Legend of Green: Rise of the Red Rebels

Even after two decades, FC United fans will always remember 17 May 2016, when they had the opportunity to make five consecutive five-level jumps and create a miracle of rising from the seventh tier to the Premier League, even if they played the play-offs, they had enough confidence and strength to overcome their opponents.

But the record was beheaded on that day.

In addition to dozens of FC United fans being sent to the hospital, FC United players also lacked their backbone in the remaining 50 minutes of the game, although the players still maintained a high desire to win, but their minds had left the stadium with Lu Wei.

The first half ended quickly, and Steele was aware of the players' thoughts, setting up defensive counter-attacking tactics at halftime, replacing Hogan with Jenas to increase the thickness of the midfield, but after more than 20 minutes of entanglement with Derby County in the second half, Derby County equalized and finally dragged the game into extra time.

The longer the game goes on, the worse it is for the Reds, and most of the FC United players have a deep affection for the fans, some of whom have become friends in private, and now they just want to finish the game quickly so that they can go to the hospital to ask the fans how they are doing.

Of course, it is unwise to put such an anxious mentality in the game, and FC United's players have lost their usual calm in attack, even veterans like Michu.

After missing three consecutive scoring chances in the first half of extra time, Derbyshire's Ince decided the victory in the second half, and the final score was 1-2, Ince broke through Robertson's defense with the ball and fired a low shot to overtake the score, and Derby County won the game.

After losing the game, FC United's players did not have much remorse, and as soon as the whistle blew at the end of the game, they hurried to the players' tunnel without greeting their opponents, and Steele did not shake hands with Wassol, and directly chose to leave the red court.

The fans in the stands did not blame the players, nor did they feel any anger, and after Ince scored, some fans left the stadium one after another, not dissatisfied with the team, but after knowing the result, they were going to visit the fans in the hospital, where there were their companions, their friends, their relatives.

When Lu Wei in the hospital received a call from Steele, he did not speak, and after being silent for a long time, he said sorry and hung up.

Near the early hours of the morning, the police also released the results of the investigation of the accident, due to the influx of fans during the game, it has exceeded the normal capacity of the stadium, especially the fans in the East Stand, the crowding phenomenon is the most serious. When Michu's shot was high over the crossbar, a fan jumped up and landed on the ground and stepped on another person's foot, causing him to lose his center of gravity and fall forward, and then pushed down the fans in the front row.

After the game, the police only arrested dozens of fans who evaded tickets to enter the stadium for education and fines to end the investigation, but the FA imposed a serious penalty on FC United, due to the club's poor management, FC United was fined £40,000, and next season the right to use the home of the first 10 official matches was canceled, the game will be moved to a neutral stadium, and FC United fans are prohibited from entering to watch 6 games.

After comforting the injured in the hospital, Walsh immediately held a press conference on the Red Stadium, announcing that he would thoroughly investigate the fans who evaded the ticket and also improve the club's ticket inspection system and stadium security system to avoid such a situation again, at which Walsh and Lu Wei apologized to the fans who were injured and frightened in the accident, and said that FC United Club would be fully responsible for the medical expenses, living expenses and compensation of the injured fans.

FC United although it is making amends, but also played a role, the FA praised FC United's response to the accident, this red stadium fan fall accident is the largest stadium accident after the 1989 Hillsborough tragedy, fortunately no lives were lost, which also made the FA and the government breathe a sigh of relief, if there is another Hillsborough incident, it will be a fatal blow to the image of the entire English football, especially at this juncture.

Lu Wei also took the responsibility for the loss of the game on himself at the press conference, "Sorry, fans and friends, we failed this season, we lost a lot of goals in the league, lost in the play-offs, the players worked hard, but in the end we did not achieve the corresponding results, these responsibilities are all to blame me, it is I who did not control the direction of the game, it was my tactical command error, sorry, players, sorry, fans, this season has disappointed you, but next season we will come back." '

Despite losing in the play-offs, FC United's players also expressed their support for the manager, with Tarkovski speaking to the Manchester Evening News. Although he left us early, we were very happy, if he had stayed, we might have been able to keep that victory, but that victory is meaningless, it's not real football, it's a pleasure to play in a club like this. "

What about the fans, will they complain that Lu Wei went to the hospital despite the game? Will they complain about how many games the team lost during the league that they shouldn't have lost? No, they are proud enough that any team can go from an amateur team to the threshold of the Premier League in just five years like them, and even those who resisted Lu Wei a few months ago now admit that Lu Wei is a true FC United man.

The 15-16 season of English football is destined to go down in history, Leicester City, which has just entered its second season of the Premier League, has created a grassroots myth, beating Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham to win the Premier League title in the 15-16 season, and previously unknown players such as Vardy, Mahrez and Kante suddenly stood at the top of world football.

Derby County lost to Bruce's Hull City in the play-off final, and Hull City also returned to the Premier League along with Burnley and Middlesbrough. Newcastle United, Norwich City and Aston Villa were relegated from the Premier League, while Aston Villa's 17 points were also the worst Premier League results after Sunderland's 15 points in 05-06 and 11 points from Derby County in 07-08.

The top two in League One are Wigan Athletic and Burton, Barnsley is only sixth in League One, but successfully completed Black Six in the play-offs, defeating Walsall and Millwall to return to the Championship, FC United's old friend Burleigh is also a success in 10th place in League One.

The 15-16 season is over, and for Lu Wei, a new challenge has just begun.