Chapter 578: Volume 4: The Storm Returns with Honor

"I'm sorry I didn't let the audience see the grand occasion of my jumping into the sea. Maybe next time I should say, 'If I win, I will jump into the sea' would be better?"

On the LCD TVs that can be seen everywhere in the airport lobby, Tang En's exclusive interview with BBC reporters is being broadcast.

This is already a thing in the morning, and now it is afternoon. The special plane of the Forest team is about to arrive at London Heathrow Airport.

In an exclusive interview in the morning, Twain promised to give the BBC the right to live broadcast the forest team's celebration of the team's championship tonight as compensation.

As for other media...he doesn't care.

It is clearly written in the contract that the prerequisite for this contract to take effect is that the Forest team loses, and he does not need to take any responsibility for it. The reason for handing over the right to broadcast the live broadcast of the celebration party to the BBC was simply because Tang En had cooperated with BBC TV in the World Cup in Germany, and the relationship between the two parties was not bad.

"...Well, now I regret selling the live broadcast rights to the media in England." On the TV screen, Tang En was well-dressed, radiant and smiling. "Maybe I should sell it to the Italian media? Then watch them sell all the ads and promise to live broadcast my jump into the sea... Ha! I will learn this lesson next time."

There were bursts of laughter from the crowd watching the TV.

Almost all of these people were fans who rushed over from Nottingham. They came to the airport to greet the Forest team ahead of time, and even pulled up a red banner, which read: "Welcome the European champion - Nottingham Forest!"

Not just pulling banners, all of them were holding a newspaper. This is a "Nottingham Evening Post" Champions League final issue. It was rushed out by the editorial department and printing production all night after the finals.

The front page is printed in color, and the entire page is red except for their own registration. There is a golden number "3" on it, and a row of golden letters "Champion-Nottingham Forest" above and below the number. This is the commemorative T-shirt worn by the Forest team to receive the trophy after winning the championship.

In addition, there is not a single superfluous word on the front page. As newspapers that are only sold in the Nottingham area, their readers are all Nottingham people. There is no need for too many prophecies. Nottingham Forest fans naturally know what it means.

Pierce Bruce sent this to the editorial department as a front page idea, and it was approved right away.

The Forest team fans who came to pick up the plane now even use the newspaper as a connection code and identity marker. When they see people, they raise the newspaper in their hands, and then everyone looks at each other and smiles—they are all Forest team fans!

About 20 media gathered around this group of people, waiting with them for the arrival of the special plane.

A season ago, at this time, when Twain and his team flew back from Paris, France, apart from these die-hard fans, there were only a few local media in Nottingham and the "Sun" waiting to laugh at Twain, There's always a lack of interest in a loser. No one wants to be a loser, but no one cares if a loser wants to be a loser.

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Through the porthole, Dunn could already see the Thames River estuary under the clouds, and the water reflected the sun's rays, shining silver. He turned his head to look at the Champions Cup right next to him, which was also shining with dazzling silver light.

"It's beautiful..." he murmured, reaching out to touch the curve of the trophy, as if he was caressing his wife's body - of course, if he had a wife...

After a night of revelry, the players were already exhausted and had been sleeping since boarding the plane. Only a few of them were still awake at this time.

Tang En and Tang are one of them. Tang did not sit with Tang En, he went to the economy class at the back, and it was said that he was accepting an exclusive interview with Tang Jing. Tang En snorted when he heard this. What kind of interview will be held from last night to this afternoon?

There was a turbulence in the fuselage, and the voice of the stewardess appeared on the radio: "Passengers, our plane is descending. Now the fuselage is turbulent. Please return to your seats and fasten your seat belts."

Some of the players woke up one after another. They looked around blankly and found that they had already reached the sky above the UK.

Tang En didn't listen to the stewardess' instructions. He stood up holding the trophy, and then shouted in a loud voice that directed the competition: "Wake up, slobs!"

There was a rustling sound in the cabin, and after a while everyone poked their heads out from their respective positions, most of them were sleepy and dazed, and they didn't know what happened.

"I really should give each of you a mirror and let you see for yourself—are all European champions like this?" Tang En pretended not to wake up. was driven away.

"Rub your face. The plane is about to land. Get your spirits up. There are many fans and reporters waiting outside. Don't let them see you now." After speaking, Tang En sat back down.

After a while, Tang also came back from behind, and he sat beside Tang En.

"The interview is over?"

"Um."

"I'm suddenly looking forward to the super long interview." Tang En whistled.

Tang didn't say a word, he knew that he was not as good at talking as Tang En, if he kept talking about this topic, he would be defeated soon.

There was a commotion behind him, Tang turned his head to look, and then touched Tang En: "Mr. Chairman."

Upon hearing this, Tang En quickly stood up. Sure enough, he saw Evan Dougherty and Alan Adams walking towards him while greeting the players.

"It seems that I was looking for you." Tang said, and then took the empty seat across the aisle.

"Players! You have done a good job, I am proud of your performance! The championship bonus will be cashed out when you return to Nottingham!" Evan made a promise about money with a smile on his face, which is what the players most want to hear now After saying the word, everyone whistled and applauded, and cheered.

There are three seats in a row, Dunn is by the window, the championship trophy is placed on the middle seat, and there is one vacant seat by the aisle. Tang Ben was going to give up another one, but Evan raised his hand to stop it.

He reached out his hand to Tang En: "Can I hug that one?" He was referring to the Champions Cup.

"Of course." Tang En handed him the Champions Cup.

Evan held it in his hands and rubbed it lightly, then he sat on the middle seat and continued to hold the trophy in his arms.

Allen Adams sat on the outside.

"She's so beautiful, isn't she?" Evan asked looking at the trophy in his arms.

"Like a beauty with big breasts and wide buttocks." Tang En replied.

Both of them laughed.

"Good job, Tony." Alan next to him stretched out his hand to Dun En through Evan and the trophy.

Tang En shook hands with him: "Thank you Alan, without your financial support, we would not have been able to get to this point."

Evan is delighted to see his two men get along so well, it shows there are no rifts at the club and he can look forward to better days and more of this moment.

"Tony. You have brought such great glory to the team, and the club should do something." Evan put down the trophy and handed it to Allen. "what do you want?"

Tang En thought for a while: "I want the club to increase investment in the construction of the youth team."

When Evan heard him say this, he exchanged glances with Allen next to him, and then stretched out his hand: "Ten pounds."

"Oh, hell..." Allen grumbled, while freeing his hand, he took ten pounds from his pocket and patted it into Evan Dalgety's palm.

"you……"

"Before I came here, I made a bet with Alan. He said that you would definitely ask for personal treatment such as a salary increase, but I said that you would consider team building. Thank you, Tony, you helped me win him ten pounds." Evan was very pleased. I laughed happily.

"Hey……"

Evan didn't let Tang En continue, he put his hand on Tang En's shoulder: "Hasn't our youth training been at the top of England?"

"That was before, and it's not anymore now." Tang En wanted to shrug his shoulders, but when he found Evan's hand on it, he felt that it wasn't very good, so he just shook his head. "Chelsea's new boss invested a lot of money in the team's youth training. They poached people everywhere, and some of us were poached. Look at the big clubs in the league now, which one doesn't have an outstanding youth team? Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool... just us, our youth system is like rubes compared to theirs. It frustrates me that since Bale and Wood, our youth team has never been able to make I have my eye on the player..."

"Perhaps your vision is too high, Tony, now the senior team is full of big stars. It's normal for you to look down on the youth team..." Evan comforted.

Tang En shook his head: "Perhaps. But in the battle with those teams for young talents, we are already at a disadvantage. This is a fact."

Evan nodded in agreement. "But, Tony... I have something to tell you."

Now that more and more players are waking up in the cabin, it is gradually getting lively, but Evan lowered his head and lowered his voice. Obviously, he does not want more people to hear what he is going to say next.

"Your request may be difficult for us to fulfill..."

"What?"

"I mean, we probably won't be able to spend a lot of money on the youth team in the near future, at least I can't be as generous as that Abramovich. Because... well, Allen and I are planning to give the ball The team built a new high-capacity stadium."

Tang En opened his mouth and looked at Evan in surprise.

He really didn't expect to hear such news.

In the FM Football Manager game he plays, as the head coach, he can make various requests to the club board of directors, such as improving training facilities, improving the construction of the youth training system, finding satellite clubs, giving higher salary caps and transfers. Membership budgets, and expansion and even new stadiums.

Among these requirements, the last one is the most difficult. When Dunn was playing the game, he proposed to the club more than once to expand and build a new stadium, but the answer he got was basically "NO". He even did not hesitate to resign as a threat, but the result was the same - he led the team to win all the championships in the world, and the meritorious head coach who ranked first in the world rankings ranked first in the board of directors. A new stadium or a new head coach" was discarded in the multiple-choice question.

Just because of the lack of seats in the stadium, he can be dismissed by those damn club boards without hesitation.

Because he was deeply impressed by this kind of absurd thing, Twain never thought of proposing to the team to expand the stadium because it was just a new stadium. Although he also felt that the city stadium, which can accommodate up to 30,000 people, is a bit outrageous, and it is not commensurate with the status of the Forest team...

Evan looked at Tang En's expression and thought that he was angry at the club for not giving money to improve the youth team's construction, but to start a new stadium construction plan. He planned to explain. He didn't want to have a fight with his head coach the day after he just won the Champions Cup.

"Uh, Tony...that's the way it is..."

Tang En interrupted him by raising his hand: "Do you really have a plan to build a new stadium?" He looked at Evan and then at Allen.

It was Allen who came out and nodded: "Yes, Tony. We started planning this idea in the semi-finals. Both Evan and I felt that the current city stadium can't accommodate too many fans. This is the same as our team today. The results in Europe and the domestic league are very mismatched. You know, the new stadium needs a lot of money, look at Arsenal's dilemma in those years, so once this plan is implemented, we really don't have much money to give you. youth team, and I am afraid there is not much money for you to operate in the transfer market..."

Evan was always unwilling to do such offending things, and only Alan stepped forward.

Tang En is not an idiot, he looked at Evan's silent expression with his head down, then at Alan's expression, and then laughed: "Wait, you think I'm going to fly into a rage and lash out at this plan?"

Hearing what he said, Evan looked up at him.

"I have already had the same thought in my heart as you. I also think that the urban stadium that can only accommodate a maximum of 30,000 people is too small... I agree with the new stadium plan."

The expressions of the other two became relaxed, as if relieved.

Any dissonance within the club is not what Evan wants to hear.

"However..." Tang En changed his tone, "The youth team can take their time. I hope to have at least one plan, how much money to invest every year, not too much, but continue to invest in it. As for the transfer fee... Anyway, in the past few years I'm used to saving money for the club when negotiating transfers, and it doesn't matter if it's less. We have a strong squad now, and we don't need a large transfer fee to replace the entire team, just a few positions. It would be nice to add a little more staff.”

Hearing what Tang En said, Evan and Allen looked at each other, and the stone in their hearts was completely let go.

"There is no problem with the construction of the youth team. I also know that any giant must have a youth training base that matches its status. In addition, Tony, our transfer situation in recent years has generally been more and more out..."

Tang En knew what he meant.

"When the transfer market reopens, one person will definitely leave."

Evan and Alan didn't ask him who that person was, because everyone knew it in their hearts.

"However," Tang En changed the subject, "We may not be able to earn that much money from that person. He is not as easy to sell as last year."

"Who told you to refrigerate them for a season?" Evan laughed.

"I will not let those who oppose me leave the forest so easily." Tang En shrugged. "He's got to suffer. Now I'm sure he's had enough..."

Allen interrupted him: "What if this champion suddenly makes him change his mind and wants to stay at Nottingham Forest?"

Tang En answered Alan's question without hesitation, as if he had already thought of the answer: "The result is the same, he left. Alan, do you know? This is a way to tell them in front of the players, who will It's a great opportunity for the boss of this team, and I won't let it go."

While talking, there was a vibration from the plane, and they landed.

"I support you, Tony." Evan nodded with the shock. "In the team, it's up to you to decide."

After saying this, before the plane stopped, Evan and Allen left.

Tang En got up and called Albertini who was sitting in the back: "Demi, come here!"

"What's the matter, boss?" Although he had announced his retirement, Albertini still called Tang En "Boss" in the team.

"Come with me later and walk in the front." Tang En pointed to the Champions Cup in his hand. "We both carried it off the plane."

Albertini hesitated: "I have retired, boss. You should let George come..."

"Bullshit!" Tang En cursed in a low voice, "Have I announced that the team is disbanded? The season is not over yet! If George wants to enjoy this honor, wait until the next time! This time, it's just you and me at the end Up front. Not only here, but also on the way back to Nottingham, and our celebration party at the end... Until then, you were the captain of this team."

Albertini smiled helplessly: "Okay, I'll listen to you, boss."

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After the plane cleared the runway and stopped on the tarmac, reporters and welcoming fans swarmed up, and the police responsible for maintaining order struggled to keep these people behind the security line. The scene was a bit messy and noisy.

It wasn't until they saw the cabin door opened that they suddenly fell silent.

The policemen felt the pressure around them suddenly eased, and they also raised their heads.

The cabin door opened slowly, and the first person to come out was Tony Twain. He raised his hand and waved to the welcoming crowd below, while the other hand remained inside the plane. Following his footsteps, the championship trophy and Albertini appeared in front of everyone.

The two did not rush down, but stood at the door and held the trophy high together.

The climax came.

The fans below cheered in unison, and the flashing lights went off.

"Everyone... this is the European Champions Cup!" The live broadcast of the TV gave a big close-up shot of the trophy in the hands of Tang En and Albertini. "The hands that hold it used to wear the jerseys of Real Madrid, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Liverpool, Manchester United, Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich... Now it's the turn of Nottingham Forest!"

A female anchor speaks emotionally in front of the camera lens. Her words were heard by the fans next to her, and they shouted with pride in their words. "This is not the first time, not the first time! This is the third time we have won her! Nottingham Forest is the team that has won the European Champions Cup three times!"

The female anchor was startled by the sudden shout, and didn't make a sound for a long time.

Tang En and Albertini held the trophy high and walked down the gangway. Ever since they appeared at the door of the cabin, the flashing lights have not stopped.

Behind them, the players of the Forest team came out in a file. They had changed their jerseys and wore straight dark red suits. This is the uniform uniform issued by the Forest Club to players and coaches attending the occasion.

This kind of attire made them look energetic, without the dazed appearance of just waking up. Tang En looked back at his players. He was very satisfied with the performance of these boys.

When Tang En and Albertini walked down the gangway carrying the trophy, the policemen on both sides felt the huge pressure from behind again, and those people pushed forward desperately, trying to get close to the trophy that shone brightly in the sun .

Some policemen's hats were squeezed so that they could not be worn stably, and the scene was chaotic for a while.

Tang En stopped and motioned for Albertini to cooperate with him in raising the trophy again. Then he raised his hand and motioned the fans to quiet down, he had something to say.

This trick is very effective. The fans don't listen to the police, but they all listen to the coach.

A young policeman looked at Tang En with a smile on his face, and while desperately maintaining order, he asked for his companions: "Is he helping us stabilize the emotions of the fans?"

The older policeman gritted his teeth in a low voice: "God knows...he's fine if he doesn't make trouble!" The old policeman was very dissatisfied with being sent to the airport to be responsible for the continuous maintenance of security. On the one hand, because he is a Chelsea fan, he doesn't like to see his opponents so beautiful. On the other hand, it was because wherever Tang En was, there was trouble.

"Hey! I mean guys!" Dunn raised his voice, shouting as if he was directing the game loudly from the sidelines, "Do you all remember what she was like before I took over this team?"

"Remember!" The hundreds of fans present responded loudly.

"Coach Tony Twain is going to give an impromptu speech now..." the hostess whispered into the microphone, for fear of disturbing Twain's speech.

"Go back 23 years from that day, what the Forest team looked like at that time, everyone still remember?!"

"Remember!!" The answer was much louder this time, because it was the most glorious period in the history of Nottingham Forest Club. They broke out from the second division and became the champion of the first division, and they won it for two consecutive years. The European Champions Cup champion, before Arsene Wenger's Arsenal, created the longest unbeaten record of 42 games in England's top league. Liverpool, which dominates Europe, was defeated by them twice within a year: the league and the Champions League. For a while, the red Nottingham Forest was in the limelight.

The names of Brian Clough and his disciples are engraved in the history books of the European Champions Cup.

"Very good!" Tang En nodded, and then he took the other handle of the trophy from Albertini. He held the trophy high and shouted, "Counting from that year to now... Twenty-seven years later! We are back again! Let the whole of Europe tremble! Let our opponents be afraid! Let those who look down on us go to hell! There are more champions waiting for us to embrace!"

Hundreds of fans screamed up to the sky with their head coach, just as the older policeman said: This scene is even more chaotic...

Amidst the crazy shouts, the hostess also had to raise her volume: "Coach Tony Twain gave an impromptu speech to his supporters at the airport, and he told them that everything has just begun! It is the report sent back to you by BBC TV from the scene."

After finishing her work, the female anchor turned her head to look at Tang En who walked out holding the trophy high among the crowd. His smile was so bright...