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Chapter 10 Wimbledon's Present and Past Lives Part 1

The trial of AFC Wimbledon ended like this. After a lot of twists and turns, Chu Zhongtian became a member of the newly formed team. The fat boss John decided to raise his salary for Chu Zhongtian, and his hourly salary increased from the current 4.5 pounds to five pounds in recognition of Chu Zhongtian's "excellent contribution" to AFC Wimbledon. He also told Chu Zhongtian that if Chu Zhongtian scored a goal in the game representing Wimbledon, he would have additional rewards.

As a fan who likes Wimbledon football, he is not stingy at all on this. Chu Zhongtian now feels how correct he decided to participate in the trial... If he had known that this would be able to please the boss and give him a raise, he would have agreed to Emily at once, and he would not have to be so entangled.

The drinkers who often come to the bar also knew that Chu Zhongtian had become a member of AFC Wimbledon. They would praise him, encourage him when they came to drink, and patted their chests to ensure that when Chu Zhongtian had a game, they would definitely cheer him up.

Chu Zhongtian suddenly had this feeling. Although he had worked here for almost a year and was very familiar with these people, everyone just regarded him as a pretty good Chinese guy. After he became a member of AFC Wimbledon, their relationship changed. The British seemed to have begun to regard him as their own. He truly integrated into this group of British people.

Boss John looked at his watch and it was almost three o'clock in the afternoon. So he moved to the back of the door and roamed the bell. This was about to close.

The drinkers who were drinking all drank the wine in their glasses and stood up and walked out. Chu Zhongtian was a little surprised. When these drunkards heard the ringtone, they would rush to the bar to buy the last glass of wine, and then they kept drinking for another half an hour before leaving reluctantly. Why are they so self-conscious today?

"At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the guys went to King's Ranch to attend the establishment ceremony of our club. The opening time of the bar will be late this afternoon." Boss John stood at the door and said to the old customers who left, which also solved Chu Zhongtian's doubts.

He remembered that at 4:00 this afternoon, the AFC Wimbledon Club was going to hold a establishment ceremony on the court where he went to try that day. Emily said that there would be media reports to report, because the AFC Wimbledon is considered to be an English football world where commercialization is becoming increasingly serious. The first club was established spontaneously by fans, which is of great historical significance.

At that time, as a member of the team, he will also go.

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Kings Ranch Stadium is a very simple stadium, which can only accommodate just over 4,000 people. The official statistics are 4,200 people, and there are only 690 seats, all of which are in the main stands.

Although this stadium is small and simple, it is just a big place that is still a shared stadium between the two teams. It means the same as Meazza San Siro in Milan (regardless of ranking). The newly established AFC Wimbledon is a latecomer. Originally, it belongs to another local team, Kingstonian. After the establishment of AFC Wimbledon, we need a stadium that allows them to train and play. There is only one stadium in Wimbledon town, which is the home stadium Plough Lane used by Wimbledon Football Club. However, the newly established AFC Wimbledon cannot return to that stadium. It is said that a brand new plan is being carried out there. The Plough Lane Stadium may be pushed to build a house, and the local council is studying this matter.

So the heirs of the Mad Gang had to leave Wimbledon and come to Kingston, a few miles away from Wimbledon, to rent the stadium from the Kingstonians Club.

Two days ago, Emily didn't come to see Chu Zhongtian, and Chu Zhongtian thought Emily was angry. In fact, Emily didn't care about what happened during the trial training at that time, and she was busy running for the team's fundraising.

The team rents this stadium and pays 20,000 pounds a year. But how can a club formed entirely by ordinary fans get so much money? The so-called ordinary fans refer to the fact that there are no rich monuments in this group, and they are ordinary people who make hard money. In order to solve this large amount of money, the club issued an announcement hoping that Wimbledon fans will donate money to support the newly established club.

Emily is just going to do this. She does not hold any position in the club, but she is enthusiastic and helpful. In addition, she is well-known among Wimbledon fans and has a good relationship with many people in the club, so she will help with many things in the club.

Just like she said herself. "This is our own team." It is natural to do things for our own team.

It is 4:25 pm now. The summer sun has not weakened at this time, and the temperature is still very high. Standing in the middle of the unobstructed court, you will feel unbearable for the heat.

Chu Zhongtian stood in the crowd with his eyes narrowed. The sun was still a little dazzling. The grass under his feet made the sun shine a little white. He was surrounded by his teammates, and he didn't know many of them. Before they even introduced themselves, they were hurriedly pulled to the court to show the news media and the fans who came. He observed a little. He had more than one black-haired person, but he was the only one with yellow skin. There were white people and black people around him. He was quite conspicuous among the crowd.

The club's chairman, Kris Stewart, stood in the middle of the court with a microphone in his hand, and was speaking to all the fans and news media coming. Chu Zhongtian always thought that the club's chairman should be an old man with gray hair, but Mr. Chris Stewart standing in front of them was a middle-aged man in his thirties, which surprised him a lot.

He is thanking those who have helped them during the club’s establishment process.

"... Thank you to all the fans who donated to help us set up the Dons Trust. You are the foundation of Wimbledon Football Club. Thank you for helping us with our Wimbledon Independent Supporters Association during the establishment. I know you will always be on the side of the fans! Also, thanks to our sponsor Sports_interactive (sports_interactive, referred to as si) for your great champion football managers and I play often."

There was a burst of laughter in the stands.

The representatives who were thanked by him were all in the stands, and their positions were in the middle of only 690 seats. They seemed to have noble identities, but they were actually fans. And for them, standing behind the goal was the highest honor - that was the stand where the most hardcore fans gathered.

The Chairman thanked all the people who helped during the club establishment, thanked all the fans who loved Wimbledon football. Of course, he did not forget to thank the players. He pointed to a group of players around him, and Chu Zhongtian was among them.

"I also want to thank you. You will be the hope of Wimbledon football. We will cheer you on in future games!"

Huge applause and cheers burst out from the stands. The Kings Ranch Stadium, which can accommodate more than 4,200 people, was packed today. There were many people standing around the stadium below the stands. The situation of applause and cheering together was still quite large.

Chu Zhongtian stood in the crowd and enjoyed such cheers. Half a month ago, he didn't expect that an ordinary Chinese student who had no ball to play in China would become a member of a local team. This story is really a bit bizarre...

Mr. Stelt, thirty-five, was making his final speech. He raised his arm, pointed at the stands around him, and shouted in a passionate voice: "That rich team has moved away, but we don't care! No one wants them to keep them because it is no longer our club! They will know that after leaving the fans, they are nothing! Now I am very happy that we have a club that belongs to us, and we are the club! We, the fans and Wimbledon belong to us, not to the rich! We should support this team and help her return to where she should go!"

The fans in the stands followed him and shouted: "Go to where you should go!!"

Fat boss John and Old Bente were also shouting hard in the crowd. Whether it was the club's chairman or the fans who were dressed in different shapes and identities in the stands, they all shouted together: "Return to where you should go, go to the top league! Return to where you should go, Southwest London!!"

The stadium with more than 4,000 people burst into a prestige that was no less than a Premier League stadium.

Chu Zhongtian found that many people around him were shouting with the fans, who were clenching their fists and were very excited. He also found Alai Russell and Gavin Borger with band stickers on the corners of his mouth.

He thought of the scenes he had seen at the Duns Bar, and the loss and anger of the old fans when the news on TV announced that Wimbledon might be moved to Milton Keynes. He still remembers the look of Boss John sitting on a stool in a daze, remembers Emily smiled at him and said, "We have been relegated", remembers the faces of many fans, and remembers the crowded and excited Duns Bar when the Wimbledon, who had not moved, held a game every weekend... He couldn't help but clenched his fists with roars.

"Go back to where you should go! Go to the top league!!"

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