Chapter XIV: Hearings (II)

The three of them came out of the café, it was already past 12 o'clock in the afternoon, they found a random restaurant for lunch, took a short rest, and drove to the FA's location: SOHO Plaza.

Done has never been to the FA, either as a Tangen or as a twain. He searched for the SOHO Plaza along the way, as he would in China, but when the car stopped, Randy's got out of the car and was still sitting on it.

"Mr. Donne?"

"Huh? We're here? Don got out of the car and looked at a small green area with a few English plane trees planted on it, their branches covering almost the entire square, it was winter, and if it was summer, I was afraid that I would only see dense foliage when I looked up.

This is the square, huh? Tang En felt that this was a small dam in his hometown compared to the square as big as two football fields in China at every turn.

"Well, it's my first time here, and it's not very remarkable...... he explains. The square was surrounded by very low buildings, and Donn noticed that since he entered London, he had rarely seen the towering skyscrapers. Most of them are old Victorian buildings with three or four floors. The FA building in front of him was much the same, but it had been somewhat renovated on the outside. The modern buildings are said to be in the new district to the east, but the FA is obviously not there, the FA is in the heart of London, on the north bank of the River Thames, south of the famous shopping destination of Oxford Street.

"Football Association of England." Randy introduced it to two visitors, "A statutory body established in 1863 by a meeting of eleven clubs in England on Fleet Street to administer all football in England. It is the oldest governing body for football affairs, predating both UEFA and FIFA. ”

Don sneered behind him, "But all I can smell is a smell of decay." ”

Evan glanced back at Donn, "What you see is slightly the same. ”

"Mr. Donn." Randy paused, turned to Donn in front of the FA's glass door, and said, "Your current state of mind is not conducive to your upcoming hearing. ”

I knew that this lawyer was right, but Don just couldn't stand his superiority tone. So he smiled dryly, "I didn't know that Mr. Randy was a part-time tour guide. ”

For the first time, Randy thought that maybe he couldn't win a football coach as a lawyer in a bicker. So he simply remained silent, after all, people were also his main hires.

The three of them had just stepped through the FA gate when they were greeted by a professionally dressed woman. She saw the three people entering the door and stepped forward and asked, "Mr. Donne?" ”

Don stood up: "I'm Don. ”

"Hello!" The woman smiled and held out her hand, "I'm Faria; Fariaalam, please come with me. ”

Don was a little stunned when he heard the name. Then he turned his gaze back to the woman opposite, and he wanted to take a closer look at how a thirty-eight-year-old woman had the charm to seduce two famous men and turn the English FA upside down.

Long black shawl hair, mixed race features obvious physiognomy, skin color, eyes...... It is said that she used to be a model. Donn's assessment of her was that she was so-so, not as seductive as she thought, but not ugly.

"Mr. Donne?" Alam noticed that Don was just staring at her, not following her. She was glad that this man had such a reaction, which showed that he still had charm. But how did she know what Don really had in mind?

"Uh, sorry. I was distracted. Don shook his head, and Evan behind him laughed.

Alam was very satisfied with the reaction of the men, she had only been working at the FA for three days, she had big dreams, she did not want to be an ordinary secretary for the rest of her life, and these men saw her performance and gave her confidence in the future: I, Faria; Aram still has a fatal attraction to men.

Donn followed Alam to the hearing, where he watched the woman walk in a flirtatious way, her ass swaying from side to side. I can't help smacking my lips in my heart, and I walk so windy, but I can imagine how natural that thing happened in the future. But how does he know...... In a sense, it was his performance in the face of Alam, the new secretary of the FA, today that made the surname scandal that shocked the British football world in the future?

Downe had envisioned what the FA hearings would look like, whether they would be the same as the courts he had seen on TV. But when Alam opened the door for him, he realized that it was just a slightly larger conference room.

"Please come in, Mr. Donne." Don, the man who stood up to greet him, was familiar, it was the Empress and Faria; Marc, the FA CEO who sparked a spark of passion from Alam; Palios.

Palios saw Faria who opened the door; Alam was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes stayed on the retired model. Tang En saw all the performances of this big man, and he snickered in his heart: It turns out that you two husband and silver women met because of me? Very good, very good!

With that in mind, he put aside the annoyance of the hearing. There is a sense of accomplishment: the world-famous gossip scandal began here, and it began with oneself.

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In general, when Don recalled what he saw today, the only thing he could remember a long time later was the scene when Palios and Alam met, when Mars hit the earth, and dry wood met fire. Instead, Don himself and the hearing became secondary. Don saw Palios at the hearing many times that his eyes were always glancing at Alam standing at the door, the model's figure was by no means ordinary, and the age of thirty-eight may not make her as delicate and delicate as a young girl, but it added a touch of sophistication to her.

Attorney Randy was worried about Done's attitude at the beginning of the hearing, and Done's performance was an eye-opener. Donn, who was still dismissive of the institution outside the FA building, behaved as a sheep at the hearing, not only admitting that he had misused his words, but also singing praises to the FA led by Palios, while stating that what he said in the interview was a misunderstanding by the media and that he had no intention of targeting the FA. It was all an irrational display of the stress of a new acting head coach after the loss, and by the time he came to his senses, he was fully aware of what a terrible mistake he had made. So I have been looking forward to the hearing for a long time. Because Don felt that his repentance could not be fully expressed through the media or the club's fax, or even by phone, he had to express his apology to the FA in person. He believes that the oldest governing body of football in history, under the iron fist of Palios, will surely go from one glory to another.

Watching Donn's performance, Randy, who was specifically invited by the club to help solve the tricky problem, became a complete spectator. He suddenly felt that he had been deceived by that man. Evan saw the expressions of the FA officials and tried his best to laugh. What was supposed to be a serious and tense hearing turned Donn into a British satirical comedy. Watching him express his repentance in a serious manner and say boundless praise, it really has a sense of black humor.

Thousands of wears, not sycophants, Done's performance left a very good impression on the FA. So as soon as the punishment decision came out, it was much lighter than Randy had envisioned. He originally thought that the FA would issue a super fine of "eight games and a fine of 100,000 pounds". Unexpectedly, in the end, he was only banned for two games and fined 20,000 pounds. It's like tickling.

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After the "Mr. Don ......" hearing, Donn and Evan are going back to Nottingham, and when they are about to break up, Randy doesn't know what to say about today. He took the employer's money and wanted to use his profession to help the employer solve the problem. Unexpectedly, he ended up becoming an audience.

Don was pleased to see the swaggering lawyer's now bewildered expression. But don't be too desperate. This is his "rebirth" (?) After realizing the truth, why couldn't he mix it up before? is to be too desperate and leave no room for others, and as a result, he hits a wall everywhere in this society. He took the initiative to reach out and shook Randy vigorously, "Mr. Randy, thank you very much for the advice you gave me. I hope next time ......," he suddenly found out that it was not good to say that,'...... Ah, hell! I hope we never see each other again! With that, he laughed.

Randy knew what Don meant, and he laughed too. "With all due respect, Mr. Donn. I think we'll have a chance to meet in the future, so if you need a lawyer, just call me. He handed Don a business card, and Don took it with both hands.

"I'm sorry I don't have a business card for you......"

"If I'm looking for you, I'll be able to find your contact information at the newspaper."

"Huh?"

"You're going to be a newsmaker."

Don shrugged: "I really don't know if it's a blessing or a misfortune. ”

Then both burst out laughing.

After sending Randy away, Evan, who had been beside him without speaking, said to Donn, "You two seem to be on good terms like old friends for many years." ”

Don pulled the car door, "You know what, Evan. I didn't know how to behave in the world before, and I was completely immersed in my own world, as if I was living in the virtual. Until I ......" He stroked the back of his head, and Evan knew what that meant. "I'm enlightened! In the case of this hearing, if it were the same person I used to be, I would definitely be tough with the big guys in suits and leather shoes, I would not admit that I said the wrong thing, I would not apologize, I don't care how they punish me. But actually, you see it too. Things were settled perfectly. With that, he got into the car.

Evan also sat back in the car: "Yes, it was perfect. You scolded the referee and the FA, vented your frustration, but it was as if you had not received any punishment. I think when this decision is announced, the referee and the West Ham manager who you scolded will definitely think that they have been forced. ”

Amid loud laughter, the car slowly drove away from the FA building and on its way home.

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While Donn and Evan were still speeding down the M1 motorway, the FA held a simple press conference. The final penalty decision for this incident was announced.

Palios was present at the press conference in person, and the microphone was placed next to him, and the person who delivered water was Faria, a retired model who had just joined the FA for three days; Alam. She faced the scene with a smile and coped with it, which made Palios feel better. A reporter accidentally captured the moment when Palios smiled and Alam looked at each other, and the two people who were frozen in the photo had a slight smile on their faces, and even the photographer himself quickly forgot about the photo. But who knows what kind of high price he will be able to sell for when he turns over this photo a year and a half later......

The protagonist of this press conference is of course not the still unknown Alam, but Tony; Dawn. When Palios announced that the FA had imposed a two-match ban and a £20,000 fine on the acting manager of the Forest team, there was a flurry of buzz at the press conference. The FA was deeply outraged by being fueled by the media beforehand, but it didn't expect the result of the anger to be so painless.

Who has been the beneficiary of this farce? Maybe it's only Palios, who first met Alam. But if we talk about it a year and a half later, I'm afraid that Palios will say that he himself is actually the biggest victim......

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