George said in front of the club, "Once you are a Burnley, you will always be a Burnley", a phrase that quickly spread among Burnley fans.

George had already conquered Burnley fans with his performance in the second division last season, and after shouting this sentence, George became a hero in the hearts of Burnley fans.

Some fans even shouted "Defend George" and the club should sign a long-term contract with George to keep George.

Of course, after clearing up the rumours, George went back to intense work, and the job of the head coach is like this, and the players can play as the coach tells them to play. But that's not the case with the manager, not to mention Burnley's promotion to League One this year.

Although the difference between the English Second Division and the English First Division is only one level, they are also completely different league levels. How many teams that call for wind and rain in the second division can only play soy sauce in the first division.

Burnley were also promoted from the Second Division two years ago, but are back in the Second Division after a year of soy sauce in the First Division.

In the English league, teams with such lifts are not uncommon. George no longer wants to stay in the lower leagues, and George's goal is very clear. It's about promotion to the Super League. Only in the Premier League can the team have more attraction and attract more good players to join.

So these days, George is basically sitting in his office, studying the opponents of the First Division with Evan Sawyer and Carl Pat.

While the trio were watching last year's game at Crystal Palace, the phone rang in George's office.

"Is it Coach George Levy?" A female voice rang out.

George was very puzzled, there were several women he knew when he was so old. "I'm George Levy, may I ask you ......?"

"Sorry I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Kathy Mill and I'm representing the English League Coaches Association and I'm inviting Coach George to dinner. If Coach George wishes, we'll send you an invitation soon. ”

"Coaching associations? I? George was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that he was also a member of the Coaching Association. Thanks, don't know when. If there is no problem with the timing, I will definitely arrive. ”

"Friday this week."

"Friday, okay. Nothing was a problem. Putting down the phone, George shrugged.

The English League Coaches Association was the result of the earth-shaking changes in English football in 1992, including the separation of the English Premier League from the English League and Sky TV's adoption of satellite television to broadcast football matches.

Founded in 1992, the Alliance Coaching Association is the most authoritative organisation for professional coaching in England. Team coaches from the Premier League to the fifth tier are affiliated with the association. In addition to safeguarding the rights and interests of its members, the association will also select the "Best Coach of the Year".

George, as Burnley's head coach, is also affiliated with this association. It's just that George has never been found, and George has almost forgotten that there is such a coaching association in England.

Most of the options are now over, with Ferguson being the Premier League manager of the year and Peter Reid of Sunderland as the coach of the year being voted by the Coaches Association. George guessed that the dinner was supposed to be held to congratulate them.

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On Friday, George arrived at the dinner party in a suit that he rarely wears. The banquet was held in a small bar, and no one checked the invitations until they entered it. This made George look at the invitation in his hand and cry and laugh.

But as soon as he entered it, George's eyes straightened. Because there are countless legendary coaches in England, including Venables, Bobby Robson, Brian Clough, and of course, Alex Ferguson, Kevin Keegan and other famous managers are there.

Looking at these world-class coaches, George's heart was also pounding. After all, these are all things that can only be seen on TV before, but now they are really around me.

Of course, there are some doubts in my mind, such as Bobby Robson, who led Porto to the double in Portugal last season. And he was appointed as the head coach of La Liga giants Barcelona. How could it be on this occasion. Of course, none of this is what George can know now.

A lot of people in it are around Ferguson, and some people are around Bobby Robson.

After all, George's time as a coach was too short, and no one knew George at all. And those coaches are either going to shoot Coach Ferguson's ass, or they are going to shoot Robson's ass. There was no one in there to care about George, and George didn't understand what he meant by calling him over.

George didn't have any interest in going up and joining in the fun. So I found a quiet place and drank quietly alone. I felt very bored, and of course, I suddenly envied Ferguson very much.

When can I have such a scene, there are too many legendary coaches in today's cocktail party. Including Bryan Clough, who is known as a coach with the last name, is also talking to Bobby Robson.

Of all the managers on the field today, there is absolutely no one more legendary than Brian Clough. He has wow everyone with what he has done at Nottingham Forest. He took over in 1975, led the team to the first division in 1977, won the top league title in 1978, lifted the European Champions Cup in 1979 and defended the European championship in 1980. Twenty years ago, the red Forest jersey shone with the presence of Clough.

And Nottingham Forest, also because of Clough, has become the only team to win the European Champions Cup more times than its home league so far. George looked at Brian Clough and wondered if he could achieve what he did in the future.

"Excuse me, can I sit down?" A voice interrupted George's musings, and George nodded listlessly.

"Thank you." The man greeted him very graciously, then held out his hand and said, "Hello, I'm Harry Redknapp." Hearing this name, George, who was still listless just now, turned his head to look at the visitor.

The man who came was Harry Redknapp, who is currently in charge of West Ham, and the father of current Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp. George's biggest impression of Redknapp is that when Redknapp was in charge of West Ham, he cultivated many players who would later become famous in football. And later when he was in charge of Tottenham, he achieved very good results.

"Hello, Coach Redknapp. I'm George Levy, manager of Burnley in League One. George hurriedly reached out in response to Redknapp.

"George Levy, I thought about it. Coach Levy didn't just turn down Blackburn's offer recently, and it wasn't easy. Redknapp reacted instantly. By the way, your club, the summer transfer deal for Poborski has been fantastic. ”

George shrugged, not expecting Redknapp to know these things. 'West Ham have had a lot of new stars coming out lately.

"Oh, and Coach George is still keeping an eye on us at West Ham." Redknapp asked in surprise.

George smiled and nodded.

"By the way, this is the first time Coach Levy has done this. See you're not used to it. Redknapp looked left and right, and where George was sitting, it was just the two of them.

"Yes, I don't know anyone here." George replied with a wry smile.

"Understandable."