Long Fei's debut for Blackburn.
He delivered a hat-trick of assists in the first half.
Completely winning over all his teammates!
After the match.
Captain Rhodes personally treated the whole team to dinner!
"Captain, when did you become so generous! I remember you owed us a meal last year, did you forget?"
"Why are you so proactively treating everyone to dinner today?"
Vice-captain Dunn joked.
Rhodes laughed, "What do you mean treating you to dinner! I'm mainly treating Long Fei to dinner!"
"You guys are just getting lucky, it's just a coincidence."
Rhodes laughed again, then glanced at Long Fei and said:
"Today was Long Fei's first game for Blackburn."
"He managed to complete a hat-trick of assists!"
"And he helped the team turn the game around for a win, we gotta celebrate with a meal!"
"Any of you, in your first Championship debut, were able to perform so outstandingly?"
"Dunn, tell me, how was yours?"
Vice-captain Dunn chuckled.
As Blackburn's midfield defensive anchor, Dunn had performed excellently in this game.
He was also a seasoned veteran in the Championship.
But when Rhodes asked about his debut, Dunn also reflected and said:
"I remember my Championship debut, I got a red card and was sent off directly."
Everyone burst into laughter.
Left winger Lowe, who scored the final goal in this game, laughed the loudest.
Dunn laughed and scolded:
"Lowe, what are you laughing about, if I remember correctly."
"Your Championship debut last season for Blackburn."
"You were sleepwalking the entire game and got substituted in the second half!"
Lowe chuckled, making a silly face.
"So what, I ate Long Fei's delicious passes today and scored a goal! It was so good!"
Everyone was joking and laughing, the atmosphere at the dinner table was lively.
Today they had a rare away victory.
The team also temporarily escaped the Championship relegation zone.
Therefore, everyone's mood was quite good.
Looking at everyone's noisy chatter, Captain Rhodes said:
"Quiet, quiet, today's star is Long Fei!"
"We have to let Long Fei say a few words!"
"Long Fei, what are your plans for the next game?"
Blackburn's next opponent was Bolton.
Next weekend.
And Blackburn was playing away.
Rhodes' original intention was to ask about this match.
At the same time, it was setting the stage for Long Fei's next words.
At this point, Long Fei could utter some ambitious words.
For example, "I'll get another hat-trick of assists in the next game" or something like that.
Then the teammates at the table would surely erupt in cheers!
Today's gathering, the atmosphere was quite satisfactory!
However, what Rhodes didn't expect was.
When Long Fei heard Rhodes' question.
He paused for a few seconds.
It seemed as if he was thinking for a few seconds.
Then he gave an answer that shocked everyone!
"I want to help Blackburn get promoted to the Premier League."
Silence!
Silence throughout the room!
Upon hearing Long Fei's answer.
Even the piece of meat Vice-captain Dunn had just put in his mouth.
He forgot to chew!
All the teammates in the room stared straight at Long Fei.
Every word Long Fei just said.
They could all understand.
But when these words were strung together.
It made everyone in the room.
Completely dumbfounded!
It's unknown who was the first to laugh.
Then everyone at the table erupted in laughter!
"Hahaha..."
"Hahahahaha..."
"Haha...Long Fei! You're amazing! You're incredible!"
Captain Rhodes was also laughing so hard that he was bent over.
He couldn't help but pat Long Fei on the shoulder.
He said with a smile:
"Long Fei, you're ruthless!"
"When it comes to livening up the atmosphere, I can only bow down to you!"
It was clear that everyone present.
Took Long Fei's words just now.
As a joke that Long Fei was making to them!
Lead Blackburn to promotion to the Premier League?
For the whole Blackburn team.
No one had ever thought about it.
And no one would think about it!
After all, for something that's simply impossible to achieve.
Why would anyone waste their time on such a thing?
There are 24 teams in the Championship.
Each team faces 46 rounds of competition in a season!
Now that the season is halfway through.
The second half of the season has just begun with one game already played.
That means Blackburn still has 22 games left to play.
And Blackburn's current league standings are 6 wins, 8 draws, and 10 losses.
They have 26 points and are in 20th place in the Championship, which is the fifth from the bottom.
According to the rules, the top two teams in the Championship.
Directly gain promotion to the Premier League.
If you refer to the final Championship table from last season.
The league points for the Championship runners-up were 85 points.
This means that.
If Blackburn wants to gain direct promotion to the Premier League.
In the remaining 22 rounds of the Championship.
They need to get at least 59 points!
That is, they need to win at least 20 games in the remaining 22 rounds.
To achieve this points target!
But is this possible?
Just hearing it, it sounds a bit unrealistic!
Because in the centuries-old history of the Championship.
There has never been such an absurd thing!
A team that is fighting for relegation in the Championship in the first half of the season.
Struggling to ensure they don't fall into League One.
Then they suddenly transform in the second half of the season.
They start to climb the table, going on a 20-game winning streak, ready to get promoted to the Premier League!
Such an absurd thing.
Just hearing it.
It feels a bit sci-fi!
Actually, according to the league rules.
There are three places for teams to get promoted from the Championship to the Premier League.
Besides the two direct promotion spots for the top two teams.
The remaining spot.
Will be contested in the promotion play-off between the four teams from third to sixth place!
Let's not even talk about whether they can win in the promotion play-off.
If Blackburn finishes sixth in the league.
Theoretically, they also have a chance to compete for a Premier League promotion spot!
But even sixth place in the league.
In the eyes of the Blackburn players.
That's still an unattainable goal!
Blackburn's league rankings in recent seasons.
Haven't been in the top ten.
And they've been fighting for relegation almost every season.
Promotion to the Premier League?
This is perhaps the biggest black comedy!
The atmosphere at the dinner table was jovial.
No one really took Long Fei's words seriously.
But Long Fei was serious!
He had already made up his mind beforehand.
He was coming to Blackburn on loan.
His goal was to get a work permit.
If he could take a Championship relegation team and lead them to promotion to the Premier League.
Make something that has never happened in the centuries-old history of British football.
Become a reality!
Wouldn't solving the work permit problem be easy?