Back in the storyline's "present”: Clough alienates his players in their first training session, first by telling them that they can throw away any awards they have won because they "never won any of them fairly", and then making them start with a 7-a-side game, which Bremner points out Revie never made them do.
Kembali di cerita "saat ini," Clough mengasingkan pemainnya dalam sesi latihan pertama mereka, pertama dengan mengatakan kepada mereka bahwa mereka dapat membuang setiap penghargaan yang mereka telah menangi karena mereka "tidak pernah menang dengan adil," dan kemudian membuat mereka mulai dengan pertandingan tujuh orang satu tim.