Chapter 29: Crazy Gang Wimbledon Part 1
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The bright morning sun woke Tang En up. The sunlight was shining into his bedroom from the open windows, and he suddenly felt it brilliant and intense on his face. He opened his eyes and the clock on the wall showed it was 9:40 a.m.
Tang En wiped away the saliva from his pillow and on his lip and sat up. His head ached. As he rubbed his temple, he tried to recall how he got home last night and how he had undressed for bed. He could only remember that he and the other drunken fans were drinking crazily together, but he had no memory of the exact amount he drank. He pulled out his wallet and saw that all his cash was gone. Tang En forced a smile; he now had an idea of how much he drank yesterday.
Jumping out of bed, he stood in front of the window in only his underwear. He looked up at the sky, the clouds, and the bright sun and smiled. The days were finally getting better after so much rain. He had convinced the people at the bar of his tactical theory last night. What he needed now was to insert this mind-set deeply into his players, the fans, the managers, and Chairman Doughty's heart and make them accept it as well.
It would not be an easy task.
Tang En put his hands up, wanting to touch the sky.
"For victory… Good morning!"
Nottingham Forest lost one of their players just as the winter transfer window was about to close. This was Tang En's first transaction since he had bee the main manager. Jack Lester had made the decision to leave the team. His contract was up, and he did not initiate an extension with the club. In fact, he had already told the club he was leaving, and the marketing team of Forest had been searching for buyers for Lester. At first, it had not been easy attracting buyers for him. But because of the English FA Cup Match, during which he handled the ball spectacularly, he attracted a lot of attention. Four clubs made offers and eventually Sheff UTD got Lester's contract for two years at ??300,000.
Tang En wasn't surprised by Lester's decision, as he knew that he would leave in the end. At least Lester was upfront and informed the club that he did not wish to extend his contract, allowing the club time to find buyers. If he had not notified the club and just left when his contract ended, Forest wouldn't have gotten anything. Although ??300,000 didn't sound like much, as a team that has experienced financial crisis, every cent counted.
Tang En did not expect that Lester would actually thank him before he left.
At that time, Tang En was wearing a pair of sunglass and watching the team train from the sideline. Everyone was quite silent. The players had gotten used to Tang En's style and no longer found it strange.
Lester had gone back to take his things from the fitting room, but did not leave right away.
He walked back and approached Tang En.
Tang En took off his sunglass and looked at Lester. "Jack, anything important?"
"I am here to thank you."
"Huh?"
Lester was about to call Tang En "boss
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