The fat Shepard was playing with the pet cat next to him in his villa. He made various shapes with the cat.
The pet cat was teased by Shepard and kept making strange noises, but Shepard was very happy. Every time he appeared in front of the media, Shepard also appeared in public with this pet cat.
before.
"Yes, Mr. Chairman. Sunderland have quoted a price of 1.2 million pounds to buy our Thomasson."
Sheppard didn't even blink when he heard that Sunderland were buying Thomasson.
Very calm.
There was just a playful smile on his face.
"How much did we spend on Thomason last year?"
"Two million two hundred thousand pounds."
Shepard nodded.
It can be seen how inflated the current value of local players in England is.
Thomason scored 14 or 18 goals in two consecutive years in the Eredivisie, and his worth is only 2.2 million pounds. But look at the Michael Bridges sold by Sunderland.
He is a substitute player in the English League One.
But it was able to sell for 4.5 million pounds.
It's really irritating to see people compare to each other.
"Who else is interested in Thomason?"
"Feyenoord. They only paid 1.4 million pounds."
Shepard pouted.
Damn it, this deal is a loss.
Two million and two million pounds, and one season's salary was paid. At the end of one season, his worth dropped so much.
But thinking about Sunderland made me laugh.
"Tell Sunderland not to go ahead with the offer without £2 million."
Hearing Shepard's words, the staff below were immediately shocked. Because Shepard's meaning was very clear, he was willing to sell Thomason if the price was right. This is Sunderland.
Last summer, Lee Clark left Newcastle and went to Sunderland, which caused a big stir among Newcastle fans.
If they sell another player to Sunderland this summer, Newcastle fans won't eat the club alive.
"Mr. Chairman, where are the fans..."
The staff was a native of Newcastle. They were very dissatisfied with Sheppard's attitude of only paying attention to money and not feelings. Shepard was a playboy who joined the board of directors of Newcastle with the help of his family's little money.
Shepard's family is still very wealthy.
And Shepard completely inherited the family's money. Unlike Jack Walker of Blackburn and Murray of Sunderland, who are self-made, he is essentially a rich second generation and a playboy.
Since Hall Sr. gradually withdrew from club management, Shepherd has become the club's boss.
But few people in the club had a good impression of this playboy.
"Fans?" Sheppard sneered. "I just sold all the players from Newcastle to Sunderland. Those stupid fools will buy tickets to watch the game. What's wrong with selling one or two players?"
Hearing Sheppard's unscrupulous sarcastic remarks about the fans, the staff below were shocked.
Although I am very dissatisfied with Shepard, at least Shepard is not a stingy person.
When Newcastle bought players, he was not ambiguous at all.
I really didn't expect Shepard to have such a side.
Stupid fool!
This is how Sheppard described those Newcastle fans.
This is simply unacceptable to the staff.
But Shepard didn't seem to have any expression at all. He just cursed, what the hell!
This left the staff speechless.
The same reaction as this staff member also had from the Sunderland side.
"This Shepard..."
Cotterill was simply shocked when he saw Newcastle's reply.
Is this the current Newcastle boss?
Su Yun smiled.
"If Newcastle is not in decline, the world will not tolerate it. Sheppard is a real dandy. From the time Sir Hall gradually withdrew from the management of Newcastle, you can find out from the transfer of Newcastle. Sheppard is a bit casual in doing things.
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Cotterill nodded heavily.
Anyone who encounters a top-notch chairman like Shepard would have no choice but to admit they are unlucky.
"Su, what should we do?"
"Quote. Two million pounds."
Nowadays, the value of world football players has increased exponentially.
Just look at the European football transfer market after the World Cup. First, Real Betis spent US$34.6 million to buy Brazilian player Denilson, and then Lazio spent US$28 million to buy Italian star Vieri from Atletico Madrid.
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Look at these net worths.
Shearer's transfer to Newcastle a few years ago also cost 15 million pounds.
In the early 1990s, several million pounds was a transfer record in world football. This was only a few years ago.
The Bosman Act slowly began to have a huge influence on European football.
Now it only costs two million pounds, which is not much.
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The departure of Michael Bridges has made many Sunderland fans dissatisfied.
After all, Michael Bridges is his own youth training player. And more importantly, the club has just been upgraded and it should be the time to recruit players. Now, they have sold players before buying them.
But soon Sunderland announced the transfer situation.
For £2.2 million, Jon Dal Thomason was bought from Newcastle.
When this transfer came out, Newcastle fans were simply too angry.
The last time Lee Clark went to Sunderland, it was because the contract period had expired and the club had no choice. But this time Thomason was different. Thomason had a contract with Newcastle. As long as the club did not agree, Thomason would not
Possible move to Sunderland.
Although Thomason's performance at Newcastle was poor.
But it’s also not his own players.
Sell it to anyone, even throw it on the bench. I would rather rot than sell it to Sunderland.
Damn Shepard.
All the anger of Newcastle fans was directed at Newcastle Club.
It's a pity that their efforts were in vain.
Who is Shepard? In Sheppard's eyes, these Newcastle fans are a bunch of stupid idiots. Sheppard doesn't care what these fans think.
On the contrary, it is different for Sunderland fans.
They were very supportive of Su Yun's decision.
"Such a chairman?"
"Newcastle chairman Sheppard actually called those Newcastle fans who bought tickets to watch the game a bunch of stupid idiots. I really can't imagine that such words came from the mouth of Newcastle chairman Sheppard. This is not what a football club chairman should say
It shocked me so much."
I don't know where it came from.
The tone of the Newcastle Herald was very harsh.
"Sheppard is not worthy of being the chairman of Newcastle at all. A club chairman who disrespects the fans is an unqualified chairman. I want to ask Sir Hall to come back to lead the club."
Newcastle was in an uproar as soon as this report came out.
Newcastle fans were furious.
There is an interdependent relationship between English football clubs and fans. Especially from the tradition of English football, fans are an important part of the club. But Shepherd actually said that these die-hard fans are a group of stupid idiots.
This has stoked a hornet's nest.
Many newspapers reprinted Shepard's story and then denounced him.
But this was of no use to Shepard.
Sheppard is the majority shareholder of Newcastle. Although the Hall family has more shares in Newcastle, Sir Hall is already old and no longer interferes with the club's affairs. Therefore, Sheppard doesn't care at all how the fans and the media scold him.
Anyway, Shepard himself is a playboy who doesn't care about this.
But after this incident, Sheppard's reputation spread far and wide. In the past, because he was the chairman of Newcastle United, he had some status in the British football world. But now he is notorious. Everyone in the British football world scolded him.
Newcastle fans didn't know whether to cry or be angry.
