Chapter 227 Invitation From the English Football Association
In fact, since the beginning of 2006, news about Newcastle's insolvency has been reported in the newspapers. Although the club chairman Freddie Sheffield has repeatedly claimed that this is completely false, the team's morale is unstable and the performance has inevitably declined. In February 2006, Newcastle coach Souness resigned and left the team. Youth training director Rod took over temporarily, and former England ace center Alan Shearer served as an assistant coach as a player!
Unfortunately, all this did not put Newcastle on the right track. In the just-concluded 2006-07 season, Newcastle still played the worst record in history. After narrowly avoiding relegation, acting head coach Rod was forced to resign!
At this time, although Newcastle barely stayed in the Premier League, the claims of financial crisis were further intensified. Although the owner Freddie Sheffield has always been tough and claimed that the team's finances are still in a healthy state, he has been unable to provide a transfer budget for more than a month, and the big-name stars in the team have been sold for cash...
Newcastle is obviously in dire straits!
Even the star player Michael Owen would have been sold off long ago if no one was interested in him because he was injured for three months!
What's worse is that the owner of the Magpies, Mr. Freddie Sheffield, met with the wealthy Mick Ashley not long ago and was caught by The Sun. Everyone knows that Mick Ashley has been eyeing Newcastle for a long time, so when Sheffield and Ashley meet at this time, what they will discuss is something that only a fool can think of...
In such a precarious situation, many small shareholders of Newcastle have begun to sell their shares. What Li Tongfan needs to do now is to seize the opportunity to buy the Magpies shares held by these small shareholders at the lowest price. Of course, if he can buy another part from Sheffield and control more than 50%, then everything will be perfect!
Taking the form of controlling instead of buying out, this is the reason why Li Tongfan dared to make this gamble.
It is important for people to know themselves. Even if Newcastle is in a financial crisis, with the money that Lao Li has worked so hard to accumulate, he can only buy half of the Magpies at most. If he waits a few more years for Li Tongfan to make enough money, he may be able to monopolize it, but the opportunity is fleeting, and Lao Li can no longer wait!
Of course, the above speculation is just an ideal state, and things will not be so simple! According to Torosi Tang's investigation, even if all the shares of small shareholders are swallowed up in one go, it will only account for about 20% at most, which is far from enough to achieve terror! And now Mick Ashley has come out halfway, and Li Tongfan's plan to take shares from Sheffield seems to be impossible to implement!
"... Tang, how much is my current net worth? I think the overdraft plan a while ago has accumulated some capital, right?" Li Tongfan finished reading all the information, and asked impatiently, "Butler, tell me quickly, how many digits are there in my bank card?" "Let me calculate..., your annual salary after tax at Real Madrid is about 2.45 million pounds. After deducting the relevant expenses of [Shining Red Star] and your several domestic expenditures, there is still 2 million left... As for the rest..." Torosi-Tang spread out the documents in his hand, took out his laptop and quickly calculated "Li Ning's sponsorship contract is 20 million RMB for four years, Pepsi for 15 million pounds for five years, Vodafone for 10 million pounds for three years, Geely razor for 20 million pounds for four years, Audi for 8 million pounds for two years, Armani for 5 million pounds for four years..."
At the end, Torosi-Tang couldn't help but let out a sigh: "God, you have at least 50 million pounds in your bank card now..." At this point, Tang's face suddenly showed a strange smile: "...I'll tell you some bad news, do you know? Li, because you require all endorsement contract fees to be settled in one lump sum regardless of the number of years, a new nickname about you has begun to circulate among major European sponsors..."
Looking at Tang's expression of not knowing whether to laugh or cry, Lao Li had a bad premonition in his heart, but in the end he still cooperated and asked: "Uh, how did those damn capitalists frame me?"
"...Money-making devil!!! "Tolosi Tang closed the laptop on his knees, and did not hide the admiration on his face: "You can think of such a request, Li, if it weren't for the huge Chinese market behind you, plus the legendary record you played in Real Madrid, absolutely no sponsor would be willing to pay off the endorsement fee for four or five years at a time... But now that you have left Real Madrid, your commercial image will inevitably be affected. I guess these guys have regretted it..." Li Tongfan lay on the green bamboo rocking chair and pouted: "Ha, cunning capitalists will not do business at a loss. They will soon find out how wise it is to invest in me..." Tolosi Tang has been accustomed to the self-praising expression of the sultry man these days, and he doesn't think it's strange, but he soon thought of another thing and frowned and asked: "Speaking of leaving Real Madrid, Li, I don't think you handled this matter well. The fans will definitely feel betrayed by your departure. You should explain it clearly before leaving, at least give an acceptable reason, which will help your personal image..."
"Do you think anyone will understand if I explain at that time?" Li Tongfan finally sat up from the green bamboo rocking chair, his expression became serious: "Leaving means leaving. No matter how I explain, the fans will not forgive me. …Furthermore, some things will be regarded as quibbles if they come from my mouth, but if another person says it, the credibility will be much higher!”
At the end of his speech, Li Tongfan lay back again with a bad smile on his face: "Don't you see everything is settled now? Florentino helped me clear all my grievances. Hey, now in the minds of Real Madrid fans, I am still a hero in the city, and everyone is repenting to God for wronging me... Doesn't this help me establish a positive image? You know that I never said anything about Real Madrid or Calder? Don’t say anything bad! Ha!”
Tolosi Don had to admit that he was defeated by this shameless guy. Speaking of which, Calderon and Mijatovi were strangely pitiful. Just because they sold two of Madman Li's confidants during the winter break, they were defeated by this shameless guy. I almost turned into a lunatic... Sure enough, this is not an ordinary grudge!
Tolosi Tang understood that if Li Tongfan had not remained silent, it would not have been easy for Florentino to use this matter to bring down Calderon, but Tang did not understand why Li would be willing to help Florentino. Just a grudge against Calderon? Uncle England had a hunch that Li Tongfan's intention was definitely not that simple!
"Lee, one last question," the English uncle said, pretending to be a curious child: "Why are you so keen on controlling a club? You must know that with your ability, even if you are an ordinary head coach, you can become The center of attention..."
"If possible, I don't want to own a club. This is just a self-protection strategy..." Li Tongfan was asked what was on his mind by Tang's words. He lay on the rocking chair and looked at the blue sky leisurely: "Since Robinney After what happened to O and Juan Mata, I swore that nothing beyond my control would happen again. The feeling of powerlessness was terrifying..."
Li Tongfan did not finish all his thoughts. The means by which he became famous was the FM system. Only by firmly controlling everything around him and arming it like a fortress would he not be discovered by others. My own secret...
Moreover, only in this way can I create talents at will, buy players, and coach the team according to FM's development path, and there will be no sad situation where the players I have worked hard to cultivate are sold by the club's senior management for cash!
In fact, Li Tongfan knows what kind of thing he is. Even if he is asked to run a team, he is not that material. After the [Koala Project] succeeds, Lao Li will be a hands-off shopkeeper hidden behind the scenes. As long as others If your own interests are not threatened, then you can coach the team and play games with peace of mind!
Lao Li is definitely not willing to get involved in the intrigue. After all, FM2007 is an unlimited flow system that kills people without blood. Running a club does not bring character points. Leading the team well in the game is the only way to save life!
In the end, everything is just to live well!
Just when Li Tongfan was lying on the green bamboo rocking chair and staring at the blue sky in trance, a burst of cheerful music suddenly sounded out of thin air. It was a fragment of the famous opera singer Verdi's "Force of Destiny" - Tolosi Tang's Cell phone ringtone!
Tang gave an apologetic look, stood up and walked aside to answer the phone, but after only chatting for a few words, he covered the phone and walked over with excitement written on his face: "Lee, this is Brian Balvik." Mr.’s call, he wants to talk to you..."
Brian Balvik?
Li Tongfan was stunned for a moment by the familiar name, and suddenly realized, wasn't this the famous CEO of the Football Association? Could it be...
A somewhat absurd idea flashed through Li Tongfan's mind, and he reached out to pick up the phone. After chatting for a few words, he confirmed his suspicion - due to the poor performance of the national team in the European Cup qualifiers, the FA could no longer keep an eye on the country. Due to the pressure of public opinion, we are ready to change the coach!
Brian Balwick hopes that Li Tongfan can take over McLaren's coaching staff and lead the Three Lions to the 2008 European Cup!
Li Tongfan subconsciously wanted to refuse, but a name suddenly jumped into Lao Li's heart - David Beckham! ! ! If Beckham wants to win the World Footballer of the Year next year, he must have a dominant performance in the European Cup. And it seems that he is the only one in the world who can make Beckham perform like this...
After a slight hesitation, Lao Li agreed to Brian Barwick's invitation and expressed his willingness to go to the Wembley office to avoid the discussion. Then he heard a sigh of relief from the other side of the phone, and then hung up...
Coaching the England national team? It should be a good challenge, right? However, in the past few days, the Internet has been crazy about the scandals between Capello or Lippi and the Football Association. He has nothing to do with him, so how could he suddenly be found?
Lao Li was suddenly full of expectations for his trip to England, but before going to Wembley, there was one very important thing to do - transfer the game save and upgrade the system to 2008!
Because today is the end of the contract between myself and Real Madrid in the 2007 system, which means that the 2006-07 season is finally over, and the mandatory read-only files can be transferred!
Whether Crazy Li can still be invincible in the 07-08 season depends on the result of this game archive transfer! ——
Today, I will say a few more words to explain some issues that brothers are more concerned about:
1. About the upgrade from FM2007 to FM2008
Xiaodao has already said that it is to update the database and improve the system settings. In addition, many monsters in FM2007 have not developed as expected in reality and have fallen. In 2008, many new monsters have emerged. In order to enhance the players' sense of substitution, upgrading is necessary, and the system is still unique after the upgrade, and there will not be two systems with the same functions!
2. "Acquisition" of the club, in fact, brothers will understand later that it is not acquisition, but just controlling! It will not involve the operation of the club, but just to maximize the rights of the pig feet in the club, so that it can really match the head coach function in the FM game!
Since it is a cool article, it is necessary to create a stage for the head coach to show his fists. Although the Premier League head coach has great power, if the top management is determined to sell someone or refuse to buy someone, the head coach can't do anything! The fact that Juan Mata was sold off during the winter break caused such a big debate in the book review area, so Xiaodao has to cut off the possibility of qualifying in these situations from the plot, otherwise the pig feet will do something beyond the authority of the head coach in the new club, and the rational party will make a fuss again...
Again, some functions of the modifier can only be used after the pig feet have mastered the club!
In today's chapter, the article also spent some time to explain the doubts in the book review area. I hope Xiaodao's explanation can still satisfy you!
Finally, this paragraph is free of charge!