Bates was suspicious, he didn't know if the business manager was lying or if something else was going on that he didn't know.

"It's normal for players not to see each other, but why are their agents so rude?" Bates had calmed down, though his face was still ugly.

"I think the problem is in the salary, according to media reports, Notts County have offered a lot of wages to this group of players, and several of them are even at the top of the Premier League, so it's no wonder they turned us down!" The business manager said helplessly, he didn't expect that the errand that he thought would be easy would actually be like this.

"Pig head, we can also improve." As soon as he scolded, Bates held back again, and then cursed in his heart.

That's right, Chelsea, as a Premier League club, can also offer players high salaries, although the Premier League salary is difficult, but at least it will not disgrace the status of the Premier League team.

But if a few newcomers who have just joined the team are suddenly given a salary cap, and these players are still nobodies from the lower leagues, then the club's salary system will simply collapse.

Some Premier League giants are not allowed to rebel yet!

Why do these kittens get more paid than me, the man who has contributed to the team's Hummer?

When you think about it, the consequences are terrible.

Naturally, Notts County does not need to worry about this, because their wages are generally high, and the players are not very senior in the team, so there is no need to worry about these things.

That's why Bates felt depressed, dignified Chelsea, the attraction couldn't catch up with a League Two club, this feeling of shame made his face feel like a fever all the time, and he wanted to dig a hole to bury himself.

I don't know who leaked the news to the media that Chelsea wanted to buy a player from Notts County but was rejected by the player himself, and then Chelsea became the laughing stock of the entire English football world, and Bates, the big-mouthed chairman, also became a negative example of running the club, making him embarrassed to go out to meet people for weeks.

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Back in the league, Notts County's form has seen some ups and downs, and although Loew has frequently rotated his strategy, the third-tier play and some positional injuries have affected the players' fitness and form problems.

Away to Huddersfield, leading the opponent by one goal in the first half, but the opponent stubbornly pulled back a goal in the second half, and finally could only leave with a draw, this is not a problem of one player, but the whole team is in a period of adjustment.

In the next round of home games against Cambridge United, facing the vice-squad leader at the bottom of the League Two standings, Notts County won, but it was very difficult to win, the opponent's tenacious defense made Notts County's countless attacks in vain, if it were not for Villa at the last moment to step up to kill the opponent, I am afraid that Notts County will not be able to taste the fruits of victory.

Notts County's poor performances in the last two rounds have given Brighton unlimited hope, the gap between the two teams has narrowed to seven points, although it is still not a game or two games to catch up, but at least the League Two title is back in suspense, and no one believes that Notts County, who are fighting on the third line, will not make mistakes.

To say that the top two in the League Two table will get a direct promotion place, there is no difference in essence between the champion and the runner-up, but David does not want others to ride on his head, I think Brighton must also have this idea, this kind of competition has nothing to do with the result, only about the honor.

In fact, David has never particularly cared about Brighton's promotion horse, even if this dark horse performs strongly, and even has a high chance of getting a promotion place, but David knows that Brighton will not develop much in the future, at least more than ten years later, because David has never seen this team in the Premier League standings in his previous life.

But now as an opponent, David doesn't mind giving Brighton respect as an opponent, this championship, Notts County has decided!

Feeling David's recent sudden ignition of fighting spirit, Loew was also full of energy, and after a short period of adjustment, Notts County was like a sword out of the sheath from top to bottom, sharp and pressing.

In the 32nd round of the league, Notts County defeated Bristol City by three goals away, sweeping away the decline of the past two rounds.

In the 33rd round of the league, Notts County went back to back away from home, but still crushed the old rival Northampton with strong strength.

In the 34th round of the league, Notts County returned to beat Wrexham at home and performed strongly.

After these three victories, Notts County have become the dominant ones in League Two, but Brighton have not been able to keep up with Notts County, with one win and two draws in three league games, and the points gap with Notts County has reached 11 points.

The media immediately turned the tide and sang in praise of Notts County, the underdog of Brighton had been ruthlessly abandoned, and he had no memory of the face he had been giving advice to the promoted team two weeks ago.

Notts County didn't bother to care what the media thought, including David, the unreliable chairman, and the whole team tightened a string, and the three lines went hand in hand.

There are two games to be played before the FA Cup final, one against Port Vale in the league and one against League One side Preston North End in the FA Cup.

In preparation for the Carabao Cup final, the league was all played on the bench, while the more important FA Cup was played with a semi-main and half-substitute line-up, with three key players getting 20 minutes of playing time to stay in shape.

Even so, though, Notts County were able to win both games, which was a victory for the substitutes.

Many teams are envious of Notts County's bench depth, and even many media have said that even if Notts County's substitute squad is formed into a separate club, it can be promoted in League Two, even if there is a gap between this group of players and Notts County's main team, but this gap cannot be described as large.

In fact, in David's mind, every player in the first team is enough to stand alone and represent Notts County in three competitions, but only 11 players can play in each football game, and the other players can only sit on the bench or simply can't even enter the squad and can only sit in the stands to watch the game, which is the limit of objective rules.

David doesn't want to define a player as the main player or a substitute, which is the basis for Loew's ability to firmly implement the rotation policy, and even sometimes, Loew only sends out the starting lineup by looking at the form.

Now in the season, every player in the first team has been given a lot of playing time, even the substitute goalkeeper Ben Foster, who has played the least time, has made more than a dozen starts, otherwise how can these players have no complaints!