Soccer Card System

Chapter 3 Coach signed at the tavern
Chapter 3 Coach signed at the tavern

The door of the tavern was pushed open, and a blond man in a brown felt coat walked in with a hint of coolness.

He looked around, and his eyes lit up when he saw the empty whiskey bottles in front of Gao Bo. He walked over and sat down in front of Gao Bo.

“I love scotch”

Gao Bo looked up at the man who struck up a conversation with him in front of him, and he was not interested in talking. If it was a beautiful woman, maybe Gao Bo would cheer up.

"My name is Morton, David Morton!"

Morton beckoned and asked the bartender to open a bottle of whiskey for him too.

"Oh good wine"

Morton drank a glass of whiskey and showed a look of enjoyment.Then he said again: "Do you mind if I sit across from you. It's not easy to find a bar with fewer people today"

Gao Bo ignored the chatter in front of him.He just wants to drink a few glasses of wine in peace, and find a way to find a job tomorrow—Gao Bo has just calculated his entire net worth, counting a few notes in his wallet and two steel coins in his trouser pocket, he now has a total of 780 pounds left. Gao Bo has spent a lot of money studying in England these years. Although his income as a coach at Chelsea is good, most of his money has also paid off the loans he had when he was studying.

But what do I want to do, continue to be a football coach?

"Coach Gao Bo, how did you know that Chelsea was going to score?" Fat Kenny moved a stool and sat down.

"Intuition!" Gao Bo, who was not in a good mood, had no intention of chatting.

"Amazing!!" Kenny's eyes lit up, "I heard that great coaches are people with very keen intuition. It is said that Mourinho has a keen intuition to predict the arrival of goals!!"

"As expected of the coach who led Chelsea's U18s to the championship!!"

Kenny's belly was almost on the table, and this pile of meat was piled up on the armchair, which made Gao Bo worried for a while—worried about this poor chair.

"Are you a football coach?"

The eyes of David Morton, who just walked in, lit up.

"Of course, Gao Bo is an amazing coach. I have a hunch that he...he is the next Mourinho!!"

Holding his glass up, Kenny tremblingly told Gao Bo's deeds.

Morton was skeptical.

"Are you the coach of the Chelsea U18s?"

"Ex-coach!"

Speaking of this matter, Gao Bo became restless for a while.

Seeing that Gao Bo didn't intend to continue the conversation, David Morton was a little embarrassed, but he didn't seem to give up.

After all, this is a coach who can lead Chelsea U18 to the FA Youth Cup!

David Morton feels lucky
"Mr. Gao Bo." Morton straightened his collar, "I'm David Morton, the owner of a team in the English Second Division!"

Gao Bo glanced at the blond man in front of him.

A rich person who can own a second-tier team would go to this kind of place to drink?Regardless of the fact that the English League Two is already the fourth level league, but the English League Two is also a professional league, and the average weekly salary of the main players is around [-] pounds. If a League Two team is to operate, it will cost at least several hundred thousand pounds a season.
David Morton saw the suspicion in Gao Bo's eyes, and he touched his nose.

"I am the boss of Luton Town!"

Oh.
Gao Bo nodded.

Luton knew that this was a team that had just been relegated from the First Division, and because of the team's financial problems, they were fined [-] points before the Second Division started.

"That Luton who was relegated from the First Division and then fined [-] points?" Gao Bo asked.

This news is the only football news that Gao Bo has remembered recently except for the Champions League final.

From League One to League Two, he was fined [-] points at the beginning of the season. To make matters worse, a large number of Luton's main players left the team because the team could not pay their salaries. Moreover, since the end of last season, the position of Luton's head coach has been vacant. The team has been unable to find a head coach who is enough to lead the team to the professional league.

No coach wants to go to a team that is doomed to relegation before the season has even started.
With Luton's current situation, even if they are not penalized, they are still the biggest relegation favourites.

If League Two goes down one level, it will be a semi-professional National Council League, and it will break away from the professional league
What good coach can you find at this time?
So when Morton heard that Gao Bo had the experience of coaching Chelsea U18, he moved his mind.

Gao Bo was thoughtful, he knew what Morton meant by revealing his identity.

But do I really want to go to a second division team that was penalized at the beginning of the season?
With my A-level coaching certificate, I should be able to find a job in a Premier League team. Of course, it is impossible to be a head coach. However, the position of an echelon coach or even an assistant coach of the Premier League first team is not a big problem-there are not many coaches in European football who hold an A-level coaching certificate.

"Uh, my team's debts have been paid off, and the only problem right now is the deduction of [-] points." Morton himself felt guilty.

"There is also the problem of the team lineup. I guess now Luton can only rely on the reserve team and youth team players as a framework to play in the second division."

"There are still two or three main players left." Morton's tone weakened.

Gao Bo didn't say a word. For him, coaching in the second division is also an option, but it is related to his future, so there is nothing wrong with being cautious.

Seeing that Gao Bo didn't speak, David Morton sighed.

A good coach would not take over Luton's mess. In fact, if there was a choice, Morton would not take over this mess.

The original owner of the Luton Town Football Club was David Morton's mother. After his mother passed away, Morton's father, Morton Sr., took over the management of the club.

It’s just that the elder Morton died the previous year. As the youngest son, David Morton only got the inheritance rights of Luton Town Football Club, and most of the other assets were divided up by David Morton’s two half-brothers.

After paying a one-to-one inheritance tax, David Morton had no money to invest in the club. The team that lost the external blood transfusion quickly fell apart, was relegated from the English League One, and was later penalized for financial problems.
For David Morton, Luton Town Football Club is undoubtedly a negative asset, but he is not willing to give up the team.

His mother, a native of Luton Town, was a born fan of the team.For his mother, David - Morton is determined to run the team.

Morton stood up and raised his glass: "I know not many good coaches are willing to take over Luton's mess. Coach Gao Bo, I took the liberty."

Morton gulped down his drink, turned and walked out of the tavern.

"My weekly salary at Chelsea is seven thousand pounds!"

Gao Bo's voice sounded from behind Morton.

"Eight thousand!!"

Morton turned around in surprise.

"make a deal!!"

Gao Bo raised his wine glass and smiled at his new boss.

(End of this chapter)