At this moment, Aldrich realized that this was a birthday gift from his eldest brother Barnett.
He sat in the armchair behind his desk, frowning and thinking.
When he returns from his studies, he indeed plans to work in the football coaching profession.
But he has never been eager for quick success, and plans to take it step by step, first applying for an ordinary coach in a London team, and then working his way up step by step after getting familiar with the team.
He doesn't think that he can succeed in the position of head coach just by relying on his memory of watching football in later generations. There are many things that can't be learned from textbooks or from the sidelines.
But now that he owns a club like Millwall, does he, as the owner, still work for other teams?
This is simply the greatest absurdity in the world!
Even if he could be an ordinary coach at Millwall, how would others view him? His ordinary opinions would be regarded as edicts, and he might not even have the opportunity to communicate.
Moreover, his feelings towards Millwall are very complicated. On the surface, he rejects this "dirty" team, but during the days when he was studying in various parts of Europe, there was always a picture in his mind, a transformation of Millwall.
imaginary picture.
This is probably because the whole family, except him, are die-hard Millwall fans.
According to Barnett, Aldridge must also be a fan of Millwall. What could be more exciting than giving him his favorite club as a birthday gift?
But Aldrich was caught in a tangle.
dong dong
The study door was ajar, and Andrew, who was wearing pajamas, knocked on the door and walked in. When he saw Aldrich, he smiled and said, "Are you so happy?"
Apparently, he knew what Aldrich had received as a birthday present.
Aldridge seemed distracted and shook his head: "I never thought about owning Millwall Club."
Andrew looked weird and asked: "What do you mean? Don't you want to be a coach? Is it because you are under a lot of pressure? Are you afraid that the team's performance will not be good?"
Aldridge looked up at the ceiling and said calmly: "To be honest, I'm not a Millwall fan."
"ah?!"
Perhaps the brothers had never discussed this topic before, and their family members just preconceived that everyone in the Hall family liked Millwall. Andrew did not expect that Aldrich was a "traitor."
Aldridge shook his head and said: "Forget it, there's no point in talking about that. The eldest brother bought Millwall, why didn't I hear the news before?"
Andrew sat down on the leather sofa against the wall, crossed his legs and shrugged: "My eldest brother bought the club in the name of an investment institution more than two years ago. Apart from announcing to the public that the club has changed ownership, nothing else has changed. As you know
, How old were you at that time? At that time, the team was relegated from the top league, failed to upgrade again, and with the drag of the new stadium, it didn’t cost much to buy the club. I want to give you a surprise..."
After listening to Andrew's words, Aldrich leaned back on his chair and began to think deeply.
In the past few years, he has been paying attention to Millwall's results. He always told himself that he did not like this football club, but he paid attention to the results of this team every week. His behavior and thoughts were contradictory.
I can't find any explanation.
Millwall succeeded in relegation in 1988 with the emergence of Sheringham. After entering the First Division, they formed an amazingly efficient striker with Tony Cascarino to help the team avoid relegation.
It's always like this for newly promoted teams. They are ignored by others. Sheringham and Cascarino are famous for attacking the city, but this will not work the second year after being relegated, because other teams begin to have doubts about this pair of strikers.
Targeted deployment, so without large investment, the weak Millwall returned to the second division.
It is also said that Millwall is unlucky. If it can stay in the first division for two more years, it will earn a lot of income with the establishment of the Premier League. Although the first broadcast contract of the Premier League is less than 200 million pounds, it will not be enough for Millwall.
For a team like ours, if they can get a few million pounds, they can add at least three capable players.
After being relegated, Millwall almost made it back to the top league in the first season thanks to Sheringham's outstanding performance. Unfortunately, they were defeated by Brighton 2:6 in the first round of the promotion play-offs.
After the upgrade failed, the construction of the new stadium was in full swing. The club sold Sheringham to Nottingham Forest for a transfer price of 2 million pounds, which was already a huge transfer value at the time.
After persisting for another season, Millwall did not make much progress in the second division and did not even break into the promotion play-offs. At this time, Barnett bought the club.
In the first year after the club changed ownership, the team's performance was average, but this season, Millwall finally made great progress, ranking third in the league and entering the promotion play-offs.
Because this year is the year of the World Cup, the mainstream leagues have come to an end, and the second-tier league that became English League One after the establishment of the Premier League only has the play-offs left to start.
Andrew said that as long as the team has better luck, it will be a Premier League team if it is handed over to Aldridge in the summer.
A few days later, Aldridge was at the Lion's Den to watch the second leg of the first round of the play-offs, Millwall vs Derby County.
Sitting next to Aldrich in the stands was Andrew, and many fans around him took the initiative to say hello to them.
East London has been in decline since World War II. The former industrial area has been turned into markets and some small factories. However, in recent years, the Hall family has gradually become famous in London. During the economic recession in Europe and the United States, the Hall family in London
Large-scale investment has been made, and even the abandoned docks are showing signs of revival. You know, West Ham United and Millwall were born in the dock shipyard.
Many fans in the stands were grateful to the Hall family. During the recession, the Hall family allowed them to keep their jobs and houses.
The two children of the Hall family came to watch the game in person, which was an exciting thing.
Television cameras have repeatedly focused on Aldridge and Andrew, but no one knows that Millwall is actually now the property of the Hall family.
As the game started, Aldridge sat calmly, while Andrew beside him was dancing excitedly and sighing like the fans. What caught Aldridge's attention most was a small wave of people from Derby County in the east stand.
The fans, like weak sheep, were insulted and provoked by Millwall fans in a corner of the stadium...
When the game ended, a dazzling score was displayed on the stadium scoreboard.
1:5
This is the total score of the two rounds.
The home team comes first.
Millwall fell once again in the first leg of the promotion play-offs.
There was chaos in the stands, and Aldridge looked around and found that it was Derby County fans who got carried away while celebrating, which angered the Millwall extreme fans group, and a small-scale conflict broke out in the stands.
"Oh, I guess it's Bok's people who are acting wild again."
Andrew patted Aldridge on the shoulder with a disappointed look on his face. He had just said a few days ago that maybe Aldridge would be handed over to a Premier League team, but he was slapped loudly at the Lion's Den Stadium, his home stadium.
slap in the face.
On the contrary, Aldridge looked calm. He turned to Andrew and said: "Go to the press conference and announce that the Hall family has become the team owner."
Andrew's expression was startled and he hesitated: "At this time?"
The team had just failed to advance to the next level, which was a time of frustration. Everyone knew that the team was under the control of an investment institution, but the team was very stable. At this moment, it was announced that the Hall family has officially come from behind the scenes to the front.
, the effects caused may be difficult to assess.
Aldrich didn't say much, turned around and walked out of the stadium.
He was very calm in his heart. He was not disappointed at all that the team did not succeed in reaching the Super League. On the contrary, he even thought it was a good thing.
He didn't just wait to die when he returned from school. Since he wanted to take over the team, he had to take full control.
If it is a successful team, his arrival will inevitably cause turmoil, but if it is a failed team, he will have the reason and confidence to tear down and rebuild.
Andrew led Aldrich towards the press conference. Aldrich suddenly turned his head and asked: "Who did you say Pocket was?"
"Oh, the leader of the Bushwackers is a sworn enemy of the ICF. Let's put it this way, more than 80% of Millwall's fights with outsiders involve the Bushwackers."
Aldrich knew what was going on.
The Bushwackers and ICF are both extreme fan organizations. To put it bluntly, they are outright football hooligan groups.
ICF is from West Ham United, InterCityFirm.
The press conference was going on. The arrival of Aldridge and Andrew did not attract anyone's attention. Someone was speaking on the stage. Because it was Millwall's home ground, the administrative directors knew Andrew, so Andrew took up a casual position in the team.
.
Seeing Andrew and Aldrich walking towards the stage, the venue became quiet. Nearly a hundred pairs of eyes looked at the two young men in confusion, not knowing what they were doing. What was even more strange was that the security did not stop them.
Aldridge ignored everyone's surprised looks, stood up straight after taking the stage, picked up a microphone, and said calmly: "Hello everyone, my name is Aldrich Hall. Millwall Club was invested by BAA two years ago.
Company acquisition, it is a company owned by the Hall family. Just a few days ago, BAA Investment Company transferred Millwall Club to my personal name. In other words, I am now the owner of the club. You can go and verify it, but I want
What is announced is that from today, Millwall will enter a new era, an era led by me, Aldridge."
After saying this, ignoring the stunned audience, Aldrich put down the microphone and turned around and entered the backstage passage.
Andrew followed and obviously felt the press conference was noisy. He shouted after Aldridge: "You are so cool."
But Aldrich stopped with a solemn expression, turned back to Andrew and said in a deep voice: "Within a week, I want the entire coaching staff to resign and leave. In addition, help me draft a contract. I want to borrow three dollars from my eldest brother."
Ten million pounds."
Andrew looked dumbfounded and nodded involuntarily.
