After the silence at the press conference, reporters quickly went on the offensive.
"Apart from the fact that his name sounds like Jesus, I really don't see how this young man named Jiya can become the savior of Southampton. His only asset is the newly established St. Mary's Football Group, and he has no other assets.
Although the St. Mary's Football Group's finances are very healthy, it is still doubtful whether it can support the operation of a professional club."
"Southampton's economy is not good. They still owe Norwich Bank a loan of up to 50 million pounds. If Southampton were still in the Premier League, with the income from Premier League broadcast fees, there would naturally be no problem, but
Now we are in League One! It will take at least two years before Southampton can make up for its lack of income through operations."
"Kiya is already the chairman of Southampton, but it is still a whimsical thing for this 25-year-old young man to want to take charge of a professional club. If it is for the good of Southampton, then...
More experienced managers should be hired to manage the club, and I should only be responsible for paying for it."
The media's voices seemed to make sense, but Ji Ya just curled his lips when he saw it - Why? I paid for the club and let others manage it? Then wouldn't I be a fool...
And Noriya doesn’t feel like he can’t manage the club well.
Because Southampton is a mature club, the current club manager is Mark Frye, and the financial manager is Dave Jones. The most important things for the club are these two, and these two people have passed through
People who have been tested by time and recognized by the system and can be trusted...
This is also a preferential treatment from the system - as part of the big gift package, the management staff of the two clubs and the youth training director Prost all regard it as loyal to the club and to him as the chairman.
Of course, such loyalty will naturally decrease over time. Only if Kiya runs the club well, makes their work happy and earns a good income, can such loyalty be maintained.
But at least at this stage, Ji Ya doesn't have to worry about someone stabbing him in the back.
The club's management loyalty system helped him solve the problem, but the players may not have much confidence.
Veteran captain and goalkeeper Kelvin Davis was previously forced to participate in a trial with West Ham United. After all, if Southampton failed to find a new home, the team would be disbanded!
Fortunately, Noriya showed up, and although he was not in Southampton's youth training, Davis, who had been faithfully playing for the team since joining in 2006, immediately chose to renew his contract with the club without saying a word.
It's not that he has confidence in Noriya. At the age of 33, he just wants to play for Southampton before retiring.
The power of role models is endless. After Davis renewed his contract, two other veterans, center back Chris Perry and midfielder Paul Norton, also announced that they would stay at Southampton, and even announced that they would cut their salaries to achieve the goal.
Meet the standards of League One - at their age, it can be said that one year of playing is one year less...
Led by the veterans, young players have also chosen to stay. It's not that they have nowhere to go, but the attraction of Southampton is still there.
Lallana, who has gradually emerged in the British Championship in the past two seasons, also announced that he will stay and renew his contract with the club for three years. After this news came out, Southampton fans cheered. After all, as a Southampton youth training
A product of the camp, after stars such as Gareth Bale and Stern John, Lallana is now a representative figure of Southampton's youth training.
His ability to renew his contract with the club also represents the local youth training players' recognition of the club's new owner!
Maybe it wouldn't be a big deal if you changed to another club, but Southampton has always had a tradition of youth training players taking charge, and the recognition of the youth training forces is extremely important!
The respected veterans have recognized it, the youth training representatives have also recognized it, and the hearts of the club's first team have stabilized.
Of course, not everyone will choose to stay. After all, there are many famous clubs that have been relegated to lower leagues, but few can get up.
Players' youth is limited, and not everyone can afford to waste time in lower leagues.
Last season's main midfielder, 23-year-old local midfielder Andrew Surman, was poached by last season's British Championship champions Wolves and is worth 2.5 million pounds.
Last season's main forward, also 23-year-old local center David McGoldrick, moved to his hometown team Nottingham Forest, worth 1.5 million pounds.
The departure of these two people has reduced Southampton's strength a lot. After all, Surman scored seven goals in 43 games last season and was the player with the most goals in the midfield. Lallana was just giving him a hand.
That's all, and McGoldrick scored 12 goals in 44 games, the most goals among the forwards.
Moreover, these two are in their prime, and Southampton currently has no shortage of veterans and young players, but the loss of this Mesozoic generation seems to be huge.
Noriya doesn't care about this.
"When players leave, players will naturally come." Noriya said to Frye.
Frye nodded. He knew the current situation of the club. After the capital injection from St. Mary's Football Group, although the club's cash was not large, it still had several million. In addition, the departure of these two players brought four losses to the club.
With an income of one million pounds, Southampton's cash flow is the most abundant in recent years.
For a League One club, nearly 10 million in cash is already an exaggeration!
Moreover, Southampton's reputation allows them to take advantage when recruiting players.
If the signings are successful, it can even take Southampton's strength to a higher level.
The only thing that worries Fry is that there is actually a circle around player transfers. Newcomers always have to pay tuition when they come in. Transfers in England's lower leagues also have a circle. As a newcomer, Ji Ya can do it quickly.
Can a convincing transfer stabilize the minds of the team and fans?
Frye is now worried that Ji Ya foolishly used money to buy someone, and then was tricked into going bankrupt...
"Don't worry, leave it to me." Ji Ya patted his chest and said to Frye.
He really wasn't bragging.
In Frye's worried eyes, Ji Ya drifted away.
Three days later, Southampton held a press conference to announce the signing of the 27-year-old local center, Ricky Lambert!
