Chapter 256: Morning Papers
Monday morning at Broadfield had a different kind of chill to it.
The frost on the pitches was melting under a weak winter sun, but inside his office, Niels was staring at a stack of newspapers. Gary had left them right next to his coffee mug thoughtfully, or maybe just unhelpfully.
Niels flipped through the sports pages.
After the gritty 1-0 win at Swindon, the talk around Crawley Town had changed. In the first half of the season, the media just called them lucky overachievers.
Now, they were getting praised for their defensive toughness. People were finally talking about them as a team that knew how to dig in and grind out ugly away wins.
But the main focus was on the midfield.
