champion godfather

Chapter 19 Hearing
Even though it was past nine o'clock in the morning, the world outside the car window was gloomy like night, and the headlights of oncoming cars were still dazzling.The dense raindrops hit the window glass with continuous crackling sound, and the wiper will start to clean up the water stains on the front window that affect the driver's sight after stopping for a while.

"That's why I hate this country." Evan Dalgety said to Tony Twain who was sitting in the passenger seat while driving.

"What?" Dunn didn't understand.

"Britain of fish, chips, tea, terrible weather and rotten food." Evan chuckled, his tone full of disdain, "Britain in winter is like a woolen sweater pulled out of a drum washing machine, without The dry kind."

When he got into the car, he found that the man driving for him was Mr. Chairman's son, Evan Dalgety. Tang En was flattered.However, the contact along the way made him understand that this middle-aged man is actually the same as himself. Maybe he also has his own industry in the United States, but it is not so scary, and he will occasionally make harmless jokes.Like the joke just now.

Tang En laughed out loud, he thought this metaphor was very vivid and interesting.

"Mr. Daugherty..."

"Just call me Evan. My father isn't here."

"Uh, Evan...I think you're very interesting." Tang En said.

Evan shrugged American-style, "I'm not the same as those old-fashioned British."

"Aren't you British?"

"No, no, I'm an American. Do you want to see my passport?" Evan spoke American English.Tang En couldn't tell the difference, because he had a background of Chinese education, and he didn't even know what the so-called "Cockney English" was. "But I'm not the same as those native Yankees. At least I can distinguish between 'football' (meaning football in the UK and rugby in the US) and 'soccer' (meaning rugby in the UK and football in the US) ). I left Nottingham for Houston when I was six years old, my aunt was there, and I like the sunny beaches of Houston." For the first time, Dunn knew that Evan Dalgety was so talkative, he could hardly stop talking .

"Palm trees, bikinis, bright sun, white sand...well, you'll never see a place like this in England. What's in a British beach? Dirty mud, cold wind, big waves, strange rocks , and the black people who picked shellfish there. So, I left here at six, went to school there, started a family, and only came back for the holidays, and very rarely, I went back to England in the winter...it was a nightmare! "

Tang En couldn't help laughing again: "Evan, I don't think you look like 45 years old at all, you look like 25 years old."

"Thank you for the compliment. In fact, I'm just depressed because of staying with my rigid father for a long time..."

Tang En deeply agreed with this, but he didn't say it out loud.He thought that Mr. Mainline had called him specifically to remind him of the traditions of the locker room.The British are stubborn and conservative. No matter how innovative they look, they still pay attention to tradition in their bones, especially the older generation of British people.

They are very proud of their history, be it football or whatever.In fact, for Tang En, this pride has long since disappeared.Because he is from a country with a history of 5000 years. Whether there were British people 5000 years ago is still a question...

In comparison, because Americans lack a long history, they are more pioneering than the British. Evan does fit the image of Americans.

Tang En thought of a question: "Evan, you said you rarely come back in winter, why are you here this time?"

Evan glanced at Tang En, "Occasionally I will come back in winter..."

This is an obvious excuse. Tang En does not believe that Mr. Chairman will be so kind as to let his son drive him. It is obviously not to satisfy his son's curiosity by letting a son who grew up in the United States meet with members of a professional football club in England. Heart.Since he didn't want to say it, Tang En didn't ask any more.

Tang En did not speak, but turned to look at the English countryside outside the window.It's cold, but he's not interested in coming to the rescue.Now he has to think about how to deal with the FA guys.

Evan seemed to see Tang En's thoughts. He shook his head lightly and said, "Don't worry, the club has hired a lawyer for you. You can leave everything to him."

"Thank you." Tang En expressed his gratitude politely, and the carriage returned to silence.

The dark red Audi A6 was speeding along the M1 highway, leaving the British countryside and hills behind. Two hours after starting from Nottingham, Dunn and the others came to this top ten international metropolis in the world—— London.

Evan did not drive the car directly to No. 25 SOHO Square, where the Football Association of England is located, but drove to a cafe.

"Lawyer Randy is waiting for us here."

Jack Randy is forty-six years old and an obscure lawyer in a small London firm.He was wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses, his hair was combed meticulously, he was wearing a beige coat, and he was sitting in a cafe with a black briefcase aside.When the employer walked up to him, he stood up in a gentlemanly way to welcome him.

"Good morning, gentlemen." Although he was just a small lawyer in a small firm, he still had a lot of style, and just a gesture of extending his hand seemed to be full of superiority.Lawyers in foreign countries basically belong to the upper class, especially in the conservative country of the United Kingdom. They still have the habit of wearing headgear and wigs when they appear in court.

Tang En dismissed this.What's so awesome about a lousy lawyer who didn't make a name for himself?He didn't have much contact with lawyers in China, but Randy's performance made him not like lawyers.He shook hands with the other party perfunctorily.

Evan could see Tang En's thoughts, and he patted Tang En's shoulder: "Okay, let's sit down and talk. I have already given Lawyer Randy a copy of all the materials related to this matter."

Even though Tang En didn't like the lawyer the club had found for him, he still had to admit that Lawyer Randy's dedication and professional ethics were very good.

Randy took a stack of documents from his briefcase and placed it on the table. "Mr. Dunn, please forgive me. The last sentence of your speech at the gate of Nottingham University Royal Hospital on January [-] is very unwise."

Tang En himself didn't even remember: "Which sentence?"

Randy raised his eyes and looked at Dunn: "You said 'someone wants a super team to advance, not us who have no money and power'."

Tang En nodded vigorously. He remembered that he had indeed said it. "What's wrong?"

Randy simply pushed the information aside, then looked at Tang En very seriously and said: "Mr. Tang En, if you only mentioned the suspicion and accusation against the referee earlier, it is just a very normal complaint from a head coach after a loss. But You have to add that sentence at the end, it turns into doubting the transparency and professional conduct of the FA. For the FA, this is the bit that annoys them the most, and it is the sentence that makes the whole thing difficult talk."

Tang En shrugged: "If it's not difficult, why would we invite you here, Mr. Lawyer?"

Randy froze for a moment, and then realized that Tang En was right. If the other party could solve it by himself, would he still be needed?Know that this job is not easy to get.Not everyone who goes to an FA hearing calls for a lawyer.

He coughed and pretended to drink coffee to ease the tense atmosphere a little.Evan kept silent by the side, but quietly watched the confrontation between the two.

This pause allows both parties to reopen the conversation without continuing to dwell on an uncomfortable topic.

"Well, Mr. Tang En. I believe the Football Association asked you to explain that sentence at the hearing. If you don't want to get more severe punishment, you must convince them that you are not targeting the Football Association."

"The conscience of heaven and earth, I have never targeted them."

"You're telling me it's no use here, you have to convince the FA. That's the problem, it's not easy to convince them. Let me give you some background: FA chief executive Mark Par The declaration made by Mark Palios when he came to power was to severely crack down on those scandals and abnormalities in English football. And Mr. Dunn, your words just sent a signal to the public: the FA is not as clean as they advertised." Randy Seeing that Tang En seemed about to speak up to defend himself, he stretched out his hand to stop him, "Leave your words to the FA. Regardless of whether you mean it or not, after the media exaggerates it, everyone will believe that you mean it."

Tang En finally learned how powerful the English media is. He scratched his head with both hands and muttered in a low voice: "That group of bastard media!" A few days ago, he had been complacent about becoming a media figure.

Seeing him like this, Randy shrugged beside him: "Did you know it until now? But your identity has advantages and disadvantages for the handling of this matter."

"What is my identity?"

Randy glanced at Evan, and then said to Tang En: "Nottingham Forest is no longer the Forest team in the late 70s and early 80s. You don't have any influence in the football world. As the acting head coach of the Forest team, you speak lightly. "

Dunn and Evan nodded at the same time.The two of them actually didn't have much affection for the Forest team, so they didn't think there was anything wrong with Randy saying that, it was the fact.

"And then?" Tang En asked.

"You are a soft-spoken person, so you can let the Football Association not take you seriously and punish you lightly. You can also let the Football Association take this opportunity to punish you severely and give Palios a chance to stand out."

Tang En understood.If he is someone like Sir Alex Ferguson, the Football Association will probably have to take into account Manchester United's influence in English football and let the punishment go unnoticed.At the same time, even a big-name coach like Mourinho has made the Football Association the target of his prestige many times.There are pros and cons.

When Randy got to this point, Dunn already knew what he should do today.

"I know what I'm going to do." Tang En finished the coffee in his cup in one gulp, as if he was drinking plain water.Randy saw Tang En like this, a disdainful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

(End of this chapter)