Romantic on the Field

21.

After the Leicester City game, after team training and individual training, Jamie was dating.

To be precise, I was walking through Henry Park in Stoke-on-Trent. Rather than a full-fledged date, it could be said that it was closer to a light walk after dinner.

“Are you very tired?”

The two of them walked silently, admiring the surrounding scenery, but at some point, Hannah, who had been watching Jamie carefully, asked.

“yes?”

“No, I don’t like the expression… I wanted to be tired. You did personal training today.”

“Ah, no.”

I was tired.

However, there was another reason why his expression was not good.

‘Why is no one pretending to know? Don’t you know I’m Jamie Lee?’

The time now is 7:40 in the evening. Like them now, it was the time when most people would take a walk after dinner after work.

So, almost once a minute, they would run into someone on the other side or walk side by side with someone coming from behind, and not a single one of them recognized Jamie.

Before returning to the past, there were many people who recognized me and asked for my autograph even though I was wearing a hat and even a mask. But now, even though I had been walking for 30 minutes with my face completely uncovered, no one came to talk to me, let alone ask for my autograph.

“Is it because it is dark?”

“Well? oh It’s dark, so the weather isn’t good.”

Hannah, who heard Jamie’s self-talk, interpreted it differently.

“Damn British weather. It should make you feel better.”

“…”

Jamie, who couldn’t say that he was feeling down because there was no one to recognize him, affirmed in silence.

“uh?”

Could it have been about 20 minutes more? Now, as I was about to leave the park, a middle-aged man near the entrance looked at Jamie with his eyes wide open.

finally. Oh, finally. Jamie looked at him with a fluttering heart—but with an expressionless face.

“lee?”

Whiyu. Then he let out a sigh of relief. Deep down, he was worried that he might have fluttered.

“It’s real Lee. Lee right?”

“Yeah, right.”

Jamie smiled slightly.

“Oh, my God. lee. ha ha ha. Last match was awesome. I was sitting in the expedition seat at the time. hahahaha.”

“Oh, yes?”

“I never thought he would play like that when Leicester City made an offer. Because I got goosebumps all over my body. hahahahaha But, you really don’t go to Leicester City, right?”

“of course.”

Then Hanna stabbed Jamie in the side.

“yes?”

“Take a picture, a picture.”

Then he quickly moved his lips and whispered.

“Um, would you like to take a picture?”

“Oh, my God. I’m taking pictures with Lee. ha ha ha. Sean will be jealous if he hears it.”

The man’s voice was so loud that other passers-by glanced at them.

“lee! Are you going to play against Ipswich?”

“Well. I played full-time against Leicester.”

“no. Tell the coach you really want to compete. I’m going to go to the stadium that day.”

“hahahaha. Yes, I will try to say something.”

The man who took the photo exited coolly, and Jamie and Hannah were about to go home.

“Lee, is Jamie Lee right?”

“Can I ask for a picture?”

However, people rushed right away, so I couldn’t go home for nearly 10 minutes and had to take pictures.

“great job.”

On the way home after the commotion that is not commotion is over.

Hanna looked at Jamie proudly and patted his shoulder.

“What is the trouble? I was just taking pictures.”

“Even so… huh? what. Your expression suddenly brightened.”

“That, is it?”

Jamie bit his molars to control his expression.

‘Yeah, I’m a soccer player with this taste.’

But I couldn’t help but keep smiling.

**

A few days later, the starting lineup against Ipswich Town was announced.

Jamie was left off the starting list.

This is because he played full-time in the match against Leicester City after a long time.

[I’ll lose again. ]

[I’m not going to the stadium today, I’m planning to watch it at home]

b [ Doesn’t Lee come out? ]

ㄴ [Still, he sits on the bench. It might come out at the end of the game. ]

ㄴ [I don’t play the next game after playing full time. You still don’t know, fool. ]

Many predicted Stoke City’s defeat. That’s right, because when he’s not playing, Stoke’s win rate is 0 per cent.

0 percent. absolutely zero.

In other words, he hasn’t won a single game he hasn’t appeared in. It wasn’t for nothing that Stoke City fans were saying they wouldn’t go to the stadium.

“… Sean. Loosen up your face.”

“Like a dog. I made a cheering song at best.”

But Sean Hawkins, a third-generation Stoke City fan, was an exception. It was impossible not to come because I bought the season pass right after the match against Leicester City.

“It would be nice if I could win, but I’m even more pissed off because I would almost lose.”

“Robin is in good shape these days. Don’t think you’ll lose unconditionally, cheer up with hope…”

“What is your hope? The odds of winning are zero.”

Wayne shook his head at Sean’s grumble. I guess I better not brag about taking a picture with Jamie a few days ago.

“Do it, do it.”

After a while, the match started. As expected, Stoke City without Jamie was unilaterally pushed by Ipswich.

[We will be with you, we will be with you. ]

[We will always be together. ]

[ city! city! ]

Still, Sean and Wayne sang along to the cheering song and cheered for Stoke City.

“Uh, no.”

“Stop it, Oliver!”

However, the cheering awkwardly gave up a goal just before the end of the first half.

“…”

The noisy cheering seats became quiet as if a rat had died.

“Wayne.”

“uh?”

“Shall we go home?”

“Let’s see a little more. You never know.”

Contrary to Wayne’s expectations, Stoke City was pushed unilaterally in the second half as well.

“Ah, no!”

Eventually, in the 15th minute of the second half, he almost scored an additional goal.

C-ang. Fortunately, the shot from the Ipswich striker hit the post hard and was out.

“Oh, Mr. I’m afraid I won’t be able to see you.”

Sean muttered, biting his nails.

The sight of the muscular rocker biting his nails was pretty ugly, but Wayne couldn’t point it out. It was because he himself was suffering from anxiety and shaking his legs.

In the second half, the 20th and 30th minutes passed and ran towards the 40th minute.

“let’s go.”

“uh?”

“Let’s go home. When it’s over, it gets complicated.”

Sean said, shaking his butt.

It wasn’t that he didn’t understand. He is often unaware of this fact due to his languid personality, but he was a famous musician known throughout England beyond Stoke-on-Trent. It wasn’t once or twice that the schedule was delayed due to requests for autographs or photos after traveling together when there were a lot of people.

“Okay, get out early… uh?”

Wayne tried to get up after him, but stopped moving after checking the change on the bench side.

“what are you doing.”

“No, Sean. look over there.”

He pointed his finger toward the bench.

Sean frowned and moved his gaze to where he pointed.

“…”

And then, slowly, he settled down again.

“Come out, come out.”

“What, who?”

“Lee, Jamie Lee.”

“Lee is coming? Weren’t you coming out today?”

The other spectators also started whispering when they saw Jamie warming up.

Beep-.

Moments later, the ball went off the touchline and Jamie was put in.

“lee! lee!”

“lee! Give me a goal!”

“Jamie!”

People around me chanted and cheered for Jamie.

‘uh?’

A minute or so has passed since then.

Harry Harris, who received the throw-in, passed it to Brian, who passed it to Jamie as soon as he crossed the half line.

‘Jamie who crossed the half line is unstoppable.’

Wayne, well aware of this fact, jumped up from his seat without realizing it.

The spectators around them also felt unusual and rose from their seats one by one.

“Goes.”

“lee! you do it!”

“GO! LEE!”

“GO, GO!”

As if hearing the cries of the crowd, Jamie started running.

As if it was natural, I kept running after the Ipswich player who was pressuring me.

“Hit it!”

He ran after removing the mark with a shot fake in front of the penalty box.

‘What, are you trying to score a goal just by dribbling?’

Seeing this, Sean came up with such a ridiculous idea.

Of course that didn’t happen.

When the Ipswich goalkeeper pondered whether or not to come out, and eventually decided to come out…

Took.

Jamie lightly tapped the bottom of the ball and kicked it, and the ball made a nice parabola and went into the goal.

eee-

“Hey-aaa!”

“Gooool!

“lee! lee!”

“That crazy bastard!”

“Gooool! lee! lee!”

Sean and Wayne and the rest of the crowd screamed for the stadium to leave.

“Really. That bastard is real!”

“hahahaha! Sean! Did you do well to come? After all, Lee did it!”

As with Leicester City, Jamie kissed the emblem and kissed the ring in succession. However, unlike last time, he ran to the half line with the ball instead of coming to the stands.

“lee! lee!”

The state of extreme excitement passed, and people sat down one by one.

“Sean, won’t you sit down?”

Same goes for Wayne. He asked, looking up at Sean from his seat.

“・・・・・Look here everyone!”

However, Sean was still standing.

“Sean?”

Sean thought about it for a moment, then turned around and spoke to the crowd.

“Some of you may know me here, some may not. I’m Sean Hawkins, and I’m a musician. And I made an anthem for Lee, who scored a great goal right away.”

Now he is trying to spread the cheering song he made.

Recognizing this, Wayne shook his head again.

“Everyone knows ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ by Guns N’ Roses, right?”

“Of course you know! Is there anyone who doesn’t know that song?”

“right. Everyone knows this song, unless you’re a stupid German.”

“ha ha ha. Don’t some young Brits here know?”

“Then let me know. Anyway, Lee’s cheering song was changed from this song.”

Either way, Sean preached his cheering song passionately.

It was a very famous song, so even though I didn’t explain it a few times, some people had already started singing along.

“great. Finally, just repeat this section over and over again. Is it easy?”

“Yes, it is not difficult.”

“Isn’t that difficult? I still don’t know.”

“Stupid bastard. I’ll lead the way, so sing along.”

After clearing his throat a few times, Sean started singing loudly.

[ Lee’s play brings back good times. ]

[ When Stoke City commands the Premier League ]

[ Watching Lee play, he takes us to special places. ]

“After this is a repeating section, and from here you have to stomp your feet twice.”

[Oh, oh, oh. Stoke’s Romantics. ]

[Oh, oh, oh. Stoke’s fantasy star. ]

Sean leads, and the audience sings along.

thump, thump.

[Oh, oh, oh. Stoke’s Romantics. ]

thump, thump.

[Oh, oh, oh. Stoke’s fantasy star. ]

Sometimes people mistakenly called it ‘Ohhh, Stoke’s Jamie Lee’, but they soon noticed and corrected it with the correct lyrics.

[ Lee’s play brings back good times. ]

[ When Stoke City commands the Premier League ]

[ Watching Lee play, he takes us to special places. ]

thump, thump.

[Oh, oh, oh. Stoke’s Romantics. ]

thump, thump.

[Oh, oh, oh. Stoke’s fantasy star. ]

Not long after, Stoke City’s home ground ‘Bet 777 Stadium’ was filled with Jamie’s new cheer.