June 1st, 2024 –
The summer break had officially begun, and most of the players were scattered across different parts of the world—some were on vacation with their families, some were training on their own, and others were simply enjoying the rare downtime after a long, grueling season.
For them, the work was on pause.
For Jake Wilson? It had only just begun.
He sat alone in his office at the training ground, the blinds half-drawn, allowing a faint beam of sunlight to stretch across his desk. The air was still, the room eerily quiet, save for the sound of his pen tapping rhythmically against the wooden surface.
A full month had passed since that unforgettable night at Wembley—the greatest night in Bradford City's modern history. The celebrations had been wild, the entire city had been swept up in the euphoria of promotion, and for a brief moment, Jake had allowed himself to enjoy it.
But that was over now.