Clough's death and the honours he had achieved at Nottingham Forest were brought up again.

"He's one of the best coaches in England!" Bruce said this to Donn as he drove, in a very affirmative tone. "But in the list of the best coaches in the UK, he can only be ranked eighth! Ramsey, who is at the top of him, only won a World Cup for taking LinkedIn Gran. But in the eyes of the Nottingham, he is the best manager, even better than Pasley! What a pity...... Because of alcoholism, he retired prematurely. ”

Bruce sighed.

"Tony, you need to drink less, too......"

"Hmm......" Donn replied absentmindedly, looking out the window. The inside of the radio has become to who's Brian? There was a big discussion about Clough's successor, and many listeners said that Mourinho, the Portuguese, was obviously influenced by the media, and some people thought that Tony? Don is that.

But Don himself was not interested in this kind of argument, he did not want to be the heir and the second of whom. If Mourinho wants to, let him do it, I'm going to be Don I!

※※※ "Brian who just passed away? Speaking to us for the last time before his death, Clough said Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho was the man who was most like him. But let's not forget, before Mourinho came to England, who was the coach like Clough that we talked about the most? Tony? Dawn! For tomorrow's Nottingham Forest home game against Chelsea, there is a battle between the two Clough successors. Let's hear Tony? What Coach Donn thinks. ”

The gates of the City Stadium were shown on TV, the deserted area had been surrounded by flowers and candles, and the railings of the iron gate were covered with red forest team scarves. Many fans mourned silently in the square in front of the goal, and they came to lay a bouquet of flowers and hang the scarf they had worn for an unknown number of years.

It's a sight in front of the city stadium in the afternoon. Donn was then seen on TV cameras, dressed in a black suit and sunglasses, apparently fresh from his funeral at Middlesbrough.

“…… I don't think it's appropriate to discuss who is the successor at this time. But I know you media just like to do this kind of unseemly thing, so I'm used to it. What do you think about this, you ask? I think it's good, Jose Mourinho is Clough's successor, and I think so without a doubt. Don in the picture did not forget to satirize the reporter who made him unaccustomed to it at this time, "I respect the boss very much, and because of this, I don't want others to say that I am his heir or something." And I'm sure the boss won't want me to be the second him. Of course, if Mourinho is happy with this title, then you might as well call him 'Clough II' instead of 'Mourinho' in the future, right? ”

Donne's words were not friendly to Mourinho.

(To be continued)