Football Academy by Tom Palmer & Brian Williamson

Author:Tom Palmer & Brian Williamson
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780141932392
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2009-12-04T16:00:00+00:00

‘Well played today, Craig,’ Yunis said.

‘Thanks,’ Craig replied. Cagey.

Yunis hadn’t quite worked out what he was going to say. He’d considered telling Steve about Craig’s dad. But, like his own dad, he was worried Craig wouldn’t want him to. So he decided he had to talk to Craig first.

And he also knew he had to be direct.

‘My dad saw you at the prison,’ he said.

‘Yeah?’ Craig said, in a way that made Yunis think he should mind his own business.

‘It can’t be easy,’ Yunis said, thinking straight away that he’d put his foot in it.

‘Do you want another fight?’ Craig said sharply.

‘No,’ Yunis answered. He was scared. He didn’t want a fight with Craig. Not again, like they’d had earlier in the season. ‘I want to ask if I can help.’

‘Well, you can’t.’ Craig had stopped walking. He was shouting now. ‘You and your dad – and his fancy car – can stay out of it. All right?’

‘All right,’ Yunis said. ‘I will.’ Craig scared him when he was like this.

But now Ryan was jogging back to them. ‘What’s going on?’ he said.

Craig threw the cones he’d been carrying to the ground. His face was red with anger.

‘What’s going on is that both of you –’ he looked at Yunis and Ryan in turn – ‘need to keep your noses out of my business. So what about my dad? Yours aren’t much better. They’re rubbish parents. Your dad couldn’t be bothered to come and see you until weeks into the season. And as for your mum, Ryan, she’s the worst parent I’ve ever seen. So there’s no need to be so smug, is there?’

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