In fact, the matter like Stretford may not be a big deal, but it is not a small matter. The media suddenly accused Stretford aggressively.
Because the shareholder list of Stretford Company was leaked. Look at the list on it, Robson, Souness, Kevin Keegan, Martin O'Neill, Gregory, Allardyce, Peter.
Reid is on the current list of first-team head coaches in the Premier League. If they were just head coaches under Stretford, there wouldn't be such a big commotion.
Mainly because they have become shareholders of Stretford Company. Then many people have questioned the standard at which you, the head coach, will pay commission when you introduce players from Stretford Company. That commission is the agent
The company's income is ultimately shared by you, the shareholders, and it's not just kickbacks in disguise. How is the club's money used?
Speaking of which, this kind of thing is very common in football. Everyone knows this, even the club owners know it. They know that apart from the player's transfer fee, a large part of the money they spend to buy players will go to the agents.
, including in the pockets of these coaches. But this is an unspoken rule in football, and even those club owners can't do anything about it. The original Tottenham owner Sugar did not understand the market, but he actually exposed this kind of thing. In the end, it was just
Maybe he was ostracized by football and left English football in despair.
Therefore, the reaction within the football world to this kind of thing is very simple. Everyone should do what they should, because everyone in the circle knows about the Stretford Company. Just because people in the circle are not interested does not mean that the media is not interested.
Interest. The media is very interested now. They suddenly caught such a big news. How could they give up? Although Stretford is powerful and has a good relationship with the media circle. But at this time, who cares who you are?
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The BBC even made a special topic, which is to study the transfers of Stretford Company in recent years. Many of them are players bought by these coaches from Stretford Agency. This kind of operation is the most typical
A conflict of interest is something that FIFA will never allow, and the football world in any country has expressly stipulated that it is against it.
However, Stretford has been the boss for a long time, so he was furious when faced with the BBC's investigation. Facing the BBC reporter, he accused: "The fans don't care about the things behind the transfer. What the fans care about is the club's introduction.
Can the players help the team? Can they bring benefits to the team? Most of the stars we have operated over the years have been worth their money and have greatly helped the club's performance. If you interview fans, they will tell you,
What do they care about."
But his anger did not stop the English media's interest in this matter at all. Each one of them published their transfers in the newspapers over the years, and they all studied whether there was anything interesting in it.
Of course, the most interested person is the BBC. Stretford's rage makes the BBC even more happy. Because this creates a topic, they hope that Stretford will go even crazier.
Stretford was really angry about the BBC's increasing pressure, so he expressed his position again: "We, Ive Sports Management Company, have many shareholders, including coaches and players. This is all free. And
Our company is a very formal company, and those coaches are all very professional coaches. When they bring in a certain player, it is because that player fits the coach's tactics, not for other reasons."
Stretford really has some headaches. Although these problems are not fatal to him, after all, this kind of thing is an open secret in the circle. He is just very angry, because although these coaches are big bosses of ive sports management company
shareholders, but it is impossible for ordinary fans to know. It is impossible for ordinary fans to know the relationship between ive Sports Management Company and these coaches. Even if the England Business Administration files are made public, it is difficult to find those coaches who hold shares in ive Sports Management Company.
It's not that easy. Only those professionals will be interested in him and find these things like this.
He knew that he must have been plotted this time. He didn't know who was plotting against him. He had offended not one or two clubs, agents, and even coaches and players in this industry for so many years. Of course, he offended not one or two media.
indivual.
He has been involved in lawsuits over the years, and various black gold scandals have always been implicated in him. It is because he has offended so many people that many people will immediately sue him or report it to the media as long as they have a clue or evidence.
.There are too many people who want him dead now.
Stretford has always firmly refused the BBC's investigation. Why do you media care about this matter? Look, no one from the Football Association is in charge. Indeed, the English Football Association has not intervened in this matter. But the fans are different.
Dr. Clark, chairman of the All England Football Fans Association, stood up and criticized Stretford: "Fans are very concerned about the club's management. Their love for the club is sincere and comes from the heart without any distracting thoughts. England
Fans are very loyal and will only support one club for their whole life. Even their ancestors have been supporting one club for generations. For English fans, the club they support is an important part of their lives. How come they have no influence on the management of the club?
Interest. They hope that those transactions can think more about the fans who support them and operate with the club's interests as the highest interest, rather than becoming a way for some people to seek personal gain."
Fans, if they say they are not important, no club would dare to say so. But how important fans are, in fact, many clubs are not fans.
Fans contribute a lot in the Premier League, just like Arsenal later. When they were at Highbury, their ticket revenue was less than 40 million pounds a season. After they moved to the Emirates Stadium, their ticket revenue exceeded 1
100 million pounds. Ticket revenue alone is 100 million pounds. In the Bundesliga and La Liga, many small clubs do not earn 100 million pounds a year. Without the support of fans, how could their income be so high? Arsenal
Tickets are expensive, but Arsenal fans still support them. In the Premier League, like Arsenal, their ticket revenue is far higher than that of leagues in other countries. Ticket revenue accounts for a very large share of the Premier League clubs' income.
However, there are many weird presidents in the Premier League who do not take the opinions of fans seriously. For example, Newcastle owner Sheppard called Newcastle's female fans "bitches". The fans were very vocal at the time, but
Shepard is fine with whatever he wants. After the fans scolded him, they continued to watch the game. The fans contribute so much to the club's finances, but the club's top management doesn't care much about the fans' opinions.
Therefore, many fans are currently very dissatisfied with Stretford, thinking that he is destroying the interests of the club and that he and the head coach are collaborating to obtain illegal benefits. But such voices will only have some influence on Stretford.
There was no real blow. But these sounds were enough for Stretford to deal with.
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"Shit."
Stretford, who was confused by the media hype during this period, heard about Middlesbrough's first transfer deal and immediately dropped the wine glass in his hand because he was slapped naked in the face.
Everyone in English football knows that he and Middlesbrough are currently competing against each other. Unexpectedly, some people actually refused to give him face. Everton's Danish midfielder Gravesson transferred to Middlesbrough for four million pounds.
.This made Stretford furious.
"Walter Smith, this bastard."
Stretford really wanted to deal with this bastard coach directly and dare to sell players to Middlesbrough. But Stretford did not take action because Walter Smith and David Moyes are different.
Although Moyes is a Scottish coach, he is only a rookie coach. Walter Smith's qualifications are completely different. This man is a famous Scottish coach and has high prestige among Scottish coaches. Moreover, this man is the same as Ferguson and Dalglish.
, Graham has a close friendship with famous Scottish coaches. He even served as a brief assistant to Ferguson of Manchester United. He does not have the strength to suppress such a coach, unless he offends a large number of Scottish coaches.
In fact, this is exactly the case. David Moyes has a good relationship with Ferguson, but his relationship with Walter Smith is even better. It can even be said that David Moyes is a disciple of Walter Smith. Therefore, Walter Smith is very
I couldn't stand Stretford treating Middlesbrough like this, so I opened the door to convenience.
Although Everton has declined, they are also a traditional strong team in England. Stretford has a good relationship with Liverpool, especially with Dalglish. Therefore, Everton was not interested in him in the first place. This time
They were also willing to embarrass him about something.
"Everton, Everton."
Stretford was going crazy now. Looking back on what happened in the past few days, he gradually understood that Lister and the others were making offers everywhere, but it was just a cover-up trick. In fact, the real target was Everton's Graveson.
.After struggling for so long, their efforts failed in the end. Stretford's resentment towards Everton was very strong.
What do the agents in English football think now? What do the Premier League clubs think? What a boss needs is prestige, but every failure will cause great damage to his prestige. Maybe many people will take a look and realize that
Tretford is just a showman, a paper tiger. At that time, the impact on Stretford will be great. Maybe many players who were close to him at the clubs and coaches will start to stay away from him. Stretford's loss
Sorry.
"Everton, if you don't give me face, don't blame me."
Stretford is a man who must report his flaws. He sat down and thought about it slowly, and a smile slowly appeared in the corners of his mouth. If Everton can do one, he can do fifteen.
He immediately picked up the phone and called his players.
