Godfather Of Champions

As the final round of the league approaches, the number of fans who come to the city stadium every day has gradually increased. Sometimes when Dunn drove home from Vilford, he would specifically pass the City Stadium. Outside the gate is full of flowers, and various fan scarves are hung on the iron railings. Flowers and scarves swayed slightly in the wind.

He knew that these people were here to bid farewell to the City Stadium.

The red reflection of the City Stadium is reflected in the clear Trent River, and across the river is Mead Lane Stadium, the home stadium of Notts County. Dun En and Tang were working in two places so close.

But the two of them have never seen each other since they separated that year.

Today is two days before the last round of the league. After Dunn finished his work day, he drove to the City Stadium, and it was almost dusk. More fans came to see off at the City Stadium than they did a few days ago, and they also know that time is running out. When the forest team finishes their last game at the City Stadium, the City Stadium will be demolished this summer, and a new sports and leisure plaza will be freed up here.

Dunn parked the car by the river, turned on the car stereo, and listened to the soft voice of Dolores. He was alone in the sunset enjoying the last time of the city stadium.

If he has not crossed, and his life has never had such a period of time, then his feeling of this stadium will only be cold, not like today, full of the warmth of the existing sunlight, There is also the same emotion as the sunset.

He has fought in this stadium for eleven years, and he complained that the stadium is too small to bring more spectators to the team, nor to create greater pressure on the opponent. Evan Daugherty believes that this small stadium is inconsistent with the performance, status and prestige of Nottingham Forest, and he nodded in agreement.

But I was still a little bit reluctant to say goodbye to it.

He did not buy a bunch of flowers, tie a card, and put it under the gate like those fans. He leaned against the front of the car with his hands around his chest, quietly looking at the posture of the city stadium.

Although eleven years have passed, Dunn still clearly remembers the shock that this stadium initially brought to him-at that time he did not dislike the fact that the city stadium was small.

When his team scored two goals here and panicked West Ham, he felt as if he was born here. He liked the frenetic atmosphere in the stadium and enjoyed the cheers and singing from the stands. He didn't think those noisy sounds were noise at all. In his ears, it was even more beautiful than the best music in the world.

In eleven years, he went from thirty-four to forty-five. It was an unforgettable period of time in his life that he couldn't forget. But for the City Stadium, eleven years is only one tenth of its life. It stands quietly on the banks of the Trent River, and has witnessed countless glory, and it has long been alive and well.

The heroes who left their names in history are just famous in its chest, and it is older than all the champions displayed in the honor room. Even if Dun En was arrogant and arrogant, he couldn't hold up his head in front of this stadium.

One hundred and fifteen years have passed in such a blink of an eye and become history. The red city stadium is framed with a gold border, even if it is set against the golden western sky, it is still very conspicuous. Countless people put down bouquets in front of it, sending them parting thoughts.

Dunn leaned on the front of the car alone, and someone recognized him.

"Tony?" The man who came up squinted his eyes for a while, because of the backlight, he couldn't really see it.

"Kenny, it's been a long time." The person standing in front of Dunn was Kenny Burns, the owner of the Forest Bar.

"It's really been a long time since you moved."

"Why are you willing to leave the tavern and come here?"

"Come and say goodbye to old friends, what is business?" Burns pointed to the city stadium in front.

Dunn noticed that he was holding a bunch of flowers like everyone else.

"Do you have a ticket for the last round of the league?" He wanted to say if Burns didn't have a ticket, he would give him one.

"I'm the season ticket holder, Tony."

Dunn laughed: "I haven't seen you come to watch the game."

"I will come in the last round. And not only me, but many old folks will come."

"The Bruce reporter told me that he was working on a farewell plan for the City Stadium. He tried his best to find many Forest team players from different periods. It seems that he also found you?"

Burns nodded: "I will come if he doesn't find me. Unfortunately, the boss can't come."

The "boss" he said did not refer to Tony Dunn, but the leader of their generation-Brian Clough.

"Mrs. Clough agreed to come." Dunn said.

In fact, both of them knew that Mrs. Clough could not replace the leader. There was absolutely no meaning to disrespect Mrs. Clough to think so.

When it comes to the deceased Clough, the topic is automatically cut off, and there is silence between the two.

In the light of the setting sun, Dolores hummed softly:

"I had a dream, and it seems a strange dream now...opening my eyes, I realized that this day is perfect...May you be young forever, may you be young forever, may you be young forever, may you be young forever... "(Song from "Never_grow_old" by The_Cranberries)

"Tony..."

"Ok?"

"I'm telling the truth, I hope you don't mind."

"You said."

"I have to thank you, no matter what results you achieve, you never said that you can make people forget Brian Clough."

Tang Enha laughed: "I'm not a fool. I also respect the boss."

"This may be the stubbornness of our group of people. No matter how good your grades are, the boss is irreplaceable." Burns said, looking at the direction of the City Stadium.

Dunn smiled and said: "If you dare to say that someone is better than him, there will definitely be a lightning bolt in the sky that strikes you in the head. Neither you nor I want to be struck by lightning."

Burns was amused by Dunn's words, and the slightly sad atmosphere dissipated.

This sentence is allusive. Nigel Clough, the team led by Brian Clough’s son, and Manchester United met in the FA Cup. The reporter ran to interview him and asked him if he agreed that Ferguson is the best in English football today. Excellent head coach. Nigel Clough said: “It’s too difficult for me, because of my family. If I say it’s Sir Alex Ferguson, there might be a bolt of lightning that strikes me right away. Head."

On the base of the bronze statue of Brian Clough in the heart of Nottingham, there is a similar famous saying that Clough said: "I dare not say that I am the best coach in the industry, but I am definitely One of the top."

"You and him are really a bit like..." After smiling, Burns looked at Dunn and shook his head. "Seeing your achievements today, he should be very proud."

"No." Dunn shook his head in denial, "He will write an article in the newspaper and scold me bloody. It's just because I complained about the injustice of the referee."

Burns smiled more happily. He smiled and looked at the stadium again. He seemed to think of the years when he followed Coach Clough and fought with those teammates when he was young. It's this stadium, even the cheers are exactly the same. The stadium is still there, but the people are gone. Now the stadium is about to be demolished, all the dependencies of memory are gone, and you can only remember it with your head. But one day when I get old and my mind is confused, what else can prove that those memories have really happened?

Dunn's cell phone in the car rang, and he reached out to take out the cell phone. It was his wife Shania who called and asked him when he could go home.

"Ah, I met Mr. Burns..." Dunn explained to his wife on the phone.

Burns recovered and smiled at him: "Go back, Tony, your wife is waiting for you."

Dunn shrugged at him: "I want to chat with you for a while."

"We will come here to watch the weekend game, Tony."

"Are you putting pressure on me?" Dunn opened the door and turned to look at Burns.

"Are you still afraid of pressure?"

Dunn smiled: "We will definitely win. But whether we can win the league depends on the results of the Arsenal and Manchester City games."

"What an exciting season. Good luck."

Dunn sat in the car, poked his head out and waved to Burns: "Good luck to Nottingham Forest."

In the afterglow of the setting sun, Dunn drove away from the city stadium. Burns turned to the opposite direction and slowly walked towards the gate of the city stadium where the fans gathered.

※※※

The Nottingham Forest players who had just finished training the next day saw their old acquaintance Pierce Bruce and a photojournalist entering the field accompanied by Alan Adams before leaving the training ground.

Seeing Alan Adams next to Bruce, Dunn frowned, but he didn't say anything. When the three people walked up to him, his face showed an ebullient smile: "This is a rare one. See, I don’t know, Mr. Reporter, what are you doing in our training ground?"

When Bruce was about to speak, he was interrupted by Alan Adams: "That's it, Tony. Mr. Pierce Bruce is going to do a special project to bid farewell to the City Stadium. I need to interview the team and let the team talk about the City Stadium. Feelings……"

Bruce smiled and nodded beside him.

"That's it... Then please. But let me remind you, don't delay too long, they have just finished training and haven't had time to change clothes. If they catch a cold..." Dunn slapped his face, "We all They don’t look good, are they?"

After speaking, Dunn turned and walked away.

Bruce was a little embarrassed because his first interview was Tony Dunn...

Of course Allen could see the emotions expressed by Dunn, and he also knew the reason. Since he forcibly intervened to sell Lennon, the team's head coach has never said a word to himself. But he was unwilling to expose the contradiction between Dun En and himself in front of the media, so he explained to Bruce: "The competition is coming soon, he doesn't like being disturbed..."

"Hehe, we understand. Mr. Adams." Bruce laughed. Of course, his understanding is not "the competition is coming, Dunn does not want to be disturbed", his understanding is "Tony is such a moody person, it is normal for him to be fanatical to you and cold to you."

The interview went smoothly, because Alan Adams always followed the two reporters. The players all knew that this was the club's second-in-command, and his relationship with the chairman was extraordinary. Dunn had been around his chest, watching coldly.

After interviewing the players, Bruce still planned to interview Dunn. When he walked towards Dunn, Alan Adams hesitated behind and deliberately opened the distance.

"Tony, talk about this last game at City Stadium."

Dunn looked at the two reporters and said sternly: "We will bid farewell to the City Stadium with victory." He did not give a passionate speech about the league champion's determination to win.

If another reporter comes, he will definitely ask: "Why don't you say'use the champion to bid farewell to the city stadium'?"

Bruce did not ask, because he knew Dunn and the complexity of this last game. Even if the Forest team can beat Sunderland at their own home, it will also depend on the results of the Arsenal and Manchester City games.

Before the last league game, the Nottingham Forest team unexpectedly did not show the slightest optimism. Even the always arrogant head coach Tony Dunn never mentions the league championship.

Karl Spike announced in his show that he has ordered a new table for Tony Dunn at IKEA, hope Dunn will like it. Dunn didn't even make any counterattack, which disappointed many media who were waiting to watch the excitement.

Because this last round of the league is really too much to be hyped.

The suspense of winning the championship between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal, whether the two former Nottingham Forest players in Manchester City will let Arsenal go because of their personal grievances against Dunn...

Bendtner clarified the rumors in an interview a day ago: "I am a professional player. What I care about is not who wins the championship, but my own victory."

Ashley Young has determined to leave Manchester City next season and join Liverpool. He also expressed his hope to bid farewell to Manchester City with a victory.

They said nothing to Dun En.

※※※

When there was one day left before the last league game, Fat John and Thin Bill were in the Forest Bar with their guys making banners and flags that were then played out. Things like this happen in any bar where Forest fans gather.

The players of Nottingham Forest had their last training in Vilford, and Tony Dunn took the time to study Sunderland with his coaching staff. Although they have been studying their opponents badly in this week, they can't find anything else to do. Maybe a deeper study of Sunderland can help Manchester City beat Arsenal?

When the day entered dusk, fewer and fewer fans gathered at the entrance of the city stadium, leaving only flowers and scarves swaying in the night breeze.

The figure of Thompson Isaacson appeared in front of those flowers. He was a turf maintenance worker for the training base and the stadium. If anyone wants to ask him whether the most memorable thing in his life is to help Tony Dunn make one" A unique home court" to help the Forest team eliminate Barcelona, ​​he will definitely shake his head. For him, stepping on the turf of the city court and starting to maintain it is the most memorable thing.

He has decided to resign after the end of this season and retire with City Stadium. It is a great honor for him.

Today, he is coming here to say goodbye to City Stadium alone. On the second day, he hopes to join 30,000 partners to witness Nottingham Forest say goodbye to the City Stadium that has served them for 115 years with a League Championship trophy.

Looking at the city stadium in the deep darkness of night, Isaacson seemed to see when he was young. He stood quietly in the evening breeze, with a slight smile on his ravine face.

"...This is our city stadium. He is as old as our grandfather. When we have become grandfathers, he is still there, on the banks of the Trent River... If one day I am safe, he is still there, On the banks of the Trent...We will be like this one day, but he will not grow old or die, because he is our city stadium..."

Few people can sing this song from a very long time ago. It was when Isaacson was still young. The fans sang the song of the city stadium. The melody is simple and the lyrics are simple. It was not as developed as it is now. There is no professional company to record the songs sung by fans, and then package them to the market.

The night is getting darker and the lights are beginning to come on.

Isaacson hummed the song softly, turned and left. (To be continued, if you want to know what's going on, please visit www.qidian.com, there are more chapters, authors are supported, and genuine reading is supported!)

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