Volume 4 The Storm Chapter 31 Good News, Bad News
When Riley blew the whistle for the end of the game, was the farce over?
No, far from it.
The game was over, but Riley still ran to the sidelines and gave the two assistant coaches who had a conflict ̄ ̄ ̄ Chris Lak and Dillon a red card! The case of sending someone off the pitch after a match is not new, but it's by no means common.
When the game commentator saw this, he didn't know what to say: "Riley must be crazy......"
"Six red cards! Twenty yellow cards! Crazy dispensing machine! ”
Later, the four referees on duty had to leave the court under the close protection of the police. Otherwise, it's hard to say if they won't be torn to shreds by angry Forest fans.
The reporters waited for an interview in the mixed area, but none of them soon stopped to say a word about the match, and they had no choice but to move to the press conference.
Unexpectedly, after such a bad scene, Donn and Koper were both in attendance, and neither of them was missing.
It's just that the two of them looked very unkind, and they didn't express a friendly handshake.
Without waiting for the host to announce the start, Don himself grabbed the microphone and said, "I'm sorry for this game, even though we won." I don't want to say whose responsibility it is, because everybody sees it. The way the game was played, I don't think my players have anything to blame, they've done well enough and I'm proud of their performance......
Hearing this, Koper couldn't help but interrupt Donne's words: "For George. Was Wood proud of that punch? ”
Tang En's head was not biased, he looked at Ji, gritted his teeth and said, "Obviously not proud of Hunter's knee!" I also regret George. Wood didn't beat that bastard into a concussion, what? Mr. Koppel, are you proud of Hunt? ”
"Please be careful when you speak, Tony. Dawn! "Koper and Don are not on the right track, and it's like a dog eats a dog when they meet." It was just an accident! It's normal for accidents like this on the pitch! ”
"Meaning you *** outside!" Donn jerked to his feet. "That's malicious and hurtful, it's intentional!" Otherwise, why didn't that bastard jump up and instead press his weight down so that his knee was right up to Paul. What is Gerald's head height? Have you ever grabbed a ball and grabbed the ground with your knees? ”
This has completely become a street scolding battle, and a group of people who don't ask any questions and quietly watch the battle with joy.
"Don't point the finger at Wood, I tell you. Steve. Koppel. If it weren't for Hunter's despicable charge, George would never have beaten that bastard. It's as simple as that, since the referee, Mr. Riley, is blind, then my players are exercising the right to punish on his behalf. This kind of nasty, completely inhuman foul, that fool referee didn't even have a verbal warning, did he pay for his referee certificate?! "Donn's mouth was like a machine gun, and questioning, reprimanding, and swear words gushed out, and he didn't give Koper a chance to return the favor." This game turned out like this...... Twenty yellow cards. Six red cards! Is it the player's responsibility? It's the responsibility of that incompetent referee! The FA should let that idiot be banned for life! Don't dare to play cards in the face of the opponent's rough fouls, shrink your hands and feet like a sissy without a bird, and wait for the situation to be wrong and then use crazy cards to make the scene more out of control, this is what a referee should do? The middle school PE teachers did a better job than him! I finally know why the English referees made so many low-level mistakes at the World Cup in Germany! ”
After scolding his opponent, Donn turned his gun on the English FA and the referee, and now he is going to be the "enemy of the people......
One can imagine how angry Don is at this moment.
"Our player is still lying in the hospital, his life and death are unknown!" Don pointed to the sky, "The murderer is at large!" The instigators of the crime are still speaking hard next to me. Reluctance to take responsibility. The referee on duty is incompetent and fearless, except for constantly pulling out the sign from the **, he will not ...... You give me a reason not to be angry! He said to the journalists.
Pierce. Bruce had wanted Don to wake up from this violent state. I'm going to ask some questions that change the subject, such as the next round of the league...... But as soon as he thought that this problem might be adding fuel to the fire, he lowered his half-raised hand again.
After the leak, Donn no longer wanted to sit with Koper. Without saying goodbye, he turned and left.
Seeing Don turn around and step down, Koper also left from the other direction with an unhappy face. No matter what the chroniclers call him, they don't pay attention to it.
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After leaving the stadium. Don didn't answer the hotel where they were staying, but went straight to the Royal College of Medicine of the University of Nottingham.
He met Professor Konstantin at the door of the building, and the professor hurried out of the building, not seeing Donn.
"Professor!" Donn shouted.
"Tony?" Konstantin wasn't surprised that Donn was here, "You're here?" ”
"Well, how's it going?"
"In a coma."
"Do I need surgery?" Donn asked.
Standin shook his head, "That's good news. ”
Don breathed a sigh of relief, and then thought of the bad news: "Will there be any after-effects?" ”
"It's totally impossible to say right now." Konstantin took off his glasses, "I won't know until he wakes up." I can't guarantee you whether you can return to the stadium at all, and it will take time to check even normal life. ”
Donne thought of Cech, who suffered a dented fracture to his head, but survived and not only survived, but also regained his position as Chelsea's first-choice goalkeeper.
"He'll be fine." He nodded.
Konstantin wondered how Don had suddenly become confident again.
"Intuition......" Donn pointed to his head and smiled. I'm sure he's okay. ”
Konstantin understood it as a kind of self-comfort, so he smiled as well.
"Did you win the game?" In order not to be embarrassed, Konstantin changed the subject. I didn't expect this topic to be worse......
"Win." Don's face darkened.
"Uh...... I didn't watch the game and was called straight to deal with it...... What was born? ”
"Watch the news in a moment, Professor. There is a good show to watch. He patted Konstantin on the shoulder, "I'll go first, goodbye." Oh yes. Professor. Call me if Paul is awake. ”
Konstantin nodded suspiciously. He wondered what was going on in this game?
The answer was soon revealed, and the news media in England were very good, and generally half an hour after the game ended, there was a special issue dedicated to the score and a brief match on sale, and in the evening, there were detailed reports on all aspects.
Konstantin was seen on the LCD TV in front of the elevator in the hospital lobby. Don cursed and cursed at the press conference, and the picture appeared in front of him. He was a little surprised. Such an angry Donne, he still rarely sees it......
Then the news cut to the game and the clash between the two sides after the game. Konstantin watched dumbfounded ̄ ̄BBc sure this is the English League, not the Middle East war?
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Two hours later, the footage of Donn scolding on television was heard in England, and everyone knew what happened in the game and what happened afterward.
The next day, the news spread all over the world, and the world football world was shocked by this rare on-field violence.
Nottingham Forest FC acted quickly this time, on the night of the game. A letter of protest was sent to the FA about the unsportsmanlike behaviour of the Reading team in this game, as well as the poor enforcement of the law by the referee on duty, Riley. This was the club's reaction at Dondi's request, and they wanted to "preemptive".
The next morning, the FA received another complaint from Reading FC.
In the afternoon, the relevant FA personnel met with the referee Riley to ask him to explain the enforcement of the game.
All the media attention was on London's Soho Square ̄ ̄, home to the English FA.
Hunter's hurtful actions were just too bad, despite the fact that George. Wood is a deliberate assault, but consider the cause and effect. Sympathy points will be thrown into Nottingham Forest.
Especially after the follow-up report came out, Paul. Gerald is still unconscious and unbelieving, and it has touched the hearts of the public. Public opinion began to tilt in the direction of Redding.
Reading have been rough this season. It's a well-known thing in English football, so Donn said that the responsibility was on Reading's side, so no one would object.
The FA issued a small warning before discussing concrete results. Trying to stabilize the emotions of both parties:
“…… We have warned Sonko, Ashley, who were sent off in the game. Yang and Xue Qixuan, and will keep a close eye on their performances in future matches......"
Everyone doesn't care about the fate of these small fish and shrimp, they care about Hunt and George. Wood, as well as the two assistant coaches who had verbal and physical altercations after the game.
Even as the FA continued to study the ground, the managers of both sides were not idle. Keep fighting a war of words in the media. Donn did this in the hope of putting pressure on the FA, and he wanted to see if the FA would take sides with Riley this time. Koper only lost the game because of his personal grudge against Donn, and he was sent off by three people, which he couldn't swallow.
During this time, for the local media in England, it is simply a holiday, and there are news points that can be hyped up every day. There are even English publishers who are planning to compile the remarks of all parties before and after this incident into a book, and then publish and sell them......
Three days later, the FA finally announced the final outcome of the incident:
1. Riley, the referee on duty, was banned for 10 games for losing control of the game and missteering the game.
Second, Reading player Stephen. Hunt was suspended for 10 games and fined £35,000 for a foul that caused him to faint. And for two years after the end of the suspension, the FA will be watching closely and will be banned for 15 games if there are any more violent fouls on the pitch.
3. Nottingham Forest player George. Wood fouled badly and was banned for eight games and fined £25,000. Within a year, any more violent acts of the kind will result in a further 12-match ban.
Fourth, Nottingham Forest assistant coach Chris Lak and Reading assistant coach Dillon due to their uncool behavior after the game. They were both banned for four games and fined £15,000.
5. Nottingham Forest manager Tony. Done was banned for three matches and fined £25,000 for his unfair accusations against the FA after the game, his intention to interfere with the referee's normal work, and his personal attacks on opponents, which were unsportsmanlike.
6. Reading FC and Nottingham Forest FC have been named and criticized for their responsibility for poor supervision of players. A fine of £50,000 was imposed.
7. Reading player Xue Qixuan elbowed the opponent, maliciously fouled, and was banned for three games and fined 15,000 pounds.
8. Reading's Sonko, who was sent off in the game, and Nottingham Forest's Ashley. Yang Di's punishment remains unchanged and he is banned for one game.
After the result was announced, it was called the most severe fine by the English FA by the media. Although there has long been a precedent for such an eight-month ban as Cantona's kicking of a fan. But at the same time, the large-scale punishment for so many people is indeed the most severe.
It seems that the FA's slogan of strengthening the management of violence on the pitch this season is not an empty phrase......
What makes the media look forward to it is. After the results were announced, Don refused to accept it again, and then continued to make noise for a while, so that they had more topics to talk about. Unexpectedly, this time Don did not make any comments on this, neither said that he would appeal, nor criticized the FA, and he simply kept silent about this matter.
No one knows what he thinks, except himself. In his opinion. The two people he wanted to punish the most had been punished, and his goal had been achieved. There is no need to dwell on this issue any further.
Riley was suspended for ten games and Hunter was suspended for ten games.
He finally let out a bad breath.
Even the Forest players in interviews believe Riley is to blame for it all. Hunter's foul is unstoppable, but if Riley is smart enough. A series of things could have been prevented, but his poor performance only fueled it. Seeing Riley being severely punished, the Forest players applauded.
Now, if Donn is smart enough, what he should be doing is not to get tangled up in the media with the FA and Reading. It's about to clean up the mess ̄ ̄ is about to go to Arsenal away from home, with his current set of "remnants", what is the result?
I can't even think about it.
Arsene Wenger's old fox won't let go of this great opportunity, and Nottingham Forest's trip to London has been a lot of bad luck.
The only good news was that after the FA announced the final penalty list, Don also received a call from Constantine. Gerald woke up.
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When Don and assistant coaches Don and Chris Rac rushed to the hospital, they saw that there were a lot of media gathered at the door of the ward, and they all rushed to the place after learning that Gerrard had woken up.
Donn looked impatient when he was pulled through the door for an interview, and he just threw down a sentence and ran in.
"Now, Hunter can sleep soundly."
When the three men entered the ward, the door was closed by the medical staff, and the media who wanted to continue to hear the news were chased out by the hospital's security guards, who shouted that the hospital should not interfere with press freedom and that they had the right to know the truth. Professor Konstantin pointed at their noses and scolded: "Bullshit freedom, this is the hospital!" I'm a doctor, and I have the right to get you all out! Disturb my patient's rest, and my heart stops beating for a second, and I will take responsibility for all of you! ”
"Teach...... Professor, you're rude......" said a beautiful young nurse with some surprise as she covered her mouth. Professor Konstantin, who wore gold-rimmed glasses, was a polite gentleman in the eyes of the young nurse, synonymous with a good man, and although he was not young, he was still a lover of the public.
Konstantin was a little embarrassed, and after following Tang En for a long time, he unknowingly contracted this problem......
"But...... The professor is so attractive like this......" The female nurse's eyes followed and her heart popped up again.
Konstantin suddenly realized, no wonder Tony. In the eyes of many media, Donn is a demon with horns on his head, a flaming mouth, a tail and wings on his back, and sharp teeth, or will he be rated by women's magazines as one of the most wanted one-night stands......
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"Boss, Coach Krislak, Coach Don...... How did you guys get here? "Paul, lying in a hospital bed, waiting for his wife to peel an apple for him. Gerald was a little surprised when he saw the three people walking in.
"I heard that you woke up, come and see you, aren't you welcome?" Don pulled up a chair and sat down in front of Gerald's bed.
"No...... It was a bit of a surprise that I didn't expect ......" Paul smiled and shook his head slightly.
Seeing that he shook his head slowly, Don pointed to his head and asked, "How does it feel here?" ”
"From time to time, it hurts for a while." Gerald said with a frown, no longer shaking his head. It seems that shaking the head now is also a burden.
Don had a smile on his face, but he couldn't smile at all in his heart. It seems that the situation is not as good as he thought.
"How's the game going, chief?" Gerald asked again.
"We won." Donn smiled brightly, "1:o, didn't let that bastard Koper go back laughing on our home turf. ”
"That's good...... I thought I was going to die...... "Gerard muttered.
"How is that possible? Now that medical technology is so advanced, it's just a collision, no problem. Look, aren't you just lying in bed and talking to us right now? ”
After a moment of silence, Paul turned to the two assistant coaches and asked, "Can I still play?" ”
Don didn't speak, Chris Rac smiled a little reluctantly, but Don helped them out: "Of course!" As long as you have a good rest, you will definitely come back! Think of the gypsy kid, who lay here for nine months and didn't come back at the end? ”
The Eastwood experience is indeed a nice inspirational story. A living example of a team with oneself, but not Paul. Gerald didn't believe it.
"Recuperate in peace and don't think about anything. I told Eastwood here that the whole team was waiting for him to come back. I'll say it to you again today. Paul, we are waiting for your return. ”
Seeing the tears in Gerald's eyes, Don stood up and bowed slightly to Paul's wife, "Please take good care of him, ma'am." Your husband is good. ”
"We're going to London tomorrow, so we'll go first."
The three of them got up to say goodbye and pushed the door open. Don was a little surprised to see that Professor Konstantin was still at the door.
"Do you want to be a janitor here? Professor. ”
The old man did not react to Donne's joke, and said to Don as if he had not heard it, "I have something to talk to you about. ”
Hearing this, Don, who was walking at the back, naturally closed the door. Don took a few steps forward before turning to look at Konstantin.
"Good news or bad news? I've been asking people that a lot lately. ”
Konstantin did not answer immediately, and his expression was a little embarrassed.
"I see. No need to say that to me, Professor. Don waved. If it's good news, leave me a surprise. If it's bad news...... I don't want to hear it. ”
The words made Konstantin laugh again: "Okay, Tony, as you wish. ”
"We're leaving, I'll come back when we get back from London." Don shook hands with Konstantin and said goodbye, "Please take good care of him." ”
"Don't worry, Tony. Good luck to you guys too. ”
We all need good luck......