champion godfather

Chapter 107 Volume [-] The Sky of Nottingham A Handshake
Chris Lark was right.In Wilford Lane between the youth team training base in the north and the first team training base in the south, Evan Dalgety and Tony Twain ran into each other.

Seeing Tang En approaching, Evan asked loudly, "Did you look for me, Tony?"

Almost at the same time, Tang En also asked, "Are you looking for me, Evan?"

The two were taken aback, and then laughed together.

"That's great. Look, Tony. The two of us have a tacit understanding, and we will cooperate very well in the future." Evan stood in front of Tang En and smiled.

Tang En shook his head slightly: "Evan, are we cooperating?"

"Not yet, of course, but... maybe in the future. What do you want from me, Tony?"

"What do you want from me, Evan?"

"It seems that our purpose is the same, let's go and chat while walking." Evan patted Dun En on the shoulder.

Tang En didn't move. He pointed to the direction and then to the north: "Which way to go?"

Evan looked up at the path covered with yellow and fallen leaves in front of him: "Just walk along this road."

It's late autumn now, and in summer, this path was once covered by dense tree shade. Tang En used to be hesitant about his future here, and felt very hesitant.Now a thick layer of fallen leaves has accumulated on the narrow road.Stepping on it makes a popping sound, soft as if walking on a carpet.Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye...

"Tony, what do you think of Collymore as a coach?" Evan asked, stepping on fallen leaves.

"It's a light year behind him as a player." Tang En replied.

"Well, I can see it too. He is not suitable to be a coach, at least not right now..."

"Then why did you choose him in the first place?"

"This... I can't tell you, Tony. But I can tell you another thing." Evan shook his head.

"Ok?"

"Get ready." Evan stopped and looked at Tang En and said.

"What are you getting ready for?" Tang En spread his hands.

Seeing Tang En's innocent expression, Evan smiled: "Tony, do you want me to tell you everything?"

"Okay, okay, I understand." Dunn raised his hand to indicate that he knew what Evan meant. "But can you tell me when exactly?"

"No. Because I don't know yet. But..." Evan looked up at the sky, "It should be soon."

Tang En originally wanted to find Evan to take over Wood's beating of Collymore. If Evan insisted on firing Wood, he would resign and leave along with him.Unexpectedly, he waited for such great news-yes, I will return to the city stadium soon!Go back to the place that should belong to me!

Just when Tang En was secretly happy, Evan poured cold water on him: "Oh, I forgot, there is one more thing... Maybe it's better to let you know in advance."

Tang En smelled something bad from Evan's tone.He looked at Evan, waiting quietly for him to finish speaking.

"You may... need to choose a new captain, Tony."

"What?" Tang En understood the meaning of Evan's oblique words. "Dawson is leaving the team?!"

Evan nodded.

This news shocked Twain, not just the fact that the pillar of the team was leaving.He remembered that Michael Dawson left the Forest Team in January 2005, and there was still more than a year left!
"How could this be..." Tang En murmured.

"Dawson was disappointed with my decision to have Collymore as manager, he had lost confidence in the team after a winless streak. And, you know, for young players, the appeal of a superteam is obvious. Bigger." Evan explained from the side.He did not shirk his responsibility.

"Which team?"

"what?"

"Which team is Dawson going to?"

"Tottenham Hotspur."

Sure enough... Tang En suddenly thought of someone again, and he asked, "Apart from Dawson, who else wants to leave?"

Evan looked at Dunn in surprise: "How do you know there are still people leaving? That's right. Reid is also going to Tottenham with Dawson."

Nothing has changed except the time... who is involved in the transfer, where the transfer is going, etc. There is still one more question to be determined.

"How much did Tottenham pay for the two of them?"

"800."

"British pound?" Tang En asked.

"Sterling." Evan nodded.

The same goes for transfer fees.

Seeing Tony Twain bowed his head and remained silent, Evan thought he was dissatisfied with the deal, so he explained: "Tony, you know... For the Forest team that has just gone through a transfer crisis, 800 million is not a small sum , we have no reason to reject this offer."

Tang En shook his head lightly: "I understand... I understand. 800 million, 800 million... But, Evan. I ask you a question, please answer me seriously."

"Tell me, Tony."

"You left your own business in the United States, promised your old-fashioned father to return to England, and took over this crisis-ridden club for what? What are you trying to do? You are a businessman! Please don't tell me to be filial to your father. Forest loves words like that!"

Hearing Tang En's questioning, Evan was silent for a long time.Tang En didn't urge him to answer his own question, but just stood beside him, waiting for him to speak.

"Tony... If I say it, it's for making money. Do you believe it?" Evan looked at Tang En.

Tang En was also looking at him, from his expression and eyes to determine whether he was lying or not. "I do. But do you know that there are countless football clubs in the world, how many of them make money?"

"We have our own plan for this, Tony. I am the chairman of the club's board of directors, and I am in charge of running the team. Naturally, I don't want her to make me lose money. Isn't the Manchester United club making money for the Edwards family?"

Tang En didn't know anything about running a club, and he didn't want to get entangled with Evan in a field he wasn't familiar with.So he changed the direction: "Very well, you have your own plan. Do you know how many sources of financial income a football club comes from?"

"Of course." Evan nodded, "TV broadcasting, various sponsors, player transfers, ticket revenue, and commercial development of other related products and facilities."

"Ha, it seems that you really put in a lot of effort, Evan. Alright, let's take Manchester United as an example, or the goal... Let me tell you how to make money from my professional point of view." Dunn stretched out a finger, "Television fees are the biggest source of income. The more games your team is broadcast on TV, the more broadcast fees you can get. You must be very clear about this."

"Yeah." Evan nodded.

"Then, which do you think is more between the broadcast fees of the First Division and the broadcast fees of the Super League?"

"Of course it's the Super League..."

"Very good. So how many broadcasts do you think a bad team playing in the A-League can get? We're in the A-League now and we're getting the big TV bills? Aren't we with the other guys? All teams have experienced an economic disaster."

"Tony, the situation is very complicated. If the independent digital station hadn't closed down, we wouldn't have worked so hard..."

"Okay, I know. So let's talk about the sponsors. What kind of team can attract more world-class corporate sponsors? Vodafone, Nike, Adidas, Opel, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Fly` Emirates...wait a minute, what kind of team would attract them? A crappy team in the First Division?"

Evan was not an idiot, he already knew what Dunn was going to say.

"I know Evan that you want to make money, but what is the basis for attracting capital? The team must have good results, be promoted to a higher level league, win championships, honors! Attract global attention! Then we can talk about other things ...You know this truth better than I do. What is the basis for winning championships and honors? Excellent players, a stable team! Now you sold the captain and the main left midfielder of the team, just for the damn 800 million GBP!" Tang En paced in front of Evan, waving his arms, feeling a little emotional, "If you wait a few more years, you can sell it for 800 million or even 800 million! Why? Because we can raise To the Super League, if they can win the championship, they can be selected for the national team! At that time, their value will rise and all boats will rise, and countless clubs will rush to negotiate their transfer fees with you.

Dunn paused, and his tone softened a lot: "Evan, I understand your difficulties. The club needs money...you want to make money, I want honors, we all have very lofty goals. But one will only be sold at a low price. The main player, the team of the star of hope is destined to have no future. If you believe me, I can lay a solid foundation for your money-making plan. I can't help you make money, but I can help you win. Do you believe me , Evan?"

He looked at Evan, and Evan looked at him.

"I trust you, Tony."

Tang En nodded: "You are right, Evan. We have a good understanding and we will cooperate well. Well, Dawson and Reed are already in the past, let's stop talking about them. The club's debt already settled?"

"Solved, £1000 million...that's not a small amount."

"Is it 1000 million in total in the past few years?"

Evan laughed: "That's right, my dad has already paid some, and I paid off all the debts after I took over. When you come back, you will be a completely healthy Nottingham Forest with zero debt!"

(End of this chapter)