Chapter Four: Champions of the Mud

Four weekends produced £71,204 net. Using the footfall, Mara secured a three-year credit-union sponsorship worth £45,000 annually, rising with promotion. 【Mission progress: Non-matchday revenue £71,204/£60,000.】 【Reward: Community commercial plan; training-pitch drainage upgrade.】 By the time drainage was installed, Greyport had fallen to third. Without Gary they conceded fourteen in seven. Danny's knee filled with fluid. Opponents doubled Eli. Leaders North Gorge went six points clear and called Greyport “a rich discard's winter fairy tale.” Lin did not buy anyone. He locked two player leads in a drawer and spent the transfer budget on a part-time conditioning coach and youth scout. “Fifty thousand buys a centre-half,” Oscar said.