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17Chapter1
DannyMacDonaldlivedforfootball.
Heplayedit,watchedit,talkedanddreamedaboutit.Itwashisbestlessonatschoolandhisfavouritegameatbreak.Athomeliekickedafootballaroundthegarden,andattheparkhegottogetherwithhisfriendsforakickabout.
Youwanttoknowifhewasanygoodatfootball?
Hewasn’tbrilliant,buthewasn’tbad.Sometimeshewasontheschoolunder-twelvesteam,andsometimeshewasn’t.
Whenhewas,hepretendedhewasplayingforLowgateUnited.
DannyhadtheLowgatehomestripandtheawaystrip.Healsohadthescarf,thepyjamas,theduvetcover,thenotebook,thesocks,andfourwallsfullofposters.
Hisfavouriteposter,onhisbedroomdoor,wasashotofKeithConnollybeltinginawinner
KeithConnollywasLowgate’scaptainandtheirstarstriker.Whenhejoinedthem,theyshotintothePremierLeague.Hecouldmakestunninggoalsoutofnothing.Hecouldwhackaballintothenetwithhisleftfootfrominsidehisownhalf.
Chapter2
OnedayinJanuary,afterschool,Dannyhurriedthroughhishomework.HewantedtowatchTV.Keith
Connollywasdoinganinterviewonthelocalnewsprogramme.
Dannyhopedthatthetelevisionwouldn'tgofuzzyorlosethesoundwhenKeithConnollywastalking.Itwasanoldset,anditdidthingslikethat.
Itbuzzedandflickeredabit,butatlastKeithConnolly'ssmilingfaceappearedonthescreen.
‘WhatIreallylikeaboutplayingforLowgate,’hesaid,‘isthefans.They’rethebest.Theyalwaysturnoutforus.It’sfantasticrunningontothepitchtoallthatcheeringandchanting.’
DannywishedhecouldbeinthatcrowdatJamStreet,theLowgateground,butthepriceofasingleticketwaswayaboveanythinghecouldafford.
Therewasnochanceofthewholefamilygoing,orevenjustDannyandGareth,hislittlebrother.
‘YouwonagainonSaturday,’saidthereporter.‘Didtheteamgoouttocelebrate?
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‘Wewentforamealtogether,’saidKeithConnolly,‘butIhavetobecarefulaboutwhatIeat,becauseIwanttostayfit.Ilovedoughnuts…’
Thenthesoundwentfuzzy,andDannyjumpedupandthumpedthetopofthesettomakeitcomeonagain.
Hehadn'tmissedmuch.Buthehadmissedsomethingimportant.
KeithConnollyhadbeensaying,‘…butI’mnotallowedtoeatdoughnuts.’
Dannyhadn’theardthathit.AllheheardwasKeithConnollyloveddoughnuts.AndattheendofDanny’sstreetwasabakery.Itsoldthebiggest,stickiest,jammiestgooeydoughnutsevermade.
Chapter3
WhenDannywenttobed,helaywide-awakeunderhisLowgateduvet,makingplans.HehadtofindawayofgettingthosedoughnutstoKeithConnolly.
Inhishouseontheothersideofthecity,KeithConnollywaslyingawake,too,underhisLowgateduvet.Hewasthinkingofdoughnuts.Hewasn’thappy.
Hewishedhehadn’tsaidanythingonTVaboutdoughnuts.Now,howeverhardhetried,stopthinkingaboutthem.Enormousgooey,stickydoughnuts,oozingwithstrawberryjam.
Butyoucan’tbeastopstrikerandeatdoughnuts.
Theteamlivedonchicken,fish,vegetables,pasta,andfreshfruit.Doughnutsweremadeofallthethingstheymustn’teat–Hegroaned,pulledtheduvetoverhishead,andtriedtosleep.
Dannyknewthatdoughnutshadtobeeatenfresh.Youcan’tsendtheminthepost.IfhewasgoingtogetdoughnutstoKeithConnolly,hewouldhavetodeliverthem.He’dmeetKeithConnollyfacetoface!
Hedidn’tknewwhereKeithConnollylived,sohecould’ttakethemtohishouse.Andnobodywasallowedneartheteamattrainingsessions.
He’dhavetogotogroundonamatchday,gettoplayers’dressingroom,andhandthemtoKeithConnollyhimself.Hewasn’tgoingtoleavethemwithasecurityguard.Hemightforgetaboutthem,orscoffthemwithhiscoffee.
Thereweretwoproblems.
Firstly,togetintotheground,he’dneedamatchticket.Headdeditallup.IfheusedhisChristmesmoney,savedhispocketmoney,andgotpaidforwashingthecarandwalkingnextdoor’sGreatDane,hecouldraiseenoughforaticket.Hewouldalsohaveenoughforthebusfare,andthedoughnuts.
Thesecondwasharder.
Gettinginsidetheplayers’changingroomatJamStreetwaslikebreakingintoarock.Thereweresecurityguards,andadogthatlookedlikeitsmotherwasawolfanditsfatherwasadinosaur.Dannywouldhavetoworkouthowtogetpastthatlot.
Therewasplentyoftime.Itwouldtakeweekstosavethemoney,soDoughnutDaywouldbesometimeinMarchorApril.
Chapter4
KeithConnollywenttotrainingeveryday,tryinghardnottothinkaboutdoughnuts.Themorehetried,themorehethoughtaboutthem.Hecouldn’tconcentrateontraining.Hewonderedwhatwarmdoughnutswithicecreamwouldbelike.
Theverythoughtmadehimmissaneasyheader.
Themanager,BigBriantheBoss,noticedit.‘Twentypress-ups,Connolly!
’heroared.
Buthehadtoroarittwice,becauseKeithwasstillthin
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