The sun shone in obliquely through the huge glass window after three o'clock in the afternoon, shining on the table. The gold rings set in the ceramic teacups sparkle in the sun, and the golden cookies seem to be naturally baked in the sun, giving off an enticing aroma on the plate. Sweetened black tea, warm afternoons, crowds sitting around chatting, this is the traditional British tea time.

When Mrs. Clough was done, she sat down beside her husband, smiling, and listening quietly to the men's chatter. In January of this year, her husband had a liver transplant and has been recovering. The doctor said that the operation was a success, and she was relieved. The old man liked to drink and smoke when he was young, and his physical condition was so bad that he once threatened his life.

Especially when he stepped down from the coaching position of the Forest team, there was a period of time when the husband in the eyes of his wife lost the luster of his life. It's a good thing to see a husband as radiant as he is today.

Walker told the head about Donn's play in the locker room, and when a crowd of fans rushed into the dressing room, the players looked stunned, and Bowyer cried out. In the laughter of the leader, Bowyer could only lower his head and drink tea silently in embarrassment.

Before, Don thought that his topic would be the protagonist of afternoon tea, but he didn't expect Walker to finish this story. Clough laughed happily and put him aside, and then went to ask the three old subordinates about their lives now, and by the way, they recalled the years of fighting together and the anecdotes of the locker room, which feasted Donn's "listener" to his ears. Bowyer and Burns were both key players who won the European Champions Cup with Clough twice, and Walker was only a small figure in front of both of them. And Tony; What about Donne...... Don't look at his current position, he is the highest among the four, but he is also the one with the lowest status. There are many topics that he can't talk about, and his own memories of football in the late 70s and early 80s are almost blank, so he can only take this opportunity to add some relevant knowledge.

If you are a simple fan, being able to be in this kind of place and experience this kind of scene is definitely something to be excited and proud of. He listens to the older generation of players and coaches with relish and doesn't miss a word. But for Donn, who already identified himself as a coach, he was a little disappointed.

He had expected to be appreciated by the king, and had kept the conversation around him all afternoon. They praised him, affirmed him, supported and encouraged him...... But nothing happened.

He began to lose concentration and turned his head to look out the window more often. Although he thought that what he did was very hidden and natural, it still fell into the eyes of one person.

When the last cookie fell into Walker's stomach, Clough was helped to his feet by his wife. "I think it's time for me to walk the dog."

Everyone understands that this is to tell them that tea time is over. So they got up and politely said goodbye to Clough and his wife.

Tang En said goodbye to them with a pout, very disappointed. Nothing had happened this afternoon, and he even felt like he had wasted an afternoon of precious time.

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After waving goodbye to the leader holding Sam at the door of Clough's house, the four drove back to Nottingham.

On the way home, Walker noticed that Don was not in a good mood, and he rolled his eyes and roughly guessed the reason.

"Tony, do you want to hear a story?"

"Well......" replied with a weak voice. It's like a little kid who is angry because of his disappointment, Walker snickers in the back row.

Burns saw Walker's expression, he asked with his eyes, and Walken's mouth pointed at Don, so Burns also understood in his heart.

"You know Roy; Keane? Walker asked.

"Of course I do." Who doesn't know this? Manchester United's current captain, the Premier League, and even the world's premier midfielder.

'When Keane played his first game for Forest, we lost but he was good. Everybody's talking about this Irish kid who is making his first appearance for Forest, and they're all saying, 'Hey, who's that kid?' ’”

Donn, who was sitting in the front, shrugged: "Except for the result of the game, it was a successful debut. ”

"Everybody thinks so, including Keane's kid. Then the next morning, before the team practiced, Keane met the head in the locker room. The leader first asked Keane's name......"

Donn interrupted Walker: "There's no way he can't remember the name of the player he sent on yesterday. ”

Of course he remembered, but he asked anyway. Keane replied honestly, 'Roy. 'After that...... Do you know what the boss did after that? ”

"I don't know." Don shook his head.

Walker laughed, "The boss took off his mud-stained boots because he had just come back from walking his dog on the field." He said to Keane, 'Roy, can you get this clean for me?' Roy didn't hesitate and immediately agreed. ”

Hearing this, Don turned his head and looked at Des with a smile on his face; Walker.

"Finished with the story?"

"And an epilogue: then the little hairy boy who helped the leader shine shoes became the leader of Manchester United, the captain of the Irish team."

Don looked at Walker, and Walker looked at him. After a while, Don nodded and said, "I see." Thank you, Des. ”

"You should go and thank you. But if you must thank me for that...... Invite me for a drink tonight. Walker touched Burns with his elbow and pulled him another deal.

"No problem, you can drink as much as you want!" Donn, who understood Clough's painstaking efforts, immediately improved his mood again, and his voice was much louder.

Looking at the road ahead, Donn felt that the harvest of the afternoon was enough for him to last a lifetime, and Clough told him something very important and important.

Boy, you're just a rookie who debuted in this industry for less than half a year, and no one will pay attention to you, so get carried away now? It's too early!

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The golden sheepdog jumped merrily in front of the old man, and he burrowed into a bush, and then above the bush a few yellow wagtails chirped, and Sam, apparently interested in his own pleasure, broke into their home.

After denouncing the "banditry behavior" of the shepherd dogs, these beautiful yellow-green birds hovered helplessly above the bushes for a while, and then flew over the old man's head, drawing an arc in the air and turning into the distance.

The dog ran back from the bushes, and the old man bent down and scratched its neck: "You damned dog, scared away our guests." Cow poop bird ...... It's a bird I haven't seen in a long time. ”

Sam whimpered, as if aggrieved. The old man smiled and slapped the dog the back. "Okay, I know you didn't mean to. Go play! ”

The dog barked and ran away again, and the old man slowly stood up. His eyes went over Sam, over the pastures, over the old windmills by the creek, over the woods ahead, over the hazy city in the distance...... It stretches to somewhere far, far away.

The low bushes are scattered in the fields of early spring, and the fallen leaves of last autumn have long since dissolved into the soil after a winter, and the tender green grass comes out, and the breeze blows, bringing the fishy smell of the earth and the fragrance of the grass, which is the smell of spring.

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