Chapter 31: Hodge's Glory (Part II)
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April 19, the 43rd round of the league. Nottingham Forest travel to fourth-placed Reading team.
ββ¦β¦ It was a hard-fought away game and Nottingham Forest were met with stubborn resistance from the home side at The'Madejski! β
"John, I don't think that's right...... Why would the visitors face stubborn resistance from the home team in the game? Doesn't that sound like Nottingham Forest are anti-guest-oriented? β
"Stephen, you're right. That's right, Donn's team is indeed anti-guest! β
The voices of the narrator and the guests are heard on the radio, Randy sitting in the driver's seat of a taxi; James honked his horn hard. "Well done! Tony! β
The passenger sitting in the back frowned and complained, "Don't press that thing, I can't hear the radio!" β
"Ah...... I'm so sorry, sir. Are you also a Forest fan? The car in front of him is less and the road is wider, and the driver, Randy, exchanges a few words of "listening to the ball" with the big-bellied passenger sitting in the back seat.
"Of course, since childhood." The passengers didn't talk much, and obviously didn't want to chat and not hear the game broadcast. "Look ahead!"
"Don't worry, sir. At this time, everyone was watching and drinking in the bar, and there was no one on the road. And you can rest assured of my skills, I'm a twenty-seven-year old ......," Randy said, turning his head. At this moment, the radio in the car suddenly sounded a loud noise, and in the midst of this crackling sound that seemed to have something wrong with the sound, John; Mortenson screamed:
βyesοΌ yesοΌ yes - Ian; Jess! Nice direct free kick! Pierced through Reading's wall like an arrow and stabbed in the heart! This is a fatal blow! In the seventy-fourth minute, Nottingham Forest took the lead away from home, 1:0! β
Randy in the front driver's seat; James and the big fat passenger sitting in the middle of the back seat raised their hands at the same time and shouted, "Forest Forest! β
"Bang! Bang! "It's the sound of their hands hitting the roof of the car.
"Squeak" is the sound of tires rubbing against asphalt.
The black square cab made a zigzag on the highway and then returned to normal.
"What a bastard! You're still driving! The frightened scolding of the passengers was heard from inside the car.
The driver, Randy, looked excited: "Sir, I said you can trust my technology!" Haha, long live the Forest! β
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Inside the Madejeski Stadium, visiting Forest fans took centre stage, singing loudly to celebrate the team's victory.
The final whistle of the game sounded, and Donn and his soldiers - yes, this was a war at stake, he Donn was the supreme commander and the players were his soldiers - gathered around to celebrate the victory. Successfully got three points, which is a solid step forward for him in the battle for the ranking in the future.
"The Forest team wins! It was a dull game, but for Donn he wouldn't agree with me, those three points are crucial for Forest! Thankfully, they won! Poor Reading ......"
As the team emerges from the dressing room and boards the team bus waiting outside, some will stop to sign autographs for Forest fans who have enthusiastically followed them to the away game, or even to take a group photo with them.
Don was treated no less favourably than the players. As a manager, it's a blessing to have fans ask him for autographs all the time.
"Hey! Tony, we can go super! Right? "When Donn walks to the fence to sign autographs for the fans, there's always a voice asking him.
Don grinned and nodded, "That's right, we'll go to the Super!" β
Then Don just lowered his head and signed all the way through. The team won, everyone was in a good mood and he was happy to meet all the fans' requests.
Then he stopped in front of a man, only to find that the man had no notebook, Forest postcard, Forest jersey, scarf, hat...... He stood in front of Donn empty-handed, and had no intention of asking for an autograph.
Don looked up strangely, and then was slightly surprised to find that the person standing in front of him was the leader who had led the others to chant slogans and sing songs on the sidelines of the training ground that day.
It was an elderly middle-aged man, with gray eyes, white sideburns, wrinkled corners and forehead, and even a little kind, without the hideous scars or grotesque rings that he had imaginedβDonn's imagination, of course.
Don looked at him, and he looked at Don too.
"Mark; Hodge. The other party took the initiative to introduce himself and stretched out his hand at the same time.
The other party took the initiative to express friendship, and Don couldn't refuse, so he also stretched out his hand: "Tony; Dawn. β
Hodge grinned at him, "No introduction, everyone knows your name." The Forest team is doing this because of you! Well done! β
"Thank you." Don smiled, not reacting much to Hodge's compliment. Now his head is in disarray, is this polite-looking middle-aged man really the head of a football hooligan club? Can you imagine him suddenly picking up a brick and slapping people's heads?
"I have a question for Mr. Donne." Hodge said as he stared at Donn.
"Please."
"In the final round of the league, we play Millwall, how sure are your team that they will win?"
Donn wondered why he didn't ask questions like 'can we be in the Premier League next season', instead caring about the outcome of a game. With Forest's current situation, the final game of the league may be decided, and it doesn't matter if you win or lose.
ββ¦β¦ It depends on what the team is like at the time. If I had qualified for the play-offs in advance, or had qualified, I wouldn't have focused too much on the last game. Don replied truthfully. If this question had been raised by a reporter, Don would have fooled the media with all his nonsense.
Hodge shook his head in disappointment, "That's not going to work, Mr. Donne...... I think no matter what situation we were in before that game, it was better to win against Millwall. β
"Do we have a grudge against them?"
"Uh, don't you think it's better to end the season with a win?"
Donn thought about it, Hodge was right, and he didn't think he would lose at home to Millwall with his bench. So he nodded: "Okay, I think it will be a victory like today." β
Hodge was glad that Don could say, "We all love to win, don't we?" β
"That's right." Don nodded.
Hodge turned up the hat of his jumper and put it on his head, said goodbye to Donn, and then turned and squeezed out of the crowd. Don didn't see his brothers, he was the only one, and it seemed that he was waiting here to ask himself this question.
Not far away, a fan was calling his name, and Don turned to walk.
Hodge's excuse was far-fetched, but Donn didn't bother to think about why he wanted to see Forest win against Millwall so much.
Probably because everyone wants to see victory, not defeat......
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