Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 296 Inside Story and Worries

"The Saudis bought Millwall's shares? In other words, Millwall is about to change bosses? Is there any specific news?"

When the fans saw the news from the media, they couldn't wait to know the specific news. The acquisition of a Premier League club is definitely big news. Not only Millwall fans are concerned, but other fans are also very concerned.

If the average team is better, Millwall is different, because their results are so good that they have attracted the attention of the entire English football.

In England's open football environment, it is not surprising that foreign capital has settled in.

The acquisition of Chelsea three years ago has become a typical example. The Russian oligarch Abramovich’s big money shocked the world, and it also made many fans of small clubs look forward to the acquisition of the club by foreign capital, so that the club can get a lot of money.

Of course, there are also negative teaching materials.

For example, Manchester United.

The Glazer family's acquisition of Manchester United encountered strong resistance from Manchester United fans. The result was as expected. The power of the fans seemed to be very strong, but under the international capital, they still couldn't make any waves.

In the end, the Glazer family completed the acquisition of Manchester United with a high loan, and at the same time, it also burdened Manchester United with high debts. Up to now, most of Manchester United's operations have been working hard to repay the debt. In other words, Manchester United was acquired After that, the club became poorer instead.

There are two examples of acquisitions. When encountering acquisitions, fans will be divided into two factions: one faction supports the acquisition of Millwall Club, and they believe that international capital may bring a good economic environment to Millwall; One faction is against the takeover, their reason is 'without international capital, Millwall's performance is also very good'.

The latter has won a lot of support.

If it is not for the development of the club, that is, to improve the performance, the English still resist foreign capital. In the eyes of many people from other continents, Europeans are very open, and the European market is also very open, but England absolutely It is a special country. The laws of England are very open, and the football business atmosphere is the best in the world, but the traditional English people are very conservative.

The English are unwilling to accept change.

When the news of Millwall's takeover came out, many fans wanted to get specific news, and at the same time they went to the gate of the Millwall club to protest and demonstrate.

"We are against takeovers!"

"Grigory's chairman is doing well! We want the club to function properly."

"Boycott the Saudis!"

"Saudis! Get out of Millwall!"

"..."

The fans gathered more and more that day, and there were almost 1000 people in the afternoon. The nearby police station had to send extra manpower to maintain order, and urged the Millwall club to come forward and 'clarify' the news.

But is there any clarification in the news?
Grigory has already sold his shares to the Saudis. He is not in the club at all in order to 'avoid suspicion'. It is uncertain whether he will serve as the chairman until the end of the game. Most of the shares in the club already belong to foreign Saudi capital. It's happened, it's too late to say anything.

At this time, Ebenezer stood up, and he took several club officials to persuade the fans to leave. The explanation he gave was, "We can't stop the high-level changes. The club will still grow and operate, so don't worry about it. "

Next, Zhang Yang also had to stand up. He was actually unwilling to come forward. The change in the shares of the high-level executives had nothing to do with him. Fans gathered to demonstrate, and the club's senior management should worry about it.

But the gathering of fans affected the first team training.

When the team is training normally, there are always a group of fans protesting outside, which will definitely affect the training state. Zhang Yang emphasized to the players, "Don't be affected by the news outside, there will be no changes in our team, just need to be normal. Training and competitions are enough, our goals will not change because of club changes!"

Then Zhang Yang appeared in front of the club.

When Ebenezer and others came forward, the fans ignored them at all and continued to shout and protest, but seeing Zhang Yang appearing, the fans in front of the club consciously quieted down.

This is the influence of publicity.

After leading the team for more than a year, Zhang Yang has proved his ability with his results. Almost all Millwall fans will absolutely support Zhang Yang, even the famous "football hooligans" among the fans, and even people with racial discrimination Zhang Yang is very satisfied with his coaching. They said, "We oppose the Chinese coaching Millwall, but we don't object to Zhang Yang's coaching, because Zhang Yang is different and he can bring the team unimaginable good results!"

That's incredible!
Dating back to more than a year ago, when Dennis Wise was the player and team leader, Millwall was still working hard to avoid relegation. The fans felt that it was already great to be able to successfully avoid relegation. As a result, Millwall made great efforts in the second half of the schedule. , and in turn won the British Championship with continuous victories.

At the beginning of the season, many media also questioned Zhang Yang's ability to coach the team in the Premier League.

The Premier League and the English Championship are different. Good results for half a season do not mean that they are capable of taking the position of head coach. Millwall fans feel that it is already quite remarkable for Millwall to be able to avoid relegation in the Premier League. The comments are all, "Millwall has locked the relegation quota in advance."

The results of it?
Millwall is now number one in the league!

Such a miraculous head coach is loved by any fan.

Zhang Yang also established prestige among the fans with this. No fans would openly oppose him, and almost all Millwall gave him absolute support.

When Zhang Yang appeared in front of the fans, many people planned to go over and ask for autographs. Fortunately, the police and security guards did a good job. They stopped the fanatical fans and let Zhang Yang not be surrounded by fans without embarrassment.

Zhang Yang picked up the microphone and said to the fans, "I know why you are here, and I understand your thoughts, but many things cannot be controlled."

"I can't judge whether the club's shareholding change is good or bad, but no matter what happens, I am still the head coach of the team. As long as I am still the head coach, I will ensure the stability of the team and ensure that our games will not be affected by others. Affected by the news!"

"So, please rest assured that the team will not be affected, we are still chasing the goal and moving forward!"

Zhang Yang's shouting made the fans quiet a lot. They even forgot the original intention of coming. Some fans immediately shouted and asked, "Zhang! Can you tell me, what is the goal of the team?"

Old question!

If a group of reporters came to ask, Zhang Yang would definitely say it was "the top six".

But the fan base is different.

Zhang Yang pondered for a while, and instead of answering directly, he said with a smile, "The target? It's just what you think!"

After Zhang Yang finished speaking, he left with the excuse of 'sorry, the team still has to practice', but the fans present were not in the mood to protest, and they talked about the last sentence——
"Same as we thought? What's that?"

"Is it the champion?"

"It must be the champion! Zhang Yang has already said it. It's the same as what we think. I think it's the champion! We are number one in the league!"

"Yes, it must be the champion!"

"It's amazing! I believe Zhang can do it, he has been creating miracles!"

"..."

The fans chatted enthusiastically, and then gradually dispersed and left under the persuasion of the police, security, and club officials.

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All the fans left, things didn't really go over.

Many people are concerned about the specific news of Millwall's high-level changes, and what the fans care about will become the media's exploration. The pervasive reporters will soon get the specific news.

The first is the issue of changes in club shares.

Glick and Grigory sold their shares respectively, and the Saudis also bought some scattered shares. Their shareholding has reached 50.00%. Negotiations, hoping to buy the shares in Matt's hands.

Kurd Matt is just an ordinary fan, but he inherited his father's shareholding in Millwall and was the person who held the most shares in Millwall before.

No matter what the Saudis do, there is no way for the Saudis to take full control of the Millwall club if Kurd-Maat does not sell their shares.

Many people persuaded Kurd-Mat not to sell the shares.

Kurd-Mat is also under consideration. It is conceivable that this transaction cannot be completed in a short time.

"But Kurd-Mat will sell at least part of it, because his father's assets have almost been squandered by him." This is the conclusion drawn by the reporter of "The Times" after an interview.

Kurd-Mat is a "rich second generation", which is consistent with many people's views on "rich second generation". His "second generation" is very standard, the only thing is that his parents leave early, and he is the only one left to be pitted.

Five years ago, Kurd-Mat and his wife divorced, and he has been single until now. His biggest hobbies are football and alcoholism. His child is only nine years old. The department in charge of children's affairs believes that Kurd-Mat is not a qualified father. , His child was arranged to enter a torch, and a special person was responsible for taking care of it, and Kurd also paid a high fee for it.

In a few years, Kurd Matt squandered his family property, and now Millwall's shares have become his largest property.

"Perhaps he should be thankful that he didn't sell Millwall's shares early. The value of this asset has increased by at least ten times, which is enough for him to squander for a few more years." Some envy.

Kurd-Mat is enough prodigal!
However, the rapid appreciation of the Millwall Club has earned back all his "lost wealth", and there is still a lot of surplus.

"Kurd-Mait must be very happy, he has a lot of money to continue to squander."

The article said.

After analyzing the form of shares in Millwall, the "Times" also confirmed that "the Saudis have controlled more than half of the shares in Millwall Club, and they have sufficient rights to manage the club."

The Times later dug up the Saudis.

The so-called 'Saudi' that has been reported is a Saudi prince named 'Abdullah-bin-Mossad-bin-Abduraz-Al-Shad', a complicated Arabic name that really makes People were dazzled, and later simply referred to as 'Prince Abdullah'. The Saudi royal family has more than 5000 princes, and Abdullah is just one of them, but he is the nephew of the current king, and he can be regarded as the purest 'blood' among the princes .

Prince Abdullah is only 40 years old. He lives in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, and also has a house in London. It is worth mentioning that three years ago, he was the chairman of Al Hilal, the most successful football team in Saudi Arabia.

In other words, Prince Abdullah is no stranger to football.

According to "Forbes" magazine, Prince Abdullah owns many mansions, as well as a large paper company, the largest in the Middle East, and his personal wealth last year was 2.48 million US dollars.

"The Times" commented on Prince Abdullah's acquisition of Millwall: "Backed by the Saudi royal family, which controls [-] trillion dollars, and owns the largest paper mill in the Middle East, Prince Abdullah does not have any economic pressure. "

The "Times" report reassured many fans. At least the new Saudi owner is very rich. The club may get some investment in the future, which will also give fans a sense of expectation for the future, but there are still many fans. I would like to see the club being acquired. If it were two years ago, the fans would have liked to see the club being acquired. But now the situation in Millwall is very good, and it is possible to win the league championship this season. Some rational fans are also worried about the club's senior management Changes will affect the team's performance.

No matter who the acquirer is, the news of being acquired during the sprint stage of the season is definitely a negative news.

After the "Times" disclosed the news, many media also joined in to analyze the impact of the acquisition on Millwall, and most of the remarks began to be "worried" about making public——
"He used two seasons to shape Millwall into a championship team, but suddenly encountered this kind of thing!"

"That must have been a huge blow!"

"I don't know what Prince Abdullah thinks, but Zhang Yang may leave Millwall..."

"In two seasons, Millwall has become a strong team. Glick and Gregory sold their shares very smartly, and all directors are vested interests..."

"In terms of creating benefits, Zhang Yang has proved himself. He doesn't have to worry about finding another job. If he wants to come to many small clubs, he will be expected to coach."

"..."

The constant reports from the outside world make people dazzled.

Zhang Yang reminded the players not to care about what the media said, but the players would still discuss it in private. Even the coaching staff, Wise, Aldous, and Frederick, kept discussing related issues. They were more important than the players. To be enthusiastic, it is not simply gossip, but related to vital interests.

Changes in the club's top management will basically not affect the players, but may affect their work.

For example, an excellent player, like Darren Bent, based on his performance, the club has changed to a rich owner, but it is impossible for him to leave, because he is too good, and the team needs an excellent striker.

The same goes for other players.

Those whose performance is mediocre, even if they don't change the boss, they will leave when they should.

Coaches are a little different.

With a new boss, the coaching staff may undergo changes, such as introducing some excellent coaches and eliminating coaches with mediocre abilities...

(End of this chapter)