The FA Cup third-round draw had been made.
Bradford City vs. Leicester City.
Jake barely reacted when he saw it.
Another Premier League team. Another match where they'd be labeled underdogs. Nothing new.
The reaction from the media was predictable. Within minutes, the headlines started circulating:
"Leicester City to ease through to the next round?""Can Bradford cause another FA Cup shock?""Jake Wilson faces his toughest test yet!"
Jake scoffed at that last one. Toughest test? He had heard that line too many times.
They said it when they faced Arsenal. They said it before Crystal Palace. Before Sheffield United. Before every single time Bradford stepped onto the pitch against a team from a higher division.
And yet—Bradford kept winning.