"It's so strange. I thought you would be happy that I'll come back to see the ball." Michael said expressionlessly.

"Don't make a mistake, Michael. I want you to watch the ball, but the premise is not that you lose your job. I cheat your wife. Do you know why I don't say anything except sending tickets, and don't call you to watch the ball? I'm just afraid of this day." He pointed at Michael, "It's just a game."

"It's just a game?" Michael asked back. "I think the landlord is you, Tony. This is the final of the European Champions League!" He raised the volume. "The last time I saw the Forest team reach the final was May 1980, and it's already 2007! For me, it's only once every twenty-seven years. I can look for it again after work. If I miss such an opportunity, I'm afraid I'll wait for another twenty-seven years... I still have a few twenty-seven years. Tony?"

Looking at the white hair on Michael's head, Tang En didn't say anything.

"I will explain to Fiona. Of course I won't give up my family. You don't have to worry about this. Why are you always thinking about other people's wife, Tony?"

Donn punched Michael in the chest, "You ungrateful idiot!"

Then he hugged Michael: "Should I say welcome back, Michael?"

"Whatever you do, I just come back to watch the court. I have to go back to the United States after the game."

"Of course I don't expect you to stay here. You have your life, Michael. That's great. I hope you don't give up football, and I don't want you to give up life. You know?"

Michael Bernard nodded: "I'm no longer an avid fan. I know much more about this than you, Tony."

"That's good, that's good..." Tang En murmured.

"By the way, when I came, I met George here." Michael Bernard said, pointing at his feet.

"George Wood?"

"Well. He is giving Gavin flowers."

After hearing what Michael said, Tang En noticed that there were not two bouquets of flowers in front of Gavin’s tombstone, but three bouquets.

"Did you talk about something?" he asked.

"No, I nodded to him, and he nodded to me, and turned around and left when I saw that I was coming."

Don En thought this was very consistent with George's personality.

"He is a big star now." Tang En said proudly.

Michael nodded: "I know. After coming here, I bought some newspapers and magazines, and local media introduced him. He became the captain of the Forest team. He was selected for the England team and participated in the World Cup... I really didn't expect it."

The two looked back at Gavin's tombstone at the same time.

He was George's first fan. He accurately predicted that George would become a big star one day, but he did not wait for that day in person.

"He still remembers Gavin, and I'm very grateful to him." Michael whispered.

"No one has ever forgotten Gavin." Tang En patted the old man on the shoulder: "You just came back and have you been to the Forest Bar?"

"No. "

"Go and have a few drinks together, and the old guys will be very happy to see you come back, even if you just watch a game and leave."

After saying that, Don pulled Michael away from the quiet cemetery.

The three bouquets of flowers in front of the tombstone are lined up side by side, swaying gently in the breeze, with some black spots on the petals, which are the ashes after the ticket burns.

Michael Bernard came back and surprised Kenny Burns and everyone. They looked at Michael who had put on his eyes and changed his dress and did not recognize him. It was the fat John the first to rush up to hug him, and everyone was convinced that the person in front of him was indeed the eldest brother Michael Bernard they once took the lead.

"Welcome back, Michael!" Burns handed him a glass of wine.

"Every time Tony sends you a ticket, I say to him, 'Don't be foolish, that guy won't come back'. It seems I was wrong, but I'm glad I was wrong.'" Fatty John said emotionally, holding Michael, "Michael, we can sing in the stands together again!"

"And there are also those bastards who look down on us together!" Skinny Bill continued.

Tang En stood aside and smiled and watched the reunion of his friends. He was no longer angry with Michael. Just as he said himself. Football is football, life is life, everyone always has their own way, and not everyone can make a living by football.

"I'm so sorry. John, Bill. But I can only come back to watch this game..." Michael said apologetically.

"That's okay, that's okay." John shook his head, "One game is OK, one game is enough. This is the final of the Champions League! Twenty-seven years have passed, and we can watch the final of the Champions League together again!"

There were not many people in the bar in the afternoon, most of them were Michael's old friends, so everyone gathered together to raise their glasses. Cheers to Michael's return.

After everyone finished the fight, they noticed Tang En standing next to him.

John turned his head to look at Donn with a smile: "Hey, Tony. I want you to give me a promise."

Tang En raised his eyebrows.

"Michael finally came back. This is the time when we all got together to watch the Champions League final twenty-seven years later. Do you have the heart to let him go for a waste?" John turned his head and looked around, and everyone shouted.

"That's right! If you lose, we can't spare you, Tony!"

"I don't care what the hell is because of this time, I'm not allowed to lose anyway!"

"You must win! Tony. You said that the head coach who can't lead the team to win the championship is simply terrible! If you lose again, I guarantee that you will hear the 'rotted' shouts every time you play at home!"

"Champion! We won't accept any results except the championship!"

"We have been waiting for twenty-seven years, and we are impatient and don't want to wait any longer!"

For a moment, all kinds of roars were heard in the bar one after another, and no other sound could be heard.

Faced with these fanatical fans, Tang En did not rush to speak, but just smiled. When everyone gradually calmed down, he spread his hands and said:

"Does anyone here doubt my desire for victory and championship? You are all watching how I went from being a rookie to now."

He said he was a rookie, and everyone laughed. That's true. When he went into this bar to find wine, he was surrounded and ridiculed by Michael and others. Who knew that he would be today at that time?

"And, I have made a bet with all Italy. If I lose, I will jump into the sea. Do you think I am the kind of coward who will be willing to embarrass the enemy?"

At this time, Michael suddenly interrupted loudly: "Hey, Tony! I'm very upset. Of course, we hope Nottingham Forest will win the Champions League, but we also want to see you jump into the sea. What should we do?"

Everyone laughed loudly.

"I think beautifully, Michael! You can only choose one!" Donn waved to him.

"That's undoubtedly the champion." Michael shrugged.

"I am the same as you, I don't accept any other results other than the championship. No, no now, no in the future!" Tang En waved his fist hard and took out his posture of slogging and encouraging the players in the locker room. "I tell you that it's ours and no one can grab it!"

Everyone whistled excitedly.

Tang En raised the wine glass in his hand: "Don't just drink wine, give me some toasts, guys."

Michael then raised his glass high and turned his head to shout at the people in the bar: "For the championship-"

John then raised his glass: "For another champion twenty-seven years later-"

Bill was already hoarse: "For the King of Europe--"
Chapter completed!