277 The Red Forest Chapter 50 Poaching Part 2 (2/2)

”What a gorgeous man!”

Twain shivered slightly when he passed by the man. He stopped in his tracks and looked to see who had said it.

The man had his back towards Twain. His clothes were not flamboyant but were appropriate to the occasion and without creases. His blonde hair was smoothed down at the back and combed meticulously. His shoes gleamed like a mirror.

Such a person would not be a fan of a player like George Wood.

Twain stood behind the man, trying to make sense of him. The more he looked, the more he felt that the figure looked familiar.

”Such appeal is many times stronger than those sissy types. Why didn't I discover you earlier? Oh, George Wood.”

Hearing this person muttering to himself, Twain suddenly remembered.

”You still haven't given up.”

Twain abruptly spoke up behind the other man, startling him. His shoulders visibly shook, and then he turned around to look at Tony Twain, who was standing behind him. He said with a frown, ”Didn't anyone tell you that it's impolite to eavesdrop and interrupt someone without permission, Mr. Twain?”

As expected, it was the same gentleman who had blocked Wood's path on the street to give him a business card that day.

Not knowing why, whenever Twain encountered this man, Twain would suddenly feel dark, as though the sky had become gloomy.

”In that case, has anyone ever told you that it's rude to always think about poaching someone else's men, sir?”

The two men opposed each other measure for measure, neither willing to give in.

”Would you like me to remind you again? George Wood is Nottingham Forest's core player. He will do nothing but play football. Don't even plan on grooming your entertainment star.”

This man also knew that some things were hard to change. Right now, George Wood was in hot demand. He had no reason to persuade this kid to give up this seemingly promising career to try his luck in the entertainment industry.

But he just could not stand the man's overbearing attitude and the tone of his voice, because he himself was the kind of person who liked to be above others.

”Nottingham Forest welcomes everyone who supports the team, but if you want to take Wood away from Wilford I'm afraid I can't let you.”

After saying this, Twain turned and walked away. Staying behind, the gentleman pursed his lips tightly and glared at Twain's back.

”We'll meet again, Mr. Twain... I promise you.”

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On January 15, Nottingham Forest defeated Fulham, which had come to challenge them at their home ground by 1:0. With the 23rd round over, Nottingham Forest ranked sixth with a total of thirty-seven points, the same score as Liverpool, but with a slightly lower number of goals. Having played more than half of the league tournament, Tang En was very satisfied with the result. At the beginning of the league tournament, many of the two or three-tiered teams had been able to advance to higher than sixth place, but now Nottingham Forest was the only one that had remained at the top.

Tang En was not surprised that Everton was ranked fourth because he knew Everton's ability and Moyes' standards. This was a reasonable and fair result. But he also knew that the second half of the season was crucial for Moyes and himself. The Forest team was under great pressure to maintain their sixth-place position. Similarly, Moyes would also try hard to keep within the top four.

Tang En always subconsciously treated Moyes' Everton as his direct competitor in his mind because Everton and the Forest team were the closest in terms of ability.

Chelsea was high up in the ranking now. They had won eighteen games out of the twenty-three rounds with four draws and one defeat. The team was ranked first with fifty-eight points, ten points ahead of the second-ranked Arsenal!

Continuing with this momentum, Chelsea were almost certain to win the league title this season, the way Tang En remembered it; and the only game they had lost was the one against the Forest team.