King’s Landing in Nottingham

Chapter 85: The Football Association Is Hard to Offend

At the press conference after the game, the referee of the game, Herlet, unexpectedly appeared in front of the media. He was plausible to the reporter's camera:

"My colleagues and I kept admonishing ourselves to remain calm during the game, but obviously, we did not do this."

"As the referee, I have to admit that, in fact, my heart is not at peace. When I returned to the locker room, I realized that I had done such a controversial thing today. Within two hours, I learned from A fair and respected referee has become the biggest fool in international football. Here, I want to apologize to fans and media reporters. I'm sorry..."

Ran and egg.

Escorted by the security at Stoke's home stadium, Herlette and his referee team were sent on a plane to London. Along the way, emotional Notts County fans threw rotten eggs and rotten vegetables at Herlette's car. Ye, to express his dissatisfaction.

The press conference in the stadium did not end.

Stoke coach Guyon Tordasson also expressed his views. He believes that “the joint efforts of all Stoke players are the biggest reason for the victory in this game. The referee Mr. Herlet’s sentence is very fair. Trafigura and the referee do not have any money dealings, this victory is deserved by the Stokers!"

Regarding the shamelessness of Guyon Tordasson, Notts County coach Guardiola has been immune. He only commented on the performance of referee Herlet after the game: "In my player football career and short coaching career, Mr. Herlet is the worst referee I have ever seen, none of them."

Notts County fans were furious because of a deep sense of injustice. This anger also went beyond the turf of the British Metal Stadium and spread to the lives of the fans.

The letters in the FA’s public mailbox increased by three digits in just one day, and the FA’s usually most deserted fan office and referee committee customer service have unplugged the telephone line on the landline according to the instructions above. They have been unable to cope with the anger of the fans.

The referee Herlet's performance was so poor that fans of other teams began to complain about Notts County.

That night, Notts County Chairman Wei Xun and General Manager Marotta stayed up all night to sort out materials in the club office, while Peter Walker and Elena of the Notts County Newspaper were also actively writing articles. Trisha and "Nottingham Post" reporter James White also received part of the information from Notts County officials and prepared to splash ink.

Most importantly, Notts County seems to be moving this time!

They even reported the case to the local police in Nottingham...

The Nottingham Police Department actually opened the case. The police station sent a copy of all the information. Each party made a transcript, and then went to Trent Stoke to investigate and collect evidence. All procedures were well-defined. Push forward, meticulously.

The Notts County Club also published all the investigation progress of the police station in the newspaper. It was Wei Xun's biggest goal to smash the FA.

Even the "Nottingham Evening News", which has been facing Nottingham Forest and smearing Nottsshire, has stood in the Nottingham camp this time.

A headline article "The Knotts County Tragedy? Who can guarantee that the next victim is not yourself" has aroused strong resonance in the football circle, and the author is Nottingham's cutting-edge football commentator Ashley Wall.

This report has aroused strong attention from low-level clubs and aroused their panic.

This kind of thing does not happen to me once or twice, and every time I meet a big club, it is not always dead. These referees just waited to get off work on time to end the game.

This time, the small and medium clubs are quite frustrated by the same enemy. The FA has made a lot of mistakes. I am afraid that it is hard to make mistakes because of the anger. I have to obediently admit it and give everyone an explanation.

While Wei Xun and Marotta drove to London, the FA is holding a small-scale symposium to discuss the countermeasures of the incident.

Although he has left, the era of Graham Kelly is far from over. Crozier has just taken over the FA for two years, but he has been overwhelmed by the messy affairs of the FA.

The organizational structure of the Football Association of England is neither soft nor flexible.

On the contrary, the culture and mode of thinking of the Football Association of England are as uncomfortable as the cautious and rigid English government.

At the end of the last century, the frequent replacement of the general director and secretary-general made the FA fall into a backwater, and even made a joke about Bates buying Chelsea for a pound.

For the few committee members and FA officials sitting here now, it’s good to have only six meetings a year, starting in the morning and ending at noon. Anyway, it’s difficult for them to discuss meaningful briefings. I really like to embezzle proposals approved by other places.

But since Notts County was acquired by the Chinese, this is their second meeting...

Crozer opened his head, and no one spoke.

However, Tony Price, in the absence of the head of the Referee Disciplinary Committee, took the initiative to ask for a solution, proposed a solution, and was willing to take the main responsibility:

First, the referee Hleb cannot whistle on any matches held by the FA within 2 years, and he has to publish an apology to Notts County;

Second, the referee's disciplinary committee officially apologized to Notts County and stated that such incidents will not happen again in the future;

Third, at certain levels, give Notts County some convenience, such as the draw for a cup match?

Tony Price's solution has been unanimously affirmed by the heads of the FA. Is the solution given?

Things like Herlette have happened before, and more than once, but there was no public opinion oriented before. Those fans who bought tickets to watch football are not as they are now. They are well informed, and every time it is not a major event. Trivial matters resolved?

The FA officials never thought that these fans who bought tickets to watch the football would one day ride on their heads so suddenly.

A large truck stopped at the entrance of the FA and blocked the otherwise small road, and the cleaning company refused to come to work. Some fans who were closer to them had already hung up protest banners opposite the FA. From time to time, there were two people. Throwing a few rotten eggs and expired food at the door of the FA, forcing them to come out to apologize, plead guilty, and set up the FA for so many years. This is really a breakthrough.

Just for such a "black whistle", are you as for?

Regardless of whether you are or not, Wei Xun and Marotta are here anyway, and their purpose is to come to the FA, a bunch of ineffective officials.

In the reports of later generations, the Lancaster Gate where the FA is located is a world composed of labyrinth-like corridors and dull meeting rooms: meetings and apologies are the two most common things they do.

The old furnishings, shabby cards and later Premier League prosperous times are not good at all...

I don’t know how the English football is always arranged. The FA Committee’s Deputy Chairman Jonathan Lawrence received Marotta; the FA Council’s Chairman Stanley Davis received Wei Xun.

The talks didn’t last long, and they would end when they arrived. Wei Xun and Marotta met. The things discussed on both sides were similar, and the results were the same. Marotta said the result was acceptable. Wei Xun didn't mean to continue the trouble.

This matter was originally not thought to be a big deal in Notts County, and it would be good to have a statement. Rematch is impossible, it is true to get VAR out earlier.

Wei Xun rejected Tony Price’s request for a dinner. At this juncture, too much contact with FA officials is not conducive to the image of Notts County, nor does it conform to Wei Xun’s usual style.

After getting the handling submission with the FA's big red stamp, Wei Xun still did not see Tony Price's immediate boss: this dragon, who has seen the head but not the end, has already slapped Notts County more than once. Now, I really want to meet this person and see how sacred he is.

Wei Xun left altogether. Maybe he had a good chat with Stanley Davis. Wei Xun also donated £200,000 to the FA Council in his own name.

This can make Tony Price and Jonathan Lawrence on the side greedy, the FA, poor!

Although Notts County is a small shrimp that can be slaughtered with them, this Wei Xun looks like a real thigh that spends money like the earth.

Thinking of this, Jonathan Lawrence and Stanley Davis both touched their pockets, "Well, Chairman Wei's business card is still..."

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