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Wimbledon fans celebrated at King's Ranch before the team reached the final – impromptu, of course, and no one had organised it beforehand. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info They just sang in the stands after the match against Ipswich and did not want to leave for a long time.

The Wimbledon players did not "rejoice" at this time, but quickly left the pitch after the game.

Chu Zhongtian told the elated players after the game that this was just a stage, and the real final had not yet come, so it was too early to rejoice.

"If we lose in the final, no matter how big the celebration is, it will be meaningless!"

Chu Zhongtian said to the players with a serious expression.

In fact, he is also very happy in his heart, after all, there is only the last round of the Premier League left, but for the good of the team, he chose to be a "bad guy" who poured cold water on everyone at this time.

The ecstasy of successfully breaking into Wembley Stadium has been gradually digested and slowly settled, waiting for the next eruption.

Hopefully they won't have to wait too long...... while Premier League teams remain the focus of media attention, the Championship promotion play-offs are also in the spotlight.

The story of Wimbledon, in particular, is legendary.

Seventeen years ago, Wimbledon was allowed to move and change its name by the English FA, and Wimbledon Football Club, which had existed in the community for one hundred and thirteen years, disappeared. The fans of this community have become orphans that no one wants, but they didn't stop down, or break the jar and give up on themselves, they chose to form their own team and start from the lowest league to re-compete in English football!

When they put the team together, the media paid attention to it, but they just felt like it was a group of brave fans who were doing it with love for their own community, and for football. That's all, no one really thinks they'll be able to get back into the top flight because it's been a long one...... But who would have thought that after just 17 years, they would be just one step away from the top flight?

"This is probably the fastest-promoted team ever...... said BBC television in the UK ahead of the final of the promotion play-offs. They have created a special feature to introduce Wimbledon.

In fact, Wimbledon has long been famous throughout the country, and since they decided to set up their own football team, there have been many media reports about them.

Now their stories are inspiring England fans who are doing the same thing, and there are plenty of fan-organized teams in England that are playing at all levels of the league.

In fact, this is a very normal thing, because any English team that is now dominating the world was originally formed by a group of ordinary people who love football, they may be students, they may be miners, they may be workers in textile factories, they may be policemen, they may be sailors...... None of them are celebrities, they are ordinary people, and they also have the support of a consortium with strong financial resources. But I don't know when everyone has only focused on the beautiful giants, the big conglomerates in the United Arab Emirates, and the rich in Russia, but they have forgotten the essence of football.

This is a grassroots movement, and without the grassroots foundation, the movement cannot even take a single step.

The legend of Wimbledon Athletic is not only reflected in their history of the past 17 years, but also vividly reflected in this season - they did not spend a penny to take the core of Real Madrid Chu Zhongtian, and then did not perform well in the first half of the league, and the manager left the team due to personal matters, Chu Zhongtian also served as the team's head coach, led the team to start a Jedi counterattack, and qualified for the play-offs in the second half of the season with an incredible performance. Their performance made many media sigh - this is the real mad gang, they show the spirit of the mad gang.

As the legendary coach of the mad gang once said - the mad gang is a spirit, a "never say die" attitude, this attitude allows them to dare to challenge opponents who are far stronger than them, and repeatedly perform miracles.

The team's comeback performance in the second half perfectly illustrated why there are so many teams in England, only they are the "crazy gang".

"Wimbledon are still fighting a war of words with the English FA, and they are angry that the FA won the 1988 FA Cup to Milton Keynes. Think they're the only orthodox heirs of the mad gang. Actually, I think Wimbledon Athletic can ignore the damn FA, they're the mad gang, that's the consensus of all of us, and even Milton Keynes himself wouldn't dare to say that they are the heirs of the previous mad gang. So Wimbledon is a madman, there's no doubt about that......" The media said the same.

With Wimbledon reaching the play-off final at Wembley Stadium, there has been a noticeable increase in media coverage of them, with media from all over the UK flocking to Wimbledon, but they are not here to cover Wimbledon, even though it is not long before Wimbledon...... They're here to cover this miracle team.

Every day outside the gate of King's Ranch Stadium, various TV presenters and reporters will hold the microphone to the camera to introduce her or the stadium behind him to the TV audience. This is where the miracle of a grassroots team begins.

Although China's domestic media did not have the qualifications to broadcast the Championship promotion play-offs, a large number of reporting teams were still on hand to cover the game, and CCTV even sent a film crew to film the Wimbledon promotion game.

This is all because of Chu Zhongtian, the core figure in the mad gang formation.

※※※However, Chu Zhongtian, a big star at this time, did not have the time and energy to meet the intensive interview requirements of the media, and he received thirty-one calls in one day, all of which invited him to be interviewed. Without exception, these interview invitations were all rejected by Chu Zhongtian. He really doesn't have time to do this kind of thing now, to be in the media.

If Russell doesn't come back, he'll have to wear two hats.

Samuelson felt very sorry for Chu Zhongtian - he wanted to return to the club he originally played for retirement, but he seemed to be squeezing him, calling him like a cow and a horse, letting him pick up all the burdens, playing for the team, giving the team transfer funds, and being the team's head coach...... But Chu Zhongtian felt that it was not a big deal, this was the last period of his career he was pursuing, and it was his luck to be able to encounter such a challenging thing at the end of his career.

※※※When Chu Zhongtian was busy with the team's last game, Emily took her daughter to the Wimbles Bar.

This is the place where she and Chu Zhongtian met, which is quite commemorative.

She didn't inform anyone before she came, and she kept a low profile like an ordinary person who suddenly wanted to go to a bar and have a drink with friends.

Since she became pregnant, she has basically withdrawn from the film industry, and now that the children are more than a year old, she has no intention of making a comeback. Anyway, the money has been made enough, and Emily herself is not uncommon to be famous or something. As a mother in her thirties, Emily cherishes her hungry children very much, and she is tired of being with her daughter almost every day, so she won't be a big movie star.

So when Emily appeared at the door of the Wimblede Bar, everyone including Boss John was taken aback!

"Emily?! My God...... What are you doing here? Boss John asked.

"I suddenly want to come and have a drink with everyone, can't I?" Emily walked in with a stroller.

The people next to him were also taken aback. Jackson turned his head to look behind her, "Just you?" ”

"Yes, it's just me. Actually, I said it all, I just wanted to come here out of the blue. Emily shrugged, then sat down at the bar.

The stroller stopped at her feet, and Ai Ai lay in the car, looking curiously at the strange place.

"Yo, Ai Ai is so cute!" Jackson stepped in, and Chu Aiai's eyes widened, and her mouth opened, looking curiously at the man she had never seen before.

"Beautiful, she must be like her mother when she grows up, ha!" Others also complimented.

Boss John coughed, "Guys, put out all your cigarettes!" ”

The other men, who still had cigarettes in their mouths, hurriedly pinched out their cigarettes.

In addition, there are people who open the windows and open the ceiling fans to ventilate. After a period of hectic activity, the smog in the bar disappeared completely, and the air quality improved considerably.

Emily didn't stop them from doing so, but looked at them with a smile on her face.

Then she said to Boss John, "Come to Guinness, Uncle John!" ”

As soon as she finished speaking, a glass of foaming dark beer was placed in front of her: "Do you still need to say this, Emily?" ”

Emily laughed heartily.

She hadn't been to this bar in a long time, and she couldn't remember the last time she was there.

But it's really nice to see old friends again.

Although some of these old friends don't come to this bar much anymore.

Just like when Emily re-entered the bar seventeen years ago, everyone rushed up to greet Emily.

The person standing behind the bar at that time was not Boss John, but Chu Zhongtian.

No one would have thought that these two people would come together in the future and even become legends.

Until now, there are still photos of the two of them and everyone on the wall of the Wimble Bar, and Chu Zhongtian and Emily in the photos still have a greenness that cannot be concealed.

Boss John puts Emily on the photo wall, knowing what she's looking for.

"Hehe, we've been getting more and more nostalgic together lately." Boss John laughed. "I always think of the old days, when Wimbledon was just established, and Chu was still working for me."

"Is it because the team is about to be promoted, so it brings back memories for you, Uncle John?" Emily asked.

"I really remembered a lot of things...... My bar has always been here, and I've seen a lot of people, and they've come and gone, and they've come and gone. Who are those players left now? There are only Chu and Russell, but unfortunately Russell has also returned to the United States, and I don't know when I will be able to come back......"

Emily knew about Russell, Chu Zhongtian told him that this incident made him very sad, or Emily persuaded and comforted him, telling him not to think about Russell's affairs now, just concentrate on doing his job.

"In a blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed. The Chinese boy who worked with me at the beginning became a world-class football star, and our Princess Dons also became a Hollywood actress, hehe. And we're all old......" Boss John lamented.

"Where is Uncle John old? Isn't that quite spiritual? Do you still go to the home stadium to watch the game? Emily asked.

"I don't go there often, and my body is not as good as before, so I just watch the game live in the bar. I used to be able to watch the game with the door closed, but now I can't because somebody will come to watch the game on game day, and I can't close the door. ”

"The big day after tomorrow ...... the game"

"Of course you have to go! I've booked all the tickets, you see! Uncle John pulled out a ticket from behind the counter and handed it to Emily.

"We're all going to see it!" Jackson also came up. "It's all agreed, and it's not just us, there are a lot of old guys who have disappeared for a long time are going, and we've been contacting them all these days, and we've finally got in touch...... Hey! ”

Jackson couldn't help but laugh excitedly at the thought of the pomp and circumstance of the time.

This is not only the final of Wimbledon's promotion to the Premier League, but also a reunion of old friends.

Old friends who had drunk together at the Wimbledon pub and cheered for Chu Zhongtian in the stands of King's Ranch will reunite in the stands at Wembley Stadium to celebrate the promotion of Wimbledon and look back on the past decade or so.

They are fans of the Crazy Gang, and for them the Crazy Gang has long since become a part of their lives beyond the concept of "this is a football team".

※※※When Russell came out of Heathrow Airport, it was sunny outside. He waited outside the airport in the scorching sun.

After getting into the car, the driver asked him, "Sir, where are you going?" ”

Russell thought for a moment and said, "King's Ranch Field." ”

"Hah! Are you also a journalist who came specifically to interview them? The driver laughed when he heard this.

"How?" Russell found the driver's remark strange.

"Now this team is on fire! Newspapers, TV and radio talk about them every day that they are going to Wembley for a play-off final, and if they win, they will be promoted...... That's amazing for this team! I'm not a fan of them, but I want them to level up, haha! ”

The enthusiastic taxi driver turned on the radio on the car as he spoke, and sure enough, the announcer was telling the audience about the upcoming game.

“…… Reading's opponents in the promotion play-off final are Wimbledon Athletic, a team that is currently being watched by everyone. It took them only seventeen years from the inception of the team to where it is today, and they have brought the team to the point where they are just one step away from the Super League. This is quite remarkable! The current acting head coach of the team, Chu, said in an interview that the team is ready and they are confident of winning the last game because promotion is their only goal......

"This team is really amazing! Promoted to the Championship in seventeen years...... Chu is also very good, I have never seen a person who is a player and a manager at the same time, and can do so well...... This Chinese is too spirited, he can score goals and assists in the game, and he can also be the head coach off the field to direct the team's games...... I think the most successful signing of their manager this season has been to bring Chu from Real Madrid...... I heard that Chu used to be a player at Wimbledon? It's amazing......"

The taxi driver gushed Russell about his perception of the team.

Russell sat in the back seat and said nothing, neither the radio nor the driver listened to anyone.

He heard what his father had said to him before he left, and it was the first time he had spoken to him since that incident.

The father said: "Under the contract, you are now the manager of Wimbledon, Alli. Before the contract expires, you are. You just have to remember that. ”

Yes, he is back at Wimbledon as a manager and he is going to lead the team to promotion to the Premier League as head coach.

"By the way, with all that, which media are you a reporter for?" The driver didn't remember it until he was done talking.

Russell smiled: "I'm not a journalist, I'm the manager of Wimbledon!" ”

※※※When Russell arrived at the training base, Chu Zhongtian and Alvin. Stonefield is leading the players through training.

As the match day approached, the team did not train much, because it was summer, so the team did not have afternoon training, but only arranged morning training sessions. At this time, there is no point in increasing the amount, but it is easy to injure the players, so Chu Zhongtian's choice is quite correct.

There are many fans outside the training base, they watch the team's training through the barbed wire, some fans also hang banners to cheer for the players, and some fans hold posters, star cards, notebooks, waiting for the players to come to them to sign autographs after training.

Among these people, many of them are wearing Chu Zhongtian's jersey, which shows how high Chu Zhongtian's status is in the hearts of Wimbledon fans...... Russell just stood outside the training ground, watching the team practice. He has been away from the team for half a year, which is a good opportunity for him to observe the team and understand the situation of the team.

The team's mental outlook is very good, although the big game is coming, Russell can't see the nervousness at all, everyone is smiling, very relaxed, and even made a little joke in training.

Seeing this, Russell laughed.

He thought of the crazy gang who were gambling on the bus to the stadium before the FA Cup final against Liverpool.

We are the orthodox heirs of the mad gang!

(To be continued)