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Chapter 227 The Football Association's Invitation
Chapter 227 The Football Association's Invitation
In fact, news about Newcastle’s insolvency began to appear in the newspapers from the beginning of 06. Although the chairman of the club, Freddie Sheffield, repeatedly declared that this was completely false, the team’s popularity fluctuated, and the record inevitably experienced a big decline.
Unfortunately, all this did not bring Newcastle on the right track. In the just-concluded 06-07 season, Newcastle still played the worst record in history. After the thrilling relegation, the acting head coach Rhodes was forced to resign!
At this time, although Newcastle barely stayed in the Premier League, the talk about the financial crisis has further intensified. Although the owner Freddie Sheffield insisted as always that the team's finances are still in a healthy state, they have not been able to provide a transfer budget for more than a month. In addition, the big-name players in the team have also been sold for cash...
Newcastle is clearly in dire straits!
Even the head star Michael Owen, if it weren't for the three-month injury that no one cares about, he would have been sold long ago!
To make matters worse, the Magpies’ owner, Mr. Freddie Sheffield, was caught by The Sun when he met with the rich man Mick Ashley not long ago. Everyone knows that Mick Ashley has been eyeing Newcastle for a long time, so at this time Sheffield and Ashley are meeting, and the content of the discussion will be that any fool can come out...
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 shares of Magpie held by these small shareholders at the lowest price. Of course, if he can buy another part from Sheffield and hold more than 50.00% of the shares, then everything will be complete!
Adopting a holding method rather than a buyout is the reason why Li Tongfan dared to make this gamble.
You have self-knowledge. You must know that even if Newcastle is in a financial crisis, with the financial resources that Lao Li has worked so hard to accumulate, he can only buy half a magpie at most. If Li Tongfan has enough money in the circle, he may monopolize it, but the opportunity is fleeting. Lao Li can't wait anymore!
Of course, the above speculation is only an ideal state, and things will not be so simple!According to Tolosi-Tang's investigation, even if all the minority shareholders' shares are swallowed up in one go, they will only account for about 20.00% at most, which is far from enough to achieve terror!And now that Mick Ashley came out halfway, Li Tongfan's plan to extort shares from Sheffield seemed impossible to implement!
"...Tang, how much is my total net worth now? I think that some time ago, the overdraft plan has accumulated some capital?" Li Tongfan read all the information, and turned his head impatiently and asked: "Boss, tell me, how many digits are in my bank card?
“等我算算……，你在皇家马德里的税后年薪是245万英镑左右，扣去【闪闪红星】的相关费用和你在国内的几笔指出，现在还剩余200万……至于其他……“托洛西-唐摊开手中的文件，拿出笔记本电脑飞快地计算起来：“李宁的赞助合同为四年2000万人民币，百事可乐5年1500万英镑、沃达丰电信3年1000万英镑、吉利剃须刀4年2000万英镑、奥迪汽车2年800万英镑、阿玛尼服装4年500万英镑……”
At the end, Tolosi-Tang couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief: "God, you have at least 5000 million pounds in your bank card now..." At this point, Tang suddenly showed a strange smile on his face: "...to tell you some bad news, do you know? Li, because you require all endorsement contract fees to be settled in one go, regardless of the length of time, a new nickname about you has begun to be circulated among major European sponsors..."
Seeing Tang's dumbfounded expression, Lao Li had a bad premonition in his heart, but finally he asked very cooperatively: "Uh, how did those damn capitalists arrange Lao Tzu?"
"...money-gathering devil!!!" Tolosi-Tang closed the laptop on his lap, 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 your legendary record in Real Madrid, absolutely no sponsor would be willing to settle four or five years of endorsement fees at once... But now that you have left Real Madrid, the commercial image will inevitably be affected. I guess these guys have already regretted their career..."
Li Tongfan lay on the green bamboo rocking chair and curled his lips: "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 used to the bragging expression of men these days, so he doesn't think it's strange, but he quickly thought of another thing, frowning and asked: "Speaking of leaving Real Madrid, Lee, I think you didn't handle this matter well. The fans will definitely feel betrayed because of your departure. You should explain clearly before leaving, and at least give an acceptable reason, which will help your personal image..."
"Do you think someone will understand if I explain it 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 never forgive me... Moreover, some things will be regarded as sophistry if I say it from my mouth, but if it is said by another person, the credibility will be much higher!"
At the end, Li Tongfan lay back again, with a smirk on his face: "Do you see that everything is resolved now? Florentino helped me clear up all my grievances. Hehe, in the eyes of Real Madrid fans, I am still the hero of the city. Everyone is repenting to God for wronging me... Doesn't this help me establish a positive image? You must know that I have never said anything bad about Real Madrid or Calderon from the beginning to the end! Ha!"
Tolosi-Tang had to admit that he was defeated by this shameless guy. Speaking of which, Calderon and Mijatovi were strange and pitiful. Just because they sold two of Li's confidantes during the winter break, they were almost turned into lunatics by this master... It really is not ordinary revenge!
Tolosi Tang understood that if Li Tongfan had not kept silent, it would not be easy for Florentino to take advantage of this incident to bring down Calderon, but Tang did not understand why Li would be willing to help Florentino, just because he hated Calderon?Uncle England had a premonition that Li Tongfan's intentions were definitely not that simple!
"Li, one last question." Uncle England put on a curious look: "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 still become the focus of attention..."
"If possible, I don't want to own a club. It's just a self-protection strategy..." Li Tongfan was asked by Tang's words, lying on the rocking chair, looking at the blue sky leisurely: "Since what happened with Robinho and Juan Mata, I vowed that things beyond my control will never happen again. The feeling of powerlessness is terrifying..."
Li Tongfan did not finish all his thoughts. The means of his fame is the FM system. Only by firmly controlling everything around him and arming himself like a fortress can others not discover his secrets...
Moreover, only in this way can I create talents as I like, 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 so hard to be sold by the club's executives for cash!
In fact, Li Tongfan knows what kind of guy he is. Even if he is allowed to run a team, he is not that kind of material. After the [Koala Project] is successful, Lao Li will be a hand-off shopkeeper who hides behind the scenes. As long as others do not threaten his interests, then he can coach the team to play games with peace of mind!
Lao Li is absolutely unwilling to get involved in the intrigue. After all, FM2007 is an infinite streaming system that kills people without blood.
In the final analysis, everything is just to live well!
Just when Li Tongfan was lying on the green bamboo rocking chair and staring at the blue sky, a burst of cheerful music suddenly sounded out of thin air. It was the fragment of "Force of Destiny" by the famous opera singer Verdi - the ringtone of Tolosi Don's mobile phone!
Tang gave an apologetic look, stood up and went to the side to answer the phone, but after only talking for a few words, he covered the receiver and walked over with excitement written all over his face: "Li, it's Mr. Brian Barwick's call, he wants to talk to you..."
Brian Barwick?
A little familiar name, Li Tongfan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that this man is not the famous CEO of the Football Association?Could it be...
A somewhat absurd idea flashed through Li Tongfan's mind. He reached out to answer the phone, and after chatting for a few words, he confirmed his guess—due to the poor record of the national team in the European Cup qualifiers, the FA could no longer keep an eye on the pressure of domestic public opinion and was about to change coaches!
Brian Barwick hopes that Li Tongfan can take over the coach of McLaren and lead the Three Lions to the 08 European Cup!
Li Tongfan originally wanted to reject subconsciously, 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 Beckham seems to be the only one in the world who can make such a performance...
After a little hesitation, Lao Li agreed to Brian Barwick's invitation, expressing his willingness to go to the Wembley office to avoid talking, and then he heard a breath of relief from the phone, and then hung up...
Coaching the England national team?Should be a good challenge, right?But a few days ago, the Internet was crazy about Capello or the scandal between Lippi and the FA, and there was nothing wrong with me. How could I suddenly find myself?
Lao Li is suddenly full of expectations for his trip to England, but before going to Wembley, there is one very important thing to do - transfer the game save file and upgrade the system to 2008!
Because today is already June 6, the contract between myself and Real Madrid in the FM29 system has finally expired, which means that the 2007-06 season is finally over, and the mandatory read-only files can be transferred!
In the 07-08 season, whether Madman Li can still be invincible depends on the result of this game save transfer! ——
A few more words today to explain the issues that some brothers are more concerned about:
1. About upgrading 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 did not develop satisfactorily in reality and became corrupted. In 2008, many new monsters appeared. In order to enhance the player's sense of substitution, an upgrade is necessary. After the upgrade, the system is still unique, and there will be no two systems with the same function!
2. To "acquire" a club, in fact, the brothers will understand later that it is not an acquisition, but a holding!It will not involve club management, just to maximize the rights of pig's feet in the club, so that it can really match the function of the head coach in the FM game!
Since it is Shuangwen, it is necessary to create a stage for the head coach to display his fists. Although the head coach of the Premier League is doing his best, if the top management is determined to sell someone or refuse to buy someone, the head coach will stare and have no choice!The sale of Juan Mata during the winter break caused such a big controversy in the book review area, so Xiaodao has to cut off the possibility of these situations from the plot, otherwise the pig's feet will do something beyond the authority of the head coach in the new club, and the reasonable party will be troubled again...
Again, some functions of the modifier can only be used after the pig's feet have mastered the club!
In today's chapter, the article also spent some pen and ink explaining the doubts in the book review area. I hope Xiaodao's explanation can satisfy you!
Finally, there is no fee for this passage!
(End of this chapter)