In the past, when I was with Carter, I would have a little drink and chat about trivial matters in life. The atmosphere was very relaxed.:3w.
Now that we have to talk about business, Aldrich had resisted the idea of having a drink with Carter. However, when Carter brought up this topic, Aldrich couldn't help but feel a little complacent.
Even though Millwall has not surpassed AC Milan and Real Madrid in winning the Champions League, it has retained the authentic Champions League trophy forever.
This great achievement has only been accomplished by 5 teams in the modern era.
The first team, Real Madrid, permanently retains the old-fashioned Champions League trophy, not the current big-ear cup. Judging from the appearance, it can be said to be a "small-ear cup".
The other three teams are AC Milan, which has been able to permanently retain the Champions League championship trophy with a cumulative five championships, which was the glory achieved during the Milan dynasty era. Ajax and Bayern Munich successively won the Champions League with three consecutive Champions League titles in the 1970s.
Keep the authentic Champions League trophy forever.
The last team is Millwall.
After winning the Champions League in the summer of 2002, they permanently retained the authentic Champions League championship trophy, also based on their record of winning three consecutive Champions League titles.
This was also part of the competitive reason why he retired from the club. The club retained the authentic UEFA Champions League, which is a great glory, especially in England. This is the first team in history to retain the authentic UEFA Champions League trophy!
When talking about these things, Aldrich couldn't be serious even if he wanted to. He would be more or less drifting, thinking about the glorious past.
He still went to get a bottle of good wine, poured two glasses, and handed Carter one. He clinked the glasses and took a sip. He laughed and said: "No problem, we can only keep one authentic Champions League championship trophy. What you just said
Speaking of UEFA's rules, no matter which one of the two is achieved, the number of wins in the Champions League will be cleared to zero and will be recalculated from then on. Therefore, we won the Champions League with three consecutive wins in 2002.
Save the authentic UEFA Champions League trophy at UEFA
In the statistics, if we want to get the second genuine Champions League trophy, then all the times of winning and consecutive championships before 2002 will be erased and the calculation will start again. Therefore, last season, we won the Champions League. Club History
to win the fifth Champions League title, but... according to UEFA statistics, we are either two consecutive championships away from the next standard to retain the authenticity, or four championships away. Uh, I said, you can
Do you understand?"
Carter took a sip of wine, nodded after hearing the words, and then fell into deep thought.
Aldrich didn't bother him either.
On the subject of the genuine Champions League trophy, his thoughts were racing.
I thought of UEFA changing the rules after 2009.
UEFA keeps the authentic trophy forever!
Probably because the tournament has been held for a long time, more and more teams have won the championship, but the wealthy teams have always been the main group of trophy predators. Therefore, many teams may be able to win the Champions League five times in total with the accumulation of time.
Save the authentic Champions League trophy.
As a result, genuine trophies are "flooding everywhere", which may "challenge" the supreme honorary status of the Champions League.
Therefore, since 2009, UEFA has permanently preserved the original trophy. The trophy is only used for the championship award ceremony. Even the club cannot keep the original trophy for a period of time and can only get a replica of the same size after the award.
Carter ended his thinking and sighed: "I thought the club and UEFA had a disagreement."
"Oh, it's not like that. The relationship between the club and UEFA is pretty good, especially since UEFA President Johansson and I occasionally talk on the phone and respect each other."
Aldridge is not bragging. UEFA President Johansson is a Swede. Not to mention that he won the championship because of Millwall. Aldridge will have an intersection with UEFA President in 2002 because Larsson wanted to retire from the national team.
, Aldrich and Johansson have frequent private exchanges, and they share the same stance. They hope to persuade Larsson to stay in the national team and play for the country. This incident makes the personal relationship between Aldrich and Johansson pretty good.
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Although G14 put a lot of pressure on UEFA many years ago, Millwall's role in G14 was very calm and did not belong to the kind of big brother-level figure who "rises up". From this standpoint, Millwall and
UEFA's public relations have also remained peaceful.
Carter frowned and said, "In this case, the issue I want to discuss with you may not be mature enough."
Aldrich shrugged and said with a smile: "It's okay. Let's talk about it. I think you have a lot of creative ideas that I don't have. Haha, who told me to read less books."
Carter smiled and shook his head when he heard this, and then said solemnly: "I thought the club had two genuine Champions League championship trophies. So, we will display the first one as usual, and the second one, or even the third one, and the fourth one in the future."
As long as we can keep the authentic Champions League trophy, we will
Engraved with the names of meritorious players on this trophy! Then continue to put it on display. This will prevent the authentic Champions League championship trophy from becoming monotonous, because if there is only one authentic trophy, then this is very special and supreme, but
If we have two or three seats
, put them together, it seems that the shock value will be reduced, but by engraving the names of Millwall legendary players on it, the authentic Champions League championship trophy becomes story-telling and historical. What is this? This is us
Our heritage is our source of publicity, influencing the next generation, and countless generations of Millwall players and fans in the future, cultivating the market, promoting the brand, etc. However, now we only have one authentic Champions League trophy, so I think this idea of mine can be dispensed with.
After discussing it, it’s better to just leave it in the exhibition room for tourists to enjoy.”
Carter himself was a little disappointed. He lowered his head to take a sip of wine and then raised his head to look at Aldrich, only to find that Aldrich was smiling and his eyes were shining. He seemed to be thinking about something and became a little excited.
Aldridge suddenly put down his glass and laughed: "That's a great suggestion! Think about it, put yourself in my shoes, if you were a player, you could have your name engraved on the authentic Champions League trophy, forever! This is
, this may be more exciting and inspiring than winning the Champions League!"
Carter looked at Aldrich and suddenly felt dumbfounded.
He was thinking about business interests.
Aldridge is thinking about the player's position.
Although the two people may not necessarily have the same ideas, they complement each other perfectly on the same positive issue.
Carter couldn't laugh or cry and said: "Calm down. We only have one authentic Champions League trophy now! At least one, uh, original version must be guaranteed. An original authentic Champions League trophy can be displayed in the club."
Aldridge became interested and asked with a smile: "Why? Why keep that, the original one? The original one is not special! When tourists came to appreciate it, it suddenly occurred to them. Oh, AC Milan also has this trophy in Millwall.
One, Bayern Munich also has it, Ajax also has it! Real Madrid,
Well, no, the one from Real Madrid is the truly special and unique one that will never appear again in other clubs. Since it is not special, then we have to make it special. Mark it with Milvo
It's more than just an exhibition at Millwall."
Carter will not follow Aldrich and go "crazy", he is still thinking rationally.
It can be said that there are now 5 authentic Champions League trophies on display at Millwall in the world!
Millwall, Ajax, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, and UEFA each have one!
Simply speaking, the trophies are almost exactly the same. Even if there are differences, they must be due to workmanship and technical issues. From the external impression and sensory reading, there is no difference.
But what if Millwall allowed the name of a legendary player to appear on this authentic Champions League trophy?
Will it make this authentic Champions League trophy even more special?
Becoming thicker?
Is it more helpful to Millwall’s accumulation of heritage and future development?
Carter fantasized about countless pictures, comparisons, and thoughts arising from his own tourist mentality of visiting and appreciating.
Ultimately, he admitted that his initial ideas were slightly "conservative."
He wants Millwall to retain an original and authentic Champions League trophy.
Use the subsequent authentic trophies to be engraved with the players' names to reward players or stimulate the club's business market.
But think about it carefully, what if the players' names were engraved on the second authentic Champions League championship trophy.
So, it is certainly unfair to the legendary players who have sacrificed their youth, passion and loyalty for the first authentic Champions League trophy!
This will cause dissatisfaction among Millwall fans. Those legendary players who have grown up with countless fans have lost the opportunity to have their names engraved on the trophy because they have aged and because they did not wait for the arrival of the second authentic Champions League trophy.
It will definitely make the fans very, very dissatisfied!
Judging from Aldridge's words, he has already planned to implement Carter's proposal and engrave the name of the Millwall passing player on the authentic Champions League trophy that will be permanently retained by the club.
But the problem came again.
Carter asked doubtfully: "The first authentic Champions League trophy was won by winning the championship in three consecutive seasons from 1999/2000-2001/2002. If we want to engrave the name of the meritorious player on the trophy, Nedwi
There will definitely be no problem with players like De Larsson who remain in the team, but what about the four main players at the time, Pirlo, Gianluca Zambrotta, Gattuso and Materazzi?"
Aldrich's enthusiasm waned slightly.
Hearing this question, his brows furrowed.
It's a bit tricky.
To highlight Millwall to the maximum extent possible.
Therefore, he first confirmed one thing: it is impossible to engrave Pirlo's name on it!
This is not selfish on his part, the club must be selfish!
Because, if their names are engraved on it, does the subtext tell other players: As long as they achieve great success here, it doesn't matter if they leave. They will still be remembered by the club, and their names will still appear where the highest honor lies.
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no!
This won't work!
If the club wants legendary players to be remembered, recalled, yearned for, and talked about in the next 20, 50, or even 100 years, they must have one important quality: loyalty to the club!
No matter how loyalty is obtained, as long as you do it, you are a loyal minister!
Since Aldrich decided not to engrave the names of players such as Pirlo on it.
Then, he has to think about how to reduce the negative impact of not doing so. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
