The Forest team, who had won the away game, walked out of the stadium and was about to get into the car to leave when they saw the fans who had come to support them. This time, without Tang En and Kerslake saying anything, the players walked towards the fans and signed autographs for them.
After Tang En left the press conference, he went straight to the side door to meet up with the team in the parking lot. Just as he stepped out, he heard someone calling him, "Tony!"
"John." Tony turned his head and saw Fatty waving at him. Then, Shania jumped out from behind Fatty John's wide body.
"Uncle Tony!"
This time, the annoying Cousin Tom was no longer by her side. He did not know what method Shania had used to send him away.
Tang En laughed and walked towards her.
"Where's your Cousin Tom?"
Shania pointed at John. "Uncle John scared him away."
Fatty scratched his head and said to the two, "You guys chat, I'll go find my friends."
"Thank you, John." Tang En nodded at him. "I'll treat you to a drink when we get back."
John blinked. "I was waiting for you to say that! Goodbye, Shania. "
"Goodbye, Uncle John." Shania waved at John.
After Fatty walked far away, Tang En looked at the little girl, who was blushing from her happiness. He smiled and said, "First time watching a game live?"
Shania nodded. "Cousin Tom always wants me to become a Newcastle fan. Every day, he nags me to come here with him to watch the game, but I never agree. When I told him I don't like football, he asked me in surprise, 'Are you really Brazilian?' "
Shania's eyes widened. She used her hoarse voice to imitate Tom's tone and expression, making Tang En laugh.
Seeing how happy Tang En was, Shania also chuckled at the side, as if she had done something very successful.
"You … little rascal!" After laughing, Tang En still felt a little breathless.
"Hehe." Shania stuck out her tongue. "Uncle Tony, will you guys stay here for another night?"
Tang En was stunned for a moment, then shook his head. "We're going back to Nottingham now. Do you see that car? "He pointed to the bus in the distance." We're going straight from the stadium to the airport. "
Shania was a little disappointed. "I thought you would stay here for another night …"
"Uh, I want to too, but there's a UEFA Europa League match coming up. We have to rush back to prepare for it." Tang En was also very regretful. How many times did they have to come to Newcastle to compete in a season? Now Shania was so strict with her Aunt Ryan. In the summer, she said that she could come to Nottingham every weekend, but in the end, she did not come even once.
Twain could not bear to disappoint Shania as he looked at her pouting lips.
Although the means of communication were now very advanced, such as cell phones and online video calling, Tang En still felt that face-to-face contact was more intimate.
Just as he was frowning, Shania grinned and said, "Actually, it's nothing. We'll see each other again at Christmas anyway. I've already told my parents. This time, they definitely won't think that I ran away from home again! "
At the mention of "running away from home", both of them laughed. If she hadn't run away from home that time, they might not have known each other for the rest of their lives.
After laughing, the two of them looked at each other. Even though they both knew that it was time to say goodbye, neither of them opened their mouths to say "goodbye."
In the end, it was Tang En who gave in. He glanced at the hazy sky and said to Shania, "It's going to rain."
"Yeah, I should go back." Shania looked at Tang En and nodded.
"Then we'll see each other at Christmas, Shania," Tang En said with a smile.
"Yeah, see you at Christmas! I'm leaving, Uncle Tony. It's not good to keep them waiting for too long. "She pointed to the team's bus. Tang En looked back and found that the members of the coaching staff, the team's players, and even the fans surrounding the bus were all looking at him and Shania.
He coughed and secretly cursed the group of men who liked to watch gossip. He deliberately put on a straight face and said, "It's okay. I'm their boss. If I tell them to wait, they have to wait!"
"But the plane doesn't wait for people."
She was right. Tang En touched his nose and said, "Then, goodbye for real, Shania."
"Goodbye for real, Uncle Tony."
Shania waved her hand lightly and turned to leave.
Tang En watched her slender figure gradually disappear into the distance. An indescribable feeling slowly welled up in his heart, just like the current weather.
Damn it! I should have been happy, shouldn't I? We were the ones who won today …
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As the bus drove towards the airport, traces of water appeared on the windows. The overcast evening reflected the streetlights by the road, reflecting a kaleidoscope of light.
Tang En looked at the increasingly hazy sky outside the window. The first thing he thought of was Shania. He unconsciously worried about whether she had gotten on the bus, whether she had been caught in the rain, and if she had caught a cold, would she have caught a cold?
"Tony?" A man's voice suddenly rang in his ear, giving Tang En a fright.
"Ah? David, what's the matter? "
"I see that you're in a bad mood all of a sudden. What's wrong? Didn't we win? "Kerslake turned his head and asked with concern.
Hearing his assistant's question, a smile reappeared on Tang En's face. "Yes, we won. It's nothing. It's just that this terrible weather … "He pointed to the darkening sky outside the window.
"Ah, so that's what you're worried about. Don't worry. I don't think this bit of weather will delay our flight. "
Tang En's eyes lit up, and he looked at the sky again. He suddenly hoped that the weather would get worse …
How bad could it get? Just cancel the flight!
He turned his head to look out the window. Because of the dark sky and the rain, his vision was not good. But he still saw the famous statue standing in the distance — the Angel of the North.
This brownish-red steel angel had a pair of Boeing 757 wings. Since its completion in 1998, it had stood on the hillside of Gateshead for seven years. Even a storm of 100 kilometers per hour could not shake it. Now, it had become the symbol and landmark of Newcastle and even the whole of Northern England.
To Tony Tang En, there was also an angel in Newcastle, and it had become the symbol of the city in his heart.
Tang En's wishful thinking did not work in the end. Even though it was raining, England had rain all year round. This level of rain could not affect the normal opening of the airport.
Nottingham Forest was on time on the flight to Birmingham.
Before boarding the plane, Tang En received a text from Shania, telling him that she had arrived home. It was a little drizzle, but it was not a problem. Finally, she congratulated Tang En's team on their victory. She had forgotten to tell him outside the stadium, and could only do so through text.
Tang En had wanted to reply and tell her to take care of herself, but the team had already started boarding. He could only obediently turn off his phone.
When the plane pierced through the rain and rushed into the clouds, the dark sky outside the window suddenly brightened, which attracted Tang En's gaze. He turned his head to look at the sky outside the window. Below him were pure white clouds, and above him was the clear blue sky. Where the plane's wing pointed, a red sun was plunging behind the Benning Mountains, its afterglow dyeing the western sky red.
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After obtaining an away victory against Newcastle, Nottingham Forest was ranked fifth with 20 points after 11 rounds of league matches. Manchester United, who had the same number of points as them in the previous round of league matches, fell to seventh because of their away loss to Portsmouth in this round of league matches.
Such a result was certainly worthy of the Forest supporters' joy, but Tang En was not happy.
Look at the current top six teams in the league — the first and second in the league were Arsenal and Chelsea, who both had 26 points. Wenger's team had already been defeated by Manchester United in the tenth round of the league tournament. Their unbeaten record in the top league had stopped at the 49th game. This was exactly the same as the history in Tang En's memory. Their opponent was Manchester United, and the scorers were Rooney and van Nistelrooy.
Even though Arsenal had lost, they and Chelsea were well-deserved to be in the top two places. And then …
Third place in the league was Everton, and fourth place was Bolton Wanderers! The team that had been defeated by the Forest team!
The traditional powerhouses, Manchester United and Liverpool, had both fallen into a slump and were ranked outside the seventh place.
The outside world attributed the Forest team's current ranking to the overall slump of Manchester United and Liverpool, as well as Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur. The evidence to support their view was the league points table. In their opinion, the four teams in the top six with Nottingham Forest did not live up to their name.
Tang En did not think the Forest team did not live up to its name, but he was worried about Manchester United's strength.
What did fifth place in the league mean? They could participate in the UEFA Europa League next season. If they were lucky, they could advance one place to the UEFA Champions League!
Glory, fame, and money would all come rolling in.
In reality, the final result of this season should have been Chelsea winning the league title with a high score. Arsenal was unable to continue after their unbeaten streak was ended and ranked second. Manchester United rushed to third place in one go. Moyes' Everton ranked fourth and qualified to participate in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers. Liverpool, who eventually won this season's UEFA Champions League, ranked fifth. The defending champion was not qualified to participate in the next UEFA Champions League. It was embarrassing for a traditional powerhouse team to have such a thing happen. Fortunately, the English Football Association later actively mediated and finally let the UEFA set a precedent.
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