"I don't get it," Jamie Scott said, a huge, confused grin on his face as he peeled off his muddy socks. "We just got relegated... right? But we just thrashed them. So... are we the best-ever team to get relegated? Is there a trophy for that?"
Liam Doyle, the 'Badger', who had scored the final, defiant goal, just shook his head. "Don't care," he growled, though his eyes were shining with pride. "We won. That's all that matters. We won."
Samuel Adebayo, 'The Mountain', the young man at the center of the administrative disaster, was sitting in a corner, his head in his hands. Leon walked over and sat beside him, putting a hand on his colossal shoulder.
"This is not your fault, Samuel," Leon said, his voice quiet but firm. "This is my fault. My responsibility. I'm the owner. I'm the manager. I messed up."
"But gaffer..."
