Ethan pulled up a replay of the FCG world's most popular pundit show, "The Lower League Lowdown."
On one side of the screen was Gary 'The Gaffer' Stone, a grizzled, no-nonsense ex-manager.
On the other was 'Tactics Tim', a young, data-obsessed analyst.
"...and I'm telling you, Tim, we saw their true colors," Gary was saying, his face a mask of smug satisfaction.
"I said it from day one! All flair, no substance! They're a bunch of kids who get a bit of praise and their heads fall off. I'm not calling them Apex United anymore; I'm calling them 'The Tilted Toddlers'!"
"Statistically, Gary," Tim countered, pushing his glasses up his nose, "it was a one-in-a-million anomaly. The 'Team Complacency' modifier is a rare event. But it does expose a fundamental lack of professionalism in the squad, a weakness that a team like Port Vale will be perfectly equipped to exploit."
Ethan just smiled. Let them talk. Let them write their headlines. It was all just fuel for the fire.
