"Des." Donn beckoned Walker to step forward. "Can you tell me a few words?"

Walker didn't shirk and walked up. As an assistant coach, he is Tony. Donn's plan in regular training is the specific executor, all the plans developed by the coaching staff, he is responsible for the implementation of the other coaches, and the other coaches are responsible for different training programs, and Walker is the person who leads these coaches, and most of the time he is in charge of the team's training. As long as Don has a training plan, many times he just lets it go.

"I ......," Walker cleared his throat, "I'm glad I can say goodbye to everyone under such circumstances." It's nice that in the last game, we won against each other and you made me see the moment I wanted to see again. What I want to say is...... No matter where I am or what I do, the second half of the '03-04 season is something I will never forget. To the coaches who can lead you, I ...... Sincerely proud! You're the best players I've ever had, so are the members of the coaching staff, you've been the best colleagues I've ever had, thank you for helping and supporting me over the years! Thank you! ”

There was another round of applause and whistles.

"Plus! To add...... Tony, the best coach I've ever worked with! I'm not liaring! ”

This kind of naked compliment, Donn readily accepted, and the players even used excited whistles to express their approval of Walker.

"Of course we all know that Dess doesn't lie......" Donn walked up with a smile, "and like him, I want to thank you too, guys. To put it bluntly, the coach is a character who talks off the field, and if it wasn't for your excellent performance, we wouldn't have achieved this result. To be honest, there is some training intensity, if it were me, I would have raised my hands and surrendered a long time ago, but you persevered, what was the gain? He asked.

"Champion! Victory! Everyone replied in unison. It's become a mindset that Donn instills in his players: he Tony. Don is here to win and win championships, and his team is constantly working towards that goal.

"It seems that you have not been carried away by the victory." Don clapped his hands, "That's right. We've qualified directly for the Premier League and you'll have two more weeks off. Look, what a good thing. I'm glad you didn't give up at any point and didn't give up on the idea. I'm also very proud to be able to coach you and win the League Cup and get promoted to the Super League! You guys are the best! Not one of them! Of course, I'm ...... too."

"Hahahaha!" Everyone laughed.

"It's a lot of nonsense, it's been a hard season, so enjoy the holiday. Have a nice day, everyone! Disband! ”

When Donn gave the order to disband, the players did not turn away, but came up in turn to hug Walker, who was about to say goodbye.

The assistant coach, who was particularly strict in training, fully appreciated the respect that the players had for him.

Don stood next to him and watched this scene quietly, and the smile on his face couldn't be stopped.

When everything was over and all the people who should have left were gone, Walker looked at Donn, who was still standing beside him: "Tony, you said you wanted to give me the best goodbye, you did it, thank you......"

Don shook his head, "No, it was 'we' who did it. Do you think this achievement is my own work? ”

Walker smiled and didn't answer his question.

"Actually, I really want to keep you, you have helped me a lot...... Remember my first game here? ”

Walker nodded.

"I asked Fleming who you were, and I asked you to direct the game for me...... It's funny to think about it now. Don laughed to himself, "It's been a year and a half, and time flies, and it's just me and Kenny, the old guy, who was drinking together." ”

"Tony, my time with you was the best time I had at Forest. I chose the last year of my career here and I wanted to be able to do something for the relegated Forest team and now I'm happy because I finally did it. I think...... When I go to Herford and tell Ian what I've seen in the past half season, he'll be envious of me. ”

Walker laughed, and Don smirked, he didn't know what else to say at this time.

'I'm sorry I can't be in the Premier League with you, Tony. But I think you need a better assistant than me, because it's a completely different world from the First Division, and I'm not up to the heights. ”

"No, Des, you're great! I say seriously......"

"Goodbye, Tony. Good luck. Walker interrupted Donn with a wave of his hand, then turned and left the training ground where only the two of them were left.

“…… Good luck too, Des. Don looked at his back and muttered.

The wind blowing from the northern Sherwood Forest swept up the scent of grass and the smell of dirt on the training ground, the smell of early summer. There was a rustling sound in the trees in the distance, but soon everything was calm again. Donn turned to look at the empty training base and shouted at Walker on the training ground, the image of waving his arms slowly fading and looming. After ten months of bustling Wilford, it finally fell silent, and a month later, it was bustling again. The words of sweating for the victory of every game have been repeated in this training base, and I don't know how many years it has been performing, and every year there will be fewer people and more people. And this summer, there will be no more Des here. Walker's figure.

One season has passed, and another season is slowly coming.

When the wind died down and the leaves stopped swaying, Donn could even hear the footsteps of the new season. From light to heavy, from far to near.

A year later, he finally didn't brush shoulders with that footstep again.

※※※ It's time to say goodbye, it's time to vacation...... The call for friends is gone. Don walked home alone, and by the way, he seriously thought about how he was going to spend the holiday.

Because of the loss during last year's holiday, he was not interested in having fun for a long time. I finally felt better, and in the last few days, I ran into a troublesome little girl, and I was broken up by a good holiday. Now that he has a vacation that no one is disturbing, what is he going to do?

Do you want to follow Crouch and go to the beaches of the Iberian Peninsula in search of passionate Spanish girls for a romantic exotic one-night stand?

Seems like a good idea...... It's just that you can't let Crouch see it.

Don, who walked to his door with his head down, pulled out of his fantasy world, took out the key, and prepared to open the door. It was at this moment that he suddenly heard a familiar but unfamiliar voice coming from behind him: "Uncle Tony." ”

The sound seemed to come from far away Brazil, and it didn't sound real after drifting across the ocean...... It pierced Donn's body, causing his hand holding the key to stop in front of the keyhole for a moment before turning around sharply.

He saw Judy, who was standing in the sun, wearing a T-shirt and jeans, carrying that large sports bag and ponytail, and smiling happily at him. Shania. Jordana.

(To be continued)