Luton Town's overtaking of Wycombe Wanderers to top the League Two table once again put Luton on the front pages of many major English newspapers these past few days.
Amidst the media hype, Gao Bo instructed the players to maintain media silence, and no one from the team accepted media interviews during this period.
Because the team still had four league games to play, Gao Bo would not allow any slip-ups when victory was so close.
"We cannot be careless!! The closer we get to the end, the more cautious we must be!! We cannot afford to lose a single game!!!"
Before the rearranged match of the forty-second round, Gao Bo spoke to the players in the locker room like this!
Due to the FA Cup semi-finals, Luton Town's forty-second round League Two match was postponed to April 28th, where they would face Chesterfield at home.
This was a team in the middle of the league, and in terms of strength, they posed no threat to Luton Town. However, Gao Bo's biggest concern was that the team would become complacent and their form would drop, so Gao Bo did a lot of work on this aspect before the match.
Thanks to Gao Bo's encouragement, the players did not show any signs of complacency, and Luton Town put on a perfect performance at home in this match.
The final score of this game was three to zero!
The team's two forwards, Vardy and Charlie Austin, both scored goals, and Adam, who came on as a substitute in the second half, won a penalty for the team, which was converted by captain Kevin Keane!
After winning the rearranged match of the forty-second round of the league, Luton Town was already four points ahead of Wycombe Wanderers in the standings, with three rounds of league matches remaining.
As long as they got another six points, regardless of the situation with Wycombe Wanderers, Luton Town could win the league title.
In fact, Luton Town could have won the title early in the forty-fourth round of the league.
On May 1st, in the forty-fourth round of League Two, Luton Town challenged Barnet away, while at the same time, Wycombe Wanderers played their match away against Aldershot.
When the game reached the second half, John frequently picked up his phone to check the score of the other game.
"What's the situation over there?" Gao Bo was also very concerned about the other game.
"Still zero to zero!!" John restrained his excitement.
It would be best if Wycombe lost!! John prayed in his heart.
Wycombe Wanderers were still drawing zero to zero with their opponents away from home, while Luton Town was already leading Barnet two to zero!
If it ended with this score, Wycombe Wanderers would get one point, while Luton Town would take all three points. In this way, Luton Town's lead over Wycombe Wanderers would reach six points. In this case, Luton Town could basically declare themselves the league champions—unless Luton Town lost by a large margin in the last two rounds of the league, while Wycombe won by a large margin, only then would it be possible to close the huge gap in goal difference between the two sides!
However, John was ultimately disappointed, because in the final moments of the match, Wycombe Wanderers scored a goal, maintaining the four-point gap with Luton Town and retaining their faint hope of winning the league title.
"Don't worry about them, we just need to win in the next round of the league!" Gao Bo patted John on the shoulder to comfort him after the match.
John just wanted the team's championship to be confirmed as soon as possible, because the experience from being deducted thirty points to winning the league made John feel like he was dreaming. Until he had the trophy in his hands, John always felt empty inside.
In fact, even if Wycombe Wanderers won this round, not many people thought that Luton Town would let the championship slip out of their hands.
On May 4th, in the forty-fifth round of the league, Luton Town hosted Rochdale.
Luton Town was fighting for the championship, while Rochdale was fighting for a promotion play-off spot.
They were currently ranked ninth in the league, only one point away from seventh place, so for Rochdale, they still had a chance to play in the promotion play-offs.
But to beat Luton Town away from home? This was obviously very difficult. Luton Town had not lost a single game at home this season.
"League Match Point!!"
This was the headline of the "The Hatter" sports section. This match was clearly seen as a match for Luton Town to win the championship. As long as they won against their opponents at home, Luton Town would win the League Two championship one round in advance!
The match was held at three o'clock in the afternoon, and Kenilworth Road was shrouded in sunshine.
When the players appeared on the pitch, the cheers from the fans on the scene erupted like a volcanic eruption, melting the entire stadium into this enthusiastic atmosphere.
The stadium could only accommodate ten thousand fans, and outside the stadium, when the cheers from the stadium came out, the fans gathered outside the stadium also cheered.
Tens of thousands of fans gathered inside and outside the stadium, which made Luton Town's security department very nervous, and they sent hundreds of police officers to maintain order.
In order to facilitate the fans to watch the game, Luton Town specially put together a large screen in the square in front of the stadium, so that fans could watch the live broadcast of the game through the big screen.
All Luton Town fans were looking forward to it, looking forward to the team's victory in this game, looking forward to the team winning the League Two championship, and being promoted to League One as champions!
From the beginning of this game, Luton Town's players were quite excited.
When Charlie Austin sent the ball into the opponent's goal in the twenty-third minute of the game, the scene was completely boiling.
Fans threw towels, hats, or whatever else they had in their hands into the sky.
In the square outside the stadium, Luton Town fans also jumped up, and the entire Luton Town was plunged into a carnival!
One to zero!! Luton Town took the lead.
The first goal was very crucial, because for a team like Luton Town, which had an absolute advantage in League Two, as long as the first goal was scored, it meant that the game was basically won.
The fact was also true, Luton Town's second goal came very quickly.
In the thirty-first minute of the match, Vardy scored a goal in the penalty area, scoring Luton Town's second goal of the match!!
This goal completely put Luton Town fans at ease.
There was no suspense in the game, and the fans sang and danced in the stands, and even played the human wave.
The game entered the second half, and in the final moments, through a corner kick, centre-back George Pilkington headed in a goal, securing the victory!!
Three to zero, the league championship was basically a foregone conclusion!
There were three minutes of injury time in this game, but the referee did not wait for three minutes at all, but blew the whistle to end the game in the first minute.
The players on the substitutes' bench rushed into the field, and the players celebrated excitedly in the field.
On the coaching bench, Mel and John had already hugged each other and cried into tears. Lin Sen looked at the cheering crowd in the surrounding stands and felt that everything seemed to be in a dream.
Gao Bo did not rush into the field to celebrate. Before the start of this season, he was full of desire for this championship, but when he really won the league championship, he found that he was not really that excited in his heart.
This may be related to the fact that the League Two championship is really not a very awesome championship.
Gao Bo smiled and looked at the players celebrating in the field. He pulled out his palm from his trouser pocket and raised it to applaud.
Perhaps the league championship is really just a small goal for Gao Bo, but for Luton Town fans, this is something they will hardly forget in their lives.
From minus thirty points to the league championship, only every fan in the stands knows what kind of twists and turns the fans' mood has gone through during this period.
Gao Bo's eyes looked at the crowd in the field, and the cheers floated past his ears...
Next is...the FA Cup!
Gao Bo's eyes became firm.