The next day, the Notts County squad flew back to England, but the next day they were back in training.

David had thought he would have a few days to spare before the warm-up game against Manchester City, but a not-so-unexpected event disrupted his plans.

The Pozzo family is here!

The acquisition of Notts County was rejected by David, and the Pozzo family had planned to wait for Notts County to fall into a serious financial crisis before coming back to pick up the bargain.

However, a summer has passed, and Notts County not only does not have any intention of collapse, but has become a bright scenery in English football.

Damn, God knows where Notts County got so much money to spend on the transfer market, you know, even the Pozzo family can't come up with so much cash to lose right now.

That's right, David's wanton buying is a loser in the eyes of the Pozzo family, where is it worth investing so much in a League Two team!

Although they were unwilling, they already knew that Notts County was really not their dish anymore, and since they couldn't get it in the bowl, they didn't have to worry about it.

As a result, the Pozzo family turned their attention to another professional club in Nottinghamshire, also in League Two, Mansterfield City.

Although they are in League Two like Notts County, they don't have as long a history as Notts County, always lingering in the lower leagues, and last season was the last round of relegation.

If there was a better option, the Pozzo family would not have considered this little-known professional club, but now it really is their only option.

By the time David got the news that the Pozzo family wanted to take over Mansterfield, an agreement had been reached between them, with the owner of Mansterfield returning home with a cheque for £600w, and the owner of the club had been replaced by an Italian.

Most of Mansterfield's fans have been indifferent to the change of ownership, even if the club's new owner is Italian, as it may seem to them that this is a turning point in the team's resurrection.

You know, the Pozzo family is the owner of the Serie A team Udinese, and has rich experience in club management, if they can continue to invest, let alone relegation in League Two, even if it is not impossible to upgrade.

It's better than not dying or alive before!

As fans expected, one of the first things Ginoposo did after taking control of the club was to announce that he would invest money to solve the club's debt problem and first renovate the club's training base.

The next move was not what David expected, Mansterfield reached a comprehensive cooperation agreement with Serie A team Udinese, from the youth training, player exchanges and other aspects of cooperation and exchanges, at the same time, 14 Udinese reserve team or youth team players joined Mansterfield on loan.

The move caused an uproar throughout League Two.

According to FA rules, each team is limited to five loan spots, but this rule is for clubs in England.

For players on loan from overseas clubs, especially those in EU countries, they are considered transfers, so there is no limit on the number of places available.

It was this loophole that the Pozzo family exploited for an almost insane transfer of players......

In fact, the FA is not to blame for this, after all, no one has played like this before, controlling two teams in different leagues.

However, David is very clear that in his previous life, it was precisely because of the loopholes of the Pozzo family after they took over Watford that the FA Masan introduced new rules to fill this loophole.

And now, the FA is also very busy as all the League Two teams protest.

The reason for the protest is also very simple, if the Pozzo family is really allowed to do this, then the other League Two teams don't have to play, just watch Mansfield be promoted.

Serie A is now well-deserved the world's first league, and the strength of the reserve team and youth team players of the mid-table teams of Serie A is also stronger than the strength of the players of the League B team. David watched from the sidelines, and unlike other League Two club leaders, he desperately wanted to see it.

When Pozzo came to buy Notts County, the contemptuous arrogance, the almost insulting offer, and the vicious curse of the rejection of the acquisition were still vividly etched in his mind.

Originally, I thought that I would have to wait until the Pozzo family bought Watford more than ten years later before I could have a chance to take revenge on them, but I didn't expect this day to come so early, and God really didn't want to leave his revenge overnight.

And not considering the entanglement between David and the Pozzo family, Mansterfield itself is also a sworn enemy of Notts County, so there is no need to scruple so much.

Originally, Notts County did not have a grudge against Mansterfield, because the two did not have much intersection, and at that time, Notts County's sworn enemy was only Nottingham Forest, which was across the river.

However, Notts County itself is not angry, lingering in the lower leagues all the year round, it is difficult to meet the sworn enemy Notts County, but often dealing with Mansterfield, and after repeated times, hatred is established, and Mansfield suddenly turns from a passerby to an enemy, and the degree of hatred is almost not inferior to Nottingham Forest.

Since the goal is to upgrade to League One, it is really wonderful to be able to step on the sworn enemy in the same city to upgrade.

David weighed in his mind that it would be no surprise that Notts County would not be able to crush Mansterfield in the new season, even if the opposition players were changed from League Two to Serie A reserve level.

But if it could keep Mansterfield from upgrading, that would be the perfect outcome.

The current promotion rules for League Two are that the top two teams in the league table will be promoted directly, with the remaining four teams from third to sixth places competing in the two-legged home-and-away elimination of the English League Two promotion play-offs for a place in League One next season.

There's no reason why Notts County shouldn't have a place for direct promotion, and David doesn't think any team in League Two can stand in the way of Notts County.

It is really hard to say whether the other strong teams that are generally favored by the outside world will be able to suppress Mansterfield.

Biscuit man Reading reached the play-offs last season, but unfortunately lost, and have regrouped this season and are considered one of the favourites for promotion.

Stoke City, which also reached the play-offs last season, although they let go of several main players in the summer, the decline in strength is not obvious, and they also have the strength to rush to the first division.

There are also teams such as Wigan and Bournemouth who were eye-catching last season and will definitely want to make a big difference in the new season.

It is worth mentioning that Brighton, a new team in League Two, was dominant in League C last season, and this summer in the transfer market is also frequently strengthened by moves, you know, there is no obvious difference in strength between League C and League Two, and Brighton is considered to be the most likely team to become a dark horse in the new season.

It may not be easy for Mansterfield to fight their way out of the encirclement and secure a direct promotion spot, but it will not be much of a problem to finish in the top six and make it to the play-offs.

Let's hope other teams will do some of it.

David didn't watch the match against Manchester City at Meadow Lane because he had been rewarded with a previous job for the club's CEO from a headhunter who had found a couple of suitable candidates to talk to.

However, during the interview, David found that although the recommended candidates of these headhunting companies have achieved good results in other industries, they do not understand the field of football, which makes David feel very scratched, is he really going to other clubs to dig into the wall?

Well, the temple of the Notts County League Two team is too small, since it can't attract enough talent, so let's let it go for now, anyway, the team really doesn't have much to worry about at the moment other than competition and construction.

Notts County lost the game with Manchester City again, although there were some surprises, but David didn't care, he knew that the last game to be able to draw with Juventus was due to the carelessness of the opponent on the one hand, and the outbreak of Notts County players on the other hand, but the reality is that the team still needs to run in and adapt to tactics.