Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Big Mouth Don (I)

Pierce. Bruce spent a night and stayed up late to finish "Tony. Donn and Nottingham Forest London Underground Distress", he wrote this as if it were a novel, and wrote it with relish, and he hoped that readers would also read it with relish. It was truly a rare experience.

But when he took the manuscript to the editor in charge, the editor told him that the manuscript could not be sent.

"Why?" Bruce was a little annoyed that something he had spent all night working on couldn't be sent? He didn't write anything in it that he didn't allow to publish, but Britain is a country with a free press. Besides, Millwall falsely accused Nottingham Forest fans of causing the turmoil, and he needs to tell readers who are the dangerous elements and who are the thugs through this news documentary!

"Ah, don't get me wrong, Pierce." The editor in charge smiled and said to him, "I mean I can't send it now." I just received a press conference in the newspaper. Mr. President, I would like you to go and write a report when you come back. ”

Bruce was unrelenting: "Does this have anything to do with posting this report now?" ”

"Well, I think...... This story will be more attractive when put together with the report on the press conference. The editor in charge was not angry, but still smiled and said, "Do you know what kind of press conference it is?" ”

Bruce shook his head.

"It was convened by Nottingham Forest in response to the nonsense of Millwall about who caused the fan confusion."

Bruce's eyes widened.

"Go ahead, Pierce. Your friend Tony. Don will be at the press conference, and I think there's no shortage of news elements and theatrical scenes where he is. ”

As soon as the editor in charge finished speaking, Bruce turned and rushed out of the office.

※※※When Bruce ran into the press conference panting, he found that it was already full of people, and there were definitely no seats. He could only stand in the doorway, huddled with the cameras of the TV station in the back row.

The number of media who came to this press conference was somewhat unexpected by Bruce. There are five TV stations alone, and two post-80s Shaolin abbots are connected to the media, so there are even more, and it is impossible to recognize them one by one.

It seems that everyone is very concerned about this fan disturbance incident in the stands. Football violence seems to have moved away from our leagues, but in reality they have never gone away, just insidiously lurking outside of our perception, resurrecting at every opportunity. Bruce remembered Gavin, who died innocently...... He went to Gavin's grave the other day and found two bouquets of flowers in front of the tombstone. Neither card was signed, and it is not known who sent it. But Bruce guessed that one of the bunches should have been given by Donn. Based on his contact with Don for more than half a year, he found that the man with a violent appearance and a sign of "Don't get close to the living" was actually a person who was quite emotional. It's just that he's too good at showing his innermost feelings.

Why can Forest win 7-1 away at Millwall in the face of adversity? Bruce was thinking about it during the game and after the game. If Millwall fans don't use Gavin's name to provoke and mock Forest, perhaps Nottingham Forest could have lost this tough game. But they did. This is tantamount to stabbing Don in the heart, and not only stabbing him, but also sprinkling salt after stabbing him.

Tony. Don is a football coach, not a killer, and there's no way he's going to leave the game behind and jump into the stands and mingle with the fans. But there was always a place to vent the anger in his chest, and poor Millwall became the victim of their fans' reckless pleasure. Bruce can even imagine how Donn behaved at half-time, and he must have been throwing punches and roaring in that small room to make everyone understand that no one who provokes him, provokes him, provokes him, mocks him, and repeatedly challenges his bottom line will end well.

As he said in his post-match press conference: "Sing once, score a goal!" Sing once, score a goal! Until they don't dare to open their mouths again! ”

To be honest, Bruce doesn't have the slightest doubt that the Forest team will actually be able to do this. Because he knew very well that it was Tony. Donn's Forest. He was in the stands and excited to see every goal scored by Forest, like a fanatic Forest fan sitting in the press box. Would any Forest fan be as excited as he was after the turmoil of the first half? Looking at those Millwall fans who gradually lost their voices, the depression in their chests was all swept away! That feeling is even more exciting than being with a woman!

Donn is right, what does the manager who can best win the hearts of the fans look like? Victory! A manager who can bring victory! Judging from these two games, Tony, who has experienced a promotion failure and has been honed in the youth team. Don was clearly more mature—more mature than before, of course. He must have seriously thought about his present and future, and after he clarified the direction of his progress, he no longer hesitated, and walked forward step by step.

While Bruce was stunned, the noise at the press conference gradually subsided, and finally disappeared completely. Tony. Donn and Evan. Dogotty, the two current figures of Nottingham Forest, walked up to the front of the desk together, the chairman sat down, and the head coach stood in front of his seat, looking at the microphones, recorders, tape recorders and even cell phones on the table, which he didn't count because he couldn't count.

Still, he saw a few familiar signs.

"Sky TV, BBC, Reading TV, The Sun......" Donn casually reported the sign he knew, as if talking to himself. It's good that the influential ones are here. ”

Then he looked at the reporter sitting in front of him, "I asked, are there any Millwall media, like their official website, or journalists who have a close relationship with that club?" ”

The reporters below looked left and right, back and forth, and no one raised their hands or stood up, and no one said a word.

Don shook his head: "It's a pity. Forget it, it's the same with you. I'm sure that the blind chairman of Pafitis can still work with his ears, he can't read newspapers, and he can still listen to TV and radio, right? ”

His first sentence caused the following reporters to stir. This is a naked personal attack...... So someone raised his hand.

"Do you have any questions, sir?" Donn pointed at him and said.

"Well, I hope Mr. Donn will know how what you've just said will affect you......" A reporter in a beige suit with a small head stood up.

"Hey, why didn't you raise your hand when I asked if there was any media related to Millwall FC?" Don frowned.

"I don't have much to do with Millwall FC, I'm just reminding you, Mr. Donn. I'm ......."

Don interrupted the reporter with a wave of his hand: "I don't care which media you're from. I know what you're going to say...... It's nothing more than that blind Mr. Parfitis will be angry, and the consequences will be serious. Right? He stared at each other with aggressive eyes. Then I would like to ask Mr. Journalist...... How do I feel when those fans at his club come to the stands with the dead young Forest fans as lyrics, insulting my team, provoking my fans? How do you think I should feel?! ”

Don suddenly raised his voice, and the poor little reporter's body even shook involuntarily under his heavy drinking.

"He said he didn't see his team provoking the Forest fans in the stands, and he said he didn't hear the songs the fans sang - ah, I'm sorry, I just said he was blind, but in fact he was not only blind, but also deaf! If he's going to say that he doesn't know what the fans mean by the lyrics, then I'm proud to say that the esteemed Mr. Parfitis has a problem with his head! 'Brain-disabled'! Have you ever heard of this term? No? It's good that the Encyclopedia Britannica should include this word. I invented it, and then wrote in the entry note: Mentally handicapped, example: Please refer to the honorable Millwall Club President Theo. Mr. Parfitis! Donn took out a tone of reprimand and scolded the chairman of Millwall, poor journalist, he must have been regarded by Donn as Te'o. Pafitis.

"His fans insulted my fans with their singing voices, so loud that they could be heard clearly in the broadcast, and the TV camera did not change for half a minute in the stands, and he even said that he didn't see or hear it! Is there any logical problem with me saying that he is blind and deaf? Have I slandered him? Am I talking nonsense? What is he angry about? What right does he have to be angry? If he's going to play dumb, I'm going to tell him now that his fans are taunting my team in the most vile and shameless ways, and I'm fucking angrier than he is! The consequences are even more fucking serious! ”

Don slammed his fist on the table, roaring viciously, and the press conference was silent. Perhaps everyone was frightened by the emotions he was showing.

Some people thought it was just Nottingham Forest's statement to Millwall, an official motion-like statement, and no one expected to see such a good show. Where's the official statement? This is swearing at the top of your voice. Insulting the coach at the press conference...... He must be the first, right?

(To be continued)