The moon was bright and the stars were sparse, late at night, Aldridge and Carter were sitting opposite each other in the back garden. In the dim light, the outside world did not know that the two most important figures in the Millwall Club were brewing a dispute.
A storm that shook Europe and the world!
And this is the prelude to the earth-shattering changes in European football as it enters the new century!
"What's far away?"
Carter and Aldridge have discussed the club's response to the game afterwards. It is conceivable that once a report is made to Europol, all members of the referee team on duty will be investigated for a long time in the future, and their lives will be under the microscope.
Under the exposure, the world is turned upside down!
After Aldridge was silent for a long time, he said: "Even if we protest, sue, or investigate the game, it will be difficult to change anything in the short term. How long will the lawsuit last? One year? Two years? Three years? No.
I know, but Millwall still has to continue to develop, but I don’t want to have anything to do with UEFA anymore, and I don’t want fans or ourselves to have a long-term fight with UEFA in the future.
There is no point in fighting, it will only make people disgusted. ◆ I just want a fair and just playing environment. Since UEFA cannot give it to me, I will withdraw. I have decided that Millwall will withdraw from all club continental competitions under UEFA. In the future,
We no longer play in the Champions League or the UEFA Cup, because even if we achieve temporary success, we still have to worry about whether we will be plotted tomorrow."
Carter looked shocked, and then he fell into a long silence.
After a long time, Aldrich asked: "Why don't you speak?"
Carter raised his head and said in a deep voice: "Rationally, I should advise you to give up this idea, because if you do this, you are destroying Millwall! You will single-handedly ruin the crazy lion you created! It doesn't matter whether you have the income from the Champions League or not.
It is a secondary factor, but world-class players who cannot refuse the temptation of the Champions League! They have left Millwall one after another, and no world-class players will be willing to join Millwall in the future.
Wall! The Champions League is the World Cup for clubs! But emotionally, I can't advise you. I'm not the head coach. I know you must be in pain. You have put in all your hard work at work and been cruelly trampled on! Damn it,
No man can tolerate it, no man can compromise, no man can falsely smile and pretend nothing happened and move on!"
Aldrich closed his eyes and smiled to himself.
To put it nicely, it’s pride and dignity.
The ugly thing is that you are desperate to save face and ask for it!
Just sleep like nothing happened and everything will be back on track soon. This season is almost over.
And it has already been hacked once. Will UEFA openly hack Millwall again next season?
Will it continue next season?
That's unlikely.
But Aldrich couldn't let it go.
And this will put a shadow in people's hearts, an inexplicable fear and suspicion.
Maybe whenever he encounters a controversial penalty in the Champions League in the future, he will wonder if UEFA is targeting Millwall again?
Aldrich doesn't want to live that kind of life.
Carter stood up, took a deep breath, and continued: "Moreover, once you announce this decision, the pressure from your own people will be even greater! In a sense, Millwall is not entirely yours!"
Aldrich nodded in agreement.
From an ownership point of view, Aldridge completely owns the Millwall Club. Every plant, tree, and nail here belongs to him.
But emotionally, the club does not entirely belong to him, but to the majority of Millwall fans.
The decision of whether the club competes in European competitions should not be made by Aldridge alone.
but......
"I have spent more than 12 years serving fans, being tolerant of fans, thinking for them, and standing up for them. Millwall's ticket sales have always been among the top three in the Premier League, even though we are in London, where land is precious.
Our fan service department's emergency rescue team is also the largest in the Premier League, the whole of Europe, and even the world. I have done so much, so much, I think, now let me be willful and make my own decisions for once."
Carter looked at Aldridge who said these words calmly, and knew in his heart that Aldridge had given too much to the club, and he had the right to do whatever he wanted!
Because the fate of this club was rewritten by Aldrich, and the flesh, blood, and spirit of the Wild Lion were all created by Aldrich!
Carter said solemnly: "I understand. Okay, I won't advise you on this matter, then let this matter be decided. For our short-term future, the good news is: last summer, the first team
The players have all renewed their contracts, and they are long-term contracts. Unless we have financial pressure, we can forcefully keep all the players and keep our
We have the influence and attention brought by many stars, but this is not an option in the long run. Without the income and influence of the Champions League, Millwall will only gradually decline in strength. Even if we do not participate in the Champions League, in 10 years, we may be in
England doesn't have the strength to compete for the championship because it's a vicious cycle."
Carter began to pace in place, frowning deeply, worried about Millwall's development strategy after making such a decision.
He murmured to himself: "If we don't participate in European competitions, we will have more time, and then the income can be filled through more commercial activities, but this is another dead end. If we don't play in the Champions League, our own sponsors will
The sponsorship fee will be reduced..."
"hey-hey......"
Aldrich called Carter several times before attracting his attention. Carter turned around and looked at Aldrich. At this time, Aldrich also stood up and put a hand on Carter's shoulder. His eyes suddenly changed.
Sharp and sharp, he said: "Remember Edwards?"
Carter frowned and said: "The former boss of Manchester United? That old pervert?"
Aldridge nodded and said solemnly: "The establishment of g14 is inseparable from Edwards' contribution. Before the establishment of g14, he had been promoting an ideal at the Premier League bosses' roundtable meeting. Because the Champions League had not yet been reformed at that time. Even if
It is Manchester United. It is also difficult to ensure that they can steadily obtain huge benefits from the Champions League. His vision is that after the reform of the Champions League, the giants
After the number of places to participate in the Champions League increased and his income became relatively stable, his voice became quieter. However, after the economic crisis a few years ago, in order to obtain more benefits from the Champions League, he brought up the old matter again and received widespread support in the G14.
.But in the end, as UEFA made further concessions, it failed to take action. Do you know what that ideal is?"
Carter's pupils shrank, his mind was shocked, and he asked in surprise: "Could it be?"
"That's right!"
"European Super League!"
The two spoke out in unison about this dream of a wealthy family, which is not a secret in European football!
Carter took a step back, looked at Aldrich again, and immediately showed a wry smile.
At that moment, he had wrongly blamed Aldrich.
He thought that Aldridge's decision to withdraw Millwall from the Champions League was a simple retreat and escape!
It seems now that it is not!
Absolutely not!
UEFA dares to provoke Millwall!
Aldridge's counterattack is to break the roots of UEFA!
UEFA's main sources of revenue are sponsor advertising fees and television broadcast fees.
This is of course related to the football game, the two major brands. The first is the European Cup held every four years, and the second is the Champions League every season!
Although the European Cup earns a lot of money, it is held once every four years after all, and the span is too long. Even if one European Cup earns hundreds of millions of euros, the "poverty alleviation policy" implemented by UEFA, especially after Platini came to power,
The last step is to give the money directly to those small football countries, similar to football development subsidies. If the money is shared equally, the European Cup held every four years will not be enough to distribute.
The main stable and growing source of income is the Champions League.
The sponsor of the Champions League has signed an agreement with UEFA.
The same goes for television broadcasts.
Most of the revenue here belongs to UEFA, and the clubs actually only get a small part!
Therefore, the emergence of g14's fight against UEFA.
g14 is the protagonist of the Champions League, but it can only get a small part of the income.
When the economic crisis hit a few years ago, G14 held discussions at the summit and invited German football economic institutions to help make predictions. The conclusion was: if G14 leaves other European clubs aside and breaks away from UEFA's control to establish a European Super League,
The overall benefit income obtained will be ten times the income at that time!
This is still a conservative estimate.
And that protest led UEFA to further increase the profit sharing of the Champions League to clubs, including tournament bonuses, broadcast fee income, etc. This is why in the context of the economic crisis, the money-burning behavior of the football industry not only did not stop, but
"Price" is still growing.
But the formation of the European Super League will have a great negative impact!
This will first make g14 the public enemy of other European football clubs and all first-tier clubs!
It is conceivable that if g14 independently organizes the European Super League, the Champions League will be worthless!
While getting rid of UEFA, it will also make g14 and UEFA become unrelenting enemies.
Secondly, with the huge economic benefits and g14 controlling the ticket qualifications of the European Super League, they will monopolize the elite players in Europe and even the world's football!
They can offer higher transfer fees and offer players salaries that are completely higher than those of other clubs!
In contemporary European football, the dispersion of elite players is about 8:2. In other words, when ranking the comprehensive strength of active players, about 80 of the top 100 players are playing for wealthy or quasi-rich clubs in mainstream leagues, but they are still
There will be about 20 elite players playing for first-tier clubs, like Totti at Roma.
But once the European Super League is born, the attraction to elite players and the huge gap in income will further make elite players monopolized by G14!
It can be said that this will completely change the pattern of the mainstream European football leagues. Those first-tier clubs will significantly reduce their challenge to the status of wealthy clubs, and may even never turn around!
Taking a step forward may create a brilliant upper-level football competition, but it will also become a "sinner" in the eyes of all other clubs!
Because the strong abandon the weak without mercy! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
